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 Love you too, weather. Love you too. May I be so bold as to remind you though that my birthday has yet to come and making me cycle in sub-freezing temperatures before my birthday is a bit mean. |
| But hey, maybe the weather got confused because of all the Christmas stuff that's been around. I'm used to glögi appearing in shops in September, that's normal, it involves alcohol and I bet loads of peeps would love to have fresh stocks all year round. The other day I was surprised to see the front page on a Finnish online shop covered in Christmas stuff, that seemed terribly wrong but I figured that they just wanted to make sure everyone got their stuff on time. Then two days ago I saw advent calendars at my local Alepa. I was floored. Advent calendars. In October. In a local tiny shop. Yep, you can have an advent-calendar opening thing in November too... but those last days 26th-30th, they'll be so sad, nothing to open then and no Christmas presents to make up for the lack of chocolate. |
Got a reply from the LJ help team and apparently the CAPTCHA problem is a bug and "they're working on it" and should be fixed in a new release soon. Basically, I don't have high hopes for it to be fixed before next year. Just checked the Marseille-Cassis website and of course I missed the sign ups for this year. Ah well. I can probably still sign up later through some sports organisation. My sis is not running it this year because she's running something else that's on the same day... but for me it's kind of like tradition. Maybe I'll attempt the Marseille marathon this year, if I'm not too lazy. Reminds me, I went for the first "proper" run of the year yesterday, the previous one doesn't count because it was too cold. It was about -7C, 7am just as I like it on week-ends. I have high hopes for runs after work now too. Headline of the day on Wikinews: "Archaeologists: 51 decapitated Viking skeletons discovered in pit in Dorset, England were Vikings". Vikings, really? Maybe you should say it once again. In case someone was wondering how to write "Swedish furniture and meatballs", you can check out the appropriate characters here: |
 (bottom right, you can kind of make out the characters... I do wonder what they really mean) ( some more photos of things that caught my interest: buildings, indoor temperatures, safety notices, etc. )  What's the best thing about the rotating plate at the center of the table, besides giving easy access to food that is? Making videos of everyone around the table! ( some more food! ) |
Finnish guy teaches how to disco!
Feb. 25th, 2010 10:36 am| Dear world, I may or may not have a thing for this tree. It's outside my window, it was planted when they installed the lamps this autumn and it's damn awesome when it turns into a Gondor tree. |
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This morning, when I saw there was mist and it was still rather cold, I knew we'd have some Gondor trees back and sure enough that tree was white. I even took my tripod out to take a photo of it with the Diana Mini! Speaking of the Diana Mini it seems I've taken a few photos with the "B" setting (long exposure) without realising it. Oh well, I hope they still turn out ok. And now for the glory of Finland: disco. Alright, so this video is called Finnish guy teaches how to disco and yes, it's awesome. (link in case the embedding doesn't work) See, now you've learned how to count from one to four in Finnish! If you manage to watch the whole thing without laughing, damn you're good! Almost beats the trot version of Lollipop. |
Double spaces after a full stop?
Jan. 25th, 2010 01:33 pm
My whole world kind of turned upside down after reading an email about how it is no longer the norm to put two spaces after a full stop. I looked it up online and it's true, apparently it is no longer the norm to put a double space and in some cases Word will try to correct it.
Man, it really shocks me. The day I learned to type without looking at the keys, I learned that there are two spaces to be put after a full stop. It's automatic for me.
So! Random poll time!
[Poll #1516259]
Unpopular opinion of the day
Dec. 9th, 2009 08:24 pm
Everyone and their mother seems to think that GivesMeHope (GMH) is the best thing ever and it's the antidote to FMyLife (FML) (the English version of VieDeMerde (VDM)). I've read through a page or two of GMH and it certainly depresses me more than FML or MyLifeIsAverage (MLIA). I've always known my way of thinking isn't the same as most people but certainly finding GMH inspiring is the equivalent of hoping for a miracle that might never happen. Isn't that a waste of time? All the stories seem to be about someone having some disease and being cured or being on their deathbed and whispering "I love you" to their wife of 50 years. I suppose maybe it's my fault, maybe I just have a very warped vision of the world. Maybe I should start looking for my soul mate and stop finding ways of getting the most out of everything, even if it's not the best solution for everyone.
