Tidbits from Lauttasaari

Winter came, and my connections were down, due to a change of computers. XP is quite different from win2k, i must say. I wanted to write about the first real snowfall last week, and all the fun we had, but, well, it comes here and now instead. Today we are back to sloshy October.

Darn, i realise i forgot to mention Magnus Mills, a long lasting favourite, he just has it . Though thin, his books are very full of stimuli. Thanks Scotland for the favor.

Phew, this speed is really almost too much. Everyone everywhere, all the time, all at once. I need some time for myself, some time to think. Some time to read a good book, some time to sip my bloody tea, please. Sounds like rambling? Well, welcome to blogging... This is where I get to spill the beans, right? Right.

I really like the story made in Irtiottoja . It is realistic, archetypical, quotidian and yet entertaining/thought-provoking. Thank you Nelonen.

Ha, Tuesdays are TV-series days, I still like Six Feet Under . The new Sopranos episodes are finally running here after a year long rerun of the first season shows, but now i am so much into the undertaker world that Sopranos feels old and too slick. Talk about sensitive to trends...

Oh, yes, open source television, just what i like. The Boy - Joey tale was very likeable. See for yourself at ZeD - Open Source Television

Yes, i plain forgot to mention this really nice radio sation i like in Helsinki, also streaming over the net, Radio Helsinki . Give it a try!

I could not resist, I simply had to download Firebird. Nice name too. Will it work? Well, let's see...

Oh yes, I used to enjoy Cioran a lot, dark though he was. Agree ?

I also really like Timothy Mo, I think I have read all his books. MORE . The redundancy of courage was the first novel i read, it still stands out as his best work in my opinion.

Good books to read? Try Murakami, some of his works are really good! I for one greatly appreciated his Hard-boiled Wonderland and The End of the World

Yes! Chapter 10 of The Little Ninjai is released. This I really like...

All these web browsers, it's hard to know which to keep, which to wait for, and which to use. From laziness i tend to stick to IE, though i like the interface of Mozilla much more. Strange, huh?

Oh, saw a really bad movie right now, Charlies Angels. I don't mind mainstream films, but this was below the belt, it was so contrived, I can't see why they bothered to do it. A very uninspiring piece of "entertainment". Blah!

Blogging is fun, but it takes some time to find the right tone, and to add the bits and pieces that actually might be interesting. It's easy to feel a bit intimidated, as there are so many ambitious blogs out there. That is, however, beside the point. Bloggin by definition should be an open ended affair, leaving the floor wide open for all participants. But, like so much else on the web, what could be labeled fake professionalism take over and rule by force and speed alone. Not that you have to buy any of it, but it is hard to ignore. Sort of like all this spam mail now clogging the once wonderful tool called e-mail. Nah, i am not one to nag about the good ole times, things are changing, is all. But i don't have to accept that. I can still make my small little blog here in this corner of the web. Nice to have you here.

Yes! I finally completed the last work on the upcoming filmmagazine, our third issue this year. It was really tough, but now we are done, and we made another 40-page issue, i am proud! The Ballistic Brothers in my ears, all are asleep in a very rainy Helsinki. Autumn is here indeed, and time is esacping me like a thief, there are sooo many things to do... I am beginning to like bloggin for the time being, it is nice to throw some comments in here whenever the urge overcomes me. So, time for some sleep. Goodnight!