here is a summary of whats being going on.

amina have released their first ep. on sale here

in ireland we refer to our teachers by “miss” or “sir”, here in finland they call them by their first names. the very logic of which blew my mind when i heard about it first the other day. imagine the effect this has on a young kid starting school. the teacher becomes their ally if you will rather than a person behind the tag of authority. one of the small reasons why finland has one of the worlds best education systems.

the snow has come and gone, time is slipping by with no mercy. its a week or so until christmas. no tree has been bought, no cards sent or for that matter written. its hard to comprehend that in two weeks its 2005.

i saw josé gonzález last night. pictures here: one two three. it was, as per usual with josé, very very good. 16€ for 55minutes isnt though. plus sitting beside people who thought the gig was a sing a long kareoke event can be annoying.

monday was the lucia procession through the city, we met the procession at bulevardi where i found that my camera batteries were outta juice. the icelandic horses, the waving kids and lucia herself passed. we went to a nearby sesto and got new batteries, then met the procession at heitalahdentori. which was nice. pictures here: [flickr link]

for the first time in ages, i actually have a scheduling conflict!. jimi tenor tonight in rose garden though. wahoo.