by Nina | Sep 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
Autumn is definitely here in Helsinki and I am here for it! It’s been foggy for a couple of days now and we’re at the point of the year when the sun goes down around 8 PM and the nights are getting really dark. There’s this wonderful horror movie...
by Nina | Sep 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
Last week, I didn’t know what it would be like to go back to the office. Friends, it was rough. Clearly, my vacation was excellent, since I couldn’t remember ANY of my passwords. I spent a huge chunk of Monday just trying to get back into my various accounts, most...
by Nina | Aug 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
I’m writing this on the last day of my four-week summer vacation. Like everything this year, it feels like it went by in a flash. As of writing this, I don’t know when we’re actually going back to the office. Tomorrow, at least, is going to be a...
by Nina | Aug 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
This coming Saturday is the yearly event Naisten Kymppi. It’s a women’s exercise event in Helsinki where you run, jog, or walk 10 kilometers. It usually takes place in May. I signed up for it in January 2020. Of course, the event got moved forward because...
by Nina | Aug 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
I hate cleaning. But I like things to be clean. My partner and I have a deal that I do the writing while he does the housework. But we both have demanding day jobs and spending so much more time in the home since the pandemic started made the situation so much worse....
by Nina | Aug 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
I really like reading about information security both because it’s part of my job to know about infosec (although not to the extent that an actual infosec professional’s would). But secondly, I just find the stuff interesting. And since I’m sure...
by Nina | Aug 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
Yesterday I ordered a whole bunch of underwear and sports bras and athletic tights. And it made me feel disappointed in myself. You see, this spring I gave myself the goal that I would never buy clothes again unless it was a very special thing indeed. And I failed at...
by Nina | Jul 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
Tomorrow marks two weeks since my second covid vaccine. My partner doesn’t get his until next week and then there’s two weeks to go until his reaches full potency, so I’m not even considering leaving isolation yet. But I figured that since there’s a lot of...
by Nina | Jul 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
To begin with, I am by no means an expert on fountain pens. But I did just recently spend a lot of words helping a friend through getting started with them, so I figured other people might benefit as well. Why fountain pens? The first thing you might ask is why go...
by Nina | Jul 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
Finland is in the middle of an unprecedented heatwave. Records have been broken. Multiple times. People seem to be falling into two camps about the situation. The “just enjoy it while it’s here”, “don’t complain about it” crowd. And...
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