Turku is showing it’s dark side

I went to the library to borrow some magazines. And I thought it was my lucky day when they had all the latest issues of Damernas värld and Amelia. I quickly grabbed two copies of each, but it was then that I noticed…
they all had little notes on them. And what did it say on [...]

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Some thoughts about today

Today I ignored my want for eating porridge in the mornings and went to get a tan instead of buying a microwave oven.
Did not get a tan since I got out around 6pm.
Did however get to spend some time with my favourite author William Gibson and read sentences like: “The Panther Modern leader, who introduced [...]

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What I did on Friday

I spent half of my Friday cursing Itella (the Finnish postal service).
First of all I cursed it for the fact that it always takes two days to send anything, from a small postcard to a large package, from Vasa to Helsinki even though they kind of promise that it will only take one day.
Then I [...]

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Books I’ve read

 
 
I saw this in facebook and thought it could be fun…
The BBC believes most people will have only read 6 of the 100 books here.
Instructions:
1) Look at the list and put an ‘x’ after those you have read.
2) Tally your total at the bottom.
3) Tag others and pass it on.
Here’s the list:
1 Pride and Prejudice [...]

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Helsinki Manga Café

Today I want to open up a manga-rental in Helsinki. A place where you can rent a comic book and then sit down in a comfy sofa to read it. They have them everywhere in Asia and now, with the growing interest for manga in Finland, I think it’s about time that we get one here as [...]

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My own version of Oprah’s bookclub

Guest at Oprah: With my busy schedule I only give a book 100 pages to see if it is good or not. If it’s not, I simply stop reading. I don’t want to waste my precious free time on something I’m not interested in.
Oprah (who always have to have the last word): I only give [...]

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