if i could, i still miss you (Like It Or Not)

Huh, I am at work. I wanted to write about Tampere and scent of autumn. Right now I am having my own time: eating coconut-quark and listening Radio Helsinki. This morning was the first, when I wore winter boots, it was +4 while I walked to work. Soon it will be minuses. But back to the stuff.

So I went to Tampere for ethnomusicology master-seminar. We had only two topics on that on going hours, other was really important to me: we talked about my thesis. I was suprised how well the teachers were reacting towards my plans. They encouraged me to keep on doing all the stuff I have been already doing: I have the research question already and now I should just start to read read (about fandom, marketing, interaction, street-teams) and slowly start to interview the people who are into street-team marketing. Teachers guided to choose one smaller community/record company who makes street-team marketing. Spurring lesson indeed.

In Tampere there was also some other stuff why I stayed over night. Freshmen party at Uni. and I wanted to meet some friends (Maria and Jukka) and my little sister Marjaana. With Marjaana we saw soundcheck of J. Karjalainen's Lännen Jukka in Telakka. It was awesome, Ninni Poijärvi on violin and Mika Kuokkanen on a guitar. We were so suprised that later on that night I called Marjaana whether she would like to go to the concert itself, so she did and we went. Jii told stories about Lännen Jukka, who went as a young guy to America, to look for nothing special. He came back from there with lotsa stories and with finno-american music (awesome, great, excellent style). Later on he teached stuff to J. Karjalainen and now he made the songs again. We loved version of Piupali Paupali! (It's a traditional finnish children song which our granny and mom and i bet, sometimes even my dad used to sing while we were kids, it starts with this: Who are you young fellas, I don't know your names ;)

In Tampere there was this other thing as well. Scent of an autumn. While Crazy Days in Stockmann, there is always a fresh doughnuts and the smell of that flows around the centre. It reminded me about times I was living in Tampere, some good things there. But guess what: I have never ever tried those doughnuts, I bet they're great. Memories, memories!

This week has passed by really fastly, preparations for the party and school stuff has taken all my energy and now I should keep partying today. My other sister Pauliina with her boyfriend Heikki and my little brother Sampsa will come to our party: I have heard the rumours about Esmeralda (from The Hunchback of Notre Dame), Chicago Gangster and Peter Pan are coming as well. I hope things goes well, cakes, salads and punch are soon ready. Before that I need to work 3,5hours more, clean up rest of the flat and sleep couple of hours. I didn't get enough sleep last nite.