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Bicycle fine
Am I the only f-g moron who stopped, and then actually paid the fine of thirty (30) pounds sterling for cycling on the pavement?
I fear so.
Admittedly, I was so tired and fed up and stunned by the idiocy of the fine that I simply did not want to lie, argue or else. -
dead language
So great was her desire to master their language, to be able to weave from words a pattern of intricate, delicate beauty, that her own, native tongue was left in disregard: there it lay, abandoned, fading, year after year, slowly wasting away, it’s body, no longer toned and feline, decomposing. So that when one day, disillusioned, she turned back ( Read more... ) -
MAC vs Microsoft
In case any of you are short of ideas for a party, here is a lovely suggestion...
No comment.
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And who said there is no freedom of press in Russia ( Read more... ) -
Home sweet home
It's not the major problems and disasters, but smaller things that remind me where I come from ... and it is very unlikely I would want to go back permanently...
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And now a Major Motion Picture...
Unfortunately, together with painfully brilliant (Yes!) “The city of Thieves” I picked up one more book at Waterstone’s on the way to Athens:
The BOURNE SANCTION
Yes, action and spy novels are a particular genre, and thus we must accept certain peculiarities. I do enjoy film versions of the above with it’s unbelievable plot, undoable stunts and ( Read more... ) -
Other life / Recession notes.
Recession notes.
There I was, in the sound studio, clients, voiceover artists en all.
10 a.m. start, tube on strike, pissing with rain, 2 minutes late on my bike. Just like good ol' days.
I walk in and the being introduced by a receptionist: "the translator is here"
My word.
This is what I am now.
No high flying titles.
Well, I suppose 200 quid for 2 ( Read more... ) -
Baron Munchausen
Of all people, losing him is a painful blow leaving a hollow, hollow black space.
Too many associations, memories... Childhood, "Baron Munchauzen", an unbelievable resemblance to my father, and, of course, Nostalgia of which I am now a long and faithful spouse. -
Kervan Saray
So, this is where I find myself these days, for a month or so, perhaps. Until my head clears and my heart settles and , and, and...
www.kervansaraybeach.com
So, internet connection is sporadic, to say the least, and I am wishing my niece a very happy birthday a day later.
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Moscow Christmas Billboards
Moscow advertising billboards never fail to put me into a sunny mood during these short gray winter days... All over South-West of Moscow (so, the campaign is pretty big, eh..) - "Лучший подарок - именной кирпич ( Read more... )