Counting the days for NKOTB in Glasgow!

NKOTB's European tour is half way already. There are plenty of concert clips in Youtube to watch, and tweets from the guys themselves have been many as well. They all seemed to be quite excited to be in Paris especially, as they tweeted pictures of the Eifel Tower :). Now they are having fun in Germany. I'd love to be there, but I have to wait for two more weeks to see them, as my holiday begins then and I couldn't take any time off before that.

So, to Glasgow, then! I got my work mate to travel with me. She isn't a blockhead, but likes them well enough, and we are both really excited to see some of Scotland. But what a rough trip it will be! We have to fly to Edinburgh via Amsterdam right after our last day at work... A guick one-night-stay there, and a bus to Glasgow the next day, which is also the day of the concert. We are then staying there for two days, and then we'll head back to Edinburgh, from which we hope to do a little tour to Inverness, Loch Ness and The Highlands... We also have tickets to see author Cassandra Clare (Shadowhunters, anyone?) as I'm curious of how they arrange these events in the big world and we get the new book way before it's available here :). So the holiday will be quite different from my usual beach vacations, but gosh, what a way to start a holiday!!! Seeing NKOTB at the finale of the tour AND getting to explore Scotland! Now how great is that?

If you have any doubts of how much fun the NKOTB -part will be, just see what they have been up to lately:

 

Looks and sounds good to me! I like their latest album, lots of good tunes for working out!

 

 

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To Glasgow! (NKOTB 4eva)

When I was a teenager, New Kids on the Block made me want to study English, and magazines such as New Kids Monthly or Smash Hits gave me some good and frequent literal practice. In those good old days of 1990's you couldn't follow your idols on the Internet; oh, fandom was so different back then, you actually had to wait to get some news if they reached you at all...
   Teenagers didn't just fly overseas to concerts. NKOTB only visited Finland two or three times, I think, and I only got to one concert. We were not a rich family,  and my mother was anyway too scared to let me go after seeing how fanatic I got after that one concert. :)
   As I'm all grown up now, if not even old, I am certainly less fanatic, but surprisingly enough, still very much loving, and eager. And of course with so many more possibilities to follow the celebrities I want to. I have once followed NKOTB to London, where I got to see two amazing concerts. They are not boys anymore, but have matured beautifully, and are fine men like I always thought they would be. Many of them I can follow on Twitter, and it somehow brings them closer. No waiting for the news anymore! Yet there seems to be no chance for me to see them in a concert in my country, so they make me travel again. This June I shall see them in Glasgow, Scotland, and I can honestly say that is the furthest I have ever travelled for any man! But for NKOTB, who made me study my English, gave me many many good friends, made my life bearable at the hardest times and still give a fabulous party every time they are at stage - I'll do it so gladly.

Plus, there's always a cance to see a man or two in a kilt. Yummy!

Psst... Ticket's to the NKOTB European tour...

They can be bought in just a few hours!

http://www.nkotb.com/events

The arenas won't be the hugest ones, because they want the atmosphere to be intimate, so do not wait to the last minute!  You don't see Finland on the list, so I have to do some travelling... Sweden would be the closest, but it seems impossible to get that Tuesday off work :(. I think I'll try Scotland or The Netherlands just because of a better date - and of course a little city get-away is always a good idea!

Now who would want to miss this?

Nkotb coming to Europe!

Ok, so I so did not intend this to be a boyband blog, but there just see s to be exciting news whenever I have time to write...

I already got me a ticket to see The Backstreet Boys in Helsinki in March; I thought that any mature boyband is better than no mature boyband at all, that this concert alone was enough to make my spring a fantastic one... Then yesterday the news reached me: NKOTB is coming to Europe as well! That happens in May, starting in Stockholm on 6th and ending in Glasgow June 1st. Of course they are skipping Finland again... So a little get-away toome European city is in sight! Stockholm would be the nearest, but unfortunately that seems to be the hardest time to get the necessary days off work. Scotland would be the best in that aspect as summerholiday is starting then anyway, but there are no direct (or cheap) flights from here so that needs some considerating...

Anyway, how exciting is this! TWO of my favourite boybands!!! That is, of course, if I manage to get tickets to any of those NKOTB concerts. Tickets will be available in a couple of days and to VIP's apparently sooner...

If I manage to link a video, you can easily see for yourself what fun it will be! (OMG, a kiss like that from Jordan!!! ;))

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There's a new cat in the house! (Updated pictures)

Nine days ago she came and took over the house: this little kitty we named Nessi (Miss Blue Milkbeard, in my language and shortened). She's a mixed breed, mom is a ragdoll and dad is a russian blue. The mixture looks good to me, and her charachter is wonderful!

A house without a cat just ain't a home, and we had been without one since November, when our dear Sissi passed away all of a sudden. So now wonder a few months passed by without a lot to cherish...

