Extreme Continentual Climate Hi, I live in Siberia. Two days ago it was +25 and everything around was dry, sun was shining and it was like a real summer day. Yesterday it was +3 and cold wind was blowing. Today I woke up and looked out of the window. IT IS SNOW! SNOW EVERYWHERE! My thermometer says that the temperature is -2. Today is the 22nd of April, by the way.

Blood donating Today I tried to be a donor. For the first time I donated blood in autumn, so it was not so fearful for me this time. I thought that the level of hemoglobin would be low and nothing more, thus I am quite a healthy person. But I can`t donate my "golden" blood because of my weight! :( When I returned home, I searched an information and making different countings found out that it doesn`t matter to weight 52 or 55 kg, because the per cent of the hemorrhage is also the same - less than 10%. This number is very little so the way one feels depends only on his/her qualities. That is why I was so sad, because I really want to be a donor, to help people who need my O(+) blood.

Habits I went to bed at 23:00 or so these days, that`s why I think that I had formed a habit. Right now it is close to 0:00 and I`m deadly sleepy. Yes, it must be good for my health and psyche, but I haven`t understood it yet. Wish you a peaceful evening and a long night! :)

我很想我的汉语水平提高 我学习汉语已经3个年，但是我只第一个年学习了比较努力。现在我是不好的学生：不做作业，不可以说得很快，有时候听不懂，不写汉字，不去我们中国的朋友这儿套链。 我非常惭愧不知道应该做什么。怎么复习怎么把汉语水平提高。

Democracy or Monarchy? Thinking about this question I understand that as for Russian Federation it is better not to be democratic. If there is a democracy there should be logic and wisdom. But I do not see any logic in common people. There are too many emotions and often acrimony on our minds. People shout everywhere that they are independent in our democratic country, and that they want even more liberty. Being totally uninformed about politics people judge politicians and their actions. The use of democracy in this case boils down to the opportunity to show your own negative opinion. It would have been so good, if we had a wise and virtuous monarch..

Two Homes An ordinary person has one home, as for me, I have two. It is so stupid to miss the place, however, I can do it. When I am at home (the place where my parents live) I cannot stop thinking about my dormitory, where I have my new family of friends. Every time I come home, I bring with me my home assignment, books, notebook. Frankly, I have never done any piece of task there. I do not know why, maybe I am just a lazybones or good-for-nothing, it does not matter. And yeap! Today is Sunday, the 18th of March and everything outside is covered with snow. It is not strange for Siberia, nevertheless a week ago we had almost dry streets! Let`s eat snow then!

a piece of something Everyone has ever thought about life. When I try to decide what I really want to do in future, in most cases I will have completely different ideas. Sometimes my thoughts are connected with my field of study, sometimes with science, but how can I make a decision? It is always so hard to choose. I am a 20-year-old foolish girl with irritating but funny behaviour. I am too small to think about future!)