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January 2007 - Posts

Wednesday, January 24, 2007 11:39 AM

Rock 'n roll angels...

Overheard in Finland had a lovely little tale of a small child, about five years old, sitting on a bus with her mother. The radio starts to play Hard Rock Hallelujah , Finland's winning Eurovision entry from last year. The child perks up, recognises the
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Monday, January 15, 2007 4:11 PM

I really need to stop dozing off during the news

Right, another dream post. This one was about Humanities postgrads - so a lot of you were in it, though not in a starring role. Those went to Leith and Rob*. :-) Leith had organised a meeting for hundreds of people (that's how many Humanities postgrads
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Monday, January 08, 2007 12:21 PM

Please ma'am, just tighten the straps, and we won't have to sort this out downtown.

My most splendiferous sister sent me a Christmas present: So, in celebration of my new status as Gravity Police Officer Fancypants, a public service announcement follows. A bikini, like a bra, should offer support. It should not merely cover whatever
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Tuesday, January 02, 2007 7:53 PM

First Publication

I just received two copies of the latest issue of the Siirtolaisuus/Migration -journal, which is published by the Finnish Migration Institute. I submitted an article based on my Honours thesis a while back, and it's out now. Sadly it's not in a refereed
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Tuesday, January 02, 2007 7:23 PM

Killer Queen

(okay, so this isn't my day of original titles) Queen has been voted the greatest British band of all time . Excuse me? I'm sure they meant Greatest Band, Regardless of National Origin, to Have Graced This Sweet Planet, Like, Ever. *** I remember seeing
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Tuesday, January 02, 2007 12:27 PM

Hei Mirva!

Instead of venting further about the causes of my magnificently stressed state, I thought I'd dedicate one post to Mirva, a jet-setting freelance journalist who welcomed in the new year in Sydney, having lived in Perth for a few months, working among
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