Yes, I'm still alive · 5:13am Mar 27th, 2013
Hello there, dear readers.
First, let me apologize for being rather unproductive these past weeks. I've hit a snag with the new story, and I'm honestly not sure what to do about it, other than continue writing. However, anything I write while affected by writer's block will, of necessity, be inferior, and I certainly won't release stories to the public that I'm not satisfied with.
Second (this is where 95 percent of you will tune out), the 2013 lineup for Eurovision is here. And oh boy, is this a mediocre year. Not bad - not by the standards set by, say, 2002, still my poster child for a genuinely bad Eurovision Song Contest - but decidedly on the "meh" side. On the positive side, there is no "Suus" or "Euro Neuro" this year, at least not for me; even the bad songs are entertainingly weird rather than just bland, with the possible exception of Belgium's entry.
I've found two redeeming songs in this year's lineup so far (that's bound to increase; there are always songs that grow on you with repeated listens): The first is Hungary's "Kedvesem", a song which I'd likely hate if it was in English, but which has a strange yet undeniable charm in Hungarian.
The second? Well, call me a sucker, but there always has to be that one ballad that drives me almost to tears, or it's not a good ESC year, and "Love Will Set You Free" has passed that particular torch to "Ég á líf" from Iceland. I have no idea if it's just the song - the little animation in the video certainly plays its part - but it's the only song from this year's lineup that I immediately latched on to. I love this song.
Which, judging by how my favourites did last year, probably means it'll die in its semi (the same one "Kedvesem" is in, semi 2, where at least I'll get my chance to vote for both). 
Not really a fan of Eurovision by any stretch. Mostly because I live on the other side of this tiny blue marble. But here's my thoughts: In 2012, the UK entered with Love Will Set You Free, which is one of my favourite songs of all time. Thank you for exposing me to it.
Yet, somehow, they got last place that year. No, wait... Second to last.
Why is this thing relevant?