Moscow Photos
First and foremost I'd like to thank terrorcandy for being so wonderful and brave and articulate and just. A truly good person. One day I hope we can hang out.
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Just photos for now. I was going to write real stories about Russia but first I have to finish this fake story for ssbb/April. I am an ineptly slow writer so I can only do one if I also want to go to cool parties all the time, and make My Little Pony gijinka cosplay.
Question! Do you guys have any specific writing tips that I wouldn't find on websites called like, "WRITE GOOD OR WRITE WELL: IT'S UP TO YOU." Please tell me them, because I respect your input and see u as my frens. Right now I only have one from Michael Chabon, who said to write 1000 words every day. Except that's too much and also we're not frens yet even though I hang out at the San Diego Marriott every Comics Expo
Morning steam from a lot of house-heating!
In honor of Maslenitsa, I learned to suck less at making блины.
Masterful.
My grandma showing the classy way to consume them.
hey iPhone camera you are all right
The old apartment is amazing in every way. If I lived there I would stubbornly change/fix nothing.
The Sokol region has lots of 30s/40s era buildings still around.
My grandma is so good at acting and posing!! Sadly I have inherited none of this.
None, this troll like demeanor idek. I am carrying like 10 liters of vodka btw.
Work by Natalia, age 8. Fine detail on dat cabin! But I remember getting criticized for the feeble mimesis of the birds' nests.
Normally in school you just had to take it, but I remember flaring up tearfully, like, I DON'T HAVE TO VALIDATE MY ART TO YOU!!!!!
Pioneer camp work by Natalia, age 7. I hated camp because I have always been an awkward human.
One time I bit another child for not letting me and my friends have the swings.
The dome beneath the light there is the dome of the school I am applying to. Degrees in the RF are so affordable TAT
The GUM had an exhibition on Shiseido makeups and fashions 1915-1960!
Wrapping paper used for purchases *o*
Such packaging design.
I think that girl was selling orchids?
Idk if you can tell but the GUM is a classy mall.
Just giving out promotional Dior necklaces like candy.
That's some Gankutsuou shit right there.
Obligatory. There was a big Maslenitsa festival thing going on everywhere in the city center!
It was cool but I didn't take photos because I didn't want to get overcharged for anything.
My grandma insisted on walking everywhere after her surgery;;;;;; I was worried but she seemed to enjoy it so ok.
Not like I could survive driving a car in Moscow. Everyone is baffled by my reticence except my cousin Anya who is also like ...never again. We are too weak lol
Our building. I am not used to sleeping 20 floors up. I kept having building-toppling nightmares. In Russia I tend to think about death a lot;;;;;;
View however is worth it. I like to watch dudes playing soccer in -14 frost! How are they alive
Beech trees.
Lenin Library. I got attacked by pigeons because they have a tribal territory thing going for warm air coming up from the vents.
The finest Magic Hours. Down by the reservoir there are a lot of old mansion-homes. Now they've been privatized again and sold to rich people.
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Just photos for now. I was going to write real stories about Russia but first I have to finish this fake story for ssbb/April. I am an ineptly slow writer so I can only do one if I also want to go to cool parties all the time, and make My Little Pony gijinka cosplay.
Question! Do you guys have any specific writing tips that I wouldn't find on websites called like, "WRITE GOOD OR WRITE WELL: IT'S UP TO YOU." Please tell me them, because I respect your input and see u as my frens. Right now I only have one from Michael Chabon, who said to write 1000 words every day. Except that's too much and also we're not frens yet even though I hang out at the San Diego Marriott every Comics Expo
Morning steam from a lot of house-heating!
In honor of Maslenitsa, I learned to suck less at making блины.
Masterful.
My grandma showing the classy way to consume them.
hey iPhone camera you are all right
The old apartment is amazing in every way. If I lived there I would stubbornly change/fix nothing.
The Sokol region has lots of 30s/40s era buildings still around.
My grandma is so good at acting and posing!! Sadly I have inherited none of this.
None, this troll like demeanor idek. I am carrying like 10 liters of vodka btw.
Work by Natalia, age 8. Fine detail on dat cabin! But I remember getting criticized for the feeble mimesis of the birds' nests.
Normally in school you just had to take it, but I remember flaring up tearfully, like, I DON'T HAVE TO VALIDATE MY ART TO YOU!!!!!
Pioneer camp work by Natalia, age 7. I hated camp because I have always been an awkward human.
One time I bit another child for not letting me and my friends have the swings.
The dome beneath the light there is the dome of the school I am applying to. Degrees in the RF are so affordable TAT
The GUM had an exhibition on Shiseido makeups and fashions 1915-1960!
Wrapping paper used for purchases *o*
Such packaging design.
I think that girl was selling orchids?
Idk if you can tell but the GUM is a classy mall.
Just giving out promotional Dior necklaces like candy.
That's some Gankutsuou shit right there.
Obligatory. There was a big Maslenitsa festival thing going on everywhere in the city center!
It was cool but I didn't take photos because I didn't want to get overcharged for anything.
My grandma insisted on walking everywhere after her surgery;;;;;; I was worried but she seemed to enjoy it so ok.
Not like I could survive driving a car in Moscow. Everyone is baffled by my reticence except my cousin Anya who is also like ...never again. We are too weak lol
Our building. I am not used to sleeping 20 floors up. I kept having building-toppling nightmares. In Russia I tend to think about death a lot;;;;;;
View however is worth it. I like to watch dudes playing soccer in -14 frost! How are they alive
Beech trees.
Lenin Library. I got attacked by pigeons because they have a tribal territory thing going for warm air coming up from the vents.
The finest Magic Hours. Down by the reservoir there are a lot of old mansion-homes. Now they've been privatized again and sold to rich people.