Little bit over a month ago I got a fantastic idea to do some volunteering. When Maailma Kylässä /World Village Festival started looking for people, I signed up almost immediately.
Naturally I thought I’d be doing something important and exciting which in my case turned out to be laminating signs. Hundreds of them.
It didn’t look like it would be that much work in the beginning but as they day progressed, I swear I thought I’d never get out of there.
I also thought owning a laminator would be all kinds of fun, you know for crafting, but not so much anymore.
But in the end we were rewarded by sight of a row after a row of new, shiny, signs. That WE MADE! I count this as a craft project. Next step in my volunteer progress is helping to hang up those same signs. Yippee.
Thrifty Finn- Trying to do year’s worth of good deeds in one week.
P.S. Anders is now at the MAC-store getting a replacement hard drive. Only (?) costs 189 euros. Still. Hating Anders for doing that to me.
Been missing me? Of course you have, I’m awesome. But I’m also in a totally new phase of my life. Odd phase if I may add.
So my knee operation went well and so far it seems that it’s fixed permanently and I don’t have to be afraid of it dislocating anymore. There’s a possibility I’m not going to gain full mobility or feeling but for now, everything is possible.
Which is mind boggling. After years of this horror, I can finally plan ahead. And it’s possible for my plans to come to fruition! Is this how the other half lives? Man, this is exciting.
However, there are things that I have to do first and numero uno is: learn to walk. Yes, my walking has been this weirdo combination of shuffle and limp. Sexy, I tell you. I can’t fathom why I haven’t been snatched up already with these sensual moves. It truly is a mystery.
The second thing to do is to get a job to fund my search of future career. I’m not exactly the hottest commodity in the job market with the almost continuous sick leave but I’ll make it work to my advantage. A la Tim Gunn.
Third thing to do is to bring my credit back up to scratch. Yup. There is the reason I became Thrifty Finn. Lucky for me the amount I’m in debt is not too large and in normal employment I can pay it off within a year but when your income has been as fragmented as mine has, I couldn’t do anything about it.
Those three things are the most important now. But I’m feeling insanely positive right now and speaking about feeling good…
Last Sunday my friend from the olden days stayed over at my place because his flight from London landed so late he couldn’t continue his trip to Lapland until next day. I know him from way back. In fact I had a huge crush on him when I was 15 but he rejected me for being a brat. (My pimples and no boobs might have been a contributing factors too). Anyway. Now we are grown ups and no one has any resenting feelings about anyone and can totally hang out together like friends. What did we do? Drank pink vodka and talked about the people we knew in yesteryears. Which resulted in a killer hangover for me on Monday but I’ve been on a very good mood since and tonight’s conversation with my other good friend has been a real icing on the cake. Well, we haven’t been really talking, she just has been posting links to music videos from our youth. Enjoy:
And one for the dutch:
It really has been all about the 90s. I dare you to make fun of me. And don’t forget to take part in the February Giveaway.
Last weekend was the Finnish final of Eurovision Song Contest. I didn’t follow the contest at all, didn’t even watch the semi-finals which probably is the first in years for me. Anyhoo, as you know, I’m a massive fan of Eurovision Song Contest. I watch it e-v-e-r-y year. Have watched ever since I was a kid (exception being the years I spent abroad and didn’t always have a telly).
So, about the Finnish representative…I love that FINALLY someone in this lame a** country has produced a decent pop song. And it’s sung by someone who can sing. And pronounce English. And can perform! Usually Finnish performances are butt-load of awkward (exception being Lordi because they took themselves and the show seriously and it got results: WE WON!). I have a gut feeling that we are going to be in the TOP 10 at least. (FYI, I will delete that line from this post if that doesn’t happen. Just because…Embarrassing and all….).
So here’s the performance at the final and the official music video:
Feminists have gotten their panties in a huge bunch because this song. Correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t equality mean that you can be what you want? Even wedding crazed loony if that’s what’s working for you? Don’t recommend kidnapping a way to get a man though.
If you are interested in more Eurovision, I found this blog called Malmö Collection, where you can find entries from all the Eurovision countries as soon as they are published/announced in their respective countries. And here I was worrying what to do but I believe I’ve found this week’s thing
P.S. I’ve done some crafting too but haven’t gotten around taking pics. Meh, maybe tomorrow.
I’m finally at home! Well, I have been for three days. Laying on my bed all drugged up from painkillers. The operation was 6 days ago and I can already put some weight on my right leg so…YAY! The surgeon also told me that my knee is now so perfect, I can actually go skiing! Someday that is. And I mean the cool kind of skiing, not the cross country crap all Finnish kids are forced to do at school.
Although I can walk little bit already, I’m still spending most of time in the bed. This has left me with lots of time to think (when I’m actually awake). This morning, I was watching MTV’s Top7 @7 and saw a music video that sums up what I want from this summer. Remember when I said how I want to dance to all the cool house music songs I have in my iTunes? Anyway, this music video brings even more to the table. A possible change. I really need to start thinking about life this way:
P.S. I like this song so much that I bought it and have been playing it two hours on repeat. Neighbours must love me right now. But they shouldn’t be mad, I’m having a house music based revelation and that’s something to be celebrated.
One time or another everyone reaches a point in their lives where they have to make difficult choices. To me that day is today. I was so cool about it for months. “I don’t need to go there, I’ve seen her perform four times already”. Or “Nah, I hear it’s nothing special”. Or “A true fan can appreciate her anywhere!”.
Then today came. And the headline stating that She Has Landed on Helsinki-Vantaa Airport.
And my brain did “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMADONNAAAAAHHHHHH”- thing.
And now I have a ticket and a nutritional 2-week eating plan consisting solely of porridge.
