Riding the wave

Hi everyone,

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. I almost missed the whole Christmas concept this year and if it wasn't for my stubborn parents I would probably have stayed in Helsinki to work on the album.
 I'm glad I didn't. I just had the first couple of days of after working for 6 weeks. It really made me realize how important rest is for a good result.
Now I'm heading back to Helsinki. Tomorrow the work continues with Eric Gast. We will focus on a ballad that's written by the guitarist in my band.
There's a lot to come next month and I'm trying to prepare as well as I can to make everything work. I think I never had a crazies schedule than the one I have had the last two months and it's getting even crazier.
The album work continues,  a lot of paper work, finding sponsors, distributors, publishers, rehearsing new songs with the band, Finnish lessons, Midem in Cann, acting in a music video, Kung Fu etc.
One of the most important things is the UMK competition. It's gonna be really interesting to see what happens next.
They're going to pick out the 12 artists who will continue in the competition in January. I don't want to "say hi before I cross the bridge", but it looks promising since I'm top 2 on the list.
I still can't believe how it happened. I'm used to work at least a week on a song before I go to the studio and this one I had about 20 minutes to learn before we started recording.  All I can do is being thankful and work my butt of to get as far as I can with it.
If you want to help me stay as a top 2, please vote (you can vote more than once), share the link with your friends and post it on our Facebook wall. I would appreciate it a lot.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X_mHhi-nSQ
http://satumaa.yle.fi/umk/kilpailijat-2012/jessica-wolff-better



Cheers,

Jessica


Ps. Here are some random pictures from Johnny Lee Michaels studio.

From studio to studio

Getting ready for the Christmas party

Hi there,

Eric Gast who is producing my album was supposed to fly back to New York today. Instead he extended his trip until New Years,  so we can finish one or two tracks before he goes back.
We've been working about 12-14 hour/day for the past two weeks, in three different studios.
 The days are floating by and it's hard to keep track of time while working inside the "the bubble of creativity".
It reminds me of when I once jumped of a cliff into the the sea. The jump itself wasn't so bad but to get up was the tricky part. I had to climb a slippery,6m long rope, while the waves smashed me to the side of the cliff.
My body was shot and normally wouldn't have had the strength to go on but I had no choise if I wanted to stay alive, so the adrenaline gave me the strength I needed.
It's the same with my album, the music keeps me going. To have Eric here working with me is a once in a life time chance.

 Besides the lack of sleep I've been laughing and smiling a lot. I had an awesome weekend starting by a small Christmas party and a great session in the studio with Johnny Lee Michaels and Eric.

Cheers,

Jessica

Eric The Producer, Squishy The Snake and Santas New Helper

Ps. Here's something random I did with my stunt friends a couple of weeks ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uJbjBOK_lo&feature=youtu.be

Soup sized coffees and marshmallows

Hi there,


It's been a crazy week and it's getting even crazier. I'm still not sure what I did or how it's possible that Eric Gast comes all the way from New York to work on my album and didn't want to believe in it before I actually picked him up at the airport last Wednesday.

Next day we ran from one meeting to another from 11am to 12pm, ending with Eric meeting Squishy. They became buddies right away.

Next morning we went to Olli Saksas studio. It was in his studio everything started when I was 18 years old.

After working for about 8 hours we went back to town to meet Johnny Lee Michaels, before starting to work with him next day.

After spending the whole next day in the studio we went to a "One Piece" launch party.

Almost everyone was wearing one.
 After a while I got introduced to Thomas Adams who came up with the concept. 

It took him about two seconds to ask why I wasn't wearing a One Piece, and before I knew it I looked like a pink marshmallow. I think it's the most comfortable thing of awesomeness I ever wore. I can't believe he gave me one for free! 

After another sleepless night with a slight "the day after"- feeling,  I went to band practice early Sunday (still wearing the One Piece).
  Later in the evening I went back to the studio with Johnny and Eric to work on some vocals. 

A four hour sleep, an early wake and an hour later we arrived in Stockholm. Today we've been working with in the third studio in 4 days.

