I've been looking at some programs for going to Israel cheaply next summer.

That would be awesome! I still regret not seeing you when you were here.

most of them require more Hebrew fluency than I have

How much more? Is there anywhere around you where you could improve your Hebrew?

there was a preview for a movie from Isreal called "The Guests" and I thought of you

Wow, it made its way to the USA? That's great! It's so, well, Jewish may be the word that I'm looking for, practicing-Judaism-orthodoxly sort of Jewish, that I'm really curious what would anyone who isn't familiar with that way of living may think about it.

It was one of the biggest successes of the Israeli film industry last year. The main actor won the Israeli film prize for his acting in this movie. Also, it ended up being my most tried-to-see-it-and-failed attempts movies. I think I tried to watch it maybe half a dozen times, including one when my roommate brought its DVD, watched it on my DVD player in my absence, and had to return it before I could ever even watch a second of it. But I still plan to.

It's playing at one of the art film theaters. It looked wonderful.

And now I have to go sell clothes to people.

How much more? Is there anywhere around you where you could improve your Hebrew?

The one that looks really interesting to me (volunteering as an EMT with Magen David Adom) requires "conversational Hebrew," where I have "I know about fifty or so words." Some other programs require a lot less, but the EMT thing fits in well with my "Why am I just sitting here doing math rather than saving the world?" mood pretty well. The JCC here does have Hebrew classes which I keep meaning to look into. Plus, there are other programs that don't require as much Hebrew knowledge.

MY mom can't do the sarcastic voice. The two of you should hang out and confuse people together.

I like to think that people who have a lot of British comedy (that nation which, on the whole, is so very dry) in their background would be able to tell. Mostly because I have yet to test this hypothesis. I do need to work on it, though, because I don't want to unduely confuse the kidlets.

People with kids! What age does the fascination with dinosaurs generally begin/peak/whatever?

(that nation which, on the whole, is so very dry)

Then why in hell has it been raining here all day?

(only partly a joke)

Because English is one frelled up language.

Part of the problem with pit bulls isn't just that they can be unstable (although I tend to agree that much of that is training and/or abuse), but that, physically, they're capable of much more damage than most dogs. I was once playing frisbee in the park, and saw a guy training his pit bull by making the dog leap into the air, bite a tree branch, and hang from it, swinging back and forth. Not a lot of dogs are capable of that, and you don't want that dog biting you.

An LJ friend just made a post that her landlord sometimes "forgets to feed his dogs." He has four dogs, of which at least one is an unspayed bitch, and another is an unaltered male. I want to hit someone.

I like to think that people who have a lot of British comedy (that nation which, on the whole, is so very dry) in their background would be able to tell. Mostly because I have yet to test this hypothesis. I do need to work on it, though, because I don't want to unduely confuse the kidlets.

You and my mom can just keep telling yourselves that.

As far as confusion, until we knew of our mother's disability my siblings and I thought she WAS a perfect child and that she and her siblings never fought/

It looked wonderful.

If anyone gets to watch it, I'll be really curious to read their opinion.

Plus, there are other programs that don't require as much Hebrew knowledge.

With most Israelis (definitely not all, but most), a combination of English and Hebrew, even only those 50-words you mentioned, should be enough, so that makes sense. Good luck with finding a program! Also, if you do manage to take a Hebrew class, and there's anything I can do to help, please let me know?

What age does the fascination with dinosaurs generally begin/peak/whatever?

There are a lot of dinosaur books out there even for toddlers, so Sara (who will be two in a few months) already recognizes them. But the fascination with different kinds of dinosaurs usually hits around four, I think.