from Helsinki to Bristol

doctor was away for a weekend a month ago, and a few days this week. last month was his friend's stag do/bachelor party. they were camping and doing all kinds of stuff all weekend.and this week he went hiking to the south coast of England. i dont mind having some good me time. its very chill and i get to do nothing, or housework, or both. or fix my windows 10 as Bunilla just got ill again.

i went to finland for a couple weeks. i was pretty busy with work there and then i was trying to catch up with friends i hadnt seen since the pandemic...  so i was pretty tired in the end. but its a choice i really want to see people, and obviously work is important, i can see clients and have face to face meets... i also brought with me (finally) can openers, because british people dont know how to open cans. i even brought extras to gift people. im SURE they will appreciate, lol. last weekend we went to Bristol for a long weekend getaway since our travel plans didnt really pan out. but Bristol was nice, the weather was lovely and we had a decent time. doctor planned our Bristol trip. nice, because usually i like to plan everything, but i asked him to take this one. and he found activities i probably wouldnt have.

a real can opener. small, fast, easy. 

the nightlife in Bristol was pretty wild, as if there never was a pandemic. i felt like an asian tourist with my mask, we were like the only ones wearing it. oh well. 

a street in Bristol

doctor got us a glass blowing experience. it was so much fun and i got to ask so many questions, lol. people are sometimes

 the baubles we blew arrived in the mail on tuesday. now all that is missing is a big christmas tree. althought not really, i dont like blue and they are blue.

 

cemetary! very calm and pretty.

Bristol museum

a church?

M-Shed museum. very cool stuff about Bristol.

"stand up magic" Mark Bennett at Smoke & Mirrors. very amusing, fun show. we also got a private close up magic show as a random surprise from the house, it was so exciting.

i think foie gras should be just banned internationally, its such gross animal torture. 

i like to read Reddit's Am I The Asshole posts. the story heard from one side, with multitude of social rules with cultural contexts with consideration of what just, what is right. it tickles me.

i just had a long shower while listening to Roy Orbison. he is amazing. the shower was long and hot so probably destroyed any chance of UK reaching its climate goals. 

 

Nuuksio in finland. we had a work thing. 

the new Bond film is coming out on the 30th. i booked us tickets to the night showing at 00:01. now im pretty excited waiting, watching the different trailers. did not love Billie Eilish' theme song though. i feel like during the winter we should do a Bond marathon...