I would have never thought the last post of last year will turn this year completely upside down. During some glorious moments the world really seemed beautiful. So the post deserves to be repeated here:



Ma pole siia tõesti enam ammu midagi uut postitanud, aga aasta lõpetuseks tahtsin jah vot seda öelda :) Sõnumist olulisemad on sõnumi edastajad :)

Over the past week

I've managed to switch day and night completely. I went to sleep at 2, then at 3, then at 4 and then at 5 a.m. I wonder which time it will be today.
I've been to a shop with a leaking roof. It was a lot of fun!!! They had to evacuate all the candies, if they don't have enough storage space, I'd be happy to store all the sweets here, in my home for instance.
I've almost bought a dark blue I Love Toronto beanie bear. I could resist the temptation then, but who knows for how long.
I've almost cried more than twice because I want to go back to Toronto so badly. Watching all my pics didn't help a bit, it only made matters worse.
I've downloaded Google Earth only to go and see Toronto downtown. And Hiiumaa. Ok, I did have a peak at London and the Tower Bridge as well.
I've almost chosen some plane tickets. Now I have something to look forward to, something hopefully warm and sunny.
I've increased my post count to more than a thousand and I even didn't realise which one was the thousandth, because we were in the middle of a highly engaging 'shrooms conversation.
I've remembered the peace pipe smoking/suicidal Indian joke again. I can be incredibly dumb!
I've been almost barlowed. And this is the very last thing I need right now. So I fled. But I can't get him out of my mind.
I've seen an iPhone irl and ooooh, I soooo want one!
I've decided that Nickelback is absolutely fabulous. I decided that before I realised they were from Alberta. So much about trying to forget that country.
I've created myself a MySpace page, but I'm not sure I'll finish it.
I've bought way too many cds off eBay. But I strongly believe I desperately need them. Each one of them, including the ones I didn't win.
I've been to a birthday party and eaten too much. She was 92.
I've googled for concerts in Oslo. Backstreet Boys is coming :D
I've called somebody a whore by accident in a language I don't speak. I felt bad about that.
I've started to read HP, but couldn't read more than 30 pages. My concentration problems didn't go away at the end of August, I think they've only got worse.
I've become addicted to Boyzone's A Different Beat. A VERY unlikely choice, but I just couldn't help it for some reason.
I've watched the whole of the first season of Heroes. I absolutely love Peter Petrelli. And I promised to find dr. Suresh (still looking for him).
I've walked my dog at midnight and then at two a.m., more than once. She's still my favourite doggie, no matter what.
I've decided that the next suitcase I buy will have flowers and mushrooms on it. Just for the fun of it.

Well, holidays just don't make me do reasonable stuff.

As for this year, then it was the craziest I've had so far...

Crunchy cream is delicious.

White Maltesers are delicious.

Tim Horton's French Vanilla is delicious.

Why can't I live in a country where they'd actually sell all those things?!?!

Üllatus, üllatus, ma olen jälle liiga palju šokolaadi söönud.

Miks lubadust "ma lähen varem magama" nii raske täita on? Miks ma ei suuda efektiivne olla näiteks kaks päeva JÄRJEST?!? Mitte kord nädalas või harvem. Keegi võiks mu eest Inglise patsiendi uuesti läbi lugeda... On vabatahtlikke? Eile tuli mulle poole filmi peal meelde, et ma ikkagi olen Seitset näinud ja ma ei taha seda lõppu rohkem vaadata, olgu seal siis kasvõi kolm Brad Pitti. Huvitav, kas mul on ikka vaja Aliase kolme esimese hooaja kõiki osasid? Tõenoliselt mitte. Aga BW tour editionit oli küll raudselt vaja ja ma vihastasin südamepõhjani Naistelehe muusikakriitiku peale (mitte et see väga kasulik tegevus oleks). PAKSUKS läinud boyband?!?!?!?!?!?! "TT mehed on oma sarmi kaotanud, kilosid juurde kogunud ja laulavad selliseid imelikke uina-muina-asju." Mida on ülepea muusikal kaaluga pistmist?!?! Ilu on loomulikult vaataja silmades (ja kriitikul olid ilmselgelt silmad kinni), aga no kaal nüüd küll nii subjektiivne ei ole. Kui Jase veel paar kilo alla võtaks hakataks teda tõenäoliselt anorektikuks sõimama, nagunii tekib teda vaadates tunne, et tahaks talle natuke rohkem süüa anda, Gaz on viimase paari kuu jooksul selgelt päris palju kilosid kaotanud ja ma olen endalegi üllatuseks kakanud täiesti aru saama, mida Gary fännid temas näevad, Markie lihtsalt on Markie, väsinud või mitte, ja Howie - OMG! Yes, I'm almost converted, but I'll never completely like his 90s hairstyle, so that's why only "almost", I forgot all about it when he was on stage though, maybe that's why I took better pics of him than of Jase. Ja mis uina-muinasse puutub, siis kui näiteks Shine on uina-muina, siis on kriitikul küll midagi rütmitunnetusega lahti. Ja RTW on lihtsalt IMEILUS.

