Tempo makes a good day

Yesterday was my name day. My bf had a meeting at Salud with the guys of the apartment building. And I thought to myself that I'm not going to eat some lame ass home cooked something if he gets to go to a restaurant on "my" day. So I chose Tempo. Went alone. Didn't even bother to ask anyone to join me since I usually need to book my friends weeks in advance.
They had this Churrascaria Brasileira thing going on there. Everything on that menu looked absolutely fantastic but I chose the chicken wrapped in a banana leaf and what else came with it. This theme offered a free starter buffet. Different small tapas-like options. cheese, cantaloupe, salmon, serrano? ham, lime? crab tales and marinated garlic and even something that looked like skinned mini fish. It looked too scary so I didn't even try it.
For the first time ever I got to really see how food changes the taste of wine. I ordered a glass of wine that goes with my dinner. Red or white as long as it was good with the meal. I got Argentinian chardonnay Graffigna. I tried some before the meal came and it was absolutely delicious, full of flavors. But when the chicken was brought to me and I got to try the wine with it, I was in awe. It was ever better. A Perfect combination. After I had finished the meal and I still had some wine left it didn't taste as good anymore. I mean it was good but not that good. Later I went to see if that particular wine was available in Alko and there it was. 7,99€ / bottle. I paid 5,50€ for a 12cl.
The meal was not very big. Hence I just had to have dessert. It was very very expensive, I mean at least to me 9€ for a dessert is much. Pannacotta al Mojito or something like that it was called. Came with a rum-chocolate shot. Really good. I was a bit disappointed by the size-price ratio of it. It was a small dose with that horrible price. But I am not complaining. It was a perfect meal all in all and I felt really good and happy after that. Not something I've been feeling much lately.
Special thanks to the very nice, friendly staff for choosing the perfect wine and not looking at me like I was a freak sitting there all alone :D
Wonderful restaurant. I do recommend.
It was a good day.

Can't wait for this season to end

I'm just so tired all the time. And I mean all the time. Although I get enough sleep almost every night I still feel as if I could sleep a lot more. Too tired to do anything.

Ok I have to admit one thing. Even though I always say I hate snow, but there's one plus side to that. A little bit of snow lights up the place enormously. That I like. Still would rather have palm trees every day and warm to hot weather all year round.

And a little confession to finish.. I have started to dislike xmas. I mean I still love the food and the presents and the basic idea. But the stress! People demand so much of me and there's absolutely nothing I can do to make everyone happy. Someone will automatically be disappointed and I have to deal with the guilt. This year I'm getting a tree and I'm not telling R. He's going to know when he sees it on the balcony. He's not going to ruin my xmas this year. At least I'll have a tree even if nothing else is perfect.. Or the way I like it.. What I'd really like is to go abroad or to a spa or something for the holidays. To avoid all that stuff. That or to have xmas my way.. Oh well I guess I can never win..

dreamin'

I've been watching a lot of Scrubs lately(It's a brilliant show btw). It has brought back something that has been on my mind on and off for some time now. I wish I had a best friend too. Like Turk&JD. They are each others best buds and do a lot of things together and tell each other everything. Very close. I'm jealous of that.

I used to have a bff but I suppose life got in the way. We're still good friends, don't get me wrong, but it's not like it was back in the old days. We have this group of 5 best friends. And we've been friends since the 5th grade or so but we're a team. It's not the same.

I don't make friends easily. It takes time to build the trust and since it is a long process it's hard to find someone who'd be so much on the same page.

I think I've spent too much time alone. So used to my own company not to be able to deal with others and have a healthy self-esteem.

yum

Deicious quiche. Quite low fat, but eaten too much of it. If I were to eat more ready-made dishes, I'd eat much less since it's never as good. Only unhealthy. So I guess I can't win. :(

worried

1. I am a bit worried that my gym membership won't end on Saturday after all. Even though I told the lady at the reception that I want out and she said she'll contact invoicing. I hope I'm worrying for nothing.
2. I was worried coz I hadn't seen my friend, the squirrel for a few days. The last time I saw him(I decided it's a him, since it's impossible to tell) he was crossing the road with another squirrel and I get scared each time I see squirrels or cats or some other cute animals crossing roads. But today I met Ossi the squirrel again. He saw me, then he ran to me and then he ran back. Must have been disappointed I didn't have any food for him.


