#hellswanderings

[holomoriarty]

o_o I've never seen anyone get abuse from canon-policing fanatics before. That is definitely one of the weirdest hate anons I've ever seen.

It was weird, yeah, but (and I’m publishing this just to let people know in general, sorry I’m using this message to do so :P) I talked with the person behind the anons, and they were just misguided in the way they tried to prove their point. You know what? I kind of understand where they are coming from now, even if I couldn’t be furthest away from their opinion.

Let’s just let bygones be bygones.

[ewanmrozny]

I'd wondered if you're an actual Bloodthirsty Hussar Fuck or if you just liked the phrase, and I was considering asking at some point, but then Speak Your Language Day came along and answered my question for me.

I am indeed a homegrown, 100% authentic, ripe Bloodthirsty Hussar Fuck, my friend.

[winawinadajcie]

hellswanderings said: I’d be curious to know how it tastes. One of the heritage speakers in my Russian class assured us all that it’s horrible.

I’ve never made it before, but I’ve had several versions of commercially produced kvas available in the US (all imported brands), several versions sold on the street in Ukraine, and someone else’s homemade version in Ukraine. All are a little different, and I’m very curious to see how this recipe turns out.

Generally speaking, though, it’s kind of an acquired taste--especially if you’re used to regular pop. It’s sweet (to some degree) and very slightly fizzy as a result of its slight fermentation. Commercially bottled versions tend to be sweeter than other versions, but the homemade one I had in Ukraine was made by someone who REALLY liked sugary kvas and would add more raisins after bottling it to sweeten it further, so his was at least as sweet as the kinds I’ve bought bottled in the US.

I think I’ve heard it described as something like a cross between cola and beer, and while there is some validity in that, I don’t think that really fully describes it. It can be sweet and quite heavy, or sharper and lighter--depending on the variant. Most people I’ve met who tried it first as teenagers or adults prefer the sweeter kinds--if you’re going to try one of the commercially available ones and want to ease your way in with a sweet one, I’ve had success with getting some of my friends to like Kvas Monastyrskiy.

[weiter-ins-verderben-blog]

Fun fact: there was a time in my life when I thought that the actual German word for 10 was "aus", Thanks, Rammstein.

Haha! I admit that I did the same. Mostly because I already struggled with numbers and then this song came along claiming to say all of them. It made it harder for me to remember “zehn!”

[eighthdoctor]

riththewarluid replied to your post: hellswanderings asked:This is not...

You probably want to have tuus agree with equus (tuum equum).

Thank you! It's been fixed.

[eighthdoctor]

This is not Doctor Who related, but how would you translate "Never shoot your own horse"?

Nōn tuum equum deice

Don’t shoot your horse.

[whimsicalentropy]

hellswanderings replied to your post “Just out of curiosity, do you do any weightlifting?”

Ha, yes, that counts. (If you have amazing muscles without doing formal weightlifting, though, just imagine what they could look like if you did)

would be crazy awesome. Not risking tendonitis though, my piano professor would probably get pissed, lol.

[whimsicalentropy]

Just out of curiosity, do you do any weightlifting?

Does lugging 2 gallons of milk per hand twice a week up 2 flights of stairs and four school bags full of textbooks and instruments most days count