Tell that to the people on the ground. IJS.
Actually not needing validation right now, but thank you.
Buffy ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
Natter 36: But We Digress...
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
brenda m - Jun 14, 2005 9:39:28 am PDT #1829 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
sarameg - Jun 14, 2005 9:40:26 am PDT #1830 of 10001
Um, I'll see mom in August at my cousin's wedding (note: must make reservations.) Otherwise, not until christmas.
I usually see them once or twice a year and we talk weekly. This has been true since college.
I'm sort of surprised how well this all went, with regards to my headspace. I was rather afraid I'd go into cranky mode, which I have done in the past when I've been with them more than 4 days, and that's in a bigger space. It helped that I was playing tour guide, I think. Sure, there were things that drove me to @@, but I was able to shrug it off.
My dad will always be underfoot. He will alway change the radio station and attempt to fix everything, even things you don't want fixed. Mom will always have moments of passiveness that turns snippy when dad is having a passive indecisive attack. She'll always wake up too dang early, but she'll also not wake up the human noisemaker, my dad. She'll want ot hike every.single.trail, nevermind it is already 85 with 75% humidity.
But I love 'em. We had fun.
-t - Jun 14, 2005 9:41:10 am PDT #1831 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
from jewfaq.org
Minor Fasts [one of which is the Fast of Gedaliah]: There are five other fast days scheduled at various times of the year, which are observed only from sunrise to sunset. For the 10% or so of Jews who observe these fasts, no accommodations are usually needed, other than sensitivity for the fact that they are not eating.
sarameg - Jun 14, 2005 9:41:41 am PDT #1832 of 10001
lisah, I may take you up on it. I've got to walk (hopefully) over to Brentwood after work tomorrow to (hopefully) pick up my car. I have your work email, yes?
Hil R. - Jun 14, 2005 9:42:14 am PDT #1833 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Yeah. Most Orthodox Jews that I know will stay home if they can on minor fast days, but if there's something they have to do, they'll do it.
Emily - Jun 14, 2005 9:43:41 am PDT #1834 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Excellent. Thanks, y'all.
lisah - Jun 14, 2005 9:53:33 am PDT #1835 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
I've got to walk (hopefully) over to Brentwood after work tomorrow to (hopefully) pick up my car. I have your work email, yes?
You should or use my profile address. I can leave the tape on my front porch for you.
lori - Jun 14, 2005 9:54:09 am PDT #1836 of 10001
Glad your parental visit went well, sarameg.
So we went to a bookstore for a bit and I got dad the Feynman's letters book for Father's Day (mom is smuggling it back in the luggage.) I want to read it now. The letters were compiled from his papers by his daughter, which...well, it's a good gift for the occasion.
The daughter is speaking on this here this week. I'm trying to see if I have time to catch it.
sarameg - Jun 14, 2005 10:02:06 am PDT #1837 of 10001
Oh lori, you should. Waiting in line, I read a prologue from her, detailing who he was to her (namely, goofy dad) and...I've also read reviews of it and it just sounds like such an interesting view of him.
lisah, the porch method sounds good, if that's ok with you.
lori - Jun 14, 2005 10:08:32 am PDT #1838 of 10001
Good recommendations. It's actually next week, and I will make time!