Congrats to Irina on launching her style consulting business: http://www.styleandyou.com! She’s decisively amazing at finding great deals on stylish clothes, so I’m positive that Microsoft folks will really benefit from shopping with her.
We’re already getting some coverage (thanks, David!), and 158 Microsofties came to check out the site the first day after its launch [hehe spamming NewGradNet has its benefits 
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Друзья мои, а вы, небось, так и продолжаете гадать, какого фига я ушел в другую группу-то. С многими из Вас, дорогие читатели, я имел беседы о разных элементах этого решения, но вот только сейчас собираюсь все скомпилировать.
Друзья. В сумасшедшем ритме мира, в котором я живу, очень сложно обернуться и увидеть важные фазы жизни, даже когда они перед носом. Вот и сечас, только месяц спустя, я пишу о знаменательнейшем событии – я стал американским гражданином. И пусть это только символический шаг – я жил, учился и работал здесь уже шесть лет – но все же. Read the rest of this entry »
Как вам, дорогие гости, слово “ни-че-го-не-деланье”? Мне, например, оно кажется подозрительно длинным, и несколько нудным. Однако, это слово ни в коем случае не может охарактеризовать текущий стиль жизни нашего героя.
.. ну, или, быть может, только иногда. Например прямо сейчас. А вот сейчас – уже нет. Read the rest of this entry »
Hello from the elderly, boy [with a southern accent].
Yours truly is getting old – about to apply for Social Security anytime soon, if only they offered it for 23-year-olds. Hey, I do want early retirement! Primarily because there’s not gonna be any government retirement money left by the time I get to it. Read the rest of this entry »
Hello My name is Pixel Gogi!
I arrived into my new home around midnight on June 18th with Continental Flight 667! The flight wasn’t bad, I made it out pretty happy – starving but really excited! I wanted to be petted! Irina gave me treats and spend some time cleaning me with wipes but I didn’t care, I kept eating and wiggling my very short tail in excitement for all the attention I was getting. There is this super tall dude that kept hugging Irina and flashing his camera at me! Over all, he’s pretty mellow and nice, his name is Alex. He sat on the floor with Irina while I sniffed my new room around and took a nap on Irina’s lap. Read the rest of this entry »
Ну что, друзья, иногда бывает самое время заниматься самоанализом. Не тем, который идет к кому-то – будь то психиатр, близкий друг, или круг “private”, как я раньше имел на сайте. Нет. Тот самоанализ, о котором я говорю – это для себя.
Я, кстати, недавно заметил – вполне можно с собой вести интеллектуальную беседу . Ничего особо нового не узнаешь, но самопознавание – это как-бы тоже открытие.
Ну что, как идет моя жизнь… Read the rest of this entry »
All right, so – many of you already know – I’m house-watching at the moment. Yes-yes-yes, trying to find a house to stop paying rent. Just sick of throwing money into the garbage can. So, my colleague at work, Nate Stott, recommended this very nice real estate lady, Paula Leonard, who took us around town and showed us quite a few homes. So, my reasons for buying the house are: Read the rest of this entry »
Best of… Irina and Alex
All right, my friends, you have been waiting for my appearence on this site for a long time now, and I apologize I haven’t been writing much! There’s been a ton of things happening:
1) I had my 22nd birthday! Mama, Miha, b.Nona and d.Lenya all came [was really nice to see you!], we had a great time! Pics are posted already.
2) Irinka got me a kitten for my birthday! She is TOTALLY cute, and she was sooo tiny for my birthday (6 weeks or so). She’s a bit bigger now, and knows how to purr like a refrigirator The best pic of the cat of all times is attached. More are here. We finally named her Halva, after recommendations by our friend Lena. We already took her to the vet couple times, did all vaccinations and everything.. I even clipped her nails couple times already. Irina insists that we bathe her monthly, and we did it twice… Scary, but I agree – it’s better to have a clean cat and a happy girlfriend :-p. Halva an awesome cat, very friendly and likes kissing
3) Miha and I went to Vancouver mid-July, had a great time there. Only a weekend, but man, it was fun! BTW, it was my first time crossing American border since 2000. Felt pleasant to come back A ton of pics are in the photos section.
4) Irinka and I started dancing classes! We signed up for a private instruction dance studio 5 blocks away from the house . It’s awesome – we’re doing 2-3 classes a week, they are 1 hour long, and they teach waltz, foxtrot, rumba, swing, tango, salsa… Awesome!
5) I added a gift registry section to this website – if you want to buy me a present for some occassion but have no idea what to get, go here and see some cool things that I want. All of them are under $100.
That’s about it. I’ll try and post more frequently from now on .