10 (long) random facts...
I was tagged by n3rdh3rd and few others I think. Maybe.
So here we go again:
1. My 15 minutes of fame happened in 1997 when me and my hubby got our photo in the book and to the wall of National Gallery of Finland. Veli Granö http://www.veligrano.info/ has documented collectors, folk artists etc. Somehow he wanted to photograph us to his book called "Esineiden valtakunta" (Tangible cosmologies). He visited our then apartment few times before photographing. He interview us about collecting, he planned the photoshoot beforehand. And when he did took the photo, he took it with ancient studio camera . He went under the hood, he warned us that he takes a pic to glass plates and how expensive it is if we move. I did of course, so he took few photos. When the book was published there were an exhibition in National Gallery of Finland - Ateneum in Helsinki. We went to see ourselfs of course... Other collectors in the book were collecting f.ex. pipes, trains, bear skulls, televisions, toy cars....
2. I still haven't told you how many cuddly apes we really have, and I won't. Lol.
Some things I really must keep a secret. You get to see them all when you walk in to our flat.
3. I got glasses when I went to school. I'm hopelessly nearsighted and well, I can live with it. I would die if I lose my glasses when outside. Well, maybe not die, but be seriously alarmed and shocked. I remember a really cold winter in 1980s when there was seriously over -30 celsius (over -22F) coldness for a days, and I wanted to bike somewhere, and biked without glasses because I was afraid I'm going to frozen them.
4. I can't sleep without cotton in my ears... I learned that habit when we lived in other side of the city. We had real problems with downstairs neighbours. First there lived a couple who always started to fight after nights out.. several times. Then there lived a young woman. She was ok, until her boyfiriend went mad one night and we woke with a heavy banging and shouting. I called the police and i was told that police is already there. The banging was caused by the police who were breaking the door down... it didn't last long, the boy shouted: "My love, they are killing me!", and police went and took him outside with handcuffs and finally the ambulance came and took him away. I think he had smoked something too much. Oh and then there were 3rd neighbour but to cut a long story short, we finally moved here a few years ago, and it's oh so quiet and nice here, but I'm still sleeping with cotton balls in my ears.
5. I'm hopeless in handcrafts. That is a shame, really. :( I have tried, but... I can sew basics, but anything a little difficult, no way! I can't , really!
6. I feel that we have enough soft toys, enough cups, enough whatever. Then it happens, there is a new Sylvanian family in my bag. Why? Why is it like that? I have a friend who doesn't have any toys. Not much stuff at all. I feel kinda sad for her. What is life without stuff? And is enough never enough? Collecting for me is to buy stuff because I like it. Not because I need to show that I can collect them all... But well, eh... I better not say anything else now.. sorry.
7. My first ever tv-hero to whom I fell in love was Manolito Montoya from High Chaparral.
I was so in love! Or something. I remember watching High Chaparral, and was so thrilled everytime Indians tried to attack Manolito, or when he saved ladies from them. It really is a shame that High Chaparral isn't available in dvd..
8. Still three to go... hmm.. well.. I have two older brothers. My mom had a miscarriage and then next year I was born. I could have a sister too. Sometimes I wonder what life could have been.
9. I can't swim. I never learned. I tried when I was a kid, but I was afraid when my head went under water... So I never did. It's a shame really.
10. My shoe size is 37 (UK size 4, USA 6,5)
If you read this far you have been tagged!!! lol!
Do this if you want, if not, don't.
10 (long) random facts...
I was tagged by n3rdh3rd and few others I think. Maybe.
So here we go again:
1. My 15 minutes of fame happened in 1997 when me and my hubby got our photo in the book and to the wall of National Gallery of Finland. Veli Granö http://www.veligrano.info/ has documented collectors, folk artists etc. Somehow he wanted to photograph us to his book called "Esineiden valtakunta" (Tangible cosmologies). He visited our then apartment few times before photographing. He interview us about collecting, he planned the photoshoot beforehand. And when he did took the photo, he took it with ancient studio camera . He went under the hood, he warned us that he takes a pic to glass plates and how expensive it is if we move. I did of course, so he took few photos. When the book was published there were an exhibition in National Gallery of Finland - Ateneum in Helsinki. We went to see ourselfs of course... Other collectors in the book were collecting f.ex. pipes, trains, bear skulls, televisions, toy cars....
2. I still haven't told you how many cuddly apes we really have, and I won't. Lol.
Some things I really must keep a secret. You get to see them all when you walk in to our flat.
3. I got glasses when I went to school. I'm hopelessly nearsighted and well, I can live with it. I would die if I lose my glasses when outside. Well, maybe not die, but be seriously alarmed and shocked. I remember a really cold winter in 1980s when there was seriously over -30 celsius (over -22F) coldness for a days, and I wanted to bike somewhere, and biked without glasses because I was afraid I'm going to frozen them.
4. I can't sleep without cotton in my ears... I learned that habit when we lived in other side of the city. We had real problems with downstairs neighbours. First there lived a couple who always started to fight after nights out.. several times. Then there lived a young woman. She was ok, until her boyfiriend went mad one night and we woke with a heavy banging and shouting. I called the police and i was told that police is already there. The banging was caused by the police who were breaking the door down... it didn't last long, the boy shouted: "My love, they are killing me!", and police went and took him outside with handcuffs and finally the ambulance came and took him away. I think he had smoked something too much. Oh and then there were 3rd neighbour but to cut a long story short, we finally moved here a few years ago, and it's oh so quiet and nice here, but I'm still sleeping with cotton balls in my ears.
5. I'm hopeless in handcrafts. That is a shame, really. :( I have tried, but... I can sew basics, but anything a little difficult, no way! I can't , really!
6. I feel that we have enough soft toys, enough cups, enough whatever. Then it happens, there is a new Sylvanian family in my bag. Why? Why is it like that? I have a friend who doesn't have any toys. Not much stuff at all. I feel kinda sad for her. What is life without stuff? And is enough never enough? Collecting for me is to buy stuff because I like it. Not because I need to show that I can collect them all... But well, eh... I better not say anything else now.. sorry.
7. My first ever tv-hero to whom I fell in love was Manolito Montoya from High Chaparral.
I was so in love! Or something. I remember watching High Chaparral, and was so thrilled everytime Indians tried to attack Manolito, or when he saved ladies from them. It really is a shame that High Chaparral isn't available in dvd..
8. Still three to go... hmm.. well.. I have two older brothers. My mom had a miscarriage and then next year I was born. I could have a sister too. Sometimes I wonder what life could have been.
9. I can't swim. I never learned. I tried when I was a kid, but I was afraid when my head went under water... So I never did. It's a shame really.
10. My shoe size is 37 (UK size 4, USA 6,5)
If you read this far you have been tagged!!! lol!
Do this if you want, if not, don't.