indian summer next week

i took a bath tonight. rare, but i had a back ache and needed to chill. doctor was sleeping as he is doing nights atm, so i just closed the bathroom door beind me and used one of those Lush bathbombs which totally failed me, and laid in the hot water listening to a finnish audio book (Antti Holma: Kaikki Elämästä(ni)). i took a glass of wine with me but kind of forgot about it, thats pretty remarkable.  

on a past saturday, i felt very adult, almost middle aged.  i found us sitting in the living room at noon, not hungover (not that that's the case every saturday anyway, but just to underline), me working on a puzzle and doctor reading the news and classical music playing in the background. only tea was missing. the music was doctors choice. he has such a varied taste in music and has these well curated playlists in spotify, i let him generally be in charge of music. classical was a surprise nevertheless. but the next minute it could be traditional iranian music, then finnish tango, then 70s psychedelic rock...   u just never know what is playing next. but i tend to like it. his "original" favourite genre is metal though and that i dont want anywhere near me.

that reaction video of the two young boys/guys listening to a Phil Collins In the Air Tonight actually makes me LOL - genuinely laugh out loud. or made some kind of sounds that resemble laughter, but because youre alone just staring at you screen it doesnt come out the same as normal 'public' laughter. but that video is gold. 

 wow i just saw there is a tv show called Lego Masters. actually "Lego Masters Australia" but i assume its a concept adopted from elsewhere. definitely something to watch although i dont build lego myself, i certainly enjoyed it as a child and think it looks cool. kind of like chess, i admit i dont really play it, but definitely follow. on friday there was a super interesting match between Kasparov and Carlsen, and it was a DRAW! i have so much respect for both, but especially Kasparov because he is older and not an active player, plus he spends so much time writing and commenting on politics its hard to understand how he can still play at that level. the other chess games this weekend have been interesting too, many of the top names are the, playing online from their homes. its a bit overwhelming though, how many interesting things there are in the world, and how little time. like at any given moment, there are so many things i need to choose between. usually things flow naturally, i have certain things for relaxing, certain things i just do every morning... but even so, its often a hard choice. do i watch Voice of Finland or read a long article on Michele Obama, or read a book on the sofa - or continue working on my puzzle while listening to a true crime podcast? jesus, life's just confusing. and all those decisions lead us towards a slightly different paths. 

our experience with the sunflowe was so interesting i googled for fast growing plants and here is: Gary. however, Gary's not impressing me yet, we've had him over a week and he's not grown much. maybe it needs a bigger pot...im just not too interested in all that technical real plant caring...

i did this easy fun 'booze cruise' puzzle in a few (5?) days, after which i felt like i could handle more challenge. 

im painfully struggling with this puzzle now, wanting to send novichok to my friend who gifted this to me lol. its just 1000 pieces but it's Van Gogh's Starry Night... so f*ck me, basically.

there was a cocktail festival at Bedfors Square Gardens, Samantha and i checked it out, sipping various cocktails.

 

im back to salon nails, happyyyy. this time instead of going to one of the hight street places that i dont fuy trust, i found someone on instagram.  loving my long claws...

the lego show is amazing, super exciting and the host, Hamish, is lovely and funny.