The school of life, or realising one's strong and not so strong sides...

Things I have learned in 2012 (hoping this list will keep expanding):

• When it is minus 27 celsius degrees outside one should make sure that the air vents are properly closed in ones bathroom - otherwise both toilet and shower might well freeze (Me; "oh THAT thing (pointing at the airvent), I didn't know you could close it.....")
• How to open finnish milk cartons! (might sound stupid but I was properly struggling with these bastards for about half a year. Success!)
• How to crochet a hat which looks like a showercap
• When voting, the ink stamp pad is for stamping one's voting ballot, NOT one's hand
• Sleeping well, eating well and exercising actually DOES make you feel a lot better! (it's never too late to learn)
•  Quite a lot more about Finnish politics (but still a LOT to learn...)
• The latin word for ryggskott (Lumbago Acuta) - sadly I also learned how f*cking much it hurts!
• When the body says sleep - SLEEP! (figured out my body is pretty clever after all, and taking baby steps to actually starting to listen to it..)
• Having kids would be useful sometimes, especially when you have shitloads of snow on your yard and pretty much nowhere to shovel it anymore (I am thinking free labour force to build a myriad of snow men, as to get rid of the snow, and also a nice way to decorate the yard. And good exercise for the kids!)

Things I still haven't learned in 2012 (but hey, the year is still young!):

•  To whistle in tune (26 years and counting, so I think this is a mission which will never succeed...)
• How to crochet a hat which actually looks good enough to use
• How to brush my teeth without getting a litre of toothpaste on my hand/arm/top/floor (working on it..)
• The difference between 'navkapslar' and 'fälgar' on car tyres. (Heidi's trying to teach me this a few times a year...it just doesn't stick...)
• Enjoying winter sports (and I don't think I ever will, or actually want to learn either....)
• Going into second hand shops and NOT buying things, especially clothes which I don't really need...

the joys of being unemployed

8.00AM: Alarm
A-K; "why the hell have I set my alarm for 8.00? I don't even have anything particular to DO today!"
Turns off alarm, goes back to bed
9.45: wakes up
9.50: collects bowl of sweets from the kitchen
10.00: has breakfast in bed containing of mixed sweets. A whole bowlful, with a cat on my chest and a cat in my armpit, both purring louder than helicopters

Ah, sometimes I do see the joys of being unemployed and having all the time in the world- haven't had a more leisurly morning in ages!

.H.i.l.a.r.i.o.u.s.

ho ho ho (not Santa but me laughing), someone has found my blog by searching the following key words;

let's jump in pony shit

 

 

That's just god damn EPIC. I absolutely LOVE it, who ever you odd person is, this is for you:

 

 I love you odd blog readers, please keep on finding my blog in odd but funny ways(:

Conversation between (I presume) non-smoking Finnish Doctor and the very NONnon-smoking Anna-Karin

Doctor (more a statement than question): You don't smoke?

Me (thinking what is the point of lying?): Yes I do actually

Doctor (unhappy/dissapointed look on his face): And how long have you been planning to keep smoking?

Me (looking, I assume, baffled by the stupid question): Weeeell...until I manage to quit?

Doctor: I assume that you know smoking is not good for your health?

Me (looking, I presume, amused and slightly patronising): Yes, I've heard something like that mentioned once or twice.....[implying End of This Conversation]

Oh the wonderful world of stats - just a tiny one

So, I like checking out who, why and what people actually read on my blog- what goes down well, what doesn't etc etc.

Since you are so bloody crap (no offence, but you are!) at commenting on my entries, checking out the stat function on blogspot is often the only way to tell what is read often, where readers come from etc.

I ESCPECIALLY love reading what keywords people have surfed when finding their way to my blog, it is sometimes the randomest of things. This week's faviourite is the following;

"and I swore at him and told"

[it will speak for itself, all I can say is- whoever you are anonymous reader, I love You!]

A 'lil Homage to Youtube - The wierd, the wonderful and some of the favourites!

Oh the wierd and wonderful things you find on Youtube! These are some of the random favourites that have come in my way of one or other reason:

1.

I searched with the key words 'rosita kärlek' to find a video to post to my friend Rosita, this is what I found on top - WTF???? But I have found a new her - Dubbel-Erik! A true scandinavian and inspiration!

2.

Key words; 'David Panda'

3.

Key words; 'arg panda'

4.

KW: 'Panda angry'

5.

Can't remember what I looked for, but I found this GEM!

6.

She's definately NOT stupid!

7.

I DIE! So mjuk and so prickly at the same time!

8.

8. For Kim only
9. Funny drunk serbian man, I love how he's trying to drink the alchometer!(:

10.

10. The.Best.Thing.on.Internet.Ever!
11. Key words; 'Finland'...

12.

I simply love this song!

13.

This just came to me, and I love it because I am called Anna in England, and I have a sunshine house, and my hippie name is Syster Sol (sister sun)! And it's a great song!

14.

14. I love that Lady Gaga is not scared of being ugly or wierd- It makes her SO beautiful!
15. This has been a youtube favourite for YEARS! Since the early London days!

16.

Harvey Milk - one of my BIGGEST heroes no doubt! Amazing and inspirational man and human being. R.I.P

17.

One HELL of a public speaker and fellow Human Being- He is so proud, so inspirational, so eloquent. One of my alive Heroes.

18.

I am a sucker for pretty much anything promoting Anti-Homophobia

19.

Wonderful clever kids!

