I went to see my other grandmother right after the weekend. I squeezed into a car heading to the right direction. The three children in the backseat, including me, spent around 40 minutes watching Doctor Who on my laptop at the beginning. And, unfortunately, proved my fears of the battery slowly dying right. Poor little thing. ;__; Uh. Still, the parents seemed to appreciate me silencing the siblings as well. No, it's not that I was the oldest, brothers just don't usually survive closed spaces without some bristling.
We stopped by the Vaskikello restaurant after driving for a while. So many bells... o__o You'd think that's nothing special, at least I did, before a chance to see it. I'd never been particularly interested in the place before, and yeah, I was like a kid in a candy store. The bells on the outside were impressive, no doubt about it, but what I really fell in love with were the countless smaller bells inside the restaurant. Ceramic bells, golden and silver bells, tiny bells in clusters, bells made of glass (nice and sparkly)... I'm almost glad my camera was so low on battery, I wouldn't have been able to get out for hours.
Grandma put us to work the moment I arrived. I ended up helping my uncle and aunt trim the hedge... and getting eaten by bugs in the process. I have a solid line of red along my stomach, not to mention my poor legs... orz;; This is why being allergic to everything isn't fun. Turns out we had some medicine in the house at least, so I've been coping. I didn't get assaulted like that again. Seems like the mosquitoes live in the hedge and have, like us humans, deemed the weather too hot for longer trips. The flies don't seem to mind, though, and I'm just glad I have no need to mind them either. Lovely little things, not leaving itchy blobs everywhere.
So yes, the weather. It's been way hotter than usual this summer. I thought I smelled a storm the moment I got out of the car, but it didn't rain until late at night. Most of the time it's been hot, sunny and humid without any rain. This house is pretty unbelievable, though: We have it nice and cool in here. Of course, she doesn't mind the heat and works all the time. >___>
Then, one night... we had a real storm. I don't remember ever hearing thunder like that before. When I woke up, I thought for a moment we'd been hit... except I hadn't seen the flash, and when I counted from the next one to the following rumble I realized it wasn't even close. Not to mention the speed. It was far gone soon enough. I don't know wether to be relieved or disappointed.
Although it has been raining a little the past couple of days.
Regardless of the weather I've been swimming every day. And guess what? 8D I just learned to swim! By myself and all. Now I can swim more quietly. And I can do longer distances without stopping to float on the way. XD;
It's most likely because I had enough time to practise on my own that one morning. We went straight from the gym to the beach and surprise - no one else there at such an hour. I was very happy about it. Swam and floated around for over 30 minutes. Then I even got to do jumps for a while~
It's the night before my departure now. Oblivion just crashed on me for the first time. After finishing Suikoden, that's what I've been playing. My laptop just proved its worth all over again, you wouldn't believe how well it's been running. ♥ And oh, I just adore the game. And all the references.
Sure, it has clumsy bits, but. But. The views. I can't even limit it to 'graphics', it's amazing. I still remember that one sunrise... And I didn't even have any mods (but now I kinda want to). And and the weather changes. And months and even weekdays.
On a less "ohmygod it's so PRETTY" note: the saving system is really neat, the game has so much to research and playing in first person is easier than in other games.
I have to admit, I do get the occasional urge to pick up flowers while taking a walk. >__>; (By the time I wrote this, I'd been playing non-stop for a while.)
The next trip will be to Oulunsalo, the area I was born in. I can't exactly regret giving the ok to the move from there, but... I do miss the place. Maybe not all the people, but I got attached to the spot of land. And our house. I really miss it. The new one might be more practical, but it's not unique at all. I liked the old one and its oddities
Another thing I miss is the sea. Our family was never one for boats, nor did we go to a real beach often, but I could have gone to see the shores every day if I'd wanted to. It was so close. And the air; every area has its own smells for every season.
That's that, then. Not sure when this'll get posted and wether it will be together with the previous or next report, but... About time to get it wrapped up.
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