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| Thursday, October 29th, 2009 | | 5:37 pm |
An Update, Holy Shit
In response to Levy, Inc, On the subject of Surveys and Their Takings. We at Sofaer Inc. offer our input on these following details. We apologize for the inconvenience. These details may be of interest to other people, and therefore is being broadcast. -->Your well-being on a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being "extremely poor", 10 "excellent"):
8.5.
-->Your love life on a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being "don't ask", 10 "still with Jamie and happy as a clam"):
I don't see how 1 and 10 aren't the same, unless you're asking for details? Which means you must have changed quite a bit. But hey, I'm open, if you want details, that can be arranged.
-->Your relationship with your mom on a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being "I am contemplating matricide", 10 "I graffiti 'I <3 MY MOM' in every subway I ride")
4 or 5.
-->Your opinion on bespectacled babies on a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being "huh. cute", 10 being "OMGGGGGGGGG DYING OF CUTE"):
0.5, if that.
-->Your obsession with House M.D. on a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being "I never watch that medically preposterous crap", 10 "I now walk with a cane"): 2? 3?-->How much you hate people opposed to the health care reform on a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being "God are they annoying", 10 "I'M MOVING TO CANADA")
10, if you substitute "Switzerland" for "Canada". Or maybe Italy, or Greece? Canada is too cold!-->Your current course of study/vocation:
Studying various courses in preparation for transfer to a 4-year university.
-->List one excuse for not providing promised "substantiative response":
It's almost as much effort as calling people over the telephone (sick burn!) No, seriously, I just keep not doing it. No excuse.
-->List one excuse for not visiting New York this August:
I was in New York! I was just spending time with family, and didn't manage to get in touch with you in time to meet up.
-->To summarize, your concise response to the whiny, Yiddish-accented statement "You never call, you never write":
"You make a guy feel guilty whenever you talk and you wonder why he never calls, never writes!" In whiny, Yiddish-accented English.
Alternatively, "Who are you, my mother-in-law?"
-->The components of today's breakfast:
Oatmeal, brown sugar, chai tea.
-->Your travel plans to Israel: __/__/2010
The day Israelis become sane enough to kick out the right-wingers and wannabe theocrats. So uh. Never? I've told myself that it doesn't count if I don't step foot on Israeli soil, so I might go from Italy out on the Mediterranean and go scuba diving off the coast in ancient Roman ruins or something. Yes, I'm still bitter. :)
| | Sunday, December 14th, 2008 | | 2:18 pm |
| | Saturday, December 13th, 2008 | | 12:51 pm |
It was my cousin's Bar Mitzva today. There's something special about Barmitzvas that I never realized before, even having gone through one all those (less than ten) years ago. It's that unbroken chain, that passing down of the mantle from father to son, from grandfather to son. And from grandmother to mother to daughter. It's the social coming of age of standing up there at the bima, stuttering and flushing when your notes are in the wrong order. I don't know where I originally meant to go with this, but there's just something there. It's like the feeling I got when I used to do Shabbat with my Israeli friends; a feeling of unity of faith, in this case through the ages. In my mind, it's the feeling of a congregation, singing in mass. Almost as a challenge to themselves and to their deity; that as long as they stand and exist, as long as they pass down the traditions, they will on that consecrated ground stand and sing. I also found it very strikingly odd and wonderful that I remembered everything. All the prayers, all the chants, all the songs. And in my mind's ear, I could hear the voice of the Shames family and their daughter, though now a Levy, and all the other Rehovotnikot (or whatever). Miss you, incidentally. It's funny, I didn't realize how much I'd miss taking days out of my normal life and setting them aside, calling them Shabbat, and very consciously not doing anything but spending time with people whom I'd grown close to. Not that life isn't great. It is. Not that I'm planning to move to Israel anytime soon, though I kinda want to drop by for a visit. Just sayin', Rehovot was a good place to be a Jew. And with that rambling concluded, there's about a hundred people coming for lunch, and I have to go socialize with hilarious people. | | Sunday, October 19th, 2008 | | 3:53 pm |
Life is Good.
