Probably the worst months being in Helsinki ongoing: dust from street gravel in the air that irritates my eyes. Well, at least next week nights are again shorter than the days. This weekend I attended a darkroom beginner’s course, making prints from film negatives. I actually went through the same course five years ago, but … [ read more » ]
flickering thoughts
A loose diary of what has been happening lately with my life.
March 10th, 2024
Snapshots of past moments
This week there was a Lux Film Days screening event, where finalists of the annual Lux Audience Award can be rated. Although I reserved tickets to four screenings (they didn’t cost anything), in the end I bothered to watch only one (Smoke Sauna Sisterhood). Cinema exhaustion, I guess. However, later during the week I did … [ read more » ]
March 3rd, 2024
Threesome of old movies
I went for a run for the first time in three months, finally. The weather allowed it (or more like fulfilled my personal requirements). Felt good as always, even if it felt a bit heavy after such a long break. Need to do this more, supposedly brings health benefits. Androids against robots for mankind I … [ read more » ]
February 26th, 2024
Joining cultural gatherings
A bit over two weeks I managed to keep myself away from the game console, then I got bored enough to finish Tchia, which turned out to be a very short game to complete, around twelve hours in a very leisurely pace (though there are plenty of side quests afterwards to continue on with). Nice … [ read more » ]
February 18th, 2024
Stagnate service
Nothing much lately, aside from public transport strikes. I did go see some art exhibition at Ateneum, but realized I wasn’t really in the mood for it, so basically just glanced through it. But at least I went. I’ve used my MacBook Pro as a desktop computer for over a month now after its internal … [ read more » ]
February 11th, 2024
Perfect Days
I haven’t played anything on my game console for ten days now, which is probably the longest pause ever since I obtained the PS5 last spring. I think I’ll try to keep myself gaming free for the whole month, feels good to do other stuff for a change. I saw a movie Perfect Days in … [ read more » ]