OK, OK, OK. Since this is Russia, I guess I’m supposed to say that they are all working against me, right? No. But, nevertheless, this is frustrating.
A few days ago, I wrote about my attempts to see the Moscow House of Photography. No dice. So, the next day, I was determined to go somewhere else. [...]
Archive for January, 2006
The museums are against me!
31 January 2006Disney, Pixar, Apple and iTunes Music Store
27 January 2006If you haven’t already heard, Disney bought Pixar for $7.4 billion. This after their relationship seemed to have slightly soured a few years ago.
MacCentral has an article about how this could benefit Apple.
What I’ve noticed is that the bandwagon for video content on iTunes Music Store is gaining speed. Every day seems to bring new [...]
Two Strikes and a Hit
26 January 2006Yesterday, I decided I would do something different: go out and see a museum or something like that. While browsing, I found MoscowOut.ru and from that I learned about the Moscow House of Photography. The website is well done, there are several exhibitions listed, most prominently, Alexandr Slusarev’s “The City I Live In” and “Russian [...]
Apple Mac Center
23 January 2006I have been overseas since Apple announced and started to open Apple Stores. Every time I return to the States, I inevitably come across some Apple Stores, often one which was not there the last time I came home. Mostly, I drool, but sometimes, I buy.
Naturally, I have been very excited that Apple opened stores [...]
Apartment Search in Moscow
19 January 2006Moscow apartments are expensive. No doubt about that. Everyone knows that Moscow is very expensive. And they have a different business model here for apartment agencies: the client pays the agency. One month’s rent or more.
Well, for that kind of money, damnit, I want some service! Really. I mean, how many times do I have [...]
60 degree swing in under two weeks
19 January 2006Yesterday, my wife asked me to pick her up in the car as we went to view another apartment. We planned to meet at 18.30. At 17.30, I innocently approached the car, cleaned off all the snow and then tried to start it. But, it wouldn’t start.
Granted, the dashboard display indicated -24.5 Celsius. And it [...]
Ice skating at Gorky Park
17 January 2006We went to Gorky Park last weekend, because they have a place for ice skating. When we got there, we realized what an understatement that is.
Last time we went to Gorky Park was in the summer or fall. It has a grandiose entrance, with wide walkways, carefully delineated green spaces, lots of trees for shade, [...]