If this blogging with ipad works as it seems to, I'll probably blog more often from now on - not only pictures of Nessi, I promise....

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Lazy days...

I should be busy putting my garden ready for fall, but here I am avoiding that physical labour and practicing my ipad skills. Let's try with another photo, this is my cat with her favorite hobby...

Shakira's treat...

Shakira treated her Twitter fans this week with digitally signed pictures. How nice! Mine looks like this.

NKOTB 10

I promise I have more interests that just NKOTB and BSB (which, I'd say is a lot) it just seems they have something going on whenever I feel like blogging... Which, by the way, is going to be a lot more often now that I finally got this ipad thing working...

Anyhow, my all time fave boyband NKOTB just released their new album 10. I already loaded it on itunes, and I can say that It will keep me company on jogs and travels for sure. The kind of pop I have always loved! The boys are also about to tour with Boys II Men and 98 Degrees, but that tour doesn't seem to reach Europe. Luckily there are some new videos for the rest of the world to enjoy!
Remix (I like the)

Survive live March 2013

Sugary Jordan Knight

What a glorious day this is! Not only was there that splendid piece of news of Magic Mike, but  there's also this and that going on with my favorite celebrities. My very fave New Kid Jordan Knight tweeted his appearance on a Canadian tv-show SugarStars - such an adorable show! Yep, I think I would faint if I ever found myself in a situation like that, but these bakers manage just fine.

Now I got hungry, perhaps I'll go and bake an apple pie...

Magic Mike, finally!

Holidays are over and  I'm busy with work and gardening, but luckily this fall seems to offer me some hours of relaxation as well. It seems like there will be plenty of movies for me to see, even FINALLY this Magic Mike I've been looking forward to since I first heard about it in June. It will be shown here in September - what better way to stay warm in those chilly, rainy days?

So, some girls' movie nights to look forward to!
In the meanwhile I have some apples to make jam of etc. I'm late with my holiday pictures, but I'll post something summerly shortly...

Baby sitting

I've been busy enjoying my holidays, too busy to sit down and blog... It has been wonderful with a little bit of traveling and plenty of sun and shoe shopping! I've even managed to do some house decorating and gardening; both can be awfully relaxing when you are in no hurry to do them.

This week I'm facing another challenge: babysitting my niece (8) and nephew (5)! With the help of Wii and my 14-year-old dog it's going smoothly- at least so far... The most challenging thing has been having that dog not to pee or poop on their carpets... But the sun is coming out and I'm even enjoying this; let's see if I'll feel the same in three days!

Crete!

I'm far too busy to blog or anything right before summer vacation, but now that I've had my last day at work I just want to let you know, that holiday really brings a smile on my face!

The first week of it I'm spending at Greek island of Crete, no doubt there will be pictures later.

My trip is for ladies only, but hopefully there will be lots of sun and sea, and some history as well!

Happy birthday, Jordan Knight!

Sadly, it is already over two weeks since I was lucky enough to see NKOTBSB in London and even got to repeat that experience. I've been fussing about Nick Carter's absolutely beautiful leather pants even here, but my true love for 25 years only left me speechless: That is the angel-voiced New Kid Jordan Knight.

That brown-eyed hottie is turning 42 today, who would believe that? :) Apparently he'll be celebrating that in Australia, where the two groups were heading from Europe. So, what would be a better time to share some Jordan-memories?

Back in the good old days there was a publication called New Kids Monthly. They printed pictures of those guys, but more than that, they printed writings of fans. Nowadays there are plenty of  web sites for fanfiction, but back then, I don't think there was really even a name for it. I made some life-long friends through letter-writing and even got to remember one fan made poem (don't know by whom) by heart. It is about Jordan, of course, and it has been hunting me for months now. This is how it goes:
                                                Jordan Knight, I love you so
                                                Take me down and f**ck me slow
                                                Turn me, burn me, do it right
                                                I want you each and every night.
I was learning that stuff while mom thought I was doing my home work or just drawing hearts in my diary. So just that you know, you can never trust a teenager to be quite as good as she seems... Well, at least I learned some English, enough for an one night stand at the very least!

Our birthday boy is still kicking some ass. He's now touring the globe with NKOTBSB and giving such mind blowing shows, and his solo career seems successful enough as well. I got my Unfinished-CD from the London concert, and  I think it's going to be my number one this summer. But you can listen it yourself here.

All pictures here are from the concerts at O2 in London.

Nick Carter's leather pants

It has been wonderfully sunny today, and I've made the most of it by working in the garden; cutting down raspberries and pulling up quite some dandelions... Before I get completely on the gardening-mode and can't write about anything but that, I would like to go two weeks back and share with you a sight that still makes my heart skip a beat: BSB Nick Carter in his leather pants. Such a sight for sore eyes, isn't he?

