Things have gotten straight lately. I got a place in a school and it's starting on 14th of this month. Two hours that is on the first day, but hey, it's school anyway. Something different from what I've been doing since months! After finishing the school I should be able to clean and sterilize the medical equipment in hospitals and dentists' clinics etc... wherever that kind of gadgets are needed. I like the idea to be able to help people in some way so this could be my piece of cake.
I won't be able to work so much anymore, but I really don't feel bad about it at all. Working hasn't been that fun anymore, to put it straight. Too much routine and boring days with not much to do... Can one become a too effective worker? Is that why I feel like that? :D
It's the last part of my summer holiday now. The weather has actually been wonderful and I even found so much mushrooms yesterday that I've spent the whole day drying them. Gotta love autumn! <3 :)
- Mood:
awake
Me and my husband are going to Sauna Open Air next weekend and the weather forecasts suggest that it will be both rainy and cold. Guess I'm not to wear any nice clothes then? Meh.... :(
I've been practicing hokutoryu ju-jutsu about two times a week since last January and it's been sooo fun! I got the yellow belt in April and will probably pay for the summer season too and keep on with this hobby. After almost every lesson I find some bruises here and there in my body but that means nothing compared to that accomplished and relaxed feeling. :D
- Mood:
happy
Finncon '08 was nice and we were decent fans as always and drank a lot of beer. Luckily most of the stupid-looking anime fans were underage for coming to the pub and there was some air to breathe. Of course otherwise we would not have gone to pub and drunk so much (no no, isn't alcohol unhealthy too? :) but the warm weather provided us a good excuse to keep the liquid condition in balance. ;)
The HYSFK fandom had built a killer Tardis to the con!! :DD
Anyway, after helping a bit with the dissolving and packing of the Helsinki crews' con property we carried on having a good time with
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tabby_stardust as she stayed at us for a couple of days after the con. We visited all the best old-book stores in Tampere and just enjoyed those few lovely summer days. We caught and ate some crayfish too.... Going to sauna and swimming and that simple kind of living is pure luxury! :)We got back home from a four day trip to Joensuu yesterday and this is my first day at work after holiday now. I'm not too excited of being here but at least I remembered how boring these summer months are and took a book with me.
I've got the other half (i.e. two weeks) of my summer holiday left and I'm going to spend it in September. I haven't planned very much as of what I'll do then apart from the one week trip to Ivalo, Lapland. Not having plans doesn't bother me though because I've already had enough of all the schedules for this summer. This August will be just bouncing here and there every weekend and working on the week days. Everyone seems to have chosen the same month for their weddings and all other parties and it bugs me in a way because I also would feel impolite if I didn't attend to them all. We only "need" a funeral and the set would be perfect. Bleh.... Am I beginning to sound acerbic, huh?!
The little girl was christened last weekend and that was my chance to meet her for the first time. Well, a normal baby she was, just as I expected her to be. I didn't get a baby boom although some people left a few gentle insinuations hanging in the air... Sorry, but no babies for me. Thanks.
I applied to another school again and need to go to the selection test in the end of next month. Hope everything goes fine.
- Mood: calm
Our planned budget got exceeded in the end, but I think it was all worth it anyway. Especially those three days in London were quite busy since we had so much to see in such a short time, but we succeeded in visiting all the most interesting places such as The London Tower, Tower Bridge, The Dungeons, the British Museum, the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, St. Paul's cathedral, Westminster Abbey, Kensington Palace... and whatnot... Of course we went to Camden Town as well and guess what? Oh YES, we did spend a good load of money there! :D My husband has been mooning ever since after that awesome leather jacket that he tried on and ended up too mingy to buy. (The price was 350£ and actually it would have taken pretty much space in a bag so that was another reason why we gave up the thought.) I found three cool corsets there! :)
Scotland was an experience of its own, starting from that funny accent for example! It took a while to get used to it but we got along fine after all. Glasgow was better than I expected because many people have told that it's a dull place to visit. We went to see the Necropolis and the cathedral (which was gothic, yay!!! ;D ), the Pollok's house (an old manor), Russell collection (museum) and such...
The day visit by train to Edinburg was nice as well. I liked the castle the most because it was so large -unlike these small forts in Finland which are barely habitable for a group of more than 10 people...!
But that's enough of the trip for now. I'll continue later.
I just realized that it's been quite a long while since my last update.
I'm an auntie now, officially. In fact I've been an aunt for a week now. I haven't yet had the chance to meet my niece personally, but I just received some pictures of her (and her proud parents) in my e-mail this morning. Although I am not the general type of people who gush over little children but OH, that little girl is so small and cute! x)
I really should try and arrange myself a couple of days free to go and visit that newcome chick soon. Otherwise she'll have the time to grow too much! ;-)
It's only four nights until we are to take leave from Finland and settle ourselves down onto the soil of England for a week. And we don't even own a proper suitcase yet. By the word "proper" I mean mostly the attributes: sturdy and large enough. Indisputably there is a slight chance that we'll gather an unestimable amount of possessions to carry back home from that journey...
