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I blink and it's Christmas
I swear, someone stole a few months of my life. I'd like them back, thank you very much.
But still here, alive and well, although I'm saying this before I begin to stuff my face with Christmas food. My sister's invited the family over to her place, and I'm looking forward to being fully entertained by the antics of the nephews, the younger of which ( Read more... ) -
My brain is melting, part II
So today the news and the tabloids are all about one thing - the temperature has soared an all-time high, 37,2 degrees. It was measured in Eastern Finland, and not in my apartment which was my first guess.
Before that similar temperatures were reached in 1914, and then it was only 35,9 degrees, which is, like, nothing.
The weather forecast promises ( Read more... ) -
My brain is melting
The weather is just too hot to do anything sensible, and last week was the hottest in, what, 76 years. It sound unbelievable, but I actually have a sun tan. Amazing. I thought nothing could change my usual hue of uncooked sausage.
I know I shouldn't complain (because I will be doing so much of it once winter begins) but this is just too much. Every ( Read more... ) -
What I did on my holidays, pt. 1
It's the saddest time of the year, a.k.a the last week of my vacation. I already dread the next Monday and the alarm clock ringing at 5.30.
I had planned on playing a tourist in my own home town because there's plenty of interesting things to do and see but, possibly because they are so conveniently close by, I haven't gotten around of actually ( Read more... ) -
Some people have time and money to spend,
and that makes me very glad.
These people are building a castle from scratch. They are even producing their own iron for the project. Sadly, the clip is only 3 minutes long.
If I was wearing a hat I would be taking it off in awe right now. -
How to Mount a Horse in Armor and Other Chivalric Problems
A bit long, but nevertheless a great lecture.
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Happy birthday, Aeärwen!
All imaginable happiness to aearwen2 , one of the most awesome writers I've come across!
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Midsummer magic - the real stuff
For the busy single the quickest way of performing a spell is to go out at midnight and gather seven different types of flower. Place them beneath your pillow, and you shall dream about your future husband. Important: once you have gathered the flowers you aren’t allowed to speak. Some sources say that it’s not seven flowers but nine different ( Read more... ) -
el oh el
A friend emailed these to me. Haven't been able to stop snickering since.
The Washington Post's Mensa Invitational once again invited
readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting,
or changing one letter, and supply a new definition.
( Here are the winners: )
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