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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Turku is showing it’s dark side
Posted in Turku/Åbo, art, books, culture on August 9, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Some thoughts about today
Posted in Turku/Åbo, books, interior design, life, work on June 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
What I did on Friday
Posted in Finland, books, culture, life, product info on April 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
Books I’ve read
Posted in TV/movies, books, culture on March 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
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 [...]
Helsinki Manga Café
Posted in Asia, art, books, culture, product info on February 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
My own version of Oprah’s bookclub
Posted in books on January 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]