Mystery movie to be released in 2015

I was able to get in to see a mystery movie that will be released later this year. Well it will be released today actually (in Finland I think, maybe allover). So I was excited to go see a movie of which I had no clue what so ever. This is to prove my point that I would enjoy a movie more if I knew nothing about it. We got a little free snack box of popcorn when we got it. That was a very nice thing in my opinion. I think they might have said so, but I can't remember. What I did not enjoy too much was the company. I am used to people sitting nicely and talking moderately while waiting for the movie to start. Now I had bunch of youngsters sitting behind me, and I started to worry if they would continue to talk through out the movie. Luckily they did not.

So the mystery movie was Bridge of Spies with Tom Hanks. At first I was a bit worried about it, until I found the right mindset of just taking it in. In the end it is a very nice story of opposites. I know some people have been dissing the fact that it was winter in one country and summer in the other, but haven't you people heard of cinematic storytelling!? Just think of the opposites and your mind might be blown. If I were in school, I would love to do a paper of this movie. I could talk about the subject itself, or the cinematic storytelling or how the movie is presenting the countries involved. How I wish I was in school just to do a presentation of these subjects! You should consider this movie an eye opener. 

Definitely a must see movie at some point! I can't wait to hear if others think the same way of the movie as I do. I don't want to tell too much, as it might spoil the movie. I might have told too much already, if you really don't want to hear anything (like I usually don't want to).  

007 Spectre - 2015

To celebrate that I have started work, I went to see the new Bond movie. I was told that it was okey to see even though I hadn't seen the Skyfall. I already new what happened in Skyfall so there was no spoilers for me. I was surprised how many wanted to see the movie. We had to look for a proper time to fit our time table even though there were multiple showings going on. Our first pick was a no go, but the second one was ok. We were able to book the tickets before the theater was too full. (If it is too full, you can only buy the tickets, and we wanted to pay the tickets separately) (Well because she got a ticket from work and I got a ticket online cheaper that I could use to pay the ticket). 

Now the movie! I liked all the references to old bond movies. I do remember it being said that Greig's Bond is a so called restart. What I do not remember is that was all the references from one or more movies. I think it was more, but come to think of it, I am not sure anymore. I did recognize some iconic scenes anyhow. It did feel a bit long for me and my friends taste. At some points it was just dragging along. I know others thought so too, because they checked their phones. I think my mistake was that I went in expecting a lot of action. This is not just an action movie. That is important to remember. 

I do recommend this to all Bond fans to go see in the theater, because the sound will not be the same at home (nor the picture). Otherwise this is a good movie to watch at home too. It is not an epic saga, that you will miss not having seen it on big screen.

Work part II

Well, this day did not go as planned. I was at the workplace at eight ready to work the whole day, or more likely study the whole day. First I was not able to contact anyone (went to voice mail) and then secondly when I got a hold of a person I was told that the time was wrong and I found out that I didn't even have the contact person's number (nor name). So I waited almost an hour before I met anyone, While I was talking on the phone with my now supervisor, we talked about how I will be studying today and maybe watch over others doing similar work. Yes, you guessed right! All I did today was sign the contract for (less than) two months. 

Work

Tomorrow it will start. My new job. I will also sign the contract tomorrow. I do not know how long I will be working tomorrow. I said I could start working the full hours right away. It might be that I will just sign the contract tomorrow. Also the job is not for as long as I was promised at first. I don't know who is going to meet me tomorrow as the person who called me did not text or email me the contact. It is a proper job, but it is a pilot project and apparently it is just starting. So the timetable has been just adjusted this week. I'll know more tomorrow.

Phone interview

I had a phone interview yesterday. It went pretty well and it seems that they might be offering me a job right away. This is because I had been to another interview at the company earlier (couple of months ago) and that interviewer had given me a positive feedback. The interviewer now said that she would inform the boss about me and we would wait for her feedback on how to go forward. She said she would be contactin me in couple of days. 

Well, about six pm yesterday (the time I am actually writing this) I went to pick up my phone from kitchen. What do I see! I have a missed call! The interviewer (checked the number) had called me and I did not even hear it! I mean come on! So I have to wait till Friday (tomorrow) to call back. She only tried to call once, so I don't think I will be harmed by this by anyway.

So I might be having a job soon. This would be as customer service in Insurance field.

One other job that I would love to have is technical support at this one company where I have been interviewed for something else. They have a job opeing and I've applied to it. The only thing is that I think I might have been offered the first job even before the application time closes for this one. This would be a better job, because it would pay more. And it would be a full time (the other one would not). 

Well nothing is certain yet, so all I need to do is to wait.

Edit: Well as it happens, I was offered the job just two hours after the phone interview (hence this edit)

The smell of smoke

The smell that has been bothering me the whole time I have lived in this apartment (on and off, the summer was not so bad) seems to have stopped. This is day three without the smell. Yesterday I had a guy come over to check the smell, and there was none. Just my luck. Now I wish that the smell would just stay away, or then it should come back asap so it can be fixed. I thought the person smoking was away, because I was not able to "spy" in (the windows is usually open so you know someone is at home). Late last night I saw some light coming out, so there must be someone home. So fingers crossed that they've stopped smoking.

