“This is a permanent threat to Ukraine’s territorial integrity because the Black Sea fleet is the outpost of the Russian state in Ukraine,” [protester Igor Derevyanko] was quoted as saying by the Associated Press news agency. – BBC I kind of hate the fact that I need to point this out, but historically – CrimeaContinue reading “Oh give me a break”
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Monday music: “some say life will beat you down”
Storms, storms all through the weekend, and me hiding from them in Lush and Topshop, mostly. Going through some of my old writing these last few days, I was struck how, at the age of 21 – 22, I felt that I would never be the heroine of a story again. That the stories wereContinue reading “Monday music: “some say life will beat you down””
So this is what happens in this old Stalinka sometimes
What you see here is a kitchen sink full of sludge. To be precise, this is a kitchen sink full of sludge after some extensive cleaning efforts – so you can imagine just how much sludge was originally there. The sludge was also on the floor. The pipes were being cleaned – and so IContinue reading “So this is what happens in this old Stalinka sometimes”
Uh, so I moved countries again, ya’ll
This is my 4th international move in 3 years. My stuff is still firmly scattered across three continents. I am still out of breath. I’m kind of hoping that I will be able to catch it. I’m kind of hoping that I am done bouncing around for at least some time. It’s not too muchContinue reading “Uh, so I moved countries again, ya’ll”
Beauty is the path
I had a distressing conversation the other day. It went something like this: “Man. I am bummed. I was involved in an exciting project, and now it’s over. And there are, like, hurt feelings on both sides. Bummer. Man.” “Well, considering the fact that you use your looks to get involved in most exciting projects…”Continue reading “Beauty is the path”
Natalia A. 