(getting this posted while on the hurry-up-and-wait front here in the office)

So, a few weeks ago I had started to write up some freeform musings to post about my life and what I was going to do with it, since, as justom and I are giving up on the idea of our relationship as primary, it opens up a sort of vast panorama of how to shape the next steps or ( Read more... )

I started my Russian class tonight! It's just a 6-week mini-course, but should be enough to wrap my brain around some stuff. Tonight was all about learning to decode the alphabet. That will provide plenty of fodder for practice (the instructor suggested half an hour every day if we want to make good progress). I left with that delightful "my brain ( Read more... )

Lots has been going on, and I ought to write a little more of the state-of-the-chanaleh, but since people have started asking about early June, I figured I'll go ahead and post this now, and write the rest in a day or two. Which is why it's a good thing there's not a lot on the agenda this weekend.

Also, I am trying out a new convention of graying ( Read more... )

Dude. Brandeis is giving Paul Simon an honorary degree this year.

Think he'll come?

Also, what would it take for them to give one to Billy Joel? ;-)

Well, first, some shameless promotion of others: two cool things I'm going to. This Thursday night, ( Jews in Science Fiction, brought to you by The Future Rabbi Josh Breindel )

For the uninitiated: Falling August was this band at Brandeis in the late '80s and early '90s. I maintain their only known fan page. This year, after some nudging from me, they also finally put up their own page at www.fallingaugust.com with -- joy of joys! -- free MP3s of every recorded song off their three albums. The site went down for several ( Read more... )

It's still Shavuot, technically, so I might be considered to be jumping the gun, but whatever. I'm home hanging out in the A/C-by-proxy computer room (next to the bedroom where Tiger Boy put in the window unit on Sunday, not a moment too soon), eating a large bowl of blueberries for dinner. Procrastinating on shul work (updating the web calendar ( Read more... )

*experiences more Brandeis/LJ worldshrink* *waves to danceboy*

Now, on with the memage.

I seriously doubt I can come up with 10 things I have done that none of you have, unless I throw in all sorts of unfair geographical qualifiers ("Cruised Wabash St. in Terre Haute, Indiana... on foot", "Saw The Merchant of Venice with navrins last night" [I liked it, btw ( Read more... )

Brandeis-wise: welcome, mitchellf!

Assimilated against his will (but hey, he supplied the feed): Now that he's started posting semi-regularly again, I have at last syndicated jonathanjo. This blog -- like the man himself -- comes recommended to all fans of folk music, liberal politics, South Carolina, VW campers, travel, philosophy, outdoorsmanship, and general ( Read more... )

Frances's pix from our BBQ! (Um, link deleted 'cause webshots.com tried to give navrins a virus-infected file. Phooey.)

Another Brandeisian gets on: Welcome, eesti. I knew we'd get you before much longer. ;-)

It has occurred to me in the past few days exactly how much I have committed to in the next 2 months!

Ordered the color laser proof for msmidge's ketubah, ( Read more... )