So, my thesis wasn't ready after all. It came back from the inspectors with a "well, basically it sucks, but we'll have to do with this"...
"Sorry it took some time to let you know this.." and "You'll do the changes by tomorrow morning?" Yeah. I have to be at work at 8 and I'll of course get it done by tomorrow. And I didn't even get the last course assignments so I can't finish the last missing course.
Two of my teachers bullied me and I had to take a break from studying and now they are claiming I've been lazy and "have had chances to finish the courses..." I should have sued them when I had the chance.
Sunday
Thursday
This Is Me, Partly
So, I guess I haven't told that my grandparents were sámi people. Yesterday I started learning more and here I am today, listening to the anthem of the sámi:
Wednesday
In Dreams, We..
And I thought I was the one having weird dreams. I have been chatting a bit with a woman at my workplace. Today she told me about this dream she keep seeing all over again. In this dream, she owns a small studio apartment. She knows it's there and is happy to have that place. Suddenly she remembers that she has cats and dogs in there and goes there, usually by bike. She always finds one of the cats there, dead and feels guilt, then wakes up.
I have recurring dreams, too, but mine are always somewhat enjoyable, minus the ones I've been haunted by the devil or its minions.
Just yesterday I noticed (as I was watching Miss Potter for the umpteenth time) that I haven't seen Ewan McGregor in my dreams for quite some time now. Thank heavens. By the way, I love the movie Miss Potter and I don't understand why. I think it's because I don't like my mother, neither does Miss Potter in the movie. She's something of an oddity in her time, so am I. Maybe it's the music. Or Ewan McGregor singing "Let me teach you how to dance" without harmonizers etc.
I rarely cry in the movies, but this one manages to open the floodgates almost every time. Well, I was pretty emotional yesterday, because Hubble was released back to its lonely orbit.
Tune of the moment: Peter Gabriel - I grieve
I grieve for you
You leave me
Let it out and move on
I have recurring dreams, too, but mine are always somewhat enjoyable, minus the ones I've been haunted by the devil or its minions.
Just yesterday I noticed (as I was watching Miss Potter for the umpteenth time) that I haven't seen Ewan McGregor in my dreams for quite some time now. Thank heavens. By the way, I love the movie Miss Potter and I don't understand why. I think it's because I don't like my mother, neither does Miss Potter in the movie. She's something of an oddity in her time, so am I. Maybe it's the music. Or Ewan McGregor singing "Let me teach you how to dance" without harmonizers etc.
I rarely cry in the movies, but this one manages to open the floodgates almost every time. Well, I was pretty emotional yesterday, because Hubble was released back to its lonely orbit.
Tune of the moment: Peter Gabriel - I grieve
I grieve for you
You leave me
Let it out and move on
Tuesday
Hubble Is Free Again...
So, Hubble is free again. And alone up there.
I read the goodbyes were emotional and of course I FORGOT to watch it live on NASA tv because I was at work.
It's hard not to think of Hubble as something alive. I really have always thought it more as a friend, or more like a pet.
There will be no more repair missions to Hubble. No one will ever give it a hug. :(
Sometime after 2020, NASA will send a robotic spaceship to steer Hubble back into the atmosphere and if not burned, it will be sunk into a watery grave in the Pacific ocean. In the mean time, let's enjoy all the information it brings us and for today, you can check HubbleSite.
Long live Hubble, may your solar panels and gadgets work for many years to come.. May all the nasty bits and pieces of space go round you and let you show us more of this space we call our home!
Tune of the moment: Haley Westenra - Prayer
Let your arms enfold us
Through the dark of night
Will your angels hold us
Till we see the light
I read the goodbyes were emotional and of course I FORGOT to watch it live on NASA tv because I was at work.
It's hard not to think of Hubble as something alive. I really have always thought it more as a friend, or more like a pet.
There will be no more repair missions to Hubble. No one will ever give it a hug. :(
Sometime after 2020, NASA will send a robotic spaceship to steer Hubble back into the atmosphere and if not burned, it will be sunk into a watery grave in the Pacific ocean. In the mean time, let's enjoy all the information it brings us and for today, you can check HubbleSite.
Long live Hubble, may your solar panels and gadgets work for many years to come.. May all the nasty bits and pieces of space go round you and let you show us more of this space we call our home!
Tune of the moment: Haley Westenra - Prayer
Let your arms enfold us
Through the dark of night
Will your angels hold us
Till we see the light
What The F Is Wrong With People?
I just saw a documentary about the man who was pregnant.
