Leaving all relevant handouts at your Russian class is *not* the best idea when you need to prepare for a test.

That is all.

1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 23.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the sentence in your journal...along with these instructions

b. Who does Arnold want to make breakfast for?

Investigations in Universal Grammar, Stephen Crain and Rosalind Thornton.

Many, many birthday wishes to my beloved nephew Corwin, who is now Officially A Teenager (tm).

Hope you enjoyed your celebrations on Saturday -and we'll see you on Friday for even more celebrations! *big snuggles*

Many warm wishes to the faraway keristor -hope you celebrated with some lovely local delicacies! *hugs*

An electric mixer is NOT the ideal tool for making fruit smoothies.

Following a recent conversation with keristor, my first Russian lesson, and a couple of posts by mr_logic and filkerdave that have been posted recently, I have just created a new community, filk_in_foreign.

This is meant to be a space for any filker (in the very broad sense of ( Read more... )

Just got back from Reading and my first ever Russian lesson. I have been walking around with a heavy rucksack for most of the day, so I have achey legs and shoulders, but I am a Happy Girl (TM). I can now say a variety of things in Russian, including 'hotel', 'chocolate', and 'Siberian salmon'. How's that for useful vocabulary?

You know you need more exercise in your life when you're out of breath and need a shower after a game of cards:) Okay, so it was a very fast and furious card game (by the name of "slam", apparently), but still...

Highly recommended for reducing stress, though. But do remember to breathe while playing. Breathing is your friend.

And what is even scarier, so is whitez :)

But what I really wanted to say is...

Happy birthday to the lovely mokatiki ! Hope you've had a great day:)

A very happy birthday to djbp ! I wish you health, happiness, and unlimited book storage space:) *cuddles*