Ohh, pidin kohe kõike seda kuskil ütlema :p

Tegin mõned arvutused: 190km + 390km + 1475km + 970km + 840km + 190km = 4055km

Ja siis veel: 190km + 840km + 250km + 340km + 840km + 190km = 2650km

Ehk kokku rohkem kui 6700km.

Ma hirmutan juba iseennast ka, aga mul on kohe hirmsasti vaja uusi lennukipileteid osta, sest kõik eelmised said edukalt ära kasutatud (no see viimane kaks tundi Tallinna lennujaamas keset ööd ootamist ei olnud just kõige meeldivam, aga mis teha, kui kõik asjad lihtsalt hiljaks jäid). 8. detsembri O2 koha pealt ütlesin EI, see on üsnagi kindel "ei". Ma oleksin olnud rohkem aega lennukis kui koha peal (bloody work). Aga Holmenkollen ja Tibeeria tõmbavad küll :s Kunagi järgmisel aastal ehk.

Oijah, kuula Jamie Scotti ja naudi seda, et november saab kohe varsti otsa ;) Täna paistis päike! Jõuludeni on neli nädalat.

Since I wrote it some days ago....

...not to post here, but it can go here as well.

Take That Beautiful World Tour 2007 – Zurich 27/10, Aalborg 9/11, and 10/11

So I went to three concerts. I would have never thought I’d do such a thing, as I wasn’t a crazy fan first time around, but it just happened… I did like them a lot back in the 90s, but as I was too young to go abroad to concerts on my own anyway, I think it was for the best that I even didn’t wish to go. But I sure am glad that something “cracked” in my head about a year ago when I first heard the Beautiful World album and saw An Audience With, because in addition to very positive emotions from the concerts I’ve also met some wonderful fellow Thatters and it’s not just about TT any more, it’s also about friendship.

Anyway, we bought tickets for the 9th in Aalborg, Denmark in February, as it was the very first one to be announced and the tickets sold out in minutes. Zurich and the extra one in Aalborg were just a bonus. We decided to go to Zurich somewhere in September, but as for the second Aalborg one, the idea came only when we were already in Aalborg and realised it was not sold out. We didn’t queue up in Zurich and ended somewhere in the 10th to 15th row (it was partly standing). We did queue up for three hours in November cold in Aalborg on both dates and got 4th and 2nd rows respectively, as both dates were basically only standing. After all that standing and waiting I was quite surprised that I didn’t feel like fainting or anything (it might have been the fact that we were pretty high on chocolate) as quite a few people fainted and security guards were busy diving into the audience and carrying people out.

The concerts were amazing. That probably sums it all up (so if you don’t feel like reading on, you just got the main idea in a nutshell).

It all started out with a bit of a shock in Aalborg as we found out that Howard won’t be performing as he was in hospital, but he sent a lovely video message and the other three did their best on stage. Only Mark looked a bit tired and forgot to start with his dance moves during Pray, but after he had realised it, his expression was just priceless. Howard was on stage in Aalborg, only singing and not dancing, but just his presence made the concerts a lot more special. Gary said that the audience on the first date in Aalborg was one of the loudest ones on the tour so far and he was probably right as I can’t remember people doing so much noise in Zurich.

