Welcome to my humble junkyard that I call my online journal.
Consider it a link to a part of my brain where you can roam and explore freely.Leave your shoes by the door.
about me.
behind the keyboard.
You can call me: Usva
Year of birth: 1996
Species: Human
MBTI: INTJ-T
Religion/Spiritual path: Nordic animismBorn and raised in South Ostrobothnia of Finland, but moved to Sweden during 2019 to do my internship. Found the love of my life, married, and stayed - for now.Loved art, dancing, and singing, when I was little - then got completely disconnected from my interests - and now I am on my journey back to connect with my inner child, and who am I truly as a person.How to approach:
I suffer from chronic Resting Bitch Face, but I do not bite.
Best ice breaker is to bring out a question about something I like, or bring me liquorice. The latter has a success rate of 99%.
hobbies & interests.
Reading: Culture & history, crafting, fantasy, detective, mystery
Roleplaying: Table-top Roleplay (such as Dungeons & Dragons), written story-driven roleplay
Writing: Stories (roleplay, short-stories, fanfic), poems, journaling, physical letters aka. snail mail
Nature: Hiking, camping, forests, beautiful landscapes, co-living with nature & sustainability
Knitting & crochet: Woollen clothes
Dancing: Twerk, high heel, jazz, vogue, burlesque, dancehall, hiphop, k-pop
Drawing: Practicing body anatomy right now. Traditional art.
favourites & preferences.
Book: The Witcher series
Movie: Atlantis: The Lost Empire
TV series: Outlander
Music genre: Rock
Colour: Muted shades of Green
Scent: Lemon, freshly cut grass
Bird: Kingfisher
Pet animal: Cat
Game: Currently Kingdom Hearts III
To those who ask this frequently from me and I never know what to answer when asked in the moment: Gift Guide.
my bookshelf.
Book stats 2025
Books read this year: 7
Goal: 12
Current highlight of 2025.
The Witcher series books 1-3
By Andrzej Sapkowski
★★★★☆ (4/5)I tried getting into this series a long time ago but I thought it was boring to read. Little did I know, that when I would pick up the book again, the difference was language.See, the first time I had this book in my hands, I though I should read it in English. This time, I picked it up in Finnish - and as an audio book.Not only was the audio book narrator a perfect match for this book (Aku Laitinen) but also the translation (by Tapani Kärkkäinen) gave the text a flavour that English rarely can. It now had undertones, emotions, and feelings that you felt between the lines and through careful choice of words.Unfortunately, I cannot read Polish, but I do believe Polish is also a very expressive language. You lose a lot of the flavour when translating a book from the original language to English.Well, I bought the whole first 7 books in Finnish so I can analyse them and underline them (yes, you heard me).
Finished reading 2025.
Noituri: Viimeinen toivomus (2010)
By Andrzej SapkowskiNoituri: Kohtalon miekka (2011)
By Andrzej SapkowskiNoituri: Haltiain verta (2012)
By Andrzej SapkowskiEerika (2020)
By Vera MiettinenLehmä synnyttää yöllä (2024)
By Pajtim StatovciAhne Ruotsi (2024)
By Andreas Cervenka