You may want to save some in case you feel low again this week. I mean, I hope you don't, but perhaps you should be prepared.
Bam. Explosions scary. We lived down the street from one of the IRA nail bombs in 82 (Hyde Park). House shook, windows rattled, and I ran outside to see what the commotion was all about. I got to the end of our street but couldn't work out to turn left or right--windows were shattered either way, as far as I could see.
I'm so very grateful I didn't take that right turn and reach the site of the explosion. I'm also glad at the classmates who had been sitting near where the "matching" Regents Park bomb went off, and walked away about an hour before it exploded.
Timelies all!
Best of luck on Thursday to Teddy. {{{Fred Pete& Hubs&Teddy}}}
FredPete, ~ma to you and Hubs and Teddy.
Eek! Explosions! Glad to hear that Buffistas & friends are okay.
Do you think anyone would notice if I flung myself out the window rather than grade the rest of these tests? Yes? Dang.
you could say you were trying to teach them a new word: autodefenestration.
Advertising slogan hall of fame.
Okay, I think I have to leave now. The pain is too great and I run the risk of having to interact with another crabby co-worker.
Kitty~ma to Teddy, Fred Pete.
No more explosions!
I just accidently knocked my mouse into the trash can. It hung there by its tail, shining its little red light sadly, until I noticed it and hauled it back out. I think it's a subconscious indication that I should go home now.
When your computer peripherals start with the suicide threats, it's time to pack it in.
Hee! Theodosia, can I tag that?
Elf academy to be set up in Lapland
In the northern city of Rovaniemi, the capital of the Province of Lapland, one can soon become a certified elf.
Starting in April of next year, the Lapland Vocational College will offer a one-year course in "elfing" (or should that be "elving"? "gnoming"?) as a response to the growing need of the programme services enterprises in the tourism industry.
Even this Christmas it is estimated that around 500 elves (or gnomes, you decide) will serve in various tasks within the tourism industry in Lapland.
"Various safari and other programme services firms have already established a two-week crash course for those wishing to be employed as seasonal workers in tourism. The elf academy will suit those aiming for a permanent career in the field", explains project manager Kari Rekilä from the Lapland Vocational College.
The elf training will be based on the wilderness guide programme. The focus is on good customer service. For many of the Christmas tourists, the elf guide is often more or less their only human contact during the short visit to Lapland.
"Today a good knowledge of animals and plants is not necessarily required any more", Rekilä states. After the Christmas season a professional elf could act as a regular tour guide or in a number of other tasks in safari firms.
Why am I still here at work? I'm surfing through YouTube, looking for Muppet Show clips. I found my personal favorite--Rita Moreno singing "Fever", accompanied by Animal on the drums.