They started with Reach Out from their last year’s album Beautiful World and went on to the old hit It Only Takes a Minute, which included a lot of dance moves and some pole dancing from Jason in Zurich. Jason skipped it in Aalborg, hopefully only because of Howard being on stage and not fit for it and not because Jay was injured as well, enough of injuries! The next three songs were a bit slower – the first single from the BW album, Patience, one of my favourites, then Hold On and then their absolutely beautiful third single from BW, I’d Wait for Life. Then came Relight My Fire with Jason’s boot, Mark’s hat and Gary’s arm all on fire, trying to heat things up even more and they did succeed in it brilliantly.

Then fire turned into mist and they started with the most spectacular performance of the night – their latest single Rule the World from the soundtrack of the movie Stardust. The lighting effects were spectacular, turning the whole room into a magical world of fallen stars, and the four appeared from the heavenly blue smoke wearing long coats and looking even more stunning than ever (if that’s possible). Amidst the twinkling stars and amazing green beams they crossed the bridge to the B stage, where some sing-along from their first album was followed by a fabulous Howard and Gary duet Could it be Magic and then Back for Good, everyone in the audience singing along as loud as they could. Then they returned to the main stage for a perfect Jason moment, as he stayed on stage all alone, bare-footed, closed his eyes and sang Wooden Boat, the last track on the BW album and the first song ever sung by him alone. Wooden Boat was followed by Give Good Feeling which undoubtedly would have been more spectacular had Howard been able to come on stage and dance, but was excellent nevertheless, and then Sure, so familiar from the 90s.

Never Forget – one of the best moments of the whole show with “neeeeever” *clap* “forget where you’ve come here from, neeeeever” *clap* “pretend that it’s all real...” really united the audience once again after the awe and unity created by RTW had been broken by GGF and Sure. It was excellent to hear the familiar voice of Howard’s singing Neeehveh.... and seeing the glorious moments of history being shown on stage, moments that we never forget. After Howard had shined in Never forget it was Mark’s turn to shine in Shine and he really did, in the middle of all the glamour and the dancers he demonstrated what he was capable of. Then it was the time for the last song – Pray, where the three of them showed their best dance moves, including Gary, closing the concert with a positive we’re back for good feeling :)

Crazy craziness aka Aalborg

So, we were there. For a bit longer than planned at first, but things just happened.

What a lovely view from our hotel room window (and the rain has stopped)!


And some more of Aalborg, or: we on our quest to find the train station (find us in the picture).


There were some more beautiful houses as well (like the train station itself).


And a nice yellow house and a nice yellow bus.


Oh, and a nice red house as well.


Okey, okey, the pointless town had its little merits, like very quiet Sunday mornings...


...and, during that particular weekend, them.


But before them it was WAITING WAITING AND WAITING. A LOT OF WAITING. And pointless musings. Hmm, not all the lights have had an easy life.


It's about to start, any minute, NOW.


There was SOME confetti (everywhere, including the hotel room afterwards).


And there was some fire, boots and hats on fire.


And some mist, magical Stardust mist.


And some lights, not to mention those two.


Some first class moves.


And hooded men.


The ultimate Howard moment ;) Very Ultimate.


And, last but not least, thanks PB, you almost killed me with THAT pic.

(Photo by PB)

On a more lively note, chocolate survives anything, even two flights, two concerts and a looong train journey. And, most importantly, it doesn't even matter what it looks like, as long as it tastes the same ;)

Switzerland

Sorry I haven't been here for ages, but here is a picture diary, because the trip can't be described in words.

There was Zurich









There were them


(photo thanks to PB)


(photo thanks to PB)

and, more specifically, him


(photo thanks to PB)

There were the mountains








(photo thanks to PB)






(photo thanks to PB)



There was Bellinzona









And there was Bischofszell











P.S. Stardust is a very cute film ;)

Täna jõudsin siis selleni, et pidin just järgi vaatama, kas Offred kirjutatakse ühe või kahe f-iga. Nagu ma seda esimest korda kirjutaks. Liiga jabur, et tõsi olla.

Over and out.

