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I just got off the phone from interviewing (sort of) for a babysitting/tutoring job. I'm not sure that it will work out, but it might be worthwhile, who knows. In any case, the humor was that, when I gave her (the mother of the kid) my last name, she went- oh, I know some people in California with that last-name. Of course, it turns out to be my in-laws. They really and truly do know everyone.
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cynara_linnaea1. Halacha aside, would you ever want to get a tattoo? If yes, of what?
I've never found the idea of tattoos particularly appealing- I think I saw a Mad Magazine sketch with two old people, their wide assortment of tattoos drooping and terribly out of date, too early to find them all that romantic or exotic. The idea doesn't feel like something that respects the body, and I have enough bad habits there as it is. Also, the number of people I've seen with former SOs names tattooed indelibly on their skin just feels more sad than desirable. In any case, I have a hard time with needles. So I imagine that I wouldn't.
2. What's one talent you do not have that you wish you did?
I'd love to be able to make small talk more easily. It would make social interactions in work environments and generally in new environments much easier.
3. What do you find to be the most frustrating aspect of interfaith work?
Thus far, the most frustrating aspect of interfaith work has been that by the time anyone seems to build up enough relationship and trust to deal with the difficult and therefore, eventually actively constructive aspects of our respective religions, the school year has ended, or someone has graduated, or whatever it is that cuts it off short. I think that building even the basic relationships is important, in terms of creating general good will and sympathy for each other, going forward, but I feel like we tend to reach a certain point, and then get cut off.
I'm also frustrated by the fact that there are plenty of Jewish-Christian interfaith experiences set up, but very few for interacting with folks of other religions besides these two, that I've found so far. It's a good start, and I think a limited combination is probably best for learning how to get along outside your own cultural boundaries, but if interfaith work is about building relationships with other communities- there are other religious communities who might make good allies out there... On the other hand, the boundaries are harder to deal with, potentially, so I see why it happens less.
4. How long have you been growing your hair out?
I've been letting my hair grow since I was something like 3. Someone came up to us in the grocery store, and told my mother what a cure little boy she had. I swore I'd never have short hair again. Lately, I've been lazy about getting it cut, and so it hasn't done all that much growing out, but it's a length that I like, which works out well enough. Someday, I'll get into better hair-care habits.
5. What is something (anything) you want to do and have not yet done?
I've been wanting to learn to sew in a more serious way- I can hand-sew enough to mend, and make very basic things, but I'd love to learn to a. use a pattern, and b. use a sewing machine. There's all sorts of interesting things out there that I'd rather make than try to buy, and it just seems like a good thing to be able to do. I have a bit of a thing about competence at hands-on sorts of skills, and I love fabric, and would love to have more freedom to play with it. (I'd love to learn to quilt, also, for about the same reasons. H and I have talked vaguely about someday taking a quilting class together.)
I've never found the idea of tattoos particularly appealing- I think I saw a Mad Magazine sketch with two old people, their wide assortment of tattoos drooping and terribly out of date, too early to find them all that romantic or exotic. The idea doesn't feel like something that respects the body, and I have enough bad habits there as it is. Also, the number of people I've seen with former SOs names tattooed indelibly on their skin just feels more sad than desirable. In any case, I have a hard time with needles. So I imagine that I wouldn't.
2. What's one talent you do not have that you wish you did?
I'd love to be able to make small talk more easily. It would make social interactions in work environments and generally in new environments much easier.
3. What do you find to be the most frustrating aspect of interfaith work?
Thus far, the most frustrating aspect of interfaith work has been that by the time anyone seems to build up enough relationship and trust to deal with the difficult and therefore, eventually actively constructive aspects of our respective religions, the school year has ended, or someone has graduated, or whatever it is that cuts it off short. I think that building even the basic relationships is important, in terms of creating general good will and sympathy for each other, going forward, but I feel like we tend to reach a certain point, and then get cut off.
I'm also frustrated by the fact that there are plenty of Jewish-Christian interfaith experiences set up, but very few for interacting with folks of other religions besides these two, that I've found so far. It's a good start, and I think a limited combination is probably best for learning how to get along outside your own cultural boundaries, but if interfaith work is about building relationships with other communities- there are other religious communities who might make good allies out there... On the other hand, the boundaries are harder to deal with, potentially, so I see why it happens less.
4. How long have you been growing your hair out?
I've been letting my hair grow since I was something like 3. Someone came up to us in the grocery store, and told my mother what a cure little boy she had. I swore I'd never have short hair again. Lately, I've been lazy about getting it cut, and so it hasn't done all that much growing out, but it's a length that I like, which works out well enough. Someday, I'll get into better hair-care habits.
5. What is something (anything) you want to do and have not yet done?
I've been wanting to learn to sew in a more serious way- I can hand-sew enough to mend, and make very basic things, but I'd love to learn to a. use a pattern, and b. use a sewing machine. There's all sorts of interesting things out there that I'd rather make than try to buy, and it just seems like a good thing to be able to do. I have a bit of a thing about competence at hands-on sorts of skills, and I love fabric, and would love to have more freedom to play with it. (I'd love to learn to quilt, also, for about the same reasons. H and I have talked vaguely about someday taking a quilting class together.)
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