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[kittydesade]

Year-dates look like they'll probably require some more review, so, first… time expressions.

To indicate that something took place (or will take place) after a certain amount of time, use через followed by the time expression.

Оля сказала, что она приготовит обед в 6 часов. Сейчас 4 часа. Значит, она приготовит обед через 2 часа.

Через: час, 2-4 часа, 5-20 часов, 2-4 дня, 5-20 дней неделю, 2-4 недели, 5-20 недель, месяц, 2-4 месяца, 5-20 месяцев, год, 2-4 года, 5-20 лет

To indicate that something took place a certain amount of time ago, use the time expression followed by назад.

Сейчас 6 часов. Петя пришёл в 4 часа. Значит он пришёл 2 часа назад.

Назад: час, 2-4 часа, 5-20 часов, 2-4 дня, 5-20 дней, неделю, 2-4 недели, 5-20 недель, месяц, 2-4 месяца, 5-20 месяцев, год, 2-4 года, 5-20 лет

Как по-русски?
Alla graduated from high school a week ago. In three months she'll start university. Her brother graduated from college two years ago. In a year he'll apply to graduate school.

Алла окончила гимназию неделю назад. Она поступит в университет через 3 месяца. Её брат окончил колледж 2 годa назад. Он поступат в аспиратуру через год.


Oogh. Still didn't get nearly as much writing done as I wanted to this week. Got some world building done and a shitton of cleaning done, and I need to remind myself that that's just as valid. When did I get to putting so much stock in having my word count that high? Oi. Bad Jag. No overblown ego for you.

Actually, along those lines, adjusting my writing schedule to what I can get done today. Which... actually isn't that much adjusting. Huh. Okay then! I feel way better about that, now.

I do need to get some decent amount of sleep, though, and I have no idea how I'm going to manage that. I know part of it this past week is because I've been trying to cram a full week of writing, cleaning, and work into the days that just don't have enough time for that, and that makes it hard. On the plus side, tonight is for cleaning. Hell, today may be for going home early and then cleaning, if I can manage it. And then, since I don't have game, tonight is for cleaning and the weekend is for sleeping in and writing and sewing. This actually ought to be a fairly relaxing weekend. I hope. It would make it my first relaxing weekend in a while. But I made a fair bit of headway on the cleaning even ahead of this weekend, so that ought to make things easier.

My god, Supernatural... didn't quite redeem itself for the absolute shite of the last many episodes, but it actually made me feel as though people could write the boys again. Still have no idea what's up with the angels, but... I kind of feel like, not being raised Christian or having any such background, it's less personal to me? The entire Halloween episode with their constant butchering of Samhain-as-demon-name and everything else grated like steel wool on skin, and maybe that's how people are feeling about the angels-and-demons thing. If so, gods, I'm so sorry. Considering that's going on so much longer, but last night's episode? Thank god. That's my boys, a strong showing from Sam and an actual arc from Dean instead of a puddle of whiny, asinine goo. An actual arc from a point of despair to a point of, well, clawing his way up, but hey.

Also, Misha was badass. And hot. But Misha's always hot.

This weekend will probably also be a weekend of finishing Carnivale, or at least the Tommy Dolan episodes, because Robert Knepper has migrated to looking like T-Bag from Prison Break in my head, and as hot as that is, it's not Laedecker. But it is hot. And there needs to be more of it, a lot more. And he reminds me of someone I wrote (other than Johnny, yes) in some way but I can't think of who, now.

Also, I think one of my characters in the Martine novel is going to wind up having a bigger role than I expected/scripted him to have. Whoops. Three guesses, those of you who are reading, which character it is. The first two probably don't count.