Hey, I'm selfish. And I like it. And reading VDM and FML certainly cheers me up. A bit like Bash.org used to cheer me up back in the day when it was still good.
I also like reading TextsFromLastNight (TFLN) because it reinforces my belief that I was lucky to somehow manage to have good experiences in ecole d'inge (college/uni equivalent) and not be drunk or high all the time. Actually drinking too much stopped being fun at the age of around 20. But still, last hangover dates from last week-end... although the previous one goes back to probably March, so it's not that bad.
the usual pointless Sunday gif
Nov. 29th, 2009 04:13 pm
So... this is Big Bang's TOP saying "good job and good luck bitches!"
It's rather appropriate because I've basically just procrastinated my way through all of the month of November and those deadlines sure make a hell a lot of noise when they fly by.
Actually I have one important deadline on the 1st of December but I don't think I'll get my paper done for then. It's just that I hate having to work on the same stuff for months in a row and journal papers are like that. For a conference paper, it's fine for you to only work on it for a month or so but you really need quite a lot of content for a journal article.
I've had enough of the damn case study, I've had enough of seeing solar thermal panels everywhere, I've had enough of the little yellow piece of paper with the deadline for the Special Issue to the right side of my desk.
So right now I'll just finish my part of the book chapter we're writing on user driven innovation and then take the night off. I'll start worrying about approaching deadlines again tomorrow.
Tomorrow I also have to drop by the post office to get a package my sis sent me. I can't even begin to imagine what it might be... but for that, let's have a hyper!MatsuJun gif. I mean, is there such a thing as a gif post without some Arashi love?
Photo from San Diego, no relation to content of post.
Gah. I am *this* close to ripping my hair out because of the terrible wireless connection at this hotel. Actually an FO post should follow soon with what I think about this hotel (and trip).
I'm so tired. We left Helsinki yesterday at around noon. We made it to Paris. Took the RER. Took the TGV to Germany. Took tram. Walked a bit. Checked into hotel at around 9pm. Went for dinner. I came back "early" at around midnight. Got up at around 7am. Had breakfast, met up at 8:15am with luggage in tow. Walked. Took tram. Walked. Listened to people presenting stuff I couldn't really care about. Walked. Took tram. Took one train. Were told to take another train. Finally got on the TGV to Paris. Got out at Gare de l'Est. Took metro. Took RER. Walked. Checked into hotel at 10pm. Went out to get a sandwich. Now in room.
So... more talks to listen to tomorrow but at least we should have some time to go exploring.
I am really not made for trips with others, I really like being free in my movements.
But in other news... I caught a bit of the Marseille/Milan game and Morientes now plays for Marseille? Since when??? I still remember him being on the "dream team" of 2003/2004 at ASM. When he was all "on est finale, on est finale!" on the plane... and everyone was like "oh, he's just acting all used to it, having played for Real, 'final of the CL? every year!'..." Ah... back in the day of Jaro at ASM too. But come on, Morientes in Marseille?
Just checked Morientes' wiki. He only signed in 2009 with Marseille. I feel a tad less bad now.
This is why I stopped watching Numb3rs.
Nov. 12th, 2009 06:53 amActually no, I stopped watching Numb3rs when they use the Lagrange Theorem in a completely impossible way after having presented it wrong. But this little presentation of IRC just takes the cake, it's like playing spot the 129847329742 errors.
I think everyone knows about my love for IRC, one of the greatest things ever provided by Finland to the rest of the world. The person who wrote that presentation of IRC for the show clearly has never been on an IRC channel... or he's only been on one called #teentalk but even there I bet they don't use "leet speak".
