RA D IOHE_AD

radiohead just came out with their long-awaited new album "in rainbows". and they didnt release it on album through a record label. instead they decided to release it on their website as a downloadable album. (though you can also buy a special edition physical album, with a hardcover book, two LPs and alls kinds of neat stuff). so how much does this, the most anticipated album of the year, cost you ask?

it's up to you.

no. it's really up to you.

seriously, theres an empty box at the checkout where you can fill in how much you want to pay for the album. if you decide to pay £0,00 its perfectly fine and acceptable.

/IN RAIN_BOWS

A Cup of Tea and a Glass of Whiskey.

three hours ago i was sitting at home playing computer games and drinking a cup of tea. ten minutes ago i was sipping on a glass of whiskey. i have finally experienced the benefits of living in town. and it feels great. been waiting for this for a while now. so what happened you ask? well, when the tea was still hot on my lips my carnalitos called and asked if anything was happening today, and i suggested we go feel out my corner pub/bar "Hemingway's". so we all convened outside the pub after 15min and walked in. from this an evening of nothing special, just fantastic chilling at a nice bar, with a beer and then later a glass of whiskey, ensued. ive been waiting to do this for a long time. spontaneous chilling at a bar with good friends and good times. fantastic. and i just walked home from the bar, which is maybe 50m away from my house. beautiful.

oh and hemingway's is a very pleasant bar, i recommend it. at least the hemingways on my block.

good night.

Adaptation. (Nic Cage not included)

i was walking home throught town quite late in the night immersed in my music (Jose González at the time) and my thoughts and i started thinking about why ive felt to phlegmatic lately. the reason im really annoyed at my phlegmaticism is that ive been looking forward to moving out for the past two-three years and now that i finally did, i feel like im not enjoying it enough, and that im not doing all the things i had planned on doing. and i realised that maybe it has something to do with our basic human ability to adapt. i believe humans extraordinary adaptability is one of the main reasons weve thrived as a species, cold weather, arid terrain, versatile predators, we have adapted to everything nature has thrown at us.

but now in my case i think this basic ability has its downsides. though it is still an important trait in us and a very good one at that. but in my case, i feel like its been more of a burden. my getting accustomed so quickly to my new place and life in town has made me lose the perception of how great it actually is, and it has incredibly quickly become the norm for me. it feels like its always been like this, and thus i dont get around to doing all the things i had imagined/planned on doing when i move out. i feel like this has been a problem before as well, when i came out of the army i adapted to civilian life again really really quickly, which didnt give me time to enjoy the freedoms i once again enjoyed or the benefits of civilian life to the full extent. so i guess everything new just becomes the norm too quickly for me, so that i cant enjoy changes for the better as much as i should. maybe this will change, maybe it wont, who knows? but trust me, if you experience a change for the better in your life, grasp it with all your might, hold on to it and squeeze every last drop out of it. you will regret it if you dont. i might still have a chance to correct this wrong. only time will tell.

goodnight...

The Return of the Prodigal Son

im back. finally. took way too long, and i apologise. i just hope someone still wanders into my site, and if you are that someone please spread the word that Trip Fontaine is back on the map. so whats new you ask? well, ive moved out, i live in Hietalahti (in Helsinki), which is like a kilometer from the center of helsinki for you non-finnish people whoever you might be. its been really fantastic, living by my lonesome has been something ive been looking forward to for quite long. and now its here (has been for the past month) . . . and i feel fine. ive also started studying in a school very near me, its called Cityfolkhögskolan and i study documentary filmmaking. so far thats been absolutely fantastic. so all in all, you could say im doing quite well. however, the lack of football in my life is starting to take its toll, but that shall be fixed in the spring when the season for amateur teams starts...

last week i went to see quite a few movies at the Helsinki International Film Festival (Rakkautta & Anarkiaa), and id just like to suggest a few gems for you --first of all a good serious drama about confused skinheads in Thatcher's Britain -"This is England" and then a hilarious "walker and talker" (didnt invent that term..) about a couple in paris, pretty much arguing throughout the movie, fantastically funny -"2 Days in Paris", those of you who live in Helsinki or thereabouts have the chance to see it in the commercial release starting this friday (5.10). and if you want to be inspired to change the world go see "Sharkwater" (dont think its coming to a commercial release in finland...), an amazingly beautiful documentary about our misconceptions about sharks and their horrible state (7,000+ sharks are killed every hour). has a hint of pretentiousness, but never goes overtop to become annyoing in any way, its fantastic. go out of your way to see it.

so thats that for a short update, now i gotta go and enjoy the benefits of living in town.

this is the Odyssey, signing off...

PS. felt like the look needed a change to freshen things up a bit, and to emphasize a new phase in the evolution of my blog. :)