Pardon the completely random title, but I was reading an article in The Moscow Times about it (check out my link on facebook to the article) and laughed out loud at the total absurdity of it all.
Everything has been absurd as of late, not the least of which being the weather (my deepest sympathies lie with the people of Chile, Haiti, Hawaii and everywhere else affected by natural disasters). I am very glad to see that there is more and more daylight each day, that temperatures are starting to warm up, and even the cameo appearance of the sun is reason to celebrate. But with warmer temperatures and melting snow, there is also flooded streets, and to my intense chagrin, ice patches EVERYWHERE. Inevitably, I fell yet again this afternoon after church. Granted, it was the first time this semester, but there seemed to be something inevitable, I don't know.
To complement the rough week I've had, I spent a very pleasant weekend playing Strategic Command with Mike and experiencing my first taste of rugby. Unfortunately for Mike but very fortunately for ye Irish fans (Eileen :)), England lost to Ireland 20-16 in a well-fought match. Don't ask me to explain the rules, that will require me to watch about 5000 more matches before I can comprehend them, LOL. It was still great fun, though, just spending the weekend with a good friend. There's nothing in the world better than great friends.
I don't intend to stay depressed for long. Yes, I am sad about being single, but I don't intend to let that ruin my last semester. Relationships take time and need time to grow and develop. That much I know for certain, from experience. Quite frankly I just don't have the time right now, nor, just as frankly, am I ready for that kind of emotional commitment. It's really hard to give all of one self to another person, but if it's to the "right person", one who loves you and you love back, well, what could be greater? People keep telling me: "You're a great person, Jon. You'll find that girl one day. Don't rush, you're still young." I'm finally starting to really appreciate the wisdom of my well-meaning, and truly fantastic friends and family, whom I miss terribly and love more than words can ever express. Anyways, I've done some soul-searching this week and have come to a decision with which I am at peace. It will be better for both of us in the long run. Thank God for listening to my prayers and walking with me in this trying week. I feel better and more content and ready to face a new day. My butt is in more pain than my heart (CURSE YOU ICE!!!!!!! I curse thee with the fiery wrath of every movie villain!) :P
On a lighter note, I do wish I had more time to watch the Olympics this year, but I am proud of the Americans for a great showing and congratulate all athletes for incredible, inspiring performances. The next winter Olympics is in Sochi, so who knows, maybe I'll be back in Russia in 2014? Who knows.
There is so much good to look forward to in the coming months...Easter, April 8 (which should be an international holiday, hee hee...working on that), choir concerts in May, and one more idyllic summer of working out at the gym, practicing piano at the tsentr iskucctv and fun Russian choir rehearsals. Man, in just a few months, I can add the words M.A. to the end of my name, haha. Whether or not I go on for my Ph.D is far too soon to tell, but you never know, you could be seeing Dr. Tardif in Stein one day at Holy Cross, or even walking along the quad at Middlebury, relaxing at Lake Dunmore. It's fun to fantasize...
Thanks to everyone who comments on my blog, I always appreciate hearing from you! Hope all is well, wherever you are! Peace and love, Comrade Jon :)
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