Harlequins and Hopscotch

__kalju @ 2005-10-29T23:29:00

2005-10-30T03:31:28Z

I HATE THE PACKER COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE ADMINISTRATION FOR ALWAYS BUTTING THEIR NOSES IN BUSINESS THAT IS NOT THEIRS" AND MAKING EVERYONE'S LIFE UNNECESSARILY DIFFICULT.

the end.
and now im home on the saturday of halloween because after such a let-down, who can really master up the will-power to go anywhere?
monday night parade --> medusa will be revealed, in all her shining glory

__kalju @ 2005-10-16T15:52:00

2005-10-16T19:52:29Z

I am elated. Because?

I WROTE MY COLLEGE ESSAY!

__kalju @ 2005-10-14T21:16:00

2005-10-15T01:19:23Z

finnish relatives have arrived, the kentucky one is delirious from one hour of sleep. i'm sipping tea and feel like doing something wonderful just because it's FRIDAY! friday!!!!
i don't remember the last time a day felt this wonderful.
today was gentle compared to these past two rough weeks, which is good. maybe this persistant rain will finally stop and a little sunshine can come in and brighten our lives.

my shoes are moved in, my bed is in pieces, but i should be truly settled in in no time.
before im off again, of course.

__kalju @ 2005-10-09T15:13:00

2005-10-09T19:17:58Z

last night i ran, drenched from head to toe, barefoot down the streets of new york, screaming because god opened the heavens on us

i hope i hope that harry potter is in the morning and i am sick i am sick of working so hard

__kalju @ 2005-10-02T15:03:00

2005-10-02T19:08:03Z

marching band girls on bleecker stret today
kind of sick, a couple of polaroid failures
enjoyed convocation, enjoyed sleeping and watching the neverending story with el, enjoyed last nights three part party, one for the dance, two for the smoke, three for the roof. I was mostly on 1 and 3.
new friends again and feet that hurt so badly by the end of the night

but then we danced in the taxi ride home, and that was ok
today is a warm nostalgia for summer kind of day, with me listening to jacques brel and writing french analyses

in 2 hours i will be in the car, doing the obligatory college visit thing
i have a hell-week in front of me, but i guess theres nothing to do except grit my teeth and smile

__kalju @ 2005-09-28T19:05:00

2005-09-28T23:07:31Z

worst day of my life. breakdown in the basement bathroom and being sick and tired and hopeless about everything. but from reading people's livejournals, i seem to be channeling the general mood.

i don't like any of this.

__kalju @ 2005-09-25T15:06:00

2005-09-25T19:10:46Z

i LOVE wonderful saturday nights with your friends and some new-yet-old friends, plays that talk about the x-factor and urineade, spinning and looking up at the tall unreal buildings and laughing because you get that butterfly feeling. subways to brooklyn and then red wine and strawberries and dancing with all my friends and all my strangers and really ghetto guys in sandwhiches.
Just for kicks, folks.
"JUMP THE TURNSTILE! JUMP THE TURNSTILE!"

__kalju @ 2005-09-02T20:20:00

2005-09-03T00:25:42Z

a monstrous melange of good friends and good weather left me riding the F, sticky and dozing into little intervals of bergen, east broadway, and finally west fourth.

ignored the catfish (and mandala) call, soaked in a pool of built up exhaustion, woke to find that the

sun has poisoned me. with a venom that boils my blood and makes my cheeks glow and decides that tonight is a night for advil, oatmeal, and sleep.

__kalju @ 2005-08-14T23:32:00

2005-08-15T03:35:54Z

greeley fest is over, maybe for good. too many intoxicated tussles and bad rap and coming home at an ungodly hour reeking of cigarettes. but that's what we tell each other summer is supposed to be.
i'm to spend a week recuperating and purging the house of childhood leftovers and taking the future seriously (we hope). summer thunderstorms clear out the thick gray heat and lazy mood of the past few weeks,
and also leaves an entire ocean in our garden, which i took off my shoes and waded through to get inside (my father stayed in the middle, picking out the leaves in our hoover dam of a drain).

