Monthly Archives: July 2006

Movie reviews #12

Posted on Jul 17, 2006 by sim

It’s been a while since the last movie round-up, so it’s time to take stock of what I’ve been watching over the past couple of months. Kind of a mixed bag this time with lots of mediocre movies but there … Continue reading →

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Hip shots from the streets of Helsinki

Posted on Jul 10, 2006 by sim

A couple of days ago, on a beautiful summer day, I decided to try something I very rarely do when taking pictures. I walked around downtown Helsinki for a couple of hours, taking some 150 hip shots; i.e. shots without … Continue reading →

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Review: Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble and Coming of Age in the Bronx

Posted on Jul 9, 2006 by sim

As the first real “vacation book”, I chose Adrian Nicole LeBlanc’s book Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble and Coming of Age in the Bronx based on Sarita’s recommendation. It’s difficult to classify the work; it’s a non-fiction book about the … Continue reading →

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So 80% of the year with freezing temperatures isn’t enough?

Posted on Jul 7, 2006 by sim

I so knew this was coming. For the past week, we’ve had relatively warm weather here in Finland; daytime temperatures have been hovering around 24-29C (75-85F) and it looks like it will continue for at least a few days to … Continue reading →

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Small, happy summer coincidences

Posted on Jul 6, 2006 by sim

Yesterday, as we were biking from downtown to home, we saw a golf-cart-kind-of thing loaded full with chocolate bars passing us. Feeling a bit hungry, we shortly fantasized about overtaking it and grabbing a box, but decided to be good … Continue reading →

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