random stuff:

currently watching a tv show on finnish tv called “verkossa” – the last two interviews (one with some random dude, the other with taneli tikka of irc-galleria.net). every single of both interviews has “web kaks piste nolla” (web 2.0) mentioned in every question and response. grrr. coming soon: the “web 2.0 drinking game” which involves one drinking a shot of whatever everytime this show says “web kaks piste nolla”.

saw james bond last night. was beyond great. shame we all have to wait two years for the next one.

going to berlin on friday for a few days. why not. i have no idea what to expect from the city. i know nothing of it except the most basic things (there was a wall) and that almost everyone loves it. gonna be great.

spent an hour in the bank the other day getting lots of information about my pension and random savings schemes.

twitter is the current obsession. it will pass no doubt.

i bought a little box that connects to my laptop that allows one to watch tv on the laptop. shame there is nothing on except the afore mentioned verkossa and “will and grace”. eugh.

i am horrendous at choosing presents for people – so for christmas 2000 i decided to make a cd for some friends and make the packaging myself (the cds were burnt using a cd burner i had gotten). i think i made 10 or so copies for close friends. the cd cases were make from a4 paper folded in to an a5 shape and then folded and glued to give a proper cd case.

for the following year i went a little bit further. i made an original cd and got (erm) about 70 copies of it (professionally) done. then i bought a huge box of printing paper (i still got some sheets here now), colour ink and lots of laminating pouches – i put them all together and sent the cds around the world. i didnt really think bad of 70 friends getting the same present from me – i liked the idea.

i got thinking of this over the last few days as i put together some cds for an irish friend and sent them in the post – this time sans cover. just two blank cds, two barren cd cases and a handwritten “1″ and “2″ written on the cds. somehow in the rush of doing nothing of late i somehow have forgotten to do the things that make presents unique (even the mass produced ones) – never got around to making a nice cover with tracklisting etc – things that in the past i spent ages and ages doing. i remember even going through a phase which involved me ripping out sheets of magazines and making funny messages from the text and sticking them in the inside of c90 tapes before i handed them over to my friend for listening. happy memories.

the red haired woman watches a woman sing. reykjavík october 2006

loving …..

songs:
set fire to flames: when i first get to phoenix
future sound of london: vage

tv shows:
30 rock
the office (american edition)
battlestar galactica

i know there are lots and lots of foreigners in helsinki – but sometimes, just sometimes, it feels like i am the only one.

any time i go into the student office in my college and ask for anything – i dont need to show id or tell them who i am – i am automatically known.

last week i went to collect a package from a delivery company. i didnt have to sign for anything – they just handed it over.