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Day 29

2012-02-28T23:15:00.002+02:00

I can't believe it's Tuesday! Feels like Thursday. I'm happy that I've got the whole week ahead - I'm planning on doing a bunch of things. I definitely should go ice skating before the spring starts rolling in with full force. Something tells me it won't take very long for that to happen.

But before the winter is over, I've got the flu season to handle. It's risky business to travel by bus and train at this time of the year. Please, people, when you're sneezing and coughing all over the place, try to avoid going in the middle of other people to do that :( I get it, sometimes you just need to travel when sick, but... still. I so hate having someone sneezing right behind me for a couple of hours!

By the way, the Scandinavian myths are totally working for me. I'm hooked on the book, it'll most likely be finished tonight.

Day 29

2012-02-27T20:04:00.003+02:00

Turku calling in a minute.

Oscar gala last night, watched the red carpet part and fell asleep when the thing itself started. Good timing, wouldn't have wanted to stay awake the whole night anyway. Ha.

Brain empty, better wander offline ->

Day 28

2012-02-26T23:24:00.003+02:00

I always end up scribbling just a couple of lines! Boo at that. I don't even have pictures of the fabulous high heels I got yesterday. Did I, by the way, even mention they were a gift from the Boyfriend? Anyway, you can see 'em here. I got them in black, much better looking in that colour than in red as in the default picture on that Iron Fist site.

It's been a lazy Sunday indeed. In fact so lazy that I haven't even checked out my phone after morning. Which is bad, since I was supposed to do some poling with Johanna - she has most likely tried to reach me. I've just forgotten the phone somewhere. Gotta go and look for it right after typing this (short, pointless) entry.

The highlight of the day would probably be an hour spent at a café. Wow. Don't get me wrong, it's been a nice Sunday with the Boyfriend - we just haven't done almost anything!

But Monday always has to come I guess. Brr, I'm going to hate the upcoming week.

Day 27

2012-02-25T23:57:00.003+02:00

Woah, I own the most gorgeous high heels now. Pictures later.

Oh my, my posts have lately been mainly about materialistic things or food. I honestly do other things than just eat, shop and dance on the pole.

But not in this post. I'm super tired!

Ah, no, one more thing. I usually like winter and so on, but this weather is really getting on my nerves. It's been snowing like crazy for about 24 hours now. Argh!

Day 26: How can it be so late already?

2012-02-24T20:31:00.002+02:00

I haven't basically done anything today! I finished the Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, though. I liked it sooo much! Very interesting story on so many levels - history, some mystery, exotic places, the story of a whole nation, a single family and an individual person all in one. I also like Junot Diaz' writing style. It's humorous, clear and still somehow poetic.

Then I just picked up a book that has all the stories of Scandinavian mythology compiled in it. I'm so looking forward to reading this one, I've wanted to explore the subject since I was something like nine.

Now I'm sipping some white wine. Oh, I miss Italy and its wines!

Days 24 and 25...

2012-02-23T20:14:00.010+02:00

I did it YET AGAIN. I just completely forgot to post yesterday - I was thinking about it but when I got online, the thought was somehow swept away. Hmph! I really wanted to post something every single day. That was the point of this anyway... Oh well.

I visited mom yesterday. We did some serious shopping. She is awesome. :) Now I've got a new scarf and shirt, two new bags and three new jigsaw puzzles. The scarf is beautiful, it's black and the other half of it is lace. I didn't have any black scarfs besides a knitted one, which is too warm to be worn later in the spring, so this one was a good find in that sense as well.

Then I spotted not only one but two lovely bags. I couldn't have bought them both, but one word: mom. I've needed a brown bag for ages. I completely fell in love with this one. The clutch bag is much needed as well.

If I had to choose which I'm more happy about, the clothes and accessories or the three jigsaw puzzles, I definitely couldn't choose. I've been looking for a nice puzzle since Christmas, but just haven't find any. And now I've got three waiting for me!

The old home town was well worth the visit. I wish I could've stayed longer. ♥

Day 23: The curse of Tuesday didn't get me today!

2012-02-21T22:39:00.003+02:00

Meaning that it's been a good day today. One very important accomplishment of the day was to completely check out my laptop: no more unused programs, no unnecessary files, all programs up-to-date... Ah, I swear this machine runs much smoother now.

I've also had a cup of coffee with one of the loveliest girls out there, played around with the pole for probably almost two hours (with the mentioned friend), tidied the flat... And baked, again! There are rolls in the oven at the moment - it smells just SO GOOD here. They have some honey and oat flakes in them, interesting to see how they turned out. It's not long till I can sit down with a cup of tea - hm, licorice, strawberry, raspberry or mint - and a warm roll. There's football on TV, Chelsea and Napoli playing, I've got candles burning and there's a book waiting for me on the sofa. How cosy it is here!

About the pole session: the eyeopener worked out just fine today. So did the standing, it's my own version, though, but I'm pretty sure my legs just can't get into the more common position. I'm happy to be able to do the trick anyway. The Hollywood spin is apparently getting right, too. Good day in this sense, too.

Boo, no pictures or anything nice like that today :( Tomorrow, tomorrow...

Days 21 and 22: Oopsie, again

2012-02-20T22:54:00.005+02:00

I suddenly got unbelievably tired last night - no post! I suppose I'm getting naughty. Gotta get back in line.

