So, many of you may think I'm talking about work, but nay! It is in fact the next best thing to bitch about in Russia: the weather! April 1st brought a wonderful April Fool's joke from god when a sunny around 0(celsius) end of March turned into a snowstorm frozen beginning of February ( Read more... )

So, I know I did not post these stories on lj, but long story short, in December with my job I had bunch of problems that I needed their help fixing, which they are contractually obligated to help me fix, which they were colossally slow and useless about fixing. Which convinced me that despite their good reputation they had recently become ( Read more... )

So this is not a problem limited to my friends, I see it almost everywhere and in every form of media. But I think the people I hang out with are a good microcosm and representative example of it ( Read more... )

And it is sad how much better I already feel for it.

As my internet has experienced various periods of extended broken-ness which forces me to rely on a stolen wireless connection which is good for little more than chatting and checking e-mail, I have come to a worrying realization. I do not cope well with not having a good internet connection. As the period without being able to do things like ( Read more... )

So, last week was my 25th birthday, and I recall having something actually intelligent to write about it, but that has been blown out of my head by having to deal with stupid crap ( Read more... )

So we had a poker night at my apartment last night which turned out well for the most part, except that the guy who won was a terrible player. This is not to say that I am any good at poker, but I have some sense of the odds and strategy of the game. This guy was just betting like a retard, but he kept getting a huge win on the river(last card ( Read more... )

So last year in Korea a friend asked me if I had ever woken up feeling like a caricature of myself, but being the egotistical, narcissistic wanker that I am, I of course responded that, "No, not really, I hadn't ( Read more... )

So good news!

Only one week left in the CELTA course. I went to a cool concert last night with a Russian friend who seems pretty hip to the local music scene in Moscow. Huzzah!

Bad news =(

Said friend really has a crush on me which I do not return which could potentially get awkward.

I don't really know! I basically live in the school where I'm taking my CELTA course at the moment. I occasionally go out and get dinner with the two Brits in my course and on the weekends my flat mate, and I have been trying to get out more ( Read more... )