Now it's time to work a few more hours before my vacation begins! Yay!!! :D
- Mood: cheerful
As there is so much to see we are fortunate to have a friend that lives in London and another in Glasgow so we'll have a good local guidance there. Plus a place to reside in Scotland which makes the financial part a tad bit lighter to the wallet...
YAY!!! :D I can't wait. :D
Yeah, and yet another positive thing happened to me a week ago but I just forgot to mention about it. My entry from September 27th reveals that I've been searching a particular book written by Ken Follett, aaaand..... my husbands friend was so kind that he gave it to me when we were visiting his place. Cool!
- Mood: excited
- Mood:hyper
To say something positive of the near past:
-Paradise Lost and Swallow the Sun both played good gigs on last Wednesday.
-I had a relatively bearable Christmas. Almost no presents but sheesh -I didn't wish anything special
so it's totally ok this way. Christmas sucks for the most part anyway.
My stomach has felt a bit weird (read: fucked up) and I doubt if I'm able/willing to eat anything today besides that small cracker + some coffee that I had in the afternoon. Bleh...
We're going to have some kind of New year's party at our place on Monday but I don't have a clue yet of how many people are actually going to be there. We'll see how it turns out. It's going to be drinking, music and talking rubbish mostly. :D
- Mood:
giddy
(Someone might have caught the impression that I don't particularly like Christmas and... and... well, that someone got it right.)
I've had a mighty tough flu now since last wednesday and I'm beginning to be a bit pissed off with this constant coughing and sneezing. :( Maybe I'll be healthy by next year.
We bought a new bookshelf just the other day. Or actually there are two shelves. At least I have something useful to do at home now that I can arrange my books anew... :)
- Mood:
blah
- Mood:
melancholy
I signed in to Facebook a couple of days ago and I'm already addicted to it big time. There are too many fun applications and I wonder how many you can have before the system crashes or something else equally tragic happens. EEK! What would I do at work then, without Facebook? *terrified* :D
- Mood: amused
Other good news: I'm steadily heading closer to my goal of running continuously for half an hour. I made it up to 20 minutes yesterday, with a total of 10min walking breaks. And my legs aren't even sore today! The new shoes probably played a part in that. Anyhoo, yay me!! *a broad smile*
- Mood: happy
I'm back at work after a week of school and other stuff but the situation here isn't as chaotic as I initially expected.
Also the tests on Saturday weren't very hard after all -I got almost perfect grades. :)
I've been having some strange interest on literature science lately. Poetics and stuff like that. I even borrowed some books on the subject last week. Funny but maybe I just need something to occupy my brain with. Nothing bad in it, right?
- Mood:
geeky
Yeah, and I had a good time visiting
tabby_stardust last weekend. She has just about told all that we did on those days. Drinking too much beer seems to be some necessary part of hanging around with her. Does it mean that we can't stand each other when we're sober? *wonders* Or maybe we just couldn't stand the prospect of seeing those old David Bowie music videos without some booze for encouragement. :D I don't remember having laughed that much in a long time! I should start reading some school materials. We're going to have a test on Saturday and I don't even precisely know what actually might be questioned in it... Sooo I'll read a little everything and hope it's enough. Thus speaks the most scrupulous pupil that I am. ;)
- Mood: calm
Today's mood and thoughts:
1. Yay! I'm having a day off tomorrow!
2. I've got loads of books to read!
3. I just took a look at my next list of work shifts and there are some more free days than on the current period. I think I'm going to steal a little time from there and go visit tabby_stardust some day this month. In case she doesn't mind. ;-)
4. I've had some buzy times lately but the schedule is getting a little less stressing.
5. I would have liked to go to that Therion concert in Helsinki but I didn't have money at the moment and I also would have had to hit a train back to home right after the gig because of the next days work shift. My bad. :( Maybe next time.
- Mood: awake
My life is utterly extra effing boring. :D
- Mood: blank
The title of this entry is very comprehensive. I don't have temperature but still feel like crap. :(
And I'm too tired to go to gym or do anything that would require some physical effort.
Happy news:
I found (and bought, naturally!) Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose at a bookstore just the other day. It has always been one of the most enjoyable reads for me. Maybe I'll start reading it again today when I get home.... :)
- Mood:
sick
- Mood: apathetic
To say something positive, I spent a good time reading yesterday and it satisfied some inner part of me at least for a while. That part of me lives of being left alone sometimes and getting carried away to another world by an exciting story. I'm all the more convinced that I can't live and stay sane without books.
I'll go to the gym again today although my muscles are still a bit sore from the last workout. I know I can't stop my daily routines now because that would mean giving in to my low feelings.
- Mood: depressed
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