But otherwise I was pretty awesome yesterday. It was the Laskiainen (used to be the day when Lent started) which meant baking. I was in the mood for some more kitchen magic, so I tried out an interesting recipe I saw online a while ago.

The recipe included chicken, nachos and all kind of Mexican styled seasoning. And the result was delicious! Spicy, but not too spicy. I'm definitely going to keep this recipe in my bookmark folder.

Then the buns. Yum... Whipped cream and raspberry jam... Say no more.

Boo for not having anything to put on top of the buns, they should have had some decorations on them.

All that was topped with a couple of glasses of very good red wine and a few candles burning. Oh my, sometimes Sundays are absolutely lovely days. Funny, I used to hate them with a passion.

Today I've been just taking it easy. I've made some progress with the Brief wondrous life of Oscar Wao. I really like the way in which Junot Diaz writes. Ah, I think I'm gonna pick up the book and go to bed now.

Day 20: Oh ehm gee

2012-02-18T23:17:00.002+02:00

That's all I'm gonna say about today, except for that I went to have a cup of coffee with an old friend (yay) and bought a couple of shirts too (yay too).

Tomorrow some serious baking and cooking. Now I think I'll take the dog out before the snow storm really hits - the wind is getting wild out there - and after that I'll grab a book and try to turn my brains off.

Day 19: I'm not sure if I like this day or not

2012-02-17T23:28:00.003+02:00

So it's the time for a list of pros and cons.

+ I woke up pretty early and started doing the laundry almost immediately. Good.

+ I got started with an online course that has been bugging me for a while. Really good.

+ It was very nice to stop by at the opening of two exhibitions at Tampereen taidemuseo. I enjoyed both and would like to see them again - with less people and noise around. (Might write more about the exhibitions tomorrow, I'm way too braindead for something like that at the moment.)

+ Stopping by at a pub with the Boyfriend was also very nice.

- Walking home alone when it was sleeting wasn't that nice. My feet got a little wet, boo. Though that's definitely better than having insanely cold weather.

- The Boyfriend is out partying, I'm alone. The thing is that I don't feel like being alone, boohoo. Oh well, I'll just grab a book (Junot Diaz: The brief wondrous life of Oscar Wao) and hope to fall asleep soon.

- I ate some chips. And a few bits of dark chocolate. Bad me, bad.

I think I'm going to go shopping tomorrow. I basically don't have that much extra money at the moment, but I just need some new clothes. I mean, really need - this is not the typical thing, girl complaining of not having anything to wear when there's a closet full of clothes next to her. I feel like I'm wearing constantly the same clothes.

Aww, the doggie is snoring loudly. Cutie. With him around I'm never really alone.

Day 18: Argh!

2012-02-16T22:04:00.003+02:00

Damn the evil that comes in the form of candy! I just HAD to get something sweet. And then there's Laskiainen at weekend, meaning that buns will be baked to be filled with whipped cream before eating them. Urgh! The "eight weeks to get in bikini shape" plan is doomed to fail.

Day 17: This is more like it

2012-02-15T23:28:00.009+02:00

It's been a good day today. I spent, for example, something like two hours working out on the pole today. First I had to remove the dog from the unsafe zone. We sometimes have little disagreements concerning the ownership of the pole. For some reason the doggie likes to sleep close to it.

My arch enemy, standing on the pole, is showing signs of being defeated! I'm so happy if I manage to do it tomorrow as neatly as I did today. I don't know what it is with that move that's so difficult for me - it's a basic move, I do much wilder things and yet even still it's been impossible for me to do. Weird. So yay for getting it finally right and stable today!

One more thing before going to bed: trailer for the film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. After hearing that the release of Hansel and Gretel: the Witch Hunters is postponed, this Lincoln film is probably the most anticipated fun sounding fantasy film of 2012 for me.

Day 16: Well, I didn't like today then

2012-02-14T22:21:00.010+02:00

What is it with me? I'm always okay with Mondays, but Tuesdays definitely aren't for me.

But I tried out the veggie casserole recipe I mentioned yesterday! The food was absolutely delicious, even surprisingly so. I mean, it was just vegetables and some salt, basil and black pepper after all.

A confession: I've never cooked anything with eggplant in it before. So there you see my first ever eggplant being chopped to bits and pieces.

Onion and seasoning missing, otherwise ready for cooking.

And there it is, the tasty result. Oh, I got all hungry now.

By the way, guess what I did on this Valentine's day? Pissed off both mom and the Boyfriend. Luckily the dog seems to love me still. (Nothing serious, really - just thought I'd mention in honor of this fake fest of love.)

Edit. Blogger, you playing around with my fonts, huh? I just noticed that not only the text of this post and the one of yesterday are in a different font than the ones before them, but this one now has two different fonts in it. And I can't change that fact with simply pressing a button, so I won't do it, then. Looks stupid.

Day 15: I think I'm going to like this week

2012-02-13T21:29:00.004+02:00

The word "reborn" could describe the feeling I had this morning. Ah, sleeping is slowly but steadily making its way into the category "my favourite hobbies".

List of some themes of the day

Food. I picked up a book full of delicious sounding Italian food recipes. I have no idea why I haven't tried out any of those before - I've had the book for years! Tomorrow I'll be cooking a kind of vegetable casserole. If that even is the correct word for the food. Well, you might see for yourselves tomorrow.

