We should begin with "hello" and end with "fuck you", like we always do.

So, I've made the decision to start write in English - how exciting! I'm letting the whole world peek inside my world, the strange ideas of an absent mind. The question of course is, how many of them will find their way here?

However, that's not quite the point of this blog (can someone please invent a new word because the word "blog" is quite horrid! Also, I don't genuinely think of this as a blog). Of course it's pleasant to get response about the things you achieve; but it's never required.

I think an introduction is in its place. I don't think I've ever introduced myself properly here, so it's about time!

My full name is Erika Eriksson. I've had a lot of comments regarding the name; the most popular is "Were your parents high?". I quite like my name though. In spite of everything, it is who I am. (Anyway, it's easy to remember)

I look like most people do; I've got two arms, a set of legs, a pair of eyes, a nose and a mouth. I think of myself as quite ordinary, not pretty, but not ill-looking either. I don't like to go to the hairdresser's, they always cut off too much hair or you end up with a haircut that's not even near what you wanted from the start. Last time I felt I had to cut my hair, I let a friend of mine cut it in my bathroom.

The thing I hold closest to my heart is music, I don't know what I would do without it. Most of the time, I am listening to something. I enjoy alot of it; from African traditional music, British indie, new weird America, northern soul, ska, garage, freakbeat, folk music, post rock, punk, to new wave and even further. I see no boundaries, only fantastic musicians. I also know how to play guitar and I'm able to sing.

I am a rather creative person. I draw, paint, take photos and try to make music at times. At high school, I majored in art, and I'm currently in the process of applying to a photography education at a school in Finland.

That's a bit about me then. Let's see how this goes!