2004 ended quietly and 2005 started with a bang. i am really glad last year is behind me. already things in the new year is looking up a little bit. päivi is off to london and rome for a well deserved break in a few weeks, then we are both going to nyc in feb/march for 12 days, then its my sisters communion in ireland in may and beatrizs wedding in madrid a few days later. plus maybe something going on in april somewhere hopefully.

college starts back tomorrow, time to learn about gdl stuff. i was up until 6am last night rearranging furniture, watching the end of the 24 season 2 marathon on subtv, watching some “best of” 2004 tv shows.

the tsunami from last week has shocked us. we’ve been watching it unfold on bbc, finnish, swedish and german channels. the numbers, the scale and the fury of it has numbed me completely. to donate in ireland read info here: [ireland.com] and in finland check here: [helsingin sanomat]