I'm running behind

I know it's been a long time.. Yes I know I've become lazy. Last time I went to the hair dresser was during the summer. It must be 6 months ago or something.

The girl at the hair dresser looked at me and asked:
"Do you want to keep the surfer style?"

I smiled since I had no idea I had become part of hairstyle movement called 'the surfers'.

I replied with a lack of confidence:
"Sure, why not."

I'm going to Mexico in one month so the surfer style sounded just fine.

The whole experience was really fun. The girl had just come from the dentist and her mouth was still numb from the local anesthesia. I could see some drool on her lip. We were both laughing about it.

What finally proved that I'm running behind trends was the moment she asked if I wanted some sticky stuff put on my hair. It was fine for me so she started this 4 stage process.
1. Some strange dry powder that mostly resembled Anthrax from my Al Qaida training days. Apparently the powder makes the hair more fluffy. The stuff is especially useful if you like wearing a hat.
2-3. Two different waxes mixed together to create some special effect. I don't know if it was the local anesthesia or the fact that she was from Venus but I didn't understand this part of the process.
4. Finally some hairspray to make the creation stand the test of time and the wind outside.

Reality check to life every 6 months is not a bad idea. I scheduled the next one for June 2009. Then I might even change my style.

Inconvenient

It's convenient to take the car.
It's convenient to forget things.
It's convenient to to avoid responsibility.
It's convenient to blame other people.
It's convenient to think others will take care of it.
It's convenient to believe in God.
It's convenient to go instead of staying.
It's convenient to buy new one.
It's convenient to write in bed.
It's convenience that will turn out to be inconvenient.

Finnish hospitality

My first day not working. The sun decided to show up this morning so I packed my photo gear and jumped in the first tram heading east. Then the sun got a bit shy and went behind the clouds.

Well, I was in Kallio wondering what to do next. It was freezing and I was starting to get cold. Then I saw this 56 years old man weighting 92kg. He was sitting on the pavement trying to get up. This man was one of these people that we often call alcoholics. Few minutes later I also heard a new term ' losers who should drink less next time'.
Anyway few WOMEN were trying to help him get up and after a while he was back on his feet. The women left as I watched the man fall down again. He was totally out of strength as I soon came to find out.
Next a WOMAN stopped to help him get up again. At this point I went to help her. We got the man on his feet. The woman smiled, thanked me and left as I stayed and was a bit suspicious of the mans ability to walk. As expected, he collapsed again on the pavement.

Next I helped him up on my own, put his hat on an hoped for the best. He was able to walk few meters before crashing down head first. This time it looked bad. The man's face hit the ground really hard and the gravel asphalt combination did the damage. Now he was bleeding quite heavily and there was a clear cut in his face. I called the emergency number and told them to send some help.






After that there wasn't that much I could do and the man didn't really feel like talking. I decided to continue my photo session. 4 minutes later I took this photo of a dog shit with the flag on it in the park near the man. After the photo I felt like a piece of dog shit wearing a colorful beanie.

I went back to make sure the ambulance would come. At that point there were already medics helping him. They showed up from the government building next to the place of the accident. Five minutes later the police came and saw that the situation was under control.

I was cold, took the metro and headed south.

Now some of you might think it's wrong to take photos of a drunk man who is bleeding. Somehow a photo is still able make things a bit more concrete for some of you %#%# who turn the head the other way when something bad happens. There's something seriously wrong with this nation and I don't meant the alcoholics.

Flickr

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

It's getting dark in here

I didn't remember that sun goes down in Finland at 2 in the afternoon. I think I knew it but I didn't remember. There's a difference.

It's like I know I took this photo about a month ago but I can't remember the moment. Strange.