Hmm, I could have sworn there have been casuals the week before finals in the past. Oh well, that gives me more time to study then.
Yeah man I really like this game and it's exciting to finally find one other person who's actually trying to take it at a serious level, so I'll always be down for games. It may not be my current main fighter (that right goes to KOF atm!) but I'll always be playing MB i think. I've been working on new characters like yourself so hopefully the next time we get to play we'll get to test them out.
BTW, I won't be here on may 6, in case there are casuals that friday (last day of finals). And the following Friday I won't be here either since I'll be in Cali for a week. May 20th and onward for the summer I'll be around for the summer semester. So we won't get to play until then. Keep on practicing though and I hope your personal situations get settled...