Fish babies. The mentioned honey gouramis indeed spawned and now the eggs have hatched. The babies are barely visible, they're TINY. Eep! To be honest I didn't believe the result would be this successful, so I didn't make any preparations. I need to go and buy a breeding cage to protect the young ones. Those tetras are like piranhas, let me tell ya. I think I'll be on maternity leave from school this week.

Pole. I came to the conclusion that I need to start making a bit more detailed plans for home poling than I've done so far. I came up with a pretty long routine and will be working on that from now on. I think it'll take the whole week to master that. I'll practise some single moves alongside. By the way, it's funny now that I have the pole at home and get to play around with it a lot more than before, I've noticed that some things that are basically easy for me, just won't work out every day. Today I struggled with the eyeopener (first row, the one on the right), which is usually easy for me to do.

Getting in shape. I think I'll be focusing on getting in shape even more than usually from now on till the holiday. I finally want to get rid of some extra fat. I mean, I'm actually a slim girl, but I just want to have the rest of the fat gone so that you could, for example, see my awesome abs better. He he. Pictures might follow.

I think I'll stay home this week, I feel like I need it. The classes we'd have are optional anyway. It's time for some candles (the one on the left smells so good - my uncle brought it for me from Dubai), lovely green tea and a good book...

Days 13 and 14: Failed!

2012-02-12T14:57:00.002+02:00

I didn't manage to keep up with that little challenge of mine for even two weeks! I just completely forgot to post an entry yesterday. Boo at me. Before going offline to spank myself for that, I'll recap the weekend a little.

The trip is booked now. Woo! I'm sure we'll have a lovely vacation coming up. Company is the most important factor in making a holiday great. And that thing is completely in order: I'm travelling with two of my best friends, who are both insanely awesome girls who pretty much share my views of what makes a holiday perfect. This is going to be great!

We went to a night club to show off some crazy moves last night. Oh ehm gee. I mean, it's indeed been a while since the last time. I'm both getting old and and the winter just takes its toll - home or the closest pub is a much more attractive option than walking further and queuing to any club. Some night clubbing is good at times. But oh how tired I am now. I just can't believe it was just a couple of years ago when I spent pretty much all the weekend nights partying. Tsk!

All in all, I'm a happy girl today.

Day 12: Uh oh

2012-02-10T21:38:00.003+02:00

Haha, I love Fridays.
...because Friday means candy! During the week I eat almost super healthy, avoid unnecessary carbs and such, but I just can't do it without having one day a week when everything's allowed. Oh, these sugary things make me feel like I was on extacy.
(For now. In half an hour I'll be all "eww".)

But lookie! I accidentally clicked on a link of a certain online shoe shop and discovered a couple of new reasons for my existence. I'm not a huge shoe freak, no, but a beautiful high-heeled shoe does make my heart melt.

These ones would come in handy in this wintry weather.

A pair of red stunners.

I actually have a pair that kind of looks like these - they're one of my favourites, so another pair of the same style would be good to have.

I absolutely love booties like these.

Oh my. I miss my gorgeous leopard print heels. Definitely needed, this pair.

Must have.

I think I'm going to have to hide my credit card from myself. Must not buy shoes, must book flights and a hotel room. Seriously!

Day 11: I so look forward to...

2012-02-09T23:14:00.002+02:00

...having a good night's sleep! Good to be back home, here magic like that happens.

Tomorrow some pole dancing, school work and probably the opening of an arts exhibition.

That's why this entry won't be any longer - I want to get to beeeed! Yawn.

Some inspiration for tomorrow's poling: fun little move, why have I not seen this before.

ps. Started reading Rock'n'roll Suicide Bar by Marco Kosonen. More about it later, but gotta say I like it a lot already.

Day 10: Nightmares, oh how I hate them

2012-02-08T21:13:00.003+02:00

The one who said that you can't keep dreaming the same dream the whole night was wrong.

Okay, I may not have been trapped in the nightmare of last night the entire sleeping time, but most of it, that's for sure. The nightmare just went on, new people stopped by, seasons changed... I know it took some serious time because I remember waking up a couple of times and noticing the increasing of traffic, the dog changing his place to sleep, things like that. And in the morning I saw a zombie staring at me in the mirror with eyes that were barely visible between those red, swollen eyelids...

It was the kind of nightmare that just sticks with you, you know. You've got that weird feeling when you get up. You try to shake it off, then decide to go through the things that made you anxious in the dream, just to get things sorted out in your head. Then you get that ridiculous idea of the dream meaning something more, something that only your subconsciousness has yet noticed.

Then you go to school and forget it. Just to get the funny feeling back when you close the apartment door behind you in the afternoon.

It's obviously a good thing that dreams process things that bother you both consciously and unnoticed - this one did that, yes. But why does it have to happen in such an unpleasant way, huh? This night I only want to have good dreams. For a change, ok? Or if it has to be a dream trying to fix my oh so troubled mind (...), could I just have one where I'm comfortably on the couch of a shrink?

Day 9: Dreaming of distant lands

2012-02-07T19:09:00.007+02:00

I'm feeling lazy today, so I decided to give up with school work and focus on planning the trip instead. After finding out that getting to Dubrovnik in April would require two stop-overs, we started thinking about other options.

At the moment the leading ones are either Corfu and Albania or Kos and Turkey. Kefalonia sounds the most attractive of the Greek islands for me, but I think we'll go for a place that is the easiest to get to and has the most to offer. Laziness in effect here as well. The Italy trip last year required quite a lot of planning, so it would be nice just to take it easy this time.