We've been laughing all day to the most stupid jokes because of our lack of sleep. Eric fell asleep in the chair and I've been drinking a few cups of "soup sized" coffees.

Eric Gast, me and Thomas Adams

Comfortable marshmallow at band practice

Olli Saksas studio

Working with Johnny Lee Michaels

Cheers,

Jessica

Happy independence day

Hi there,

I love this day. It reminds me of my roots and to appreciate what I have.
Last year I interviewed my 89 year old grandmother and recorded the story of her life. I remember leaving her house speechless.
We talked a lot about the war and she described how everyone worked so hard to win Finlands independency (1917).
One Finnish soldier had to shoot about 10 soldiers to even it out.
Everyone else also did what they could, like making clothes for the soldiers or becoming "Lottas" and watching for airplanes or working as nurses etc. Back then there was no room for selfishness or small talk. People worked as a team.
It must be chocking going through something like that and watch the world change like it has. If people helped each other, or communicated the same way today things would be a lot different.
I wonder what my neighbor would say if I knocked on the door and asked if I could borrow an egg? The truth is, I saw my neighbor yesterday for the first time in two years. When and how did it go to that?

Anyhow, my point is that especially today is the day when the older people deserve a big hug and an even bigger Thank You. Without them I think most of the Finnish peoples lives would look very, very different.

Cheers,

Jessica

Ps. If you don't know much about Finland, check this out :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufSraqmOHDQ

Cleaning my laptop with coffee

Hi everyone,

I woke up with a flu today and the next thing I know I pour coffee on my laptop. Good job!
I'm gonna try to rest today with a lot of Strepsils and tea.
It's funny how I can go months with out being ill but right before something important comes up it hits me. I think it must be a curse or something.
I have a producer coming from New York to start working on the album next week. In this case a flu is not too bad, it could actually give my voice a nice "Whiskey vibe".

Tomorrows gig is a different story though. There are a lot of really talented musicians within the Wushu team, so my Kung Fu master put together a "Wushu band" for the Christmas party.
We rehearsed twice and I don't really know the songs, so there's going to be a lot of improvisation. Luckily the requirements and expectations aren't deadly serious.

Cheers,

Jessica

UMK

Hi there,

I just decided to take two days off to sleep. I realized that the next days there'll be time to rest isn't until the 18th of December.
I just had a Skype meeting with Eric Gast who will be here in a week. I can't believe he is actually coming all the way here to start making my album! Things are rolling.
On the side of the album there is also the UMK contest going on. Last time I checked how the song was doing it was the 20th on the list and suddenly it went up to nr 4.
I have no idea what happened but if you were one of the people voting for me I want to give you a big thanks!


Cheers,

Jessicahttp://satumaa.yle.fi/umk/kilpailijat-2012/jessica-wolff-better

Hi there,

Chilling at my hotel room trying to ignore my writers block. I guess I'm just sleepy after waking up at 6 am, flying to Stockholm and writing songs the whole day. I think a good nights sleep will solve the problem.

I got connected to these guys through Jyrki from The 69 Eyes. They really good to work with. Hopefully we can get a song for my album. 

In about two weeks time Eric Gast, who I met in New York, is coming to Finland to start producing my album. I can't wait to get st

New York, Circus and Eurovision

Hi there,

I just realized I never published this text I wrote in the beginning of the month. Here it is!

It's been a while since I updated my blog, but now I finally got a good moment to sit down and do so. Yesterday I went to a press release for the Eurovision competition.
 My song happened to be one of the 40 out of 500 that got picked out. I was quite surprised when I heard the news.
10 days before the deadline I didn't have a song to send in and no time to make a new one, so I was looking for someone with a song but no artist.
Two days later Niklas Rosström invited me to do the vocals for a song he was about to write together with Paul Oxley and Janne Hyöty. The guys were still in the middle of the song writing session as I was sitting on the train.
 I had no idea what to expect when I went straight from the train station to the studio. The style of the song was quite different than of my own music but it was a great and challenging experience to just throw myself into the feeling and doing something completely different.
 Now they're picking out 12 songs out of the 40 depending on which songs gets the most votes. If you feel like supporting me in the competition, you're more than welcome to check out the song and "like" it ("tykkään"),  through this link.

http://satumaa.yle.fi/umk/kilpailijat-2012/jessica-wolff-better

Other than that I just came home from an absolutely amazing week in New York. As I mentioned earlier in my blog I got invited to a show organized by Fm World Charity.
Normally I wouldn't buy a ticket for just one show but my intuition kicked in and said I needed to be there. It was totally worth it.

