Hello everybody, by way of introduction:
WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING?
‘Brothers’ by Da Chen
WHAT TIME IS IT NOW?
Spare time. If you want to know the exact time, let me see…
WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
My mouse, O.K.?
FAVOURITE BOARD GAME?
‘Long narde’.
FAVOURITE MAGAZINE?
“Yesli (“If”) – sci-fi
BABIES?
Yep. When I die, will they send me to heaven for patiently raising that little brat?
FAVOURITE SMELL?
You can smell it in the air after the thunderstorm.
WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD?
Humiliation, helplessness, guilt.
FIRST THING YOU THINK OF IN THE MORNING?
Oh, no, I’ve just hit the pillow!
HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE?
It depends.
FUTURE CHILD'S NAME?
No chance, I’m on strike as to childbearing.
FAVOURITE COLOUR?
Black.
WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN YOUR LIFE?
My husband’s love.
FAVOURITE FOOD!
Tasty food.
IF YOU COULD PLAY AN INSTRUMENT, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
I and musical instruments – we weren’t made for each other; why spoil the music?
DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST?
Not in the city, definitely. On the highway it makes you feel like flying, yep. It’s kinda freedom.
SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?
Is the question meant to purge your ranks of necro-pedo-zoophiles? Relax, I’m not your case.
WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR?
My husband’s old hatchback with a lovingly augmented but quiet engine.
WHO IS THE PERSON FROM YOUR PAST YOU WISH YOU COULD GO BACK AND TALK TO?
My grandpa whom I’ve never seen. He died just before I was born.
FAVOURITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK?
I’m Russian. Vodka, of course. How can you, people, drink anything else?
WHAT'S IN THE BOOT OF YOUR CAR?
Some metal junk. My husband says it’s tools for repairing the car.
DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI?
What’s broccoli?
IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Field archaeologist.
EVER BEEN IN LOVE?
Have been for years and am now.
GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL?
Do you think I’ll fall into this trap? Babes! (A sigh).
FAVOURITE MOVIE?
“Stalker” by Tarkovsky. Sorry, TK.
You are great.
DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS?
Mostly yes.
WHAT'S UNDER YOUR BED?
Dust, I guess, and some surprises and traps set for parents by my juvenile delinquent.
WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST AMBITION?
To keep my heart alive and my mind open.
WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST WEAKNESS?
My having a short fuse.
IF YOU COULD BUILD A HOUSE ANYWHERE WHERE WOULD IT BE?
I’m really for Belovodye (the Slav nowhereland dream of virgin land+peace+freedom), but 20 minutes away from a big city.
WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE ARTICLE OF CLOTHING?
Jeans.
BEACH, MOUNTAINS OR CITY?
A forest at the foot of the mountain with access to a large open space and a wide stretch of water nearby.
TECHNOLOGY OR ART?
Art rather.
COMEDY OR HORROR?
Life is both, man.
FAVOURITE PHYSICAL FEATURE OF THE OPPOSITE SEX?
Eyes, strong arms, hands, bearing. Presence.
FAVOURITE TIME OF DAY?
Blue evening dusk (entre lou et chien).
THE LAST CD YOU BOUGHT?
“Melnitsa” by Helawisa (Natalia O’Shea).
WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE PLACE TO BE MASSAGED?
You mean caressed?
WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT, STRONG IN MIND OR STRONG IN BODY?
Wise in heart.
WHAT TIME DO YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING?
Too early, drat that alarm-clock!
WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE KITCHEN ITEM?
Knife and gas-stove. You can’t do without them. All the rest is complementary.
WHAT MAKES YOU REALLY ANGRY?
Perfidy; injustice; some people bossing others about, ordering them what to wear, what to do, what to think.
WHICH DO YOU PREFER, SPORTS CAR OR SUV?
SUV. Hey, before asking that, try our roads! They are not roads mostly, they are directions!
DO YOU BELIEVE IN AFTERLIFE?
I wish I could believe in it and am sadly glad I don’t.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE SEASON?
Golden autumn
IF YOU COULD HAVE ONE SUPER POWER, WHAT WOULD IT
BE?
Ability to heal and soothe pain.
DO YOU HAVE A TATTOO, WHAT IS IT?
No.
CAN YOU JUGGLE?
Nope. Must I? Do words count?
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE DAY?
Any happy day.
WHICH DO YOU PREFER SUSHI OR HAMBURGER?
Sushi, if the choice is so limited. (A sigh)
WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE SOAP?
Green tea aroma. If you are talking about soap operas – the one that I’ll never see.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE MEAL?
Anything tasty and cooked with gusto.
IF YOU COULD TAKE A VACATION ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD
WHERE WOULD IT BE?
Lake Baikal and the Altai Montains, the Russian Far East maybe, Japan and China, Norway. The world has many faces and is a beautiful place.
