Holding thoughts

Briton and computer geek Matt Webb and his blog Interconnected continues to amaze me. The guy reads continental philosophy (Deleuze, no less), and discusses it like it was comic books. The way it should be discussed, at any rate. That goes for comic books, too, but the other conceptual way around. “A Thousand Plateaus was …

Eläkeläiset

Found some Eläkeläiset music today. I love that band. Finnish, funny. Image of the true being of Eläkeläiset. The music consisted of humppa – their own brand of folk music – covers of 90s hits. Gangsta’s Paradise in a Finnish folk-version. With Finnish lyrics. It’s brilliant. I feel better already. Can’t stress to these tunes.

Exam woes over: She made it

Luisa came through beautifully today, in an exam. The question for this oral exam was: > Modern Copenhagen and the expansion of the urban public sphere That is her core topic, her passion and interest. Also, that’s where she’s read the most, so she was (very) relieved to call and say she passed. Yes! Ice-cream …

Today’s Cosmonaut: Valentina Tereshkova

> Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (born March 6, 1937), Soviet cosmonaut, flew on Vostok 6 in 1963 to become the first woman in space. Check out the hair on that space cowgirl: Valentina Tereshkova. Also, check out the Wikimedia Commons link at the lower right. “Wikimedia Commons has more media related to:” Also, if you click …