Sunless sunday

Back to basics

I'm just returning from my first trip to Helsinki since the short overnight stay on my way back from DC. The only music I've really listened to during these last couple of days was at the gig of Café de Abejas yesterday. The show was amazing, something I can't really put it to words. Because of the setting (studio of Reunanen Photography), you really just would've had to be there to understand. It was the first time I heard them play with percussion and cello added to the mix and it worked really well. The event was filmed, stay tuned for a live video sometime in the future.

Just now, sitting in the train I realized that I actually have my headphones with me and I had to tune to something. Looking at some of the music I've stored on my Google music library, I found an album by an artist that I should have mentioned a long time ago. It's actually a shame I didn't have this playing while I was pedaling away on the streets of Helsinki, in the beautiful spring sunlight reflected by the thawing ice and snow.

My home is where my heart is

Set your goals aside

I have, for one reason or another, moved back to posting inspiring and current songs on Facebook. I don't think this is a good development, because posts over there are easily forgotten and even more easily missed or ignored. I'll try to do something about this...

During an English course that is bound to finish tomorrow (today, actually. I guess I should head to bed soon) we have discussed goal-setting and how people set goals. There was a lot of talk about the difference between short-term and long-term goals. Some also compared goals to dreams. I'm not sure if I've mentioned it before, but I haven't been able to distinguish any clear-cut personal dreams for a long time. I can't remember if I had any in the past. Without dreams, it is quite hard to set any long-term goals. For now, I have no other option than to live in the present and set these goals aside. I don't find my existence meaningless, though. After all, life is a journey and as Geddy Lee sings, "the point of a journey is not to arrive".

Eissssaatana pojat :D

My reaction to this video is not something you can translate. Literally, when properly spelled, it would mean "No Satan boys", but that means absolutely nothing. Remember when I mentioned Constantine? Well, the boys just made a commercial for their merc and upcoming tour. It's a parody of the style of a nordic men's clothing company Dressmann. See for yourselves.