Inside out (2015)

My sister and my niece were visiting me a couple of weeks ago (how time flies). We decided to go to movies while they were here, as it is nice and easy. We let my niece to decided what she would like to see. She chose Inside out (which I have been waiting forever since I saw the preview) (Woop!) dubbed (...). Oh, well. So not original, so I don't know how much better the original would be, but the dubbed was pretty good as well. Fine I admit! I cried a little. I bet I would have cried more if the movie was the original...

It is all about emotions. It is a children's movie but I say there is a lot to learn for everyone. Children probably just enjoy the movie and the adventure, but for adults it is a friendly reminder. Go watch it and you'll know what I am talking about. I think this movie would be really good as a learning material for school. I can think of papers I would write and the themes one could write about... Must see! Definitely a must see movie for everyone. It has been a long, long time since I saw a must see movie. Go and watch it now at the movie theater near you! 

What'a day!

Hey! How's it going? How've you been?

So today I had my interview for an employment agency followed by a Monster club seminar. In the morning I barely woke at 6:30 so I snoozed till 6:40. I was out and about at 7:30 as the interview started at 8:00. I was at the employment agency sharply 7:50 (I checked my phone). The interview started at the time it was supposed to start and lasted about an hour. I think it went okey considering that the job the interview was for is not certain (i.e. there might or might not be a job opening). 

I walked to Koskikeskus to spent some time as I had about 3,5 hour before the seminar thingy in Siperia. No worries here, just spending time and annoying a friend and my sister with messages. After I left Koskikeskus I went to have a cup of coffee at cafe Bloom (which is next to Siperia) and noticed a funny thing. There is a cut in my sleeve. Three holes to be more exact, with one of them being a big one. On my left hand (the side where the interviewer was) and I do tend to wave my hands while talking...  First thought: Gah! This was an expensive jacket! Noooooooo! Can I fix it? No, well yes but it will look ugly (because of the type of material the jacket is). Second thought: Maybe the interviewer did not notice it. 

The cafe had small bathroom, so I decided to go to the nearby Finnkino. I had lots of layers, so I needed space to do what I needed to do. No problem until I saw myself on the mirror! I had buttoned the wrong button and buttonhole. I had not seen it at home. What must have the interviewer think!? If she did not notice these things, I am not going to bring any attention to them by asking her about it. So I went to wait for the time to pass, now that I had fixed myself. Then I noticed that I need to pull up one of my layers and whilst doing so my tights broke. So back to bathroom I went to take them off. Luckily it was not that cold (just +5C) so my legs would not freeze. 

So to seminar I went, now all fixed up. It was not all that well organized, or at least that was my first observation. Luckily the seminar itself was good and I enjoyed the introductions of the companies. Unfortunately when the seminar came to an end I pulled down my bag and the lowest button on my jacket flew off. It was not even buttoned or anything. It just popped. I took the button with me so I can put it back at some point. I introduced myself to agents from three different employment agencies and gave them my CV's. So all in all a good day. 

I think I might need to add here, that I got home all safe and sound. 

Things that bother me

(Yes it is very late and I should probably just go to bed. Just adding up things that I have noticed)

You know in social situation when you talk about your plans with your friends, you expect to be listened to. I have noticed that in a few cases this is not the case. I would understand if I had been talking about a thing in a far future but the next week is not that far. Also if the other part is involved in the plans (well in this case the plan was not to see as I would not have been at home). 

Other thing in a social situation why do people play with their phones all the time! I understand checking messages and calls as they are normal. But facebooking and playing games is a bit too much (in cases where you only see the other ones for a few hours). If you spend the whole day together than I don't mind. The idea is to spent time with your friends, so you can do the extra activity with your phone later.

Pushing singles ones to date. Need I say more? This is usually problem with those who date. 

Negativity. I try to be my positive best everyday. I have started to notice this that when some people have an experience that if it does not wow them, they will talk down on that experience i.e. "there was nothing special in it." Not everything is a wow experience, but if you have a positive mind send you will have a positive experience. Finding the silver lining in a bad situation and sticking with the good you find. What I am talking about in this negativity part, is the small negativity: talking down, using disrespectful tone (when you think no-one notices it) and ignoring what others have to say. 

People who are unable to budget. I do admit that at the moment my own budget is not working. It is not totally bad, but it could be better (I have no other debt than my credit card). I am owed a bit more than my debt, so I am not worried. I have noticed that even though you would get some money (inheritance or settlement or win a medium amount at lottery), it will be gone quite fast. Well I did not get too much inheritance from my granny, but enough to have spent it in I think three months. 

The fucking cigarette smell in this apartment! Well it does not bother me as much as I just hate it. Apparently there is nothing that can be done about it! Yes you smokers can smoke at your own home as much as you please, but come on! The smoker is in the first floor and I am in the third! It is getting freezing outside so I can't keep the windows open all the time. 

Missing Canada

It's been a long time since I last missed Canada this much. Just wish it would be easier to find a job there. It is a pain in the butt here in Finland so I think it is even bigger pain in Canada. I know that it is not easy to find a job in Canada, because I have friends over there that have told me so. Still I would love to move back there. Maybe it is because I have so much time at the moment, that I wish I could spent it in Toronto. Mmmm, Tim's!

I hate that I can't afford to travel to Canada at the moment. If I do not have a job, I might travel in January as I would have received my tax returns by then. I am not sure if I want to spent the money on that as I am saving money for maybe moving to Canada. But it just doesn't seem possible at the moment. Baaaw!

And now my antivirus software started acting up! Gah! What's its problem?!

Blu-ray!

I have finally bought a Blu-ray player! I bought it from this sales event that is called "Crazy Days". I thought I got it cheap until I did some googling. You guessed right! I found the player a bit cheaper and the HDMI cable they sold me a lot cheaper! I feel ripped off because of the HDMI-cable. They took almost 20€ for the cable. So the total price I paid was almost 70€. 

My sister just told me that I should not think about it too much as I will feel worse otherwise. I also recommended it to my aunt. She bought it from online store, so she only ordered the player. I informed her that she needs the HDMI cable as well. So she will be able to find it cheaper from somewhere else. What a rip off!

Gnah! I was going to write a happy post about how I finally got something I have wished for a long time. Now I am just thinking that I could have used the extra bit for food instead of the expensive cable. The reason why I bought it now, is that I have my sister and my niece plus my other niece and nephew coming over in few weeks time. They will spent only couple of days here, but I think I will need some entertainment for them in case it rains. I have used my computer before, but it is a bit inconveniently located. This solved the problem and now I will be able to watch my own DVD's from the sofa. 

So I will concentrate on that for now. All is good in the end!

Beep, beep, beep

Fire alarm, you know!

Of course it starts beeping after nine. I was facing a bit of a challenge... I wasn't sure how I would get it off the ceiling. First chair I tried was no good. Luckily, the other chair was just a bit taller and it did the trick. Now I had my fingers around the fire alarm. Then I had to try to wiggle it off. 

I admit, I googled the thing (it is a brand fire alarm, so I googled instructions). It is funny how the thing I tried first but wasn't successful with it, was actually the correct thing to do. I seriously tried to take it off for five minutes. Then after reading the instructions, poof, it just came off. Come on! 

Now I need to buy some batteries and wonder how I will put it back. It was tricky already to take it down, and I think I might need a few more inches to get it back. I think I will put my shoes on... Luckily I hadn't gone to bed yet, otherwise I would be a lot more crankier. 

General update

I named this general update, because I really didn't want to name yet another post about the birthday gift. But anyway, it has finally been sent out and the knife is actually almost there. I think my sister in law will pick it up today. Then I will know if it has been a total bust. So every time I sent an email, they told me that it will be posted today or tomorrow... And it has been posted out yesterday. So the last two weeks I've been told lies. Yeah, not going to order anything from there. 

I mentioned earlier that I've been to two interviews. Well, now I have been informed that I was not chosen. To one they took someone within the company due to the job being only for few months. The other loved me for the job, but thought that I've done so much before, so I would be demotivated to work for them. So... I am focusing on finding something interesting, where I would not be over qualified. 

What else... Nope, nothing new.

Birthday gift for my god son part IV

I really did not think for this subject to span this far. 

So I got a call this morning (just after eight o'clock) from the place where I bought the knife. They had some bad news. The knife I ordered through their website is no longer in their assortment. It has not been in their assortment for a long time and it was an accident that I was even able to order it. 

Then they asked was it not mentioned when the delivery address was changed, to which I said no. All they said in the email was that the address had been changed and they hoped it would arrive by Friday (the day before the birthday). Letting me assume that the knife will be posted on that day!

So there is no knife... I was than offered another junior knife (not a scout knife = wooden handle) with a rubber handle. It might be a tad safer I admit, but the request was for one with wooden handle. The replacement is a bit more expensive, but of course they are not billing me extra since it has been over a month since I placed the order. They will be sending it directly to my sister in law, so that my nephew does not need to wait extra weeks for me to visit. 

I do have to say I am disappointed with the company, but at least (after several emails and a call) they actually checked the order and found out what the problem was. And most importantly they actually fixed the problem. The knife has not yet arrived, so the problem is still not fully fixed, but I have high hopes. Bad company would have just taken my money, and never called back.

Birthday gift for my god son part III

Nope! It has not arrived yet! It has taken over a month! I've asked them to send it to directly to my sister in law a week ago. They said they would change the address. It was supposed to take a week for delivery... A month is plenty of time. Too much if you ask me. I had to give a backup gift for my nephew of which he was not too happy about. I did say that the real gift from me and my sister (other aunt) is coming later. This is so annoying! 

I've ordered it well in advance. At one point it was not even sure if he would continue scouting, but I had the order in already by that time. I've now send them again email about the order. I'm going to give them some time before I call. If they are able to send me a link where I can follow the order, I'll be happier (not happy). Because at the moment I do not know where the knife is. Have they really sent it or not. I need a code or something, so I can call the shipping company to ask about it.

Fun fact from the birthday: Me and my brother had bought the same card for my nephew.

Edit: /I called, and apparently the knife is only being sent out today or tomorrow... So I am a bit surprised/dumbfound/speechless. Really!?!

Job interviews

So far I have had five job interviews since I moved here. So the decision to move has paid off. Now I just need to get the job. Oh, and I am having my sixth interview today. From one interview I am waiting for the results, they should come during this week, so lets keep fingers crossed. It would be only for 6 months, but it is better paid. The one that I am having today is at first for 6 months, but it might continue with the company (first is with rental company) or they might have other job opportunities for me. Win-win!

