Check this out.
Two of my favorite things, Russians and Sandwiches are combined in an amazing BBC article. Make sure to get a good look at the photo.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7391893.stm
This is the UEFA Cup final I wanted!!!
FK Zenit St. Petersburg vs. Glasgow Rangers. I have no idea of what quality the match will be, but I'd be happy with either side winning.
Above is the third goal that Zenit hammered home against Bayern Munich at Petrovsky Stadion this afternoon. I think this is the most impressive to watch. The others are fine, but not as glamorous...which says a bit about the goals in general. Note that the names on Zenit's shirts are in the Latin alphabet. Every other Zenit match I've seen, they've used Cyrillic.
Above is the whole penalty shootout. Apologies for it being in Russian, but they are less stringent about censoring youtube.
A happy May Day to you all (especially immigrants and socialists, i guess?...and flower lovers).
Champion, pet!
A wee Geordie mouse on being British! Crackin', mate!
The Weight On Your Shoulders is Breakin' Your Back
Oh, Lawdy Lawdy, has it ever been awhile.
I just finished a first-draft of my MA thesis, which is due tomorrow afternoon. It's nice to be able to say, "I'm revising a draft of my thesis," as opposed to, "I'm writing my thesis." I don't have much to say about the draft itself except that it has an intro, a conclusion, and a bunch of stuff in the middle that seems to make some sort of vague sense. More interesting stuff has been happening that I should probably make you aware of.
As the picture above indicates, I've been going to some baseball games in recent weeks. I hit up Wrigley for Cubs vs. 'Stros on 04/04 and Twins vs. Sox at Comiskey (I refuse to call it the Cell) on the 9th. I was impressed with Comiskey...for the most part. Problem #1: if you buy tickets for the upper deck (as I did), you're not allowed to wander the concourse on the lower levels, which means you can't walk around and view the stadium from, say, the outfield. Problem #2: Sightlines are ok, but not ideal. From where we were sitting, you couldn't see the right field corner. Problem #3: Because the upper concourse is so open, the wind is free to go where it pleases. This means that on nights that are windy and cold, as the night I was there was like, are miserable. Otherwise good times are had...oh, the pretzels are stale. I guess that's Problem #4.
Some minor things that I'm too tired to elaborate on, but want to point out:
- I saw the film Once last weekend and thought it was fantastic.
- I went to an open mic last night and played in front of people for the first time in two years. Three country songs. I don't think the audience really knew what to do.
- Ryan introduced me to Yehuda Moon & The Kickstand Cyclery. I think it really only speaks to people who are really into cycling, but I think its hilarious.
OK, that's it. Time to continue relaxing.
Everybody get to the back of the bus!
I'm stuck at the back of a bus with the smell of bathroom-style air fresheners bombarding my senses. This bus isn't moving. It's in a parking lot near Rockford, Illinois, waiting for someone to come along and change the flat tire. This bus was supposed to get me to Minneapolis by 7, but with this flat tire on top of the increasingly foul weather, I'm not expecting to arrive any time before 10. This is more or less what happened when I tried to fly to the Cities for Christmas. Expected arrival time, 7 pm. Actual arrival time, 12 am. Ugh. I should have taken the train.
You are probably also wondering how I'm able to write a blog entry while sitting on a bus. Glad you asked! By some amazing stroke of fortune, I am picking up a strong wireless signal from somewhere that doesn't require a password or money. So, since I have nothing else to do (this'll teach me to not bring books on my trips), I figured I'd write a little ditty in here....
...um, I guess there's not that much to say. I've been so busy over the last few weeks with exams and final papers that I really haven't had the time to do much else. Well, that's false. I did participate in two fantasy baseball drafts and I did celebrate a friend's birthday last Monday, but otherwise life feels pretty monotonous. I'm actually pretty amazed that I'm not sick. My diet has been atrocious over the last few weeks. I'm looking forward to eating real food this weekend, you know, with vegetables and such. Anyway, I think this has staved off roughly 20 minutes of boredom. Who knows how much more there is ahead of me. Yeesh. Stupid buses.
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