But we definitely aren't the kind of people who'd like to spend their vacation just chilling on the beach, so I bet this trip will be an interesting one, full of experiences and, well, awesomeness in general. Besides both Albania and Turkey - especially Albania - would increase the exotic factor.

Picture from Finnmatkat.fi

It's so pretty there I'm gonna cry. Plus the food, the historic sites and the thought of the spring of the Mediterranean... Of which I haven't experienced more than those couple of days in Venice in May. But I've read some things. On the Internet.

ps. A wonderful start for the day: I woke up damn tired but made it in time to the bus stop - just to find out the lecture starts at noon. Instead of the 10 more minutes of sleep that I so wished for, I could've had two hours. Dumbass.

Day 8: Bad Monday, bad!

2012-02-06T23:50:00.002+02:00

So tired, yet again! I just arrived in Turku. I need to get to bed as soon as possible, but before that I'll just scribble something to keep up with the challenge I set for myself.

Some of the things that suck about today:

- Being here + the travelling to get to this place

- Jerks on the train*

- Not being able to do that effin' boomerang on the pole

- My backpack was so heavy that my back will definitely throb at least the whole week. AT LEAST.

Meh! I don't want to go to school tomorrow.

*More about this subject at some point.

Day 7: Just in time!

2012-02-05T23:48:00.004+02:00

Woops, it's almost midnight! This still counts as Sunday's post, since I started writing it at 23:52. Just for the record.

This has been a day of successes. A) My gorgeous honey gouramis have indeed spawned. B) I baked a delicious cake. C) I DID MY FIRST EVER REAL INVERT ON POLE. Made me feel like a superhero.

Here we see the cake-in-the-making:

This, then, is The Invert:

I swear I'm not that chubby, it's just the top. I wasn't prepared for photos, I was planning on taking it easy and just spinning around a bit. The cradle-chopper combo just felt so nice that I had to have a go at the basic invert. And the rest is history. Yay!

Day 6: Yawn

2012-02-04T23:11:00.002+02:00

Boy have I been tired today. Last night was fun even though we got home pretty early. I mean, 2 am-ish is kinda early for a night out, right? Wish I had fallen asleep in time as well. Because my bedtime was well over, I felt restless and couldn't sleep until something like 4.30 am. Oh well, that's what weekends are for...

I've still managed to stop by at the post office, do some shopping (for the Boyfriend I bought a pretty violet tablecloth and two fabulous candleholders, kind of like lanterns - violet doesn't suit my place, but his it fits very nicely) and tidy my flat. Yay for those things.

Oh my, I'm so tired my brain just doesn't function. So, more tomorrow. I even have some photos of, like, my pretty fingernails and such. Wooow.

ps. The honey gouramis are attempting to make babies. We'll see, the male is quite a young one still.

Day 5: I can't come up with a clever title today

2012-02-03T15:14:00.004+02:00

Funny, I feel pretty content even though I haven't done almost anything yet. I usually get super grumpy if I haven't managed to do anything smart by the early afternoon. I just hate wasting time!

Today it might even be better to chill out. I'm afraid there's a battle of germs and white cells going on in my body. Or then it's just the constant feeling of cold, being a tad bit tired or something like that. I'm not saying I feel crappy, just not as good as normally. I'm definitely not changing any plans I have for today, though. Unless I get some obvious signs of falling ill, of course.

But woo, lookie, I added some pink streaks to my overgrown and in-the-need-of-dye mess of a hair:

It's fake hair, not dye. I used to have extensions of this kind on quite often, but now it's been a long time since I've bothered to play around with my fake hair stash. I have four bunches braided in at the moment, I think I'm gonna add a few more.

I've been listening to this

and this

today.

The first song is spotted from the TV series Sons of Anarchy, the only show I'm a bit hooked on at the moment. Dunno what it is about that song that makes me want to listen to it on repeat at times. Or well, a couple of times in a row, at least. Satyricon, then, is a long time favourite I just haven't listened to in a while. What could suit the quiet and cold winter time better than some quality music from Norway.

Off to the pole dance studio soon, yay! Later it might be time for some red wine and good company.

Day 4: Brr!

2012-02-02T22:12:00.004+02:00

Foreca, a weather forecast service, tells us the following:

No. Just... no. I can take -15 celsius, but minus ten more degrees just HURTS. Unfortunately I have bit of this and that planned for the weekend, so I can't avoid being exposed to the cold.

Oh well. At least I'm at home! And feeling good and energetic. Tomorrow's plans include a pole class (plus taking my own pole down and putting it back up, provided I have the time for that), baking a cake and possibly going out for a couple of drinks. I'm also going to clean the aquarium and do some school work. And stop by at the post office. Yep. How fascinating.

Ah. Today I've got nothing interesting to say. Haha.

Day 3: Long day, short evening

2012-02-01T20:52:00.006+02:00

It never ceases to amaze me how fast the time flies by after 6 pm!

Have to mention first: one of my favourite dishes at the moment has to be fish with green beans or peas, boiled egg and some dill and pepper sauce. The fish can either be fried in the oven or in the frying pan and have a crispy coating or not - I just love it anyway as long as the seasoning is good. The sauce is super simple, I just mix the spices with some creme fraiche. Yum!