The salary is not that good, but it is better than nothing. It is almost as good as was in my last employment, but in my last employment I was underpaid. I just hope they will see my flexibility and see it as a big plus. Last Friday I had the previous interview, and here in Finland we had this silly little thing where almost whole country stood still. It was because the government decided to lower our benefits. The thing is that the changes would not apply to the government... So I hope that the interviewers saw it as I am willing to work, as I was able to get to the interview. 

Now I first missed the call (phone was silent), which I know is not a good sign. So couple of hours later I called back, after checking what the number is of course, and checking the rental company. I approved what I saw, so I called back (and not waited for them to call again). Also I am not in Tampere, but babysitting my niece and nephew (while my brother is out of the country and other reasons not discussed here) so an unexpected interview is not very handy for me. None the less I have agreed to come to Tampere to be interviewed for the position. See how flexible I am, you future possible workplace bosses! 

If I have understood correctly, both of these places have quite a quick starting schedule. Meaning I might have a job next month. I do hope I will be getting one of these two places. They both are multitasking jobs in an international company. So I do not have a preference, and I will be giving all my best at the interview. 

Birthday gift for my god son part II

The birthday scout's knife has not yet arrived. I emailed last week about the time table, to which I got no reply. Then I emailed this week that they should change the delivery address, as it seems that it will not arrive in time. Yesterday I got an email reply that the delivery address has been changed. There was also an added note, that said: Hopefully the knife will arrive in time for Friday due to the address being written by hand. So I assume it has left the factory yesterday. Fingers crossed that it will arrive in time.

I have also bought a backup gift. A few pencils, two bendy pencils and eraser pen. Just so that I will have something to give. I am sure that he will like them, although his mother (my sister in law) might not enjoy them as much. (The bendy pens at least.) I also have my other nieces and nephews gift for him. I bought a gift certificate to BR toy store. I also have really nice card, which was a bit more expensive than I had hoped for (5 euros), but besides the knife he will not be getting anything expensive from me. The knife is also from my sister, so we bought it together. So it is not entirely from me. Ah, you know what I mean!

MyKronoz activity wristband

I assume ya'll remember when I mentioned that I got the wristband. Well it is busted now. I think it might have something to do with the Windows 10 upgrade. Now the customer service said that it is because it is not compatible with the 10, but it was compatible for two days before it broke. It downloaded an update and just was not able to install it. Then it just would not start. 

The customer service said I should be able to recover it, but with other computer than the one with 10 in it. Well, the windows 7 computer crashed when I tried to activate the wristband again. Luckily I was able to recover it (it took few days, as it got stuck before properly opening and I was not on it all the time) but I have not tried to recover it since. I think I will just let the importer handle it, and I will email them about this issue as well. As soon as I find the email address. 

It was good as long as it lasted. All few weeks of it. I don't think I would recommend this one to anyone. It is really difficult to use soon. I am thinking of updating my other computer to 10 as well, and the wristband is not compatible with my phone. So I have no way of using it. (Unless I win in lotto, and am able to buy a new phone. In that case I will also buy a better activity wristband.)

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)

First: I collected some bottle tops (or codes in them) during the summer. I collected enough codes to get a free ticket to the movies. The only catch was that I had to use it quite soon. I think I had like 1,5 months to use it. Now I have less than two weeks to go. Thus I decided to use it on the next movie I go see full price.

Second: They really have increased the ticket prices! Now during the week, if you go to the movies in the evening, it costs 12 euros! Bloody rip off I say! *Some info digging* Well they haven't increased all prices yet. The special movie is 12 euros (so if a movie is going away it's special?) There are supposedly some movies during the week that are 9,5 euros... I just haven't found them yet. Well they are classic ones, so I don't know what that means.

Third: Went with a friend and we thought we were on time, but actually we were 15 minutes late. Luckily the movie just started literally when we bought the tickets. So what we missed was some first text and shots. We literally were sitting down before the main gimmick (the plane + Cruise) even started. So no problem!

The movie was good. One of the best in the series I think. (If you ask me the second one was not that good.) There were action, there were some comedic moments and whilst I was able to be a step ahead of the plot (as quite many of us probably were able to do) it was not boring. It was entertaining. To be honest we just decided the movie quite last minute. I had recommended some horror movies that are showing now. So I did not have too much expectations going in. I think that gave some boost to my enjoyment. This is the type of movie that you will enjoy most while watching at the movie theater. Thumbs up!

Ant Man 3D (2015)

I quote my friend: "At least it was better than the new Fantastic four!" I tell you it was a lot better than fantastic four, which still boggles my mind. How could they do such a bad job with it. Ant Man is a good addition to Marvel universe, and I will be going to watch the sequel when it comes out. I just hope they will not be changing actors in the meanwhile. I found the chemistry between the current ones to be very good, and I know it will annoy me if they change actors. Yes I am talking about Hulk (and others). If the movies are good, then the actor changes are not that important, but when we are talking about Marvel level movies, the continuity is quite important. 

A quick word about the movie itself; the start seems a bit over run - too long - however when considering that they are building the characters it is okey. It just means that in the next one the action will start sooner. I do think that the character development on most characters was believable and true. I enjoyed the movie as did my friend. Also it was a Super day, so we only paid 8 euros for the 3D movie. 

General update on things

I went to bake for my god son's birthday (which is in three weeks) and asked my sister in law about the knife she bought for my niece. I heard that it took really long time for it to arrive, so I should not be worried yet that the knife I ordered hasn't arrived yet. So I am going to give it another week, before contacting them. 

