Archive for the 'Finland' Category

Streets of Your Town

Monday, April 07, 2008 | 4 Comments

The last two months have been strange. Good though.

I arrived back in Finland one year to the day after leaving. And my plan at that point was to stay here for a month or so, to make some side trips…

Victim Of Geography

Sunday, March 23, 2008 | 1 Comment

I’m not sure if you’ve ever noticed this mental phenomena or if it even has a name, but hopefully I’ll describe it in a way that makes sense.

You might regularly pass along a street and so the facades of buildings…

I’m getting back into getting back into you

Wednesday, March 05, 2008 | 2 Comments

On the windowsill of my room in Merihaka I have a temporary garden of lettuce, parsley and thyme in jars, mugs and reused plastic containers struggling to survive out of their traditional hydroponic environments.

At times I miss Adelaide horribly. I…

All gone to white

Saturday, November 03, 2007 | 1 Comment

I had a feeling today that it would be snowing in Helsinki, and it turns out my intuition is right!

Hopefully the reflections off the snow help keep my friends happier through the scary dark month of November. And the fact…

bright green things.

Tuesday, July 17, 2007 | 3 Comments

Possibly the most fantastic and unexpected thing that happened at Aliese’s yesterday was that I discovered that her backyard is full of stinging nettles. Most people would balk at the idea of picking nettles for fun, but what I saw…

Wednesday, December 20, 2006 | 1 Comment

So, it was not with a bang, not with a vengeance, but with more of a certain indulgence of memory as she experienced and remembered the way it had felt against the back of her throat. Laughing, dancing, flirting and…

Taking Stock (Teas I own)

Thursday, November 16, 2006 | No Comments
  • Clipper Organic Indian Chai (my regular tea, drunk with organic milk / soy milk and honey)
  • Some type of liquorice based herbal chai tea from Yogi Tea
  • Nettle leaves from Ninnu (picked before Midsummer ‘05 leaving tingles on one’s hands). High in Iron.
  • Red cardboard…

technology in finland

Saturday, August 26, 2006 | 2 Comments

forest art

forest art by pipstar_battlecat.

as you may have guessed, i am now teched up.

i can play on the web again whenever i want, and i can finally get the photos off my camera.

i didn’t take that many photos over the last couple…

on se niin väärin! [it's not fair!]

Friday, August 25, 2006 | No Comments

The ARS 06 exhibit at KIASMA Museum of Contemporary Art has been one of the life saving things about Helsinki over the last couple of months.

I’ll write more about it (and post some photos) soon, but as it’s 4.52 am…

Tuesday, July 04, 2006 | 3 Comments

She wears shoes from Adelaide via Israel. A skirt from Vietnam and a shirt from Singapore.

The prayer beads around her neck were bought from a vendor outside a Buddhist temple in Kharkaroum. They are fake turquoise, but their blue reminds…