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Polina.

..Second freshness - that's what is nonsense! There is only one freshness - the first - and it is al

About Me

Sometimes when I'm sad I go to L.A. Burdick's and sit and read a book. The lighting in there is comforting and I like being served hot chocolate in a ceramic (versus paper) cup. This pretty much sums me up.Oh, and I'll make an awesome old lady one day.

My Interests

cats, the perfect cup of tea, opaque black tights, Cheburashka, hedgehogs, old photographs, magical realism, stacks of good books, grilled cheese with tomato, large handbags, quirkiness, comic books, silliness, cuddles, glasses

I'd like to meet:

Nice interesting people. Friends of friends. Stitchin' bitches of the greater Boston area. Anyone with an extensive collection of Russian stop frame animation who wants to share.

Music:

Silence, nice voices saying interesting things, The Gun Club, Sneaker Pimps, Rasputina, Marianne Faithfull

Movies:

All About Eve, Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Fritz Lang's Metropolis, M, The Man Who Laughs, Laura, Pan's Labyrinth, Cry-Baby, Children of Men, It Happened One Night, Howl's Moving Castle, MirrorMask, The Royal Tennenbaums, Pride and Prejudice (campy 1940s version with Lawrence Olivier)

Television:

Mystery Science Theater 3000, The Colbert Report, Dr. Who, Batman: The Animated Series, The Twilight Zone

Books:

One Hundred Years of Solitude, Love in the Time of Cholera, Of Love and Other Demons, No One Writes To The Colonel, Orlando, To The Lighthouse, The Ladies of Grace Adieu, The Baron In The Trees, Adverbs, Wuthering Heights, Zoo Story, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, M is For Magic, American Gods, Smoke and Mirrors, Neverwhere, The Tipping Point, Blink, Grimm's Classic Fairy Tales, The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass, In Cold Blood, Bill Willingham's Fables series, A League of Extraordinary Gentleman, etc. etc.I like reading a lot.

My Blog

Tag! Youre it!

You've been tagged!Once you have been tagged, you have to write a blog with 10 random things, facts, habits, or goals about yourself. At the end choose 10 people to be tagged, listing their names. Don...
Posted by Polina. on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:31:00 PST

Revolution

I am starting a decency revolution. I am so sick of it being hip to be gross. ENOUGH. It's not original anymore and you look like an idiot. So here it goes: I propose a revolution in which we all stop...
Posted by Polina. on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:29:00 PST

Fashion blog

There is are a lot of things going awfully right and a lot of things going awfully wrong this season. I'd thought I'd breakdown what I love about upcoming fall fashion and what makes me want to scream...
Posted by Polina. on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 03:40:00 PST

Third Culture Kid (Stolen from a facebook group)

I bolded all the ones that applied to me.You know you're a TCK when:- You've heard this 'textbook' definition of a TCK before: "A third culture kid is a person who has spent a significant part of his ...
Posted by Polina. on Fri, 18 May 2007 02:07:00 PST

Silly meme stolen from Erin

1. Who are you?2. Are we friends?3. When and how did we meet?4. Do you talk to me a lot?5. Am i fun to talk to?6. Give me a nickname and explain why you picked it.7. Describe me in one word.8. What wa...
Posted by Polina. on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 03:10:00 PST

Pet peeves: MST3k etiquette

I would like to get something off my chest; if you know me you know that I love good manners and Mystery Science Theater 3000 so permit me this rant on MST3k etiquette.This is a no-no:You are not allo...
Posted by Polina. on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 01:56:00 PST

General blog frivilousness

You Are 56% LadyYou're part lady, part modern woman.Etiquette is important to you, but you brush aside rules that are outdated or silly.Are You A Lady?Your 1920's Name is:Elvina BlossomWhat's Your 192...
Posted by Polina. on Sat, 27 Jan 2007 02:59:00 PST

For variety is the spice of life

A boring blog post you can read!1. Initials:PK2. Name someone with the same birthday as you?Dan Stewart3. Where was your first kiss?In someone's basement.4. For or against same sex marriage?For!5. Are...
Posted by Polina. on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 05:24:00 PST

Silliness from my beloved Miss Emma

Things I Will Do If I Am Ever the Vampire 1. I will not pick off friends, family or neighbors of the Hero one at a time. This annoys the Hero and drives him into action. They'll still be there when he...
Posted by Polina. on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 05:40:00 PST

Isn't it ironic Alanis?

So a while back I posted a blog on how upset I was about not going back to Simmons for a semester and how I felt like a failure. Well here's the kick, I don't really want to go back this year now. I'v...
Posted by Polina. on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 07:44:00 PST