Heeb Magazine announces the 2009 Heeb 100 -- their top picks of Jewish Americans who are "young, smart and innovative." (Edited To Add: Sure, not as insightful as The Jewish Week's 36 under 36, or the Forward 50, each of which had the good sense to cite hatam_soferet! but I still find this kind of index interesting ( Read more... )

Our anniversary was two weeks ago already: August 31. Hard to believe. :-}
Don't wish us a happy anniversary, though. Seriously, please just don't. I'll explain more later. Promise.

We had rehearsal for Never After at 7pm that night, but we swung through Harvard Square beforehand for a (relatively) quick anniversary dinner at Om Nom Nom Nom, which ( Read more... )

I am hanging out at work getting some stuff done while I wait for Kinkos to finish printing my order [hey, they just called, I better get this wrapped up], so:

lyriendel tagged me in the "list one thing that made you happy every day for 8 days" meme. Rather than start with today, or with Sunday when she (ostensibly) tagged me, I'm arbitrarily going to ( Read more... )

Three years ago, that is... as of yesterday, when it became official.

( photographic evidence )

Damn, it's nice to sit here and poke around LJ for 2 hours straight, like in the old days. *grin*

From bfudlmint and others: Calculate your Hebrew birthday... except I can already tell you that my Hebrew birthday is 16 Shvat. Careful readers will notice that this bears no relation to 10/6/1972, but carefuller readers will know why I'm sticking to it ( Read more... )

This week's Puzzability quote:
E.B. White said, "We should all do what in the long run gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry."

Joyful things this weekend:

• Both melissaagray and farwing turned up to shul Friday night. How awesome is that??
  
• It is rumored that jessruth had a highly successful date ;-)
  
• HM's Sunday rehearsal included auditions for ( Read more... )

By the grace of laurens10, today I have added a new favorite writer to my mental roster: Jay Michaelson of Zeek (and also of Burning Man). He manages to put his finger on exactly the sorts of things I want someone to notice and explain about hypercapitalism, ecology, spirituality, sexuality, mindfulness -- or lack thereof -- all the sicknesses that plague ( Read more... )