Editorial Ovi issue 3

Something curious has been happening at Ovi Magazine. Vases of fresh flowers are appearing on some of the pages, embroidered pillows are propped up against some of the links and, yes, the toilet seat is always down. We may not be the sharpest tools in the toolbox but we sense that life will never be the same again.

After the outbreak of Issue 2, we met a friendly Brasilian (she prefers the s) lass named
Juliana Elo, who is also married to a Finn and living in Finland. Following our formal introductions and jokes, "Hello, Mrs Elo!" we settled down to the business of creating Issue 3 for the enjoyment of our growing readership - and, cor blimey, it is growing!

Juliana has become the surrogate mother to our little Ovi, while John completes his academics Stateside, but she will be permanent fixture barring any necessity for maternity leave. She brings to Ovi some of the missing dimensions that we were sorely lacking. The magazine now has a feminine touch and the added perspective of a South American on world issues; she brings a unique view of the E.U., President Bush and has inspired the issue's theme: women.

My translator tells me that Juliana's surname means 'life' in Finnish and we are certain that she will continue to convey that through her writings. Life also has no end of irony, it seems. You innocently wander along life's road and before you realise what has happened two new women have entered your life. Following a fancy 4D-ultrasound, my pregnant wife and I discovered that the gender of the one lodging inside her womb is a girl.

The concrete announcement has made the prospect of fatherhood even more real and, thanks to Thanos's decision to add five brand new sections, I have been practising being up throughout the night. We have added a Forum for you to interact, discuss, bitch, champion and spy on what everybody thinks about stuff from Ovi, stuff in life and other general…stuff. Go and register now and be among the first to post messages.

Other brand new sections include, iView, iKritic, iBlog and IPromote, because you can never have two many eyes when it comes to spotting the problems and issues of the world. Three of these new sections allow increased communication between you and us, you and the world at large. Hit the links and see how they can work for you.

Issue 3 is filled with fresh content and you may need to download and print the PDF version, so you can read it away from the computer. The latest PDF has all the articles from this issue and looks quite sexy once again.

Don't loiter around my editorial, get reading…

Asa