The weather has been a mixed bag of clear skies, thick fogs and now lots of snow. Not a stable winter, then. Now that I’ve been writing a few weekly posts in this blog, I have a feel of what is working and not. One thing is that reviewing a film, album, music or public … [ read more » ]
flickering thoughts
A loose diary of what has been happening lately with my life.
February 12th, 2023
A week passes by
Bit of a fuzzy week, tired and not much energy. But I’ll write down some thoughts anyway. Gotta keep that streak going. One more Ozu film I watched Yosujiro Ozu‘s final movie An Autumn Afternoon (1962). Once again Ozu recycles themes with minor alternations to his previous movies: getting married opening and closing doors, western … [ read more » ]
February 5th, 2023
Girl power and sculptor legend
It is February, let’s start with the weather as usual. In my experience, this time of year in Helsinki is when I usually forgive the dark winter for being so depressing, as there usually is a good combination of a sunny days, snow and a frozen sea to walk around on. But now the sea … [ read more » ]
January 29th, 2023
Here comes the sun
This week, I’ve been watching movies from Japan and Finland, listening to music by Ryoji Ikeda and took a walk to see a statue by Walter Runeberg.
January 22nd, 2023
Seaside experiences
Slippery, then very snowy, now a bit below zero and even a glimpse of sunshine was witnessed. One day while walking around the coastline it became suddenly so foggy I could feel it while breathing, which felt nice. So what else is up? Taking a dip in the frozen sea At work we all went … [ read more » ]
January 15th, 2023
Droplets from past days
First, the weather report. Not much to praise about, it has been slightly above zero degrees and rainy, making the streets slippery and days dull grey. Not much reason to be outdoors then. Music from the internet The past months I’ve mostly been listening to music on Tidal, which has been a decent alternative to … [ read more » ]