Not only does my life depend on Proctor, but on music as well.

mood: slightly depressed, but only because of the weather
music: none. that's the problem. read on.
random word: почемучка (почему=why; -чка=the ending for a diminutive; so this is a word for a little kid who asks "why" all the time)

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So, I should be doing homework right now. In fact, I should have been doing homework all day. Surprised? No, I didn't think so. But that's not what this post is about...

I feel as though I would be much more motivated, and much less bored if I could just turn on Billy or something. Not even Billy necessarily, but just something that I can sit and sing along to. I have found one or two Russian bands that I do really like. ДДТ and Кино. I also still have my Земфира CD that I have known backwards and forwards since Senior year, and I know all the songs on the Брат soundtrack pretty well also. However, even with the CDs that I've listened to a million times, I don't know the words. I know what it all sounds like, and I can pretty much sing along with the melody, but there is something very different in just knowing a song, no matter how well, and in being able to sing each individual word. I've tried looking up lyrics to some of my new favorite ДДТ songs, and it's nice to be able to look at them while I'm listening, but it's still different. They don't mean anything to me, even after I've translated them.

It's very quiet in my room right now, and more than anything I want to turn on music. But putting on more Russian music that I just don't know doesn't satisfy whatever it is that I want right now. If by the end of these nine weeks I can say that I sit and listen and sing along to my Russian music, then I will be quite happy.


I would also just like to say that 2 very, very important things came in the mail today. 3. Make that 3 very, very important things...
1) The best letter EVER from Dan and Cata. No, literally, it's the best letter EVER. I dare any of you to try to send me something better.
2) My raincoat that I forgot at home and my mom sent me. It has been raining all day. I went back and forth to McCullough 3 times today awaiting this package. But seeing as the raincoat was in the package, I needless to say got quite wet. I was not happy.
3) In the raincoat package came the most important thing of all. Abigail decided, apparently, that it was necessary to buy me.......a HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL poster!!!! That's right. In my room right now is hanging a High School Musical poster. Basically, I've got the coolest room in Gifford. It's just that simple.