Tag Archives: finland
Just a reminder
Finland is in almost critical danger of becoming the next country to fall under the leadership of an extremist right-wing political party, in this case led by a stone-cold fucking lunatic. It almost happened last time. We just barely avoided … Continue reading
Interlude: Getting Political
Still Day 9. Alright. So, it was a late night last night and an early morning, and I’m already a bit weary with this whole thing but I feel it’s my civic duty to use my modest platform and my … Continue reading
Äänestäkää.
Morjens suomi. Olen Andy. Olen australialainen, mutta olen asunut täällä suomessa jo reilun yhdeksäntoista vuottaa. Saapuin vuonna 2000 ja Sotunki, Vantaa, on tullut mun kodiks. Olen naimisissa suomalaisen naisen kanssa. Meillä on kaks lasta. He ovat suomen kansalaiset. En ole … Continue reading
Interlude: Finnish presidential election 2018
Day 30. 83,284 words. I think the past couple of years have just left me (and probably a lot of other people) completely exhausted and generally done with the whole democratic process of elections and society-building. Case in point, on … Continue reading
Centenary
I have to step out of my hiatus briefly to wish a happy 100th Independence Day to my dear adoptive country. Today Finland celebrates its Centenary. He is smiling! It’s about half-past one in the morning and I have a … Continue reading
Rendel
This evening we’re off to see Rendel – the first Finnish superhero movie – which is finally opening tonight. The movie stars an old school pal of Mrs. Hatboy’s as the titular Rendel, and it’s been a long time in … Continue reading
Interlude: General Strike
Everyone in Finland is talking about it today, so why not? Even if it hasn’t affected a Finn’s actual workplace – and it has affected a lot of workplaces – the strike[1] has shut down a lot of the country. … Continue reading
Interlude: Weekend, again
Day 44. 160 pages, 75,287 words. No change. Been a nice enough weekend. Saturday night we played the Game of Thrones board game with some friends (the day was won by Mrs. Hatboy playing the Baratheons), and today we’re going … Continue reading
Interlude: Finland, Finland, Finland
Day 66. 178 pages, 87,234 words. I’ve been lucky enough to have lived in Finland for almost fifteen years now. This weekend marks my ten-year anniversary with Lionbridge, or Bowne Global Solutions as it was called when I signed on. … Continue reading
The Safety Dance
Day 7. 14 pages, 6,279 words. Hopefully the title of today’s post gets some points for being weirdly inappropriate for this blog. It’s difficult to go more random than yesterday without turning to Vine, though. Thank you, Vine. Busy day … Continue reading
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