Packing for a Work Trip Part 1: Body 12/01/2018 I wrote about the perils of work travel quite exactly one year ago, and dear reader, it's time again to get ready for the annual work trip bootcamp.There are precisely two kinds of work trips: 1. Short visit to a glamorous city. You will be whizzing around in the backseat of a black limo and will not need to think about queuing or having an overcoat with you. You eat in places that are not restaurants, nor open to public, the food is sublime and with some luck you are seated only 3 tables away
I wrote about the perils of work travel quite exactly one year ago, and dear reader, it's time again to get ready for the annual work trip bootcamp.There are precisely two kinds of work trips: 1. Short visit to a glamorous city. You will be whizzing around in the backseat of a black limo and will not need to think about queuing or having an overcoat with you. You eat in places that are not restaurants, nor open to public, the food is sublime and with some luck you are seated only 3 tables away
Holiday Scents Edition 11/11/2018 Want to have a nice pre-holiday smell at home but loathe the ubiquitous spiced cinnamon that makes its way to every product associated with Christmas? I've done my research and am here to share the fruits of my labour. Of course scents are something extremely personal, so you will go with whatever you fancy. Just don't feel your home must reek of cheap vanilla for weeks before Christmas Eve (unless this is your particular thing, and I do not judge). As far as scents for home go, I tend to veer
Want to have a nice pre-holiday smell at home but loathe the ubiquitous spiced cinnamon that makes its way to every product associated with Christmas? I've done my research and am here to share the fruits of my labour. Of course scents are something extremely personal, so you will go with whatever you fancy. Just don't feel your home must reek of cheap vanilla for weeks before Christmas Eve (unless this is your particular thing, and I do not judge). As far as scents for home go, I tend to veer
Who Are You? 11/11/2018 I fully get the irony: I am about to request audience participation (something that is extremely high on my list of things I don't do). However this blog has reached a readership that goes far beyond my family members and friends - therefore I'm curious to know who you are and how you found Kassandra Komplex. I am not 100% sure this is absolutely necessary for the existence of any non-commercial blog, but I guess I'm just genuinely interested in who's reading my rants! Because I am an awkward
I fully get the irony: I am about to request audience participation (something that is extremely high on my list of things I don't do). However this blog has reached a readership that goes far beyond my family members and friends - therefore I'm curious to know who you are and how you found Kassandra Komplex. I am not 100% sure this is absolutely necessary for the existence of any non-commercial blog, but I guess I'm just genuinely interested in who's reading my rants! Because I am an awkward
Intermission Observations 11/04/2018 I went to see a concert by a symphony orchestra this weekend, which is not something I do very often. This has nothing to do with classical music - I don't much go to other concerts, either. The two concerts that have left the longest-lasting impact are the New Kids on The Block -gig in 1991 and Madonna performing in Helsinki in 2009. The profoundness of their respective impacts has nothing to do with the music that was (allegedly) performed (I was so far back that it could have been frankly
I went to see a concert by a symphony orchestra this weekend, which is not something I do very often. This has nothing to do with classical music - I don't much go to other concerts, either. The two concerts that have left the longest-lasting impact are the New Kids on The Block -gig in 1991 and Madonna performing in Helsinki in 2009. The profoundness of their respective impacts has nothing to do with the music that was (allegedly) performed (I was so far back that it could have been frankly
What I'll Check Out in November 11/02/2018 November, and possibly June, must be the most underrated months. It’s all about waiting for the next month - the bringer of the holidays. Thus both months are rather unassuming and chill because they are never the main stage for anything. Although the amok-run at work reaches its peak just before start of holidays (because the world must be finalised by then) and can make life highly stressful, the beginning of November can actually be quite enjoyable. While we cannot escape the perverted
November, and possibly June, must be the most underrated months. It’s all about waiting for the next month - the bringer of the holidays. Thus both months are rather unassuming and chill because they are never the main stage for anything. Although the amok-run at work reaches its peak just before start of holidays (because the world must be finalised by then) and can make life highly stressful, the beginning of November can actually be quite enjoyable. While we cannot escape the perverted
How To: When You're Invited 10/25/2018 The first invitations have started to populate the inbox. After a blissfully uneventful lull of a couple of months, people I don’t know have started to request - with pleasure - my company at various gatherings. It’s as if the patron saint of Christmas Drinks sent my doubtful mind a confirmation today when the lingering scent of mulled wine hit me in the office corridor this afternoon: “Dear child, it’s here. End of year drinks season. Start running.” So here you are, a 10-point plan from the
The first invitations have started to populate the inbox. After a blissfully uneventful lull of a couple of months, people I don’t know have started to request - with pleasure - my company at various gatherings. It’s as if the patron saint of Christmas Drinks sent my doubtful mind a confirmation today when the lingering scent of mulled wine hit me in the office corridor this afternoon: “Dear child, it’s here. End of year drinks season. Start running.” So here you are, a 10-point plan from the