My upper back hurts. It hurts a lot!! Probably should excersice a bit but I can't get myself to do anything. And my wrist hurts again too. It's been pain free for about 6 years and I thought it was cured. Of course this could be for some other reason, but it still makes me wonder.


wig party tomorrow!!

free chocolate

Today I almost forgot the mustard tasting I had promised to attend. I got this email on Monday asking if I'd be interested in taking part of this mustard thing. I totally forgot all about it. Then luckily I bought food from where I was supposed to. And as I was walking away I noticed a woman with some papers standing by the wall. Then I remembered. I went to her and said something about coming to taste the --- blueberries?!? wtf? I remembered mustard, but I couldn't remember what it is in Finnish right there and then. So I said mustikoita.. Sinappi just seemed like a too difficult word to remember at that time. This happens to me sometimes. I suddenly can't remember some words or expressions in Finnish. I mean I remember them in English, but.. My bf doesn't always (if ever) believe when I say: I know what it means, I just can't translate it. Sometimes it's the easiest words.. He asked me what is 'individually' and my first instinct was that this is easy, you can't really be serious. Then it took me the rest of the day to remember the translation. There must be something seriously wrong with the language center of my brain.
But to explain the heading: I got free chocolate as a thank you for participating in that mustard study.

a black cloud over our weekend plans

Just when it seemed everything was ok. We were no longer carless, had no trouble choosing the foods and the drinks and everything was going smoothly. Then everything went wrong. People are mad at each other for money. I must admit I'm a bit pissed off too. I fear this will have a negative influence on our weekend. I just want everyone to calm down and forget the troubles, but I fear it's not possible. I fear the angry messages will continue, making us more and more mad at each other and then the whole thing won't happen. I need something good to happen - or actually excellent. Something to really cheer me up. But with my luck it will never happen.
Might go donate blood after work. Unless I get a terrible headache.. I feel it might be coming, so..
Good thing it's almost lunch time.

oh boy

I feel quite awful. My bf talked me into getting a pizza. I've been trying to stay away from unhealthy fast food but this time I gave in. Figured if I have nothing else it should be fine. Only it isn't. I'm feeling most uncomfortable and burby. We need a bigger couch, so we can both lie on it at the same time..
I must go try Latin Fever tomorrow. I went for beginners Latin Fever on Friday but since it's only on friday's and of the 5 weeks i'm still a member, I'm going to miss 3 Fridays because of different plans. It's quite rare, I mean I usually never have any plans for the weekend. October is different. Now I'm getting side-tracked.. I'm a little worried the Mondays Latin Fever'll be too difficult and everyone there'll be really good. On the other hand the beginners class was a bit too easy.. Who knows maybe this Monday class will be just my level and I'll love it too much and want to go every week and then be in trouble when I have to quit since I can't commit to a 13 month contract.

Girls weekend next weekend. Some of them want a healthy weekend, no boozing but jogging and such and one apparently doesn't know the others plans of being alcohol free. I'm not too keen on the idea of being sober all weekend. Although I'm not hoping to get wasted and hangovery. We'll see what happens.

But right now I wish I didn't feel like this. Hope I can remember this feeling the next time pizza is an option.

in the lobby again...

Good thing it's only for today.
I ordered a jacket from H&M, it should arrive in three weeks. It probably doesn't fit or it'll just looks weird. It's also very expensive. Well, at least expensive to me. But I'm not very good at shopping at stores. I've never been able to find fitting shoes online, so those I'll have to buy from an actual store. I'm going to my local today after work. Yesterday I found a prefectly nice pair of black skater shoes, but they were on the men's department. That bothered me enough to leave them there.
I'm not an enthusiastic shopper. I own one pair of jeans, two pairs of worn out sneakers and one sports coat, which is the only coat for this weather that I have.
Shopping for books, music or dvd's is easier for me. I spend more on books than I do on clothes each year. And it shows. I never have anything nice to wear. I dislike most of the items in my wardrobe. But I get frustrated each time I go shopping for clothes. Everything looks hideous on me. I end up buying nothing. I'd probably need a personal shopper, someone to go shopping with me, someone with a good eye.

I want NCIS season 5!!!

The summer is now over :(

This has been the last day of my summer vacation. Although I still have the weekend before going back to work (which I'm so not looking forward to). It went by too fast. I had big plans for the time and I only got to do one of them and that was the Barcelona trip.

