Tidbits from Lauttasaari

Yohoo, finger me in facebook!

decided to do the brave thing (to me at least) and finally start a blog in Swedish (my mother tongue). I wanted today a daily post, but did not succeed. Nevertheless, i have been able to push my own limits of what i am prepared to say. It feels good. I have been looking for a style or approach for such a long time that would allow me to express myself in a way i like via the web. I might be onto something. Goody!

MY life is like a Soduku game. All the pieces must fit together just so, or else it wont work. And it does, from time to time.

Oh yes indeed, dear Mr Mulisch seems to create a stir wherever he goes. Not hard to fathom then where he gets his inspiration for the portrait of Onno Quist... Way to go, man!

Doom is constantly roaming the earth, ready to strike. And stike it does, mercilessly. Harry Mulisch is a great writer, and The discovery of Heaven an incredible mental journey. I am in the middle of it, this is just me poking out my head from that other place, saying hello. Although it does not really register with me, i think perhaps i will find this hello to hello some time in the future and look back at this moment. When i do not know the end of it. Blissful ignorance!

Sun, finally. Someone is tempted to say, it's the weather, stupid. Meanwhile, storm kills four in Sweden. It' s a lot of that in the news these last six months.

Tallinn, late night. My birthday. A good day. I like Tallinn. It feels good to behere again. I miss some old friends, especially Kaupo, that disappeared. Would like to talk to him now. Staying in Hotel Reval quite in the centre, new, and comfortable place. Its one o clock, should go to sleep, but this feeling still stays with me. Just in a moment i will. Winding down. Enjoying Phoenix Alphabetical. Making connections. A really good dinner still stays on. Joy. Life is good. mmmm.

Sunday morning. Venlo.  

A moment of peace.  

Another drink i will have.  

And we survived another new years eve. sounded like war, it did. 

Sweet smell of candles, Christmas eve 2006.  

Sweet smell of candles at Vaasa cemetary on Christmas eve.

I had what i felt to be a real insight today. You know, like you sometimes get, this feeling you just connected the dots. Just a small thing. And now, when i am ready to share it with you, well of course it esacped my mind.

Damn that youtube is addictive, and fun. A quick fad, or here to stay? I am guessing a bit of both. The newness will fade, but the usefulness will stay (possibly).

Sure is a green winter this year. Weird. True, it is all too easy to think global warming, when in fact it can be perfectly "normal". One thing is for sure though, we are really at the mercy of nature when it comes to climate.