Thrilling. Any resemblance of the above line to bitter sarcasm is, of course, coincidental. Of course. Er, for an actual bit of useful information: Exit poll results will be posted at 23:00 local time, January 17th. Until things get interesting (which they are bound to do, lest we forget what country we’re in), here’s howContinue reading “Lol gaiz! There’s an election in Ukraine!”
Category Archives: Ukraine
Scientific proof that Potap & Nastya Kamenskikh are freaking geniuses
I never noticed it until recently, but here it is, in screenshot format: The license plate on this car has the Ukrainian flag, the word “EMPIRE” in Russian and, underneath it, the word “USSR.” Pseudo-political visual teasing FTW.
Proper shaving and care of Russian dudes
These last few months have been months full of guests. Some of them have been mine exclusively, some I have been handed over, like parcels. The latest guest, from Russia, we’ve had a lot of fun with, especially when he demanded that we shave his head: It went well after the absinthe. And more absintheContinue reading “Proper shaving and care of Russian dudes”
The only person in Kyiv who had a better New Year’s Eve than I did
Is a friend of ours I’ll call Vova. Vova has a house by the river, which was where he and his wife were holed up, having a quiet evening. Around 11:30 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, Vova realized that they were out of mineral water, and ran out to the local kiosk, on the off-chanceContinue reading “The only person in Kyiv who had a better New Year’s Eve than I did”
2009
The original title of this post was “2009 Sucked.” But then something odd happened. I suck at making resolutions, though there are definitely people and things I’d like to say goobye to. Mostly to you and you. And Madeira. Holy crap, I am never drinking that again. I am also never standing on icy bridges,Continue reading “2009”
Natalia A. 