Lack of concentration
Today I noticed that last three days I've lingered aroung and have done
allmost nothing. I mean - I made found some bugs in TikiWiki, filed
them, got CVS access, did some more debugging in the stable CVS version,
but I just couldn't quite nail the bug and finish it. Also, I've not
done much about the rest of things I should have been working on -
studies, jobs, preparing for tomorrows meeting in the ministry of
education.
Strangely I just noticed the sudden flow of energy that
I got when started writing this blog entry. There is a certain
corellation between my activity and my blogging - if I do not do
anything, then I don't blog, because there is nothing to blog about, but
could there be a reverse link?
On a completly unrelated note - the
Bush has been visiting my country (and my city) on this weekend. Funky
stuff. All center of Riga was blocked by barricades. You needed a
special pass to enter. And that area is a few sq. kilometers. All people
of Riga were advised to go out of town for the day or at least not to
stand by windows, not go to balconies and, most of all, not to do any
sudden movements. Sounds worse then the barricade nights of freedom
fights of 1991 :). Many shops that are near the area were closed, mostly
because two (out of three) main bridges that unite two halfs of the city
were blocked most of the day to ensure safe exit for Bush. I must say,
it is freaky to hear a helicopter (with snipers inside) circling
overhead for the whole day.
Diplomaticaly it was a great day for
Latvia and the rest of Baltic states, but logisticaly it was a nightmare
for the locals. When it became known what measures will have to be taken
to ensure Bush's safety, the exmilitary base surronded Liepaja issued a
call to accept all 'refugies' that are fleeing the Bush. There were
tents and fires and a mobile sauna. Also the local prison (now a museum)
was inviting everyone in for a night. That was a fun news item for a
week, I think it got Liepaja quite a lot of tourism overnght.
Thanks, Bush. :)
P.S. I've seen dogs smarter then some
certain USA presidents, but it is very much compensated by the local USA
ambassador - she was on a local radio show recently speaking about her
very nice music taste and her husbands iPod craze :)