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2013-01-15

water for eleplants

kierrätyskeskuksesta löytää välillä ihan huimia aarteita pikkurahalla, kuten tämän kuvissa näkyvän, Hietalahden kierrätyskeskuksesta bongaamani hopeisen kannun, joka on osoittautunut kelpo hankinnaksi - sain siitä nimittäin kauan kaipaamani kastelukannun huimalla kolmen euron hinnalla!

short story equally short:
i've become a regular at the local recycling center - it's amazing what you can find there with just a few coins and a bit of luck. this water pitcher cost only 3 euros and has been well-used as a watering can ever since it moved in with me.

2013-01-10

kitchen facelift

aina sitä jaksaa ikäloppu yllättyä siitä, miten pienet muutokset saavat ihmeitä aikaan. parhaat hetkensä nähnyt ja suurta päänvaivaa aiheuttanut minikeittiöni muuttui hetkessä oikeaksi osaksi kotia niinkin mitättömällä säädöllä kuin kaapinovien kahvojen vaihdolla. seuraavaksi kun keksisi, millä pienellä säädöllä myös kokkailuni alkaisivat onnistumaan toivotulla tavalla... :D

short story equally short:
surprisingly, my small kitchen turned from an old, outdated eyesore to a real part of my home with just one minor adjustment: i changed the cupboard handles. now, if i could just figure out what minor adjustments i need to make to start cooking food that tastes better... :D

WORDS OF IMPORTANCE

--Names called out across the water,
names I called you behind your back,
sour and delicious, secret and unrepeatable,
the names of flowers that open only once,
shouted from balconies, shouted from rooftops,
or muffled by pillows, or whispered in sleep,
or caught in the throat like a lump of meat.
I try, I do. I try and try. A happy ending?
Sure enough－Hello darling, welcome home.--
[Saying Your Names by Richard Siken]

There was a child went forth every day,
And the first object he looked upon, that object he became,
And that object became part of him for the day or a certain part of the day,
Or for many years or stretching cycles of years.--
[There Was A Child Went Forth by Walt Whitman]

--That's right. A reciprocal metaphor. Things outside you are projections of what's inside you, and what's inside you is a projection of what's outside. So when you step into the labyrinth outside you, at the same time you're stepping into the labyrinth inside. Most definitely a risky business.--
[Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami]

2013-01-15

water for eleplants

2013-01-10

kitchen facelift

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