♪ Vaniru

My newest discovery, Japanese band Vaniru. These guys blend various music styles into something very beautiful. And I can't get enough of Leoneil's dreamy voice! ^.^

Cosmic Night

I want the vocalist's outfit. :D

柘榴 Zakuro

Friends. Друзья

Today is Friend's Day (Ystävänpäivä) in Finland, so these little ones are wishing you lots of cuteness and friendship! (^.^)

Сегодня в Финляндии День друга (Ystävänpäivä), поэтому эти два товарища желают вам много дружбы и милашестей! (^.^)

Flower brushes by Obsidian Dawn.

A girl in grey. Девушка в сером

I drew this girl in 2008 but coloured only last night. Which version do you prefer?

Эту девушку я нарисовала ещё в 2008, а раскрасила только прошлой ночью. Какой вариант вам нравится больше?

 

Click to enlarge.

Кликните, чтобы увеличить.

As always, brushes by Obsidian Dawn. They have many cool brushes for GIMP and Photoshop.

Как обычно, использовала кисти от Obsidian Dawn. На сайте много классных кистей для GIMP и Фотошопа.

Books from Moscow. Книжки из Москвы

A short time ago we had guests, my father and his wife. And they of course brought me The Essential Stuff I Need From Russia – books. :D First, my mother packed five old books of mine:

Недавно у нас были в гостях мой папа и его жена. И они, конечно же, привезли мне Самое Важное Из России — книги! :D Пять старых моих книг переслала мама:

I was happy to see my old (mostly unread) friends: Ivan Yefremov, Jack London, Miloslav Stingl...

Как хорошо было увидеть своих старых и в основном непрочитанных знакомцев!

Мёрзнущий Пирожок. Pirozhok is freezing!

Pirozhok, why are you so cold? It's just -2° outside.

Пирожок, ты чего мёрзнешь? За окном всего -2°.

Tateyama, Japan

Quotes: Ursula Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness

  The Left Hand of Darkness is a thought-provoking science fiction novel about a planet of androgynous people. They're sexless most of the time, and it was interesting to read about a society without gender.

Quotes from The Left Hand of Darkness:

Consider: there is no division of humanity into strong and weak halves, protective/protected, dominant/submissive, owner/chattels, active/passive. In fact the whole tendency to dualism that pervades human thinking may be found to be lessened, or changed, on Winter.

They do not see one another as men or women. This is almost impossible for our imagination to accept. What is the first question we ask about a newborn baby?

A man wants his virility regarded, a woman wants her femininity appreciated, however indirect and subtle the indications of regard and appreciation. On Winter they will not exist. One is respected and judged only as a human being. It is an appalling experience.

Fan Art: Discworld, Sherlock, Dasha

Fan art time! This is a drawing of my friend Dasha cosplaying Sherlock while hanging out with Discworld's Librarian. Someone else makes an appearance too, obviously.

Время фанарта! Нарисовала свою подругу Дашу, косплеющую Шерлока, в компании Библиотекаря из Плоского мира. Также засветился кое-кто ещё.

January Reading

Things I read last month:

Что я читала в январе: