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Hello! I'm Tuuli, Finnish, aged 33 (and constantly amazed at that. I'm over thirty? When did that happen? Though I kind of like that number, 33. I don't want to turn 34. Could we just agree I'll be 33 from now on?)

Alright, off on a tangent. Trying to get to the point... I've had an LJ for a long while (over eight years). I got myself a DW account last year but my f-list... circle... whatever you call it, is still quite small and quiet here. So I figured I should try to do something about it.

My interests include:

Languages - I'm just overall interested in different languages and how they work. (English major, btw.) I have a very bad habit of starting to study new languages and then forgetting old ones... So far the only ones I actually can speak are English and Swedish, in addition to which I've studied French, Spanish, Italian, Latin, Estonian, Japanese, and German. German's the newest addition, and I am not allowed to start a new language before I know German at least somehow. (At this rate this might be around the time I retire, but so what.)

Books - I read much, mainly fantasy and science fiction, but also pretty much anything else. If I should name one favorite author I'd probably pick C.J. Cherryh. ♥ Oh, and I work at a bookstore. Kind of... ended up there, but hey, I like it. I also write, and dream of publishing something some day, but... it's a bit same as with the languages. Once I'm retired, maybe....

Fairytales & folklore - You can't ever be too old to read fairytales. Period.

The four seasons - as in, I do love summer and sunlight and swimming in lakes and going barefoot, but I also love winter and snow and the starry sky, and skiing, skating and tobogganing (you can never be too old for that, either.) And spring with budding plants, and autumn and rain and colorful leaves...

Anime/manga - (I do also read other than Japanese comics, like, e.g. Neil Gaiman's Sandman.) My favorite anime&manga fandoms tend to be quite small (and in some cases non-existent): Blade of the Immortal, Hikaru no Go, House of Five Leaves, Mononoke*, Otogi Zoshi, Princess Tutu, Saiunkoku Monogatari, and all anime by the sadly deceased Satoshi Kon. Oh, and I also liked quite a lot Naoki Urasawa's Monster and 20th Century Boys.
*Not to be confused with Princess Mononoke, though I do like that one too.

Music - I've got a pretty varied taste when it comes to music. As long as it doesn't involve any screaming or other attempts to break my eardrums, it's most likely ok. I used to listen a lot to Nightwish when I was younger. Other Finnish bands/singers I like are CMX, Maija Vilkkumaa and Zen Cafe. I like classical, bossa nova (Astrud Gilberto), and, umm, world music, or how to define it (Capercaillie, Gjallarhorn, Emily Smith, Kokia, Mari Boine)... And so on.

Other than that, I'm interested in old stuff, archeology, history (Heian age Japan), astronomy... I'm a pretty easy-going person with rather liberal views. I usually update quite frequently, though sometimes a while can pass with no updates, and I comment too, though not on every single post you make. My journal's mainly locked, as you see, so if you add me, I'll give you access. I don't expect you to do same, if you don't want to.

Oh, and sauna. I love sauna. But hey, I'm a Finn.

...and I tend to babble. Didn't mean to write this much. Anyways, nice to meet you all.

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Ello. I would like to add you. :) My journal is mostly public if you want to look.

Anyway... thanks for noticing me. :)

Alright, adding you!

Hello! We have a bit in common (I started watching House of Five Leaves back when it was first airing but I stopped because...well, idk why I stopped, I was really enjoying it!). Right now I'm mostly into the hobbit buuuut anime is and will always be a big love of mine so. :3 I'm adding you!

The House of Five leaves is the newest addition to my fav list. The anime was great, but now I can say I liked the manga even better. I wrote about it in my journal a short while ago, if you're curious.
Just the other day I went to watch the Hobbit movie again. ^^ I really like it... I've been thinking I should reread the book, too. One of these days.
Adding you back!

hmmmmm, Old stuff, astronomy, wide taste in music, the outdoors...

Sure, I'll bite!

Great, adding you!

Added you. My journal is mostly public.

Added you back.

I'm going to add you! Add me back if you like :)

Done! :)

Hi Tuuli, I'm Sam. I live in Canada. Do you like Pokemon?

Hi! I've never watched Pokemon, but Yugioh was my first fandom. That was a while ago, though, but your icon does bring up some memories. :) Adding you!

I was going to ask you about that LOL...

Fairytales & folklore - You can't ever be too old to read fairytales. Period.

I think that I love you a little bit right now. Friends?

xD Friends!

Hizzah!!

I love your writing style! My journal is locked, so I'll add you and if you like stop on by. No worries if it's not your cup of tea, but if it is I'll put the kettle on :-D

Please do! Put the kettle on, that is. :) Very happy to meet you!

Hello! I added you (=granted access as my journal is mostly locked) after reading 'languages' and 'books' (even if we tend to prefer different genres of books), that was enough for me to make you interesting in my eyes. :D I get off tangents all the time, perhaps we can get along.

Added you back! Reading your bio it seems that we do have pretty much in common, so it's great to meet you. :)
(Sei Shonagon! ^^)

You seem so nice, friendly and interesting! I wish I could motivate myself to learn new languages! I think I need a partner to converse with to help it stick! But I added you :)

I don't know about interesting, really, but I guess I am pretty nice and friendly. In general. ^~ Added you too!

You and I do the same thing with languages. I really need to stop, too, and focus on one! Also, I was an archaeology major in college and history MA. :)

For the past couple of years I've been trying to focus on German, but it's not working too well, so far. What I need is some discipline, I'm afraid... >_> Anyway, added you, as you see!

Yeah about 2 years I've been focused on Hebrew, I can still barely say hello :(

Hi, I've added you, becasue I think you'd be an interesting addition to my flist. Currently my journal is a bit dormant, but occasionally that changes.

Also I have a deep and unchanging love towards all thing Finnish.

Added you! :)

Hei, fellow Finn! :D I like your paragraph about seasons, although at the moment I'm getting pretty damn sick of winter... XD

LOL, Mononoke. I still haven't been able to get through that series, because every time I watch it I pause every second to take a million billion screencaps. The artwork is so fantastic! :D Also, Monster is pretty much my favourite anime/manga ever, so I'm glad to see someone else who has read/seen it. :)
(RIP Satoshi Kon. I loved his work as well. *sob*)

Mind if I add you? :)

Hei! No, I don't mind at all, actually I'll be adding you once I finish writing this.

I totally know what you mean with getting sick of winter... I love the four seasons, but on their proper places. April shouldn't look like November! And Mononoke... I had that very same problem with it. xD

I should watch the Monster anime some day. So far I've just read it.

Ack, sorry that it took me forever to reply! My absentmindedness knows no bounds... XD

*looks outside window* Yep. Still November.

Oh, do watch the Monster anime. It's basically exactly the same as the manga, except with bonus moving images, sounds and lovely music. :D

Languages? Outside world? Yes! We should be friends. Old entries of mine are private from when I went on hiatus, but new ones are friends only (I'll grant access).

Edited 2013-06-15 05:36 (UTC)

Adding you! Sorry about the wait, I was traveling. :)