Tuesday, December 09, 2003
-9°C (*9/5 + 32 = 15°F) = ICE IN THE NOSE
But this isn't even close to being cold, or so they tell me. They also tell me something else and I wasn't prepared for this one. On my way out of the office today I spoke briefly with the co-planner at the Film Commission, Antti, who asked me if I was riding my bicycle home in this weather. I answered that I was and he gave me a bit of advice, "Be sure to protect the prostata. In the cold and against the metal, it can get infected."
Now, I had a hunch that he was talking about my prostate, but I wasn't sure until he put it into context. I told him thank you and that I had never heard that before while on my way out of the office. We shared a nodding of the head and then I left, a bit more puzzled than I had been just a few seconds before. I don't really know how to respond to prostate advice, especially from someone I don't know so well. I'm sure he's just being helpful, but still.
Today was a good day at work, we spent over an hour crafting the logo for the EFFC and I think we came up with something really cool. It'll make a great T-Shirt in addition to a pretty cool and black business card. I also had my first bit of it's-a-good-thing-we-have-an-American-on-board-otherwise-we-never-would-have-noticed-this-and-we-would-be-up-shit's-creek today when I corrected the spelling of commission. Everyone was a little shocked and a little embarrassed, while I kept going over it in my head to make sure that commission was indeed spelled with two m's, and it is.
Oooh, I almost forgot. There's another International Party going on tomorrow night. I wonder if my friends will be there.
hb having no ears, they fell off on the way home.
But this isn't even close to being cold, or so they tell me. They also tell me something else and I wasn't prepared for this one. On my way out of the office today I spoke briefly with the co-planner at the Film Commission, Antti, who asked me if I was riding my bicycle home in this weather. I answered that I was and he gave me a bit of advice, "Be sure to protect the prostata. In the cold and against the metal, it can get infected."
Now, I had a hunch that he was talking about my prostate, but I wasn't sure until he put it into context. I told him thank you and that I had never heard that before while on my way out of the office. We shared a nodding of the head and then I left, a bit more puzzled than I had been just a few seconds before. I don't really know how to respond to prostate advice, especially from someone I don't know so well. I'm sure he's just being helpful, but still.
Today was a good day at work, we spent over an hour crafting the logo for the EFFC and I think we came up with something really cool. It'll make a great T-Shirt in addition to a pretty cool and black business card. I also had my first bit of it's-a-good-thing-we-have-an-American-on-board-otherwise-we-never-would-have-noticed-this-and-we-would-be-up-shit's-creek today when I corrected the spelling of commission. Everyone was a little shocked and a little embarrassed, while I kept going over it in my head to make sure that commission was indeed spelled with two m's, and it is.
Oooh, I almost forgot. There's another International Party going on tomorrow night. I wonder if my friends will be there.
hb having no ears, they fell off on the way home.
// posted by Howard @ 6:18 PM 
