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-About Stroika-


-Does crossword puzzles.

-Reads the dictionary (Heinemann please).

-Prefers to be literate, but is certainly not averse to bastardising the English language.

-Equatorial being.

-Random facts poster/ commenter.

-Prefers to get to know you first before being befriended. (Although I do make some concessions.)

-I'm moody lately.

-I can't help my imperious nature.
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Word of the Week:



"harridan" (say harri-d'n) (noun)


-A vicious old woman


"parochial" (say pa-ro-kee-ul) (adjective)

-(as in outlook) Having a very narrow view.
"Your hatred of everything modern shows a very parochial outlook"


"conjecture" (say k'n-jekcher) (noun/ verb)

-To guess or make a judgement without sufficient evidence.






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x_gokai-okuzuko_x

Report | 11/30/2021 6:37 pm

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Hi Stroika!!!! I see you were online earlier this year. How ya doin? Also, do you use discord? I haven't touched Skype in ages haha
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Report | 04/06/2021 5:45 pm

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Which company's vaccine have you got? It's been such a hot topic here. Astra Zeneca ones are problematic, they keep making headlines.

Nope - borders here have been open. Initially, the limitation was mainly there were no flights to or from here (this is why I was stuck in Serbia for three months last year), and later they introduced some restrictions, like, if you are not a citizen or a resident, you need a good reason to enter the country, such as business or medical treatment, it can't be just for tourism.

The doctorate is in neuroscience. The official time is three years, but I already missed that mark, and am in my fourth year now. Will probably go into fifth, they way things are going.

And LOL, I indeed do have a smartphone now. My mom gave me her old one last June, before I returned to Germany. I use WhatsApp and Telegram, we can add each other there, if you use any of those. heart
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Report | 04/05/2021 3:01 pm

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I don't know if you'll believe this, but I thought about you maybe two days ago! Telepathy maybe?
Well, both my brother and sister had corona, my brother recovered pretty well, but my sister was feeling pretty weak and had headaches for about two months, but she is OK now as well. But they're significantly older than me, so I guess they can't go unscathed. :p My dad got both doses of the vaccine, my mom only got the first one this weekend. Hopefully she gets the second one as well without problems. They're all in Serbia (well my brother went back to Caribbean on a ship a few days ago for work), but I'm in Germany and here the vaccine roll out is so slow, I will probably never get it.

Did Trinidad get some vaccines?

My PhD is a hot mess, but I am doing my best not to get depressed about it. Just staying home all day is weird. It feels helpless, but also calming at the same time.
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Report | 01/11/2021 5:33 pm

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heart Hey grrrrrrl, how have you been?
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Report | 11/24/2019 6:00 pm

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Ah, I can relate. Any long-term plans on leaving the island?
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Report | 11/22/2019 4:34 pm

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LOL, still no smartphone and no whatsapp. :p I'm still on skype, though, even though, to be honest, I am not logged in there often.

Thanks :hugs: I am dealing OK with it. Basically, he told me he thought about it, and realized that I am not "the one", the person who he wants to marry or spend the rest of his life with. There are additional details, but this is the most important part. So yeah... I wouldn't want to stay with someone who is not happy with me and doesn't want to be with me, anyway.

And aww, why are you hating your life? a*****e boss and colleagues? Low pay? Do you specialize in a particular kind of law?

LOL, never? biggrin What about your clients or colleagues? Is it an all-women company? :p
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Report | 11/18/2019 5:32 pm

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My (now ex) bf broke up with me this September, so I moved out of our shared flat, and now I live with a stranger in a flatshare. Started the third year of my PhD in October. Dating and feeling mostly OK with being single. Procrastinating on some of my tasks (like writing a paper). Saving up money in case I need to move again or if my funding runs out and living a very minimalist lifestyle. :p

How about you? Still in Trinidad? Still at that legal/law job you had last year? Any guys in your life? smile
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Report | 11/18/2019 5:13 pm

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Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrl, how have you been? heart heart heart heart heart
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Report | 10/15/2018 4:48 pm

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Glad to hear you're getting better bit by bit. Hopefully, you'll be fully recovered soon! 3nodding

I do have a regular mobile phone, so I would be able to receive call or text messages in cases of emergency. biggrin I agree, not even having a phone for such cases seems odd. Where did you date this German guy? In England?

He only vomited in the night between Saturday and Sunday, but he felt unwell all Sunday, and today he was still not 100%. We mostly ate the same stuff, but he stuffed himself whereas I stopped when I was more or less full. And well, he also ate chocolate ice cream which I didn't, but again, it was probably the amount, rather than the content. Oh well, lesson learned, I hope.

Oh I know so many people who feel incomplete and invalid without a partner, it's sad really. your attitude is really refreshing to hear.

Not much talking? LOL, now I'm curious as to what he looks like. :p Although he probably wouldn't want you showing his pics to your Internet pals.

Ugh, i can relate. My supervisor sometimes expects me to figure stuff out on my own that I have never done before and that would take half the time if someone more experienced helped me out. But oh well... i guess it's one way to learn.
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Report | 10/13/2018 7:18 pm

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OK, now I saw it, it was about how long ago we started chatting.

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