On a shallower note:

I did get asked by another perfect stranger if I were Russian. This makes... um, something like six times. I've been asked at dances, on busses, walking down the street, by modeling scouts.

I don't get it. Really, I don't. I don't look Russian, and I have nothing remotely resembling a Russian accent.

When I asked for clarification, the guy said it was because, and I quote, "[I] look like a spy."

Uh huh.