They wanted a baby. They got one.
What's the problem?
Oh, the fact that Thomas used to be a woman?
I have always seen homosexuality as a line of code in genes, not a mental disorder or something criminal. This is the same thing, something in the code (and no, I'm not a programmer/coder): He was born a man, but his genes produced a female body. It's not a miracle, it's not gross, it's just something that had different boolean values. Nature has done some other weird stuff, so why would a man growing inside a female body be gross? I don't get it.
Don't think of me gay happy. I'm not. I see mother-father (even if hormonally produced) families as the default ones, and I don't approve homosexual couples adopting children. Not because it would be awfully wrong, but because there are people like the ones who keep on harassing Thomas and Nancy Beatie. Beatie's daughter will so be bullied at school and it pains me.
Just thinking..
They wanted a baby. They got one.
What's the problem?
Oh, the fact that Thomas used to be a woman?
I have always seen homosexuality as a line of code in genes, not a mental disorder or something criminal. This is the same thing, something in the code (and no, I'm not a programmer/coder): He was born a man, but his genes produced a female body. It's not a miracle, it's not gross, it's just something that had different boolean values. Nature has done some other weird stuff, so why would a man growing inside a female body be gross? I don't get it.
Don't think of me gay happy. I'm not. I see mother-father (even if hormonally produced) families as the default ones, and I don't approve homosexual couples adopting children. Not because it would be awfully wrong, but because there are people like the ones who keep on harassing Thomas and Nancy Beatie. Beatie's daughter will so be bullied at school and it pains me.
Just thinking..
Saturday
The Music Video I'd Like To See
Imagine that today Metallica releases a new single. The music video starts on MTV and you expect the same usual stuff you usually get.. but hey, that doesn't look like James Hetfield...
It's Foo Fighters fake-playing it!
How awesome would that be? How much balls both of the bands would have? That is the kind of music video I would like to see.
It's Foo Fighters fake-playing it!
How awesome would that be? How much balls both of the bands would have? That is the kind of music video I would like to see.
Friday
It's Over
Finally.
My Bachelor's Thesis is done. Eightysomething pages, full of crap of course.
A nice surprise form school:
If I graduate, I will have at least 260 credits. 210 is required to graduate.
Having this extra year isn't such a bad thing in the end. I thought I had too little, but I have a year and a half worth of extra studies. I'm not such a loser as I thought.
I've been watching NASA TV, following live feed from the Hubble servicing mission. I was glad to read the comments, because they show a tremenodus love for Hubble and assure that people approve the use of money for this mission. I'm glad I'm not the only silly one on this Earth.
I wonder how it feels like to wake up, look out of the window and see Earth. From up there the view would probably leave anyone speechless. Is the sea still blue from up there? Is there as much green as the pictures show?
My Bachelor's Thesis is done. Eightysomething pages, full of crap of course.
A nice surprise form school:
If I graduate, I will have at least 260 credits. 210 is required to graduate.
Having this extra year isn't such a bad thing in the end. I thought I had too little, but I have a year and a half worth of extra studies. I'm not such a loser as I thought.
I've been watching NASA TV, following live feed from the Hubble servicing mission. I was glad to read the comments, because they show a tremenodus love for Hubble and assure that people approve the use of money for this mission. I'm glad I'm not the only silly one on this Earth.
I wonder how it feels like to wake up, look out of the window and see Earth. From up there the view would probably leave anyone speechless. Is the sea still blue from up there? Is there as much green as the pictures show?
Thursday
Threat
I heard Russia claims that if Finland joins NATO, Russia will invade Estonia. Just like before. According to a source, this is exactly what happened before Russia (then Soviet Union) attacked Finland the last time. I heard it was a politician who stated this and that he was quite clear. I knew that the Russians think Finland as their colony, but that's a bit thick.
How much of this is true?
If Finland joins NATO, will she receive support?
I'm thinking of moving to New Zealand. I heard it won't accept refugees and requires skilled people, so two of my worries would be removed. And she'll be far away from Russia and not geographically interesting to anyone.
How much of this is true?
If Finland joins NATO, will she receive support?
I'm thinking of moving to New Zealand. I heard it won't accept refugees and requires skilled people, so two of my worries would be removed. And she'll be far away from Russia and not geographically interesting to anyone.
