Last week, in Kiev, my cousin was in the residential neighbourhood of Obolon’ with a friend when it happened again – some drunk guy decided to go in for the kill, screaming obscenities and trying to cop a feel. His friend attempted to restrain him, telling him to “leave the girls alone.” “Girls?” He screamedContinue reading “Alcohol, Harassment, and Crisis in Kiev”
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Wrong Colour! Bad Fringe! But Bush is Out! And Kiev is Great!
My hair colour looked great, except the roots had begun to yellow. I went in to get it fixed, and the hairdresser said, “we will have to go a little bit darker.” No problem, right? WRONG. The hair is brown, brown, brown, the fringe is huge, huge, huge, and I am attempting to drown myContinue reading “Wrong Colour! Bad Fringe! But Bush is Out! And Kiev is Great!”
Happy Eastern Orthodox Christmas! :)
For those of us who celebrate their holidays according to the Julian Calendar. What I have always liked about it, especially in the States, is that I got to have two Christmases. One was for gifts, the other one was for prayers and singing. It worked out alright. It still does. So have a goodContinue reading “Happy Eastern Orthodox Christmas! :)”
Schedrik – Carol of the Bells, the Original Ukrainian Version
There’s lots of cool performances and recordings of this song on YouTube, but here is one of my favourites: It’s just a very basic fan video, but the performance really struck me. Incidentally, one of my favourite lines from the original goes – “you have a black-browed wife.” It’s congratulating the guy that the swallowContinue reading “Schedrik – Carol of the Bells, the Original Ukrainian Version”
The Bloop! The Great Wyrm Rises! And Lake Somino!
Because it has recently popped up in a Cracked article, I have been reminded of my fasination with the Bloop. Now, as I have written previously on this site – my father once had a fascinating encounter with an enormous creature that’s not supposed to exist. It happened off the coast of Crimea, during aContinue reading “The Bloop! The Great Wyrm Rises! And Lake Somino!”
Natalia A. 