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A theoretical, hypothetical, parallel life

@alfajones / alfajones.tumblr.com

-Finnish. -Female. -Insane -Probably old enough that I should know better -Once upon a time this was a place to keep me entertained while bored at work. Don't know what it is now. -This place has mostly just Tim Minchin stuff -Some other bits and pieces thrown in when I happen to feel like it. “I should not worry in the world I do not know for some people.”
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"I'm gonna do my Unfunny Evening piano solo show around the States -- going to England to launch this book and then back for the book tour and I've got lots of things lined up."

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I am irrationally annoyed by the photoshopped balloons in these promo pics :P

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neil-gaiman

Hi Neil!

I just finished watching Dead Boy Detectives and loved it!!

I have a question about it, though:

There is a finnish painting called ”Lemminkäisen äiti” by artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela, which really reminded me of the washer woman painting !! :))

I was wondering if there was any chance that it was inspired by it or if it’s just my imagination :D? (Really cool either way)

(Here’s the painting, it’s about Lemminkäinen’s mother griefing the death of her son, based on Finland’s national epic Kalevala)

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I personally have always loved that painting -- i first saw it in the Helsinki art museum in about 1997 and it was my second favourite painting there.

But I don't know the answer to your question.

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kuunvalossa

If you don’t mind, would you share with us what your number one favourite painting there was?

Simberg's Wounded Angel.

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