It has been 11 weeks since my last journal? ...didn't mean for that to happen o-O; ..this is gonna be a long journal x'D

Well, here is a random mass of things going on in my life at the moment o/


I am currently having a bit more relaxed school period than the last one was. My assignments are either nearly done or well on their way, even though we still have several weeks to go and stuff to do :3

I feel like partying, having little adventures and making all kinds of little artistic messes! \o/
The song "Mikä kesä" has been replaying itself in my mind for several weeks now it keeps me a little higher, than I should be
Of course, of course, life isn't all fun and games: I have not found the secret to not failing, about once a week school gets me all tired mentally and yesterday my brain suddenly kept burping up some bittersweet memories from different stages of my life to f-with my head.
But overall I am feeling pretty darn peachy 83

I am going to grab my camera someday this week or the next and catch some photos after school 83
The snowberry bushes have once again dropped most of their leaves, leaving only the pearly poisonous berries to shine above the brown and gray ground +there are other lil wonders on that route too, like a broken and fallen power line pole(it looks more epic than it sounds XD) and half frosted ponds.

I have also been sketching so much, but I don't like submitting messy versions and I haven't had enough time to ink them on my tablet :/ I want to get my school assignments done completely, before I let myself really sink into my drawings again, so sadly they must wait :<

Is there anything else...
I had very few dreams during the summer, but during the last few weeks, I have had several, mostly during weekends. No perfect happy ends or real nightmares, but bits of realisations mixed with plenty of wtf-elemets.

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If you read even this far, then thank you, very much ^^

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My favourite parts of the previously mentioned song+translations.

The lyrics sound somewhat like a haiku...but that's why it feels so fitting to the theme of an awesome and lazy summer XD I this kind of relaxed joy can be found in all seasons, so no need to wait until summer to enjoy yourself \o/

Tästä kesä voi alkaa
Nosta tanssija jalkaa
Kohta pääsee rytmiin
Hypnoosiin ja transsiin
Päättymättömät illat
Polttamattomat sillat
Aamuhetken taikaa
Keskikesän aikaa

This is where summer may begin
Dancer(,) lift a leg
Soon one can get into the rhytm
Into a hypnosis and trance
endless evenings
unburned bridges
the magic of a morning moment
midsummers time

Hietaniemen rantaan
Hiekka kohtaa varpaat
Lokkikin jo nauraa
Nyt on huvi halpaa
On syksy vielä kaukana
Ei syytä huoleen
Tunnen, olen nuorempi kuin moneen vuoteen

To the beach of Hietaniemi
Sand meets toes
A Gull is laughing already
Now joy is cheap
Autumn is still far away
no reason to worry
I feel, I am younger than for many years.
...

Kun mökkimakkaraa maistaa
Ja ilta-aurinko paistaa
Niin setä hetken luulee
Löytäneensä taivaan
Leirinuotio kuumaa
Kun katselen liekkien huumaa
Tähän tahdon jäädä
Kunnes aamu koittaa

When one tastes summer cottage sausage
and the evening sun shines
For a moment uncle* thinks
he's found heaven
Campfire warms
as I watch the entrancing flames
This is where I want to stay
until morning dawns
...

Ja kalliolla kun makaat
Luulet että oot vapaa
Kun metsätuulet vastaa
Niinkuin sinne huudat
Ja peukalolla taas pääsee
Uimapaikkojen ääreen
Katso ihmisten silmiin
Näätkö katseen villin?

And when you lie on rock
You think that you are free
When the forest winds ansver
The same way you shout there
And again one can use their thumb to get
Near places to swim
Look into the eyes of the people
Can you see the wild gaze?

Hei siksi lintunen laulaa
Riemu kuuleman kautta
Ihmiseenkin tarttuu
Tietynlainen kaipuu
Kaikki juhlat päättyvät
Sen kaikki tietää
Oot odotusta täynnä
Kunnes juhla puhkeaa

Hey that is why a birdy sings
Joy via what is heard
Spreads also into a human
A certain kind of longing
All celebrations end
That everybody knows
You are filled with anticipation
Until the celebration breaks out
...

Mikä kesä - Valvomo
What a summer (below the original lyrics are my translation attempts, bear with me people XD)

*The literal translation for "setä" is uncle, but in slang it can be used to playfully describe someone who is just older than you or feels older :3 "Now listen to uncle -_-; just keep away from the steering wheel"