Wednesday
Sunday
I've Had Enough
We live in an apartment block in an area that has had a bad reputation for awhile, mainly because of the town renting some of the buildings to narcs, alcoholists and immigrants (and as a sidenote: the tax payers paying for their rent)
Before I start, I have to tell you a few things beforehand: It is legal to park a car there temporarily if the driver is in the car. I've had seen that same red Opel parking there quite many times for hours and hours. I also have seen other vehicles parked there even through the night. Most of the time when people were told not to leave their cars there, they explained by "carrying groceries" etc. For hours. I personally want it to be left car free because one woman in our end of the house needs ambulance and taxi services to the front door and by parking in front of the first two doors nearest to the road will block the way.
Now to the thing that happened on Friday:
J went and told an immigrant it's not allowed to park in front of the doors and the hell broke loose. I wasn't there to witness the beginning but what J told to the police went like this:
J was waiting for me, sitting in his car, we carpool to work. He noticed that the red Opel that came there was the one that's been parking there all year round. He told the man it was not allowed to park there and the man went nuts. The man started yelling at J, making a gesture as if he was cutting his throat. J locked the car doors, so the man started knocking the windows and trying to open the door. Then he took a rock from the ground and was about to throw it to the car when his wife got there and asked him to drop the stone. The man dropped the stone and came towards J's car, knocking the window.
At this point I came out and saw what was going on. I saw J's face and I knew something was up. Then I saw the red Opel and knew exactly what was going on. The man stopped and started to go towards his car.
I said: "Please don't go anywhere, I'll call the police to solve this!" The man yelled at me in his own language and then came toward me, yelling "I'm taking my sick wife to the hospital", then swearing and calling me an idiot etc.
I repeated, "Wait, I'll call the police to get this solved!" "Call the police, you idiot, call your mother, sisters, whatever!" The wife came to me and started gesturing wildly, explaining what was going on. She said: "I'm sick!". I didn't say, but I thought by yelling and gesturing to me she wasn't so sick she couldn't have walked to the parking lot that's less than 40 feet away, so I said: "It doesn't matter. Leaving your car here is not allowed." I, was, like "whoa" at that point.
I said: "I've seen this car parked here many times for hours and that doesn't count as taking someone to hospital." The man got more angry.
I started walking towards J's car, they yelling at me. At this point I almost laughed at the mans anger and I turned to J and smiled. The man kept on yelling at me and this time, as I felt threatened, I said: "I don't care if you're taking your wife to the hospital now, this car has been parked here without a driver many times..." and tried to add that he should remember this later on, but he gestured towards J and said: "He's parking here!" I said: "It's different, the driver is in the car and he can move it if someone needs the road (it is legal to do this)".
I tried to explain there lives a woman who needs ambulance and taxi to her door, but he didn't pay attention, just kept yelling. I told J to call the police as I got scared. Now the man went absolutely mad and said to me: "I will shoot you!". Baffled, I asked: "Are you threatening me?"
"I will shoot you!"
I said to J: "Call the cops, he's threatening me." To the man: "You're threatening me!" He muttered something, got to his car and drove off.
We got to J's car and drove straight to the police station.
We can't get protection unless something happens (they try to hurt or kill us). So, what to do? Get ourselves ballistic vests? Helmets? I take this very seriously. If a muslim is threatening to shoot a woman, they usually do that. They shoot, stone, hang and drown their women for minor things that are not even called crimes here, so why would I, being a white, non-religious person, be worth more? They kill their own daughters when the daughters are trying to integrate to the western society!
So, immigrants who came to this country as refugees are above the law, I suppose. A police officer's son, whom J explained the whole story, laughed and said: "There's nothing the police can do. Social services pay for their fines and that's it because having to pay fines won't integrate to the society." So basically J, who pays 27% of is income as a tax, pays that fine. The police's son also told his father has seen this dozens of times and it always ends the same way: Refugees get the best legal representation for free and the victims are left with nothing... Or that the criminals only have to appeal to the fact that they are "from a different culture". The police who took our report even hinted that this whole case will be of "difference of cultures" and probably won't result in anything. Except that the other side might sue for racism.
I have always figured that if I am a guest somewhere, I play by their rules (check here)
Now I can safely say I'm not a racist even though I have felt like one for some time. Being a racist means that you have prejudice towards people from other countries and other cultures. I don't have prejudice, I have first hand experience. I don't mind people immigrating or what color their skin is. I only care what they do and so far I haven't seen good behavior.
They are guests in this country, they should obey OUR rules!
I can't believe that I have to live in fear in my own country because of some fuss-ball idiots who want to pretend they are good an humanitarian. Let these immigrants move next door to them and see what's it like for us normal people. Of course they don't mind having more immigrants and refugees because they don't have to live with them!
