You know, sometimes I really hate Moscow. It can be so damn frustrating in so many ways. I need to buy a few cosmetics/drug store items. I've been postponing it, looking at things, but not buying.
( Cut because you probably don't want to read another rant about how Russia's customer service sucks. )

I dragged my sorry ass all the way to Cherkizovskaya; it took approx. an hour or a little less. I got off the metro... and the neighborhood is not a very nice one, really. Also, it had a very empty, abandoned feel to it because of the holiday, all the markets that are around there were closed, with only a few random guys hanging around. It made me ( Read more... )

A little random thing I noticed today in the street:


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I'm drinking apple cider, because I wanted a drink tonight. It tastes nice, but is not doing anything alcohol-wise ( Read more... )

I went for a short walk wearing sandals today. Yes, sandals. It was cold in the morning, but got amazingly warm by lunch-time. Hello, spring! Too bad that they're saying it will start getting gradually colder by Saturday. As my Russian teacher informed us today, it often snows by May 9th here in Moscow ( Read more... )

You remember how, a few days before leaving for Moscow, I talked about my resolution to be a better expat this time ( Read more... )

I went for a walk, wearing my cute matching skirt + jacket spring outfit, with two pullovers under it to stay warm. I took the metro to Kuznetskiy Most, walked down the street and ogled the boutiques (Podium had such pretty-looking dresses on hangers near the shop window!), walked through the TSUM just to pick up their spring catalog and leave ( Read more... )

So tell me, what are the odds of me going to this figure skating shop EXACTLY at the morning when they get new products shipped in and thus are closed ( Read more... )

Goddamnit! I just typed like half of an entry and then accidentally closed the window and now it's all gone ( Read more... )

I really didn't want to get up today in the morning, but I made myself. I usually get up around 8:30 these days, even if school doesn't start until 10 - as mornings is the only time when our internet works properly, I use the extra time in the mornings to do some research etc.

I had a dream last night that involved ( a pool, girl-kissing, miliciya, Russian, a rink and Johnny Weir - now if that's not an interesting mix! )