...the memory remains...

Struggling for a blip again today.

Was going to get a shot of our weekly Friday after work "meeting", but a surreal conversation about Ginger biscuits, women and skiing caused so much hysteria that I forgot. Eventually a nicotine break with hebs and it was time to leave.

Tried some shots of our wonderful full moon but the camera's not good enough for any detail, tried some SP's but God I look rough tonight, got some shots of a really colourful can of dashboard cleaner ( I know, I know ...but see how desperate I was getting) but they all turned out blurry.

Just sat here at the computer, scratching my head, when I came across some old files and found my pictures from Siberia in February 2009. I decided to do a shot of one of them on the screen, had several to chose from but decided on this.

This is Lisa and Laura on our last night in Russia, it's about 1.30 a.m., we have a flight to catch at 6.00 and they're eating ice cream and drinking Georgian champagne! Mind you I was drinking vodka and eating a selection of meats ( best not to ask what they all were!)

The girls are wearing hats for the Winter Olympics up coming in Russia at Sochi in 2014, they were just about the first ones made, ready for the big event so you might call them pre-release versions. Big Sergiy (just out of shot) had also offered me a leaving present but I'd politely turned him down. Not an easy thing to do in Russia without causing offence....but what was I going to do with two "ladies of the night" with only 3 hours before time to leave for the airport?

Just noticed that another open window on my screen has put a surreal caption to the Russian shot...."Ouch! That's got to hurt"... what....eating ice cream?

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