By the way, I was nervous they'd only speak catalan in there and I'd understand nothing, but it turned out most of them spoke spanish. Every restaurant(especially the fast food places) had menus in catalan only. You could see catalan is the official language there. As far as I could tell, people spoke castellano(that's spanish) or bad english. There was this one place though, somewhere in Barri Gothic or the place next to it.. ribera? a small bar where we went for tapas one afternoon during siesta. I think the woman there might have been speaking catalan. I'm not sure, but..

This last week I spent feeling ill. First I had a throat ache for a few days then it went away and my nose started running. Didn't have fever but occasionally I was sweating a lot. Then it all stopped suddenly. It was weird.

Last week was my birthday week. I wanted to do something special since it was after all an important birthday, 25 years. And because I pretty much missed my twentieth. Must say it was better than the 20th but not by much. I spent it alone mostly, went to the spy museum and classic american diner for lunch. Walked around the "city" a bit and was bored and came back home. I got nice presents from my bf and my mom. Mom's the only one who sent me a card. I suppose people think I'm old now. I got lots of facebook congratulations but..

I dunno what to say anymore. I want to see one more ncis episode before this shuts down from lack of power..

Barcelona!!

I do apologize for forgetting to write about our trip.
I loved Bcn. It's a nice big city. Perfect weather. Absolutely fantastic sea beaches, with amazingly clear, warm water and no jelly fish. Brilliant. Lively city. I must say thanks to the huge number of tourists. Many of the locals took siesta every day around 2-4pm. They closed their businesses to go home for lunch or whatever.

It's a very clean city. BCNeta trucks cleaning streets and emptying dumpsters 24/7.Although one night we saw rats hanging under some dumpsters. Tried to take a pic but it was too dark.

Surprisingly few grocery stores there, at least in the city center and even those were rather small and mostly run by asians. Our street had one every 30 feet but elsewhere not so much. On the last full day we found the biggest and even that was on the bottom floor of a department store (El Corte Ingles). I loved it. There was a huge selection of alcohol and it was cheap. I wish I'd had money and time and healthy feet to go around the entire grocery section. I suppose I'm weird that way, I like to go to grocery stores when I travel.

We checked 2 night clubs while we were down there. First one was recommended by the arabic bartender at 'bar muy buena'. A salsa club(Antilla). He gave us a card of the place. Turned out the address on the card was false. Took some work finding the place but we did eventually. It was a strange place. You didn't pay an entrance fee. They gave us each a red card (actually only 2 at first but then J went to ask for one more) and you couldn't leave unless you had a green card. A green card you got by buying a drink at the bar. I paid 9e for baileys!! It was a big glass but still. I loved the music. Latin rhythms. A&J didn't like it. Some dude even asked me to dance, I said no since I am terrible at couples dances and everyone else seemed to be really good. We left quite soon.
The second one was a few nights later. The Moog. It was mentioned on the travel book we had. It cost a fortune to get in(10e) and the music was horrible. It was a stereotypical night club with horrible trance-house or whateveritis music. It was so crowded it was hard to move. I hated that place. After we got out of there, my friends were still willing to go to another night club or the beach. My feet were killing me, I could barely stand up(No, I wasn't drunk. Only had 2 ciders and 2 interesting shots at the rock bar(where the bartender, who hadnt paid any attention to me all night, suddenly called me his future wife!?!)). My friends were drunk. They got into a fight with each other, left me alone in the middle of the night in the Rambla. Not the best of ideas. But it was either that or continue following them with my broken feet, so I headed back to the hotel. 3 guys offered to go home with me on the way. This was all in Las Ramblas, it got calmer after that. But since it was something like 3am and I was a girl alone in a short dress I decided to walk via big streets, even though it was a bit longer route and my feet were killing me. I got back to the hotel just fine.

We must have walked at least 16 miles each day. Our hotel was perfectly located. A short walking distance to las ramblas and the plaza de catalunya and a metro station. We walked around a lot. Took strolls in the real Barcelona, where the locals live and where there was no tourists.

I think I got a bit carried away. I'll tell more later when I have time and think of something new to tell. Feel free to suggest and ask.

Grrrr!

