Hmmm...commenters don't like my presence in Finland, I think (I liked my last two posts, but you never know).
Will be back on home turf on Monday, where hopefully you all come back. I'm sensitive. I notice things.
Kidding. In the meantime, tonight my team and I are having a drink-up. We need one. I need one. I had a quiet night in last night, with takeout sushi and a bottle of wine bought from the liquor store, which in Finland is a state-run shop called"Alko", which doesn't make you feel like you have a problem or anything.
And I bet one of my colleagues that he wouldn't use the term "buttmonkey" in the meeting today. He just used it. Looks like I have to pay up now. I always pay my bets, but maybe I should stop making them. It reminds me of the time I bet an ex on something, with the loser getting a pie in the face.
Let's just say that I still hate meringue.
-H.
PS - the purple sour wine gums are indeed my favorite. Black currant flavor...mmmmm....
PPS - a Finnish kid was arrested yesterday for taking an extra fish stick at his school lunchtime. I can't imagine what they would've done to Oliver Twist.
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It's kinda funny, but I can't comment from my work computer. The filter has no problem displaying your site, but if I click to comment, it blocks the comment page as pornography.
Nothing wrong with Finland (or you being there) in my book.
Posted by: Z. Hendirez at January 15, 2009 09:43 AM (otB//)
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Oh, now I have guilt! I don't comment often because mine always seem so...feeble compared to your other comments.
I didn't expect posts from you while you were away so you stunned me into silence (good ebough excuse?). And I don't like like sour...but regular blackcurrant are my favourites.
(And I just tried to post this but there is a high level of spammers so I have to wait)
Posted by: Gill at January 15, 2009 09:48 AM (R2vBh)
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I have the same issue with comments lately. I'm sorry I've been so quiet...
Posted by: Lauren at January 15, 2009 10:34 AM (/h6Eg)
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Redressing the balance... haven't commented in a while, or commented anywhere much lately!! Slack... will try to do better.
Posted by: Deeleea at January 15, 2009 10:53 AM (ruY+C)
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I've to second Gill- your spam blocker threw me out on more than one occasion lately.
And while my comments diffused into outer space, I had to crawl back into my hole to do some heavy-duty whining.
:-)
Lily
Posted by: Lily at January 15, 2009 11:15 AM (Y8m4l)
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Still here, just giving you a moment of silence for the vibrator :-p
Posted by: Angela at January 15, 2009 12:34 PM (DGWM7)
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Oh, please elaborate on the genius use of buttmonkey in a meeting! Hilarious. Sounds like New Gig is working out just fine.
(And I have been up to my eyeballs - AND the whole "comments are temporarily closed due to spammers" kinda hamstrings my brilliant commentary at times. Or something.)
Posted by: Margi at January 15, 2009 12:48 PM (Blnuk)
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As I e-mailed you awhile back, I have problems with your comments, too. It often tells me that comments are turned off because of spam or that I have a link in my comments (even when I remove the link it still won't let me comment).
Posted by: Jen R. (aaron-n-jen.com) at January 15, 2009 01:43 PM (J6HVJ)
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Spam blocker got me too.
And is there a US equivilant for "wine gummies"? I have no idea what they are.
Posted by: ~Easy at January 15, 2009 01:45 PM (IVGWz)
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Let's take a look at the spam blocker thingy, shall we?
Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 15, 2009 02:52 PM (2yngH)
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Hmm. Well, right now everything seems to be fine.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 15, 2009 02:52 PM (2yngH)
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If your comment does get rejected unexpectedly, email me at help@mu.nu. If you can, include both the comment and the full text of any error message you got, and I'll get things fixed up for you.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 15, 2009 02:59 PM (2yngH)
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I googled sour wine gums, and you come up on the first page! Twice!
Posted by: Tracy at January 15, 2009 03:11 PM (eiiGE)
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ummm the black dragibus (which I refused to eat for the longest time fearing them to be licorice flavoured...) are black currant too. and they are my favorite. I eat them in colour order...black last
Posted by: stinkerbell at January 15, 2009 04:41 PM (8j7PU)
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I don't comment much in general but I'd like to think I haven't commented because Minnesota is just too damn cold. Today's high is -7F. Makes lving with an active 3 year old so much fun. No outside time! Yay! No wonder I'm so tired.
I just wish he'd wear his damn mittens all the time. since birth the child has a thing against mittens - it is a battle we fight every day. Gr.
I just want it to be 30F again. Amazing when you longly wish for 30F because it would feel dowwnright balmy. Is winter over yet??
Posted by: Jennifer at January 15, 2009 06:24 PM (6JvP5)
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I'm still reading, just not a big commenter. Plus, I'm trying to will myself into going into labour and that takes effort.
Posted by: Veronica at January 15, 2009 08:10 PM (l5geK)
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How many comments do you WANT, girl?
Posted by: Katie at January 15, 2009 09:36 PM (UaL+O)
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Dude, it took me 3 tries to get my comment through yesterday. But I persevered. Because I love you. And because really you should know just how disgusting it is to eat off the floor of an airplane. Seriously.
Posted by: BeachGirl at January 15, 2009 10:36 PM (pZcKU)
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sheesh, you wine about 18 comments! I rarely have more than 3 or 4 on my posts.
I'm dying to try your wine gummies. Someday...
Posted by: wRitErsbLock at January 16, 2009 02:18 AM (0Pi1o)
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Sorry, I've apparently fallen off the face of the planet - my silence is nothing against you or Finland, I've just been lacking in computer enjoyment time. I've also run into "Fluffy the Spamhound"(HA!) around here too, but mostly it's just me being too tired to come up with anything interesting to say in a comment.
Posted by: ZTZCheese at January 16, 2009 06:52 AM (Iw+8+)
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Always reading, don't always have anything to say to anyone about anything. Always love you!
Posted by: That Girl at January 16, 2009 05:39 PM (hzryQ)
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I am here. I have been out of town using a POS PC that if I was lucky, it would allow me to load a page. Loving you in Finland. Now that I delurked please stop by my new blog and delurk as well!
Posted by: Sk at January 16, 2009 06:17 PM (Ckc6D)
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Am joining the queue to diss the spam-blocker! Your site still feels my tiscali email is 'questionable content' and politely declines it, so I resort to inventing wildly. Today, I am @buttmonkey...
BTW, some Buttmonkey meeting context would be lovely!
ETA: BUGGERATION! Have just encountered that wretched spamhound again and been rebuffed! Argh!
Posted by: Hairy Farmer Family at January 16, 2009 10:46 PM (wDWGe)
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Oh dude! You were in Finland!? How did you like it? (I'm still undecided on the rest of the country, but I like our little corner..)
Posted by: Gry at January 19, 2009 04:50 PM (QtxHw)
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