Back on line
After a long weekend filled with formating and reformating my hard drive (the first time was successful also but my computer got infected with some malicious programs (adware and viruses, yes, I hadn't installed my anti-virus program yet but what were the chances of getting infected while running Windows update?) Anyway, I reformatted my hard drive, reinstalled all the applications and it is a miracle, it works!!.So, no more complaints and I am back to business. (However, for now on I will back-up more often).
In other news, yesterday I held a memory service for my mother (It is customary in The Orthodox Church to have a memory service 40 days after the day one passes away). To be honest that got me a bit depressed (I guess it will still take me a while to fully accept what happened) but later on we went out with some of my friends from the church and that really helped a lot. Thank you guys!!
As for today, I just finished some of my grading of a mid term exam, and officially filed my application for the PhD program starting this fall. I had to write a letter of purpose again, and that was a good chance to remind myself what I really love about linguistics (and yes, what I want to do with my life). So, if everything goes well, I am going to be here for some time more. (O.K., I know, it is a shock but you get used to me at the end!!)
Now I am heading to the gym to get some workout and (hopefully) to lose a pound or two. Perhaps, Great Lent that started today (i.e., no meat or dairy until Easter, Orthodox Easter this year is May 1st) may help a bit. To be honest, I don't know if I will really keep to that (I might need the proteins), but even if I don't make it all the way through, true fasting in end is all about exercising some control over your needs, considering the needs of others and generally becoming a better person.
In other news, yesterday I held a memory service for my mother (It is customary in The Orthodox Church to have a memory service 40 days after the day one passes away). To be honest that got me a bit depressed (I guess it will still take me a while to fully accept what happened) but later on we went out with some of my friends from the church and that really helped a lot. Thank you guys!!
As for today, I just finished some of my grading of a mid term exam, and officially filed my application for the PhD program starting this fall. I had to write a letter of purpose again, and that was a good chance to remind myself what I really love about linguistics (and yes, what I want to do with my life). So, if everything goes well, I am going to be here for some time more. (O.K., I know, it is a shock but you get used to me at the end!!)
Now I am heading to the gym to get some workout and (hopefully) to lose a pound or two. Perhaps, Great Lent that started today (i.e., no meat or dairy until Easter, Orthodox Easter this year is May 1st) may help a bit. To be honest, I don't know if I will really keep to that (I might need the proteins), but even if I don't make it all the way through, true fasting in end is all about exercising some control over your needs, considering the needs of others and generally becoming a better person.
posted by Immortalis at 4:41 μ.μ.
1 Comments:
I am sorry, I did not tell anybody about that, but I wouldn't want to drag anybody to a church at 9.30 in the morning on Sunday. Besides, the choir just sung "Memory Eternal" (It is a traditional song in the memorial service, by the way you would have loved the fact that is sung in three languages (English, Old Slavonic and Greek) and the priest blessed some koliva (boiled wheat,it tastes better than it sounds, it also vey sweat since a lot of sugar is added) that I brought (again another custom).
The truth is that I would love to have the whole memory service, but that Sunday was the last one before Lent and it is customary (not a Greek custom but a Slavic one I assume) to have the Rite of Forgiveness. This is a Vesperal Service where at the end every person in the church asks the other to forgive him/her.
So, there was no time for the full service (I could have done it last week, but I was not ready at that time). Anyway,don't feel bad, thanks for the support and again I am sorry I did not say anything.
As for the nutrition part that is a good advise.However,I have to get a dietician to begin with!!
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