Is it still a Swan Lake program if you don't flap your arms at least once?

I have finally given in and started to use my rusting Instagram account, mostly because someone's started doing interviews with LGBT+ skaters and allies on it and I want to watch them. (I still don't really get how to Instagram, though. Or why Instagram.) Tomorrow will be an interview with Mae 🥰 Really happy to see this happening, esp. after the whole Yagudin... thing. (Also happy to see Zhenya posted a comment in support of Adam, even though it's probably not the best move politically and she's been friendly with Yagudin in the past. And lots of other skaters have done so, too :) )

(Side note, but why are so many people involved in Russian FS who are old enough to know better acting like such children on social media? I get that there are some strained relationships involved, but warring with others with petty posts and personal attacks and poetry - are they twelve?)

I saw R this weekend before the protest - I helped him with some socially-distanced filming of a photoshoot. This time, the model was clearly very experienced, and watching her constantly adjust her poses reminded me of those videos of Taobao models. It was also great just to see R again for the first time in three months! His mom gave me some baby spider plants, which are now sitting in the window next to the money plant she gave me. I think I need to buy more potting soil to house them, and the money plant could probably do with a bigger pot soon. Outside, I didn't plant a garden this year because of a bunch of uncertainty - though maybe it's not too late to put in some flower seeds? - but my mint is springing forth in its pot and I think my lavender might not be dead.

( Rare ships on bingo talk; cut because table )