Lentils and contact lenses

Monday, December 1, 2008

9:43 am - Wrote yesterday's blog post

10:27 am - Helped Max edit writing samples and resume to send to Jerusalem Post

12:30 pm - Meeting and picnic lunch with Rebecca to discuss our upcoming "Politics of Archaeology" seminar

2:15 pm - Hebrew lesson with Sharon in the shuk! Learned to say: strawberries, plums, raisins, mushrooms, zucchini, garlic, almonds, cabbage, lettuce, squash, corn, green beans, peas, spinach, candy, and "disposable" (i.e. plats and cups). I'm pretty sure everyone at the shuk that day went home and said, "There were these two young woman walking around the shuk this afternoon saying, "Ma ze?" (What's that?) "Ani lo yodat." (I don't know.) It was the strangest thing!

3:22 pm - Max called to tell me he got an internship at the Jerusalem Post. More weird stares from people at the shuk (in response to my squealing this time).

3:51 pm - Returned home with groceries for dinner tonight and a cantaloupe.

5:17 pm - Made minestrone soup from scratch.

6:42 pm - Enjoyed minestrone from scratch with Max and neighbor Darja.

8:52 pm - Caught bus to Talpiot.

9:50 pm - Saw "Zach and Miri" at the movie theatre in Talpiot.

11:42 pm - Caught what I imagine is the last bus home. Bus driver took really sharp turn and I took a brief tumble down the stairs.

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

4:33 am - Had very strange dream about being a camp counselor for very small children. My co-counselor (a real former co-counselor from Ramah Darom) lost two of the smallest ones on an elevator. Seized with panic, I looked everywhere for them. When I finally found them, said co-counselor was furious for making her look bad.

9:12 am - Check email and was incredible upset to read that over the Thanksgiving holiday, a stone slab with some kind of writing on it was thrown through the office window at NC Hillel.

9:23 am - Finished writing this.