Farewell

I got this pin from my care group. It translates to something like: Where was it I was supposed to go?
I think it’s wonderful how, as a Christian, you don’t just say goodbye and good luck to your friends but how you can actually bless them and pray that God will lead them in the [...]

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Review: Let the right one in

(spoiler alert! only for those who have watched the movie!)
So I had read the reviews before watching this movie (Låt den rätte komma in/Let the right one in by director Tomas Alfredson). Everyone said it was great. A sweet coming of age story about a boy who befriends a girl-vampire.
In my eyes, this was not [...]

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Why I’ll have to be very creative in the future

I am named after my great-grandmother Ida, and I think it’s quite a lovely name. My older relatives, however, were very suspicious of how appropriate it would be to name a little girl Ida. But this was of course in the 80’s and anyhow, older relatives tend to frown upon any name you give a [...]

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What I did on Friday

I spent half of my Friday cursing Itella (the Finnish postal service).
First of all I cursed it for the fact that it always takes two days to send anything, from a small postcard to a large package, from Vasa to Helsinki even though they kind of promise that it will only take one day.
Then I [...]

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What my head looks like at the moment

So I recently saw a picture of what the inside of our heads really looks like and now I can fully appreciate the damage that regular flu causes.
Check out the nasal cavity:

And now picture it filled with snot. It’s like one third of your head! No wonder it feels like your entire brain is stuffed [...]

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What to do at five o’clock in the afternoon

Every time I get sick I am horrified by the decay of the Finnish television. Where are all the reruns of Little house on the prairie or MacGyver?? There is absolutely nothing on between 10am and 1pm, and when they actually start to air something other than TV-shop we are forced to watch shows like “we’re [...]

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New Job, New city

Next month I’ll probably be living in Turku/Åbo. I got a job as a PhD student doing research on the epididymis (bitestiklarna). Hurra for that!
Now wish me luck, I think I’ll need it

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I’m a thief!

Today I stole something. When did I do it last? I can’t remember. Maybe I’ve never stolen anything in my life - I would not be surprised.
Before eating my lunch of pasta and minced meat that I brought with me to work, I took the elevator down to our cafeteria, grabbed a small plate from the salad stand [...]

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