Love love me... /Mika/

RTW

The video is officially out, at last... The song just grows on you and they're looking absolutely fabulous, I might add. I'm going to watch the film for sure. It would be exactly my kind of film as well ;)

You light the skies, up above me
A star, so bright, you blind me, yeah
Don’t close your eyes
Don’t fade away, don’t fade away-

Yeah you and me we can ride on a star
If you stay with me girl
We can rule the world-
Yeah you and me we can light up the sky
If you stay by my side
We can rule the world-

If walls break down, I will comfort you
If angels cry, oh I’ll be there for you
You've saved my soul
Don’t leave me now, don’t leave me now

Yeah you and me we can ride on a star
If you stay with me girl
We can rule the world
Yeah you and me, we can light up the sky
If you stay by my side
We can rule the world-

All the stars are coming out tonight
They're lighting up the sky tonight
For you, for you
All the stars are coming out tonight
They’re lighting up the sky tonight
For you, for you-

Yeah you and me we can ride on a star
If you stay with me girl
We can rule the world
Yeah you and me, we can light up the sky
If you stay by my side
We can rule the world

All the stars are coming out tonight
They’re lighting up the sky tonight
For you, for you-
All the stars are coming out tonight
They're lighting up the sky tonight
For you,for you-

All the stars, are coming out tonight
They're lighting up the sky tonight
For you, for you-
All the stars, are coming out tonight
They're lighting up the sky tonight
For you,for you-

Why don't we have Marks and Spencer??? Oh well, just a thought :p

I should be sleeping.........

Things are going to be a bit crazier, methinks. I've got seven (read: seven) plane tickets (including change of planes). Anyway, I think at this point it's proper to repeat the post of February 25th:

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Could you find the one and only difference? :p WE ARE GOING CRAZY!

From now on, MA

Jiiipppiiiiiii YAY!!!! LÄBIIIII!!!!

"Seega on, hoolimata siinses retsensioonis toodud kommentaaridest, tegu põhjaliku tööga, mis vastab igati germaani-romaani filoloogia osakonnas sarvastele töödele esitatud nõudmistele ja väärib teadusmagistri kraadi."

Teadmine, mida ma kindlasti teha ei taha tuli eriti raskel viisil ja võttis kolm aastat aega. Parem hilja kui mitte kunagi.

Mulle ei ole see veel muidugi endale kohale jõudnud, et TÕESTI on läbi ja enam ei pea õhtuti ja hommikuti ja öösiti midagi kirjutama. Mu elu kõige hullem suvi.

JEEEEE!

Homme hommikul saab kohe uue hooga õppenõukogusse tormata, IRW.

Sorry, I just needed something to prevent me from having a panic attack. Just something soothing.



This is a tribute
to the What should I do with my life? questions I guess. Not an answer
though. And you can read anything you want into it. Completely free
text analysis this time.

PANIC! PANIC! PANIC!

And the "Every time you're feeling blue look at this and think Aalborg" bit isn't helping at all! I'm trying. Trying to think. Aalborg. And Zurich. And I'm trying not to think. At all. And not to read the thing that came an hour ago. Though I should be. And I'm not making any sense. At all.

Pärnu pildipäevik: kolmapäev kuni reede

Kolmapäeva õhtu


Neljapäeva õhtu


Reede õhtupoolik


Muidu reede kah








Öine äike. Mere kohal. Välgusähvakud pimeduses. Ühesuunalised tänavad. Lõputu keerutamine ja lõputu ära eksimine. Karusselli talupood. Palavus, soojus, vihm, liiv (igal pool). Kuursaal. Pitsa. Kus on toas lüliti? Igatahes mitte seal, kust sa otsid (nt kapi tagant). Naer. On täiesti häbiväärne, et me ei ole siiamaani voodilinadesse auke lõiganud ja linna peal kummitamas käinud. Karlssoni moodi. Kui Haapsalus on üks valge daam, siis Pärnus oleks igal aastal ühel augustiõhtul taskulambiga kummitused. Kaks tükki. Näiteks Kuuse tänaval, või Esplanaadi. Oijah, kunagi pole hilja traditsiooniga alustada.