the men

i finished Sofia Rönnow-Pessah’s book ”The Men of My Life”(my translation). not a nobel winner but refreshing and relatable in many ways. i like how the main character is both very feminist but finds herself behaving in ways that are not, she is sometimes the victim, but also sometimes the perpetrator. sounds just very real. 

my most recent trip to finland. we had a workplace pre-midsummer party in Siuntio, went sailing to the sea from this lake that had river access, and then sauna and dinner after. it was a lovely place esp as the weather co-operated. 

and the companys new office is starting to shape up nicely. this space is especially pleasing. we also had a farewell party to the old office, with the other company that shared the space. i worked for them as well - for 9 years - but now due to changes it was time for me to leave and focus on this one. so it was a bittersweet party in many ways, seeing my now ex-coworkers for the last time. there were some really nice individuals i will miss. 

i stayed in an airbnb this time. it was way more spacious than necessary. i did my make up by this kitchen island.

its been refreshing not to worry about or think about the upcoming summer holidays much. usually we go away for a long time, somewhere far. this time i want to enjoy summer at home too and also not go further than europe. and importantly, less planned, backpack style. doctor is on board, we enjoy similar kind of travel. so we are just toying with the options here and there. but honestly havent had much time. ive been busy at work so mentally ive been at max capacity and weve both been away from home a lot so not that much time to plan anyway. and when we have some time together we have better things to do than discuss train connections in europe. speaking of which i just ordered a waterproof blanket cos changing the sheets and washing the sofa covers just got tedious.

a new family member. Bunilla would turn 9 this september so its time for her to retire. based on my needs, i gathered i can make do with a mini-PC and ended up with Beelink SER8, with the help of AI and Arttu. i will have my backup hard drive separate but maybe thats better anyway. now i just have to muster ths strentgh to start setting it up, my least fav thing. 

she doesnt have a name yet but will in due time, i have to get a feeling how she is first. the important specs though; 

CPU Ryzen 7 8745HS 8-Core 16-Thread 4.9GHz  
32G DDR5 RAM 
plenty of USB ports 
1T SSD for windows
4TB SSD for my D: drive

my bank wanted to let me know that help is available if my spending is getting out of hand. i wonder what kind of help that is though, really? when im in finland i use a finnish bank/card so my spending can look a bit erratic to in both ends, i just disappear and then suddenly spend a lot.