But first, the Olympics.

1) Michael Phelps needs to let me have his baby.  No, seriously.  No, seriously.  With his little swim knicker-thingies barely hugging his beautiful, rugged hip bones.  *shivers*

2) I'm just grateful we took home the silver in Women's Team Gymnastics.  I don't even have it in me to be pissed about the whole thing because we ( Read more... )

Elisabeth doesn't get it, but I think it's pretty hilarious.  Then again, amusing myself has always been a particular talent of mine.

Anyway, things are wrapping up here today and I’m actually pretty bummed about it. I wasn’t crazy about the class and I didn’t really like most of the students, but the country is beautiful, I can now speak marginal ( Read more... )

Okay, this is kind of a short little update, but I've been busy having my soul sucked from my body by the plural form.  I sit in grammar class for at least an hour and a half a day and every time I leave feeling stupider than when I went in.  I'm no expert, but I've been in college a while and I'm pretty sure that's not how it's supposed to work.

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Savonlinna is still awesome!  Except for the mosquitoes.  Not only are they organized and vicious, they’re strong.  You can actually feel them breaking the skin when they bite you, a phenomenon I haven’t experienced since I moved out of Dallas.

The opera on Monday was certainly an experience to be remembered.  It was The Flying Dutchman, whose plot ( Read more... )

One thing you might not know about Finland:

A few facts about Savonlinna:
    There are a lot of trees.
    The mosquitoes are smaller than in Sweden but more organized and efficient, not unlike the Finns themselves.
    People don't smile very much.  Maybe it's because the Russians might be coming at any moment.  Smiles are for the weak.  The ( Read more... )

I have been a lot of places and crossed a lot of timezones but I do not remember, in the history of my life, being this jet lagged.  Seriously.  I think  both my higher brain functions and my fine motor skills failed me in hour six of the nine hour flight to Copenhagen.  Probably around the same time I lost feeling below my waist.  Anyway, I'm a ( Read more... )

I'm leaving town for almost 2 months starting tomorrow evening.  And, um, I began packing this morning.  Frak.  Me.  It's going to be awesome, I know that.  But I'm dragging my feet because while I love traveling, the thought of being gone so long makes me nervous.  I did it last summer in Sweden, but only for a month ( Read more... )

But I should have internet back by the day after tomorrow!  Which means that I can stop letting T-Mobile rob me blind just to check my bloody e-mail.  And, you know, get my LJ fix.  But I am getting some writing done, in between watching West Wing episodes.  There's nothing like a little Aaron Sorkin to make your plot bunnies come to life.  That, ( Read more... )

It.  Was.  AWESOME.

The script was witty and smart without being self-congratulating.  The action was incredibly well done, and never gratuitous.  The entire cast was unbelievable, and even Gwyneth Paltrow wasn't annoying.  People in my theatre cheered three or four times!

And Robert Downey Jr.?  I want to shake his hand.  Not only did he fit the ( Read more... )