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soundtrack: Nina Kinert - Through Your Eyes

Otto  goes glutenfree. (And needs a little bribery to stay still for picture taking.) I’ll get peanut M&Ms for the dogsitting, not that I wouldn’t do it otherwise.

Portrait of me painted by Eero, two years ago. Got it on my wall finally today.

I am dogsitting until next Sunday. Otto likes to spend his midmornings napping on the very edge of the wide bed.  He also has very strong opinions on which way we should walk so it’s best if I just follow him.

P.S. thanks Story Trading for linking me.

soundtrack: Giovanca - Joyride

Papaya + apple make a good simple fruitsalad. Especially for a day off -breakfast.

Two essential books I’ve already read, but they belonged to my ex.. I got my own copies as a present to myself. Now I can get back to them whenever I want to.

Hungry again, time for lunch.

No happy words in me today. I guess (= I know) I got glutened a couple of times last week, and now it’s the third/fourth day in this grey, tired fog, where my eyelids weigh a ton and food is not my friend. I can’t even think straight, I am only half awake.
(yes, it’s exactly like this)

It happens so suddenly, but thankfully it goes away. I just need to sleep it all away.

the colourful things had chocolate inside.. everyone understands chocolate?

Feeling supertired today. Not used to school and staring at inDesign all day, yet. Not used to the dark in the evening either, although I like it.

More to like:
meta serif
rumba by Laura Meseguer
Matt Keers gorgeous work

Breakfast with Silvia was exactly what I needed after a hectic week. You know you are with a friend when they say “or we could just go to the museum shop and look at all the nice things…” It’s good to have her here now.

The lecture week was good, not as great as in the first year, but lots of new ideas, especially regarding magazine design. Got a bit jealous to the students who got to visit the Poster Biennale in Warsaw, I now want to go there in 2010. So many places I want to visit, sometime.

On Friday was the school starting -party, then an afterparty/gig with some friends playing. Yesterday I went to see Happy Go Lucky. Maybe dressing in colour is the key to all good things?

Last day of summer holiday -walk, not summery at all. My old wrist worms, not nearly as lovely as Sandra’s. I think I want to knit myself new ones.

Things to do every autumn (and only in autumn):
listening to Stina Nordenstam
reading Moominvalley in November

There are those who stay at home and those who go away, and it has always been so. Everyone can choose for himself, but he must choose while there is still time and never change his mind.

It’s the first day of school today. I am starting my third year, can you believe it?

New and improved, shorter and darker (can you tell I have a thing for scarves..)

Shopping strike confession time: Yesterday I got my hair cut, then broke down and bought a pair of jeans. They were really needed, since I have grand total of two pairs that fit me, and I don’t wear skirts, but, but… I feel slightly bad. Since stopping shopping I have also become really apprehensive of other peoples shopping (”What do you need that for!!”). I guess I am jealous of their nice new things. On the upside I have dug up all kinds of old treasures and worn those and after just two months I already feel like I’ve got more not less.

It’s an interesting experiment for sure. I wonder how I will feel about buying new stuff when I may need to in the Spring. Will I go completely nuts or not really feel the need to buy anymore like most green bloggers who’ve done some kind of non-buying year. Maybe I find that the 20 kilo suitcase that I can take to Holland will hold everything I need.

Stopping shopping
How to live with just 100 things
Buy-By Brian

P.S. Anyone want my copy of Not Buying it. I got it from bookmooch, but it’s in good condition. It’s the hardcover version. Leave a comment if you’d like to have it. Oh yes, no books buying either for me. Music is negotiable.

Fuzzy head, sore throat, stupid cold, go away!

Detektivbyrån - pics from the Finland/flow festival visit, so funny.

Today’s soundtrack: Siiri Nordin - Viimeinen Palanen (the last piece).

…
if this should be, i say if this should be-
you of my heart, send me a little word;
that i may go unto him, and take his hands,
saying, Accept all happiness from me.
Then shall i turn my face, and hear one bird
sing terribly afar in the lost lands.

(Some days one needs a little poetry.)

I don’t mind that it is autumn already, time for new work, new beginnings. I went to yoga class today, after probably a six months hiatus. I keep having this feeling that as long as I make time for yoga, everything else in my life will fall into place. Do you have something like that in your life?