Announcements 11

Funnily enough, Laura thinks I'm turning into a hard-core Finn, since I like to go to sauna in the mornings... and evenings... and some time in between.

The sauna we're using in Helsinki is an electric one, but when we head out to her summer house on Wednesday, we'll be using a wood-heated wersion with vasta. *cue Finntroll*

Speaking of which, Snog, we pass very close to Lahti on the way to Joutsa. Are you busy on Wednesday or would you maybe like to show us round some local areas of interest? We'll be cruising around in a blue BMW Is there anywhere obvious we could meet up?

Also, I saw a sign on the way back from Porvoo today that said Västaskog, and I thought it said KastrateSnog.

Clearly a campaign to deny the world of bishlings.

We are back from vacation and I am falling out of my chair in utter joy at the number of posts to be read here in the Land of Squirrels! Really! I'm excited! Can't you tell by the number of !!!!!!

They may have to wait to be read for a few more days though. One of Steve's aunts was killed in a car accident over the weekend, so family things will be taking over where vacation left off. It was quite a shock. You expect little old ladies to die (eventually, and of natural causes) but being thrown from a car and killed is something that happens to drunken teenagers, not 80 year old ladies.

Stephanie's first day of school will be a memorable one for her, I guess. Not too many kids get checked out of school on their first day so they can go to a funeral....

Praise the Lord and Pass the Prozac is quckly becoming my new mantra.

I think I need a new screen name: DramaQueen 24/7

*huggle* Welcome back, and hope the funeral is okay (as far as these things ever are).

Also, I saw a sign on the way back from Porvoo today that said Västaskog, and I thought it said KastrateSnog.

Hahaha!

Ahem.

I'll be in Lahti tomorrow, yes, but I'm likely going to be a nervous wreck. I need to shop for some clothes. (Aaaaugh!) It seems my beloved spaniel has... not quite hidden but utterly misplaced my other sneaker. We've been looking for it since last week.

Anyhow... I'm not too certain. I feel like keeling over right now. There's not much of interest here (unless you count seeing me gnaw on the heads of total strangers in the search of BRAAAAAAAINS).

Oh frag. I need sleep. But first!

*Rina wug*

That's ok. Maybe we could meet up on the way back? I'm passing by again on Sunday... although I won't have internet access til I get back in the UK so I think maybe... Hmmmm... Unless you desperately want to meet up, we can leave you to shop for clothes and nibble 8|241|\|5, we'll not stop on the way to Joutsa.

Tomorrow is the kidlet's first day of school. Everybody raise their hand who can't believe this kid is old enough to go to school! *waves paws in air furiously* I'm in total denial.

Erm, it's 10:15pm and school starts tomorrow and someone's formal uniform skirt still needs altering. Yep. Total denial here.

I'll be doing that any hour now, just as soon as I finish trolling my closet for clothes that 1)fit over my ass and 2)are fit to be seen in public. That's the trouble with only wearing scrubs all the time. The rest of the wardrobe tends to wither. And I've got very few things in my wardrobe labeled "funeral dress". Add to that that it's August, the funeral is in the afternoon, it'll be outside in deep East Texas and you get a real wardrobe cunnundrum.

And yes, I'm only typing all this to waste time. I am the Queen of Procrastination.

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I'll shut up now.

*waves paw!*

She's too nice for school's horrors.

(Shopping went nicely, I got shoes that go with nails... or something.)

Or was it nails that go with shoes?

*waves*

I made vasta! And went in an actual proper Finnish smoke sauna! And swam in the lake! And picked sieni and berries! And made seppele! And cooked Karelian stew and had that weird loganberry porridge stuff!

*collapses in happy-flop* Rakastan Suomea!

I'm home tomorrow. Will update my blöööööög then and you can all see what I've been up to in the countryside. So far I've updated my adventures in Helsinki, Porvoo, Suomenlinna and Tallinn.

*evil grin*

And now you might understand why I'm so used to treehugger characters like Sebbie...

I can't decide whether it's just Laura or all Finns who are sauna crazy. When we were in Helsinki, we used the electric sauna every other day. In the countryside we used the wood-heated one every night without fail, and swam in the lake in between vasta-beatings. We even went on quite a long drive to use her mum's partner's friend's smoke sauna...

Snog?

If you're offering... *ducks* Joking, joking!

Glad you had a good time. Speaking of Finland, Schnawg, you gonna be there from, say, 11th - 21st October? Comment on my LJ, biznitch!

Bah! You wish! *playful cat fighting* (I remember that made Snog giggle last time he was in England).

I HAD A FAB TIME! It's all on my blog, which no Pro-er has left a comment on yet.

*sob*

Won't let me view it, access restricted... also, anyone know how I can make MSN believe I @#!"¤! want to view everything in English? The moment I log in it gives me half of it in Finnish, which is bloody annoying!

I heard from Simon on tuesday. He was on AIM. Not surprisingly, we didn't talk about anything much more useful than gerbils and pirates, but at least we know he's still alive.

Oh, and Julia, he's already lost the new mobile (cellphone to the Murkins!) he just bought, and has hence lost all our numbers. I was trying not to offend him into disappearing again, so I didn't ask why he didn't just come here and ask for them again...

I shall be good and not offend him either, except to say that he's a bishykitty.

(While he was in our neck of the woods, I discovered that for some reason he really liked me calling him that. *dg*)

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHSIMON! Is he ok? How was he? Where is he now? Has he been working? Is everything alright? Does he have a new number to reach him on?

Did you tell him I'd been worried sick about him?

I said that we'd all been worried about him.

We talked about, in this order: Hello; How are you; Pirating; What've you been doing with yourself; Gerbils; Piper and his boyfriend; Finland; DragonForce; Wah gotta go; Contact details; Byebye.

He seems to be fine. I've emailed him with contact details, though I realise I neglected to add your number, but he now has mine, and my email addresses and LJ name, and this website too. So if he wants to keep in touch, he can do so.

You DIDN'T give him my number? You unforgiveable loser!

He still has the Gmail address; I think he checks it, so you could mail it to him.