two very curious things. First of all, I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm really kind of enjoying studying for generals. It's the sort of all-consuming constant intellectual activity that I haven't had since I was writing my thesis. I feel like I'm learning a lot--both totally new things, and things that I just missed or wasn't able to appreciate the first time around. Of course, what I might really be enjoying here isn't studying for generals, but the happy coincidence of a reduced class schedule as a precondition of studying for generals. It's entirely possible. Either way, good times.

Far more importantly, in celebration of tomorrow's election and my significantly-likely-but-not-guaranteed research trip to Mother Russia this summer, I give you the long-awaited full-length video below. I've been searching for this forever. Don't you want a man like Putin?



(I love how the French subtitles translate "Putin" into "Poutine!" Hee!)  ¶ 9:20 AM