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Wonder Woman: Not Quite a Review
As you can probably guess based on the frequency of posting, my time reserves are extremely limited at the moment. The Estonian EU Presidency will start on 1 July and we are all officially doing 6-day work weeks now, not to mention the unofficial over time. ..
On Writing for Others
I don’t have any exceptional talents. I’m reasonably good at several things, but unfortunately – or maybe fortunately – I don’t have a talent with a capital T. Among the things I am reasonably good at, on balance I’m probably the best at writing.
Not wri..
A Non-Capsule Wardrobe
Capsule wardrobes are as ubiquitous as avocado toasts recently (or chia puddings, for that matter), everyone and their pet iguana is doing it. If you don’t spend your days on Instagram, let me try to be helpful and recap: capsule wardrobe is a limited collec..
On The Occasional Act of Getting Drunk
I’m writing this with a medium-level hangover, which makes the thesis of the post particularly unlikely. Essentially, I’m going to say that I’m OK with people – me included – getting drunk once in a while: I’m warning you right now so that you can stop readi..
On The Difference in Disposition (Inspired by Online Commenters)
I googled my name yesterday. Yes, I know, what was I thinking? But I had a good excuse: I was looking for an article in a professional magazine for communicators where I talked about my job. Unfortunately, that story wasn’t available online, but I found some..
The A-Word
I cannot really remember the time when I didn’t think about myself as a feminist. There certainly was one: I do recall reading The Second Sex and A Room of One’s Own in my early twenties and being almost shocked by the truths in them, so I cannot have been v..
On Taking a Day Off (and Kau Manor)
I’ve been thinking about holidays and resting recently, most likely because I was on a holiday and tried to rest. I have become so much better at it than I used to be: I switch off almost instantly and will not think of work unless something extraordinary fo..
Holiday in a Warm Climate: The Rules
Everybody loves holidays. Considering this universal love for holidays, it’s funny how often we are in fact disappointed in them. We over or under pack, we try to cram too many activities into one week, we have unrealistic expectations and snap at our family..
No Posting Today, As the Founder and CEO (yes, that’s me) Is Profoundly Depressed by the News
Why Football is Exactly Like Umberto Eco
It’s the first full day of Euro 2016 and therefore the perfect time to talk about football – and sports in general. Family folklore says I was watching the ice hockey games of Lake Placid Winter Olympics with absolute concentration on my father’s lap and hav..