Rasputin

Today, Thursday, was a good day. As far as days go. I spent most of the time in Språkvärlden studying Russian. I also found out that my bag ended up in Trelleborg Station after I lost it on the bus on Tuesday. Next week is a one week break from school called Sportlov. Tom from my district in Michigan who's been living in Åbo (Turku) Finland is coming here next week so we might meet up or something.

Anyway, I have a new song stuck in my head called "Rasputin" by Turisas which is a Finnish symphonic metal band introduced to be by Philipp Tyskan, the German. They have an accordion and violin player and they wear red body paint with black stripes along with furs and viking armor. Spännande.

Ra Ra Rasputin, lover of the Russian queen
there was a cat that really was gone
Ra Ra Rasputin, Russia's greatest love machine
it was a shame how he carried on

I leave you with these, from "The Meaning Of Liff", a creation of John Lloyd and Douglas Adams:

Aberbeeg: Of amateur actors, to adopt a Mexican accent when called upon to play any variety of foreigner (except Pakistanis - from whom a Welsh accent is considered sufficient).

Ewelme: The smile bestowed on you by an air hostess.

Liff: A book, the contents of which are totally belied by its cover. For instance, any book the dust jacket of which bears the words. 'This book will change your life'.

Meathop: One who sets off for the scene of an aircraft crash with a picnic hamper.

Peoria: The fear of peeling too few potatoes.

Scraptoft: The absurd flap of hair a vain and balding man grows long above one ear to comb it to the other ear.

Thrupp: To hold a ruler on one end on a desk and make the other end go bbddbbddbbrrbrrrrddrr.

Ventnor: One who, having been visited as a child by a mysterious gypsy lady, is gifted with the strange power of being able to operate the air-nozzles above aeroplane seats.

Yarmouth: To shout at foreigners in the belief that the louder you speak, the better they'll understand you.