Biting the charity guy might not be the best way to get started

The guy who invited me to the show was super nice and drove me around to different places on this awesome bike

The organization is not just a normal charity. It was created by a great producer called Eric Gast who has worked with many different artists. They focus on connecting music with their work which has been one of my main goals since I started with music.
After the show I had some meetings with the guys and now we're setting up plans for how we can work together in the future. Hopefully we see them in Finland soon. Here's a link, check it out!

Window view from Brooklyn

www.fmworldcharities.org/

My original plan was to go to Sweden straight from New York to write some songs but my plans took a different direction.
A week before I left I got invited to do some acrobatics, stunts, singing and Kung Fu in a show called Cirkus Ankdamm.

A night in the city

Today we had the first show. It went surprisingly well after traveling for 24 hours, waking up in a heavy jet lag and do rehearsals for the first time one day before the opening night.
The only thing that didn't work out too well, was when I forgot a couple of punches and improvised by throwing the circus director on the floor. Ups.... I should buy him a beer or something to make up for the bruises.

All the best,

Jessica

Adventure with Squishy

Hi,


I've been on an adventure today with Squischy. First we went to Radio X3M. I didn't realize we were supposed to be a part of a prank and scare the hell out of a girl.
Apparently one of the radio girls had had two of the guys waxing their legs in the studio, so now they looked for revenge by having me walking in with Squischy around my shoulders. Check it out!

http://arenan.yle.fi/video/1321012770868

After some snake therapy we continued to floors up to YleX for the second radio interview. Squischy was very admired and behaved super well.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10150402873636489



Cheers,

Jessica

Hi everyone,

The gig in Tampere went well and felt even better. I moved around more than normally and cared less about the sound. Too bad I forgot my earplugs.
It was also my first time at Music&Media and it definitely won't be the last.
Now I'm on my way to New York. Since I had 4h to kill before the next flight from Stockholm I decided to go to the gym. At the trainstation they adviced me to go to a gym which is connected to a hotel.
I went to the hotel and when I asked for the gym and tried to pay, she said it's free and gave me a key. I quickly realized it was the wrong hotel and they had mistaken me for a hotel guest. Why not?

Cheers,

Jessica

Alot of action!

 Hi everyone,

There's a lot of action going on right now. I have a gig at Music&Media on Friday. It's the most important gig so far since there are music industry people from all around the world. I just have to hope that the right people will see my gig, and make sure it's a good one.
After that I have about one day to get home, pack and go to New York for some important meetings and to see a big show by FM World Charities. On the way home I'm making a quick stop in Stockholm to write a song together with a couple of great songwriters. I can't complain!

Cheers,

Jessica

Ps. Check out these pics! I went out with my friend Mikko Löppönen to do a random photo shoot just for the fun of it. We didn't have any lights, a make-up artist or other assistance.  It was a good experience but a very cold one. I hope you like them!

Trip down the memory lane at 4 am

"Morning has broooo-ken, like the first mo-o-oorning".
It's been ringing in my head since I got up. ( Its 4am and Im on my way to the airport ).
Along with some Italian Arias it was one of the first songs I learned when I started taking singing lessons as a 12 year old.
My teacher was a 75 year old opera singer. She tried to brainwash me with opera. It didn't quite work. Everytime she started to sing a beautiful piece, I put my fingers in my ears. How polite!
Don't get me wrong, I really loved that old wise woman. Opera wasn't just my thing, but I sure learned a lot of good things. She build my roots.
Three years later she died and I moved on to pop, musicals, CVT and eventually found my way to pop/rock after singing ballads for 10 years.

