Scary lump in the mouth

I was in a complete panic when I noticed a hard lump in my mouth. I've had a bone lump in my mouth for decades, but I had no idea what this new lump was.

I had been feeling bad before, and the stress and fear of course only increased the pain and other symptoms. It was hard to even try to focus on anything when I was so scared.

 

 

I knew I should go to the dentist to get a diagnosis. But if I tried to get an appointment from the student health care, it would probably take many months. I noticed that one dentist here had an offer until the end of January, a check-up for 39 euros. I didn't make an appointment at first and they all went by then. But on Wednesday I managed to get a cancellation appointment for Thursday.

As I had hoped, the new mouth lump is a torus, or a bone lump. Since one of my remaining wisdom teeth seems close to the surface, the dentist wanted to take an X-ray, but I refused. I wanted to get by with that 39 euros. I have now been to the dentist and dental hygienist four times in less than a year! The dentist also complained about my dry mouth. I hadn't noticed that before, but I noticed it now when I had a check-up. Could that be due to the approaching menopause?

 

 

The cold also annoys me, I was afraid I would freeze. I have running clothes, yes, but what about so-called better clothes? I don't have a single polo shirt that is long enough to protect not only my neck but also my waist. It's a bit of a shame that I didn't buy one at Citymarket last year when there was a 2 euro offer.

Senseless Domen drama at the Ski Flying World Championships

Ski Flying World Championships, Oberstdorf

Thursday, qualifying

Fortunately, Yle showed the competition, Viaplay did not. My favorite jumper Domen Prevc holds the Oberstdorf hill record. Domen won both training rounds. My other favorite, Andreas Wellinger, was in training but not in the qualifying round, so he did not make it to the German team.

The jury lowered the platform to Domen by three, but Domen still had the longest jump of the qualifying round and won.

Friday, first and second round

"Is Domen Prevc the only one who can beat Domen Prevc in Oberstdorf?" How wrong we were!

Domen was also the best in the trial round with a 21-point difference to the next.

Coach request -5 platforms!! Domen had difficulties in the first jump, a shaky start. Only 204 meters, but still second place after Lindvik. The second jump was only two stages. Domen was in the lead after the first day with 14 points, Ren was second.

Saturday, third and fourth round

Domen won the tailwind test round, 3 stages lower than the others.

Domen had a great jump in the third round, 4 stages lower than the others, almost a 50-point lead before the last round.

Domen won the ski flying world championship by 60 points. His teammates didn't lift Domen up because Domen didn't want to, boo. "Let's save it for tomorrow", wtf? Domen said he wanted to save his suit?

 

 

I didn't see the victory ceremony, boo.

 

 

Sunday, team competition

Wellinger was not selected to the German team.

I didn't expect such drama from the team competition!

While Lindvik was waiting to jump, he complained about something. The reason was revealed... lone skis went down the hill. At first, I thought Lindvik had forgotten to fasten his skis. Did Lindvik make a "Tande"? Then we thought that they had to be a trial jumper's skis. And then the real plot twist... those skis were Domen's! What the hell happened? Was it Domen's carelessness, or did someone throw the skis down the hill? People were shouting sabotage. Even though Domen's spare pair was quickly whisked to the tower, he was ultimately not allowed to jump at all, so Slovenia's chances of a medal were gone. Slovenia claimed in their protest (based on trial jumper's eyewitness account) that someone hit Domen's skis with an umbrella and knocked them down.

Then there was a debate about whether Slovenia would jump in the second round. Out of solidarity for Domen, the others didn't want to jump, but because Domen wanted to jump, they did in the end.

Incredible drama. I laughed even though I should have cried because it was my favorite Domen. And because with worse luck there could have been casualties.

 

 

I was hoping for Japan to win, and fortunately that happened before Austria. A whole new country was added to the group of ski flying world champions. Even without Domen's mess, Slovenia would probably have only finished fourth.

Domen's skis

Fact: Domen put his skis in the wrong place. But the question is why did he do that? According to the rules, there must be a FIS person there who is responsible for holding the skis. But in Domen's case, this was not the case, so he was forced to put his skis somewhere. Because if he hadn't gone to the equipment control, he would have been disqualified.

This is where it happened. The suit control is right before the jump, and after the control, the suit is not allowed to be touched anymore.

 

 

We'll see how this scandal affects Domen, especially in terms of the Olympics. Ever since Domen's season started going so well, I've been hoping for an Olympic victory for him. If that doesn't happen, I'll be disappointed.

This season, Domen would have a unique opportunity to join the rare group of people who have won all five: world championship, world flying championship, 4 hills tournament, Olympic victory, and overall World Cup victory. So far, only one person has been able to win all five, Matti Nykänen.

 

 

 

Ps. best video about Domen's skis

 

My first order from Temu

I wanted custom jewelry in memory of my cats, and I was about to pay multiple times the price to middlemen. Just one piece of jewelry like that would have cost more than the entire contents of this Temu order, 8 products, if ordered from elsewhere.

Cotton shirt with my own print

The shirt is cotton as promised, but the quality of the print is such that I don't predict it will last very long. I ordered an Asian size XL, because I often wear size L in t-shirts available in Finland. I want a looser and longer shirt. Well, the shirt is indeed too big for me. That should correspond to a Euro size 38, but it is quite a lot bigger. A shirt with my own print cost 4.24 euros at Temu. The picture shows the shirt after the first wash.

 

 

Two custom cat necklaces

I was worried beforehand that there would be mistakes in the cats' names, but there aren't any. At first I thought the chains' locks weren't in the middle of the chain, but then I realized they had an extension piece. So you can choose how long the chain should be, which is convenient. The price of a cat-themed necklace with three cats at Temu is 3.15 euros. The pictures are of poor quality, sorry about that.

 

 

In an online store that looks Finnish (but isn't actually Finnish) with its name and website address, the price of a three-paw necklace would have been 39 euros (and that's supposedly a 50% discount), in an English-language store it would have been 27 euros, and in Temu it is 4.29 euros. But you have to pay ten times the price to middlemen, right?

 

 

 

Keychain in memory of cats

"I loved you your whole life, I'll miss you for the rest of mine." Unfortunately, the text on this keychain is dimmer than in the Temu product image.

 

 

Heat socks

How are the copycat socks compared to the real Heat Holders? The price at Temu is 4.38e, so you could get three of these for the price that Heat Holders cost in Finland. Let's see how long they last.

Two foldable travel ballerinas

One pair with cat theme, other similar to the ones that fell apart on the last cruise. I gave up ordering the Hello Kitty ones, there would have been more options for those too. Temu has a really wide selection of Hello Kitty products, it's rare to find them in Finland, especially clothes intended for adults.

It feels bad that I had to place an order without any discount code. All the codes I found were only valid in the app. I'm losing money because I don't have a smartphone.

I would never order electrical appliances or cosmetics from Temu. I also want cotton and not polyester in clothes. It's a different matter whether the clothes are actually cotton, even if they promise to be.

I should start a dropshipping business myself. I just need to come up with good products to order from Temu (affiliate link) and sell at a higher price.

Ps. I would have liked to order these Hello Kitty panties, but all the sellers only have one size available, which is not suitable for me. Are these definitely licensed and approved by Sanrio...?