My boss is fine, mostly. But when she has a bad day.. oh boy.. She makes everyone around her miserable. Complains about everything. She made me so angry yesterday that I decided to buy chocolate to make me feel better. It didn't help. So I chose alcohol. Few Bailey's and four or so glasses of white wine made me feel better. I didn't care I had to be at work at 6:15am the next day. We watched South Park on DVD and ate pizza and drank wine. It was fun. But not too fun.. Felt fine, yet tired, when I woke up.. But I'm still pissed off and I don't even want to see her. I sent my colleague to the kitchen coz I really don't want to go and I can't think of anything to do to excuse no one not going. I was counting on the invoices, I thought they'd come today. Lots and lots of invoices to keep me busy all day. But maybe tomorrow

I'm going to get my passport photo taken today. I bet it's going to be horrible but whose isn't? And on Friday I have an appointment for the passport application. Need to be ready to travel wherever we decide next week.

oh no

I just realized I only have one posting week all month. Which basically means I can sleep longer but also that I have to deal with people and their stupid questions and helplessness. Why does everyone expect us to know everything? Just coz we sit here in the lobby or the "info" as some call it(not us) we're not informed about everything. Besides we're usually the last to know about any changes. It's frustrating. 4 more weeks I have to stand, then it's time for my vacation :) Can't wait.

I'm not one bit jealous of those you start their vacations today. It's raining now. It's going to be cold and cloudy next week. Not the ideal vacation weather.

but onto something more positive. or at least a bit more positive. I had a semi-nice dream last night. It's good to have such dreams, they keep me feeling good for hours after waking up. Although so much unpleasant has already happened, so the effect of the dream is fading away :(

Don't ask what it was about, I'm not going to tell, but it's what you think ;)

How did the days get so long?

Third day in a row, at work, feeling like one work day is as long as two work days were still last week.. Maybe it's because of the wonderful weather. Sunshine outside and I'm stuck inside for the best part of the day.
I'm hoping all this weather will make the strawberries grow happily and fast so we'd get good, cheap berries soon.
Unfortunately my next month is full of 8 or 8,25 h days and not the normal 7,5.. Long days.. At least I get 2 full days off as well. and in six more weeks, actually more like 5 weeks and 2 days, it's vacation time for me. With my luck the weather will go bad come August and stay bad all month.

the best juhannus ever!!

I had so much fun.
Although it might have been the very first time I had plans for the weekend. And we had so much fun. It was a great group of 6. It would have been a shame if there had been someone who doesnt like karaoke, alcohol and board games.
On Friday we got up around 6:30 am and some of us stayed up until around 2:30 am. Long fun day it was.
Saturday was a bit dull, mostly anyway since it was all rain. Everyone was tired all day.
On Sunday I managed to get sun burned. My right arm is all red and achy. It came from sitting in the harbor at the pizza place.
I wouldnt have wanted to go home and end the weekend but at the same time I wanted to go home to my honey and my cats. And I most certainly wasnt ready to come back to work this morning. This is just too much. I can barely keep my eyes open. 2 hours of this I have to last. and then 4 more day. six more weeks..

Juhannus is just around the corner!

Wohoo!
I've really been waiting for it, since for the first time in ages I have real plans for it. My friends and I are going to my mom's.
Yesterday, 3 days before "take-off" we ran into trouble. Big trouble. No car. We were counting on A&J getting the car for the weekend but now we learned it's not going to happen. Just my luck.
I started to panic and even asked a car rental place how much would it cost to rent a car. But apparently the panic is over and we're getting a car. Although sometime in the evening on Thursday so we'll be there very late. Unless. there's a possibility that I have to drive one car over there, so that would mean we'd have 2 cars going there and that would mean that some of us could go in the afternoon as planned. S&J could follow us when they get their car, I could fix up a good map for them or they could drive on Friday morning and meet us at the market in Kuopio on Friday around 11-ish?
I suppose I'll have to develop some patience and wait to hear how late they get the car and so on.. And stop stressing.

something interesting

I just met Anssi Koivuranta and Sanni Leinonen.
For those who don't know them, they're a world champion and a world champion-to-be.

Not a very egoboosting to see her, all skinny and pretty and then see my own reflection in the window.
Makes me feel so fat and ugly and failure.