The pictures are from NKOTBSB-concert in London, unfortunately not the clearest possible, as I tend to jump up an down in concerts... Luckily there's plenty more on Youtube, for example this clip of their concert in Hamburg gives a good idea of what I'm fussing about:

NKOTBSB - afterglowing

All you people can't you see, can't you see - NKOTBSB! All of a sudden I was 15 again... I got to see two NKOTBSB-concerts in London last week, and they have been on my mind ever since... Those guys have only got better by age, and the show was energetic and lots of fun! I've spent lots of time on Youtube re-living the shows, and I do have some pics and Jordan Knight's latest CD, too, and a few t-shirts as well - I am going to make the most of this addiction! Hmm, if only Youtube (or net for that matter) had existed 20 years ago, being a fan would have been so much easier. Then again, I wouldn't have done so well in school... There was a magazine called New Kids Monthly, so I only got a monthly dose of my loved ones, if the magazine even found its way to stores in my small hometown. I only got to see one NKOTB-concert back then; my parents were scared of my dedication to these boys, and back then just the thought of traveling aboard for some concert was impossible. I now feel like I've had some compensation and I'll no doubt get me some more of that if these groups keep touring! They were nights to remember!

                                          NKOTB just starting.

                                         BSB

                                         NKOTB looking so stylish in their suits.

                                         BSB in white.

                                         NKOTB and Step by step.

                                         The Grande finale on Saturday.

                                          BSB Sunday; our seats were this much better!

BSB Nick Carter, my new celeb-crush!

London calling

"When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford."
                                                                                                    -Samuel Johnson 1777

Not everything has changed over the centuries! Therefor, this weekend it's my third trip to London, and it's going to be full of entertainment: there will be two NKOTBSB-concerts and Mamma Mia -musical, and I am quite excited of them all!

Rest of the time we'll spend shopping and sightseeing. This is a ladies'  long weekend there, and I have dreamt of a high heeled pair of Kurt Geiger's since my last trip there...

Here's a selection of pictures of my last trip. I did't plan to go there, but since my co-workers wanted to go there and see some soccer, I went along; just went to see the musical Dirty Dancing instead.

A Mini! And I love this house, too!

 There's always something blooming... Lots of small gardens.

 What a house! You can find modern and ugly buildings as well, but you can find amazing things if you look up...

 British Museum is excellent. There's so much to see and it's for free!

 I always want to see these kitty mummies.

 Angry birds wishing for some wine?

 A travelers snack, yummy it was.

 Trafalgar square, such a lively place, and great museums.

 This clock doesn't need introductions...

 I got this photo taken in a sightseeing bus, so I suppose it was worth it, although it was chilly sitting there.

 Tower bridge...

And the Tower, too.

On a short trip you only get to see a little bit of London, so why not concentrate on these pretty essentials? For me, Covent Garden is worth visiting every time, and this trip I plan to go and see Camden as well. It might become another "must-see-every-time"...

Here's some music-videos with London, not just the tourists' version of it.
                                            About you now by Sugababes

Blue: I can

Pet Shop Boys: London

                                                                 Lily Allen: LDN

And about my upcoming entertainment:

So the hugest boy bands from 1990's are all grown up now and working together. I was a huge fan of New Kids on the Block then, and I am now very excited to see them with Backstreet Boys. One more night to wait!

A little bit more to wait until this one, but surely worth it!

Somekind of warmth...

Weather has been getting warmer, too, but I'm experiencing a real heath wave in a form of a flu and high temperature. To make the most of that warmth I'm wearing my light summer dresses and eating only ice cream...

Here's a song to match:

Recycling

There's no time like present what comes to doing some spring clean up in one's closet.... In my case it takes several days (my actual work disturbing me once in a while), putting aside my warmest cardigans and making space for the lighter clothes. The pieces I don't use anymore go to recycling, either I sell them at flea market or take them to charity - even though my cat seems to object that:

I've done the same kind of harvesting in my bookshelf, and it feels great to finally have some room for new books! :)

Flowery delights

Of course it was raining cats and dogs all weekend, so I avoided gardening and outdoors in general. Luckily I had hot yoga and sauna to keep me warm!

Since today is Monday and just another work-filled day, it is of course nice and sunny. I had time to walk through my garden and admire whatever there looks nice already, crocuses in three colors and snow drops;

The dog instead tried to make the most of whatever snow was left there.

It's spring!

Not all snow has melted away, but the most impatient ones are already riding their motorcycles... And I can't wait to do some gardening, I'll probably start trimming some bushes and apple trees this weekend. Crocuses and snowdrops are already blooming, but there isn't much green yet.

This song fits my springly mood perfectly; it's Drive by by Train.