My wrist is still itchy because of the My kronoz wristband. I am currently using a bandage on top of it so I can use the wristband. Not very good. Still haven't had the time to buy the nail polish to use it as insulation. Blaah. 

The shoes I bought are good. I've been walking with them since I bought them and no I haven't proofed them yet. Will do it as soon as I buy the liquid. The shoes are doing good for my plantar fasciitis. Lets hope it will go away soon, so I can keep on walking. It has not been very easy to walk lately as the heel has been so sore. My score for today is 8 634 steps so a bit under the target.

That's it for now! 

Birthday gift for my god son

My oldest god son started scouting this autumn. So I have decided (with my sister) to buy him a scouts knife with a text (with his name). So I have ordered it almost two weeks ago, and it still hasn't arrived. I will be contacting them if the knife does not arrive by the end of this week. I know that it will take some time to make the text and the knife, so if it takes two weeks, then it takes two weeks. 

The delivery was said to be a week... So maybe I should contact them today or tomorrow. The birthday will be in few weeks, so the knife should arrive soon. I think I might ask my sister in law how long it took for my niece to get her knife. I think we have ordered them from the same place. The knife is the same, that I know for sure. Too bad it hasn't arrived. I could have shown it to you otherwise. 

Short post of a knife not arrived.

The wristband and unwanted surprise

The b-day gift that I got a while back, has proven to have one flaw. It has nickel in it. So I have to stop using it for a while until my allergic reaction goes away. Then I will put some nail polish on to the part that gave me the reaction. I just fiddled with the wristband, and I see that I can take the part out, so I can "paint" the whole thing and put it back once dry. 

Good news is that the patch with the skin irritation is not itching anymore. First when I saw it I turned the wristband so that the clock was on top of the rash. But then I came to the conclusion that I have to let the rash heal, and not let the nickel part touch my skin at all. Otherwise the rash would just keep on going and I do not want that. I am a bit surprised, as I would have thought that something like this would have been taken care of already. There are quite many people who are allergic to nickel. There are plenty of choices to avoid allergenic materials. 

Last time I got a reaction was, when I was wearing silver necklace and silver earrings. As you know silver has very little nickel in it if it is not the purest kind. Even the purest ones might have tiny traces in them (or that is what I have been told). So after that I didn't use any jewelry for awhile. Oh no wait! That was not the last time. The last time was when I wore jeans that were given to me. The button had nickel and my bellybutton had the rash! Nasty! That was just after several hours.

Now I wore the wristband almost a week before the rash appeared. Day and Night! So I have been good on keeping the nickel levels down. Lets just hope that I will be able to use the wristband after I have dealt with it. 

Shopping

Went shopping the other day, as I have noticed that I need few things. Mainly I have been told that I need a hair dryer (for guests) and then I have noticed it myself as well that I need it when I use wax on my short hair. The wax I am using is a cheap kind, so it is not good on its own. So when I went shopping, I bought Remington hair dryer.

Remington hair dryer

I took the picture with my phone and for some reason it is upside down here. Sorry for that, but you see what I bought anyway. I think I had one of these earlier, but I am not sure. The last one I had was also travel size, as I do not use one daily. When I had long hair, I used hairdryer maybe once or twice  a year. 

I have been wanting to buy a new electric toothbrush as my old one is over 10 years old. So I bought something different than Oral-B. This time I chose Philips sonicare, because I have heard good things about it (my niece and nephew got one). We will see what it will be like. One big plus is, that it will automatically stop after two minutes. Fingers crossed my nose won't itch.

Philips Sonicare toothbrush

I went to second hand store with a friend of mine. I don't normally find anything, as the clothes do not quite fit me. So I was surprised to find something I liked. It wasn't priced too high, and the note said these are new ones. So a win win!  I got second hand shoes that had not been worn before.

Hiking shoes

Because I do have a curious nature, I did check how much would new ones cost. I did find out that the these are not the latest version, so the price is probably a bit lower. For similar, but new version shoes, cost is about 170 €. Wow! I made a great deal! I feel so lucky right now! 

Currently unemployed

Still unemployed. Last week I had three interviews, but they didn't pay out. But at least now I have been in more interviews than what I was while living up north. I've had four interviews since moving, and it has been about six months now. So quite good. Proves that it was the right decision to move. The jobs I've lately been applying are not quite the right fit, but it would have been customer service job. My friend got it, so I am eagerly waiting to hear if she enjoys it or not. 

I've been taking part in a project that improves job hunting, and I guess it has paid off. Haven't found my dream job yet, but maybe soon. I've been searching in Finland, but honestly I am open for any job. I just decided to try focus on one location more. I think I will soon start applying elsewhere as well. It would be so much easier if I knew for sure what I wanted to do. All I know for sure is that I want to have some adventure! 

So keep your fingers crossed that I will find something exiting!

LinkedIn is where you can find me, if you have a job offer...

Minions (2015)

Not my first pick, but went with a friend so this is something we both wanted to see. For this I did pay the 12 euros (weekday after five pm). Not quite worth it in my opinion. This is what'ya call feel good movie. Good for families and stuff. I do feel that the movie has not reached it full potential if you don't think it was worth the ticket you paid. 

