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Ossetia
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Aug. 9th, 2008 @ 03:46 pm
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There's a war in there. And the way Western media makes me laugh and cry at the same time—but most of all, it makes me want to take a drink.
If anyone is interested, I can explain how things look from this side of the fence.
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ACTION ITEM!
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Jul. 31st, 2008 @ 12:17 pm
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Seeing how now I'll kind of be in IT (man, fortunes do turn, don't they?) and after spending some time working for the gov't: http://professionalsuperhero.com/. Actually, hell, for anyone who ever worked in large enough bureaucratic mess…
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Change? Yeah, Sure
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Jul. 31st, 2008 @ 11:30 am
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Oh, The Irony of Life
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Jul. 31st, 2008 @ 03:11 am
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Hi
I read Jack London's «When God Laughs» and can't help but say that it's well worth the time spent reading it.
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PJ Would Probably Like This
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Jul. 28th, 2008 @ 05:10 am
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| » Life Goes On |
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I'm in St. Pete for now.
I have gotten a written offer and has accepted a position with Intersoft Lab.
I'm starting on August 1st in Moscow.
It feels good to be home.
Jul. 24th, 2008 @ 02:54 pm
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You can buy flowers 24/7.
You can sushi and generally enjoy food 24/7.
There're malls open 24/7.
I got a job here.
P. S.
![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) _provokator is rather amazing, I really didn't realize how much I missed her.
P. P. S.
Tomorrow morning I will be in St. Pete.
Jul. 19th, 2008 @ 08:28 am
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| » I'm In Moscow |
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HI
More to follow.
Jul. 17th, 2008 @ 08:42 am
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http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jkKFU8CvHoLV5ont_58iLTVBWLVQD91BMCJ02
It's clear that the coalition forces and current (official) Afghani government have no control over what's happening there whatsoever. "We've occupied most of the area and it's a good place for fighting. Now we are waiting for the NATO and Afghan forces" makes me think that things are going to be rather sour for the coalition—Afghan forces are likely to get the heck out of the way, leaving the foreign troops without intelligence and a layer of protection. Things can turn rather badly, especially if one remembers that Soviets couldn't take reliable long term control over the area, even though they had a much more reasonable force in Afghanistan. Kandahar is a strategic location from many points of view but losing it would lead to logistic issues and much more ease of bringing in troops from Pakistan.
Long story short, I wouldn't be surprised if some day there will be Russian and US veterans drinking together and cussing in anger over that place.
P. S.
If the Taliban can mount an effective offensive and turn things to pre-2001 level (with Northern Alliance being the only other reasonably armed faction), then it would be somewhat harder for those who say that things are well to keep on doing so.
Jun. 17th, 2008 @ 02:55 am
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My views on government and liberties, for example. I wholeheartedly agree with the following:
«The preservation of the safety and security of the citizens is not the primary duty of the state. The preservation of their essential rights and liberties is.»—Willem Buiter's Maverecon, June 12, 2008.
Jun. 12th, 2008 @ 10:32 am
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When I think of college I think of old classrooms with dirty green boards.
Late night class during winter.
It's 9:30pm, everyone is tired.
The room is half empty and the professor is really wishing he had let us out early.
Students are sleepy and don't get jack.
But i wake up from dropping into sleep for a second and it just hits me.
And everything makes sense.
And I smile.
And feel good.
And I might just be the only person in the room who does.
And that feeling makes it all worth it.
Jun. 11th, 2008 @ 04:43 pm
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| » There's No Way Out Of Here |
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This is fortushafied and piratejon, this is for gozetassj9 and  me.
There's no way out of here
When you come in
You're in for good
There was no promise made
The part you played
The chance you took
There are no boundaries set
The time and yet
You waste it still
So it slips through your hands
Like grains of sand
You watch it go
There's no time to be lost
You'll pay the cost
So get it right
There's no way out of here
When you come in
You're in for good
There never was there an answer
There an answer
Not without listening
Without seeing
There are no answers here
When you look out
You don't see in
There was no promise made
The part you played
The chance you took
There's no way out of here
When you come in
You're in for good
There never was there an answer
There an answer
Not without listening
Without seeing
There's no way out of here
When you come in
You're in for good
There was no promise made
The part you played
The chance you took
There's no way out of here
When you come in
You're in for good
There's no way out of here
When you come in
You're in for good
There are no answers here
When you look out
You don't see in
There's no way out of here
When you come in
You're in for good
Ladies and gentlemen, it's time for bigger adventures, for more painful mistakes and riskier bets. It's time to move on without looking back for a while. It's time to smile into the problems' guts and remember that it's the young aggressive males who had nothing to lose who change this world.
