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The day went by unbelievably quickly. That's what being busy does. I'm kidding; every single day of the past few months was busy - except when I or we couldn't do anything but stare into the void. After waking up and having a delicious cinnamon pancake breakfast with my little vitamins and the much-needed coffee, I started to study. I completed two of the four tasks I'd received from Charlette the other day. After preparing and devouring lunch, I buckled down to the fourth assignment. It went well, but I need another day to complete it. I gave Ági a foot massage and watched a Dutch series, Undercover. We saw it already, but it is a series worth re-watching. 

The weather was terrible today. It was so gloomy that we didn't want to go out for our usual walk. And to top it off, we even had to switch on the central heating, as the temperature dropped significantly. The strong wind and the rain couldn't uplift the mood either, so today's weather could have been better. 

I found the original soundtrack of one of our beloved series, Bordertown by Kaae & Batz, on Apple Music, and it is fantastic. Listening to it brings back so many memories from the movie that my skin goes goose-bumpy. I loved it, and I love the Finnish language, so it is high time I started learning it. I won't focus on it as much as I do on my English studies, but it will be a good distraction and help to keep my English studies in a healthy balance. I can't explain why, but I miss this series. The crimes committed were terrible, but the characters, the story, the setting, and the music were top-notch and made these horrible crimes forgettable and the characters unforgettable. Unfortunately, there won't be another season, but at least there is a movie version of the series following the events of the last three seasons. We started to watch it yesterday and will finish it today. 

Jäähyväiset Kari Sorjonen, Lena Jaakkola, Katia Jaakkola, Pauliina Sorjonne, Janina Sorjonen, Nico Uusitalo, Taina Heintunen, HP Lund, Thomas Heikkinen, Anneli and Robert Degerman and the others...

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