I am not quite sure what I think of this, as an origin movie. Maybe it is that I really never have liked minions that much, or maybe I have liked them too much, that I didn't really enjoy the movie. Well I did enjoy at times, but then I was bored and just waited for the plot to move on. Or maybe I am too old for this type of movies... No, I think it is because these hasn't been a good horror movie in awhile. I've been seeing only these feel good or family friendly movies, so my standard has gone up. 

Need to watch something different soon, or stop going to the movies. With minions you definitely know what you are going to see. If you love'em, go see'em. 

Fantastic 4 (2015)

Why? Why the reboot? Has it really been that long, that they need to reboot this? When I heard that there was going to be another F4 movie, I thought it would be the third installment. Then it took forever for them to make this movie that I had forgotten all about it until it now has been released. So a reboot. Well, maybe the other actors were too expensive so they had to cast new ones. You know new and young, someone who no-one has ever heard of. 

First things first. I was not too bored at the movies, I was entertained. But really! I think I need to get me some F4 comics just to see how far off they are. I felt like I was in a movie for teenagers! The jumping and cuts were sometimes a bit hard to follow especially because sometimes there would be a text and other times not. One year later... 

No character build what so ever, the plot was obvious considering that it is a reboot and it tells the birth story... I do think that they could have done it totally differently considering that the original movie came out just 10 years ago. Ha! I checked from wiki, they started to develop this one in 2009, thus my mix of it being the third of the series. Also, there is going to be a second one in two years time. Really?? Then a new reboot in 10 years? I think I will pass this one. Maybe I will watch the second one from the TV if we get that far. Not worth the 12 euros, so I was in luck it was a Super day and costed only 7 euros.

Marriage simulator (2015) Summer Theater

I went to see this play called Marriage simulator in Pyynikki summer theater. My sister in law wanted to see this one, because it is based on a book she ready a year ago and enjoyed it immensely. I hadn't been to Pyynikki summer theater before so I did not know what to expect. The first impression was not too good, as the first thing I saw was bunch of people drinking. The second thing was, the we were not asked to show our tickets anywhere. 

At first the theater seemed a bit small. There were a lot of room for the audience in the middle. Once the play started, I understood that the stage was actually quite big and round. The audience was in middle of the stage and the audience turned around following the play. Very cool indeed! 

The play itself was okey. The idea in it was okey. Well maybe you get the idea... I am not into Finnish movies and it seems that I am not into summer plays with proper actors. I have enjoyed many summer plays with amateur actors, and I think they have more character. Now don't get me wrong, I laughed! The play was funny at times, but I also were bored at times! My sister in law enjoyed it and she had good times. I had good time as well, but still think that the price to see it was a bit steep. Oh, maybe I should say something about the plot... A boy meets a girl and they fall in love. So they decide to break up with their current boy/girlfriends and move together. The one lives with father and uncle and brother at a farm and one lives in very outspoken environment. So comedy ensues.

Tomorrowland - A World Beyond (2015)

The trailer was all about the excitement and future and marvel! It was a marvelous trailer. Movie for the adventures type. Well not quite. I am just happy that it was a Super day when I went to see this one. A bit of a disappointment. It was more a teenage flick. Not really having any substance. The idea was there, but then nothing. Just the idea. I would have been livid if I had had to pay 12 euros to see this one. 

Really there is no reason why one should see this one. Unless you are a teenager.. Then you might enjoy this one. Just wait until it is shown on TV. I can't remember when was the last time I was so disappointed after seeing a movie. I did not walk out, so there is something. Not recommending this, but if you stumble upon it you should watch it. It is better than some of the movies I have seen.

Home (2015)

This was not my choice, but my niece's and nephew's. This time I saw this animated flick in Finnish (due to the children being with us).  Based on what they thought of this movie, it is really funny and surprising. Although I do have to say that the movie was not quite what the trailer said. The ending might not be suitable for the youngest, at least not for my nephew. He was a bit scared of it. The plot was okey and funny to my taste, and as a family movie, maybe you should see this at home (where you can easily comfort the younger ones).

So the plot is that aliens invade earth and transport all but one humans to Australia. Not to fear the aliens are all friendly and want what is best for us... So you know that you will have good time watching this one. You can watch this at any time anywhere. 

Into the Woods (2015)

I wanted to see this as soon as I heard it was being made. Well at first I did not know it was a musical. In the end it didn't matter as it is not a deal breaker for me. So about the movie. I loved how it showed the original story and not the Hollywood version. Of course it was a bit of a mix and match with the stories, but it all was woven together well. If you are not into updated stories, then you might want to skip this one. Also if you are not into musical, then skip this one. 

Now, I did not like some parts of it. Mostly there were some parts in the last 20 minutes, that were a bit off with me. All in all I do recommend this one. Even I enjoyed it, although I had some expectations before seeing it. And as I have told before, the movies do not bare well with my expectations. So I think we can give an extra plus for that. 

I think this movie will work best on the big screen, but if you have a good home theater then you might enjoy the music at home too. This is not for the smallest of children I think. Or then I am too old and can't see it as children would. Not a must see, but enjoyable none the less.

Big Game (2015)

This was the movie I went to see with my friends on the Super day. I am not a fan of Finnish movies, just because most of the times the actors cannot act and are the same ones as in other Finnish movies. So they are pretty predictable. I went to see this movie with pretty much no expectations.

