Finally some rain and the temperature falling below 20 degrees. How times have changed when this is a welcomed change in the middle of summer. After a small hiatus, I went to watch some movies again, four in total: the new Indiana Jones, The Little Mermaid (the new one), a music documentary of Little Richard … [ read more » ]
flickering thoughts
A loose diary of what has been happening lately with my life.
June 25th, 2023
Dry and dull days
Mid-summer, a day was at its longest of the year and now they are slowly starting to get shorter again. It has been really dry and it shows with some tree leaves already withering. I wouldn’t mind if it rained more and the weather being a bit cooler so I can sleep better too. Nothing … [ read more » ]
June 20th, 2023
Above the Arctic Circle
I started a week long vacation and my only priority was to get out of Helsinki. I ended up going to Bodø in Norway, just above the Arctic Circle. I originally mulled with the idea of going to Lapland to see the midnight sun, but when I saw Finnair had a direct flight to Bodø … [ read more » ]
June 12th, 2023
Marathons in different styles
Past week was very lazy. But write I will to keep the blog streak going (though I don’t feel like writing one now). Weather has been nice, next topic. It was eight weeks ago when I started my half-marathon plan in my running app. The plan is 14 weeks long and now I realized I’ve … [ read more » ]
June 4th, 2023
Life is all around
Summer is here, the best season of all. Just walking in the parks and forests full of life is relaxing. Hell, just being outside is good enough even if the temperature has been a bit on the cool side. When indoors, I’ve been playing Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin on the PS5. I wasn’t … [ read more » ]
May 29th, 2023
Minor notes on gaming
Great weather, bicycling to work and back, running and getting used to the new game console. Plus taking a day trip to Lake Tuusula and visiting buildings where famous Finnish artists once lived in. Decent week. Gaming generation thoughts Moving from PS3 to PS5, I now see for myself what has improved in gaming. For … [ read more » ]