Here’s an awesome LotR fanvid: There’s something about Gollum’s last moments that will always scream “T2” for me. (I’m filing this post under “Good News,” because the apartment did not catch fire after all, and the strapping electricians even got our lights back on after a certain point. There was just a lot of smokeContinue reading “Because the apartment nearly went up in flames today”
Author Archives: Natalia Antonova
Giiiiiiiiiiiiiirl
We used to make dolls out of little bags of seeds. She kissed me on the mouth in front of the other girls in our art class when she wanted to make a point. When we waited for our respective parents to pick us up, we turned off the lights in the studio and readContinue reading “Giiiiiiiiiiiiiirl”
Monday Music: the “it’s really Tuesday here now, but I had to work late” edition
I had a really fun weekend, which means that Monday came around and cracked me over the skull with a lead pipe, and took all of my money. You know when you’re so tired that you can no longer sleep? That’s pretty much me at the moment. But hey, it’s for a good cause. DidContinue reading “Monday Music: the “it’s really Tuesday here now, but I had to work late” edition”
While faffing about autumnal Kiev, I met a new love
But before I tell you about that, here are some tourist pictures (since it’s been dawning on me that most of the people who read this blog don’t really live in Kiev, and haven’t even been there): I took the funicular up from Podol, and took a look at the bell tower of the SofievskiyContinue reading “While faffing about autumnal Kiev, I met a new love”
Seeing your friend suffer on stage
Can be such an interesting experience. On one hand, it’s absolutely fantastic to see this friend transform herself. It’s like she has grown an entirely new skin. It’s magic, Dumbledore-style. On the other hand, your mind begins to race as you’re trying to reconcile her with the character, and you wonder if she has everContinue reading “Seeing your friend suffer on stage”
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