Lisbon (under construction).

The Nose.

I'm back in Chatham, it hurts everywhere and I could sleep for days. But the trip was very nice, I really liked Lisbon.
There's going to be more about that (in images) after couple of days (and it's going to take some time to scan and edit and add everything, so keep checking the page) in here.

The voyeurism project is over and we are waiting to get the next briefs for new projects. So there's been dangerously much free time since last Thursday. The reading week started today, we aren't supposed to be in the uni but I still find myself sitting here in the digi lab.

Anyway, we had a nice dinner party yesterday. Except that I broke my nose just before it. That's what you get when you live with southern-European people! Only kidding. We were clearing the living room so that we could fit everybody around the table, I was walking up the stairs my hands full with stuff from the living room and Naroa was coming downstairs carrying a chair. She didn't see me, I didn't see her, so we bumped into each other and the chair hit my nose.
It got quite swollen so I was sitting the first half of the evening with frozen vegetables pressed to my nose. It's still a bit swollen today and I can feel it in my front teeth, but the cut is quite okay. Luckily my eyeglasses survived without wounds. And my eyes didn't get black. Wouldn't have been nice to go to Lisbon with black eyes. My nose is maybe even a bit more crooked than what it used to be, but I hope it just gives me some attitude... It'll make me look more like my dad and big(gest) brother with their broken noses. Emma said that it looks like a nose of a witch.
We'll see after couple of days how it looks like.


Here's some random polaroids from yesterday and other parties.




Hugo and his anti-Britain.



Andri.



Stripes with his party hat and party shades on his birthday.



Hugo in our front yard.



Tuubi.

It's been a better day today. On Wednesday we were talking about going somewhere out of here for couple of days on our reading week with Naroa, so yesterday we bought tickets and made a hostel reservation. We are going to Lisbon for 3 nights the week after next!

I woke up twice last night because there were mice in my room.
I'm hoping that the heating will start working now, it hasn't been working for over a month.
All this shit is getting a bit too much for me.

Yesterday I felt like I hadn't been in Chatham for months. Today I feel like I've been here for months.

Kaikille sureville ystäville:


Jos yksi pettää ja toinen jättää, niin kolmas ystävä on
vaan muista: hän on kyyneliisi täysin viaton.
Jos käännät selkäsi kolmannelle, ei neljäs tulekaan
on paha olla yksinään, sen tulet tuntemaan.
Siis tartu käteen kolmannen, hän ystäväsi on
ja muista: tuskin kelläkään on mieli huoleton.
Jo huomenna on paremmin, siis jaksa siihen asti
ja rakkaudesta puhu hiljaa, puhu varovasti.

Jos yksi pettää ja toinen jättää, niin kolmas ystävä on
vaan muista: hän on kyyneliisi täysin viaton.
On turha kostaa ja kaunaa kantaa, on turha valittaa
on turha katsella taivaanrantaa ja tuskaa kasvattaa.
Siis tartu käteen kolmannen, hän ystäväsi on
on hällä silmät lämpimät ja sydän peloton.
Voit ilon löytää nukkumasta suolaheinän alta
ja ruoho uusi nousta alkaa aina matalalta.

Jos yksi pettää ja toinen jättää, niin kolmas ystävä on
vaan muista: hän on kyyneliisi täysin viaton.
Pian päivä vaihtuu ja murhe taittuu, tutuksi vieras käy
et enää kerro tähdistä, jos tähtiä ei näy.
Siis tartu käteen kolmannen, hän ystäväsi on
on hällä silmät lämpimät ja sydän peloton,
ja kolmas jos on mennyt pois on vuoro neljännen
ja kenties yhä lähemmältä tuntuu ihminen.

- Aulikki Oksanen
(kiitos äiti).


Toivottavasti vuosi 2008 on meille kaikille onnellisempi.