Super-Duper Wacky n' Tacky Euro Adventure

принарядиться (prinaryaditsya) - to spruce oneself up

Didn't actually discover this one myself, but too good to leave out.

Well, I'm becoming quite the neglectful blogger. Yes, things are happening, but I just can't seem to find that time to update. Today I find myself with a surprising lack of work (I actually have yet to do anything productive today except checkup on my paycheck). A few quick highlights from this weekend:

*Micha accidentally overstayed her visa. Whoops. Big whoops.
*Frantic last-minute preparations for a trip down to the volga-region for this next weekend
*Meeting Fiona's co-workers for their "due-leave" (I think that's what she called it) at a typical Russian restaurant: ambiguous "eastern" decoration with lots of hookahs, shashliks, and needless face control.
*Dave is back on game and we end up out the Silver's of this summer: Tema.
*As usual, good times at Tema.
*Wait a minute, WHERE'S DAVE?
*Phew, there he is.
*An "early" night: in before 3 am.
*Metelitsa's Sport Land casino bar for a full day of English Premiership football.
*Damn, that's a lot of soccer.
*Escape for a red bull and shaurma.
*Leaving Fiona to an awkward conversation with my boss as I go play blackjack.
*I actually won! Better get out quick before I lose my winnings!
*Dave is really back in full form and ready for another night out.
*Never, ever go to Park Avenue Disco, no matter how cheap they say the drinks are. Face control is sometimes a good thing.
*Rediscovering Fabrique and endless oontz oontz dance music till 4am.
*Vodka shots are the cheapest drinks on the menu.
*Sleep almost all day Sunday.
*Jazz at the hermitage gardens. Yeah.
*An extremely pleasant dinner at Margarita Cafe right on Patriarchs Ponds while being serenaded by two very enthusiastic female violinists.
*The entire French community in Moscow only dines at Margarita Cafe.
*Farewell drinks at Micha's apartment. I hope that's a joke. We'll find out soon.

Good luck to Micha and her adventures to Estonia and dealing with the Russian authorities. Last night Dave, Anna, and Josh brought over some ping pong balls, cups, and beers as we played a few games of Beirut in your honor. We hope you were very honored.