Leaping into marriage
There's a silly old tradition in Finland that during the leapday it is acceptable for the women to propose to the men. (Not that women couldn't nowadays propose any day of the year, but this funny custom has survived as a little joke). If the man says no then he is obliged to buy the woman some cloth to make a skirt.

Since this excellent offer of free cloth comes only once every four years, I had to take advantage of it. So far my tally is one yes and one no. Both proposals were romantically done by text message. I'm a busy modern woman.

The one who said yes (whom I know in real life) sent a text message back:

Yes my darling!
I thought you'd never ask me! And I don't know a more romantic way
to ask than this. Shall we have our wedding on the internet?
Kisses!

So, woohoo! I'm getting married! ;)
Posted 14:18

Whaaaat?
*POW* It just hit me. In little over a month this blog has been in existance for two years. TWO years? No way. Time flies blah blah etc etc, but it really does! My goodness. All of a sudden there are so many things to ponder about - what have I accomplished in that time, how have I changed...
Posted 22:25

LOTR and Oscars
One Oscar to rule them all.
Posted 15:59

Dreams
I very rarely remember any of my dreams, but occasionally some of them stick to memory. For some odd reason, from time to time I have dreams about the weirdest celebrities. It might be some minor character from a television show that I've never consciously paid much attention to, neither the show or the actor. Usually in the dream they end up being a friend of mine or even my brother.

Some weeks ago I had a dream about Richard Gere and this time the dream was actually romantically inclined. He was telling me how his marriage isn't going that well and while staring deeply into my eyes, telling me how wonderful I am. I woke up beaming from all the flattery, but also baffled, because I've never lusted after Gere.

More recently I had a dream about Harrison Ford and Brad Pitt. Another odd couple. In the dream I was abroad somewhere, sitting at an internet cafe when suddenly the duo popped by and as if we had known each other forever, made some joking comment to me in passing. After they had left I realized that mine and Brad's cellphones had switched. So I called my own phone, Brad answered and just as we were arranging where to meet to swap phones back, I woke up.

Such strange dreams. I wish I knew what they meant. Most of all I wish I could have a hot sexy dream with an actor that I actually like.
Posted 23:28

Alone again
It's just me in the apartment once more. My father's plane should be leaving right about now. I feel empty and sad. I really can't believe it, but I miss him terribly already.

We got along excellently. To an outsider it might have, at times, looked like there were two strangers sharing the same apartment. Although we talked, really talked, very little and most of our "conversations" were along the lines of 'do you want anything from the store?', it was still really great just to have him around. We could both be ourselves and nothing more.

I came to the realization that there is nothing in this world that could replace him. With re-marriages and what not there's step-this and step-that in my life, there's friends and also I am not a child anymore, but my father is still the only father I will ever have. I cannot believe now how little I missed him the past 1.5 years. He's not the healthiest of men and it might be another 1-2 years before we see again. Such opportunities wasted!

I have no clue how he feels though. I have no idea if he was happy to see me or happy to be living with me. His stated reason for the visit was to take care of some needed business over here. But a miracle did happen and he didn't disapprove of my life and even seemed quite pleased when I told him of my future plans.

My last words were 'say hi to everybody from me' and his were 'drive safe', which got me thinking on the way back home. 'Drive safe' is also what my mother tells me every single time we depart (when I am about to drive off, naturally) and I began to wonder if that phrase was my family's version of 'as you wish' from the movie Princess Bride.

Fly safe, dad.
Posted 00:21