Cheers,

Jessica

Cime Beauty House

Hi everyone,

www.cime.fi

I went to Cime Beauty House yesterday who are also my sponsors. They make sure I keep my hair in shape. It's good that someone does because otherwise it pretty much stays the way it looks after I get up in the morning.
When I was a kid I hated going to the hairdresser because they always cut my hair short! I guess it had to do with the fact that I didn't understand Finnish as a kid.
So, when I got a bit older I stopped going, cause I didn't trust hairdressers. I went maybe once in a year or so.
When I went to Cime the first time I was a bit braver. I decided to take a risk and told them to do what they want except for cutting it short. The result really surprised me.
Since then it's been chill-time to go there. I just have my coffee, work or write lyrics while they're taking care of my hair. They have a pretty cool concept. I don't think I've been to a salon with so many services before.

Cheers,

Jessica

It's just not worth it

Hi everyone,

Had a pretty rough evening yesterday. If I wouldn't have been sober it would have been easier. Every once in a while I take a few weeks alcohol break just to clean my body.
 All these gigs and events happened to take place at the same time and I had promised to be at three of them. Unfortunately it wasn't quite worth it. By the end of the evening the only reason why I wanted a drink was because I couldn't stand the noise and the drunk people around me.
Fortunately I met some good friends later so the evening didn't feel like a waste of time.

Cheers,

Jessica

Cool!

Hi there,


Check this out! It's quite amazing. This guy called Benny Ryll contacted me through my webpage and asked if it would be ok if he made a painting of me. He just happened to like my music, and a week later he sends me this! Thank you Benny!
Check out his webpage, he's really good!
http://www.bennyryll.de/

Cheers,

Jessica

A combo of coincidences

Hi everyone,

Last summer my friend invited me to go to New York in the end of October. A few weeks later my other friend said that if I ever go there I can stay at his place.
I few days ago I got another offer to go there, also in the end of October, for this show and to meet some people in the music industry. Three in one sounded to good to deny. Then I realized my passport just expired and that I had to get some new pictures for the new one.
Last weekend when I was at the grand opening for Cime Beauty House (great place btw), I had a good conversation with Martina, who reminded me that I should send in a song for the Eurovision. I had completely forgotten about it.
I realized I didn't have any ready songs I could pull out of the sleeve and thought how great it would be if I would happen to find someone who had a song but no artist.
So today when I went take my passport pictures I happened to bump into a songwriter I met a couple of years ago.
The first thing he said when he saw me was:  "I've been thinking about you the last two days, I'm writing a song for the Eurovision but I don't have an artist". The other funny coincidence is that the songwriting session takes place in Vaasa 4 hours away by train which is where I'm going next weekend for a conference. What a great combo!

Cheers,

Jessica

A beautiful morning

Hi everone,

Had a hard time sleeping yesterday. Everytime I closed my eyes a new rime popped up in my head and I had to write it down. Now I have four barely readable song ideas on different papers next to my bed.
I'm still not sure how it was possible but after sleeping for four hours I randomly woke up at 6 am, put my jogging clothes on and off I went. I didn't even plan it, but I can't imagine a better start of the day.

Cheers,

Jessica

Good inspiration

Hi there,

I just came home from Negatives awesome gig. They really inspired me. I realized my focus has been a bit off the main priority lately. Since I've released everything myself there's a lot of extra business stuff besides actual music making.
I've been spending so many hours in front of my computer writing e-mails, doing promotion stuff, bills etc. when what I should be doing is singing and writing songs.
When I saw them on the stage it made me want to throw the laptop out the window and isolate myself in a studio with a paper and a pen. Thanks Negative!

