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"Representation of spirits and similar conceptions are rather one and all early modes of "rationalizing" a precedent experience, to which they are subsidiary."
-Richard Otto, The Idea of the Holy, p.27
-Richard Otto, The Idea of the Holy, p.27
"Representation of spirits and similar conceptions are rather one and all early modes of "rationalizing" a precedent experience, to which they are subsidiary."
-Richard Otto, The Idea of the Holy, p.27
-Richard Otto, The Idea of the Holy, p.27
I have a feeling that this will be a less interesting post to read than for me to write/record. Oh well. If you get bored, I don't blame you.
I was in a funny sort of mood this shabbos- very much either social or contemplative, but not interested in random crowds of people. Mostly I wanted rest and relaxation, and a lack of tension. So I davened on my own Friday night and spent a little extra time reading before going to dinner, and being more relaxed there than I think I've been in a while, even through the rather intense discussion of health insurance that went on... I walked home with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
wilperegrine and stopped in by her to talk a bit more before bed.
In the morning I woke up rather late, and had to really motivate myself to leave my room to daven at all. So rather than leaving the building, I wandered downstairs for shacharit and torah service, and then wandered back to my room for musaf, reading and a nap before lunch. It was halakhically less than ideal, but it really did me good. I had lunch at a classmate's (ok, we've never actually had a class together- she's a year ahead of me, but whatever), and started off knowing one other person besides my hostess, and that was someone I didn't know well. But after a bit of a slow/iffy start, the later part of the afternoon especially turned out to be fun and relaxing.
Last night I went to a game night where I mostly hung out with friends, and then we watched Bridge to Terebithia which was not as good as one might hope, but wasn't bad for a one-time watching, and watching it in that company added some levity- a couple of the gentlemen took to making some rather err- interesting comments...
Today has been minyan, learning, and homework interspersed with relaxation. And now it's not even 6pm and quite dark and it is seriously throwing my sense of time off for the time being.
I was in a funny sort of mood this shabbos- very much either social or contemplative, but not interested in random crowds of people. Mostly I wanted rest and relaxation, and a lack of tension. So I davened on my own Friday night and spent a little extra time reading before going to dinner, and being more relaxed there than I think I've been in a while, even through the rather intense discussion of health insurance that went on... I walked home with
wilperegrine and stopped in by her to talk a bit more before bed. In the morning I woke up rather late, and had to really motivate myself to leave my room to daven at all. So rather than leaving the building, I wandered downstairs for shacharit and torah service, and then wandered back to my room for musaf, reading and a nap before lunch. It was halakhically less than ideal, but it really did me good. I had lunch at a classmate's (ok, we've never actually had a class together- she's a year ahead of me, but whatever), and started off knowing one other person besides my hostess, and that was someone I didn't know well. But after a bit of a slow/iffy start, the later part of the afternoon especially turned out to be fun and relaxing.
Last night I went to a game night where I mostly hung out with friends, and then we watched Bridge to Terebithia which was not as good as one might hope, but wasn't bad for a one-time watching, and watching it in that company added some levity- a couple of the gentlemen took to making some rather err- interesting comments...
Today has been minyan, learning, and homework interspersed with relaxation. And now it's not even 6pm and quite dark and it is seriously throwing my sense of time off for the time being.
I have a feeling that this will be a less interesting post to read than for me to write/record. Oh well. If you get bored, I don't blame you.
I was in a funny sort of mood this shabbos- very much either social or contemplative, but not interested in random crowds of people. Mostly I wanted rest and relaxation, and a lack of tension. So I davened on my own Friday night and spent a little extra time reading before going to dinner, and being more relaxed there than I think I've been in a while, even through the rather intense discussion of health insurance that went on... I walked home withwilperegrine and stopped in by her to talk a bit more before bed.
In the morning I woke up rather late, and had to really motivate myself to leave my room to daven at all. So rather than leaving the building, I wandered downstairs for shacharit and torah service, and then wandered back to my room for musaf, reading and a nap before lunch. It was halakhically less than ideal, but it really did me good. I had lunch at a classmate's (ok, we've never actually had a class together- she's a year ahead of me, but whatever), and started off knowing one other person besides my hostess, and that was someone I didn't know well. But after a bit of a slow/iffy start, the later part of the afternoon especially turned out to be fun and relaxing.
Last night I went to a game night where I mostly hung out with friends, and then we watched Bridge to Terebithia which was not as good as one might hope, but wasn't bad for a one-time watching, and watching it in that company added some levity- a couple of the gentlemen took to making some rather err- interesting comments...
Today has been minyan, learning, and homework interspersed with relaxation. And now it's not even 6pm and quite dark and it is seriously throwing my sense of time off for the time being.
I was in a funny sort of mood this shabbos- very much either social or contemplative, but not interested in random crowds of people. Mostly I wanted rest and relaxation, and a lack of tension. So I davened on my own Friday night and spent a little extra time reading before going to dinner, and being more relaxed there than I think I've been in a while, even through the rather intense discussion of health insurance that went on... I walked home with
wilperegrine and stopped in by her to talk a bit more before bed. In the morning I woke up rather late, and had to really motivate myself to leave my room to daven at all. So rather than leaving the building, I wandered downstairs for shacharit and torah service, and then wandered back to my room for musaf, reading and a nap before lunch. It was halakhically less than ideal, but it really did me good. I had lunch at a classmate's (ok, we've never actually had a class together- she's a year ahead of me, but whatever), and started off knowing one other person besides my hostess, and that was someone I didn't know well. But after a bit of a slow/iffy start, the later part of the afternoon especially turned out to be fun and relaxing.
Last night I went to a game night where I mostly hung out with friends, and then we watched Bridge to Terebithia which was not as good as one might hope, but wasn't bad for a one-time watching, and watching it in that company added some levity- a couple of the gentlemen took to making some rather err- interesting comments...
Today has been minyan, learning, and homework interspersed with relaxation. And now it's not even 6pm and quite dark and it is seriously throwing my sense of time off for the time being.
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