I noticed that I don't post much when life is good, because, well, life is good and there's nothing to complain about. <Insert Jewish joke here.> Current Mood:  relaxed | | Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 | | 7:18 pm |
Nothing much changing.
Still have a job. Still working out my financial situation. Still enjoying life. Nothing to see here, move on down the line. Also, for epic hilarity, search on Youtube for Brawndo and/or Powerthirst. | | Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 | | 10:25 am |
| | Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008 | | 3:11 am |
Dear Birthday Gifts Fairy
For my upcoming birthday, I would like: My internet to be reliable, even if it is Comcast... To not get randomly sick with debilitating food poisoning... To get my hours for my job... A pony and a million dollars... ... and since I'm apparently supposed to add something I might actually get.... where did my phone go while I was busy worshipping at the porcelain altar? | | Saturday, May 17th, 2008 | | 1:48 pm |
Oyez!.
I caught a monster demon flu. In other news, life is going pretty well. | | Sunday, April 6th, 2008 | | 5:43 pm |
The music in Black Temple in World of Warcraft is absolutely amazing. I actually have to stop playing the game every time I get to a certain spot and the original motifs change from major fanfares to minor, trombone-heavy lines. And everyone in my Guild cracks up when the music changes because they see me suddenly stop for like five minutes as I lean back and just listen. | | Sunday, March 30th, 2008 | | 12:17 pm |
Every time I go to post an entry it ends up being a massive emo whinefest about my financial/job situation in Baltimore. So I delete it, then a few days later go back to see myself doing it again. Other than that aforementioned fact, life is great; I have a great set of friends here. Much as I miss some of my other friends. *waves* | | Saturday, March 22nd, 2008 | | 7:51 pm |
| | Monday, February 18th, 2008 | | 9:11 pm |
Rage Against the (Religious) Machine
Good Jews: The (Orthodox, and no Modern about it) rabbi who patiently explained to me that, yes, G-dash-d forbids homosexual intercourse and that gays should L2Straight. But that nonetheless any rabbi worth the name would work with any such Jew, welcome him to shul, etc. Bad Jews: " Newcomers must not be allowed to rock the boat. If they insist, they are declared outcasts, denied community services from schooling for the kids, membership in women's organizations for the wife and no Torah readings for the outcast husband."Apparently, if you go against the housing price-fixing of the Council Of Rabbis Of Doom, your kids deserve to mentally rot. Oh, and welcome to shul, only not. I could cite dozens of examples across many religions. Judaism, Islam, Christianity of different sorts, Hinduism... ... why is it? What is it about faith that turns some people so bitter, while it uplifts others? And why do we, assumedly humans all, allow this? Some Orthodox Jewish women have started wearing burkas. Because apparently, modesty (frum/tznuis) means that those poor helpless males cannot help but be taken with raging lust at the very sight of a womanly ear. So burka up, women! And get ready to add those visors, those eyes are just too alluring. (Yeah, it's called a frumkah. Whatever. It's a burka.) And all I have to say to that is two bits of snark. "You keep saying the words "frum" and "tznuis". I do not think they mean what you think they mean." And, more to the point, "You keep talking Godisms but all I hear is 'Derka Derka, Mohammed Jihad. Allah Jihad, Derka Derka." I sat in on a History of Religions class the other day. It's not just Judaism; all religions seem to have this issue with increasing fanaticism in similar circumstances, driving the members of the religion to the metaphorical right so as to keep them alienated from the populace. I have many people in the shul I go to (the JHU Hillel) that are like good ole Dee; religious, well-spoken, know a lot more than me bout Judaism. Maybe I'll go be inflammatory at them like I keep doing on LJ at Dee so I can get further enlightened. (Past what Dee will metaphorically whap me upside the head with probably tonight.) (Yeah, take that as a hint, correct me in all the ways I have erred in this post if you want.) In other news, still looking for a job but still pretty happy and sane. Current Mood:  aggravated | | Tuesday, January 29th, 2008 | | 5:56 pm |
Zomg.
