By David Futrelle
A quick little update post.
First off, GIANT THANKS to everyone who’s donated during this fund drive! I can’t do this blog without you, and I appreciate everything you all do to help, whether your donations are large or small or if you contribute to the blog in some other way.
If you can’t donated yet, please do! Pledges are running behind what I need to cover costs, and every little (or big) bit helps!
I’m going to extend the pledge drive for at least a few more days, and will have another update soon. THANKS!
Second, sorry that posts have been light over the past couple of days!
As some of you know, I have problems with chronic migraines that can interfere rather severely with my productivity. Right now I’m in a difficult spot, trying (on the advice of a neurologist) to break a vicious cycle of rebound headaches by more or less going cold turkey on my regular migraine meds and all other painkillers, which means I basically have to deal with my headaches raw for now in hopes of fewer headaches in the future. Hopefully this process won’t take more than a few more days, but until it’s over posts will be light.
I’ve also fallen behind on emails, but please keep on sending tips!
Thanks for understanding. Thanks for everything!
Thinking about it, I’ve grown up usually calling it Ukraine without any definite articles anyway, though I definitely knew about “the Ukraine” as well.
@Valentine, I’m glad I don’t watch TV or the like. Eugh. I mean, on one hand I’m sort of glad that they’re at least talking about the existence of trans people at all, and as relatively serious characters too! Doctors and actual human beings! But then they do… well, they do the expected. Humans are terrible 😐
I’ve heard that the UA is just “Ukraine” ideally, in the same way that I don’t call Canada “the Canada”. Adding “the” in the front is more of a reference to the place as a geographical region only, as in a part of a larger whole, as in an incomplete component-of-a-state. That’s how it was described to me, at least! The reason why we so quickly add “the” is almost certainly a holdover of cold war nonsense, and I’m happy to be rid of it. <3 UA!
“The Ukraine” was the term for the region in Soviet times. It was always somewhat demeaning, and even more so now since the Soviet breakup.
The first season of Bones is okay. Then it starts going downhill and the focus shifts entirely to (poorly done) character development and the occasional intolerable “moral lesson” episode that attempts to deal with a social issue like it’s fucking 7th Heaven or whatever.
@History Nerd
I never watched 7th Heaven, so I always think of Blossom. Tonight on a very special episode of Blossom…
I still have a vivid memory of an episode of Family Ties where Alex caught someone (an uncle? family friend?) drinking some extract for the alcohol content. It left a strong impression on me as a kid because, having alcoholic family members, I just couldn’t wrap my head around anyone thinking this was a realistic scenario.
I forgot! Also one character is lesbian, or bisexual. But they never say bisexual. And when she have a girlfriend they show them kissing once and they never together in a scene. You dont get to see them together like with streight couples. When they break up you see them kiss once – on cheeks. Not even with lips. It is stupid.
Say Ukraine without ‘the’. Because ukraine share some similarity with russian word meaning ‘edge’. So russians like to say like ukraine is just ‘the edge’ of russia. But i can see you already understand ))) this about sovriengty – very important.
I see! Thank you Valentine. There is a lot of Ukrainian culture in my part of Canada, I would love to go there some day. I love the food and adore the traditional clothing at the very least!
Yes canada and ukraine have very good relations right now. Recently canadian police visit in ukraine to train military. Or something. I can’t read fully because my internet is bad, i saw on twitter MFA talking about this. But i know they played hokey during the visit ? if you come in ukraine go to Odesa. It is most fun there for young people. )))
Thanks, Valentine. When I was little we used to make pysanky, but I don’t think there’s any family heritage there; I think my grandmother and mother just liked painting eggs. 🙂
Wow that is nice, kypo))) you dont need heritage to enjoy. My parents make english traditions now. My mum makes decoration for halloween. Each time she sends pictures to me. Where they live she says you must put decoration so children know which house is safe to visit, because some people dont like to give candy.