The whole issue of Shabbat is one that is quite perplexing. Namely, the shops are closed during our weekend. Ah well, it isn’t too much of an issue. We can still buy stuff when we need to. My intention is…
I wrote this poem at the last open mic I attended in Chicago. I wanted to perform but I had nothing with me, so I wrote it at the last minute. 11/17/06 There are things surrounding me Pizza boxes and…
like the stories I used to tell to myself there are messages hidden for them to find hiding under tables and the ways I look out the window on long car rides. secrets are tied up in my lips in…
I hate to see you cry Lying there in that position There’s things you need to hear So turn off your tears And listenPain throws your heart to the ground Love turns the whole thing around No it won’t all…
I listen to music almost constantly…and I have been wanting to give people a glimpse of the soundtrack to my life. You know, the music that would accompany you if you were in a movie, walking briskly down the street….
tipping over in streams flying down a million stairs I want to create the illusion of vastness in the little sideways pieces of buildings. I want to see the little ways that your words will take hold and stay in…
There was this cough that infected the BWC, echoing down the mountain. You may scoff, but trust me on this, the rockets were never this loud. The lady afflicted by the curse hid in corners and behind stairs but the…
– I injured my hand a little bit doing a cartwheel last night. I haven’t done one since this summer (on the soccer field) and since I did it in a living room…well, I was nervous about hitting the TV…
I’ve been here for over two weeks now, so I decided to make a list (in no real order). This stems partly out of a lunchtime conversation today. 1. The warm weather. Need I say more? I read about my…
Well, I’m not that short, nor do I have large, hairy feet. But I’ve developed a routine over the years regarding my eating habits that could be compared to Hobbits. First breakfast- 6:30 amSecond breakfast- 10 am, at my deskLunch-…
Check out this bee on a flower…I got chased by that bee soon afterward! I had fun on Friday…we packed our lunches to eat at Bahji. Well, I made this potato and carrot dish, fried in olive oil and tumeric….
I am learning my way around…very slowly. I’ve found that taking taxis does not help me learn the city streets, and taxis can get expensive anyways. I’m not in much of a rush most of the time. I rode a…
I am in Haifa. It is wonderful. It has been so warm (compared to Chicago, I guess), nights are a little chillier. Barely jetlagged (yay!), and I haven’t had time to really catch up on everything. My roommates are wonderful…
And now the heroine embarks on an epic journey. There were going to be dangers along the way…dragons, a couple of bad-tempered wizards, and maybe even a few evil spirits. One could never know with epic journeys. That is part…
I thought I was going to escape Chicago without getting hit by cold weather or snow, but I was wrong. We awoke Friday to a world buried under inches of snow. Check out these before and after pictures from Flickr…
Mom and I got to hang out tonight and catch up on things while I made necklaces (one of my hobbies). Surrounded by my suitcases, she told me that one of the dresses that is in the “undecided” pile of…
I never knew it would be this hard. How do I choose?! hahahaha.
i am drowning in the past all because i am leaving i am holding on dusty boxes and photos i leave fingerprints on these white walls. write down everything write every word and thought i don’t want to have to…
I leave in exactly 2 weeks. To go here. To work in this building: wow. It has been an interesting process, the last few weeks of packing and saying goodbyes. I am trying to not become a hermit (which is…
I was reading the latest issue of Discover magazine tonight, which had an article called “The God Experiments”. (Sorry, you have to be a subscriber to read the whole article.) They highlight different attempts at researching religion and religious experiences…
Part of the wonderful thing about being home at my parent’s house is access to a really great kitchen. It is so clean, so wonderful, so well stocked! I was able to make gluten-free brownies, my famous spaghetti (which is…
you drove the sleep from my eyes tireless I’ll roam now with the squeaking hinges of discomfort rattling in my brain. I am watching waiting in the way only a very late night or early morning can bring on, that,…
I filled a 14 foot UHaul truck with my stuff. Ridiculous. Also, I never knew trees had so many leaves, until I tried to rake my parent’s yard. Whew.
I have one month until I leave for Haifa. December 6th. The checklist continues to shrink. I have found a person to fill the spot in my house in Chicago, have gotten all of my paperwork done, purchased my plane…
“O Son of Man! Breathe not the sins of others so long as thou art thyself a sinner. Shouldst thou transgress this command, accursed wouldst thou be, and to this I bear witness.” (Baha’u’llah, The Hidden Words) Are we so…
So I’m pretty much without things to blog about. I started reading this book about Cambodia called “The Lost Executioner” at Barnes & Noble tonight, and got about 50 pages in before I had to leave the bookstore. There are…
stutter and gasp as I speak these words these words will not come out shine shine on and my heart rests on fragile strings negate my devotion lines running back through time there are parts of me that never left…
I HAVE A PHONE AGAIN! All is well with the world. Back in Chicago, party on Friday. Ok, now go and do something productive. This blog is definitely a waste of time. 😉
1. Does anyone has an old Verizon phone that they don’t want? I might not be able to get a replacement. 2. There is STILL a room open in my house, and if you have a friend that is looking…
Dear friends and family, There was a freak incident this morning involving my phone and Carmen’s tea. I watched in horror as my phone skidded on the carpet, hit a bump, and flipped (while on a phone call) straight into…