In one week, I have: -Switched from non-working craptastic internet to working internet. -Turned around my personal/social life. -Started once more pandering to my cuddling addiction. -Finished the pitch to a project that hopefully will have me gainfully employed for some time. -Totally one-line-owned some religious Jewish chick in an abortive argument. I switched from PortNetworks WiFi to Comcast Cable. This is a good switch, I'm sure of it. I'm going to be paying less money and in turn getting better service; I'll have both of my computers on the net with a 10MBpS connection (down, of course) instead of having only my laptop on at 3MBpS... in the rare occasions when PortNetworks' internet actually worked. Which were rare enough that they actually refunded me my last month's payment. That's a bad, bad sign, y'know? I'm dating again. Whee! She's this geeky, Jewish girl and she's totally awesome. Also, people who think that Israelis are geeks just because they're into technology have no clue what a geek is. Yay geeks! OM NOM NOM. The pitch is done for the Facebook alumni website for CTY. Hopefully the brass will like it enough that they hire me to make it for them and then maintain it for them, to the tune of lots of money (for me, that is)! Rant warning in cut. Current Mood: geeky | | Thursday, January 24th, 2008 | | 1:12 am |
Oh, internet...
Port Networks Wifi... I divorce thee, I divorce thee, I divorce thee. Begorrah, be gone from my house forevermore. At least, on Wednesday, when I switch to Cable. Till then, you can actually work? Please? Since I, y'know, pay for you. Like, with actual money, not with monopoly money or anything, money I could be spending on World of Warcraft is instead being spent on internet that never works. Other than that, life is good but busy. Dee and other Rehovot people, I wish I could call you, I miss your voices, maybe we can talk on Skype sometime - go download it! Paying trans-continental phone rates is not an option. Did I mention how much I'm pissed at Port Networks? Seriously. Pax Vitam, folks. Current Mood: bitchy | | Sunday, January 6th, 2008 | | 9:34 pm |
So -that-'s why.
One of the pilot lights in my stove was out. It is now lit. The gas was pooling around my mattress. This explains a lot of things. WTB sense of smell. | | 3:31 am |
I hate being sick.
It's achy and it's blech-y and I hate it. I'm so ennervated I can barely get out of bed to go to my computer. At the same time, I'm not sick enough that I'm throwing up or burning calories through nerves / fever. That's right, folks, I'm achy, sick, and getting fat. Oh, and I can't sleep. </emo> In other news, I think I might have a job offer coming. Not just any job offer, but a contract possibly with a long-term dealio designing a Facebook-based alumni-network for CTY. This is an Awesome Thing. If I was Dee, I'd be talking bout how I'm so grateful to Him Up There. But no, I'm Aaron. They (and by this I mean every one of my friends outside of Israel) call it "serendipping". It is the act of surfing through life on a constant wave of serendipity. It's a habit I really need to break. Current Mood:  sickCurrent Music: DragonForce : Evening Star | | Wednesday, December 5th, 2007 | | 9:01 am |
Wish I was...
Wish I was in Rehovot right now, carefully not hugging all of my friends. Wish I was in Baltimore right now, arguing about the mechanical advantage of hamentashen over latkes for information storage. Wish I was with my old friends and my family, making a joke out of Hanukkah without losing the magic. Oh well. | | Thursday, November 22nd, 2007 | | 9:15 pm |
Accomplishment
I finished rewriting a program, and it works. I can now play Fog of War chess. By the way, Dee, send me what you think is your best book ready for publication please. I tire of you not being a multi-millionaire and wish to rectify this tragedy. (Or maybe I just have a family friend who professed interest in your writings. But I like the idea of you being a multi-millionaire.) | | Sunday, November 18th, 2007 | | 10:42 am |
Blargh
So maybe the lady wasn't as I remembered her. Instead of going into an emo rant, I will just post my newest vow. I do hereby vow, that: In no event shall I become involved with, on any level but the most shallow of physical, a woman: - Who does not like physical contact, even when in a good mood; - For whom a night getting hammered at the bar is the ideal way to spend a Friday; - Who thinks Serenity was a bad movie. So vowed, so may it be. | | Sunday, October 28th, 2007 | | 11:02 am |
Canada is cold
Canada is cold. This is a fact. That said, I'm glad I'm here , finally, after flights that had hours of maintenance problems and a flat tire in the airport parking lot. And my lady is as I remembered her. *grins* |
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