I had a lesson with my teacher, whom Shura is based on. We are working to translate an essay of mine into Russian, and it is having her sit and think for long stretches of time trying to reword my thoughts into coherent speech. I had much time to ponder her as she sat in thought, writing things down in hurried Cyrillic (which, side note, it's fascinating to see shorthand Russian). Her beautiful face and blue eyes are very captivating, and often it is hard to think about the lesson when she is speaking. It was sort of a treat to have her silent and be able to pine quietly to myself. I also... hate... that goddamn headband she wears. She is much prettier with her hair not pulled back, but she insists on wearing it, probably because it's practical. She also lost her silver watch and wore a leather banded one the last time I saw her. Because I'm a hopeless romantic tool I bought her a new one of similar style.

I dunno why I like browns with Shura so much. I guess because I like her with warm colors, but red is too forceful and orange is too playful. Brown is just right.