All Sorts of Random Things that I Probably Won't Remember Now, in no particular order of any sort

The prefrosh and parents quadrupled Biblical Ritual today- that being partially because we were one actual student (out of 3) down. Unfortunately we got off from our topic (the ritual for a suspected adulteress adn then generic women in Biblical ritual) due to parents of prefrosh who kept asking questions that were at first somewhat on topic and then brutally, ruthlessly off topic (what rituals for the elderly in the bible has to do with Sotah or the topic of women in ritual, I don't particularly know). tovah623's sister was one of those pre-frosh, and left partway through because she found Professor Wright dull- I can't sympathize with that one, I think the man is hillarious. I may be easy to please in that dimension though.

My Hebrew presentation went well, I'm told. I think I stumbled over words plenty, and my timing wasn't great. Oh well, it's over. And I got told I have a very laid-back manner in speaking Hebrew. I *think* that this is a good thing. But I'm not entirely sure.

Today was the BORG auction, which was quite a bit of fun. The only book I got for myself was a book about how to read aloud to children. It just looked particuarly neat. I also got a couple books for Ami Nee (my maternal grandmother, that being a baby-talk version of Granny and Renee that has stuck and been inflicted on the entire rest of the cousins), Mom, and Will. There was a great deal of amusement, especially over the books that no one wanted. On the other hand, there was high bidding over a vest with elephants, bought by tovaks, two books about pirates, and a few other odd items. Besides the books, I also came home with a jar of Comet (making me think of the children's fake words: "Comet, it makes your teeth turn green. Comet- it tastes like gasoline. Comet- it makes you vomit. So buy some Comit, and vomit today." Sorry folks.), and a brown velvet shirt which should make a nice dressy overshirt for the spring/fall/winter. Overall, the process was just as good at the stuff I bought. Although I think we scared zodiacmg away when he came in and we started showing him our loot. The attempts made to praise items that were clearly of no interest was a tribute to creativity, and a running joke started over the inquiry of copyright dates. Oh, and Jordan is now the proud owner of a kosher chicken cookbook, which she plans to mail home to scare her mother.

This morning at minyan I made an honest comment, and got told that there were Torahs in the room, and I should watch what I said. I was very, very baffled, and finally figured out the dirty implication, but it took me some serious thought. Therefore I would like to say, even if they won't read this: "Egal minyan, you're the ones with the dirty minds, not me." In a similarly annoying vein, I lent someone my spare kippah, and he walked off with it, and I am seriously not pleased. I was trying to do him a favor, as he was looking for one in the back room of International Lounge, and finding anything in there is hard as heck (I keep meaning to organize it, but I never seem to do so), so I lent him one- I usually carry several. I hope he shows up sometime soon and hands it over. Otherwise I shall be very wroth with him. I'm contemplating being annoying if it doesn't return to me soon and send out a request to the whole minyan. I won't- but it would feel so Good, in a really lousy sort of way. That's the sort of thing that disapointes me about myself, but I think the desire is entirely human...

On the positive side of things, I now have eight and a smidgen pages of my 20 page paper written. (It's due this coming Tuesday, and I got my books and started yesterday.) Sorry for boring you all.

All Sorts of Random Things that I Probably Won't Remember Now, in no particular order of any sort

The prefrosh and parents quadrupled Biblical Ritual today- that being partially because we were one actual student (out of 3) down. Unfortunately we got off from our topic (the ritual for a suspected adulteress adn then generic women in Biblical ritual) due to parents of prefrosh who kept asking questions that were at first somewhat on topic and then brutally, ruthlessly off topic (what rituals for the elderly in the bible has to do with Sotah or the topic of women in ritual, I don't particularly know). tovah623's sister was one of those pre-frosh, and left partway through because she found Professor Wright dull- I can't sympathize with that one, I think the man is hillarious. I may be easy to please in that dimension though.

My Hebrew presentation went well, I'm told. I think I stumbled over words plenty, and my timing wasn't great. Oh well, it's over. And I got told I have a very laid-back manner in speaking Hebrew. I *think* that this is a good thing. But I'm not entirely sure.

Today was the BORG auction, which was quite a bit of fun. The only book I got for myself was a book about how to read aloud to children. It just looked particuarly neat. I also got a couple books for Ami Nee (my maternal grandmother, that being a baby-talk version of Granny and Renee that has stuck and been inflicted on the entire rest of the cousins), Mom, and Will. There was a great deal of amusement, especially over the books that no one wanted. On the other hand, there was high bidding over a vest with elephants, bought by tovaks, two books about pirates, and a few other odd items. Besides the books, I also came home with a jar of Comet (making me think of the children's fake words: "Comet, it makes your teeth turn green. Comet- it tastes like gasoline. Comet- it makes you vomit. So buy some Comit, and vomit today." Sorry folks.), and a brown velvet shirt which should make a nice dressy overshirt for the spring/fall/winter. Overall, the process was just as good at the stuff I bought. Although I think we scared zodiacmg away when he came in and we started showing him our loot. The attempts made to praise items that were clearly of no interest was a tribute to creativity, and a running joke started over the inquiry of copyright dates. Oh, and Jordan is now the proud owner of a kosher chicken cookbook, which she plans to mail home to scare her mother.

This morning at minyan I made an honest comment, and got told that there were Torahs in the room, and I should watch what I said. I was very, very baffled, and finally figured out the dirty implication, but it took me some serious thought. Therefore I would like to say, even if they won't read this: "Egal minyan, you're the ones with the dirty minds, not me." In a similarly annoying vein, I lent someone my spare kippah, and he walked off with it, and I am seriously not pleased. I was trying to do him a favor, as he was looking for one in the back room of International Lounge, and finding anything in there is hard as heck (I keep meaning to organize it, but I never seem to do so), so I lent him one- I usually carry several. I hope he shows up sometime soon and hands it over. Otherwise I shall be very wroth with him. I'm contemplating being annoying if it doesn't return to me soon and send out a request to the whole minyan. I won't- but it would feel so Good, in a really lousy sort of way. That's the sort of thing that disapointes me about myself, but I think the desire is entirely human...

On the positive side of things, I now have eight and a smidgen pages of my 20 page paper written. (It's due this coming Tuesday, and I got my books and started yesterday.) Sorry for boring you all.