Jun. 5th, 2008 @ 11:24 am
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I've never seen it. But, it seems to actually have some kind of value (illustrative, that is).
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9d5de758-21ce-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.html
May. 28th, 2008 @ 12:22 pm
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My face is sun burnt, so is my neck, arms and legs. Amazingly, they don't hurt, otherwise my life would be hell now.
It seems that there will be quite a bit of discoloration between tanned and bearded parts of my face if I were to shave. Sounds like hilarity.
piratejon and I shall start having pool parties. If there would start being time when I won't have to wake up early in the morning.
I'm seriously considering buying a pickup. If 5.0 only had better gas mileage:-/
My mom and I drove around today. We made it to the Wichitas, ate at Meers and watched buffalo and prairie dogs till it was about to rain.
Later today I shall start legally owning a vehicle.
It seems that every summer I get better at tolerating heat.
I was asked a few days back if I'm having fun this summer. In a casual definition—no, not really. 60hrs of work per week tend not to be fun.
But, in reality, I rather happy. And it feels great.
May. 27th, 2008 @ 01:11 am
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| » There Are Too Many Here Among Us Who Fell That Life Is But A Joke |
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There is no reason to be excited. But we shall be, since we must never ever be boring.
I have somewhat of a degree now. That, with a certain flexibility of lack of direction in life and uprootedness of a young male, is a rather dangerous combination.
And while some might say that ambitions are to be abandoned, that approach would always remain silly. There's always a step to make forward and a thing to do.
In the end, though, it's just about us. Living, breathing, doing something and not doing anything for some. And we can leave an impact, be that teaching children or being a Senator or, rather, his opportunity of existence can be just burned through for the fun of it. The latter option is considerably less fulfilling, it seems, just due to the fact that in the end we will inevitably die.
At this juncture I do not know where I will be at the end of the summer.
There are options and choices and decisions to make and papers to file but in a way it shall all be alright.
So, good Lord willing and if the Creeks don't rise, life will go on, with turns and twists, in its usual manner.
May. 21st, 2008 @ 01:21 pm
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If anything appears in this blog before midnight of Tuesday, please call/text me.
May. 6th, 2008 @ 12:00 am
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| » Someone Played With My Laptop |
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Someone played with my laptop while I was taking a break from AoE.
So far there has been some messages, wall posts, picture comments, pokes and such. An LJ post, a few e-mail, stuff like that.
After we'll stop playing AoE here, I'll start sending out apologies as such.
But, in general, if you have received anything from my fbook/e-mail/blogs/anything that was out of the ordinary then it was not me.
P. S.
I took my last final as an undergraduate today.
May. 5th, 2008 @ 11:24 pm
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My second cousin, Ksenia, is getting married this Wednesday. She's also expecting a baby in the end of May.
My mom told me about it this morning and we spent the whole morning getting ready for work time/commute talking about it.
Now, my mom's first cousin (Ksenia's mom) is younger than my mom (she's not even 40) and Ksenia is about a year and a half younger than I am.
Also, this is the part of the family that we actually like and it's just amazing to see things be so different. Last time I saw her in '05 she wasn't quite looking to get married:-)
It made us both feel somewhat old and we went back in forth as to what would be a good number of kids to have and how our career choices enhance or impede the child rearing possibilities.
My dad always told me that he wanted to be a grandfather by the time he'd turn 40. Well, that didn't happen. Risk management, heh.
I'm still in a bit of a shock and awe.
P. S.
I've used http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:CousinTree.svg to figure out the appropriate names for the relationships.
Apr. 29th, 2008 @ 12:57 am
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