Random readers and nice neighbors

Yesterday I noticed that there´s a new follower in my blog. Her name is Sarah. I don´t know her so I checked her blog. And it got me to thinking about random readers. I admit that I am a random reader yet I´m also active reader. I follow some blogs very actively. Some of them are written by family members and some of those writers I don´t know any more than I know this Sarah who is reading my blog. So why do I read these blogs if I don´t know the reader..?! I guess it must be the fact that I find those inspiring. Some of them have beautiful photos, some of them have a great sense of humour and so on.. Those blogs give me new ideas and they even might give me a wider perspective on how to think, what to write and how to see things. For those same reasons I go through those random blogs. And sometimes it happens that I find some blog so interesting that I become active reader of it.

I know that some of my friends follow my blog even though they aren´t on my follower list. My sister isn´t on the list and she does follow my blog pretty actively. Actually, she wrote a note on her own blog that her sister (= me) is writing a blog and added the address of my site there as well.. so there will be more readers, random and active, I suppose. So I guess I need to thank my sister for that.. :) Love you sis´!!

And ofcourse, welcome new readers. Random or not.

The other subject of the day is neighbors. As some of you know, I live in Turku. Turku is a city of 175 000 people and it´s going be the Capital of Culture in 2011. So this is a city where is alot going on. I live about 4 or 5 km from the city center and the atmosphere here is totally opposite to the downtown. There is alot of possibilities nearby, shopping center, swimming hall etc. and when looking out you would never believe it.. All you can see from my windows is the house next to this, childrens playground and forest. When I get out, the first things I see is a football field behind the trees. So the nature is close here, even though with bus it takes 15 minutes to get to downtown.. And I guess that the nature has some sort of influence to my neighbors as well.. Just last night one of my neighbors ringed my doorbell and brought me some lingonberry buns and two slices of pancake he made himself. He also did give his phone number if there ever is something I need help with.. he likes to repair all kind of electronical devices..

And he´s not the only one like this. Most of my neighbors are polite and friendly, always talking when we see outdoors or at the elevator, asking how are things and stuff like that.. During the spring I had a special person visiting me quite often and he told me that maybe he´s visiting me too often because my neighbors were saying hellos and that sort of stuff to him as well.. And people tend to say that people in Turku are introverted, warming up slowly for outsiders.. Could this be more untrue.. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZlD96hvTNw

Death is a son of a bitch..

Today September 9th is the birthday of my half sister Jonna. She died 4 years ago in the age of 18. Today she would be 22 years old. She died with cancer. So today I added a link to Socialvibe, chose a sponsor, L´Oreal Paris, to support my cause; Stand up 2 cancer. Everytime you use the link at the end of my page, L´Oreal Paris will donate money for cancer research.

It´s up to you.

Just jeans

Today I have only three things planned.

1. Buy food from the near store.

2. Take a shower.

3. Repair jeans.

Not necessarily in this order.

Miss you much..

Best nephew in the world!!!! Miss this little man already!!

Leaving on a jet plane..

Well not exactly. But my bags are packed and I´m waiting information about my ride. Going to visit my dad this weekend in Kemiö, hopefully get to see my nephew as well. I was in the city yesterday and bought him nice pair of pants, so he can continue taking his mum out for walks. Even if it rains a little ´cause those pants are water proof. Unfortunately my brother didn´t warm up for the idea of me buying my nephew a leather jacket.. weird. Those jackets were so cute. But the price on them wasn´t that adorable, so I probably would have passed it anyway.

I had my new camera with me yesterday as well but I didn´t take any photos. It was such a beautiful day so I enjoyed it many other ways. I took a walk by the riverside and enjoyed the sun. It was quite relaxing to watch people and boats pass by, some of them in hurry. I was taking it slow. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMM7ckbzDRY

It´s been a while since I´ve seen Dumbo last time... maybe I should buy the dvd.. :)

I´ve got dreams..

Right after I wrote this morning I got a message that my camera has arrived. Funny how some dreams come true.. :) So maybe I´ll have to take a walk by the riverside tomorrow with my new camera, who knows what I´ll find.

More about dreams. After I came from biking I took a little nap on my bed.. As expected, I fell asleep. And I had the weirdest dream you can imagine.. There was a group of people in Italy, me and my friend Tommy included. And for some reason we desided to climb up the famous tower of Pisa. (I believe I´ve read somewhere that the upper parts of the tower are closed from use because the staircase is in so bad shape...) Anyway, we climbed up ´til I was stuck in a place that didn´t allow me to continue upwards or go back down either.. Tommy got a bit higher and when he at last was coming back down.. the staircase broke under him and he fell right through it.. I remember thinking in my dream that I can´t go up or down, but I have my mobile phone in my pocket... unfortunately we were in Italy and I don´t speak the language... Then I woke up..

It´s not often I remember my dreams and the ones I do remember seem to be weird in a way or another.. like the one where I got shot in to my heart.. I remember watching the bullet come towards me like in slow-motion.. I even watched it break into my heart and the blood bursted out from my chest... I woke up feeling real weird.. I actually died twice that night in my dreams.. one of my best friends stabbed me with a knife in the following dream..

Anyway, I got my camera now.... Can´t wait to take it in use!! :D

Overloaded

So, yesterday was my first day as unemployed. I was riding my bike around in the city taking care of necessary things. I also used my gift sertificate that I got from work as a farewell present. Bought myself a huge pile of thread so now I have all winter of knitting in front of me. Hopefully I get something done for myself as well.. :) Friends and family are challenging me by giving me ideas with their requests.

"Never mind the skulls, I want Elvis socks!"

"Our whole family love Tigger.."

My head is getting overloaded of the ideas. I can´t concentrate just on one thing. As I knit this one here I´m already planning that one there. Well, at least there won´t be problems how to spend my time as unemployed. Problems may appear if I don´t get out every now and then, away from the knitting and all of my own projects. I love my hobbies and when I was working I did hope to have more time for them. But 24/7 might be too much. Thank goodness earlier in the summer I got myself a bike so if nothing else gets me out of the house I´ll take the new camera (hopefully it arrives soon) and my bike and disappear to the wilderness..

To other concerns. As said I´m unemployed. The good thing in it is the fact that I don´t need to hurry with anything or to anywhere. So why on earth am I waking up at 7 am..???? Me, who hates waking up and likes to sleep late whenever it´s possible. Well, today I don´t mind the early start because the sun is shining and it seems it´s going to be a beautiful day. I´ll take my bike for a ride and maybe take my knitting outside as well..

But now, since I don´t need to hurry, I´ll make myself another cup of tea and enjoy the day.. Maybe even write something more later on.