the world's fastest d.c. trip and then a true day of sabbath-like rest.
Something New (in which the main character taps into her middle-class roots)
- A whole day without word from my LDL (long-distance lover), though I of course noticed I was comfortably nonpulsed.
- Horrible new character trait of relatively well organized comparison shopping. This is something I have feared for a long time. However in my defense its the first time and hopefully the last and its for a good cause (my LDL's birthday gift).
- An increasing urge, which has been building for a few months to become a slumin' foodie (basically eating anything that has an element of novelty and trying not to be pretenious about it...and really just to try to eat at new places)
Something Borrowed
- Excitement over one of the stories Miriam told me about over lunch, that of the Lamedvavniks. According to this story in certain Jewish traditions is that in the world at any given time are 36 just men who feel the pain of the entire world and suffer greatly. Added to this is the neccesary element of not being recognized as one of the truly just. To quote a section of wikipedia, "On very rare occasions, one of them is 'discovered' by accident, in which case the secret of their identity must not be disclosed. The lamed-vavniks do not themselves know that they are one of the 36. In fact, tradition has it that should a person claim to be one of the 36, that is proof positive that he is certainly not one. Since the 36 are each exemplars of anavah, ("humility"), having such a virtue would preclude against one’s self-proclamation of being among the special righteous. The 36 are simply too humble to believe that they are one of the 36." Also if you are wondering why 36 as I did...apparently it is historically considered an important number.
Something Blue:
- Overall feeling of restlessness I seem to be prone to these days. My gemini-ness has been out of control this week.
- A whole day without word from my LDL (long-distance lover), though I of course noticed I was comfortably nonpulsed.
- Horrible new character trait of relatively well organized comparison shopping. This is something I have feared for a long time. However in my defense its the first time and hopefully the last and its for a good cause (my LDL's birthday gift).
- An increasing urge, which has been building for a few months to become a slumin' foodie (basically eating anything that has an element of novelty and trying not to be pretenious about it...and really just to try to eat at new places)
Something Borrowed
- Excitement over one of the stories Miriam told me about over lunch, that of the Lamedvavniks. According to this story in certain Jewish traditions is that in the world at any given time are 36 just men who feel the pain of the entire world and suffer greatly. Added to this is the neccesary element of not being recognized as one of the truly just. To quote a section of wikipedia, "On very rare occasions, one of them is 'discovered' by accident, in which case the secret of their identity must not be disclosed. The lamed-vavniks do not themselves know that they are one of the 36. In fact, tradition has it that should a person claim to be one of the 36, that is proof positive that he is certainly not one. Since the 36 are each exemplars of anavah, ("humility"), having such a virtue would preclude against one’s self-proclamation of being among the special righteous. The 36 are simply too humble to believe that they are one of the 36." Also if you are wondering why 36 as I did...apparently it is historically considered an important number.
Something Blue:
- Overall feeling of restlessness I seem to be prone to these days. My gemini-ness has been out of control this week.