Showing posts with label Finnish stuff. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Finnish stuff. Show all posts
Saturday, July 16, 2016
Sunday, April 5, 2015
Playlist: Kaija's Favourite Metal Songs
You may think it unseemly for a Princess to be into metal. You'd also be wrong.
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
31 Day Challenge: Day 24 - My Favorite Childhood Book
Without a doubt, my favorite childhood books are the Moomins series by Tove Jansson. For me, they aren't just stories. They represent a way of life, a way of treating others, a way of respecting nature, a set of values that I strive to emulate each day. The Moomins live a simple, quiet life that is at the same time filled with adventure and bursting with joy. They are content in the simple act of being, and find happiness in their family, friends, and by being open and receptive to the beauty and splendor that is all around us.
Monday, March 23, 2015
Eurovision Review: Finland with Aina Mun Pitää
First Thoughts: I'd like to start off this entry by congratulating Finland on a) being progressive enough to send this act, and almost as importantly, b) not sending a boyband. I love these dudes, if only because they were so happy when they won that it was impossible not to partake in their joy. I was rooting for another act, but I shouted and cheered when they won anyway because I love the band. I don't, however, love the song. Scream-o punk just isn't my thing. It's probably a good song for its genre, but when you don't like the genre, it's kind of hard to like the song. I also don't think Aina Mun Pitää is the next Hard Rock Hallelujah, because as much as I love these guys, they aren't Mr. Lordi and his crew and Hard Rock Hallelujah is freaking sacred to me. So, yeah.
Best/Worst Lyric: I'm going to skip this part because I know literally five or six words of Finnish and none of them are in this song.
Finalist? This is really hard to call. This act is one of the darkest horses I've ever heard, like a black hole of odds and betting into which all the statistics fail to work and five plus three ceases to equal eight. I'm going to go out on a willow tree limb and say yeah, it's going to be a finalist.
Final Thoughts: I just hope the rest of Europe is as kind to these gentlemen as Finland was. I'm looking at you, ex-Soviet states.
Score out of 12: God, this is hard to say too. Ten. I'm going to give them a 10, because I love them, and I love Finland, and they have that same kind of sweet appeal that got the babushkas to second place a few years back.
Best/Worst Lyric: I'm going to skip this part because I know literally five or six words of Finnish and none of them are in this song.
Finalist? This is really hard to call. This act is one of the darkest horses I've ever heard, like a black hole of odds and betting into which all the statistics fail to work and five plus three ceases to equal eight. I'm going to go out on a willow tree limb and say yeah, it's going to be a finalist.
Final Thoughts: I just hope the rest of Europe is as kind to these gentlemen as Finland was. I'm looking at you, ex-Soviet states.
Score out of 12: God, this is hard to say too. Ten. I'm going to give them a 10, because I love them, and I love Finland, and they have that same kind of sweet appeal that got the babushkas to second place a few years back.
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Monday, March 9, 2015
Kaija's Wishlist: A Sauna
Every good Finn should have one. Sadly, I had the misfortune of not being of born in Finland.
Kaija's Wishlist: These Duvet Covers
I'd love going to sleep under the stars every night.
This would fit right in with my collection of old maps.
I probably love reindeer a little too much.
Christmas!!! Yay!
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Kaija's Bedroom
While it is absolutely, one hundred percent, verifiably true that I spend most of my time in a stately castle on the shores of the Baltic in a perpetual Midsommar day, I occasionally need to take care of my worldly affairs in a suburban house in an undisclosed location just off the coast of NOrWAY do you need to know where I live, and I like to decorate my physical room in a way that reflects my favorite mindscapes as much as possible.
In my castle, there are many maps of all shapes, sizes, and dates lining the halls in gilded frames, papering the walls of my favorite rooms, and archived in the library, but in real life I only have four on my walls.
You can also observe my love for reindeer in the first picture. I have several art prints on my walls as well.
My affinity for pandas is also reflected in my room.
I also love cats, something which I hope is evident in the picture below.
I hope you enjoyed this mini-tour of my room! Perhaps next time I'll take you on a trip through my castle.
Kaija's Wishlist: These Moomins Mugs
I love the Moomins so much. And I know this probably isn't a popular opinion among literary scholars and other fancy pants probably don't agree with me, but I rank the Moomins somewhere between Chaucer and Paradise Lost in terms of sheer awesomeness, quality of content, and overall value to the human race.
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Eurovision Betting Odds: Italy and Finland early favourites to win
Eurovision Betting Odds: Italy and Finland early favourites to win
Why didn't you wake me up? I'm pretty sure I would have told you to stop...
With Eurovision two months away, things are getting serious in Europe. Oddmakers have been calculating and speculating and postulating since the moment Conchita sang the last chord of her victory performance, but I personally think they're pulling those numbers out of their butts at the moment.
This year, my money (if I had any) is on Sweden. Melfest has been so awesome this year, and with scandipop king Eric Saade in the running to represent Sverige in Vienna, I think it's all but a sure thing.
My mum, on the other hand, thinks newcomer Australia is going to take the trophy, but I think that's very colonial of her.
My Gran seems to agree with the bookies in that she's voting for a Finnish victory.
But really? I'm just waiting for the year Iceland wins. I can see the headlines now - Eurovision Song Contest Reykjavik 2045.
Why didn't you wake me up? I'm pretty sure I would have told you to stop...
With Eurovision two months away, things are getting serious in Europe. Oddmakers have been calculating and speculating and postulating since the moment Conchita sang the last chord of her victory performance, but I personally think they're pulling those numbers out of their butts at the moment.
This year, my money (if I had any) is on Sweden. Melfest has been so awesome this year, and with scandipop king Eric Saade in the running to represent Sverige in Vienna, I think it's all but a sure thing.
My mum, on the other hand, thinks newcomer Australia is going to take the trophy, but I think that's very colonial of her.
My Gran seems to agree with the bookies in that she's voting for a Finnish victory.
But really? I'm just waiting for the year Iceland wins. I can see the headlines now - Eurovision Song Contest Reykjavik 2045.
Saturday, February 28, 2015
Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät won UMK!
Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät won UMK and I am so, so, so proud of them!
UMK 2015
I'm currently listening to UMK 2015. I really hope Solju wins, but I'm there are so many diverse songs that I'll be pleased if almost any of them wins. #umk2015
I am a little bummed about missing the fourth semi-final of #mello, though.
I am a little bummed about missing the fourth semi-final of #mello, though.
Playlist: Kaija's Favorite Singers
Royal Wood (Canada)
Mads Langer (Denmark)
Rasmus Walter (Denmark)
Say Lou Lou (Sweden/Australia)
Alexander Rybak (Norway)
Mikko Pohjola (Finland)
Rasmus Seebach (Denmark)
TAL (France)
Hurts (UK)
Lifehouse (America)
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