Just thought I'd breeze by and say, "Hi!" to the kollektive, and especially my good friend, nay tovarishch, Seryozha. (Waves!)
I have to say that this whole writing on the internet thing is quite frankly...terrifying. I'm a little tongue-tied..Heh.
So, as the blogger(?!?) virgin that I am I'll settle for losing my cherry by posing this question to the kollektive: Why all the "K"s? Is this some charming Kafkaesque reference? Teen, I mean middle age angst? I'm personally inclined to view it as a homage to my favourite Russian (the Hamster is Russian, isn't it?), a certain Mr Kuryakin.... (Giggles.)

Oh yes, and Hayles? Your poem is quite quite beautiful.

Axasha.