 - Last login: 9 hours agoLila
- Lila is a 32 year old woman from Helsinki, Finland.
- Likes 486 pages, 13 videos, 78 photos • 943 fans • Received 56 reviews
- Member since Nov 08, 2002
Ferretized, mischievous party fiend looking for the next best thing after e-commerce
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May 5, 2:26am
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I'm not usually interested in participating in photography competitions. But then along came Canon's The Assignment with such delicious prizes, I couldn't resist. It's a pan-European contest with 4 categories, each with its own winner.
Considering that the top 10, out of which the semi-finalists are chosen, is determined by a general vote, could be I took a bit of a risk with my participating photo, as it's b&w and of a kid. In general, people nowadays seem to prefer photos with bright colours regardless of all other merits, and quite many are annoyed by photos of kids. All the same, it's a good photo, so I thought I'd give it a try.
I called it In Reverence of Milk:
Wish me luck!
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May 3, 12:06pm
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God damn it, Belarus was supposed to kick Sweden's butt. What the hell happened?!?
edit. Damn damn damn!! (Sweden finally won)
edit.II GO FINLAND! (playing against Germany)
edit.III Finland seriously needs to shape up...
edit.IV I think I've woken up all of my neighbours.
edit.V My throat hurts.
edit.VI Well, I didn't expect Finland to shape up quite that fast.
edit.VII Oh, they didn't, just a couple of momentary flukes.
edit.VIII You'd think, based on crushing Germany 1-5, that Finland played well, but they didn't. True, at the end of the day, all that matters is who makes more goals. But that game is not going to stand up against better teams. However, it's just the first game, they still have time to pull themselves together. And in the meanwhile, might as well enjoy the glowy sensation of a win. Yay!
edit.IX The quality of the broadcast is crap, and the YLE cameraman responsible for the pathetic out-of-focus job during player and coach interviews should be shot.
edit.X Time for sleep...
(ice hockey, yet again, causing heart palpitations)
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Apr 30, 5:35am
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That feeling has returned. The urge to do something worthwhile. The need to help in a cause larger than life. The yearn to make a difference.
There's nothing really for me here anymore, nothing keeping me here. Work-wise... well, this is a good company to work for and I'm truly grateful to the people who have believed in me. At the same time, I don't feel like I'm serving a purpose. And that's a necessity for me, to feel that what I do makes sense and helps achieve something. And I want to do something good. God knows, I could do with a karmic cleansing.
Here's the rub: I don't know where to start. I'm smart, creative, resourceful, excellent at information sourcing, highly proficient in managing projects, and I've definitely proven an unnervingly high tolerance for stress. But that's sort of it. I mean, I'm really good in business, but what use is that to anyone? It's not like being a doctor or a nurse. I can create very efficient business processes, but that's hardly going to make anyone's life better. I'd love to work for the UN or the World Wildlife Fund, but I think I should have maybe made different decisions in my life to pursue a career in that direction.
I feel lost and I want to get away. I'm not the type of person to ponder the meaning of life or search for a purpose. But a lot has happened the past year and a half, and I find myself itching for a purpose. Something that will make it all worth it. Something to fill that desolate void. Something to look back on and feel that, regardless of all else, at least I achieved that. The good that everyone seems so keen on claiming comes after all the bad.
So, anyone out there maybe need help saving gorillas in Congo or cloud-forests in Costa Rica? Teach computer skills to kids in Burma or fight deforestation just about anywhere in the world? I work hard and my heart is in the right place. And I take pretty good photos if that helps.
Ah, the choices we make in life... how they do tend to return to bite us in the ass.
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BBC NEWS | Africa | Facebook to track Darfur suspects
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Apr 27, 11:56pm
1 review
crime, politics, darfur, facebook
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7367634.stm
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Here's hoping it works, too.
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Apr 18, 12:03pm
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This is the first earthquake I've ever experienced. Quite fascinating.
media.http [media.http] ://www.dailyillini.com/media/storage/paper736/news/2008/04/18/News/5.2-
Magnitude.Earthquake.Rocks.Champaign.Large.Region.Of.Midwest-3335414.shtml?xmlsyn=1
Yeah, I'm visiting my sister.
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YouTube - jon stewart on crossfire
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Apr 18, 11:20am
6 reviews
journalism, video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFQFB5YpDZE
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Absolutely fantastic, nice to know bigots with the debating skills of a wooden stool sometimes do get what they deserve
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Scred
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Apr 7, 2:12am
1 review
mobile-computing
https://www.scred.com/index
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This is going to make life so much easier next time everyone is out and about and not paying attention to who's paid for what.
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Apr 3, 10:11pm
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GO BLUES!!
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Apr 3, 9:42am
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My neighbour must think I'm gutting a piglet in my apartment. At the moment, I'm watching the 7th semi-final between Blues and Jokerit (Finnish hockey), and I'm practically screaming my head off. Well, not so much practically, I should say "am screaming my head off". It's so friggin' exciting! This is it, do or die, and Blues has got to win. I have to admit, though, I sometimes surprise myself as to how creative my swearing can be.
Gotta love ice hockey...
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BBC NEWS | Technology | Oldest record voices sing again
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Mar 31, 12:09am
7 reviews
history, science, recording, sounds
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7318180.stm
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That's amazing, the creativity and genius of people is sometimes simply humbling
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