The Writing Blahs...Not Much News.

It's time for an update of some sort, but I don't have much that's "news".

Tomorrow I will begin my 5th week of classes. Time is flying it seems. I can't believe it will be October in just a few days.

For anyone that cares, we have now been at least acquainted with all 6 cases of the Russian Language. To give you an idea what that means (remembering that Russian also uses Genders- M, F, Neuter and Plurals)...that means adjectives and nouns and such could potentially have 24 different endings. Most don't because there's some overlap...but still.

Most of our classwork and homework the last week or so has been trying to put it all together...that is, maybe taking a sentence and rewriting it in each of those 6 cases. I've found myself flipping through the pages of my notes a lot lately. I do alright on my homework where I have the opportunity to do that; but trying to speak it in class is another story. Studying and practicing is hard work.

In other news: About 170 current World Racers along with 20+ Race Alumni and Coaches/Leaders spent last week in next-door Romania. I really didn't have the money to go (I can fly across country in Ukraine for under $50.00 but it was gonna cost $500 to go to Romania!). As the week wore on, I got more and more bummed about not being able to be with them. There will be a Squad of Racers here in Ukraine throughout October though and I should have some opportunities to visit with some of them and lend a helping hand.

Finally, I had hoped to skip a week of school at the end of October and help with a camp similar to the ones I helped with this past summer but those plans have changed too. It's a "circumstances beyond my control" sort of thing. Oh well- not going will save me some money and I won't fall behind in my class.

Lana's Song...the Video

I blogged awhile back about a song I wrote this summer inspired by one of the kids at Camp Friendship. I guess it's called "Lana's Song: When I look in your eyes"...but really, it's dedicated to all the fatherless kids I've known.

I still think the music is pretty one-dimensional...and the vocals were kinda hurried. I created it the track with Audacity (a fun, free download).

Enjoy.

Happy Labor Day

Yep, it's Labor Day. As I write this, I see that it is about 10:30 am back in Mississippi. That means a lot of people I know are probably still sleeping (students), and a lot of my friends are probably getting ready to cook-out sometime today. Sweet.

This being the opening weekend for SEC Football, probably a lot of you will take advantage of the promotional thing with Chick Fil A today where you can get a free sandwich just by wearing an SEC School logo shirt of some sort.

I didn't get much sleep this weekend because I was watching or listening to several SEC Football Games. You have to remember the 8 hour time difference. That means MSU's 2:30 kickoff didn't happen here until 10:30 Saturday night. Florida didn't kickoff until like 3 in the morning!! I watched a little; slept a little. Technology is crazy isn't it? I can watch "most" games on the computer (I guess you can watch every SEC game now on Secsports.com the day after). There are blogs where you can chat and interact with others during the game... it's almost like being there (not!). I's a nice distraction.

I hope everyone back home enjoys their Labor Day. Mine is 3/4 over with. You have to remember the 8 hour time difference. I didn't have the day off. I had a 2 1/2 hour Russian Langauge Class and I have homework to attend to. And I'm hungry but went grocery shopping on the way home and have the fixins for Blackened Chicken Pasta. Now it's time for my own little cook-out.