tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58489542024-09-06T03:58:02.309+03:00Tidbits from LauttasaariSome things just coming this waylarjankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10246129137680550091noreply@blogger.comBlogger260125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848954.post-47940074089774358752020-01-06T13:57:00.000+02:002020-01-06T13:57:42.958+02:00SpringlyNow how is that possible?
The birds are chirping, the air smells of spring.
A slow wet late morning walk around the smells of Lauttasaari, the dog in no hurry, but also clearly without a plan, aimlessly following the scent trails so faint i can only guess at them.
And this winter that wasn't.
It may be a recurring phenomenon, but it sure feels weird.
Slow as in a Sunday. Quiet but for the birds.
larjankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10246129137680550091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848954.post-4577197457671766102017-04-16T12:55:00.001+03:002017-04-16T12:55:16.546+03:00Coffee timeSo, finally the island has gotten some decent cafées. It tended to become rather monotonous to always meet up at Mutteri. But now olipa kerran kahvila at Gyldénintie (next to the metro entrance) and Makers Cafe at Heikkiläntie (next to Shell) offers a cosy atmosphere and good coffee. Both are, interestingly enough, focusing on raw food, ecological ingredients and sustainable solutions. That said larjankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10246129137680550091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848954.post-83915450479448826832017-04-08T11:01:00.000+03:002017-04-08T11:01:02.213+03:00Metro no metroWoop woop, with a bang and a whizz the small mall reopened, only half a year late. And yes, we can now see the metro signs, and the stairs going down undergrund. But we have no access. The metro is delayed, following a delay, that came on top of another delay.
Also, the main road in front of the mall is a bumpy one, to state it mildly. Yes, i know all these gripes are of minor importance, that larjankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10246129137680550091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848954.post-46040491464267516342016-09-15T10:39:00.000+03:002016-09-15T10:39:17.514+03:00Living in construction
Last night they rolled in. You thought the chaos could not get any worse.
You were wrong. Late into the night huge machines made the earth shook. Everywhere the smell of machinery. Of transition.
And they all come at once.
It is not beyond them to compete over which can arrange the most trouble.
And i wonder.
When will it stop?
larjankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10246129137680550091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848954.post-2438593739161786382016-09-15T00:01:00.000+03:002016-09-15T00:03:07.740+03:00Final destination
It was a deal too good to be true so I had to cave in. I knew from the start we had somewhere else to go but then again I wasn't sure where. Therefore I opened my book and had another look. In my book there are many things. To find the final destination is not one of them.
This bothered me no end until I realised I could not have pinpointed the end destination anyway. I larjankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10246129137680550091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848954.post-13670149080674553172015-04-23T08:29:00.001+03:002015-04-23T08:29:44.992+03:00Met (r) ooNothing seems like the old days. The clattering, banging and wheedling has gone on for so long. It used to be underground, shaking the foundations of the island. Now it is also above ground, when "lauttis" is being built.
I wonder if you will recognize this place when you return.
I hear communications are poor out there, so i am not sure to reach through the static.
But one must try, doesn't one?
larjankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10246129137680550091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848954.post-6716217973366164022014-05-02T12:15:00.002+03:002014-05-02T12:15:34.260+03:00BloglovinFollow me through Bloglovinlarjankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10246129137680550091noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848954.post-64505886486969487952012-01-17T16:27:00.001+02:002012-01-17T20:29:11.013+02:00winter double takehere we go asking for it. begging for it. longing for it. and then it comes. and we can't wait to get rid of it. traffic congests, legs shivers, pavements turns to sliptraps. Snow. You just gotta love it.
larjankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10246129137680550091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848954.post-64718997484683942362011-05-16T10:27:00.002+03:002012-01-10T19:06:16.669+02:00Wow. Today is a tired day. What really happened? Man, it was crazy.larjankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10246129137680550091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848954.post-55085939643096381512011-01-13T10:28:00.001+02:002011-01-13T10:28:18.722+02:00winter morningGet Me out of herePublished with Blogger-droid v1.6.5larjankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10246129137680550091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848954.post-48000447029170238712010-12-30T00:33:00.000+02:002010-12-30T00:33:23.497+02:00You cant hide what you aint got. easy. but wait, there is more? what if? maybe, after all, we could take a peek? entering the beacon, brave and close. releasing the curtain, flexing the muscles. Yes, on second thoughts, i think it can be done. I think it SHOULD be done. My cousin the signed one handling, throwing and spinning the ball.larjankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10246129137680550091noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848954.post-44155338421694300622010-12-12T12:44:00.000+02:002010-12-12T12:44:49.155+02:00Helsinki SnowIn case you don't believe me...larjankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10246129137680550091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848954.post-30154446972827221422010-12-08T01:24:00.002+02:002010-12-08T01:27:27.085+02:00Obviously global warming wont be on the agenda for the forseeable future over here. perhaps climate change will crop up again. not too long ago some people in both russia and finland indicated that global warming might be a good thing for these frost bitten countries, that it might help agriculture. i wonder whether climate nostalgics will feel the same way about these winters, because they seem larjankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10246129137680550091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848954.post-74641644834238208452010-12-08T01:20:00.001+02:002020-01-06T13:59:10.149+02:00so my friend got into a smiths faze. and it is catchy. now he invaded me too. good cushioning whilst the world outside has gone white mad. its a circular thing, and it works. i like that.larjankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10246129137680550091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848954.post-57255492485781304472010-09-27T15:35:00.001+03:002010-09-27T15:36:56.789+03:00Wagga wagga, soon to be followedby another autumncoolhow did that happen?I need the time for widerreflectionbuti don't know howlarjankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10246129137680550091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848954.post-57564052561278131722010-03-31T12:14:00.001+03:002010-03-31T12:14:54.195+03:00There used to b a time i was ignorant of dogs. At the most i considered them to be barking turding nuicances. I wouldnt look twice if a dog passed me by. I was always cautious, and kept my distance. And now, i have been bitten. I can lo longer see a dog without smiling. Suddenly they have become the carriers of happiness and faith. They embody something good, and they generously share with all larjankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10246129137680550091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848954.post-90047947521840438372010-03-10T19:12:00.001+02:002010-03-10T19:12:15.187+02:00Yahoo, where's the glueso i got into digg, bebo, delicious and try to make them all work together in flock. but it keeps freezing, saying something about logging in and out to get the advanced integrated features. Waargh! Blogged with the Flock Browserlarjankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10246129137680550091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848954.post-45379347883001636682010-03-10T00:37:00.001+02:002010-03-10T00:37:23.752+02:00cool, calm collectedThe story of Flock. the idea that One will connect them all. How long will that last? We have seen them before, come and go. They all promise to make sense of the chaos, bring order into your apps, tame the beast that is modern media and put it within one cover.it's alluring, but ultimately it has always failed. there appears cracks in the surface, incompatibilties, limited functionality, slow larjankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10246129137680550091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848954.post-40436966682226600262010-03-10T00:30:00.001+02:002010-03-10T00:30:59.560+02:00time for sun worshipyes, its due. new yorkers know it and dare the winds to sit outside and bask in it. we on the upper part of the slanted globe are eagerly awaiting our turn. and today we got a glimpse. Blogged with the Flock Browserlarjankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10246129137680550091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848954.post-44296299405831179832008-10-10T15:51:00.000+03:002008-10-10T15:51:16.673+03:00 larjankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10246129137680550091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848954.post-947106105968491582007-10-07T11:43:00.001+03:002007-10-07T11:43:23.859+03:00Yohoo, finger me in facebook!larjankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10246129137680550091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848954.post-43586321168189273292007-05-24T23:03:00.001+03:002007-05-24T23:05:40.226+03:00decided to do the brave thing (to me at least) and finally start a blog in Swedish (my mother tongue). I wanted today a daily post, but did not succeed. Nevertheless, i have been able to push my own limits of what i am prepared to say. It feels good. I have been looking for a style or approach for such a long time that would allow me to express myself in a way i like via the web. I might be onto larjankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10246129137680550091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848954.post-24286370804506242642007-01-31T23:49:00.000+02:002007-01-31T23:50:48.464+02:00MY life is like a Soduku game. All the pieces must fit together just so, or else it wont work. And it does, from time to time.larjankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10246129137680550091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848954.post-24311204731837239592007-01-15T23:32:00.000+02:002007-01-15T23:33:58.277+02:00Oh yes indeed, dear Mr Mulisch seems to create a stir wherever he goes. Not hard to fathom then where he gets his inspiration for the portrait of Onno Quist... Way to go, man! larjankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10246129137680550091noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848954.post-54999458760573942152007-01-15T23:06:00.000+02:002007-01-15T23:09:32.175+02:00Doom is constantly roaming the earth, ready to strike. And stike it does, mercilessly. Harry Mulisch is a great writer, and The discovery of Heaven an incredible mental journey. I am in the middle of it, this is just me poking out my head from that other place, saying hello. Although it does not really register with me, i think perhaps i will find this hello to hello some time in the future and larjankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10246129137680550091noreply@blogger.com0