Super-Duper Wacky n' Tacky Euro Adventure

причина (prichina) - cause; reason; motive
причина и следствие - cause and effect

This weekend brings clowns, club reviews, and cars in the city center of Moscow. A classic weekend where we will again attempt to catch up on sleep but probably fail miserably. Should be good times.

It's been so long, but it must return! One of the main reasons I'm over here is to continue with my Russian after-all. Today I recived my first translation assignment and that gives me a perfect opportunity to start the word of the day back up again. I'll try to write in cyrillic and the latin transliteration. But of course you can never rely on me remembering to do this.

Today's word is услуга (usluga) - a service
К Вашим услугам - at your service

And I really hope that my nights can begin to return to normal. For too long now the games have been starting in Moscow at 11 pm and always seem to reach extra time and penalty kicks to seemingly taunt my fatigued self. Then every singly team I root for is eliminated. I can almost legitimately root for a team in the final and then that doesn't go well and the vodka on the table was just too convenient to ease the pain. Then the physical pain came this morning as I attempted to get up for work this morning. Oy, it was a rough one. For such an important tournament, it really never seems to be at a convenient time! And like always, for most people who come from the western hemisphere, overwhelming dissapoint is the only guaranteed feeling to be extracted from the last four weeks. It was a good tournament, but a big, very sleepy part of me is glad it's finally over.