Simon and I are taking a break.
(Yeah, I know.)
It was his idea to take a break, but I think that it's the correct thing to do.

We were in a relationship from July 2008 to January 2012.

Delightful holidays w Simon and his folks, Chanukah and Christmas both.
I drew and inked them a totally rad family portrait for their present.

In my family, doing Christmas (even a secular one, which features dinosaurs instead of Jesus) is the very height of rebellion.  So, there's that.

Mainly it was a major relief to witness that Simon and the ( Read more... )

Happy Thanksgiving ( Read more... )

I'm going to Israel! in mid-February, for totally free! I'm not ready yet and it will be Amazing ( Read more... )

My mom is clearly an awesome lady.  She turns 60 tomorrow.  Everyone is asking if she feels depressed about this, which she doesn't, mainly because she is cool, but also because she feels much better physically than she did in her 50s (on account of her most recent back surgery).

My mom, like the matriarch Sarah, lives all the days and nights of ( Read more... )

Visiting teh family for Passover.  Had a seder dinner that couldn't be beat, followed by another seder dinner that couldn't be beat.  It's still winter here, with great oozy mud beneath a snowy sky ( Read more... )

Simon and I had wine and snacks with the arranged-married couple from India who lives next door to us. I don't know anything about Hinduism, so they told me a little about it.  (My context is so Jewish that, for this introduction to a new religion, I asked about their gods/books/stories, food/clothing customs, and temple practices.)

Hindu temples ( Read more... )

Huh, I post a whole lot less when I'm not totally depressed n'stuff! I am a livejournal stereotype. Hooray for mental health ( Read more... )

Simon's staying in Philly a few more days.  I wish he wasn't.  All I want to do is put my arms around him.

In the meantime, here's a good article about bipolar:
health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/bipolar-disorder/overview.html


and to cheer ourselves up again, here's "a complete history of the Soviet Union, as seen through the eyes of a humble ( Read more... )

I'm going to Philly for Thanksgiving, with Simon's family.  I dunno if I'll post while I'm there ( Read more... )