Before I start, I have to tell you a few things beforehand: It is legal to park a car there temporarily if the driver is in the car. I've had seen that same red Opel parking there quite many times for hours and hours. I also have seen other vehicles parked there even through the night. Most of the time when people were told not to leave their cars there, they explained by "carrying groceries" etc. For hours. I personally want it to be left car free because one woman in our end of the house needs ambulance and taxi services to the front door and by parking in front of the first two doors nearest to the road will block the way.
Now to the thing that happened on Friday:
J went and told an immigrant it's not allowed to park in front of the doors and the hell broke loose. I wasn't there to witness the beginning but what J told to the police went like this:
J was waiting for me, sitting in his car, we carpool to work. He noticed that the red Opel that came there was the one that's been parking there all year round. He told the man it was not allowed to park there and the man went nuts. The man started yelling at J, making a gesture as if he was cutting his throat. J locked the car doors, so the man started knocking the windows and trying to open the door. Then he took a rock from the ground and was about to throw it to the car when his wife got there and asked him to drop the stone. The man dropped the stone and came towards J's car, knocking the window.
At this point I came out and saw what was going on. I saw J's face and I knew something was up. Then I saw the red Opel and knew exactly what was going on. The man stopped and started to go towards his car.
I said: "Please don't go anywhere, I'll call the police to solve this!" The man yelled at me in his own language and then came toward me, yelling "I'm taking my sick wife to the hospital", then swearing and calling me an idiot etc.
I repeated, "Wait, I'll call the police to get this solved!" "Call the police, you idiot, call your mother, sisters, whatever!" The wife came to me and started gesturing wildly, explaining what was going on. She said: "I'm sick!". I didn't say, but I thought by yelling and gesturing to me she wasn't so sick she couldn't have walked to the parking lot that's less than 40 feet away, so I said: "It doesn't matter. Leaving your car here is not allowed." I, was, like "whoa" at that point.
I said: "I've seen this car parked here many times for hours and that doesn't count as taking someone to hospital." The man got more angry.
I started walking towards J's car, they yelling at me. At this point I almost laughed at the mans anger and I turned to J and smiled. The man kept on yelling at me and this time, as I felt threatened, I said: "I don't care if you're taking your wife to the hospital now, this car has been parked here without a driver many times..." and tried to add that he should remember this later on, but he gestured towards J and said: "He's parking here!" I said: "It's different, the driver is in the car and he can move it if someone needs the road (it is legal to do this)".
I tried to explain there lives a woman who needs ambulance and taxi to her door, but he didn't pay attention, just kept yelling. I told J to call the police as I got scared. Now the man went absolutely mad and said to me: "I will shoot you!". Baffled, I asked: "Are you threatening me?"
"I will shoot you!"
I said to J: "Call the cops, he's threatening me." To the man: "You're threatening me!" He muttered something, got to his car and drove off.
We got to J's car and drove straight to the police station.
We can't get protection unless something happens (they try to hurt or kill us). So, what to do? Get ourselves ballistic vests? Helmets? I take this very seriously. If a muslim is threatening to shoot a woman, they usually do that. They shoot, stone, hang and drown their women for minor things that are not even called crimes here, so why would I, being a white, non-religious person, be worth more? They kill their own daughters when the daughters are trying to integrate to the western society!
So, immigrants who came to this country as refugees are above the law, I suppose. A police officer's son, whom J explained the whole story, laughed and said: "There's nothing the police can do. Social services pay for their fines and that's it because having to pay fines won't integrate to the society." So basically J, who pays 27% of is income as a tax, pays that fine. The police's son also told his father has seen this dozens of times and it always ends the same way: Refugees get the best legal representation for free and the victims are left with nothing... Or that the criminals only have to appeal to the fact that they are "from a different culture". The police who took our report even hinted that this whole case will be of "difference of cultures" and probably won't result in anything. Except that the other side might sue for racism.
I have always figured that if I am a guest somewhere, I play by their rules (check here)
Now I can safely say I'm not a racist even though I have felt like one for some time. Being a racist means that you have prejudice towards people from other countries and other cultures. I don't have prejudice, I have first hand experience. I don't mind people immigrating or what color their skin is. I only care what they do and so far I haven't seen good behavior.
They are guests in this country, they should obey OUR rules!
I can't believe that I have to live in fear in my own country because of some fuss-ball idiots who want to pretend they are good an humanitarian. Let these immigrants move next door to them and see what's it like for us normal people. Of course they don't mind having more immigrants and refugees because they don't have to live with them!
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