Jan. 17th, 2013

cerealjoe: (Father Ted - Jesus is coming!)

I had a weird "discussion/encounter" with a dude this morning. I was on my bike at the bottom of that one hill on my commute, it's really annoying because there is a crosswalk right at the bottom and it can get tricky with all the snow around. But anywho, I was just riding across the crosswalk and this guy was going perpendicularly to me and stopped and asked if I knew where I was going. Or at least that's what I think he said, you know with the whole "limited Finnish skills are even more limited while trying hard to stay upright on a bike" business. I just smiled at him and told him I didn't speak Finnish and went on my way.

I ended up catching up with him really close to Otaniemi, apparently all roads lead there in the morning, and he absolutely wanted to talk to me again and asked if I was from far away like Australia, in English this time. I came to the conclusion that I probably look like a baby deer on ice when I'm on my bike and therefore he first thought I had no fucking clue where I was going and then decided I must be from somewhere where cycling on snow is a rare thing.

So there, adventures. If my life got any more exciting than this, I'd have to write a book and sell the film rights to Disney. Or something.

And speaking of interesting…



… I'm already mentally preparing for tomorrow. I think that -17 calls for an extra thermal layer.

(dear gods in charge of sanity, why did you let me develop such a strong affection for winter cycling commutes?)

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