I’ve been trying to occupy myself lately. It’s been difficult. After everything that happened, it’s like everyone’s in grief, and I tend to get get apathetic. I really want to turn it around, though, so I’ve been trying to write a bit. I’ve rebooted a novel I started when I was fifteen. Abi’s helping me edit and make it good, but I’m uncertain about whether to post it here or not. Frankly, it’s a bit embarassing…

I’ve also been working on a new song. It’s my tribute to the kids at Utöya (pardon the Swedish ö, this is my granddad’s computer in Finland. Also this keyboard is from the darkages and hell to type on). I wrote the melody and first couple of verses about a week ago, and finished the lyrics the other night. Today I worked on the chords and it’s sounding pretty good. Hopefully I’ll be able to make a recording when I get home and share it here.

I’m in Finland for my cousin’s confirmation, and to hang out with family. My cousin Jockum is here, too, I literally haven’t seen him in years. So that’s all good.Yesterday, before we got here, my granddad fell off a ladder and dislocated his shoulder. By the time they made it to the doctor it had got so swollen that he couldn’t do anything about it. The best thing to do is apparently to let it heal as it is, and his arm will be functional again. The only other option is surgery, which is more risky, so if this solution works, that’s the best thing.

I bought a CD in town today, by (I think) a local metal band called Underjord (“Underworld”, in English). I only listened to a couple of tracks in the shop, but I’ll post a review when I’ve listened through it properly. It sounded promising, though.

Other than that I’m mostly just freaked out about starting my new job on Monday. I feel like it’s gonna be weird… It’s been a long time since I’ve done this sort of work. I need to be careful in the beginning, make sure I don’t overstep my bounds. Still, I’ve met my boss, and my group leader, and lots of the people working there, and they’re all nice people, so I guess it’ll be fine.

I talked to an old friend on Facebook the other night, and we’ve decided to start climbing together. It’s been ages since I’ve done any climbing, and I only did it a couple of times, but he’s gonna teach me, and it’s a good excuse to hang out anyway. We lost touch a while back, so it’ll be good to catch up.

That’s it for now, I guess. I’ll get some music up soon. (I know, “That’s what you always say!”)