a couple of long stories short:

• i'm keeping spanish 4; am probably in trouble; must start renting spanish films stat. thursday forgot how to say "if we don't continue this class i'll stay in spanish 2" and caused the substitute professor to say "i'm sorry, i don't understand."


• something went wrong with my residence permit application: i have family member status but it is for only one year still, which isn't of much practical use; and the thing cost more so it's like €60 wasted. i was too confused and terrified by the scary desk worker to ask so i don't know what happened.


• i've mumbled before about why fps and rps are different but i don't know if i've ever mentioned how i think i prefer the latter. i didn't realise how much i'd missed it till i started writing it again.


• autumn in turku/åbo is WET and i get soaked every time i go outside, plus the wind makes it hard to see. do i need wellies and hats? i might.

arashi spam!

( jun/aiba picspam from boat-building and ostrich farm mago magos )

new arashi rps story: a series of attempts by matsumoto jun to paint his fingernails

a series of attempts by matsumoto jun to paint his fingernails (≈6300 words)
arashi rps (my arashi tag; introduction posts here, here and here; aiba/jun posts here and here)
matsumoto jun/aiba masaki (background ohno satoshi/ninomiya kazunari), r
this is a birthday present for the sublime aeslis; beta and also that incredibly adorable embedded illustration by the inimitable elfiepike. thanks also to my buddy perhael for second opinions.

The day was over, and looking back on it with hindsight, it did not look good. Jun had eaten nothing but sushi rice, Sho's excellent coffee, and vending machine tea. He'd cut himself, his nail polish had been ruined three times and Nino's shoes once, he still had a headache, and they had another studio session tomorrow morning. Also, he was almost out of people to paint his nails.