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just a coincidence or what?
Почему, когда телеканал "Культура" передает свой прогноз погоды (для тех, кто не знает - на заднем плане там картины знаменитых художников) единственный город, который проходит на фоне картины зарубежного художника (Брегеля), это Калининград???
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of sex and visas
This morning I was awakened by an sms message from our Danish boss. The message reads as following:
"Dear Ira. Shit! I believe we have a big problem. I did not have an AIDS test."
Before you ask - no, I am not having an affair with my Danish boss. He was on his way to the Russian Embassy to get his visa, when he suddenly remembered that in order to ( Read more... ) -
Not really an update-2
On Friday and Saturday I will be in Berlin. If you want a postcard, please send your address by deleted comment. If you are in Berlin and want to hang out - let me know. :) -
Хроническая непарность носков (с)
Что может быть позорнее, чем явиться на тренировку и обнаружить, что на тебе старые заштопанные носки? Правильно, обнаружить, что эти носки еще и от разных пар и разного цвета. -
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Merry Christmas to all who celebrate it today! Thanks for all who had sent me the cards, and special thanks to
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Christmas greetings
I have just sent out 67 Christmas cards to our business acquaintances, and here is what I have to say. Please, people, keep you email addresses short. And if you do choose to have them long, at least use the larger print on your business cards. I mean, honestly, you want people to be able to write you a letter, don't you?
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Xmas buzz
Очередная серия из ежегодного кошмара под названием "Празднование Рождества в РГУ им. Канта" :
Студенты, полдня разучивающие "What child is this?", ловят меня на лестнице:
- Мы придумали! Мы споем всю песню на одной ноте, а припев на двух!
(имелось в виду, что они споют всю песню в унисон, а припев разложат на голоса) -
work
My agenda is divided into two parts according to the simplest principle - things that are easy and require mimimal effort and things that can be rather challenging. And oh, man, how I hate when the simple things get fucked up though no fault of my own.
We have two students who are currently in Norway. The semester is almost over so they are coming ( Read more... ) -
weather talk
The fog outside is so thick and heavy that you can almost feel it pressing against the window. When we were driving back from the airport today it was eerie - grayish white clouds surrounding the car, merging until there was no space left between them. It's funny how your perception of the world can be changed within just a couple seconds - fields ( Read more... )