It's as much a hacker place as the playground on Lauttasaari is. No really! Actually lots of people chat with their co-workers on IRC here. The uni actually provides us with Unix machines with irssi installed on them so that we can use IRC through SSH. Oh wait, does it count as hacker stuff because you actually have to use command lines instead of clicking places? There are some awesome channels though, the #eurovision one is great when the ESC time comes. Then there are those where I talk with people I will see in the evening anyway. It makes life that bit just more interesting at work.
So end of the story: why can't those damned shows try to present less stuff but with greater accuracy? They thrive on the ignorance of people and that just irks me to no end. Like CSI and their DNA testing done in a blink of an eye (alright, so not really blink of an eye but six hours? come on!) and their magic databases where they have stored all the info about everything.
I think everyone knows about my love for IRC, one of the greatest things ever provided by Finland to the rest of the world. The person who wrote that presentation of IRC for the show clearly has never been on an IRC channel... or he's only been on one called #teentalk but even there I bet they don't use "leet speak".
It's as much a hacker place as the playground on Lauttasaari is. No really! Actually lots of people chat with their co-workers on IRC here. The uni actually provides us with Unix machines with irssi installed on them so that we can use IRC through SSH. Oh wait, does it count as hacker stuff because you actually have to use command lines instead of clicking places? There are some awesome channels though, the #eurovision one is great when the ESC time comes. Then there are those where I talk with people I will see in the evening anyway. It makes life that bit just more interesting at work.
So end of the story: why can't those damned shows try to present less stuff but with greater accuracy? They thrive on the ignorance of people and that just irks me to no end. Like CSI and their DNA testing done in a blink of an eye (alright, so not really blink of an eye but six hours? come on!) and their magic databases where they have stored all the info about everything.
Brad is going all like "wut???"
Jun. 22nd, 2009 08:16 amLet me headdesk and facepalm a bit here.
Schools 'too safe' teachers say
Great quote:
When questioned by Teachers TV, teachers complained about a five-page briefing on using glue sticks and being told to wear goggles to put up posters.
And from another artcile on the subject:
They included footballs banned from the playground in case of injury; a ban on running in the playground, having to wear goggles if using Blu-Tack, wet grass stopping PE lessons, no pictures hanging below 7ft; and not being allowed to use toilet roll tubes.
I mean come on... part of being a child is falling down and scrapping your knees! What's wrong with having PE class on wet grass? I remember having PE class outside when it was raining and we were just fine. And what's this about wearing goggles when putting up posters! I've also put a glue stick in my mouth, didn't die of it. Teachers used to give out hard candy when we were nice children, now they can't because it's a chocking hazard. True story.
I'm telling you, the upcoming generations are doomed if they don't learn some basic survival things such as "it's ok to fall down, just get back up again and go on with your game" or "everything is worth trying at least once". Actually, now that I think about it, maybe those next generations are doomed because being so overprotected they will want to rebel and will all end up major potheads or drug addicts. Just mark my words!
Schools 'too safe' teachers say
Great quote:
When questioned by Teachers TV, teachers complained about a five-page briefing on using glue sticks and being told to wear goggles to put up posters.
And from another artcile on the subject:
They included footballs banned from the playground in case of injury; a ban on running in the playground, having to wear goggles if using Blu-Tack, wet grass stopping PE lessons, no pictures hanging below 7ft; and not being allowed to use toilet roll tubes.
I mean come on... part of being a child is falling down and scrapping your knees! What's wrong with having PE class on wet grass? I remember having PE class outside when it was raining and we were just fine. And what's this about wearing goggles when putting up posters! I've also put a glue stick in my mouth, didn't die of it. Teachers used to give out hard candy when we were nice children, now they can't because it's a chocking hazard. True story.
I'm telling you, the upcoming generations are doomed if they don't learn some basic survival things such as "it's ok to fall down, just get back up again and go on with your game" or "everything is worth trying at least once". Actually, now that I think about it, maybe those next generations are doomed because being so overprotected they will want to rebel and will all end up major potheads or drug addicts. Just mark my words!
