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The Young Left is having a protest against the U.S. war in Iraq today in a square in downtown Falun. This will be about as effective as protesting in front of the post office in Ann Arbor (something I did on a regular basis about a decade ago) which is to say, not at all. Still, I’d like to show my support for these well-intentioned youths and take some pictures for y’all, but I’ve already biked downtown and back once today, so I think I’m just too lazy. Sigh.
1. Well, of course the first thing I’m going to do is have a nap, and then get drunk. Then we’ve got a fun weekend planned: hosting a housewarming/thesis-turning-in party on Saturday, and the Vyborg film festival on Sunday.
2. Have a proper summer. Early August is pretty much the end of summer in St. Petersburg. But I’ll be in the U.S. in early September, so I can extend summer a few more weeks.
3. Blog more regularly and more interestingly, both here and on my Russian blog.
4. Start a project based on my thesis: a website for expats in St. Petersburg who are disturbed about the ecological situation, with links to local environmental organizations, information about recyling points in the city, etc.
5. Make time for jogging and yoga again.
6. Translate another of Kostia’s stories into English, which will give him enough material so he can publish the bilingual edition of his book that we first thought of doing two years ago.
And probably some more things too. But first, I’d better go finish the damn thing.
Unrelated: I saw this postcard on PostSecret and it struck a chord…
I sent a pre-written letter to that moron in the White House through Amnesty International, urging him to close down Guantanamo Bay. I don’t think these things do any good, but I don’t think they hurt either. If you want to do it, you can go here. Oh, and while you’re at it you can send this one too from Harry Reid.
Anyway, I got a lovely auto-generated response to my auto-generated letter. Orwell would be proud:
On behalf of President Bush, thank you for your correspondence.We appreciate hearing your views and welcome your suggestions.The President is committed to continuing our economic progress,defending our freedom, and upholding our Nation’s deepest values.
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