Eventyr

Ground

June Lovely June
Thou beautifies the ground
The notes of the cuckoo through the glad woods resound

As unexpectedly sung by everyone at the Seminar I have just attended.

Never did find out why we all sang it.

But I don't think I need to know.

Bags Now Found

Finland, Finland, Finland,
The country where I am right now,
Eating breakfast not dinner,
And then finding the hall.
Finland, Finland, Finland.
Finland has it all.

`All' includes:

* My bags after they got lost for 3 hours by Finnair.

* Free wireless (yay)

* A 21 hour & 45 minute long day. How much more daylight could a girl need?

* A lot of trees.

Finland

Finland, Finland, Finland,
The country where I want to be,
Eating breakfast or dinner,
Or snack lunch in the hall.
Finland, Finland, Finland.
Finland has it all.

You're so sadly neglected
And often ignored,
A poor second to Belgium,
When going abroad.

Finland, Finland, Finland,
The country where I quite want to be,
Your mountains so lofty,
Your treetops so tall.
Finland, Finland, Finland.
Finland has it all.

Including me from tomorrow. It should be a good conference, although it appears eXtremely sold out.

(Sigh, I seem to have caught something from my brother...)

Management Issues - Palpatine Style

From the Top Down: A Film About the University of Sussex Management

Not much to add. I think it says it all.

Wow Comic Strip Truth

If I played World of Warcraft then I would think this was scarily true.

And I do.

Must return to offline life. Must.

Candle in Bosom

"Good evening to you," said the white bear.

"The same to you," said the man.

"Will you give me your youngest daughter? If you will, I'll make you as rich as you are now poor," said the bear.

Well, the man would not be at all sorry to be so rich; but still he thought he must have a bit of a talk with his daughter first; so he went in and told them how there was a great white bear waiting outside, who had given his word to make them so rich if he could only have the youngest daughter.

The girl said "No!" outright. Nothing could get her to say anything else...

(Which was a fairly sensible response to my mind)

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Last night I once again had the pleasure of hearing Giles Abbott tell the story East of the Sun and West of the Moon. There was a bear, winds of all accents and exploding trolls. And it was good.

Over a Year

So the devil's day is passed and my energy is returning.

It doesn't matter if it was flu or exhaustion that ate at me.

It gave me the chance to devour an actual novel.

And for that I am grateful.