But on the positive note, this is a wonderful, sunny day. Not very hot, but we'll get there tomorrow and sunday. Perfect day to hit a terrace with a friend and a few ciders :)

Great

I spent three hours in Eden. Tried pretty much everything. Cold water pool twice(actually went up to my neck in that freezing water), outdoor pool three times, turkish sauna, roman sauna. three sets of waves. Spent most of the time climbing stairs to slides. I don't feel older than 10 or so, at least not when I'm in a place like that. I was happy to see even older people than me using the slides regularly. Didn't make me feel so old. I went alone and spent 3 hours! Not too bad
Saw BB-Johan. haha. Working there as a lifeguard.
Then 2 hours in Tesoma. Dad called and asked for a loan for a week and I said ok if you change the lights to the car. I had just bought new lights for it before Eden and was supposed to change them.. It was so lucky dad called me today of all days.
He also checked that everything works so it should be fine now.
I was told that back in the 80s I used to know all the makes (and perhaps even models) of all the passing cars. Daddy also promised he'd buy me a C30 if he wins the lotto.
I had breakfast at around 10am, it's now 6pm and a bit more and I've only had 2 ice creams all day. Plus the soup I'm having now.
All and all a pretty awsome day
ps. I suppose I should be flattered when they still ask for my ID when I buy wine.. Haven't been 18 for ages

there's nothing serious wrong with me

at least that's what the doctor said. It's most likely my neck. Said a couple more massages should help. But massages are too expensive. I'll try to open the locks myself. Rolling the stick and walking and so on. Should be fine. Feeling better already. Can't say if it's because I don't have to worry about it or because I walked a little right after the doctor's.

not feeling alright

I've been feeling a bit uncomfortable for some time now.
actually I dont know what more to say.

I'm so boooored..

It's Vappu!! 

But I'm stuck at work. At least for another hour and I have nothing to do.  Just watching people get off with a smile. Start their celebrations. 

I believe this is going to be a rather boring vappu again, but still. 

I have free doughnuts, meatballs, cream potatoes and lingonberry quark. Don't need to buy too much food, can take  my money to Alko :D

Although I*m not going anywhere I'm still going to dig out my 'ylioppilaslakki' and put it on. It's just turning yellow in its box all year. Perhaps I'll add a photo later.

55 minutes. 

I'd like to have fun in a crowd of good friends. But that's not possible. 

At least the sun is shining. It makes the cold less horrible.

If I'd find something good to listen to at least. 

It really sucks to sit here when there's no one to talk to or no project to keep me busy or a game to keep me interested. 

I guess I'll just keep on being bored for the next 50 minutes. 

LONDON HERE WE COME!

Last weekend. The most wonderful weather of all year, so far, I went out 'pussikaljalle' with friends and we decided to go to London in August since we're on vacation at the same time. I've spent most of this morning checking flight prices and hostels. 

A problem has occured. They want to go on the first week so they'd have plenty of time for holidaying in Finland after, before going back to work. I on the otherhand don't want it to be on the first week coz it's the only week I have vacation with my bf. And knowing him, he's never going to want to come with us :(

We'll see how this goes

a good day

Today I don't hate work.

I get to be alone in posting listening to fabulous music(quite loud). Not too hectic and not too boring. Although now at noon I'm finished. I've enveloped everything, francked it and I even called and ordered a printer color. One thing still needs to be done and that is to drink another bottle of water. I'm trying to get at least a litre per day. This is day 2. I am really the worst water drinker. But I don't drink much of anything else either. Trying to fix that.

Good lunch. Lots of chicken(chicken breast and chicken salad) and light orange pasha. 

Oh I almost forgot. The music. My new ABBA album. The Visitors. Just getting to listen to it for real for the first time and I'm loving it. Glad I bought it. 

After work I'm going on a Baked Alaska hunt. Chocolate Macadamia is available  nearly everywhere but not Alaska. Just my luck. Going to see if Prisma has it. Also get the easter Kinder's and see how much it would cost to have a washing machine delivered if I bought if from there. Who knows I might even buy it!

Yawn

I'm not awake yet. I've been working for 2 hours and it's been a busy morning but still I'm not awake yet. I just feel so exhausted. I really would need a break. A proper one. Not just sitting at home like I always do.

I suppose the main reason why I blog so rarely is that nothing ever happens!! Every day is pretty much the same.

Yesterday I went to 'Hullut Päivät' with a shopping list. All of the items on the list were either sold out ages ago or not available at all. I managed to spend less than 10 e. I didn't even get a book. There was only one interesting book and I already have it.. All the pillows were gone. 

Didn't even go to 'Miinus viirus', figured it would just be a waste of time. I won't find anything. 

2 new Ben&Jerry's flavors were supposed to have come to the stores yesterday (according to one website) I checked five places and none of them had those. b&j's own website doesn't mention them at all. What does "in the beginning of April" mean? first week? second week? within the first 15 days? Somebody give me a bit more details!