That scarred me more than Bambi's mum getting shot.
Off to the airport I go!
Let's just have a nice cup of tea together. Seriously, footy fandom? Not really my thing anymore. Not enough Jaro I think.
Et ouais...
Aug. 16th, 2008 09:35 amFinally got 15 minutes to watch the Olympics. Men's double bad. Not my favourite sport in the world but the Danes are kind of hot. Well one of them is. So I decided to watch for a while... but I have to be out of the house in three minutes. Have to go to the new flat and clean it up a little. But first I have to stop by the store because I'm starving. Yope, that's about it.
Short sentences wtf!
Short sentences wtf!
Après un naufrage, on trouve, sur une île déserte et merveilleuse mais perdue au milieu du Pacifique :
- Deux Italiens et une Italienne.
- Deux Français et une Française.
- Deux Allemands et une Allemande.
- Deux Grecs et une Grecque.
- Deux Anglais et une Anglaise.
- Deux Bulgares et une Bulgare.
- Deux Suédois et une Suédoise.
- Deux Irlandais et une Irlandaise.
- Deux Russes et une Russe.
- Deux Suisses et une Suissesse.
Trois mois plus tard sur cette merveilleuse île déserte, voici ce qui s'est passé :
1) Un Italien a fait assassiner l'autre Italien pour l'Italienne.
2) Les deux Français et la Française forment un très harmonieux ménage à trois.
3) Les deux Allemands se partagent les faveurs de l'Allemande, en respectant très scrupuleusement l'alternance hebdomadaire.
4) Les deux Grecs couchent ensemble et la Grecque fait la cuisine et le ménage.
5) Les deux Anglais attendent désespérément que quelqu'un veuille bien avoir l'obligeance de leur présenter l'Anglaise.
6) Les deux Bulgares, après avoir jeté un regard à la Bulgare et scrupuleusement observé l'horizon ont finalement décidé de tenter leur chance à la nage...
7) Les deux Suédois spéculent toujours sur les vertus du suicide alors que la Suédoise use et abuse des bains de soleil pour mettre en valeur son corps.
8) Les Irlandais ont commencé par diviser l'île entre Nord et Sud et ont installé une distillerie au centre. L'important pour eux, c'est que les Anglais n'en aient pas une goutte ! ! ! Quant au sexe, considérant qu'après quelques litres de whisky, il règne une sorte de brouillard épais sur l'île, la question ne se pose même pas.
9) Le premier Russe a épousé la femme russe et a divorcé peu après. Il est le meilleur client de la distillerie irlandaise. Le second Russe s'est fait un peu d'argent en tuant un des deux Italiens et en négociant les visas de sortie des deux Bulgares. Avec cet argent, il a acquis 33,3 % des parts de la distillerie irlandaise, obtenu une licence de vente exclusive pour les Anglais et a engagé un Grec comme vendeur. Il emploie de plus les Allemands comme gardes du corps pour lui et sa fiancée russe en promettant à la Bulgare le poste de nurse pour son premier enfant. Enfin, il prend régulièrement des cours d'anglais avec la Suédoise.
10) Les trois Suisses, quant à eux, ont sorti un nouveau catalogue Printemps/été
- Deux Italiens et une Italienne.
- Deux Français et une Française.
- Deux Allemands et une Allemande.
- Deux Grecs et une Grecque.
- Deux Anglais et une Anglaise.
- Deux Bulgares et une Bulgare.
- Deux Suédois et une Suédoise.
- Deux Irlandais et une Irlandaise.
- Deux Russes et une Russe.
- Deux Suisses et une Suissesse.
Trois mois plus tard sur cette merveilleuse île déserte, voici ce qui s'est passé :
1) Un Italien a fait assassiner l'autre Italien pour l'Italienne.
