It’s hard to concentrate here, with the music from the radio, but I can’t be arsed to turn it off. Doing so would just spell… a change in the environment. And I don’t really want that at the moment.
Yesterday I went out again, to a bar with my oldest Finnish friend. It wasn’t for the drinking, and dancing is quite out of question; we just talked and that is precisely what I love and miss. Talking, about something deeper than what’s on our schedules this school day, being able to find a conversation topic even after the post-holiday news has been exchanged. Talk about everything from pure crap to Deep Issues with a certain degree of comfort that I still haven’t really been able to find with anyone else here. I miss the friends in Singapore with whom I had this comfort; I miss the talk-crap sessions that will have evolved when we next meet again.
When I cycled home at night it was hard to believe that the roads hadn’t been paved with glitter. I love, love, love how the snow sparkles under light. I love living relatively near to the city, I love not having to rely on the bus for transport. I love this place, it’s not too big and not too small. Although I don’t know how long it’s going to stay that way.
Friday was much better than I’d feared; I actually kind-of-knew (in other words, was acquainted with) quite a few of the people there and so the nervous didn’t quite take over me. It was actually pretty fun, and nice to talk to people, and I was introduced to the fine game of LARPing (hah louise that’s taking your RPGing to another level). I have also acquired a candy cane that is lovely and shiny and colourful that I can’t get over how wonderful it looks and feels in my hands.
Last night I couldn’t sleep and ended up translating the about-page of my Finnish blog into Swedish. I’m writing here now because my elämänkatsomustieto textbook is pissing me off majorly by rambling on about the same thing for ages. Or maybe it only seems like ages because the ramble is throwing up so many words that I don’t understand. I have a cough and a sore throat and a hint of the flu. The lizard is being hyperactive for once. I should kick myself off really soon.
