PikkuMemy

Mission accomplished!

Today is the day I've been anxiously waiting. I finally handed in my Dissertation in for my Masters degree in London City University. This grueling ordeal of a year is over!

I can't help sighing with relief. Yet at the same time I feel a pang of sadness. Is it over already? What now? What next?

I find myself wondering, if I am any wiser, smarter or somehow better now than a year ago. Maybe, maybe not. Certainly I have gained lots of new skills and a healthy amount of self confidence. Surely that is positive! But I can't help wondering about the future: which route to go, what path to follow? I see trouble ahead.

The best thing now is to take a little time to reflect. And probably have a party or two.  Or maybe three.

I'll let you know when I know what I am going to do when I am old. Or older and wiser. Unfortunately getting older can not be avoided, getting wiser is not necessarily achievable.

It's the end of the world

This is a great way to start a day: your nearly 8-year old daughter delivers you the news that the world is going to end 2020 because of the climate change.

The subject of climate change has been discussed at her school. I think I should really have a word with her teacher. I would love to see his supporting evidence to the case that totally sinks us all in 12 years time.

I have to say that I can not blame my daughter for ruining my day. She finds it extremely unfair that she "has to die when she is only 20-years old".

I was curious to find some supporting evidence myself and did some digging.  British newspaper,  The Observer already revealed  the Pentagon's world ending reportfour years ago . It warned that  major European cities will be sunk beneath rising seas as Britain is plunged into a 'Siberian' climate by 2020. Nuclear conflict, mega-droughts, famine and widespread rioting will erupt across the world.

Good news! It is not end of the world then - if the Pentagon says so. We might have some little hiccups with people fighting for dry land and food, but that is nothing!  We Finns have shown in the past that we are able and willing to fight.

US based Bible organization, Bible Plus ( http://bibleplus.org/12signs.htm ) has a list of 12 signs of the end of the world. One of them is the "accelerating pace of moral decline". This means "escaping from reality and into thrill seeking; feelings of helplessness and powerlessness; prevalent sense of promiscuity; self-loathing and guilt. Yes, I think we are getting there.

Another one is the "coming financial collapse in countries around the world and in the USA will be devastating and create a demand for governmental intervention at the cost of liberties". Yes, I can see that happening too.

I am not so sure about  the other10 items on their list though.

So based on these reliable sources I am sure that I can now convince my daughter, that we are not quite yet there and according to the always trustworthy Pentagon, we are not getting there - to the end of the world-   in 2020 either.

So it's not the end of the world and I feel fine! I'll be happy to deliver the good news to my daughter at the dinner table tonight.

PS. I have finished ALL THE COURSEWORK and hope I won't to do any of it ever again. Or at least not before the WORLD COMES TO AN END.

Facebook sucks! = Larvikirja haisee!

I am taking a risk of being sued by Facebook.

But the network is in the business of serving their customers and the customer is always right. RIGHT?

I happened to log in to my Facebook account today (naturally to see if there were any messages from my friends). And there were lots of posts which made me feel guilty. I have not been a really good F-book friend lately.

After I managed to send a couple of messages I wanted to post something to my FunWall. If the application worked, it would be a quick and easy way to send a message to multiple friends.

But it does not work!!

Why on earth does Facebook have all these "beautiful" applications if one cannot use them? What is the point?

Most of the time you cannot forward FunWall messages to multiple people, because the application jams. It is a wonderful tool, isn't it?

Luckily there is life without Facebook.

PS. As you can see, my level of frustration has hit the roof and it might take me a long time to visit the Facebook again. In the meantime send me a normal e-mail or post something here!