Look at this Blog.

Its been over a year.

Thats all I have to say.

I am in Cincinnati. I am selfish and immature and there are people that deserve what I have.

Or at least desire it.
Don't worry. Be happy. She sung.

I also left all of my pictures in Ann Arbor. So there might not be too many posts. But then again, maybe there will be.

Grand Canyon.





I could talk about this forever:



Look at me. Damn.

Burned out but oh is it awesome

Here are some nice things:

To begin will be a little look at our cafeteria. At the end of November we had a French Dinner which was awesome.

Here you can see... various cheeses, and good desserts and i fogot what we ate, but the point is, sometimes there are awesome themed dinners like that. Its usually pretty good, but then again, i'm not one to complain about food.





Kids can leave comments about their appreciation or displeasure of the cafeteria. I never really have complaints, but the comments get put up in this box with really cheesy and therefore really funny answers from a woman named Peggy. I really think this is neat, so i made a comment card showing how much i love the comment card box by taking this picture and taping it to the comment card. Revolutionary move.





This is just a nice little glove on the stairs.





here is where i wish i worked. in this cool new clean looking laboratory building. the life sciences building. but i walk past it mondays wednesdays and fridays to go...





Kresge 2, a very scary and little lab building. I don't mind, actually, its just not too impressive.







The sun came out for a brief moment the other day and i took this picture. Its usually pretty cloudy here. But so far, the weather hasn't changed my mood. I can't let that happen again.





And finally, Brendt and I went to see Al Franken, and since Brendt works at the movie theater where he was speaking, (across the street from his sponsor, the first Borders bookstore ever) and it was very very nice. He is funny and an interesting speaker. He didn't seem to have much of a plan, though. He just talked. I was happy to see that. He talked about getting rid of bush and how he might be a senator eventually. He also emphasized values and how they are very lacking in our government. Things like that.











Well, have a good day!

Goodbye Fall

Recently I have been NOT worrying about school and about finals. Because I am lucky and will be taking them very spread out. So studying will be basically for one at a time. It is convenient. I am almost finished with a black and white roll and will get that developed really soon.



Anyway, things couldn't be more fun. I don't know what to say, there isn't anything to complain about that I can really control. And those things that I can't control have turned out to be fine. Thank goodness, thank fate.











Enjoy. Jens.

Jonny

Look look. Here are some interesting and important people. All for their own reasons.

Scott and Mihal are very smart people.









And here are some impotant ones. One of them is important because he is my dad. The other is important because he was almost the president.











Lots of new things are happening. It is overwhelming sometimes, just because its all so different and exciting. I really have to start watching what i say and how i act. people, including myself, just make assumptions and try to read minds too much.



its impossible. If i am happy, I should just show it. Yes.



Seeing that Ben went to visit Darien broke my heart. I miss you guys a lot. I will see you in a few weeks.



Love, kostya.

This Comes from the Earth

Chalk does. Gabby and I walked over to the Big large computer lab and paused in front of this display on the diag.

Good, Good, Good.

FOOTBARL

Hey guys here are some cool photos from the game i went to with my parents. It is supposed that we have just the biggest stadium in the country. Look at how many people there are! and they all have bodies and intestines and brains and man i am not special.



but they turned out pretty neat. Hail to the victors valiant!

Thought

I don't even know what to take pictures of with my digital camera. I guess I do have some photos from this past weekend. My dad came to see me with his friends, and we saw a hockey game in Detroit, as well as a real football game here at Michigan Stadium, which was exciting for a while. Most exciting was to go food shopping and to be able to go out to eat at a nicer restaurant in town.

I have been thinking recently about values and morals and my behavior, to me more specific. By being exposed to so much humanistic, classical, antique, religious and political thought, I am starting to really find it hard to disregard questions about religion, virtue, true human nature, and so many more things. Looking at the Renaissance paintings from Italy, each one tells the viewer about some righteousness or vice, how to be better and what will happen when I die. And it becomes more difficult to think that religion is trivial. And if there isn't a heaven, and I am not pious, then no problem, but if heaven does exist, then it would be in my best interest to choose a faith and feel like at least 50 more years of being a loser will pay off for an eternity of good.

