Bad year

It seems that my system still hasn't got used to the weather and what not here. My medicine collection for 2009 is getting pretty impressive after 2 antibiotics for an infection and loads of Lemsip for the two colds I've already had this year.

At the moment I feel ok, apart from the coughing and sneezing but I'm seriously gonna have to find a way to get myself back on track. My stomach feels really raw after digesting all this crap that was, unfortunately, necessary.

This just isn't funny anymore

The "You know you've been in Ireland for too long" thingy

Due to endless requests blocking my e-mail I will once again review the strange habits and customs of the Irish.

You know you have been in this country for too long when the following doesn't cause any disturbance or wondering of any sort:

Doors and locks - it's completely normal that your front door opens inwards, not the opposite like in Finland. Also, you might have a huge lock on the door but you could easily remove the hinges with a screwdriver.

Carpets - They are everywhere, you have begun to defend their existence in the bedrooms etc and you're completely ignoring the health risk factor.

Drinking - You're disgusted if the pint you ordered is not so full that you're spilling the drink everywhere. A pub offering only one brand of beer on tap would make you laugh. You now consider jagerbombs cocktails and think people requesting blue lagoons etc, are uptight snobs.

Personality - You no longer think it's weird if a complete stranger starts to talk to you. In fact, if you're trapped in a place with someone else, the silence which didn't bother you before, feels unbearable. You're also able to have lengthy conversations about the weather multiple times during the same day.

Food - Eating fried eggs and bacon for breakfast seems appealing. Lunch consists of sandwiches and crisps and you drink tea with your dinner. You add salt and vinegar to your fries and a batter sausage no longer reminds you of heart attacks.

I might update this at a later stage for your reading pleasure

I love love love Image

That freaky looking woman, my dear friends is the latest Finlandia book award winner

Ah the blessed Finnish journalism. I finally took a closer look at the xmas edition of Image. If you can put aside all the obvious elite shite, this piece of printed stuff is bloody genius!

I'm currently writing down a list of all the interesting stuff I found in my beloved Image, music, books and what not. I keep going "ooh aaah" while I look at the state of the art photojournalism in it.

If anyone wants to buy me a subscription, I will love you forever and be your ultimate housewhore for decades. Anyone?

Tricks

Going for a cross-country session in the near future..woo

Haven't been on a horse in a while and certainly haven't jumped any cross country in ages. Should be a good laugh. Can't wait!

A solution for the sovereign problem

Fucking simple. American Indians. The wisest, oldest and strongest man, who killed the most bears shall rule it all!

Better

Things look a bit brighter today. I finally gave in and poured some of this shit on someone else's shoulders and got some moderately good advice in return.

I also had another good conversation which truly made my day. And more to come next week, can't wait!

Trying to organise some photographing stuff too, it's proving difficult. I might just end up doing it at home.

Today has gone by fairly quietly. Watched some nostalgic movies (The Gilbert Grape thing!) and read a bit. Tomorrow will hopefully be a bit more productive.

Need for speed

Some things never change. One is my constant need for action. Where as no games make some people dull, what it does to me is the complete opposite. My mind is racing hundred miles an hour, so intense that I'm physically exhausted all the time. During those times, I try to reverse it and tire my physical side so greatly that my mind is unable to keep up. It helps sometimes but it doesn't remove the problem.

There has been way too much time to think about stuff. I feel like I'm at a junction, standing in between two or even three different directions. I've tasted a little of all of them, still unable to pick one. Today I'm going left, tomorrow it could be right.

I'm changing and I'm scared. I don't know what will become of little M. Things could end up amazingly or I could crash and burn. All I can do is wait and see