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I'm quite recovered, thank you!

The exam was okay-ish. Could have gone better, but given the time I had to prepare, quite well. We'll see.

How are you? All set for the weekend?

Hello Sweetheart!

What are you doing, talking about Italian wine without me... *shakes head in disappointment*

How are you? I've been missing you on the forum, I think.

Thank you, Inver. *hugs*

On your profile with Mac. *laughs* It's okay. And the difficulty comes form the multitude of small estates. It's so troublesome to keep track...

Politics, football and literature. Sounds good. And I might have a proposition to you. Nothing dirty, mind you! But I'll PM you.

I'm good. As I just said to Peacefield, it's been a good start of the week: my security guy nearly shot himself, BF's giving my best friend smart-ass comments and I'm driving Ski Guy bonkers. I'm having a blast! *laughs* Oh, and I've been sorting through stuff, cataloguing books and stuff.

Hi!

I didn't want to add too many of my own suggestions for the poll, and as there had been interest by two for the Williams play and just you and me for The Diving Pool, the play won.

But, I'd love to read it more or less together, if you're up for it. Sort of a shadow circle. *laughs* I read a few first pages and felt it was really good!

Let me know what you think. And if you're interested, when you have time. There's no rush, though. I know you have a circle to host in few weeks.

*kisses*

Thank you, Mac. It is a sad time for us all. He was indeed someone I had the highest respect for, in fact he was the very reason I returned to Finland and decided to do my university studies here.

Platitudes as good, they give us something to say when we have least words at our disposal. They also offer us the protection of any real emotion, we can hide behind the platitudes and the fact that they are such (even when meant in earnest) makes it easier to receive them. From experience I've learned that it's the personal stuff that breaks you. So platitudes are good. You know what I mean?

Thank you for your kind thoughts. They are very much appreciated.

Thank you! I did, in fact. I hosted a fancy dinner party to a group of friends, including my BF, so it was fun.

Thank you! And Klara vappen! *laughs*

Don't do anything I wouldn't do...

Well, sometimes the lazy ones are the best. I'm almost done with my crazy schedule. Lot's of things to do next week, but most definitely easier, as it'll no longer be three things at once!

Well, I have the most spacious flat, biggest dinner table and I'm the best chef. Plus i love hostessing dinner parties, or any parties for that matter. I'm throwing my friend a graduation party a week from now...

Hello!

I'm fine, thank you. Keeping busy with school and stuff. And of course enjoying my new hair (that includes the "OMG! That looks horrible! I'll never learn to do this right on my own" bit after washing my hair. I did get it right in the end, though.)...

How are you?

Yes, well... you know what they say about eavesdropping and lurking... *laughs*

And if that's the biggest 'fault' in your tastes, I think we'll get along, no?

How's the weekend starting?

A friend of mine. *grin* I love that pic!

Or keyholes, for that matter. *cracks up*

Oh, you have nothing to worry about! It's not 'last minute' until Sunday 6pm. And even that's only if you have more that five pages to write. For less-than-5-pages it's 8pm. *nods knowingly*

I consider my weekend only now begun. I had to go over for lunch at my grandmother's. It's okay though, I like her. Tiring, but okay. And I did manage to stop by a friend to give her her wrap, and also to do some shopping, so it was a good day.

I think your avatar is wonderful! I love Disney, and Winnie the Pooh, so it's just the cutest. And it reminds me of the teddy bear of my godaughter, 'cause my friend (her mom) just made the teddy a pumpkin costume. Yes, to the TEDDY! *laughs*

Oh, they came? Brilliant!! I hope you like them. And do stock up on Kleenex for Would you?, it made me cry. I'll keep you posted if I decide to part with anything else, of course. Enjoy your books!

*kisses*

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I was very little, but I did fell in love with the country. I've been back a few times, and loved it more and more every time. Some business development of DD's took us there, like I said, I was little. I thought my dad worked at drawing elephants with his computer. *laughs*

It did, thank you. *laughs* It's still sore, you know! I get the weirdest injuries!

Oh, that's good about your mom. Hopefully it was just a one-time thing.

Well, I was satisfied with the amount of votes, absolutely. It was great to see people being so active. But if you're asking if it's the book I voted for, no it's not. *laughs* I'm happy with it, though.

It's deliriously early, but I can't seem to sleep so I got up, made a pot of coffee and decided to start work on my thesis. My life is so glamorous!

Quite alright. I guess it's my destiny to talk dirty.

Morning!

How are you?

Don't ask what I'm doing up this early, I don't know. I just couldn't sleep anymore. So I decided to make a pot of coffee and continue on my thesis. I decided to do the missing economic theory bit after all... *laughs*

Anyways, not to rush you or anything, but you did get it okay? I'm only asking 'cause as I was sending you that last PM, and started to open another window to Gmail, and close the thesis document, my computer decided to die, and everything went all funky for a while. So, just checking...

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And trouble-free? *grins*

Thank you. In fact BF did know what he was getting into, I've decorated his homes before. But unfortunately I couldn't do that, 'cause I came down with the most awful cold, and as I didn't want to make him ill (how good girlfriend of me), flew back up again. So now I'm hanging out at DD's feeling sorry for myself and looking like Rudolph the Reindeer! It's getting better, though, so maybe I'll get to fly home later next week. The flight here was pure torture.

Congratulations to your brother and his GF! That's wonderful news!

How was school? *laughs* I think I'll go and watch a George Clooney movie... (yup, totally rubbing it in... *evil laughter*)

Good morning!

Just thought I'd let you know, I'm not taking that exam tomorrow. My incredible skills at bs aren't quite that incredible after all, so I'm going to find another way to do it a bit later in the spring.

Have a lovely day!

*kisses*

Oh, good. I sometimes think my computer hates me, and does these sorts of things on purpose. If the keyboard wasn't so different in BF's computer I'd use that, but typing is just pain with it, I misspell everything!

Actually, if it's not too much trouble, I'd prefer a bit sooner, just the Chapter 5 bit, as I was hoping to send it to my prof still before the weekend. So if you could give me your thoughts on that one, and then the rest is fine whenever you have time? Just a few lines on whether it makes any sense at all. I'm known to think in non-lineary manner and other people often have difficulties following my logic...

Have I told you how incredibly much I appreciate you doing this?? Thank you!

Hi!

I am, thank you. It was just a jammed muscle, Ski Guy's physio people were able to fix it. I'm still a bit cautious with it, won't carry my bag on my left shoulder and all that, but it's fine.

(I'm on antibiotics, but that's a different story! *laughs*)

How are things with you? Are you done with school work for this spring already?

Not bad, not bad... *laughs* Luckily we're taking it a bit easier tonight... I'm really getting old!

*laughs* Anything to stay home and read, I suppose...

Hi Ben,

I'm good, thank you. And you? Did you have a nice weekend?