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I hadn’t seen Wayne’s World in about ten years but love the film and jumped at the opportunity to go to a participatory screening at the Prince Charles cinema in London. People had turned up dressed as Waynes and Garths … Continue reading
Giddiness
For the time being, I’m working at a university that does a yearly summer programme popular with foreign students, especially those from the United States. While today, the first full day of the programme, was crazy busy because everyone was scrambling … Continue reading
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Little Morning Things
I chanced upon some birdsong recordings through a quick perusal of this Finnish blog. Playing them, especially the one of the willow warbler (pajulintu) on my laptop while still in bed provoked the birds outside my window to respond angrily. … Continue reading
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Gardening
In Finland, midsummer is a time when most people head to their cabins out in the sticks and get back to nature for a bit. I did my part of that this afternoon after work by mowing our back garden … Continue reading
I Want My Summer Back
Whatever happened to the gentle breeze and bright skies? London really is showing its stereotypical temperamental and gloomy face again. It’s rained for a few days now and while it’s undoubtedly good for troubled farmers, I’m not so enamored with … Continue reading
Big Brick
Out of curiosity, good timing and because it was a nice warm summer evening, we decided to poke our heads into the Jolly Butchers pub in Stoke Newington as there was a collaborative launch of a beer, “Big Brick” by … Continue reading
Gauging Others’ Experience
I happened on this blog post by someone in the LSE‘s Master of Public Administration (MPA) programme assessing their thoughts on studying at the university I went to and subsequently worked at. And I think she makes some good points, … Continue reading
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Maiden Voyage
You run into some neat things if you keep your eyes open. This was the Iron Maiden jet (partly piloted by frontman Bruce Dickinson) getting prepped for the band’s Final Frontier Tour 2011 I spotted last week at Gatwick Airport. … Continue reading
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Summer is Here
A laughter-filled drink with colleagues after work, making the most of the cocktail happy hour to try various things of increasing lethality I’d never tasted before. Meeting a housemate at Leicester Square after walking through Covent Garden, past theatre performers … Continue reading
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First Thunder of the Year
When I first moved to the UK, I remarked on how thunder sounded just like it does in the movies – different from Finland. Last night we got some of that deep, rumbling kind for the first time this year. … Continue reading
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