No Niin!

Well- what can I say really?! I think I should take the credit here cos since I went to Finland they've won both the Eurovision Song Contest AND the Eurovision Dance Competition. As an avid Eurovision supporter it's obviously my enthusiasm that has put them up there at the top of Europe. It also explains for Ireland doing so well aswell! As you may have gathered, I was more than at home last night watching the events. There were lots about it that made me smile- but mainly the stereotype casts that the Eurovision seems to excel in. I particularly liked the comment Len and Bruno made on the Finns when they said- They are the best dancers here technically but they just lack passion. Then later on Claudia asked them if they'd had a stressful week as they had only been selected for the competition a week earlier and the reply was 'stress? no... we have worked hard and are ready' :-) I miss the Finnish people! And the Irish...well it's the Irish people who remind me I actually do have a heart, because it stops beating whenever I see/hear anything remotely Irish. That Irish dancing in the show.....just to die for. It really does make me catch my breath, and as for the young Irish lad dancing- just awwww! The Pole's also did themselves proud and I loved the music they used. I am a bit of a fickle character in that if I like the music half the battles been won, and the Polish music was great- esp. the first song- maybe I should take my Polish hairdresser up on her offer to go out wiht her brother this week if they've such good taste in music!!! I was also amused to see so many dances with items of clothing being ripped off. When Abba did it so famously in the song competition it caused a storm, and so last night I lost count at the 5th act that included it in their freestyle- and more often than not revealing the country of their home- what pure cheese! But all that can be said really after last night is bring on 2008, and Hyvaa Suomi!!!

Eurovision Dance Contest

My favourite continent+a sport I love+competition= a very exciteable Maria :-) I've just realised that tonight is the Eurovision Dance Contest!!! Based on the eurovision song contest, held in May every year, tonight is going to be a dance off across countries of amateur dancers. I've just been looking at the website of all the entrants. How ironic that teh two representing the UK are not native Brits when the woman representing Austria was born in Liverpool! According to the website Finland is the 6th happiest nation in the world...really? My Grandad had a huge go at me last week for not being patriotic to my home (interesting when he's spent 22 years telling me I'm naturally Polish!) but I'm afraid I'm going to have to let him down tonight because I don't think I'll be voting for Camilla and Brendan. I mean- Poland always gets a vote from me in anything, and Finland gets my support whatever, wherever, whenever. Then there's the fact that the Russian girl is called Maria and since I was little I've supported Maria in whatever capacity (take for example Dana International in the Eurovision Song Contest) and then there's Ireland. How could I not be in love with the Irish entry- whatever they do, simply because they're Irish!! I've been trying to figure out how to make this weekend pass quicker when home alone with Monday looming, so this sounds like the perfect excuse :-) Plus- how could a night with Graham and Claudia not be fun?!