Wohoo!!

just as I anticipated the new version of iPhone (or rather the OS) coming this summer has the MMS possibility I wanted. This means I am closer to getting the phone. Only my phone and iPod are still working fine. And my job is rather sucky (in more than just salarywise) so I need a better job that pays well. Like the police college one. But it's been too long. I don't think I'll be hearing from them. It was almost a week ago when the application period ended. 

Why doesn't anything good ever happen to me??!?

private health care

One of my teeth is aching when I drink cold water. It has made me think about going to see a private dentist. I'm actually not that far yet. Just playing with the idea in my head in case it gets that bad.

One more thing. I have a big mole on my nose. It's high but it's light. I want to get rid of it before it gives me cancer.

It would have to be done by laser and that probably costs too much. Or we'll see. I've asked my friend, who works in a place that could do that, how much it costs. Just waiting to hear the scary truth.

Yawn

In the lobby again. 

These are the longest weeks. I have to think of something to entertain myself all day everyday. I just don't have any ideas yet. 

I felt full of inspiration just before I started writing this post. Now I have nothing. Why is that?

I'm hoping this means spring now. Day temp should be above zero all week. Snow should be melting down. 

My neck is killing me. 

It was my friend's 25th birthday party yesterday. It was just like birthday parties were when we were in elementary school. No alcohol. Cake and same games we used to play. Oh the cake was absolutely delicious. I was a bit worried at first when I saw it was dark on the inside. I'm not a very big fan of chocolate cake. But it didn't taste like chocolate cake. It was so delicious, so soft. And the pies. Looked a bit scary at first. All sorts of veggies in them but they were so good. 

I couldn't stop eating. It's not everyday you get such fantastic things in your mouth. 

So today I'm going for the tuna salad at lunch. And muesli with vanilla yoghurt. 

I wish we'd get the new work clothes soon. I am sick of this dark blue. It doesn't suit me at all. I hear the new stuff'll be mostly black. I can do black. Black is fine with me. Although I don't want them to come too quickly. I want to be able to fit in smaller sizes. I don't want them to be too big for me too soon. (notice the wishful thinking)

I don't think i'll be hearing from the police college. I just feel it. My application wasn't good enough. I can't write a good one. No matter how many times I try. Maybe I should have called too. But I still don't know what to say. And now the phone numbers are gone.. 

I guess luck just isn't my thing. 

blah..

yesterday was fun. 4,5 hours at work and a whole day free, sort of.  I was home by 11:10am.

I watched a lot of tv. Now I only have 2 episodes of NCIS 3 left. Feeling a bit sad. I've seen 4, but I'm going to continue with that anyway. 

It's weird how a show can affect me. It was shocking when Kate died, even when I knew it was going to happen. And the next episode was so sad. I miss Kate. And then when Abby was in danger I was really scared. I could feel the panic she would have felt if it would have been a real situation. I just love all the characters. They are all so great in their own unique way. 

That's why it's a huge shame that seasons 5&6 are not available in Europe yet. I wouldn't be prepared to pay too much anyway, so I s'pose I just have to be patient and wait..

10 days to weighing day. I need to have lost 4 pound or I'll be super mad. If it's more it's just great, but I'm worried it won't be anything at all. I don't know what I'll do if that's the case. 

And to make me feel worse I've been really really wanting candy lately. Yesterday I ate my xmas cookies to make me feel better, which of course didn't make me feel better but got me out of the candy idea for the rest of the day. 

I'm so tired I could fall asleep right here, right now. Which of course is not a very good idea. I'm supposed to be a customer servant, the face of the company. The first thing people see when they walk in. (A good reason to want another job, wouldn't you agree?)

Yesterday was the last day to apply for the police college job. I hope they'll read mine and consider me. I thought about calling there but I couldn't figure out what to say. Telephone is not my strongest form of communication. I doubt I could have made a good impression of me on the phone. At least the application said very clearly how interested I am. At least I hope who ever reads it gets that impression. 

But now I found an interesting game on FB, need to try it. so byebye for now

 

no more l.i.i.t.s to me

So out on Sat. As we were getting ready and choosing my clothes I found my wig. I put it on and left it on :) It was  hot and I felt like I had a hat on, but at least I didn't have to put it with my own hair. 

We decided on karaoke! That was a fun idea. It's been so long since the last time. We sang 4 songs. Not very well I might add :) But we had fun.

After that to Huuma. It was only 3e in and when we arrived there was only 5 people there.. 

An ok place. Music wasn't excellent but with all those long island ice teas it was more than fine. 