Cheers,

Jessica Wolff

Interesting gig

A cute bear I visited before getting on the stage

Hi everyone,

I had a pretty interesting gig yesterday at the Zoo. The songs went well but it felt a bit akward.
So far the audeince has been youg people or adults. This time it happened to be 1-4 year old kids with their moms. The guy before me sang childrens songs about porridge and toys. They loved it.
When I started to sing I think they covered their ears. I guess they werent prepared for loud Rock/Pop. All I could do was smile, wave and avoid some swear words I have in the songs.
I still had a good time though. Even if there would be only one person in the audience, it doesn't matter. Any gig is a good practice.
After the gig I had been invited to go to Lohja for a "Rock me I'm famous" gig (Jyrki 69, Esko Eerikäinen & Amara Diamond). After being home with a flu for a week it sounded like a good plan.
Amara was already in Lohja so I picked up Jyrki and Esko on the way. Except for almost hitting a moose at 120km/h, the little road trip went well.
I think I've never seen so much Jägermeister in my whole life. That's one cool sponsor they've got there! However, after not drinking alocohol for quite a while I thought it was better to stick to white wine and avoid a hangover.
Amara and Jyrki were great as DJs and the audience was all over the dance floor.
They also played my new single "Want You Out Of My Head". It was the first time I heard it through proper speakers and it was interesting to see how the audience reacted. After singing it so many times I can't hear what it sounds like anymore. I'm not sure how big impact the alcohol had, but they seemed to like it and kept on dancing. After a long and good day I got home around 5am and slept like a baby.

Singing karaoke before the gig started in Lohja.

Cheers,

Jessica

Sunday thoughts

Hi everyone,

Just back from a songwriting session with the guitarist. I'm writing a song about breaking a pattern after being a slave of routines. Sometimes it seems like too many people are working hard with only the future in their minds and forget how to live in the present moment.  
There are too many unwritten rules and set patterns of what a good life is supposed to be these days. Study, study some more, work hard, get a family etc.
What amazes me with Dominican Republic for instance, is how people always seem so happy and at peace even though they have close to nothing. They live in the moment in a completely different way then here. If they want to visit a friend they go and knock on the door. Sometimes when I try to meet up with someone here I might have to plan it 2 weeks ahead.
It was quite scary to jump out of school for music, I guess it's about risking to fail to live your dream. I realized that if I'm ever going to be serious about music now it's the time to do it. At least I don't have to wonder what would have happened when I'm a 90 years old tripping down the memory lane.

Cheers,

Jessica

Thank you!

Hi everyone,

Now the music video is done and released. This is the wonderful part of being an artist. It all starts with a small idea and step by step you watch it grow and turn into something real. Together with my stunt friends Mikko Löppönen and Ville Lumioksa, we spent many evenings brainstorming until we finally got the manuscript written. It's very rare that you're vision matches the result but it this case it really did.

However, this couldn't have been done without a bunch of wonderful people who were willing to put their minds and hearts into it. Many of these people in the text below have played different roles on the film set and working for hours just because they wanted to help. Friends like this don't grow on trees!

Music and text by Christian Berglund/Therese Svensson/Johan Bejerholm

Video made by production company HMC

 (www.hmcindie.com)

Camera/Editing/Director/Effects: Mikko Löppönen

Camera: Tuomo Kujala

Producer: Ville Lumioksa

Pyro effects: Henri Kiviniemi and Antti Mannertie

Band members: Lassi Jokinen, Ari Manninen, Minttu Muranen and Jani Hölli.

Actors: Jyrki 69, Jesse Liskola, Werner Gröhn, Risto "Ride" Mikkola and Catrine Krusberg

Make up & stylist: Piia Hiltunen, Jenni Ahtiainen and Mikko Kivinen, Minttu Holopainen

Assistance & support: Jani Parkkonen, Jan-Erik Paloniemi, Esko Lindgren, Tuomas Keskinarkaus, Tuomas Lallukka, Mikko Rahikainen, Stella Harasek, Amara Doumbouya, Svenska Kulturfonden

Big thank you hugs to each and everyone of you! Last but not least I want to thank my supportive friends, family and my dear mother for the delicious food!

Cheers,

Jessica

Ps. Enjoy the video ;)

http://youtu.be/DEFByELqvfM

Great gig!

