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Point 1: Who the heck writes volume 2 of a book starting with an introduction, then a chapter, part of another chapter- and Then a preface? (AKA, Maimonides is really strange as well as often incomprehensible.)
Point 2: The Tallit saga continues: I will be borrowing my sister's tallit for a bit, until I get/make my own new one. Current options are:
a. to buy a new one that looks almost exactly like my old one, but bigger
b. to buy a new one that is mostly white, maybe with silver, and add stripes of trim later, when I can get them, so I have one of my own soon, but can still individuate it- I dislike looking like a clone, even if just in ritualwear, when there are options. I have, of course, not seen anyone with one exactly like my old one, although I've seen ones that are black and gold, or black, gold and red.
c. Borrow my sister's for longer (she doesn't wear it), and Make my own. Disadvantage here is that I'm unlikely to have much time to work on such, or the supplies even, for a while.
Being me, I'm lousy at making decisions, so- any thoughts for me to take into account?
I'm also surprised a bit that she was willing to let me borrow it. Not as far as reason goes- she hasn't worn it in years, but as far as emotional attachment goes. It'll be interesting to wear it. I'm finding that tallitot really do feel sort of personal, to some extent: when I have someone else's on, I've very aware of that fact. I wouldn't inherently think that that would be the case, but there it is. But since my prayer tends to work its way through aspects of other people as I perceive them, at times, as things/attitudes I admire and am trying to use, or things that stick in my head as relevant to some text or another, maybe it's just one more aspect of the same thing. I tend to associate things with people in general- I often associate dances with the person from whom I learned them at times too.
Point 3: Ballroom dance was actually interesting and difficult, technique-wise tonight. I got a compliment from the teacher out of it, but wow, contact-position is really different as far as leading/following goes, or even not stepping on one's partner's toes. I'm glad I was dancing with someone I Know. I think it made it easier that the class is 8ish people, of whom there are 2 sets of couples. Ahh, college.
Point 4: Mom called me while I was napping, and I got a really strong adrenaline burst. I did fall back asleep for a bit- but I'm always amazed at the power of those bursts of internal chemicals. When I lay back down, I can feel it through my whole body. Called Mom back later, had a really nice conversation.
Point 2: The Tallit saga continues: I will be borrowing my sister's tallit for a bit, until I get/make my own new one. Current options are:
a. to buy a new one that looks almost exactly like my old one, but bigger
b. to buy a new one that is mostly white, maybe with silver, and add stripes of trim later, when I can get them, so I have one of my own soon, but can still individuate it- I dislike looking like a clone, even if just in ritualwear, when there are options. I have, of course, not seen anyone with one exactly like my old one, although I've seen ones that are black and gold, or black, gold and red.
c. Borrow my sister's for longer (she doesn't wear it), and Make my own. Disadvantage here is that I'm unlikely to have much time to work on such, or the supplies even, for a while.
Being me, I'm lousy at making decisions, so- any thoughts for me to take into account?
I'm also surprised a bit that she was willing to let me borrow it. Not as far as reason goes- she hasn't worn it in years, but as far as emotional attachment goes. It'll be interesting to wear it. I'm finding that tallitot really do feel sort of personal, to some extent: when I have someone else's on, I've very aware of that fact. I wouldn't inherently think that that would be the case, but there it is. But since my prayer tends to work its way through aspects of other people as I perceive them, at times, as things/attitudes I admire and am trying to use, or things that stick in my head as relevant to some text or another, maybe it's just one more aspect of the same thing. I tend to associate things with people in general- I often associate dances with the person from whom I learned them at times too.
Point 3: Ballroom dance was actually interesting and difficult, technique-wise tonight. I got a compliment from the teacher out of it, but wow, contact-position is really different as far as leading/following goes, or even not stepping on one's partner's toes. I'm glad I was dancing with someone I Know. I think it made it easier that the class is 8ish people, of whom there are 2 sets of couples. Ahh, college.
Point 4: Mom called me while I was napping, and I got a really strong adrenaline burst. I did fall back asleep for a bit- but I'm always amazed at the power of those bursts of internal chemicals. When I lay back down, I can feel it through my whole body. Called Mom back later, had a really nice conversation.