That was a good thing. It is good because it made the experience better. Having no expectations made the movie a lot better. The plot was predictable, but enjoyable. Mainly because the actors  were so good. I was surprised to see so many familiar faces (and not talking about the finnish actors).

I have to apologizes! This has been waiting here for months now. I have seen movies between then and now, and I had forgotten this all together. I do recommend this movie for families as I see that kids especially boys will love it. 

I had my birthday the other day

I just got the day before my b-day gift from a friend couple. They bought me activity wristband. It counts my steps, calories, distance and sleep. I would like to show you how far I walked yesterday, but apparently I need to sync that in the evening... I thought this was supposed to keep the data for a week, but no. But I do have some sleep data to show you.

Orange =awake time, Light blue = light sleep, and Dark blue = Deep sleep

 So in the first picture you can see how I have slept (and at what time I went to bed). I think the times are when I put the wristband on the sleep mode and when I took it off that mode. But as you can see I woke you in middle of the night and tossed around for quite a good while. Not sure where the REM would be in this one. Normally when talking sleep patterns there is light, REM and Deep, so this is just a reference on how I sleep.

Synopsis of the night

In this picture I think the total sleep time means the time between the wristband being in sleep mode. Total sleep time would be the light and deep sleep together which is 7h 42mins. I did feel like I could sleep more, but that might be because I was awake during the night, so the sleep was not continuous. I think I woke up around 2 am and fell asleep again about 43 minutes later. I do remember tossing around a lot, I did not remember falling asleep though. So the awake time felt more continuous to me. I do sleep window open, so there might have been a noise coming outside that woke me up.  Lets see what the next night brings. 

The activity wristband that I have is ZeFit MyKronotz.

Scanning old pictures

I've been scanning old pictures that I got from my granny and mother a few years back when I was still living in Lahti. It is weird to see yourself as a kid because we have not had these pictures around much. I do remember when most of the pictures were taken, so I do remember the situation. Once I remember that we left for a ride just for my mother to take pictures. I don't remember who else was there (not dad) as some of the pictures has all three of us in them. I have my guess of who he was.

Other thing is that I do have a brother well half-brother if you want to be technical. I say brother because it is so much easier. So it is weird to see pictures of him, of him and us together. I do remember him visiting us and we have always been aware of him, he just has not been there for majority of the time. I have shared the pictures with him, as I have the understanding that he has not seen any of the pictures that have been taken by our mother (or someone else on his visits). I've also shared some of the pictures with my aunt, who grew up at the same time. So there are pictures of all three of us.

Also, oh the 80's! The clothes we wore! I also have now definite proof against my sister, that I wore more blue than she did. We have had discussion about this, and she thinks she wore more blue. Indeed we had same clothes in some pictures (we were dressed as twins) but when we didn't she wore more red and I wore more blue. It was not a question of choice but necessity. You wore what you were given. That's probably why I don't care too much what I am wearing as long as I have something to wear. Just filling the (Maslow's) pyramid of needs.

Bookshelf

I finally got one! It is a bit too small for everything, but quite good size for my books and dvd/blueray's. So currently it is filled up with everything. Nothing is in order. Well I say nothing but mean dvd/blueray's and books are in order, but the stuff is just there. I think I will need something where I can put all the pictures and figurines to. Not that I am looking for anything at the moment. I am quite happy with everything currently. Well I say happy, but mean that happy with what I got and a bit annoyed with the things I have no place for and with the things I need to carry upstairs to storage. 

I have been a bit lazy recently and not have applied to jobs. I was traveling and spending my nieces birthdays, so I did do things (baking, cleaning, entertaining) but not applying. I have now started to do that again, as I noticed that the emails from my previous round of applying stopped. I mean that I got the "Thanks, but no thanks" emails for my applications. So I knew that it was time to start applying again.

You've probably noticed that I have started to go to movies again. I have seen couple of movies in between these and the last time I wrote about it. I just did not have the energy or time to write about it. Today is a Super day at Finnkino which means that I am going to go see one later today. Haven't decided yet what I am going to watch (with a friend(s) of mine). So you can expect another post about that fairly soon.

Ex Machina (2015)

This was one of the movies that I had decided I wanted to see based on the trailer. The trailer is not too far off. There were some scenes in it that were not in the movie, but I think they were trailer only scenes to explain and the explanation was shown differently in the movie. So no foul play here. I am surprised to say that I found this movie to be a bit boring. The last 30 minutes are definitely the best part of the movie. The ending was not something I was expecting in its entirety although parts were as expected. The ending definitely leaves you thinking, which in these types of movies is only a good thing. 

Would I recommend watching this at a movie theater? I am a bit  divided on this one. Part of me wants to say yes, but there is no clear reason why. You can easily watch this at home. There are no elements that would require you to see it from big screen. If you are able to get the tickets at a fare price, than go to the big screen. Otherwise wait for the DVD/Blue ray and watch it from home. 

Still Alice (2014)

Not my typical movie, I admit from the start. Having said that this probably is a type of movie that one would like to watch at home and not in movie theater. I was in luck and my friend had some vouchers so the movie experience was free. I say, that I might be a bit taken aback if I had had to pay to see this. I've read the book a few years back, thus I knew what should happen in the movie. The book was still better in my opinion, but this movie was a good filmatisation of the book. 