I thought I could make some time for scribbling a couple of sentences about the mentioned dreams now. Like said, a couple of dreams of mine came true last year. One of them was giving a home - and a life! - for a dog in need. There are so many homeless dogs and other animals out there and I've always wanted to do my share in helping them. I've done some voluntary work in that field, but there's always been the idea of adopting one of those animals.

I wasn't actively planning on doing it quite yet, but then I saw a photo of a certain dog. My family has always had dogs around, so I know what it is like and didn't want to rush into it. But sometimes things just... need to happen. I just knew that was my dog.

Haha, he looks funny and puppy-like in this photo. His age is actually closer to ten than one - no one knows how old he actually is. This dude is absolutely adorable and I'm so happy to have him.

I spotted him on Rekku Rescue's - one of the organizations that help the homeless animals in Estonia - website. Go have a look, there are many ways to help. Giving home to a living creature is something that needs to be carefully considered, but you can always donate something: there's never too much food or too many warm blankets for the dogs to sleep on, for example.

Day 2: Just another day

2012-01-31T20:46:00.009+02:00

I was going to write about something completely else, but my connection is YET AGAIN semi-dead all the time, so this'll be just a quick one with no photos or anything. I have no clue what happens to the connection here in Turku, and usually late in the evening. It worked okay earlier.

Anyway. Today's been just another day here. I almost overslept in the morning, cursed the cold weather and the long bus ride, spent some hours in the school listening about media education, went to a nice walk with the dog... And cleaned almost the whole flat. Wow. I haven't made almost any progress with the school work I was planning on doing today. I don't know, I just can't get anything like that done here.

The thing I was going to write about was dreams. Dreaming is good, dreams make good goals. Except for the craziest ones, of course. A couple of smaller and bigger dreams came true last year, so I thought I'd share them. And start writing down my current dreams, even those that are silly in all their randomness. A dream doesn't need to be something huge, just something to make me happy at that time.

Oh well, I think I'll have one more shot at finishing the school work while searching for the right name for a certain pole trick. Then I'll spend a little while reading Drown by Junot Diaz. I really, really like it so far.

ps. Had to come back and post this video, happened to stumble upon it very conveniently. This is what I'll practise next. How neat.

Day 1: Eeny meeny miny mo, I don't wanna go-o-o

2012-01-30T13:19:00.005+02:00

Off to Turku today. Boo! The freezing weather adds to my suffering, walking from the train station to the flat is anything but pleasant when it's super cold. Sitting in the train for almost two hours and then stepping into the cold makes you seriously freeze.

But the sun was shining earlier today! Can't help dreaming about the spring. I do like winter, but hate the fact that the forecasts say it'll be insanely cold this week. And we'll get even more snow. That's ok, though. Snow isn't the enemy.

I bet they don't like snow.

The plants miss the sun and the spring, too!

Sunny spot in the bookshelf.

That picture in the frame is drawn by the Boyfriend. He's actually pretty damn good at drawing. He just doodled that one night at a karaoke bar. The sea shells are from a trip to Edinburgh in 2010. It was an amazing day, the sun was shining like crazy and it was so damn warm that we just had to go to the beach. And I got a little sun burnt! Who would've thought that would happen when you travel to Scotland in early May.

I'm reading Anna Karenina at the moment - as a "long time read". A chapter here and there while reading other books as well. I finished the book next to it in the picture, Irja Virtanen's Kenttäharmaita naisia, a little while ago. It was a good one, the end was pretty tragic even though you saw it coming.

ps. I wonder what the doggy is dreaming about. Seems to be a vivid dream... All those gestures and faces he is pulling are so cute.

Come to life, blog!

2012-01-30T12:52:00.002+02:00

A challenge: one entry a day, every day, for a year. And in English, even just to maintain my awesome language skills. I'm such a lazy blogger nowadays, the Christmas blog I wrote from November till Christmas reminded me on how fun this actually is. And hey, I've always loved to read my old entries at times, it's just nice to see how life goes on, things change and happen, even some dreams come true and some end up forgotten. It would've been smart to start doing this from the Jan 1st on, but the idea hadn't come to me back then.

I want to have a vivid record of things that happen during this year. Last year was a great one and I hope to have another year of that kind. I wish I had taken more photos and written a diary! Gonna fix that one here and now.

Kotirouvajuttelua

2011-05-30T17:07:00.004+03:00

Nämä juustoleipäset toimivat! Hiilareita aivan ministi ja maku on mukava. Mietin tässä juuri, että mitä näihin kokeilisi laittaa ekstrana, esimerkiksi oliivit varmaan toimisivat. Täytyypä kokeilla yhtä sun toista.
Muistin yhtäkkiä viime viikolla, että tein aikoinaan usein sellaista varsin nannaa kesäkurpitsa-jauhelihapaistosta. Sääli kun ei ole kameran akku ladattuna vieläkään: sen lisäksi, että paistos oli maukas, näytti se myös herkulliselta.
Ruusupavut kasvavat huimaa vauhtia, mustasilmäsusanna on varsinainen pikku pöheikkö ja yksi lemppareistani, apostolinmiekka, kukkii aivan näinä päivinä!
Reipas ja rohkea mies lähti eilen kanssani (aivan pienen, hienovaraisen suostuttelun tuloksena) Kodin ykköseen. Nyt on kukkalaatikko parvekkeelle ja kiva tarjotin, jolla kärrätä sinne aamupala.
Asukkien lukumäärä on jälleen lisääntynyt akvaariossa: bongasin tänään pikkuisen hunajarihmalapsosen. IIK, ihanaa. Minä kun ajattelin, että nuo alkaisivat olla sen verran iäkkäitä, ettei enää kutuhommat välttämättä kiinnosta.

