HOME SWEET HOME.

 Me and my sister enjoying our favorite past time together: making faces and taking pictures of our selves. Love!

 Okay the title of this post might be a bit distracting, since I don't really have an actual place I call home. I consider home to be where ever the most important people in my life are living, and most of them are residing in Finland at the moment. Currently my official address is at my dad's in Vantaa, he lives outside the city of Helsinki and very close to the airport which is convenient for my current life style. Despite not having a physical place to call home, it is sweet to be home, with the people I love most. I've spent the last week with my family and some of my best friends, in Helsinki, in my home town Jyväskylä and up north in the country side at my grandma's. It feels really good to be in Finland. I'm kinda tired of traveling right now, after a long trip I always need some time to get grounded again and enjoy the familiarity and order of Finland.

Btw, I noticed this weird display at the railway station of my home town today. It's propably been there forever but I've never really paid attention to it before. It has a stuffed magpie, squirrel and rabbit and it says "Welcome to Jyväskylä". Jyväskylä means "grain village", I think all this gives you an idea of what kind of a place is in question!

ROOF TOP TERRACE.

Sun shine for my last days in New York. How about that view from our terrace? You really get into that NY state of mind looking at the Manhattan sky line every morning. I bought those Ray-Ban Wayfarers from LA, I missed the ones I left home so much I thought another pair never hurts haha. 

LEAVING THE CITY AGAIN.

 Flatiron Building, NYC.

 Bel Air, LA.

 Hermosa Beach, LA.

 Universal Studios, LA.

Tracy Reese showroom, NYC.

 Williamsburgh Bridge, NYC.

 Carnegie Hall, NYC. 

 Julia & Essi @ Madison Square Garden, NYC.

How wonderful it's been to spend the last few months in New York and LA! For the first time in my life I got to share an apartment with a good friend, which was a billion times nicer than just having to live with random girls i've never met before in a crowded models' apartment. Thank you Essi for being the best room mate! This time I was also lucky enough to get to hang out with people who do different things than I normally do in NY. For example I got to see a Knicks game at Madison Square Garden and attend the wonderful Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra performing Sibelius' symphonies concert in Carnegie Hall.  I'm returning to Finland for a couple of weeks to celebrate my dad's 50th birthday, and after that next stop will propably be London. I'm flying out tomorrow, can't wait to get home and meet all my family at my father's birthday party :)

THAT'S WHY WE WANT NEO SOUL, NO ROCK 'N' ROLL.

Tämä video sisältää alastomuutta. / This video contains nudity.

BYE MATSURI.

Kurjuuksien kurjuus, kuulin että japanilainen ravintola Matsuri suljetaan pian! Tällä lafkalla on minulle erityinen merkitys, kävin Matsurissa ihka ensimmäisellä Nycin reissullani vuonna 2005, ja maistoin siellä elämäni ensimmäisen kerran sushia. Siihen aikaan japanilainen ruoka ei ollut vielä iso juttu Jyväskylässä. Illallistimme siellä ystävieni kanssa keskiviikkona ja Matsuri on mielestäni vieläkin yksi New Yorkin parhaimpia sushi-mestoja. Joten kiiren vilkkaa murkinalle jos olette kaupungissa! Huhun mukaan Tao Group osti Matsurin, se ei välttämättä ole pahin mahdollinen asia, sillä kaikkien aikojen lempiravintolani on 58th Streetin Tao. Odotan mielenkiinnolla, mitä Matsurin paikalle tulee.


Ahhhh I just heard Matsuri is closing down in a couple weeks! How tragic, I went there already on my very first trip to NY in 2005, and it's the place where I first tried sushi since at that time Japanese food wasn't yet a big thing in Finland. I had dinner there with some friends last Wednesday and I think it's still the best sushi place in New York. So if you're in town this is your last chance to try it! Apparently the Tao group is taking over, which might not be too bad since the 58th Street Tao is actually my favourite restaurant ever. We'll see what they turn Matsuri into, let's hope it's good.

TIMBS.

Kyllä, ostin jo 7 paria uusia kenkiä vajaan kahden kuukauden aikana ja lupasin itselleni etten hanki yksiäkään lisää. Mutta nämä ovat korkeakorkoiset Timberlandit. Muita selityksiä ei kaivata.

Yes I did already buy 7 new pairs of shoes in two months and I promised myself not to get more. But these are Timberlands with a high heel. 'Nuff said.