Hi everyone,

Yesterday was simply awesome. It started with a gig at Rööperifest. It was a bit of a struggle with the sound but it was a good warm up for the single release in the evening.
I was a bit nervous before the gig since it was the most important one so far, but I managed to get rid of my "brain ghosts". I came to the conclusion that in the end it's just 45 min of my life. I wasn't going to waste that on nervous energy.
Last time I was in the Carebbean I jumped off a 40 m high cliff into the water. It wasn't just because I wanted a good adrenaline rush. For a couple of years now I've thought that being on the stage is like jumping of a cliff. Either you jump or you don't and when you do you have no idea what to expect. Anything can happen and the best thing you can do is to enjoy and go with it.
So when I woke up that morning in a random tree house and saw the cliff for the first time there was no way around it. Having that thought in my head so many time I just had to do it physically. Remembering this in the backstage room gave me all I needed for a good show.
 By the time I got on the stage all "barin ghost" were gone and the feeling was awesome! The bar was full and the audience was great. Even my Kung Fu master showed up and I promised him to do a Kung Fu kick on the stage one day. I guess I have to start practicing with heels on.
Jyrki 69 (The 69 Eyes) was also there as a DJ playing rock music for a few hours and people seemed to have a good night.
After the gig the party continued for hours and I didn't get to bed until early in the morning. Now it's time to rest and sleep.

Cheers,

Jessica
http://youtu.be/KXG58txsfVw

Finnglish

Hi everyone,

I was so inspired yesterday evening that I didn't fall asleep until 3 am. I guess it's a good reason to stay awake, but still. It resulted in a sleep walking zombie waking up, suddenly realizing that there's an interview in a couple of hours.
To wake myself up I had a cold shower and three cups of coffee. By the time the interview started the coffee had kicked in and I couldn't keep track of my tongue. It felt like my brain lacked a filter and my thoughts were flying out of my mouth in an extreme mix of Finnish and English. It's not necessarily a bad thing, just a typical me after too much coffee.
Here's a picture from yesterdays even at Cime Beauty House. I also found out today that there has been a misunderstanding and the gig will start at 22:00 on Thursday at Bar Loose instead of 21:00, incase you plan to come.

Cheers,

Jessica

Ps. If you want to see my music video it will be on The Voice at 15:30 every day until Saturday.

Interview for Metro

Hi everyone,

I went to a pre-party for Rihannas concert yesterday which was in Cime Beauty House that recently opened. I was there a few weeks ago when the place wasn't completely finished yet. It already looked good then but now it looks really nice.
Except for the Jägermeister and Champange they offered beauty treatments for free. There was quite a lot of media and artists too. The feeling was good and everyone seemed to have a lot of fun. I'm not sure if it was because of the beauty treatments, the DJ or the Jägermeister. I guess it was a mix, but of all the restaurant/shop and other openings I've been to, this was by far the best one.
Since I had band practice later I stayed away from the alcohol, which some reporters thought was a bit funny. I'll post some more pictures later.
Now I'm just about to go for an interview for the Metro magazine. The only problem is that I can't seem to find my Finnish language skills, I think I lost them in France. I should start by reading a book in Finnish, I think Rööperi could be a good one.


Cheers,

Jessica

Gig coming up

Hi everyone,

For the last two days I've been pretty much inside of my own little working bubble. I have my single release party coming so and there's a lot to do.
To give myself a great start of the day I went to the gym this morning. After a couple of hours I went to the sauna to do a "voice massage" before going home for my daily singing session. I realized it's the best place to do it because the heat relaxes the muscles.
It started pretty well until I realized I hadn't washed off the facial scrub. After about 5 min it started dripping into my eyes. It stung like hell but stubborn as I was I kept on pouring water on the stones. It didn't work out so well because I couldn't keep my eyes open. Soon my eyes felt like they were on fire and blinded by the scrub, I gave up, almost tripping over as I tried to find my way back to the showers. So much for a voice massage in the sauna.
Except for that my day went pretty smoothly. I started writing a song with the help of my guitar. I'm far from a guitarist but I enjoy playing the few chords my guitar teacher has taught me.

