how the exam went

well, there were four ten-point essay questions, two econ and two poli sci. i think i did all right. it felt like i usually feel about exams. i test well.

the funny part is that when i showed up there were two places laid, for two test-takers, and i wasn't on the list. i don't know why i didn't expect that given åbo's fantastic history of dumbass, but i didn't. 'but uhm, there's sort of a problem,' said the administrator, 'because these are the only people who are allowed to take the test.' i gave her the name of the official i was communicating (wrestling?) with. they ran off and couldn't contact her, but she'd seen my name on a memo, so in the end she gave it to me anyway and said she'd get permission later. she also told me she was sure i passed 'from what i've seen' when i left, but she barely glanced at it. so um.

i also saw troy and in the cut. troy wasn't as bad as i expected, and eric bana is totally my man. mmm. rrr. and in the cut was a very well-made movie of a not-so-well-made thriller. i enjoyed it, but it wasn't as good as i expected. however, hot, pretty, cinemagraphically excellent. made me like meg ryan a lot more and raise my eyebrows over her apparently unknown costar.

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i sooooooooooooooooo want an icon of this aubrey/maturin cartoon.

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did i mention wax bought over $250 worth of bras (three bras, that is)? she did. they're very nice ones. i like them.

we flooded the bathroom floor by accident in the shower. finnish showers aren't large and commodious like the in-tub ones of america, and they don't have doors. at least, this one doesn't. wax says it's because it's a small bathroom. however, mece and tina's bathroom has a door on the shower, and that's somewhat preferable. but then they don't have an actual bed, and she's pregnant, SO.

wax's face gets all flushed when she showers, in a blotchy red and white way, because she has this creamy and sort of (her word) diaphanous complexion. i never get blotchy. and flushed only from exertion.