STUDY GROUP BK STYLE.

Kun koulutehtävät tuntuvat ylivoimaisen tylsiltä ja motivaatio on hukassa, juustotarjotin ja
 punaviini muuntavat kuivan opiskelusession hieman hienommaksi tapahtumaksi. This is how we do it!

When school stuff is dead boring and motivation completely lost, a nice cheese tray and red wine will help transform your dry study session into a more glamorous event. This is how we do it!

HOLLYWOOD BLD.

Losissa tuntui, että näin rantakauden ulkopuolella täytyi oikein keksimällä keksiä vapaapäiviksi näkemistä ja tekemistä. Koska minulla ei ollut käytössäni autoa, olin lähinnä metroliikenteen ulottuvuuden varassa enkä siis päässyt esimerkiksi kivoimpiin ostoskeskuksiin The Groveen ja Beverly Centeriin kuin kerran. Onneksi juna kulki kuitenkin Hollywood Boulevardille, jolta löytyy Walk Of Famen lisäksi esimerkiksi Kodak Theater, jossa Orcar -gaala järjestettiin.

Osuin paikalle sopivasti juuri kun juhlallisuuksia oli alettu järjestellä, ja kuuluisa Academy Awardsien punainen mattokin oli aseteltu osittain paikoilleen. Olisi ollut hauskaa olla kaupungissa gaalan aikaan, mutta sain kuitenkin luvan lentää takaisin Nyciin jo viime viikon torstaina, joten en voinut vastustaa kiusausta palata takaisin Isoon Omenaan. Kuulin, että yksi Losin kämppiksistäni pääsi saattamaan Boratia gaalassa, aikamoinen mallikeikka :D



What is a girl to do in city like LA without a car when it's not even beach season? I had to take the subway everywhere i could, which means I couldn't really see that many places since the public transport in LA sucks. Luckily Hollywood Boulevard and the Walk Of Fame and Kodak theater were reachable by train and on the day I went there I caught a glimpse of the preparations for the Oscars. They'd even put some of THE red carpet in place already. I got permission to fly back to NY last week thursday so unfortunately I missed the academy Awards buzz in LA, but I just couldn't resist the urge to return to the Big Apple. Hee hee I heard one of my room mates got booked for Borat's escort for the gala, what an awesome modeling gig :D

EXCUSE ME MR. NORTHMAN, CAN I PLAY SOOKIE FOR A NIGHT?

Stalkkeri ja uhrinsa.  / Stalker and her prey.

Valkosuklaasuihkulähde ja dippailtavat mansikat. / White chocolate fountain and strawberries.

Olin Losissa Chateau Marmontin pre-Oscar bileissä viime viikolla. Kaikki Sookie Stackhouse -kirjat lukeneena ja True Blood -sarjan fanina stalkkasin Alexander Skargårdia niin kauan, että pääsin herran kanssa yhteiskuvaan. Taisin ilmaisen shampanjan rohkaisemana stalkata vähän myös Josh Hartnettia ja Owen Wilsonia :D Yhdestä huoneesta oli loihdittu "jälkiruokakamari", joka oli täynnä uskomattomia herkkuja. En ollut koskaan ennen nähnyt suklaasuihkulähdettä, siitä riitti iloa moneksi toviksi. Sellaiset juhlat...

I was at the Chateau Marmont pre-Oscar party last week in L.A. Being the ultimate Sookie Stackhouse novel and True Blood tv-series fan, I was stalking Alexander Skargård until I got a picture with him. And fueled by free champagne maybe I was stalking also Josh Hartnett and Owen Wilson a bit :D One room had been transformed into a "dessert chamber" that was full of amazing sweet stuff. I'd never seen a chocolate fountain before, it kept me quite occupied for a while. One of those parties...

SNEAKY.

Melody Ehsani lyö hynttyyt yhteen Reebokin kanssa, ja Vibe-lehden verkkohaastattelun mukaan luvassa olisi neitosen suunnittelemaa sneakeria. En malta odottaa, kenkien pitäisi tulla myyntiin alkukesästä. Tätä odotellessa voimme shoppailla osoitteessa http://www.melodyehsani.com/.


Miss Friggin' Awesome, that's Melody Ehsani of course, is doing a sneaker collab with Reebok. Can't wait to see what they come up with! It's planned to drop some time mid year. Mean while shop at http://www.melodyehsani.com/.