I got a visa!!! It just arrived!

I... will write more later. After I throw up a bit. :-P

Они мне дали виза!!! Она только что пришла!

Так я... буду писать опять. Через немного рву. :-P

One last email: sent out to colleagues, friends -- several hundred people yesterday (enough that the mail server thought it was spam and blocked me until it was sorted out, sigh)... so what's one more ( Read more... )

So. Computer stuffs: What do?I have wide range of options available to me when it comes to technology (as in: what technology to take with me to Russia), and then a bunch of constraints. (Money, of all things, isn’t really one of them - with one caveat that I note below. But generally, whatever ends up being the best option, I’m happy to spend what ( Read more... )

So. The ongoing saga of the Russian visa... she is ongoing.

I met with Visa Guy last Friday.

No. Back up.
I met with Visa Guy the Thursday before last.

No. Wait. From the top.

Russian visas are hard to get. At the best of times. Especially for Canadians (who the Russians do not currently much like) and an order of magnitude more so for people ( Read more... )

I’ve been listening to a lot of
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С новым годом, всем!

Happy New Year to all!

As I look over my journal history, I see that it’s been the better part of a year since I last posted. Sorry, everyone, for contributing to the slow decline of LJ as a living platform, sigh. But, y’know, 〈reasonsreasonsreasons〉. I was a little preoccupied for much of 2015, and frankly neglecting a lot ( Read more... )

So. The last ten days: best 10 days ever??

I dunno. Probably not. But a damned strong contender.

+Friday: Was in Edmonton over (Thursday) night, and came back Friday.
I like Edmonton! I’ve mentioned this before. They have good restaurants there. Had a productive meeting.
+Friday: May 1st marked the ONE YEAR point before I go to Russia ( Read more... )

On the upside...I can learn ( Read more... )

( Whining ahead. )

Arancini (Breaded & Fried Risotto Balls) with Marinara Sauce

I was just commenting to chu_hi that I was being remiss and needed to do a food post again sometime soon. (Sure, ok, there were the
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