Dementor weather
I’ve been neglecting the blog and need to take corrective action immediately. Let’s have some weather talk first.
Those who’ve read Harry Potter know what a Dementor is. Even though I generally wasn’t very impressed by the Finnish Harry Potter translations, this is one where I must give credit to the translator's ingenious 'Ankeuttaja', which rather than 'Dementor' literally translates back to 'Gloomer' or 'Depressor'. At least it describes this current weather most accurately.
Quite seriously – and what else than serious could anyone be in these conditions? – what sort of winter is this supposed to be? It has been a grey sky, nasty rain and chilly weather for past few weeks. I really haven’t seen the Sun for a month! The few hours it’s supposed to be there during the day, i.e. from the sunrise at 9:00 and sunset at 15:00, the Sun is invisible behind a thick, depressing layer of dark clouds.
Those who’ve read Harry Potter know what a Dementor is. Even though I generally wasn’t very impressed by the Finnish Harry Potter translations, this is one where I must give credit to the translator's ingenious 'Ankeuttaja', which rather than 'Dementor' literally translates back to 'Gloomer' or 'Depressor'. At least it describes this current weather most accurately.
Quite seriously – and what else than serious could anyone be in these conditions? – what sort of winter is this supposed to be? It has been a grey sky, nasty rain and chilly weather for past few weeks. I really haven’t seen the Sun for a month! The few hours it’s supposed to be there during the day, i.e. from the sunrise at 9:00 and sunset at 15:00, the Sun is invisible behind a thick, depressing layer of dark clouds.
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Labels: English, Finland, Harry Potter, Helsinki, Weather, Whining