Considering that intelligent people do generally disregard religion as impacting on their lives, but more like a curious phenomenon that can be studied and its influence on society in general This is the topic of many lectures and interests in centers of education around the world. So then the leaders of our society are then sent to hell? this doesn't seem to make much sense at all. The countless people that existed before Christ and didn't even HAVE the chance to be faithful now sit, supposedly, in Hell, and though they mostly are just punished by the longing for something better, not necessarily by pain or retribution.

So what is the best course of action? I am a glutton in the cafeteria, I have taken part in drinking and mirth, I am Vain along with so many kids, and intrude on the rights of others sometimes to gain an atvantage myself. Heresy flies from my mouth. The list of sins and wrongs go on. And does it make sense that I could just get rid of it all with a confession? I must also admit to question this practice. There is an interesting thing happening to me at the moment, a questioning of myself as a person. My parents told me that I would someday have to decide how big of a role religion will play in my life. In this frame of mind, however, that the decision comes to us all and that it is a matter of yes or no, does not seem to be enough. What appears to be true is that access to heaven will only result from great sacrifice and great inconveniences on the young adult that I govern and exist as.

And is it even worth it to worry what others thought centuries ago? When I really want to believe that I am a bag of genes and work everyday towards passing those on and to make sure that my kids will survive?

Yea, thats right.

Kostya.

I got an A on my politics mid-term.

Halloween:
Baird (my roommate) and I



Gabby with his table costume.



Mariel as the bunny eater?



Brendt as Bob Ross.



My room, I love it.



Football! The big house folks. Should have some better real film photos of this soon.

Back for Halloween

Well I suppose that I apologize that I haven't been updating... but really, it doesn't matter. I have been having so much fun and keeping so busy that though I do THINK about updating this thing, I choose not to so that I can work or study or not be in my room too much. But I actually think that i am in my room quite a bit... well.

I am doing great. Speaking of work, i got a job. I am now a laboratory assistant and YES, Brendt, I do get a lab coat. Excellent. It is for medical research, but the emphasis is on chemistry, so it may be a little shaky at first. Though I hightly doubt that I'll be doing much with the actual science, I hope I get a little knowledge for myself.



Two weeks ago I went to Morgantown for a visit, and didn't take any pictures, it being a little sad and a little unfamiliar (the town) anymore, I did stop by at school and saw that they still have Dr. Seitz's sign up on his door. Good. You know who is teaching AP History now? Bill Hedrick. Damnit. A football coach. Dr. Seitz said that so painfully... ugh.





Yes, so I eventually came back home and enjoyed, actually, my first BLUE BOOK exam. The superstition is that if you step on this M before you take your first one, you will fail it, but though i had defiantly stepped on the M before, I still retreated to tradition and took a conqueror's photo after having (hopefully) aced art history. Yes.





This past Tuesday my friend Alli Kade took me to Detroit to see a concert. We got in for free, of course, her being buds with the club management. But before hand we looked at the Renaissance Center, GM's headquarters.













And then the show. My Morning Jacket. A wonderful Kentucky rock band that has slow southern ballads and a very talented singer.





He was very incredible to watch, and would Jam out his songs so wonderfully. It would have been an uneventful show for someone not familiar with the band, but hearing all these great songs was very exciting.







And of course, I just developed a new roll of film. I think that next semester i will take a photo class. I could. The theme of the update is Fall at U of M, so enjoy. We start with a non-fall flower patch for Mrs. Gleitzman.







And before actually, the Fall part, here are some PEOPLE photos.







Here is a really good guy. I haven't seen Matt since, though...







This is my neighbor, Gabby. He invited me to come live with him next year, but i don't think that'll happen.







Ok, here we go.











And the best of the whole collection:









Very good. Ok, well today i took pictures of John Edwards, who made a speech here today. I guess that I will show you guys something about my busy week here coming up. Tomorrow I am going to a soup kitchen in Detroit, and tonight and tomorrow nights are many choices for halloween parties, which should be pretty adventurous. Otherwise, there might be a good chance to take photos at the Converge concert i am going to, and i will be ushering next week at the Theater for the Ann Arbor Symphony orchestra. On halloween is my last midterm, and im desperately trying to write a 1000 word paper in russian. GUHG. What do you think i am putting off by writing this update? yes.



I'm max out like credit card.



Love, kostya.