20.

Sobeatiuncaskcmalfklanjcnald,aöcmals (yes, something along the lines)

21.

That Old Fox Gnarls always sneaks in one way or other...this is my absolute fav!

22. NO MORE BULL!

Closing time on bullshit

Closing Time. Closing time for a lot - I am sick of accepting things which I think are wrong. I have always been a strong willed and strongminded person - but not (generally) to other people's detriment. I have generally been pretty good with telling my opinion amongst strangers, but felt that it was difficult to tell my most loved ones what I thought was wrong with our relationship/ their actions / their words etc.

However, since I have started trying to always be conscious of my own actions and words I have also become very much aware of the actions, opinions and sentiments of other people. Especially when it comes to friends.

Friendship to me is a holy unity. It is the oasis in the world of storms and chaos and hurricanes. The world where you are safe, sound and accepted. Questioned sometimes, yes - that is only healthy. Sometimes the thing you need most is to explain yourself or your actions. But always accepted. And you know that what you tell is kept secret. THAT is so very sacred to me. Because that if anything means that I can trust you. That I never have to make myself a bigger better more perfect person that I am - but that I can be just the little, strong, big, scared, silly and imperfect Anna-Karin that I am. Just an imperfect person amongst all other imperfect souls.

And if that isn't the most Holy thing in Life, than what is?

Ballongporr kära läsare, ballongporr is the shit!

Favourite thing today;

(it's just amazing that the first you tube video I found when looking for balloon videos is a porn balloon video! what ARE the odds??)

Since the start of my blog, one person has found their way through cyberspace to my blog by searching the key word 'ballong' (balloon) in swedish. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!

(Also, 4 (!!) people found my blog searching key words 'porr noveller' (porn short stories) - haha they got a bit of a shock didn't they- getting feminist and queer polemics rather than porn!)

I adore stats. And cognac it seems. Interesting shit

Maria Montazami och en Finlandssvensk Feminist - en (o)möjlig kärleksaffär?

Maria och jag har mer gemensamt än jag nånsin kunnat tro. En klok kvinna tycker om tofsar, Maria och jag tycker båda om tofsar, eller som vi då säger taaaaassels, eftersom tofsar låter lite....toffsigt!
Maria jag har en massa gemensamt på fullaste allvar, vi tycker det är jättesorgligt när en fågel flyger in och dör och sen jätteglad när den återuppstår och pratar med den (jag pratar ochså med smådjur Maria, och speciellt på deras lokalspråk!), vi tycker om läppstift, och vi gillar tofsar som redan avhandlat! Och hon fuldansar, gärna och bra!! Fan vilken kvinna!

Jag har alltid tagit Maria för lite av ett fån, och okej, beroende på vilken slags feminist man är kanske hon inte är världens bästa förebild. Jag menar jag förespråkar ju inte så hemskt gärna skönhetsoperationer och att man måste använda smink för att inte känna sig 'naken och exposed' och att vara identifierad pga mannen man är gift med. Men iofs, feminism för mig är ochså rätten att identifiera sig själv, att inte behöva vara 'kvinna' utifrån nån speciell förbeställd mall, utan få vara just den man vill, kvinna eller man, kvän eller manna, eller vad man nu väljer att kalla sig. Och visst ser Maria kanske ut som att hon har modellerat sin 'kvinnlighet' lite väl mycket på Barbie, men hej, hon har fött fyra barn som är både roliga, individuella och väluppfostrade, hon säger vad hon tycker och sen när blev det egentligen fel att använda läppstift? Jag gör ju det SJÄLV och jag är ju jättesmart!

Jag försöker inte säga att Maria kanske själv definerar sig feminist (eller så kanske hon gör det, jag vet inte...), och jag säger inte att Ni måste gilla henne, men jag tycker faktistk att hon är en rätt exceptionell affärskvinna! Hon verkar förstå sig på ungdomar (kanske för att hon har fyra hemma), hon har skapat sig en egen nisch och affärside' (er), hon är selfstyled selfdefined och selftought. Och till skillnad från Fru Anka är hon uppfriskande osnobbig och bjuder på sig själv och SKRATTAR åt sig själv! (Hon säger Släke utan att blinka och tar det på fullaste allvar). och det är sällan nåt jag tycker är så attraktivt som folk som skrattar åt sig själv. Så jo, Maria, jag diggar dig!! och att du sen brister ut i de mest lustiga formuleringar gör dig bara ännu bättre! Heja Maria!

"det kommer säkert att bli jättestreeeessit, mitt hååår kanske trillar av"

The story of two knees (well, a pair of knees)

Once upon a time there was a pair of perfectly wellformed and functioning knees. They were pretty regular as far as knees go, but they worked well!

Until one day the kneeowner decided that wellfunctioning knees was boring, and had a bad accident with the Black Stallion (this is a bike) and fell over pretty badly. Yes alcohol was involved, no point denying it. And the favourite tights were ripped!

 The day after the accident

 A few days later....

well at least I don't drink wine with my knees!

So imagine my happiness when the grazes have finally started clearing up, after weeks and weeks of only being able to wear skirts,dresses and shorts in far too cold weather!

the first day in jeans!

 and I can also wear tights again! (these are the tights I was complimented in Bauhaus on)

 sunshine, warmth and countryside seems to be very healing!

 LOOK, THE LAST OF THE SCAB HAS COME OFF!

This is how happy I am to have knees again!

Now please folks, Look after your knees!!!