APUA

2011-05-24T22:36:00.003+03:00

No niin, nyt se päivä on koittanut. Olenkin jo vähän ihmetellyt, kuinka hyvin itsehillintäni on pitänyt tässä parin viimeisen vuoden aikana. Mutta nyt olen rakastunut ja päättäväinen. Nemo-koiran tiedot ovat auki toisessa välilehdessä, ollut siitä asti kun sen bongasin. Täytyy vielä käydä kohta kohdalta läpi kaikki asiat, jotka voisivat olla esteenä koiran onnelliselle elämälle luonani juuri nyt. Tällä hetkellä en keksi mitään sellaista.

Voi ei, näinköhän sitä tätä tyttöä viedään. <3

Kai se kesä sitten alkaa olla täällä

2011-05-21T15:46:00.003+03:00

On jotenkin ihan mahdotonta käsittää, että saa ihan oikeasti olla kotonaan seuraavat kolme kuukautta ja enemmänkin. Koko ajan tulee huomaamatta mietittyä, koska täytyy taas lähteä. Kadotkaa, levoton olo ja epäusko, täällä sitä nyt ollaan.

Elo kotosalla on aloitettava tietenkin kunnon siivouksella. Tämä ei nyt vain oikein etene... Hassua, yleensä siivoan kämpän katosta lattiaan päivässä-parissa, kaappeineen kaikkineen. No, hiljaa hyvä tulee. Jos tänään ja huomenna rykäisisi loppuun saakka.

Tästä piti tulla aivan erilainen merkintä, kuvia ja semmoista mukavaa, mutta kameran akku olikin yllättäen täysin loppu. Olisin voinut esitellä esimerkiksi upouuden parvekekukkani, vähänkö on söpö. Nyt sitten vain jaarittelen jotakin, ettei tämäkin blogi pääse aivan näivettymään.

Viime viikkojen aikana olen siis yrittänyt totutella eloon yhdessä paikassa kerrallaan. Vähänkö on mahtavaa. Työtkin on aloitettu, reippaammassa tahdissa kuin olisin ajatellut. Vuoroja piisaa, mutta se tarkoittaa sitten sitä, että rahaakin tulee. Vähänkö tarpeellista. Alkaa melkein tottuakin taas tuohon kassalla oloon, pian siihen se rutiini taas tulee.

Sää on, harmi kyllä, ollut aika viileä viime aikoina. Haluan istuskella puistoissa, tarinoida terasseilla, juoda aamuteen parvekkeella, lähteä ulos ilman takkia. Toisaalta, onpa ainakin ensi viikko niin työntäyteinen, että samapa se, mitä keliä pitää. Ja oikein synkät ja sateiset päivät ovat kivoja!

No niin. Jospa lopetan nyt tähän ja yritän tosissani jatkaa siivoamista. Ei kun, kerronkin nopsaan vielä viimeisistä 24 tunnista. Eilen oli siis Jack the Roosterin synttärihipat. Ihan mukavaa, mutta eipä siinä samanlaista juhlatunnelmaa ollut kuin esim. Amadeuksen synttäri- ja muissa bileissä. Pois lähdettiin ajoissa, kaikilla ei näet ollut tänään vapaapäivä.

No, mulla sitten oli tänään suunnitelmana viettää päivä tuon paremman puoliskon kämpillä, kokkailla ja noin. Luulin, että mukanani oli ko. asunnon avain kun poistuin käymään kaupassa eli työpaikalla ruokaostoksilla ja viemässä eräät paperit. Ei ollut. Tuumasin sitten, että okei, kokkaan kotona, voihan sapuskat lämmittää uudestaan. Muuten hyvä, mutta eihän mulla ole täällä paistinpannua - sekin on tuon miehen luona. Päättäväinen kun olen, menin sitten paistinpannuostoksillekin siinä rytäkässä. Parvekekukkaan (petunia) törmäsin matkalla, olin jotakin tuollaista etsiskellytkin, joten ostin pois. Vähän lähti käsistä, ni.

Joo, NO NIIN. Siivoamaan, mars mars. ->

Jopas on...

2011-05-05T01:06:00.003+03:00

Kaikenlaista kyllä tänäänkin! Onneksi on kaikki tärkeät asiat mukavasti.

...mutta miksi tulin kotiin yöksi, höh. En minä nyt tässä taaskaan saa oikein nukuttuakaan edes. Piti kai tosissaan lukea tuota hemmetin Mustaa neliötä, jottei moinen olisi sitten viikonloppuna riivaamassa. Mutta kun. Olispa jo huomisilta. Filosofinen helmi: nukkumaan on kivempi mennä seurassa, kivoin hyvässä seurassa.

Mistä kyllä muuten tuli mieleen taas ikävämpikin juttu: eräs hyvä ystävätär erosi juuri pitkän parisuhteen jälkeen ja vielä varsin yllättäen. Kovasti surettaa hänen puolestaan, voi että.

Onpa ollut kyllä hieman alavireistä menoa tämä viikko monella taholla.

(Niinpä niin, ne on näitä myöhäisillan päivityksiä. Huomenna vaadin, että minut peitellään nukkumaan ajoissa!)

