Krasnaya ekra (can I get a world keyboard, people?) is Russian for red (sturgeon) caviar. It’s the cheap stuff but it’s good anyway. I hope that my blog is kind of like that – cheap (free) on the Internet, but good nonetheless. A good tin of chornaya ekra (black, or beluga caviar) costs an upwards of $60. I think the red is sturgeon and the black is beluga. I could be wrong.
”The vintage typewriter” refers to the 1950’s Smith-Corona manual typewriter that my father found and restored, stashed in the basement, and dug out for me last weekend. It serves two purposes: novelty in an age of reckless techological advancement, and instant results. I can type forever on a computer but never have a hard copy if a printer is nowhere to be found (like at the current moment in time – The Male’s printer lacks a working cartridge and stupid fucking Vista won’t recognize my hardy little HP. But with a typewriter – the possibilities! Sure it lacks something as basic as a separate key for an exclamation point – you have to do apostrophe – backspace – period – but when I’m done typing I have something in my hand right away. And The Male makes fun of me for it too which is kind of silly, him and his Alienware.
