Snails and Jews

[w1ldc47]

I. Snails

My snails have spent the last two days either mating or conducting a very slow-motion fight over who gets to wrap their entire body around what's left of the cuttlefish bone. Since I already have one clutch of eggs that I have no idea what to do with, I'm hoping it's the latter.

II. Jews

Why does the Orthodox-Jewish owned patisserie always

Comments

Re: II.

[q_pheevr]

The two questions may be equally valid, but the first one is a lot easier to answer ("Because it's shabbes. Duh.") than the second one.

Re: II.

[w1ldc47]

Heh. yeah.

Re: II.

[w1ldc47]

Of course it's entirely possible, even likely, that I just *notice* my cravings more on Friday nights than other times because that's when I don't get to satisfy them.

Re: II.

[q_pheevr]

On the other hand, if what you really want is a practical solution to your problem, rather than an explanation, then you could try to train yourself to buy cookies on Thursdays. Or lobby the proprietors to engage a staff of shabbes goyim to keep the place open all week.

Re: II.

[w1ldc47]

I'm pretty sure most of the staff are already goyim (well, goyot, but really, who's counting?), so I doubt that suggestion would fly.

The problem with buying cookies on Thursdays is that I eat them on Thursdays. Really, the stuff this place sells is just too delicious to let it sit in your kitchen for a whole day. Damn, now I'm craving cookies again and it's not Sunday yet. Crapzor.

Re: II.

[q_pheevr]

Hm.... Not sure what to suggest, then. Steal their recipes?

Re: II.

[w1ldc47]

Oh, I don't really need suggestions. I was just bitching.

Re: II.

[q_pheevr]

I should hope so. If I had thought you wanted suggestions, I would have felt obliged to come up with good ones.

Re: II.

[w1ldc47]

Of course, equally frustrating is the fact that they don't open for a few hours Saturday night, once the sun's gone down. I suppose that's an unreasonable expectation, but it *would* be nice.

Re: II.

[q_pheevr]

(/ot) got your comment on my blog re: talking to ex-fundies. I don't see an email (but then Livejournal has always had a confusing set up to me) so if you would like to email me with questions, use emjaybee(at)grabapple (dot)net.

And I live in an Orthodox neighborhood too, and always run out of milk on Fridays, and there are no non-Jewish stores close by. You'd think I'd learn to plan.