En harrasta lohtu- enkä kiukkusyömistä

2011-05-04T14:50:00.004+03:00

Mutta silti joskus vanha kunnon mainosfraasi "hyvä ruoka, parempi mieli" pitää paikkansa.

Hiljaiseloa

2011-05-01T17:20:00.002+03:00

Tosin vain internetissä. Oikea elämä on vienyt aika tehokkaasti ajan blogikirjoittelulta. No, tulevalla viikolla poikkean Turussa, joten pidempiä postauksia luultavasti luvassa silloin... Nyt lista olennaisimmista seikoista.

Viime viikko meni Italiassa. Olipa huippua! Ruoka, juoma, lämpö, maisemat... Kyl-lä.
Kotiinkin oli ihan kiva kuitenkin palata. Hoidettavien asioiden määrä vain hieman nyppii, mutta muuten en pahemmin valita.
Koulua on enää jäljellä pari viikkoa. Viimeisen viikon seminaariin täytyy kuitenkin valmistella - yllätys yllätys - esitys omasta harjoittelupaikasta. Huoh. Pitääkö aina kaikki esitellä?
Vappu oli aika perinteikäs: hytinää Koskipuistossa, jonottamista kapakkaan, seuraavana aamuna tukka pikkusen kipeänä ja raekuurokin koettu.
Huomenna tiedossa on raivokasta sinkkujen postittelua, työhaastis ja junaileminen Turkuun. Onneksi jo tiistaina takaisin, heh.

Läppärin kuolema ja muuta viikonlopun viettoa

2011-04-12T20:57:00.003+03:00

Torstaina, heti Tampereelle päästyäni, vanha läppärini (kirjoitin ensin kaksi kertaa "lääpärini" ja kerran "lämppärini") taisi nyt todellakin sanoutua irti tehtävistään kakkoskoneena. Tai yhtään minään koneena, ei sen puoleen. Critical erroria ja hard disk problemia ja tadaa: kaikki muu paitsi em. ongelmat sekä Internet Explorer ja roskakori katosivat. On se kyllä ollut tuloillaankin, tuo kaatuminen. Nyt sitten isukille itkemään, josko hän sieltä kovalevyltä jotakin saisi talteen.

Mutta, asiaan! Tuo oli oikeastaan vain taustoitusta. Oli siis tyttöjen ilta lauantaina. Vietin älyttömän reippaan päivän. Saavuin kotiin yhdentoista aikaan, josta tuonne viiteen jynssäsin, tiskasin, pyykkäsin, imuroin, siistin, pyyhin pölyjä, lajittelin roinaa/vaatetta/papereita ja leivoin kuin piripäinen kotitonttu. Ei sillä, että koti ruokoton olisi ollut - minulta vain lähtee lapasesta nämä kodinhoidolliset toimenpiteet. Eikä haittaa, olipa nättiä ja puhdasta! Ja piiras (kuvassa, kuten voinee päätellä) maistui sekä itselle että neidoille. Katkarapua, paprikaa, purjoa, tuoretta tilliä, jotakin semmoista siihen tuli lykättyä.

Ilta meni sitten viinin, kuohuvankin sellaisen, Amadeuksen ja Roosterin merkeissä. Tanssilattia oli taas meidän! Onneksemme saatavilla ei ole kuvia saati sitten videota.

Sunnuntai oli upea päivä. Lämmintä, aurinkoa ja kevätvaatteita. Join aamuteeni parvekkeella. Siitä sitten keskustaan, syömään ja muutamille. Ja kaikki tuo siis lupaavan keväisessä kelissä. Pakko sanoa että "♥" koko päivälle. Ja viikonlopulle, joka siis jatkui maanantaihin saakka.

ps. Ruohosipuli on itänyt ja kasvaa vauhdilla. Jee!

Taas katosi jokunen tunti elämästäni

2011-04-06T21:27:00.005+03:00

Minä en vaan ymmärrä näitä iltoja. Ensin kello on puoli seitsemän. Tuolloin toteaa, että aikaahan on vaikka mihin. Sitten seuraavalla vilkaisulla aikarauta näyttää puolta kymmentä. Ja mitä olen saanut aikaiseksi? Sanataide-esseen, MELKEIN. Sen ohjepituus sentään on huimat kaksi sivua, rästisuoritus kun on. Mieluummin tuon teinkin kuin varsinaisen tehtävän eli runon in da Kalevala style...

Nyt, kun hallussani on se ihana ruskea "nahkatakki", tarvitsen uudet kengätkin. Spiritstoreen matkani käy, siis. Bongasin nimittäin heidän nettisivuiltansa viereisen kuvan mukaiset kaunokaiset. Ja aika monia muitakin kivoja kenkäpareja. Budjetinhallinnan käytännön harjoitus tiedossa, siis. Näiden nilkkureiden lisäksi sallittujen ostosten listalla on laukku.

Yök, onpa myttymäinen olo. Olen tässä iltaisin kyllä tehnyt vähän perusjumppailua, mutta ei tämä kokopäiväinen koneen ääressä istuminen silti hyvää tunnetta saa aikaiseksi. Koulussa on nimittäin ollut graafista suunnittelua. Kämpilläkin (Turussa ei ole kotia, on kämppä) illat menee ruutua tuijottaessa - jos ei varsinaisesti työn touhussa niin ainakin ihan vain huvikseen. Täytyy päästä siitä tavasta eroon, siis turhanpäiväisestä roikkumisesta linjoilla. Kotonahan on aina puuhaa, joten siellä ei tällaista ongelmaa ole. Olisi tosin täälläkin esimerkiksi läjä luettavia kirjoja, mutta ei niihin vain saa tartuttua.

