tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253452556872551898.post4284969961954656088..comments2024-02-26T08:01:22.408+02:00Comments on Ziva's Inferno: 30 Days of Photographs II: Something I HateZivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18174558111427961797noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253452556872551898.post-43000000977277768152012-04-13T14:07:35.779+03:002012-04-13T14:07:35.779+03:00Haha, Canada sounds like my kind of place.Haha, Canada sounds like my kind of place.Zivahttp://zivainferno.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253452556872551898.post-59501088412590667922012-04-12T23:17:56.195+03:002012-04-12T23:17:56.195+03:00You say no other language has a word equivalent to...You say no other language has a word equivalent to "Takatalvi" -- that time in spring when everything fresh and new is ripped away because of a sudden snowfall. Well, we do in Canada. We call it "Spring."FrankLee MeiDerehttp://www.facebook.com/people/FrankLee-MeiDere/100001160483198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253452556872551898.post-82820464338762713192012-04-10T22:26:22.141+03:002012-04-10T22:26:22.141+03:00Well, Finnish is pronounced exactly the way it'...Well, Finnish is pronounced exactly the way it's written, but the problem is that the Finnish A and the American A sound a little different.. Also, you don't put any emphasis on separate syllables in Finnish, it's all just a steady staccato.Zivahttp://zivainferno.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253452556872551898.post-61947285778498650512012-04-10T22:18:52.720+03:002012-04-10T22:18:52.720+03:00No snow at all? But how do you know when it's ...No snow at all? But how do you know when it's winter if you don't have any snow?Zivahttp://zivainferno.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253452556872551898.post-79892815398646078432012-04-10T11:02:03.161+03:002012-04-10T11:02:03.161+03:00Next time!Next time!meleahrebeccahhttp://mommamiameaculpa.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253452556872551898.post-74343672726285310552012-04-10T10:18:02.092+03:002012-04-10T10:18:02.092+03:00What do you mean we can't bitch and moan about...What do you mean we can't bitch and moan about the cold?<br /><br />-----Original message-----Nora Blithehttp://www.doorinface.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253452556872551898.post-91721374323961112252012-04-10T05:39:30.178+03:002012-04-10T05:39:30.178+03:00IT'S SNOWING IT'S SNOWING IT'S SNOWING...IT'S SNOWING IT'S SNOWING IT'S SNOWING! We didn't get any snow this year.... darn! But I feel for you... would hate to have it now. Soooo sorry!Katherine Murrayhttp://www.shoot-me-now.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253452556872551898.post-59332628685116463072012-04-10T01:06:13.877+03:002012-04-10T01:06:13.877+03:00I hate snow, I hate being behind (although I hoppe...I hate snow, I hate being behind (although I hopped on this train late so never was ahead), and I love the new word I learned today. How is it pronounced? Can you type it as it's pronounced and where to put the emphasis? I'd be ever so grateful.Cherylhttp://decksidethoughts.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253452556872551898.post-23294117017436085232012-04-10T00:18:19.943+03:002012-04-10T00:18:19.943+03:00Sheesh is right.. But that's Spring for you, a...Sheesh is right.. But that's Spring for you, always late and terrible with directions.Zivahttp://zivainferno.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253452556872551898.post-42799284345323442502012-04-10T00:16:36.170+03:002012-04-10T00:16:36.170+03:00 Oh Meleah, you should have told me, I would have ... Oh Meleah, you should have told me, I would have sent you a blizzard or two!Zivahttp://zivainferno.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253452556872551898.post-69141161792109182902012-04-10T00:11:57.539+03:002012-04-10T00:11:57.539+03:00Uh oh, a whole new side of me? Is that good or bad...Uh oh, a whole new side of me? Is that good or bad? ;)Zivahttp://zivainferno.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253452556872551898.post-88233375088816723642012-04-10T00:11:08.229+03:002012-04-10T00:11:08.229+03:00The only nice thing about "Spring Snow" ...The only nice thing about "Spring Snow" is that it sounds like a love song. ;)Zivahttp://zivainferno.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253452556872551898.post-20205608994545618442012-04-10T00:06:18.754+03:002012-04-10T00:06:18.754+03:00Wow, your knowledge of Finnish is amazing.Wow, your knowledge of Finnish is amazing.Zivahttp://zivainferno.