__kalju @ 2005-08-07T22:08:00

2005-08-08T02:07:00Z

forked oppurtunities sprung up from heated summer nights of wine down the dress that another girl was wearing (and making up childhood friends)-- went home feeling tired and dirty but a shower, half conscious church, brunch, and sleep the rest of the day cured all that and tonight was perfect:

delicious food (meat and tuna and tomatoes and lots of fresh summer vegetables) in the garden with very many candles flickering in designs set up by our artist friend. we'd like to grow old with grace.

this week suddenly shifted in two possible directions

__kalju @ 2005-08-01T20:22:00

2005-08-02T00:21:48Z

--- kids, j'ai decroche un boulot.

yea yea! soon i'll be able to tell you all about opalites and citrines.
otherwise, content with everything: wasted middle school reunion in the near future, a little cash in my pocket in the near future, the end of my internship (in the near future), along with friends coming home and motivation to "get out of bed" and a pair of soon-to-be jean shorts and kentucky cousins and bearded fathers

and its still not too late to make this summer productive

i havent spoken french in a good long time, i need a frenchie just to talk to, to make sure the words keep coming as smoothly as they've been coming

otherwise, my blackberry is starting to annoy me

__kalju @ 2005-07-30T21:22:00

2005-07-31T01:19:41Z

i made some master shrimp last night, and tonight's dinner consisted of those leftovers, cheeses, cornichons, olives (with almonds inside), and artichoke hearts. mmmmmmmmmmmm

that said i also ate it at 9 o clock, hoping that the plans for tonight will turn out good and still in my pjs from my nap (i dreamt all these old swedish people were in my house, they spoke no english or finnish and one tried to bite my head.. but teasingly)

yea everyone's away, but a lot of people come back tomorrow

__kalju @ 2005-07-23T21:07:00

2005-07-23T19:11:09Z

yesterday was very enjoyable-- seeing friends i haven't seen for 10+ months and seeing how old everyone looks.
meeting potential fellow scots and so many international people! my kind of event.

watching alfonso's harry potter and eating a feast of french toast and sausage and curly fries and popcorn with raisinets-- that's the saga we all know

__kalju @ 2005-07-19T16:53:00

2005-07-19T20:50:24Z

thoughts:

like work, even if its filing
like smoothies with discounts
need to start taking classes of all kinds

lumberjacks and muggy heat and wine with friends and

i think i need some sun, let me go somewhere.

harry potter was a genius, pulled all those strings together and moved in an unexpected direction with expected deaths that almost made me cry.
one more to go, tragic?

an important announcement

2005-07-09T00:43:55Z

...

I'M HOME!

if i were an lj wiz and less jetlagged, id make that x800

come see me! come call me!

temporary cell number: 1 646 258 1097

yippeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

__kalju @ 2005-07-06T20:51:00

2005-07-06T18:55:47Z

a bundle of nerves and tingling fingers (sans alcool) from packing and then to add to it cold water buckets of nooooz that prove that im still hanging onto something id convinced myself id moved past.

hm. c'est la vie comme on dit.

last sauna to calm the nerves and flush the cheeks.

__kalju @ 2005-07-04T18:23:00

2005-07-04T16:26:55Z

bronzing on the kallio. swimming with trespassing american kiddies. reading 400 paged books, in finnish. being allergic to every pollen in this country. becoming a godmother before the children are born. procrastinating good college research by creating yet another blog. and getting ready to come home so soon its unreal.

poll:

im going to get a little tree in my room. what kind should it be?
a) lemon
b) orange
c) fig
d) olive

cheers.

i dropped my sausage in the bonfire

2005-06-25T16:19:20Z

--- bonfires + fireworks + 80's love songs

annoying dog lovers, less mosquites than usual, and eating burnt sandy sausages while still red and steaming from the sauna

7 different flowers and 7 different crossroads (ok, we made up a few) with a cousin who's 12 but looks and acts like she's 15. put them under your pillow and dream of your future husband.
... i dreamt of this really weird violinplaying guy from my middle school----> not my future husband if ive got anything to say about it.

orange moon in a blueblue sky at 1 in the morning, trying to swat the mosquito buzzing around my ear

hyvää juhannusta!

__kalju @ 2005-06-13T06:48:00

2005-06-13T04:50:33Z

woke up at an ungodly hour, stayed in bed for 2 until the dawn came and sleep was useless
craving diner food, french food can be so rabbitty.
i want:

eggs (sunny side up), hash browns, french toast, bacon, sausages, blts

or

finnish rye bread with salami/tomatoes, cheese/cucumber