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I was listening to NPR this morning on my way to work and I heard the story of Russian President Vladimir Putin kissing a boy on his stomach. Have you guys heard/read the story? You can read more about it here or here.
Anyway, I heard this story right before I started pumping gas and for some reason I found it extremely funny and I could not stop laughing. Some of you know how I get when I can't stop laughing, it's loud, I snort, and I get teary eyed. People were staring at me, It was awful but I had a good laugh. And after the week I have had I needed a good laugh.
In other news - I think my trainer is trying to sabotage my workouts. After our workout this morning we went to a Mexican restaurant and had breakfast. Last week he recommended this Mexican restaurant that is in my neighborhood and it is soooo good. I haven't had good Mexican food in Dallas but this place is amazing. It is a hole in the wall and the owners are super nice and friendly. I have now taken 4 people to try this place and everyone has loved it.
They have weird hours but I can work around that.
My school semester will be over in 2 or 3 weeks. I can't wait for a month vacation from school. I have ordered a whole bunch of books from the Library, hopefully I will get them in time to catch up on my reading.
I have more to update but I will stop now since it is already a long post. If you haven't checked out Swirly Girl's post about a conversation we had check it out and give your opinion.
Kissing on his stomach? Wow, it's really weird but this is the country where straight dudes kiss on each other's cheeks. So I guess it's about cultural differences or something. :-)
ReplyDeleteThat was an interesting exchange with SG. I guess I take most of your flippant comments with a grain of salt. I would'nt have read too much into it.
ReplyDeleteBut you know what struck me the most about the post? It's more evidence of how self-centered we all are. I don't mean that in a negative way, necessarily. I think, overall, we all think about ourselves--our needs, our desires, our fears--way too much. Practically all the great spiritual leaders (past and present)say one of the keys to happiness is to put others first. I think the world would be a better place if we all made an effort to do that. You don't have to become a martyr. Just look outside your own limited personal experiences every once and a while. Who gives a damn about cars, degrees, etc. in the big scheme of things?
Is it a Russian tradition?
ReplyDeleteVery interesting.... :P