Author: Rauf Aliev

At this very moment, we are all waiting for tornadoes. In half of the offices, work has come to a halt (colleagues are stuck in the basement)

Traffic features in our small town. Along this road, we often travel from Tysons Corner to the outside world – to Washington, to Lisa’s or Masha’s schools.

The colored pathway represents a turn (!). There is a traffic light hanging in the middle and a stop line. When it’s red, you can still turn right according to the traffic rules, but very cautiously. So, according to those who built this road, there is a right turn (if you move from north to south). It’s also a left turn, if you move from south to north – but that’s somewhat understandable, though also complicated.

For me, this road might as well have no turns at all.

I buy things in any color so long as they are black. I just received a book; once I read it, I will share what makes it interesting. I have its digital version, but I wanted to buy the paper one.

Purpose.

Can you recommend a TV series?

House of Cards is quite tough in English, greatly nourishing my inferiority complex: I can’t understand half of it in the original, and I don’t want to watch the Russian version. I’ve watched White Collar, it was cool, but it’s over. Didn’t get into Westworld. Stranger Things was cool, but it’s over. Watched Black Mirror (partially, but that was enough). Really like Homeland, but waiting a week for the next episode is too long; I want something else.

Here are the results of my last poll on this matter: https://www.facebook.com/raufaliev/posts/10154175525097368?match=0YHQtdGA0LjQsNC7

Drop me some ideas please. What is a must-watch?

Watched “The Odyssey” about Jacques-Yves Cousteau, where Audrey Tautou (the one from Amélie) performs wonderfully. She’s in a very unusual role for her. Plus, the soundtrack is cool by Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The King’s Speech, Harry Potter … ). Seems like the first movie in Russian translation that I’ve watched here. Too bad I still lack French 😦 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unCIKO7-PSQ

I don’t like washing rice. I automated the process: just pour all the rice into a container with a tight lid, fill it with water, shake viciously to remove all the starch, then open one latch, and the water drains quickly without a single grain spilling out. Repeat a few times.

Rode with Liza for 53 km, to the Pentagon and back. Another 5 km to home, warming up in a Thai restaurant

Made it here on bikes. 27 km. Soon we’ll have to ride back just as much.

Next Saturday, I am writing the total dictation. Rather, we are writing it. As a family. In Washington.

https://totaldict.ru/