Enough Booze?

Probably not for the Finns.

Finnish Festivities of Fun

This weekend I'll be at Juhannus festivities in Sonoma.  I'll be live blogging all the action.

Egg Man is Adorable

So, I think this blog is quickly becoming a log of my youtube viewing of Finnish comedy videos, but this makes me laugh and giggle.  Riku Nieminen is a very hilarious Finnish sketch actor and plays the egg man.  If you don't speak Finnish but think funny voices are adorable, please enjoy.  Otherwise please feel free to skip.

Me vs Sam Brannan Park Volleyball Court

So this Thursday, in preparation for the work picnic, I will be raking up cat poop, used drug needles, and crack pipes so our offices can play volleyball against each other.  My sister told me to get good gloves, which I will.

What Not To Do on a Date

Last Saturday, I went on a first date with a girl who, as it turns out, is my college roommate's cousin(ish) and whose father sold my father life insurance.  Small world!
So, we went to the zoo and saw some pretty awesome animals.  I enjoyed the tiger exhibit and the chimpanzees.  On the way to drop her off, which took like forty minutes, I started feeling really sick, like eating rotten meat sick, which made the good-bye scene really awkward.  I basically said ok good-bye and hugged.  No let's do this again or I had a fun time.  I was so sick I had to just get out of there as soon as possible.  So I slept the next day and a half (not straight) and called her back to apologize.  She's a great girl, but based on her not calling me back, I think it was a Chad-fail.  Oh well.  At least I got this picture of me and this tiger.

Alaaf!

This past February I went to a German party that is toned-down version of Mardi Gras.  I might some nice German people, ate delicious German food, and danced a little with some sexy Fräulein.  Overall a good time and something I'd love to do next year.
Here are some pictures from the event that you might enjoy.  The average age of the room was over 60, which is sad because the kids don't like the traditions, which are awesome.  So if you meet any Germans in February, give them a good Alaaf! for me.

It's a Bird. It's a Plane. It's Seppo Ilmarinen!

This past March I was in a reader's theater production of the Kalevala, Finland's national epic.  I played the blacksmith Seppo, who defeated Väinämöinen.  Don't I look fearsome?