EUROVISION
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Euroviisut
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Aihearkisto: Vapaa-aikaa
Hienohelmat ja katulapset
FANCY-PANTS AND STREET KIDS
Orchids: ”The pH of the nutrient liquid you gave me was slightly too low.” //
”I cannot take this. I die.” //
Dandelions: ”Oh boy, there’s a CRACK in the pavement!!!” //
”Word!” ”Let’g groooooow!” ”Yeah!!!”
Monstera
Kaverini Doux, Sparky ja Abu veivät minut syntymäpäivälahjaksi baariin – jossa oli maalaustuokio, jossa maalattiin akryylimaaleilla peikonlehtiä (= monstera). Se oli hauskaa.
For a birthday present my friends Doux, Sparky and Abu took me to a bar – where we got to paint monsteras (= house plants) with acrylic paints. It was fun.
Aloitimme tietenkin taustasta.
We started, of course, with the background.
En ilmeisesti pysty koskaan maalaamaan mitään ilman, että käännän sen ainakin jossain vaiheessa ylösalaisin.
Apparently I can’t paint anything without turning it upside down at some point.
Lopullinen teos odottaa vielä seinälle pääsyä. Kiitos synttärilahjasta, kaverit!
The finished artwork still waits to be put on a wall. Thanks for this birthday present, friends!
Kalliolle, kyttyrälle
THE HILL I JACKDAW ON
”Heh! Those jackdaws on the camel’s back are pretty funny.” //
”What do you think…” //
”…are they playing King of the Hump?”
Aikuisuus, prkl
ADULTHOOD, DAMMIT
A note to my non-Finnish readers: all the foods mentioned here are traditional and very seasonal Finnish treats.
”Oh, Runeberg’s tarts. Yes, it’s Runeberg’s day. I could buy one.” //
”Ah, yes, it’s Shrove Tuesday. Yeah, I want a Shrove Bun.” //
”Easter’s coming up. I wonder if I’ll get mämmi when I go visit Mom. Or should I buy some myself?” //
”It seems to me that ADULTHOOD means that you yourself have to take care that you get traditional treats.”
Pukukoodi
DRESS CODE
”I really wouldn’t want to go to that interview. But I guess I have to.” //
”What should I even be wearing there?” ”I’d say some nice regular clothes will do.” //
”Ha! I’ll wear my wizard costume!” ”They’s just tell you to take it off.” //
”Fine. Then I’ll just wear one of those wife-beater-shirts, too short shorts and tennis socks in sandals.” //
”They can’t tell me to get naked, after all.” //
”Probably not.” ”The wizard costume would be more fun, though…” //
”Or you could do this…” //
”Take that stupid wizard costume off.” ”OK.” //
”Put the wizard costume back on. I’m begging you.” ”OK.”
Karkulainen
THE CRAWL-AWAY
”Shall we?” ”In a second. I just take the terrarium cover away so that the peat dries up a little.” //
”All right.” //
… //
”?” //
”Rana?” ”Yeah?” ”Your animal is escaping.” //
”I guess I can go catch it after this episode ends.” ”Probably.”
Tässä sarjiksessa esiintyvä akaattikotilo on itse asiassa Ranan edellinen lemmikki Krokotiili, joka kuoli tuossa vuosi sitten hypättyään alas pöydältä. Kahdesti.
The African land snail here is actually Rana’s previous pet Crocodile who died about a year ago after jumping down from a desk. Twice.
Mikään ei ole ikuista
NOTHING IS FOREVER
”I resigned today.” ”Oh. Because you’re retiring in the summer?” //
”Exactly. But I’ve been working there literally for half of my life. So it fells a bit weird.” //
”But nothing lasts forever.” ”Especially not you.” //
”…”
”Hahahaha! Especially not me!” ”Heh…!”
Kevätsää
(Sorry, this one doesn’t translate. It’s a part of the series ’Kati and her friends making fun of old children’s songs.)
Kirjakapina
ANALOGOUS REVOLUTION
”It’s a small rebellion but a rebellion nevertheless.”