Fortunately, this last game was relatively calm. However, I did get completely screwed over by the apple on 39. I was planning on waiting for the letters -- I got a purple crystal combo on the last level and ONLY wanted L...But instead the apple stayed in the bottom box literally until I died to the fireball. I was standing right under him the whole time, then the fireball came, I kicked a bomb up to freeze him, and jumped past him, but by the time I had to jump back down to avoid the fireball, he still hadn't decided to come down -- On the contrary, he went UP.
There was seriously nothing I could do at that point but die...Deaths completely out of the player's power are @*()&#!@ - If you ask me, the white and black bomb beams should be reversed on that level...
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Also, I decided to go into bubblefest - Why not? I need to take PD's now anyways to have even a chance at top 2, and I only died once (Yep, you guessed it - Lychees.) and I hit the stupid button on 43.8 in my ignorance. I didn't even have time to listen to my instinct telling me 'TRAP' it was just so perfect..and red. I had to press it.

(PD 43 spoiler alert)
Bleh. 1.7m isn't terrible for me, but it's not good enough by a longshot. What do you think I should aim for to progress this week? 3m? 3.5? Pray I get my first money bag soon...