January 22nd, 2010...

Today is... the anniversary of the Bloody Sunday shooting... one-hundred and five years ago. It's definitely not something to be proud of as a Russian... because it's a terrible time in our history, but it... makes me miss home just a little bit more.

My week was a little... discouraging. Today was just a little more ( Read more... )

[Locked against Natalia, Yekaterina, Ravis, and Toris]

( There is a REALLY freaking long blog behing this cut! Side effects may include depression, thoughts of suicide, and the possibility of getting this popular Beatles song stuck in your head! If you experience any of these symptoms, do not contact your nearest Psychiatrist immediately as depression may not be right for you. )

Ah, well... Ravis brought my mail this morning... and there was a letter addressed to me with a postmark from a... very familiarly terrifying address in Russia. Apparently, the older брата (Brother) of my отец (Father) is visiting early in November... my... Uncle Joseph took care of us for a few years after my Родители (Parents) passed away. When ( Read more... )

Stress has been taking a toll on me lately... so much that I've been having difficulty sleeping. And once I actually do fall asleep, I keep having these horrid nightmares about tall, shadowy figures and bloodstained walls... I've been losing sleep over these... forcing myself to wake up so I don't have to live through it. I haven't had these ( Read more... )