my computer ’s battery has decided not to charge anymore, so i’m stuck all weekend offline, and with the added adventure of trying to get my laptop fixed in kiev. a few awesome people from work have offered to help me out, so i’m pretty sure it will all work out fine - but not […]
Ok, I guess this is the real one. And I now know what the guys were practicing for earlier this week. I got up early (thanks neverending sick!) and decided I was going to go watch the parade, and take some pictures. I walked out and when I got to my corner, i noticed […]
Thursday, August 23, 2007
This is true iconic advertising brilliance. I have no idea what he’s selling, but I’m buying. Mostly because I think he may be drunk, and have magical powers .
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Poor little airport puppy. He walked around every time people got off a plane and stumbled outside the airport near where he lay, either because they freaked him out or because he was trying to get someone to take him home. I busted him walking right next to people a few times like they weren’t […]
Thursday, August 23, 2007
The day after we got home, I went to my old apartment to gather up the few things I’d left there and give it a bit of a cleaning. It was pretty early by Kiev standards 8:30, maybe 9 tops and as I rounded the corner by St. Sofia’s I saw all these soldiers lined […]
Thursday, August 23, 2007
In Odessa, we were having breakfast outside, and across the street on a balcony was, very possibly, the cutest couple ever. They didn’t say a word to each other, just sat there for about half an hour, then it looked like one of them asked the time and they slowly went inside. Matlock […]
Thursday, August 23, 2007
….before I was rudely interrupted by the sick? I actually went to the “American Medical Center” on Tuesday and got some antibiotics which seemed to make me crazy worse yesterday, but this morning I’m feeling like I may actually live. Which I’m very happy about - and works a a good segue way […]
And stuck at home without internet. Boooo-ring.
I’ve snuck over to the pub across the street for a quick cybernet fix, and to upload what I’ve been keeping myself busy with yesterday and a bit of today while I’ve been wallowing in self pity and fever dreams. I decided that I missed screen printing. […]
I’m off to Odessa, and my first domestic Ukrainian flight. Everyone says to not sit by the doors, because that makes you “cold”.
I moved into my new pad today…wish I could stay home an unpack, but Saturday nights all right for that. Odessa photos soon….
Two more - two more and no more Moscow - back to Kiev. Two more from the market (I can’t remember the name, sorry). First, strangely creepy cat-hats:::
And finally, someone trying to sneak into the market from what looks like Disneyworld - or a really awesome final hole of mini golf
OK, thank you Moscow, […]
Ok, I’ve been back two days, I got the new keys to my new place today, all is right with the world. I have a bunch of photos left, but I thought I’d finish it up with two more - two that sum up what I thought Russia would be like - well, 13 year […]
One of the main things I wanted to see was Lenin under glass. Of course, the whole time I was there, his house looked like this:
So, Ok, fine. No Lenin under glass - probably just a legend anyway, like Disney on ice. Nope - as I’m running around the day I’m leaving […]
I didn’t get to any galleries, but I did get to see the art in the Kremlin’s churches, and St. Basil. I would have been shot on sight had I taken photos in the Kremlin (they had signs that said..ok, fine, they didn’t, it was more of a general feeling) so I didn’t get […]
I went and had dinner twice at this great place called “sky-lounge” in Moscow. It’s in what either was, or is the science academy. It’s kind of off from the area I was getting used to - the kremlin, red square mega mall area - and off near the (ok, fine, NOT) Colossus […]