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Great to hear from everyone again... wait, Jenny is Charles?? That'll take some getting used to.
And Ryver does stuff like THAT?! (starting to feel like an hermit at this point)

...and then there's Jester... Hi Jester!

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Back here.... but there does not seem to have been much action!

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I also check in every couple of days... but to be honest for the past week I was more than happy about not having to post. ^^

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jennifer lost the war said
A whole semester for one course? Jeez

Not for one course, for spectroscopy (aka my arch nemesis)!
But I also have exams to study for. ^^

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Rvy, think about when the holidays end and you'll have a little more spending money. ;) (auch viel Glück)
A squeezing hug from J-P to make you feel better.

Kirra, glad it was interesting for you. I need to take my very last course this semester (there is a reason it is my last, although I should have done it a couple of years ago) and have a huge deal of exams (orals and written ones)... so there is very little excitement on my part. ^^

But the maths professor finally wrote to me and we had our first meeting, his course starts on Tuesday so I would have to be there to show my face to the freshmen (and -women) and let them know who's gonna scare the hell out of them... and expect them to understand and pursue the mad fantasies of some dubious mathematicians.

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I am still alive, trying to solve the mystery of where the maths professor I am supposed to work with is and why I still have no idea of when and how I am going to work!

Hope you people (and your Internet) are doing better meanwhile.

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jennifer lost the war said
Mostly metal and rock.

I would take a peek.

jennifer lost the war said and how did your shoulder get like that in the first place?

(almost) Decades of heavy backpacks and long hours of sitting at desks. ;)
Fortunately there is nothing wrong with my spine column.

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Aaaah, happy birthday Jen... or belated already?

Kirra said Oh no, not fun at all. Do you mind me asking what caused your shoulder pain?

I have a chronic case of stiff shoulder (have no idea what the muscle is called), sometimes the knot causes me more pain than on other days, sometimes there is two of them. Sometimes it needs physiotherapy, sometimes injection and sometimes proper exercise. ^^
And of course it does not help that I have to do almost all the housework by myself... and am at a desk most of the daytime.

Kirra said
Nice! I'll check it out!

I can not help the feeling that the Seppänens so far sound like the perfectly clueless family amidst the Armageddon. (Since all other characters have been a lot more actively involved.

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It was a shame to hear about how underrated the professional athlete's achievements were, but since Ikeda quickly jumped to Japan's current situation there was not much left for Jahho-Pekka to agonize over, concerning Ikeda's carrier. "My sensei's lived in Europe eversince he was a young student", he replied automatically, feeling unsure as to how much of the Arashidas' past he was allowed to tell without getting too personal, overdramatic, or sounding insensitiv. Fortunately for him, though, the subject quickly changed to rumours around Ikeda's absent from championships. "Should they not sound crazy enough for your taste, I am sure the two of us could come up with some wild ones to spread", he said again with his childish grin shining all over his face. "I'm sure my wife could contribute perfectly to the creativity." Nevertheless there was visible admiration in his grey eyes as Ken now explained how he had been doing, and what, for the past few years. "Man!" Jahho-Pekka chuckled, shaking his head, after which he had to brush away his dreadlocks from his face. "You see why we loved you, right? There is power in pursuing one's passion. Too few do it. No matter how crazy it is, as long as it hurts no one, that's the best thing to do for yourself, and for others." There were bits of the younger Jahho-Pekka leaking from the gaps between the words he spoke. He had to think of the time when he hated school, sucked at engineering, and had to convince his family almost on a weekly basis why he stuck with photography.

"Ja tämää on isin kissa!", the Fin completed his daughter's claim of him, waiting for his kitty to climb him up. "I guess no need to say that this one's mine?", he asked Ikeda with a goofy smile while bargaining in Finnish with the kitty at his leg. Finally he gave up and lifted the eight year old. Minkka smiled victoriously, as though she had finally tamed a vicious dragon which was now all hers to ride and soar with through the skies.

Minkka said "Let's go back to Mommy!"

"Mommy sounds good." Minkka looked at Ken to check if he had perceived how gloriously she was steering the giant. "Hi, Mommy", Jahho-Pekka greeted his wife, pointig to tge stranger in his company, like a mischievous kid bringing trophies back home after a long day of having played outside. While he bent a little to take the box Neve was holding, Minkka stuck two of his dreadlocks into Neve's closer ear, which gave both her and her brother a good laugh. Sticking isi's hair here and there was only one of their favourite experiments.

"That's because it's Ken Ikeda, from the MMA. Remember?", he gave Neve a hint before anyone else got the chance. Antti imitated "M.M.M.M...", and Minkka completed his theory, shouting "M & M" which resulted in both of them staring at Ken with great expectation in their eyes. It was not hard to see through how Jahho-Pekka was trying to stay the understanding father while his own excitement on the matter, and the urge to tell Neve all about Ikeda's more famous fights, and how he spotted him right before the entrance, were imploding. "MMA", he decided to correct the kids as a way of calming his own excitement down. "M & A", Antti had obviously decided to actively join the game. Almost pleadingly Jahho-Pekka looked at Neve to see if at least she knew what he was talking about.

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What kind of music is it about?

Btw guys, my shoulder is acting up again, so post is taking longer than usual.