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[kittydesade]

1. Вы не туда попали
-- Алло!
Allo!
-- Здравствуйте! Будьте добры Нину.
Hello! Please call Nina to the phone. [largely semantic, the literal trans. is something more like ]

-- Тут никакой Нины нет. Вы не туда попали.
There is no Nina here. You've called a wrong number.

-- Это 213-78-92?
Is this 213-78-92?

-- Нет.
No.
-- Извините.
Excuse me.

2. Знакомство по телефону
-- Алло!
Allo!

-- Здравствуйте! Можно Нину?
Hello! May I [have] Nina?

-- Я вас слушаю!
Speaking! [lit. I hear you?]

-- Добрый вечер! Меня зовут Филипп Джонсон. Мне Лора Кросби дала ваш телефон и сказала, что я могу вам позвонить.
Good day! My name is Philip Johnson. Laura (?) Crosby gave me your telephone [number] and asked if I would speak with you told me I could call you/talk to you.

-- Очень приятно с вами познакомиться, Филипп, хотя бы по телефону. А, может быть, мы всё-таки встретимся? Завтра вы свободны?
Very nice to meet you, Philip, even by phone. Shall we, maybe, meet up? Are you free tomorrow?

-- Да, свободен.
Yes, I am. (Lit: Yes, free. Irish does this as well]

-- Вы живёте в том же общежитии, где жила Лора?
Do you live in the same dormitory where Laura lived?

-- Да. Может быть, вы зайдёте ко мне, скажем в два часа?
Yes. Maybe you could stop by to see me, say, around two?

-- В два часа? Договорились.
At two? Excellent. [It's agreed.]


3. Что передать?
-- Алло!
Allo!

-- Алло! Дима?
Allo! Dima?

-- Нет, его нет.
No, he's not here.

-- Извините, пожалуйста. Это говорит его американский знакомый, Филипп. Вы не знаете, где он может быть?
Excuse me, please. This is his American acquaintance, Philip. Do you know when he might be in?

-- А, Филипп! Рада вас слышать! Не знаю, где он. Что ему передать?
Oh, Philip! Glad to hear you [impl. speaker is female]. I don't know where he is (I have no idea how that flipped around in my head). Is there any message?

-- Передайте, что звонил Филипп. Я его жду в общежитии.
Please say that Philip called. I'm waiting at the dormitory.

-- Хорошо. Знаете что, лучше позвоните ему на мобильник или пошлите SMSку.
Excellent. You know, it'd be better to call him by phone or send a text.

-- Спасибо большое.
Thank you very much.

-- Или перезвоните через час.
Or call back within the hour.


Okay, no, I'm not going to get that last dialogue translated in time. Oh well. Three dialogues done, and questions answered tomorrow.

Folkmoot was pretty awesome, but, seriously, they should not have led with the Russian troupe. High energy, high flash, leaving the next three acts to try and follow that. Which they couldn't. Not on your traditional sedate and decidedly neither high energy nor high flash performances. Especially not since these were probably amateur, two or three hours a week groups. And... I have no idea on the Russians but I'm fairly sure you don't do handsprings like that on two or three hours a week, unless you're doing something else outside of that. Though the last two, the Irish troupe was skilled and well choreographed, that was a good follow up, and the Jordanian group wasn't very technically difficult but damn they had some very good energy and an awesome singer.

Oof. Two days of work, then an hour or so of excruciating discomfort and coming home to fall over. Then two more days of work. I don't even know what I'm going to do with this week.

I did manage to get in a shitton of walking this morning, despite it being ridiculously humid. And then my situps and pushups, and so on. I'm not sure what to do about my own body image, but probably being a little more rigorous about my diet (not, specific diet, for the newcomers, just watching what I eat and not being so indulgent in general) and such will help. Also, more yoga/dance for tone. And more meditation for confidence, because, seriously. A lot of it is confidence. And right now that's not too good. But, goddammit. I am Silk Spectre. Or I will be as soon as I put on the damn costume. This is non-negotiable.

I'm also kind of tempted to practice a drop spindle, take a drop spindle to Dragon Con and just randomly make yarn. Steampunk and handcrafts. Maybe I can make a drop spindle out of something metal, that would be awesome. Okay, now I need some kind of a wheel. Steampunk drop spindle! Ahem. I didn't manage to get the skirt cut out last weekend on account of AUGH BUSY, but this coming weekend I will. And then figure out the rest of it. Cheetarah, I need to get the leotard and unitard for. Or maybe just a leotard and tights. Thoughts, anyone?