I arrived back from London (which stayed sunny for all of half an hour and then degenerated into windy rainy porridge type weather) and Finland is beautiful! It's snowing and all is white and wintery and wonderful.
Fell in love with it all over again.

So, the London trip... here's the brief story:

Wednesday:
Wandered around Oxford Circus and Camden Town (as previously mentioned). Finally found both t-shirt and bag. Felt happy I didn't have to shop anymore.
Went back to Mike's. Watched Neighbours... loved it. Ate steak and Guiness pie... loved it too.
Met Mandy for dinner (yes, after eating the pie!)... loved her.
But I felt very anxious about my impending lack of employment all day.
Went back to Mike's and drank wine with his housemates. Took the piss out of the tv show they were watching. They loved me doing that (yeah, really).

Thursday:
Decided I was going to be cultural today.
Went to the Tate Modern, National Museum and Portrait Museum... loved them all.
Couldn't deal with the suspense anymore. Checked my email.
I'm employed.
Smiled lots and withdrew more pounds.
Treated myself to a glass of champers at Rueben's Hotel on Buckingham Palace Road (Mike was playing there).
Went back to Mike's. Drank more wine with his housemate and discussed life.
Got drunk.
Mike and other housemates came home.
They got drunk.
Played with stuffed Disney toys.
I took photos.
Fell asleep on the couch. Party pooper.

Friday:
Woke up realising everything was working out wonderfully. Smiled all day.
Went to Tate Britain. Loved the collection, particularly the Stuart and Tudor portraiture.
Saw Mandy's opera. A delightful Mozart comedy written at the tender age of 19... although for Mozart that wasn't so tender. Was truly inspired.
Met Mike and Phil.
Was truly inspired to have a beer.
Many beers later... was truly inspired to fall asleep.
But instead caught the plane back to Tampere and my new white world.

So all in all, London was fun and I had a great time, but I was more than happy to come back home.

Now, my life begins anew.
The new job, soon to be a new house (oh god, moving again!!!) and am definitely working towards music now. I'm going to be singing again soon...