"With the first link,
the chain is forged,
the first speech censured,
the first thought forbidden,
the first freedom denied,
chains us all irrevocably."
...
"The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we are all damaged."

Not much has changed since my last post. I'm studying toward my masters in animal science. Currently I have two dogs at home. Naru, who was a little puppy when I created my diary and Lapponian herder Hiili, who joined my gang as a 6 month old puppy in february 2007 ( Read more... )

Your Linguistic Profile:
60% General American English

15% Dixie

15% Yankee

5% Midwestern

0% Upper Midwestern
What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

Aura & Niilo yesterday:

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It seems like my view of one's personal space is a bit skewed. I intrude my colleagues personal space quite often. Ok, I'm starting to learn again, but I have no clue where and when my view got distorted. It probably has something to do with the fact that I am accompanied by my dogs quite often and there's no way I could intrude someones space when ( Read more... )

So much to do. So little time. It's way past midnight again and I'm still awake.

My street at midnight covered in a day's worth of snowfall:

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I moved to southern Finland a few weeks ago. Not so much fun, but now that my belongings have found their places (and my computer is on line again) I can finally relax a little. It was a big relief that the dogs adjusted nicely to our new surroundings with the new noises and such. I was a little worried they might bark every time somebody opens ( Read more... )

I'm desperately looking for the old fix it fics that were written after the end of season two (WAT season that is). Luckily I've been rather successful.

Next Friday it's time for season three. I'm having mixed feelings about it, but I'm pretty sure I'll end up watching it.

Naru in the process of destroying a cow leg:

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