Mikään ei ole ikuista

NOTHING IS FOREVER

”I resigned today.” ”Oh. Because you’re retiring in the summer?” //
”Exactly. But I’ve been working there literally for half of my life. So it fells a bit weird.” //
”But nothing lasts forever.” ”Especially not you.” //
”…”
”Hahahaha! Especially not me!” ”Heh…!”

Kirottua!

CURSED!

Kävelin aamuna muuanna erään ravintolan ohi. Sen ovessa oli sellainen ”Sorry we’re closed” -kyltti. Aamu-uniset aivoni lukivat sen väärin, ja siltä pohjalta tein oman kyltin…
The other morning I walked past a restaurant that had one of those ”Sorry we’re closed” signs on the door. My sleepy brain misread it, so I made my own sign based on that.

Ennen oli kunnollista

THINGS WERE BETTER IN THE GOOD OLDEN DAYS

”Slippery… Slippery!” //
”In the good old days the snow was plowed better!” //
”Yes, they plowed the snow with SHOVELS, not some machines.” ”…” //
”It was better back then, in the 50s and 60s…” ”I couldn’t say, I wasn’t there…”

Tikkataulu

(Sorry, this one doesn’t translate…)

Minä siis ihan oikeasti ostin kaksi tikkataulua. Siis taulua, jossa on kuva tikasta. Kyseessä on printit Wilhelm von Wrightin piirroksista pohjantikasta ja vihertikasta. Nämä saavat minut jotenkin naurettavan iloiseksi.
The comic was a pun about me buying two paintings of woodpeckers. They are prints (I could never afford the real stuff) of paintings by a 19th century Finnish painter Wilhelm von Wright who is really famous for his bird paintings. These two are a three-toed woodpecker and a green woodpecker. Having these on my wall makes me ridiculously happy.

Vaalivälttely

ELECTION AVOIDANCE

Tavallaan ”jatko-osa” edellisten vaalien mainostusten välttelylle, joka löytyy täältä. Oikeasti kyllä myös äänestän, mutta mainostus on rasittavaa.
A sort-of-sequel to my avoiding election flyers last year, that comic can be found here. I do vote, but find the flyers annoying.

”Oh, yes, it’s the elections coming up again. And it’s impossible to avoid being handed flyers.” //
”I have to use the hard measures!” //
I have voted in advance //
I do not have the right to vote //
I am under 18 years old //
Moi parlè francais* //
NO //
I’ve got the plague

*Tiedän, että ranskani tässä on hirveän huonoa, ja sen pitäisi olla ”Je ne parle que français”, mutta huonous on tarkoituksellista. Kiitokset Douxille käännöksistä (niin hyvästä kuin huonostakin!).
*Please pardon my French here, I know it’s terrible and should be ”Je ne parle que français”, but it’s wrong on purpose. Thanks to Doux for the translations (both the good and the bad one!).

Toisella puolella

ON THE OTHER SIDE

”Hey, the sun is shining!” //
”We’re going to play role playing games!” //
”I get to spend the day with my two best friends!” //
”Yaaaaaayyy!” //
”We’re barely on the side on Espoo and Kati is completely nuts already.” ”Some just can’t handle crossing the municipality border.”

Uudenvuoden päivitys

A NEW YEAR’S POST

”Well, it’s a new year again. It’s 2024 already.” //
”Over the past year I’ve told about lots of things I’ve done here. But I also did some travelling I never turned into comics. So here’s a summary. //
As is usually do, I spent the Midsummer in Hangö achipelago. //
I had a mini vacation in Hämeenlinna with Snowhorse and we went riding horses, among other things. //
I visited relatives in Austria. ”Ooh, a fire salamander!” //
Mudkip visited me all the way from London. //
And now I’ve travelled to Northern Kainuu for the New Year’s. //
”So that’s what I’ve done. Now towards new things. Happy 2024 to everyone!”

Roach trip


”All right, boys. I’m going to my mum’s for Christmas, and then for New Year’s to the north. So I’ll take you along now and then you’ll stay with my mum for a while.” ”I see.” //
”I wrap your terrarium in this blanket. There’s also a hot water bottle to keep you warm.” ”How nice.” //
”Hehe. That person has Christmas presents in their bag. That one has flowers. That one clearly has Christmas food. I’ve got cockroaches…” //
”Hey, stop shaking us!” ”Sorry, boys!” //
”!” ”!” ”!” ”!” ”!” //
”Phew, the terrarium wasn’t broken. Are you all okay?” ”Yeah…” ”But let’s never do this again.” //
”We have to go back home in a couple of weeks.” ”Nooooooo!!!”