So hello. It's been a while. There are four people in my family now. That's been true for about 13 months. Still in the same job. Had an interview for another job last fall--made it to the final round and lost out to someone who was probably a better fit. Just as well, really. I applied for it because I couldn't not apply when the job description ( Read more... )

Happy New Year, Friends List! How is it 2008 already?

Sarah and I are back from visiting her relatives, including the grandparents I hadn't yet met. I think I behaved reasonably well and my allergies didn't completely do me in. ( Blah blah blah travel )

So when we were brainstorming (sub)titles for the one-acts and I threw "C'est Levine!" into the mix, I thought I was being all clever and witty and original. Turns out? My grandmother used to say this as an expression when my mother was growing up. Sort of the Long Island version of "c'est la vie." I guess they're right...it really has been several ( Read more... )

Colorado is still lovely and I now have Hava Nagila stuck in my head. Holy mishpuka, Batman!

Today, in honor of my baby brother's first full week as an undergraduate and his first day of classes at his new alma mater, I wish to share with everyone how proud I am of him. I am proud of him not for surviving high school, not for surviving a week in a room with a complete stranger, not for surviving my parents' tears as they bid farewell to ( Read more... )

The downside of spending a weekend with Witty Humans is that the memory bank of Amusing Quotations fills up way too quickly for any sort of Permanent Record. Then again, it may be best that there be no Permanent Record of my family "reunion," with the sole exception of Princess Pookie, who will likely be mocked and taunted by his mother's siblings ( Read more... )

First of all, an open invitation to join saraheeyore and myself at our next kickball game...6 pm on Tuesday, August 10 in Hodgkins-Curtin Park. If you would like to be included on a mailing list for future games, drop me a comment or an email, and I'll make it happen. While not as revolutionary as Bastille Day, the game two weeks hence promises to be one of ( Read more... )

I have twenty minutes to kill, so it's time for another anecdote. (Haha, you have to listen to me ramble!) Flashback to 29 November, 2002, Falls Church, Virginia ( Read more... )

My grandparents called last night, with the sole purpose of telling me how happy they are that I'm dating Sarah. I realize this is an uncharacteristically personal tidbit for my livejournal entries, but don't worry. Rather than explaining that their comments made me happy and cleared up some rather confusing encounters, I'm using the story as an ( Read more... )