Cheers,

Jessica

Single release party coming up

Hi everyone,

It feels like the atumn is coming, doesn't it? I'm not sure wheter to be happy about it or not. The atumn for me usually means a lot of inpiration, energy and work. However, I was on Ranes (Raitsikka) and Jyrkis (69 eyes) gig last night and today I'm lacking all sorts of energy for working.
I guess a good nap and gym session will give me a good kick in the butt.
I have my second singles release party coming up the 18th, so now is not the time to sit around.
The happy summer fun is coming to an end and it's time to role up the sleeves. Anyhow, the show was deffinately worth seeing even though it left me a bit tired today. It felt very pure and "naked" with only the guitar and Jyrkis voice. It was cool to see Rane playing after teaching me some small different things on the guitar.

Cheers,

Jessica

A day on the couch

Hi everyone,

Yesterday I had a great guitar lesson with Rane Raitsikka. He is one cool teacher. The point is not to become a guitar player but to learn the basics to improve my songwriting.
Today I was suppose to have a singing lesson with a new coach that Jyrki from 69 Eyes recommended. I was looking very much forward to it but unfortunately my body thought differently and decided to get ill. With almost 40•c fever I had to stay home on the couch instead. I've learned it's no point to be annoyed about it so instead I took my time to rehearse what I've learned on the guitar so far. It didn't go as smoothly as yeaterday, but it's still better than nothing at all.

Cheers,

Jessica

Ps. Here's a link to an article they put on Suosikkis webpage. It's quite a funny story.

http://suosikki.fi/viihde/uutiset/ohhoh-tama-kaunis-suomalaislaulaja-on-stunttinainen

No more bad hair days

Hi everyone,

 I got a phone call from Cime Beauty House a couple of days ago. They wanted to sponsor me so I went there to for a haircut.
I've never been good at taking care of my hair but after two weeks of salt and sun I realized it's about time to do something about it. The salon that recently opened looked really good and the hairdressers were very friendly. After a couple of hours the bad hair days came to an end, I was very happy with the result.

Cheers,

Jessica

Ps. www.cime.fi


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Salty and fresh

Hi everyone,

The last two weeks have been pretty crazy. I haven't had internet access so I couldn't write earlier about the crossing from Marseille to Corsica. It was a great experience, especially since it was my first time sailing.
We waited a couple of days in Marseille because the wind was too strong. The third day the option was to either go or wait two more days, so we took the risk and left. I still don't understand how my friend dared to take me with him since I knew nothing about sailing. Later I realized that in that kind of weather you usually don't go sailing at all, and if you do you should be at least three people on board.
The first thing that happen was that we couldn't get the sails down and a few minutes later the steering broke. Fortunately my friend has a hint of Macgyver in him and repaired it with a hammer and a piece of wood.

It was getting dark and the waves were getting bigger. I think they were something between 3-5 meters. I'm still not sure why I felt so calm and comfortable, I deffinately shouldn't have. We went 12,4 knots without engines or sails.
After a long night the sun was finally rising again but the waves didn't get smaller. My friend had to take a nap and I took over. The waves got even bigger and I started to feel quite uncomfortable between all the high peaks of adrenaline rushes. If the boat starts turning while it's surfing down the wave it might flip over and then you gotta start swimming and hope someone finds you before you freeze to death.
Every wave felt like a big challenge and I knew that if I let fear take over it might have a bad effect on my steering so I started singing instead. It kept me calm and focused.
After what seemed like ages the waves started getting smaller and after 30 hours of sailing we finally reached the safe harbour.

I spent two weeks living on the catamaran in Corsica. I got back to Helsinki yesterday and I still feel a bit weird about being in the city. I remember dreaming about a machine with this horrible sound that would destroy the world, then I woke up and realized that it was only a car driving by the window. I guess that's what you get when you get too used to the silence and the waves.

Cheers,

Jessica