Posted by Sari
Sorry about the lateness, Mogens and I spent the weekend at Helsinki, Nordic and Finnish Winner dog shows, and were both quite beat after that.
Beer of the day is an old favourite Punk Pale Ale. Original IPA is better but not available in grocery stores as it is 5,6% strong. There is some hand-wringing in teh internets about diluting, but the laws in Finland being what they are, I am more than happy to pick this nicely bitter and citrusy ale to my shopping cart.
As for TV-series, I am going with a classic. I vaguely remember seeing this when it came from the TV for the first time in the late 18970s/early 1980s, when I was much too young to watch or understand it, but after Jukka bought the DVD last year we were both hooked. The series is, of course BBC miniseries of Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy, one of the best TV-series ever made.
Le Carré's claustrophobic spy novel has been turned into a series which is both languorous and tense. Alec Guinnes and Michael Jayston are a great investigative team, and the suspected moles, ”four (well, three) and Alleline” are all brilliant. Watching the series now adds an interesting layer of triviality to the proceedings, as we have seen the cold war crumble.
I loved Alfredson's new film with Gary Oldman, but even with all its artistry it felt rushed compared to the BBC-series which I keep watching again and again. I'll soon know it by heart…
Random link: Great language game. I got 750 points.
Eating Muffins 