icky weather
It's raining. A lot. Really, it's not such a bad thing; we do kind of need the rain. But it's still icky.
I'm getting a cold. Which I didn't think was possible when it's so fucking hot out that I can barely breath, but I woke up this morning with a sore throat and a stuffed nose. Hopefully it won't get any worse, I don't want to be sick right at the beginning of rugby season.
Which reminds me, I'm still trying to decide what to do for the high holidays. I don't really feel connected to the JSU here, and even less connected to the random Temples that they are providing transportation to for high holiday services. I feel obligated to do something for the holiday, but absolutely no desire to go to services. Even more troublesome is the fact that there is a rugby game on Yom Kippur. Honestly, I'd much rather be playing rugby then sitting in Temple starving. But that just makes me feel like a bad Jew. Even if I don't go to services, it would just feel wrong to eat on Yom Kippur, and I certainly can't fast if I'm planning to play rugby. I mentioned to my mom that I might be in a rugby game that day and she got really mad. She started in on all of the sociological reasons why I shouldn't do anything on the high holidays because it makes it harder for other Jews everywhere to take of from school or work when there are some Jews who don't take off. But shouldn't it be my decision to make?
In other, happier news, I can't wait to see Dar Williams on Thursday! Thank you donnadevane!
I'm getting a cold. Which I didn't think was possible when it's so fucking hot out that I can barely breath, but I woke up this morning with a sore throat and a stuffed nose. Hopefully it won't get any worse, I don't want to be sick right at the beginning of rugby season.
Which reminds me, I'm still trying to decide what to do for the high holidays. I don't really feel connected to the JSU here, and even less connected to the random Temples that they are providing transportation to for high holiday services. I feel obligated to do something for the holiday, but absolutely no desire to go to services. Even more troublesome is the fact that there is a rugby game on Yom Kippur. Honestly, I'd much rather be playing rugby then sitting in Temple starving. But that just makes me feel like a bad Jew. Even if I don't go to services, it would just feel wrong to eat on Yom Kippur, and I certainly can't fast if I'm planning to play rugby. I mentioned to my mom that I might be in a rugby game that day and she got really mad. She started in on all of the sociological reasons why I shouldn't do anything on the high holidays because it makes it harder for other Jews everywhere to take of from school or work when there are some Jews who don't take off. But shouldn't it be my decision to make?
In other, happier news, I can't wait to see Dar Williams on Thursday! Thank you donnadevane!