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Pizza is yum, yum! January 22nd, 2010

My brother came home from his three week “tour de la Asia” so we decided to order some pizza. I always order the Bolognese pizza (meat), because it is the most simple one. Once at a restaurant they didn’t have the bolognese one so I ordered something that included ham, pineapples, shrimp… needless to say I felt awful after eating just half of it. I mean, pizza is a heavy food on its own – but to include something as calory heavy as shrimp… my vains were popping, or getting blocked.

Sorry, that’s an awful visual image.

It’s friday night and I am sitting at home, doing homework, watching TV. I have the whole weekend off from work which is unheard of. I have no idea what to do! Go shopping? Sure! Actually, I only have few weeks left of my current job at a video store (where I have been working for years now). I had a job interview for an IT-company last week, and got accepted! So I am starting in a few weeks. It is sad to leave a job that I love. But it’s also a nice change not to be working weekends or nights.

I’ll leave you with words that were drawn by hand in beautiful kanji (calligraphy) on a sheet of handmade and handpainted paper (artwork) that my brother got me from Asia.

Peace
Use your heart
and try your best.

Comment & anwser
- Are you excited about the Winter Olympics in Vancouver? Yes! I am currently watching the European Figure skating championships and can’t wait for the Olympic ones! Not to mention the Ice Hockey games!
- Are you “Team Coco”? I am, I am!

Nobody, nobody, until you… January 5th, 2010

I just had my very first 3D experience. I saw Avatar and, wow, it was beautiful. Definately not as bad as some reviews have said it would be. I especially loved the scenes with little glittery sprinkles floating down on the screen. Magical. The 3D glasses though, were not comfortable at all. I had little red marks on both sides of my nose after the movie.

Christmas went very well. My brother left for a three week travel around Asia with a few of his mates. However on new year’s eve there was some sad news in the city I live in. Also my brother got into a small accident in Asia. Now, however, everything is well again.

During the holiday weeks I have kept myself entertained by watching various (short) TV series. I watched a 6 episode long “Pride and Prejudice”, featuring Colin Firth. Then I watched a 16 episode long korean drama called “You’re Beautiful” (click for a beautiful fanvid!), and fell in love with the story, music and fine actors. I have never been into japanese anime except for the Miyazaki movies, and I have never seen any japanese dramas (j-dramas as they are called). But because of You’re Beautiful I think I’m going to start watching more japanese and korean dramas. You can watch them online with english subtitles.

yourebeautiful

Two more weeks until school starts again. The final strech until I get my bachelor’s degree in computer science.

Have you seen a 3D movie?
What is your current TV show obsession?

Merry Christmas! December 23rd, 2009

I hope you will have a wonderful holiday season (if you celebrate christmas). It has been snowing like crazy here in Finland. I was just out making some snowlanterns and shoveling snow. I love this time of the year! I also know that I am going to be very happy with the gifts I am going to get. How do I know that? Well, I bought myself something I really wanted. Something that will bring me joy for the whole year of 2010. What is it? A James Dean calendar. I love those classical black/white or sepia “old filmstar style” photographs.

In Finland christmas eve (that is the 24th) is the main christmas day. On the evening of the 24th santa will come and give us our little gifts. Or, as it is a custom in our family, he’ll just leave a present bag at the door. He’s such a busy man ;)

Questions for you:
-do you have any christmas traditions?
-do you like snow?