Black Friday; Finland Style

Posted in Freaky Friday: Tales of the odd and unexpected

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“I hope your Black Friday injuries aren’t so severe that you can’t click a mouse on Cyber Monday.”

Black Friday Finland Style

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“Bright light, bright light!”

“Oh my God, what is that?”

“Holy hell, is it a flying saucer?”

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The masses had come out from their homes and workplaces staring and pointing up at the unidentified bright light high up in the sky. Some rumours had circulated, stating Finland had fallen under attack by UFOs.

In the corner of the street, a lonesome believer was preaching:

“The end of the world as we know it, is upon us!”

That day, was the first day of the month March.

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Several months earlier:

It was the beginning of October. The land had fallen under darkness. As if an evil warlock had cast a spell. Sour faces all around, no expressions, as if away blurred. Hardly any sound could be heard. People on the streets, dragging their feet. The lust for life, all sucked out.
First of March

An unidentified source of light had appeared in the skies.

“The sun”, someone said, as the onlookers stood before her, bewildered.

“It is called the sun” she stated again with a smile.

But the other just shook their heads in disbelief.

Still, turning their collective faces towards “the sun”. And, as by a wave of a magic wand, the crowd closed their eyes in unison and enjoyed that sacred moment. A collective sigh of content was the only sound heard.

For who knew, how long this would last…

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Living in Suburbia for Daily Photo (Four)

Posted in Daily Photo
Photography /Poetry /Humour

“I’m from a nice, suburban, middle-class family, but my tattoos remind me where I’ve been”
Tom Hardy

Living in Suburbia for Daily Photo 

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Neighbourhood

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From new…

…to old

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Living in Suburbia for Daily Photo (Three)

Posted in Daily Photo
Photography /Poetry /Humour

“I’m from a nice, suburban, middle-class family, but my tattoos remind me where I’ve been”
Tom Hardy

Living in Suburbia for Daily Photo

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Dog walker

Living in Suburbia for Daily Photo (Seven)

Posted in Daily Photo
Photography /Poetry /Humour

“I’m from a nice, suburban, middle-class family, but my tattoos remind me where I’ve been”
Tom Hardy

Living in Suburbia for Daily Photo 

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Nature

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Living in Suburbia for Daily Photo (Five)

Posted in Daily Photo
Photography /Poetry /Humour

“I’m from a nice, suburban, middle-class family, but my tattoos remind me where I’ve been”
Tom Hardy

Living in Suburbia for Daily Photo 

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Bob the Builder

Living in Suburbia for Daily Photo (Six)

Posted in Daily Photo
Photography /Poetry /Humour

“I’m from a nice, suburban, middle-class family, but my tattoos remind me where I’ve been”
Tom Hardy

Living in Suburbia for Daily Photo 

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Breakroom

Living in Suburbia for Daily Photo (One)

Posted in Daily Photo
Photography /Poetry /Humour

“I’m from a nice, suburban, middle-class family, but my tattoos remind me where I’ve been”
Tom Hardy

Living in Suburbia for Daily Photo 

(Living in America lyrics by James Brown)

You might have to walk the fine line,
You might take the hard line
But everybody’s workin’ overtime

Livin’ in Suburbia-eye to eye, station to station
Livin’ in Suburbia-hand to hand,across the nation
Livin in Suburbia-got to have a celebration

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Living in Suburbia for Daily Photo (Two)

Posted in Daily Photo
Photography /Poetry /Humour

“I’m from a nice, suburban, middle-class family, but my tattoos remind me where I’ve been”
Tom Hardy

Living in Suburbia for Daily Photo 

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Traffic jam Suburban style

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“In order of appearance” (Daily Photo 2015-12-29,30) Part Three

Posted in the Daily Photo series
Poetry & Photography
(2015-12-29,30)

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“I can’t focus when there’s too many things around. Whenever I used to go to the office, I used to always say, ‘Tidy up.'” Zaha Hadid

“In order of appearance” (Daily Photo 2015-12-29,30) Part Three

daily-7    daily-8    daily-2

daily-15    daily-11    daily-12

daily-9   daily-10

daily-16    daily-17

daily-13   daily-14

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“In order of appearance” (Daily Photo 2015-12-29,30) Part Two

Posted in the Daily Photo series
Poetry & Photography
(2015-12-29,30)

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“There’s something boring about people who have to go to an office for a living” Karl Lagerfeld

“In order of appearance”

In the early morning hours
From my mighty tower (yeah right!)
I looked outside from my window
I was lucky to stay indoors
Because, it was very dark despite
The glorious blanket of white
That had fallen down the day before
What a total score!
Someone else would say
It was actually a sarcastic “yay”
Which from my mouth out dropped
Before I had to stop
The sarcasm getting too darn…
Still, debating, whether outside to pop
Or stay inside by the warm
With my trusted coffee cup

Staring for a moment
Not wanting to get frozen
I still couldn’t tore away
Transfixed,
Almost jinxed
Standing there
Looking at the open lane
Nothing stirred,
Well maybe something
I noticed one thing
A neighbour outside then came
Starting a task
Possibly with a help from “the flask”
Scraping the car
Trying to rid off
All the ice and snow
Not getting too far
Because the sky was pouring
More of the white stuff

Still standing in my spot
Looking at the clock
Ticking away
Not wanting to get to the boring
Part of my day
You all know what I mean
But, no good comes from just a lean
Tearing away, to my trusted laptop
With almost a scoot and a hop
Started reading, typing,
Huffing and puffing (but of course)
Soon I was in a swing
Troubles and solutions
Solved with a swing

Before I realized
The night was upon us
Time to shut down
Let the evening gown
Dress me down
And a little later
That darn traitor
Sleep, get me
And to other worlds flee
For tomorrow
Back in to the flow
Of another working day
I needed to play   

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