Fire Away....Metaphorically Speaking

[renaeden]

Seems like your mum has a form of dyslexia? Dyslexia doesn't mean dumb but I know you know that.

Why the change of name? What does it mean?

[Tristeza]

Yeah, she's definitely not dumb...but she has a lot of emotional baggage about the AS-related stuff.  She's doing better now that she's gotten older, I guess she has more confidence now.  She and I are close friends, but it's not a regular mother-daughter relationship.  I have to watch my step with her sometimes, certain things just aren't worth getting into.

I changed my name because I got tired of the other one, and most everyone else on here seems to change their names a lot.  Raskolnikovna is a reference to the character Raskolnikov, from Dostoyevsky's Crime & Punishment.  Raskolnikovna isn't really grammatically correct Russian, but wtf.   

[Soph]

Do you think Russians are awesome and cool? 

[Tristeza]

Why yesh I do!     I love most all Slavic peeps, actually.  They're highly emotional without being emo, and that kicks ass. 

[renaeden]

Why did you visit Europe many times? Do you have family there?

[Tristeza]

I have good friends in Nuernberg, Germany and Graz, Austria.  I like Central Europe a lot.  I only like visiting there in October or November, though.  I hate going somewhere like that in the summer, with all the tourists.  I like walking around in the cold and fog by myself, looking at all the old buildings, drinking espresso, smoking cigarettes and generally behaving like an emo.   

[Soph]

That sounds fun
Except the espresso and the cigarettes 

I like Europe
I live in one of the shittest countries in Europe though, but at least it's not far from the good ones

[Calandale]

I wish I was in Europe. 

[Soph]

I wish my friend was in Europe

[Tristeza]

Soph, I think you live in a cool city.  I'd love to see Manchester.  I spent the entire 1990s enjoying a fixation on dark, industrial English towns and Britpop music.  One day I'll come visit you and Kosmo.  We'll get you out of the house and take you to the pub.     I'd also like to make a Bronte pilgrimage to the Yorkshire moors, see if Ralph Fiennes is wandering around there in a puffy shirt.   

[Soph]

That would be really cool 
Also you would have to see the museums
We have cool museums here
Obviously you would have to see the frogs and axolotls 
There are mummies there. Some of them have a mummified penis which I think you would find interesting, next time I go I will take a picture 

We have a museum of science and industry too and a labour history museum and a war museum, which was where I wanted to take Sophie. I told her she should come and see the Soviet stuff there, they have a big Russian T-34 tank on display, which I will take a photo of on Friday

You would get to see my Sophie tree as well
There used to be a church right there, it got bombed by the Luftwaffe, you can see the church on this old map I have:
The Sophie tree is in the south-west corner of that square it's in:

[Soph]

Also Engels lived in Manchester a lot, that's why there's so much about it in the Condition ofn the W/C in England
And we have the best football team in the world 
I saw a European cup final between AC Milan and Juventus (another italian team) at Manchester United's ground once. I also saw United and England play there

Also we have the first NHS hospital to open in England - I was born there 

[Calandale]

I wish my friend was in Europe

[Calandale]

Ancient penis ftw.

[Tristeza]

Now, see there...you do like your town a little bit after all!   

A mummified penis wouldn't do me a lot of good, but it does sound interesting!!     I actually saw St. Theresa's mummified finger in Avila, Spain - it was quite a spectacle.

Well, we've gotta present my travel plans tactfully to Kosmo, because otherwise he'll be afraid I'm coming over there to rape him!   

Haha!!  This trip would really be a good idea.  One day I will come see you guys - I promise.  Should even get Cal to come along.  I actually like doing stuff like that.