Richardson! Did you go to Poteet?

Are the films yours?

So clearly I have to ask - where y'all from?

(I'm from Dallas, went to Baylor.)

i don't think the depotism ever left. i agree that after stalin, there wasn't ever the true tyrant, but there was always the committee to deal with- and that was the source of the power, the corruption, the midnight arrests. that committee has never really went away, just like the kgb, it just evolved, and ever leader has had to control it to keep power- that's why krushchev and gorby had such issues. the committee wasn't ever really a united force, but they were so split after that fall, i bet that was why the military coup didn't succeed. and now i sound like a crazy conspiracy theorist, but i'd lay money on it anyway.

and you're right about the us being an r.r. just another parallel to the roman empire.

my grandparents, due to an ugly history with soviet 'communism' have brainwashed me into believing that it was a system that proclaimed it was communism to make it look good, when it was truly a tyranny. nothing has changed much, so i still call it "communism" more in a mockery/insult way then a factual way. i tend to forget not everyone can hear the scorn in my voice.

as for the putin/medvedev balance of power, you're right. i don't know if the nation, with the history that it has, could work with a democracy. as you pointed out, we sure struggle with it.

The Master and the Margarita - hmmm, I shall look this up.

One of my fav reads came from a shout-out on here - The Crimson Petal and the White.

Awesome. One of my buddies lives right there. I'm surprised I haven't found it yet. Thanks!

Its a pain in the ass eh? Do what i'm doing and marry a local (just kidding, she is my reason for moving, not the other way around). Good luck with that, i know how stressful it is!! oh btw, thanks for your patience, i have been learning LOTS and its showing in my family life :D

Hey, I know this is kinda out of left field, but what countries are you coming from, going to? I'm doing Canada -> US and would like to hear others experiences

Get your shit written! I have all this hate -- just sitting here -- and I'm ready when you are.

Hello, expat - I want to let you know that I appreciated the sort of gentle way you chided me earlier on that thread. Because I didn't need to go there. It was a little before the canuck really revealed himself but still... we can behave ourselves here and still have fun! See you next time... bigleggedwoman

Thank you for standing up for me once someone had eloquently proved himself a troll.

This is twice now, isn't it? I feel like I have a Special Guest Knight in Shining Armor. :-)

Yeah, I get it. Don't trip, potato chip!

Thanks for that Le Parkour link. I've heard tell of this. It's fucking awesome, but I'm a big ole baby when it comes to things like running, jumping and climbing. So, I guess that's out...

But I like the zombie toast idea. God knows I have enough high-octane alcohol and lighters in the house!

Hey, I like your stuff, but do you know why your activity on Jeezebel shows up as activity for i09? I think I'd rather just see activity from this site, so I can follow here. No hard feelings if I bump you off my following list.

Jeff

Your avatar is very unethical. Way to advocate giving illegal substances to minors.

was so much fun meeting you the other night, let's stay online friends 4eva

Hey, I saw your comment about an LA get-together yesterday ... I always seem to miss out on them. Is there a group or something I could join? I don't manage to read every single comment on this site and I would love to meet some Jezzies. -- Thanks, Luxbot

Lindsay would be great in anything, including Wicked. And thanks.