Olisi ollut Dynamossa tänään Star Wreck -leffa ja Nightsatan soittamassa. En mennyt, kuten näppärästi tämän postauksen kellonajasta voi päätellä. Kivahan tuo olisi ollut, mutta oli tätä tekemistä tässä. Väsymyskin painaa.

Mutta! Huomenna taas kotikulmille ♥ Ja jo keväisemmässä kelissäkin! Tosin viikonlopun öiksi on lupailtu pakkasasteita jopa viisi. Eikö tuo pakkaskeli lopu koskaan? Olispa hauska muistaa, koska tuo seuraava kuva on tarkalleen otettu. Ei nimittäin kauaksi mene tasan vuodesta. Pikkuisen erinäköinen maisema...

Onpa muuten rehut kasvaneet tuosta! Värinokkonen (pikkutaimi keskellä, isomman tuossa vasemmalla jouduin nakkaamaan menemään syksyllä) peittää nyt puolet ikkunan isommasta ruudusta ja pesäraunioinen (oikealla) on kasvattanut lehtiään komean pitkiksi. Tosin rönsylilja tuossa ihanasti kukkii ja näyttää muutenkin jotenkin vireämmältä. Haaroja siinä on tietty nykyään enemmän. Tai olisi, ellen olisi napsauttanut multaa vaihtaessani suurinta oksaa poikki. No, siitäpä läjä uusia alkuja.

Pakko laittaa vielä tämä suloinen kuva tuolloin uudesta saniaisesta. Aina siitä asti kun pelastin äidin saniaisen kuoleman kielistä, olen tykännyt näistä kovasti. Omalleni meinasikin sitten käydä kanssa huonosti, kuten monelle muullekin viime kesänä. Julkisivuremontti (eli peitetyt ikkunat ja ei mahdollisuutta tuulettaa), helteet ja pakotetut poissaoloni töiden takia eivät olleet kovin hyvä yhtälö. Mutta uutta eloa sain tähänkin, vaikka noin kaksi lehteä taisi pahimmillaan olla tuossa jäljellä.

ps. Tämä postaus niiiin osoittaa taas todeksi sen, että minä se en vaan osaa pitää jutteluani asioissa ja postauksia lyhyinä. Tästä piti tulla vain tuon kenkäkuvan ja ikkunakuvan plus niiden kuvatekstit sisältävä nopsa merkintä. Oho...

Maanantai...

2011-04-04T22:07:00.002+03:00

Ihmettelin jo Facebookissa, kuinka voi olla, että koulussa kokopäiväinen koneella nököttäminen voi aiheuttaa mojovan päänsäryn, kun taas kotona saman tempun toistaminen ei vielä hyvinvointia runtele ihan tuohon malliin ainakaan. Yh, alkaa olla jo jopa minun asteikollani häiritsevää tämä jomotus.

Sää on sateinen, mutta se ei haittaa. Kaikesta kurasta ja ryönästä huolimatta on ihana nähdä maata! Ja sadepisaroiden napsahtelu ikkunaan on edelleen yksi lemppariäänistäni.

Jos tiedossa onkin väsyttävä viikko, näkyy horisontissa myös valonpilkahduksia. Tankoilua, halailua, köllötystä - sitä kaikkea lienee tarjolla loppuviikosta. Ja perinteinen tyttöjen ilta, pitkästä aikaa!

Täytyy leipoa jotakin pientä kivaa, malliin tämä:

Talven viimeinen päivä!

2011-04-01T18:03:00.000+03:00

Eilen päätin, että se on kevät nyt. Minä en taho enää pitää toppatakkia! Enkä talvisaappaita!

Tanssitunnille lähtiessäni kiskaisinkin siis niskaan punaisen lempparitakkini, tavarat pakkasin kesäkassiin ja pitipä oikein aurinkolasitkin laittaa päähän. Talvikengistä en kuitenkaan uskaltanut luopua. Ehkä Converseja voisi kohta kokeilla, sikäli kun onnistun paikantamaan ne.

Keveämpi vaatetus kyllä vähän kostautui, olipahan viileä kotimatka tuossa puolenyön aikaan (teki niin mieli jäädä tuonne köllöttämään, mutta esseen palautus bla bla, palaveri aamulla bla bla). Poikettiin siis palautumisjuomalla kantakuppilassa tunnin jälkeen. Sieltä käväisin vielä vähentämässä herraseuralaisen ruokavarantoja ja tillittämässä samalla Sons of Anarchyn. Olipa DRAMAATTINEN jakso.

Ostin muuten tiistaina uudet tankoilushortsit. Olivat aikas hyvät. Ehkä himppasen vielä napakammat saisivat olla, mutta alta kahdeksan euron henkkamaukkayllärilöydöksi aivan hyvät. Ja juuri huomasin, että näissähän on tuommoiset pienet taskutkin, heh.

Olipa tehokasta tankoilua. Ei olekaan ihan hetkeen ollut näin huomattavissa käsivarsien lihaksista, että jotain on todellakin tehty. Ihania onnistumisen tunteitakin sai taasen. Ai että.

O hi, new blog

2011-03-30T21:20:00.001+03:00

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