a productive day.

[cimorene]

some errands have been accomplished, and i'm now the owner of an actual finnish identity card with a chip and everything. it looks extremely secure and makes me feel highly respectable, even if it does say "nationality: XXX" on it. (is the us the axis of evil, or what?) it's the first time the picture of me on an id card has ever looked remotely like an adult; alas, as it depicts my long hair, it also doesn't look too much like i look right now.

also i picked up another wholly innocuous package from my parents at the customs house by the harbour, leaving in my wake another deeply puzzled customs officer who surreptitiously tried to find out from me why in the world his time was being wasted to search it. today's innocuous contents: (3) pkgs instant red beans and rice; (1) pr sunglasses; (1) old grocery-store employee's nametag that used to belong to me (in the days of manager!slash); (1) french cell phone; (1) cotton skirt (the result of my first ever attempt to set a zipper alone, years ago. successful, i might add).

my latest food craving caused by anime (in a long line of sushi, miso, ramen, green tea icecream...) is gyoza, which at one time were almost my favourite food. i have this suspicion that i can't get them at all here. there are two japanese restaurants in town but both of them are dedicated to sushi. wax had never heard of gyoza when i asked her. ;.; but on the plus side, i got a package from aeslis♥♥♥ yesterday that's completely full of dvds to watch. maybe i will spot a japanese actor who will fit my mental image of akira. and i'm sure i can count on some more ohmiya at the least ♥.

Comments

[folk.livejournal.com]

Gyoza are very hard to find in the UK too -- but they are EVERYWHERE in Russia, on account of there being Japanese restaurants EVERYWHERE in Russia. You could take the overnight train to St Petersburg if you got really desperate...or I bet there are Japanese restaurants in Talsinki if you want to jump on the ferry.

[cimness.livejournal.com]

i'm sure i'll be back in helsinki at some point, at least. i hope. i don't know about getting to russia, though. but there'd probably be better luck in stockholm, anyway.