What the hell?

Timing is Everything
Now that I'm ready to pack it all up, there's a really really low fare on Travelocity NYC-Helsinki.
RT airfare to the tune of $381.

Now you can all come visit a near-Scandic country...when I'm not there!

Whoohoo!

In case you're curious, I am still in parent purgatory. Even though my mother woke up at 6:30 (after going to bed at 3), she's still fiddling with the bags. Do you think [maybe] that she brought too much? Or that she needs to attend a class in suitcase efficiencies? And to make the entire experience a memorable family one (whip out those cameras), the 'rents are exchanging witty, caustic comments in rapid flashes of fire. Oy. How can it be so hard? Please remind me of this the next time the words 'family outing' are uttered.

In other news, it's still really hot here. On average there are normally no more than 12 consecutive days of sunshine in the month of August. For whatever reason(s), Finland is somewhere around day 22 and counting. My umbrella is beginning to rot. And I'm beginning to resent all the cool weather clothes I dragged along. I packed my trench coat. with my luck that means it will immediately become cold and I'll need the coat. But it's in the duffle. So too bad.

Ah, yes. Another thing I don't understand: TV Consumption.

Is there any reason to keep the volume really loud on the TV if the present programming is in a foreign language? Will the simple act of being louder vary the rate in which you do not interpret the words being spoken? It's a phenomena I've been witnessing the last few days with close family members. I'm stumped.

When my head clears (and I've had a chance to nap after the airport drop off), I'll sit down and tell you what not to do in front of an embassay with a camera.

posted by irene @ 8/22/2002 01:44:00 AM