Main reason why I wanted to see this movie was the lead lady Julianne Moore. As I have said earlier in a previous post (don't remember which one), that she is one of my favourite actors. Thus I try to support the movies she does, by going to see them. The movie did have a few (read two) actors that I did not care about. It took some time for me to get over who they were and start seeing them as the characters they were portraying. You can guess which ones I am talking about... I liked the most how Julianne Moore portrayed her character, but otherwise the movie was quite standard of the genre. Still I think this was important movie to be made, since I think most of the people are too selfish to think outside of their own comfort zone. This movie will make you think. 

Kingsman: The secret service (2015)

I saw the trailer for this and knew I had to see this one. I had such high hopes for this one, which usually is a very bad thing. Not this time! I went to see this movie with two of my friends. They also both loved it. I have to admit that one of the reasons why I wanted to see the movie was because Colin Firth is in it. I was not disappointed! This is definitely a feel good movie by my standards. There is a lot of action and my kind of humor. Lots of good looking men and for y'all men there is a few good looking woman as well. But those men! Ah! And the action, uuuh!

All you need to know from the plot point of view is that it is like James Bond, but with a twist. There are some nice action scenes for those action buffs. This is one definitely that you'll need to see at the movie theater. Although I am going to see this movie again once it hits the DVD/Blue ray selves. I say that I am considering buying this, even though I prefer scifi and horror in my collection.

Curtains are up (almost)

I have misplaced my own curtains. I had like two for every room in my last place in Lahti, but now I cannot find any. I think they are still at my sister's place or I have accidentally put them all forward. No worries, my luck would have it that a friend of mine who also just moved here, would have a few extra that she does not want anymore. Thus I am a proud owner of two new curtains. Today I decided to try to put them up. I am quite short, so without a proper ladder or kitchen chair (with steps you know), I usually am not able to put the curtains up.

Today was no difference on that matter. I do have to say that I was able to put the kitchen curtains up (mainly because they were hang differently, the clips were about 5 cm lower than in living room) without too much hassle. In the living room there is only one curtain up... I had to be on my toes and not breath while putting the curtain up, so it was a quite slow experiment. But I did it! I did not put the second one up, as it was not that pleasent of an experience. I do have small ones that I could put as well, but since it is difficult enough to put the long ones, I don't intend to do it by myself. 

Other thing that I have noticed is, that I am really short. No, but all the cupborads are high. I am able to use the two of the lowest shelves in the kitchen, and maybe put things on the third. But it is realy difficult to take anything down from the third shelv witout any stepping aid. I really am not even that short! Shorter than average yes. The room hight is 2,52 meters which I think is quite normal. Well considering that this was built in 1962, the hight is above average.

I have moved!

Ah! Finally!

Well I haven't been able to move back to Canada yet. Mainly because I have not yet found a job nor have applied for the visa. Just living in someone else's home and not having time for yourself, puts all your thoughts on hold. I just had to get away. Now I feel free to live my life, and not have it on hold. I know you understand this if you have e.g. moved back home as an adult. I wish I could say never again, but I know better than that.

I've moved back to Tampere, where I moved from Florida ah almost 10 years ago! Time flies! This has been my 22nd move so far. If I had to choose, I would say that the best place to live has been Toronto so far. Just because it is full of everything. No place is perfect, but Toronto has come pretty close. I just wish that moving there would be a bit more easier. I have calculated that just the visa is about 2000$ plus all the paperwork (translations, language tests, etc) is at least 1000$ added. Then to move, I would need about 7500$ as funds at the border. So it is not cheap to just move. However if I would happen to find a job, I would not need the funds at the entry.

Well, it was not my intention to talk about Canada, but as you can see it is on my mind. I am almost settled here. All I need is two bookselves, so I can fit all my books and DVD's (and blueray's). And digibox and blueray player... Then I am done. So I have to budget at least 280€ for that. 70€ per item, Billy bookshelv at Ikea is about that, and Digibox without memory (but you can add your own external harddrive to it) is about that too. Blueray might be a bit more than 70, but I have seen one with that amount. So we will see what happens. I don't want to use my savings, as I am already almost 3000 down (deposit+rent+sofa+kitchen table+all small things that I have needed so far). Since I am going to get the deposit back when I move (don't intend to break anything) I think I can calculate that out. So I am not that much behind. But I don't intend to live from my savings, so I have budgeted my expenses to cover multiple months. 

Also I am thinking of having house warming party... I already know what I am going to ask: food and other items I often use like detergant and soap. I have enough paper, so no need to ask that. Now I am just rambling, so I know it is time to stop.

Way to end a year and start a new

I have been a lazy writer here, because nothing has been happening. I am still living with my sister and I am still unemployed. I have looked for an apartment and I have applied to hundreds of places. Nothing has changed. Well I got to go to see an apartment in Tampere in the end of the year. 

There was no-one to show the place. I had traveled to Tampere for nothing. Also I learned the next day that the apartment had been rented already before Christmas, although I was told that earliest time one could see the place is just before New Years... Well, well, well.... 

So the new year has started with me writing a reclamation to the company about wasted time and money. I have asked to give the kilometer benefit from Tornio to Tampere and the daily allowance, or what ever they are called in Finnish. I thought about asking the whole trip, but I thought that would be too much. I don't think they will give me anything, but they needed to know that their business is way off.