So guy came up to me, asked if I was local and wether I was single, or married or taken or what. He wanted my phone number. Wow! But when he found out I was taken he backed off. Good boy.

sort of nice. I didn't look very much like me with the wig and all but it was quite nice. A small ego boost. I was very drunk. It's all a bit blurry..

But I have to say it was brilliant not having to take a bus or taxi home. And I didn't spend much money at all. Also very good since I don't have much money and now the work shoes arrived, and I have to pay those. 

long long week

It's Friday. around one thirty pm. Feels like the longest week and day.. Over two hours left of work and I've no idea how to entertain myself. 

Then I promised my friend we'd go clubbing tomorrow. I just wish it won't turn out to be anything like the last time we went out. It was too crazy. Can't spend too much money. Don't have very much.

I'm just so tired now, I'm not really looking forward to it.. 

I don't know what to say now. No wonder it's been so long since the last time. I'm spending so much time with the other blog I don't have energy for this one. 

But I'll keep trying. This is MY blog anyway

Zzzzzzzzz

I want to go back to sleep.

I was in a middle of a very weird dream when the alarm went off. Now I feel I can hardly keep my eyes open. 

I have over 7 hours of nothing ahead of me. I'm not very happy about that.

And I miss my NCIS dvd box. I just want to watch it. It's good. It's actually really good. The more I watch the more I love it. And the characters are just so brilliant. At first the characters seemed too weird for me, but it's all changed now. 

I am working on a family tree project again. Now I'm making a tree online. Using the info I've got. People have stopped filling my form so that project is on ice for now.

100!

I've been saving this post until I had something worth telling about. After all 100 posts is a milestone, dont you think?

I've been feeling bad lately. Not ill but uneasy. Even had this weird Revolutionary Road moment walking to the bus stop after work.
I just feel tired. Tired of this boring life of mine. I just wish we could pack up and move to Cuba or some place warm with lots of palm trees. Just go salsa dancing and sunbathing everyday without a care in the world.
All my days are pretty much the same.

I'm hoping to go skiing tomorrow or some day of this week. It would be 31 euros in Tampereen rinteet. I just need someone to go with me. R said he'd go but he doesn't know how to ski. So I'm not counting on that too much.

I bought the first season of NCIS and I'm loving it. I suppose this Cuba idea is based on one episode I just saw yesterday. I'd like to get the rest of the seasons but I've decided to wait until they're cheaper.

And something weird. For a brief moment there I thought I wouldn't get the iPhone next but Nokia 5800 or Samsung touchwiz. But that lasted for about a day or two. Then I read about these rumors that there might be coming a new version of iPhone in June. Have to wait and see. And there's still nothing wrong with my current phone or my iPod.

I've changed my eating habits totally. It's amazing how easy it has been. Now let's hope I get to see some results soonish.

And I just have to say. I HATE WINTER! I would be perfectly happy surrounded with palm trees and summer all year round.

what a night

it was crazy. stayed in apollo till we were kicked out when they were closing. i'm just glad there was no one i knew. our dancing was a bit... provocative

but the Thai food.. it was fantastic

I was given a task

They gave me the job to book the 2 work shoe companies to come and show us their selection. Now it is done. They will both be here at the same time in 2 weeks. I haven't told the other company that there'll be competition present. 

Now I can't decide if I should call her and let her know or just let her find out at that time. 

Any advice?

My order

I was so worried that I'd like all of the items and I'd have to buy them all.. Turns out most of the shoes were bad for my feet and one of the shirts wasn't all that great either. So I sent most of them back. 

I kept the 4e tops. They were cheap enough, although the material is rather crappy. Then I kept the Esprit shirt. It was ok, not perfect but.. And then I wanted to keep the running shoes but they were too big. Luckily they weren't last season's model so I could change them for half-a-size smaller. 

They promised me they'd be here tomorrow. Or the earliest would be tomorrow. We'll see. I just wish if I pay extra for an express delivery it would really come as fast as they say. 

But tomorrow is girl's night out. Thai food and dancing. 

a comment about the 25 things

A and S said in their 25 things something about listening to same artist for ages at a time. I do that too sometimes. Either some artist i've recently gotten excited about or music type. Usually for about 2 weeks straight. If it's a type of music then it might last longer. 

Then after a while when listening to that same stuff again it brings back memories and feelings. 

Like Gabriella Cilmi's Sweet About Me. I haven't heard it since last summer. It made me feel like I did back then. 

