Hey! NILLY! I can't beliebe we're on at tha same time!

I have a boyfriend too! He's half-Jewish....but he's a Buddhist comedian now. And I swear, if I ever find a cute Orthodox pirate for you, I will hunt him down, tie him up, and air-mail him to Israel with a giant pink bow on his eyepatch and a giant "FOR NILLY! Love, Erin" tag on his toe.

Er, not a morgue-I'm-dead toe tag. Like a gift bag toe tag.

Erin! Yay you for the boyfriend having! How is the teaching going?

if I ever find a cute Orthodox pirate for you, I will hunt him down, tie him up, and air-mail him to Israel with a giant pink bow on his eyepatch and a giant "FOR NILLY! Love, Erin" tag on his toe.

Surprisingly, that would be easier to explain to my mom. I mean, with the "yeah, my wonderful American friends, they know I'm Jewish and all, so they thought about me and my needs, like when they sent kosher chocolate and kosher cookies".

Teaching is stressful right not, but just because we're doing formal testing AND I can't ait for Spring Break! Oh, Spring BReak! Dear, wonderful break -- my girlfriends and I are all renting two cute cottages and ahouseboat on a nearby lake and spending the weekend cooking and drinking wine and going to get facials and massages -- I can't wait!

Otherwise. teaching is going great. I love it, love my students, and feel like I am just getting better at it. It's really good.

Kosher chocolate, kosher boyfriend...it's kinds one and the same, right? Except one will maybe talk to you occasionally. What's the Hebrew equivilant of "AAARGGHH, me pretty?"

Nilly,

How are you guys doing?

Pretty good. G is in transition between jobs. Things finally got to be too much at his job, so he found a new one. Right now he's enjoying a couple weeks of "slackerdom" before he starts the new job. Oh, and we're hosting First Seder with my parents and his parents. Whee.

What's the Hebrew equivilant of "AAARGGHH, me pretty?"

My brain is being way too literal and trying to figure this out. "AAAARGGHH, yafah sheli?" Is that anywhere near grammatical?

Oy. I'm trying to translate Pirate into Hebrew. I think this is my cue to step away from the computer and go get lunch and finish grading.

Hee! What in the world is wrong with a Jewish pirate! We have Orthodox rappers -- where's the stretch?

Erin, when is that dreamy Spring Break starting? When is the test?

I love it, love my students, and feel like I am just getting better at it. It's really good.

Oh, this reads wonderful. I particularly like the part about the "getting better", because it promises more wonderful to come.

What's the Hebrew equivilant of "AAARGGHH, me pretty?"

It's "my pretty", right? And is derected to a woman, since it's a kosher pirate, right? So it's "AAARGGHH, yaffa shelli". but with no mispronunciations, and not enough "r"s. [Edit: x-post with Hil]

we're hosting First Seder with my parents and his parents. Whee.

Oh, brave you! Are you going to go all traditional Seder, with the hagada and everything?

Also, good luck to G with the new job!

So it's "AAARGGHH, yaffa shelli". but with no mispronunciations, and not enough "r"s.

t blink I was right? Huh. Apparently, my really horrible Hebrew is good enough for Talk Like a Pirate Day.

Apparently, my really horrible Hebrew is good enough for Talk Like a Pirate Day.

It's because you have an "r" in your name. It's like you know the secret handshake because they can pronounce your name pirate-ly.

Or, well, because your Hebrew is better than you think.