A very long post on today’s youth

I was talking to Zhao the other day about the restrictions people put upon us. When Z was in elementary school the kids were forbidden to go dancing, to play video games and so on. If someone saw you in the game-hall they could report you to a teacher and you would get reprimanded. And [...]

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My day, John 14:27

Today I’ve taken it easy. Yes, what’s the rush!
I drowned some flies in ethanol and wondered if that would be a good way to die, with 100% EtOH in your lungs…
Then I took some pictures of mildly distorted wings. I was trying to read the book Babes in Beijing at the same time, I got through about 5 [...]

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Maybe spring is coming…

Sitting at home coughing. And sweating. Almost to the point where I have troubles breathing.
They are performing a temperature check in my building, which means that they set the radiators at the highest level, screw off the nob so that you can’t adjust it and then leave you in a sauna. They furthermore advice you [...]

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Helsinki Manga Café

Today I want to open up a manga-rental in Helsinki. A place where you can rent a comic book and then sit down in a comfy sofa to read it. They have them everywhere in Asia and now, with the growing interest for manga in Finland, I think it’s about time that we get one here as [...]

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wonderful people

Yes I really do have some wonderful colleagues!
The other day I was helping Vassileios with his Westerns and got a huge pulla (bun) as a thank you gift.
And because Shinya likes those Kinder eggs where you get a toy, I get a new piece for my “collection” every now and then. I’ve already got a dragon that [...]

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Computer problems

I ordered an external harddrive around Christmas but now that I finally got it and tried to connect it to the computer there seem to be a malfunction making it impossible for my laptop to find it. The reason why it took so long for me to get the extra 320GB was that I ordered the drive and the [...]

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Leftovers

We never got to try the natto that Shinya brought to my party this Saturday, so on Tuesday I reluctantly tried this “delicacy” for the second time in my life. It’s basically fermented soybeans and, how can I put it, not exactly my favourite Japanese dish…
I did however enjoy both sushi and dry seaweed at [...]

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What to talk about while checking flies

Conversation at work:
I: So why do Greek Orthodox pray to saints?
V: We don’t, we only pray to the holy trinity!
I: So why do you have saints then??
V: An example: Saint Nicholas is the protector of sailors.
I: Ah, so they are more like angels, protecting you from things, but if you are really in trouble you pray [...]

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Healthy as a horse

I have been proved healthy. First my dentist didn’t find any holes in my teeth (this even though another dentist had confirmed that I had a hole in one of my wisdom teeth… public health care, need I say more) and then my doctor told me that I was fit as a fiddle. The only thing [...]

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Bathroom trends

”Even though I like my husband very much it doesn’t feel like I have to look at him exactly when he is taking a shower.” Gabriela Kirschgens Henrichwarks in nr 12/2008 of Sköna hem
How true! Well, I don’t have a husband so technically I don’t know if I would feel this way but I do [...]

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Rats and other beautiful things

Oh, I just found this wonderful book at LAMA. Only $14.00, though I believe the prize will double if you want to ship the book to Finland…

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Crazy food-party

A couple of weeks ago I woke up in the middle of the night with low blood sugar. I can never sleep when my blood sugar goes below 4 and since it takes a while for the ”cure”, in this case fruit juice, to kick in I always have some time to lie awake and think before [...]

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