Quiet Moscow Night

At the request of several people, I will start a series of small moments of everyday life for me. I have told a few people this, but sometimes when I'm bored, I like to narrate whatever's going on at the moment...the weird part is that it's usually in the voice of Jim Dale , or David Attenborough. Keep in mind, these short blips are naturally quite boring, but maybe a boring post is better than none at all?

On Exploring Peanut Twizzlers

I don't think it's possible to connect the goings on of my last few weeks in any comprehensible way, other than I haven't written a blog post in several weeks. I have been quite busy though. Here's a quick overview of what's been most important.

My friend Olya was in America, and was gracious enough to bring me back a piece, in Twizzler form. Possibly the best form America takes. I mean, except when America takes the form of a sweet dinosaur or something. 

"Luke, you've switched off your targeting computer, what's wrong?" -that guy from Star Wars

I just read an article from my former professor, Sergei Medvedev, and have been moved to thought. I know, Le fou, it's quite the dangerous pastime.

For quick reference, here's the article (available only in Russian, sorry). http://www.vedomosti.ru/friday/article/2012/09/21/20471

Why run?

Running has played a huge part in my life. Since I was in seventh grade, it has taken the role of my major hobby, and has taken varying levels of meaning for me. Without getting into previous meanings it has been for me, I'll focus on the recent transformations of the significance of running for me. This summer, I came to the realization that as I grow older, it will be harder to find time to really train. So, to take advantage of the free time I have now, I began training for a marathon. I've known that I could run a marathon for a while now, I just wanted to do it right, and haven't had the time to train for it.

Finding ways to make old things new

I served a mission in Ukraine several years ago. This means I lived in the country for several years, and saw quite a bit of what it had to offer. However, a few weeks ago, I decided to go back. But this time, I wanted to see and do things a bit differently.  Naturally, I still wanted to meet up with my great friends from when I lived there, and for the most part I did. However, I also met lots of new friends, and that was absolutely splendid.