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253452556872551898.post-39976349826404031932012-04-10T00:05:47.970+03:002012-04-10T00:05:47.970+03:00Hah, we don't have "snow days" in Fi...Hah, we don't have "snow days" in Finland. Not even when it's -30 degrees Celcius and a million snow. I wish we did, though, no one would ever have to leave their house in the winter. How awesome would that be?Zivahttp://zivainferno.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253452556872551898.post-58318954774049846932012-04-09T23:58:05.922+03:002012-04-09T23:58:05.922+03:00Because we both enjoy a little pain and suffering,...Because we both enjoy a little pain and suffering, I suspect.mikewjattoomanymorningsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253452556872551898.post-10566850938954480592012-04-09T23:51:13.169+03:002012-04-09T23:51:13.169+03:00Temperatures of 70 or 80 or 90 do not belong in Ma...Temperatures of 70 or 80 or 90 do not belong in March. Hell, they don't belong in Finland, period. Which, I guess, is why we still have snow on the ground while you're enjoying a nice barbeque outside.<br /><br />Remind me please, why did we decide to do this 30 days thing again??Zivahttp://zivainferno.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253452556872551898.post-6916673934953125482012-04-09T23:44:08.892+03:002012-04-09T23:44:08.892+03:00We rarely get to experience the Indian Summer here...We rarely get to experience the Indian Summer here.. Last year we kind of did, but honestly, summer is so short in Finland and so full of short cold periods that calling it "summer" at all is a bit of a stretch.Zivahttp://zivainferno.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253452556872551898.post-86182721702304207902012-04-09T23:30:00.518+03:002012-04-09T23:30:00.518+03:00No, it wouldn't be terrible at all. In fact, y...No, it wouldn't be terrible at all. In fact, you can have ours! Just a warning, though, the Finnish takatalvi doesn't come with "snow days." ;)Zivahttp://zivainferno.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253452556872551898.post-62112117397519757092012-04-09T23:28:08.335+03:002012-04-09T23:28:08.335+03:00It almost never snows? Then what do you do all win...It almost never snows? Then what do you do all winter long when there's no snow to shovel and you can't bitch and moan about the cold and the snow?Zivahttp://zivainferno.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253452556872551898.post-27809672797383731842012-04-09T23:26:41.204+03:002012-04-09T23:26:41.204+03:00I know, right? You'd think I'd have the br...I know, right? You'd think I'd have the brains to move to a warmer place. But moving is such a hassle, don't you think?Zivahttp://zivainferno.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253452556872551898.post-60231512231463957092012-04-09T23:25:28.632+03:002012-04-09T23:25:28.632+03:00We're all idiots for doing this in the first p...We're all idiots for doing this in the first place, Nicky. ;) And no, I knew I couldn't fool you. The snow never melts, but I still really hate it when new snow falls on the old snow.Zivahttp://zivainferno.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253452556872551898.post-80662993021781353512012-04-09T23:21:32.597+03:002012-04-09T23:21:32.597+03:00Want to know more Finnish words? Or maybe Swedish?...Want to know more Finnish words? Or maybe Swedish? I know a ton of them and I'm willing to share.Zivahttp://zivainferno.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253452556872551898.post-73276664488086434632012-04-09T21:53:59.467+03:002012-04-09T21:53:59.467+03:00Ring. Ring. Spring is calling and needs direction...Ring. Ring. Spring is calling and needs directions to Finland.<br /><br />Sheesh.ReformingGeeknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253452556872551898.post-14643170564801538102012-04-09T19:46:12.215+03:002012-04-09T19:46:12.215+03:00I am so jealous. I wish we had at least ONE good s...I am so jealous. I wish we had at least ONE good snow storm, blizzard style over here in NJ. I was ripped off this winter. meleahrebeccahhttp://mommamiameaculpa.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253452556872551898.post-1545641415190037492012-04-09T19:45:34.871+03:002012-04-09T19:45:34.871+03:00You say takatalvi, we say aw shit. Same difference...You say takatalvi, we say aw shit. Same difference. Seriously, you were laughing at us? I'm starting to see a whole other side of you, Ziva.nonamedufushttp://nonamedufus.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com