But it doesn't work like that forever. Eventually I will listen to it again and again and the first memories faint. 

Or I used to listen to something while doing something. And then when doing that again felt weird without the right kind of music. 

blah blah

I actually like my hair. Oh and my lips. The rest of me is not so good. 

I managed to  find something positive I can say about myself. wohoo!

I'm really really really hungry. I need to go to lunch. Please someone let me!!

Murr!

Just my luck.. The order I've been expecting forever now arrived yesterday. But I didn't know that. Coz only about 5 minutes ago that information came available. I was at that post office yesterday after its arrival, I could have taken it with me. I could have spent last night trying on my new things. But no! Grrrr

aargh

My patience has been pushed to the limit. I cannot believe long it can take for one parcel to travel for about 150 kms. It has been lying there in the posting center for nearly 4 full days now. And there I was foolishly thinking that since it arrived there on Friday it would be here on Monday. Silly me. 

Today I have different music. Amy Pearson & Winehouse, some Metallica, Sugarland, Anna Eriksson, Sandi Thom and Stockard Channing. 

it's been forever!

I suppose I could say I've been so busy lately.  And I wouldn't be lying. I actually had plans for Friday and Saturday. It's been years since I've had this busy weekend. 

First on Friday it was Sauna evening at work. I drank far too fast far too many different types of things. This caused me to be unable to leave for town with the rest of the gang. I really would have wanted to go. Dancing and/or Karaoke! What more can a girl ask for?? 

I was feeling horrible in the morning after. So weak and dizzy. Luckily the boys had left a bag of Pantteri's and some chips and I had marshmallows. With those and a huge glass of water and lots and lots of Facebooking I recovered rather quickly. After one pm I was already dancing.

Unfortunately I needed to do some grocery shopping so I had to stop and go out. At the store my hang-over returned. Decided I needed an emergency Sub. Only had a small one and ate it there. It was, as usual, extremely delicious. I did feel a bit bad for eating that since I was leaving for my sisters birthday game night and there was going to be lots of eating. But it got me back to normal and I was able to return home. 

M served fresh pineapple, yoghurt cashews, garlic bread, ??, grapes with smoked chili cheese(which btw was  great, I didn't know such thing existed), cucumber and carrot slices with dip. I was so stuffed afterwards. 

It was a successful evening to me. We played four games and guess who won three of them?? Me! haha. 

I've been thinking why I love trivial pursuit and other same type of games. It must be the feeling I get when I know something. Makes me feel good about myself if I know something. Hence most of the other types of games aren't as much fun. 

A miracle happened last week. I got an email saying I had won something!! A day or two later it arrived. It's in the post so I don't know yet what it is. Led Lenser competition. Can't be anything too interesting. But I never win anything. So it's great. 

My Ellos order moved a bit on Friday. Did I mention I ordered 4 pairs of shoes and a couple of shirts? I've been waiting for them for over a week now. Last monday they were packed. On friday they moved to the sorting center in Vantaa. Now the Itella tracking system is broken.. I've no idea if it's moved or still lying there.. I have started to really wish those running shoes fit. At the moment I'm feeling so motivated. Mostly thanks to Sheena's email this morning. But what do I do if they all fit and are great? How do I keep them all? it's 150€ worth of stuff!?! 

I started this thinking I wanted to write something fun and interesting. Now it just feels like badly written non-sense. I wish I could be more verbal. I wish I could write. 

I know I might have some somewhere. When I read my oldest posts some months ago, I wasn't at all horrified. I almost enjoyed some of the stuff. Why can't I do that anymore?

back to normal life for real this time

It's been forever since my last post. And I have time on my hands. 

i'm going to go to a café after work, meet my friends. E is going to Japan soon, again. Voy a ir a una cafetería hoy. 

R is very impatient with his new phone. It's not the same make as his old one so he calls it shit. Needs more patience to learn to use it. I'm sure it's fine. 

Sheena's road trip seems like a lot of fun. I am a bit jealous. I'm also jealous of R's friend who is in Playa del Ingles now, and everyone who can speak spanish, and everyone who lives someplace warm, and everyone who likes their job..  

15 minutes left of work. and i'm so bored. 

I have a café problem.. Do they sell milk? I mean in glasses, skimmed/fat free milk. I dont drink coffee or tea. What am i going to take there if there's nothing to drink and i dont want to get a danish or something delicious like that. 

I still dont know what to say. 

btw my new camera is super cute :)