1. Of epicness and everyday life

   Since I decided to open my umpteenth blog I've been thinking about the best way to start it, and what to talk about. I have some ideas in mind, but nothing special: a picture/drawing/video (not necessarily mine) and a related text written by me. Of course the difficult part is the choice of the topic, but at least for this week I found something which I think fits quite nicely.

   If you have read the page about me you have probably figured out I love adventures but unfortunately can't live them (but who can?). The closest thing I can do is walking around, and luckily Finland offers me lots of woods, lakes and fields where to get lost. The bad side is that, as I often spend weekends working, I don't have much time to take advantage of that. This is the reason why I have problems with what I'm doing: I feel so trapped. Like a bird flying around in a golden cage; yes, it's comfortable, but I can't get out and I'd rather hit the bars until I start bleeding than stay there. But the other option is to quit and go back to Italy, and for lots of reasons this is something I don't want right now, so I have to make a compromise.

   How? Well, that's easy. My working place is within one hour walking distance from where I live, and Finland has this great side that I already mentioned of having wonderful landscapes, even in the capital city. So if I have to go to work, as I did today (I'm writing while I wait for the microscope to scan some stuff), I just wake up a little earlier and walk. There are lots of different routes I can take, one goes straight to the lab, the others make me wander a little, some go even in a completely different direction, from where I can then take a bus, and that's fine with me. For the moment at least.

   So just imagine walking through the snowy woods, on a day which is as sunny as it is cold, but without any wind. Imagine being completely alone, but at the same time without feeling lost and lonely. That's what I always feel in the forest, the nature and the trees are somehow keeping me company. It's great.

   But you know, my mind tends to travel faster than my feet, I see things around me and I imagine something else, I'm in so many different places at the same time. Music helps a lot in this case, it makes my walking even more interesting. So, going back to the forest, imagine again being there, on a morning such as the one I just described. Your mp3 player decides to help you with Korpiklaani (by the band with the same name ;) ), Jaktens Tid (by Finntroll) and Guardians of Asgaard (by Amon Amarth). If you like this kind of songs you can really feel the epicness building in and around you, to the point of climaxing.

   And then, this. 

   That just ruined the epic moment, didn't it? But, well, that's basically my life just now. Walking through woods is great, but even the biggest forest comes eventually to an end, and everyday life waits on the outside. The only chance to better this is to change my everyday life, and I probably will at some point. Hopefully not only in my head.