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Last night was the award ceremony for the Finnish blogistan awards, the Kultainen Kuukkeli, The Golden Google. I went and dragged Jarkko with me since I knew that I'd be the oddball in a room full of people I didn't know but I wanted to see the show anyway. The place was filled with the young Finnish hipnorati and I think I know now how it must feel to be a python person unexpectedly winding up at a perl party where everyone knows everyone else but you. :) The ceremony was very well done; the announcers, the poet with the finnish palindromic poem, the awards, and overall organisation were top-notch. Many thanks to the people who made it all possible and so polished.

In spite of the fact that I shouldn't have qualified for an award [if I read the rules correctly, I'm not Finnish] my blog recieved a number of nominations for the best blog in the non-finnish language category. I'm still surprised since I figured only my family, friends and people I pay read the stuff I publish here. So, to whomever nominated this blog you have my most sincere thanks as it was very flattering just to be nominated.

26 Mar 2004 at 15:32, Helsinki