We're travelling home, and the further north we go the more smoke we're seeing from the fire in Quebec. Weird.

we used to use Swheat Scoop (wheat) but we haven't found it here yet.

Swheat Scoop dealer locator:

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No real disagreement on anything, Typo Boy, though I can't remember exactly when and if the rocket launches ever stopped for a while.

That opportunity may still be open

I wish I was that optimistic.

And to most Israelis - and even me, in some level - balancing their suffering with the fear and terror that's being used against Israel (again, in a way justly - I don't see any other way which isn't peace talks to fight back) makes one forget the first bit.

and btw - it would have helped if during the free Gaza/West Bank demos the assurance that nobody wants to wipe out Israel off the map would have been heard, because that's all really Israel sees these days: if you demonstrate against Israel's policy, it is as if you're saying it shouldn't exist. Because again, it's dragging itself into b/w world of thought.

Edit: btw, it's worth to say that I respect those who protest today in the U.S., giving that it's Remembrance Day for you guys.

(I'm pre-coffee, so I apologize for any typos).

Also, job~ma, quester.

I've been up for 4 and a half hours, and this day is already made of win.

First, I discovered on the bus on my way to uni another leftist who has to live in the settlement and hates it. We're very similar politically, and even study the same things (though in different years of the degree). We switched numbers, and I'm pretty sure we'll go to a Women in Black demo soon. It was such a relief for both of us to know we're not the only one in the city!

Second - which is why I'm having a celebratory ice-cream now - is that we got back our Qualitative Research Methods mid-term papers. Not only that I got max credit on it and a remark that said that I'm a good writer and that the paper is excellent (the average was significantly less, around 60), but that my lecturer told me something which I know that might be a problem, but it was truly the greatest compliment he could have given me. He wrote and told me that I'm writing hardcore - too much hardcore, and something on the lines of (I'm trying to translate Hebrew slang here): "God dammit, woman, write more catchy! You're not a French sociologist". I couldn't even apologize for that - I don't think that hardcore writing is wrong and getting much credit for it in most classes, and the closest the subtext to the text the better - so I murmured, while giggling, "I'd say I'm sorry, but...".

Sorry for over writing. I'm just happy about it. I really think he's a great lecturer and a super intelligent person, so I was really happy to get this critique from him. He should thank his lucky stars I didn't blend in there Hegel and Deleuze.

That`s great, Shir. It sounds like you`re really doing well. And it can make all the difference in the world to have a simpatico friend around. I was much happier back in New Mexico when I had my small regional peace group to demonstrate with. I got irritated with them on a regular basis, but at least there was someone around with similar views. Here in our bit of Arizona, it`s much more conservative; I don`t think they`d look too kindly on protestors.

Oh MiL. How I love thee. @@@@ forever.

Crap. I was fooling around before getting lunch and now the heavens have opened up. Grr. I'm hungry NOW.

Delivery works when it's raining.

And there's the rain, right on cue.

Raining here too. Looks to be a lot.