Morjes!

Welcome to my blog. I write about fitting in, sticking out, and missing the motherland as a serial foreigner.

June 17th, outsourced

I hope you enjoyed the Queen's green screen outfit last week! [HT Jen]

This article - Why even driving through suburbia is soul-crushing - makes a lot of interesting points, even if I don't quite agree with all of it.

How to avoid bee swarm attacks, including this terrifying gem: "Never jump into a body of water to escape bees. They will wait for you to surface." [HT Jessie]

Donald Trump's Mormon problem.

Two duvets, one bed. Apparently this is not a thing in America?? Jeremy and I have had this setup for years, as in I can't even remember when we haven't had two duvets on the bed. [HT Aimee]

The ingenious design of the aluminum beverage can.

How companies learn your secrets, like finding out you're pregnant before you tell anyone.

"Iceland inflict crushing 1-1 defeat on Portugal," in dramatic tweets (some language). [HT Blair]

Time-lapse (is that what this would be called) video of the NYT front page as it changed to cover the Orlando massacre. [HT Andrew]

A glimpse of Old Turku

A glimpse of Old Turku

An Other Bridget development