This week I have applied for the extension of my residence permit. It took me about a month of procrastination, trying to push that moment further away and about 3 days of panic. I think I have bureaucracyphobia. I was standing in the Immigration Police office, waiting for my turn, having my heart beating in my throat, looking at people of all ( Read more... )

I am banging my head against the wall, trying to write a report about a gig which has been a month ago >__< Will I ever learn to write this right after the events and not wait for ages till I forget everything?! Now I have stumbled upon such a block, that I have no idea what to do about it ( Read more... )

It is a day off today, but I didn't go anywhere, just slept in and then sat working on Kotiteollisuus interview. I feel nervous about it, because I am afraid that Hynynen might not like it, or it would sound really... usual and trivial. It was fun when I was transcribing it from the tape and I could listen to all the laughter. I want to write ( Read more... )

I have read that today is the day that Snuffkin (aka Nuuskamuikkunen aka Снусмумрик) returns to the Moomin Valley. Boy it's about time! The sea is still covered with ice, although it is obviously a lot thinner, and the river near my house has melted completely. I love Helsinki in spring ( Read more... )

Yesterday I had a completely amazing and spontaneous date with the city. I was visiting my friend who lives in the centre and wanted to hurry to get on the tram, but once I stepped outside, it felt so lovely and cosy that I decided to have a really late night walk. It felt so serene.. I was walking those beautiful streets of Helsinki, thinking how ( Read more... )

My roommates have disappeared somewhere since yesterday, and if I wasn't so active in going out these days, I would think that I have emerged to some parallel dimension where I am all alone. But luckily I am not. At least I can read my book in peace and quiet, wrapped up in blankets and pillows, without being bothered ( Read more... )

I wanted to write down my thoughts about coming back to Finland, but yesterday completely striked me out. For a while. But it won't bring me down ( Read more... )

Helsinki is all covered with the most fluffy snow. One could eat it all up if not the risk of getting terribly sick. And the lights around the building where I work usually light up the falling snow in such a beautiful way, that you can't even guess if it is falling down or comes up from the ground! It is just floating there and sparkling. But ( Read more... )

I am glad this weekend is over, because now I can relax and take rest from it during the week. The only thing I wonder is how to wake up tomorrow at 8am when for the past 2 days I only arrived home at 4 am?

In case anyone missed the stories about my nights out, here is your lucky chance. Let me tell you about ( sex, drugs and rock'n'roll )

I was going to write quite a depressed post yesterday, but never got around to it. Then I wanted to write quite a depressed post today at noon, but didn't have time. And now I don't feel that depressed anymore.
However...
( Finns and my perception of them )