I got this little guy made with the help of my dear friend Cam.
I don't want to be negative but right now there's a lot of lame stuff going on.
I'm getting to the point where it's difficult for me to care about things.
Maybe I'm depressed. Oh well, it will pass and I'll be happy. I know have
a lot of things to be happy about right now but I feel sort of numb and the
positive stuff isn't really penetrating that bubble of numbness.
Actually, just writing about it makes me feel a lot better. I'm going...
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Having my own computer is so wonderful!

Today was a fun day. I got up a little after eight to drive Katia to the BART station then came home and started cleaning my room. I cleaned until about 3pm and now I just have some dishes (okay, a lot of dishes), some laundry to do and I need to clear off and organize my table. After cleaning I hung out with Katia, we sat around the house and made драники for dinner and worked on some flash cards. 
I started writing every word that I know in Russi...
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I am so excited about it!
It has a built in webcam so I can Skype with Katia when she goes back to Belarus for 2 months and
start video blogging on a regular basis again.
I'm also really excited to be able to watch some videos on improving memory and the ability to read faster
and comprehend more. And I can't wait to have photoshop!
OH MY GOD. I AM SO STOKED.
Also, I think I'm going to look into something like Rosestta Stone to help me learn Russian.

I cannot wait to have my computer all set-up and ...
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APP was awesome! I got to see some many people I haven't seen in forever and made a few new friends, 
rekindled some old friendships and grew closer to some people. I also realized/remembered something,
I have a ton of amazing people who are caring and understanding and supportive and who enjoy my company
and want to spend time with me and I have never had to ask them to do any of these things. All I've had to
do is be myself and that was enough.
So I won't be begging anyone to make an effort to u...
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