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I usually try to exercise some restraint when it comes to the meme thing that happens around the blogosphere, but as I was tagged specifically by Rachel at Velveteen Rabbi, and since it's about books (oh no, not that) I figured I'd play. Number of books I own: Uh. No...

I am so a walking hazard for marit ayin (the idea that you're supposed to be careful about what you do, lest someone get the wrong idea about what you're actually doing). Yesterday, I was trying to work in coffee shops. That's pretty much what I'm going to be doing...

I've grown to really love the art of spending time with non-Jewish friends on Shabbat. On Thursday, I called my friend Emerson and asked if he was going to be around Saturday; I was staying in his neighborhood and would love to stop by. I turned up around 6:30 and he...

Eucalyptus trees in the park. A tiny lake surrounded by trees with a Chinese-style pagoda perched on the edge. The Brain Wash cafe and laundramat. Feminist businesses. Friends who have finally moved into a place big enough for them. The magic haircut guy, who, when I...

There are certain places where you feel more yourself than other places. I don't know why this is true, but it is. And after a long drive from the blinky-blinky city of bling to this other one in the north that is mellow and friendly, I feel much better. I've done...

Still down here in Bavel. Been seeing friends, running errands, getting my Shavuos on (highlight: a friend's shiur on breastmilk and Torah, which is generally SO not the kind of thing that would captivate me, except that she's an excellent teacher and so it wound up...

I said the shechichanu over my first California sushi in 11 months. Yes, I actually did. I have a raging caffiene headache, which serves me right for getting so heavy on the sauce this last month. It'll chill out in a few days, but for now, ug. I'm in the process of...

להיתראות, ותודה על הדגים

Woke early. Went to Women at the Wall. Went to school and studied for an hour (while drinking much coffee). Took Talmud final. Went to Israel Museum. Saw Dead Sea stuff, and Ancient Near East stuff, including Pre-Israelite stuff (man, those maces that people carried...