Fried vendace + Pinot Gris

It's ironic: I like to keep fish in an aquarium AND I like to eat fish (although not the same fish than what I keep in the tank).
Anyway, one of the best things you can do in summertime is to pick up some fried vendace from the marketplace. Yummy!!

Bronze corys spawning!!

My Bronze corydoras have started spawning!! In the morning I found eggs on the back of the aquarium!!! :)
Too bad it is quite inevitable that the eggs will get eaten by other fish or even the parents themselves...

Biking in Tampere

Riksu and I went biking in Tampere and ended up in Tahmela, where Riksu's brother Juppe lives with his family. On our way back I took some photos.

The perfect summer day

When we want to visit our relatives' summer cottage in Virrat, we usually take the bus. If you have the time and if the weather is nice, you should definitely take the 99-year-old steamboat Tarjanne instead. It takes about 6 hours from Tampere to Virrat, but it is worth every minute.

Lemmings are back!

I used to love Lemmings, and to my surprise, it's available also for Windows!! Click here for download.

Paluu pulpettiin

Pakkohan tää peruskoulutesti oli tehdä, kun tällanen kerta löytyi! Yllättävää kyllä sain keskiarvon 9,7 eli sitten vuoden 1993 on ilmeisesti jotain kehitystä tapahtunut meikäläisessä. :)

Fried vendace for lunch

This is truly a summer-thing to do in Tampere: Having fried vendace for lunch at Tammelantori market place. I am (as you probably already know) a big fish-eater, so this is a perfect lunch for me. Some might argue they put too much salt on the vendace, but I don't really care - it's delicious! The only thing that was missing was a glass of cold white wine. :)

Bolivian rams

I am anxious for my Bolivian rams to pair up and start making babies. However, I believe that the chances for the offspring to survive with all the other fish are slim...

Ruotsi sujuu

Samojen kamojen joukosta kuin Snoopykin, löytyi myös vanha "päiväkirjani". Olen kirjoittanut tämän kyseisen tekstin arviolta 5–6-vuotiaana sen jälkeen, kun ollaan oltu kylässä pikkuveljeni Juhon kummeilla, joiden lapset puhuivat pelkkää ruotsia. Äkkiä sitä oppii, kun on pakko. :)

My Snoopy

I had to organize some old boxes full of stuff from my childhood. I found my dear Snoopy and lots of clothes I had made for her (yes, it's a her). :)

Small leaves and strange candy

It seems that we are finally getting leaves on trees. It gives you hope that the summer will be here eventually. :)
Although I am a big fan of both salmiakki and chocolate, I don't see the point of putting them together. Well, somebody thought of it anyway, and today I got to taste this strange combination.

Fish news (good and bad)

I have good and bad fish news. I'll tell the bad news first: I have lost my first fish in this tank. One of the ten Flame tetras had been in a bad shape for a while already, and today in the morning I found the corps. No new fish or plant has been introduced to the tank since when the Otos arrived in the beginning of February, so the reason for his death should not be a decease that is infectious but something that just happened to this specific fish.
Then the good news: It seams that my Bolivian rams have reached their adulthood. This means that there's a chance for babies! :)

Check out also the new video on my bristlenose pleco Rousku.

Pelottavaa yhdennäköisyyttä

Löytyipä eräästä blogista vähän pelottavia kuvia...
Ja kuka sanoo, ettei telkkarista ja muista tuuteista tulvivalla kuvastolla ole merkitystä ihmisen kehitykselle?
T: Tyttö, joka ei saanut kattoa Ritari ässää

Teekkarilakki

Tasi-isäni teekkarilakki on hiukka erivärinen kuin omani. Kaikki kellastuminen ei johtune ajasta, vaan ennen jotain tiettyä vuotta materiaali vain oli sellaista, että se helpommin kellastui. Noh, kun isä ei ole enää lakkia pitämässä, annan vappuna lakin Tasin pikkuveljelle Timpalle, joka omana teekkariaikanaan oli jonkin sortin radikaali eikä hankkinut omaa lakkia.
PS. Huomasin muuten, että olen isääni isopäisempi, kun sovittelin lakkeja.

Good old Zander

Riksu and I have pretty different diets when it comes to eating vegetables, meat, or dairy products. But with fish we find common ground. Today we cooked a simple but delicious meal: salad with parmigiano, mashed potatoes, and zander.
Similar dishes in earlier posts:
02.09.2006
14.10.2006
What can I say – I love fish!

Feels like summer!!

Look at the temperature chart! Today and yesterday it's been like two summer days. Over +20 °C (68 °F) both days, although almost 0 °C (32 °F) at night. Today I went cycling with short tights. What a feeling! Well, the rest of the week is going to be crap, but who cares today!!!

Sinko

Matti H. lähetti mielenkiintoisen linkin, jossa vähän vertaillaan lukuja tulevan huippuyliopiston ja kilpailijoiden välillä. Aika surullista luettavaa ovat kyllä nuo luvut. Esim. MIT pyörittää puolta opiskelijamäärää nelinkertaisilla professoriresursseilla! On ohjauksen taso vähän eri kuin täällä. Ja jos vaikka vähän vaatimattomampaankin kohteeseen kuten KTH vertaa, niin siihenkin nähden on aika huonosti asiat tulevassa huippuyliopistossa. "Sinko" on muuten aika mainio työnimi ko. yliopistolle... :D

Tulips (before and after)

I love tulips and I find them beautiful also when they are not so fresh anymore. Well, today it seems that I will need to throw them away very soon.

Mignon Easter egg

During Easter my plan was to treat myself with a certain type of Easter egg, but everytime I went to a store, I forgot to buy one. My colleague Juha surprised me two days ago at the office and gave me exactly the egg I had been wanting. Today I finally enjoyed the egg at the courtesy of my own living room. :D

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