So, the rainy and cold summer has changed into autumn.

I've been busy, but not as busy as the posting gap here implies. Among other things, I've got some con photos that I really ought to sort out and post sometime soon, while everyone still remembers what happened...

My promise for October: I will read LJ more often, if not necessarily post!

From http://www.neabigread.org/; bolded are books that I've read, striked-through are those that I disliked.

1 Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
2 The Lord of the Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien
3 Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
4 Harry Potter series - J.K. Rowling ( Read more... )

It's difficult to come up with something even remotely meaningful to post here, or to convince myself that I should post it, whatever it is ( Read more... )

Last night, I went to my ten-year high school (well, the Finnish equivalent) reunion. I've managed to lose touch with most of my old classmates - not purposefully, but more through the combination of laziness, diverging interests and going to study different things at different places - so it was quite interesting to see everyone again ( Read more... )

No, not the distress signal, but May Day; the feast of spring, the international workers' day, and the biggest holiday in the Finnish student calendar ( Read more... )

Well, not really. But it is a fairly busy time for me, both socially and in terms of studies. And at the end of the month, the May Day is waiting...

The weather is becoming more spring-like again, after unexpected and frankly unwelcome snow last weekend. I know this is Finland, but come on; no more snow or slush until November or so, please?

After the last couple of days' snowfall, it's very very wintry here. Definitely more snow on the ground than any time before this winter ( Read more... )

I set out yesterday, with several friends, to cook and eat a good Easter dinner. I'm making a note here: huge success ( Read more... )

The term "Benderism" has been coined by James Nicoll, if memory serves, and refers to the peculiar fascination all too many SF fans, enviromentalists and other generally smart, educated people have with the idea of sharply reducing the human population - on the order of tens of per cent, or more ( Read more... )

Rest in peace, E. Gary Gygax.