2) Les deux Français et la Française forment un très harmonieux ménage à trois.
3) Les deux Allemands se partagent les faveurs de l'Allemande, en respectant très scrupuleusement l'alternance hebdomadaire.
4) Les deux Grecs couchent ensemble et la Grecque fait la cuisine et le ménage.
5) Les deux Anglais attendent désespérément que quelqu'un veuille bien avoir l'obligeance de leur présenter l'Anglaise.
6) Les deux Bulgares, après avoir jeté un regard à la Bulgare et scrupuleusement observé l'horizon ont finalement décidé de tenter leur chance à la nage...
7) Les deux Suédois spéculent toujours sur les vertus du suicide alors que la Suédoise use et abuse des bains de soleil pour mettre en valeur son corps.
8) Les Irlandais ont commencé par diviser l'île entre Nord et Sud et ont installé une distillerie au centre. L'important pour eux, c'est que les Anglais n'en aient pas une goutte ! ! ! Quant au sexe, considérant qu'après quelques litres de whisky, il règne une sorte de brouillard épais sur l'île, la question ne se pose même pas.
9) Le premier Russe a épousé la femme russe et a divorcé peu après. Il est le meilleur client de la distillerie irlandaise. Le second Russe s'est fait un peu d'argent en tuant un des deux Italiens et en négociant les visas de sortie des deux Bulgares. Avec cet argent, il a acquis 33,3 % des parts de la distillerie irlandaise, obtenu une licence de vente exclusive pour les Anglais et a engagé un Grec comme vendeur. Il emploie de plus les Allemands comme gardes du corps pour lui et sa fiancée russe en promettant à la Bulgare le poste de nurse pour son premier enfant. Enfin, il prend régulièrement des cours d'anglais avec la Suédoise.
10) Les trois Suisses, quant à eux, ont sorti un nouveau catalogue Printemps/été
Mais putain de bordel de merdeeeee!
Jul. 21st, 2008 09:55 pmVie De Merde is so amusing I've just read the past 60 pages worth of stuff.
One might say it's the new Bash.org. I wonder if there is an English version of it somewhere... there must be.
One might say it's the new Bash.org. I wonder if there is an English version of it somewhere... there must be.
Hooray \o/
Jun. 17th, 2008 09:33 pmYou guys! I got the cutest underpants ever today. I just had to share that with everyone, funky undies make me happy.
The H&M mystery
May. 4th, 2008 09:31 amYesterday I had a couple of minutes to kill before I met up with people for lunch so I went to H&M to see if they had any nice summer clothes. They did but I didn't have enough time to actually try anything but I think there is some kind of conspiracy going on because 50% of the female population in that store was pregnant, like "omfg I am due any minute" pregnant. What the hell happened in Finland 8 or 9 months ago? A large power outage? A scary storm? Kind of like the baby boom in France after the December '99 storm but only here it must have been in September or October 2007...
So that was my observation from yesterday. The computer is acting up today and that certainly isn't fun. Oh and the laundry must be done by now. Dammit I'm so productive this morning it's almost killing me. Or I just had too much sugar, also very possible.
So that was my observation from yesterday. The computer is acting up today and that certainly isn't fun. Oh and the laundry must be done by now. Dammit I'm so productive this morning it's almost killing me. Or I just had too much sugar, also very possible.
Just to point out a random thing... I've seen a couple of blogs feature proudly the image below saying how the SF anti-Olympics protest was awesome. They're imbeciles, out of all the pictures they could have chosen, they chose the one that shows just how stupid some people are.
Of course, the person holding the sign could have done in an ironic way, kind of like "remember, we've already had this discussion and we made a mistake before" (0.00001% chance of that) but the people posting the image, they were not ironic and they desperately need to go read a history book.
Of course, the person holding the sign could have done in an ironic way, kind of like "remember, we've already had this discussion and we made a mistake before" (0.00001% chance of that) but the people posting the image, they were not ironic and they desperately need to go read a history book.
