5.6 In Which I Share Rainy Night Thoughts on My Balcony

Long period of rains — On my rainy balcony — “Autumn Leaves” — Chet Baker’s version — English lyrics by Johnny Mercer — Forecast — A promise of sun — The rains started — Ray Bradbury’s “The Long Rain” and “All Summer in a Day” — The 1982 TV adaptation — Days for summer dreams — Beaches overrun with blue-green algae — Dangerous — Things I’m here for — Obstacles — Rejected by Finland — Collectively and individually — Outcast — “Die already, Simo, or go away.” — Dreams and aspirations — Resentment — Unfinished thought — Another chance for Finland — Past midnight — Creating the sheet music for Tales from the North, Book I — Long process — Hoped to receive some support for this task — Sleeping in fresh air — Glass panels — Night thoughts — Earlier picnic episode — Inflatable mattress — Exhausted — Burned out — Back to more energy and joy — All the doors remain closed — Seeking support — Not healthy — About my aims — Part of the international community — Kinship — Something I’m not — Not against Finnish things — 2023 — Wish for more understanding of the world and of long-term concerns — Topical, passing — David Lynch and Ray Bradbury — Among the most socially conscious in the deepest, most lasting sense — Universal human subjects that will never go out of date — People who seek to ride passing trends — Different needs — Imaginary exercise — Do you feel a burning desire? — Time-specific struggles — The full spectrum of human emotions — Many kinds of Bradbury stories — Timeless stories — “The Night” — “The Lake” — Beginning of July — All the losses — How much life is behind and how much remains ahead — Futures — Reading people — Seeing into a person’s soul — Beneath the surface — Do I have a future? — Those very special dreams — Art & Love — Second volume close to completion — Real dream experiences — Physical and emotional effects — So many topics and several people — Their beautiful works — I wish — Burning too much — Honesty — Sharing the reality of things — Passing on some humanity and warmth — Idiots downstairs — Good night and wishes