December 2009
24 posts
My Europe Wrap Up, Or Why I Am Very Fortunate That...
Even though this is definitely one of those annoying, self-indulgent blog posts, I’m writing this anyway. That way, when I’m forty, single, and telling my adopted Latvian child about that trip I took to Europe when I was twenty-six with my best friend, Kerry, I’ll have something to jog my memory. Here goes:
I got to ride a tiny boat across Lake Geneva and take an old-timey...
“Oh man, that costume is trick.”
– My dad, on Lady Gaga’s SNL get-up.
How This First Christmas Without My Mom Is Going
My Sister: I think it would be fun to go horseback riding sometime…
My Dad: Do you want a horse? I’ll buy you a horse. Let’s go buy a horse for you.
Hey There Shoshana
When I worked at Jew Camp a couple of summers ago, “Hey There Delilah” by The Plain White Blah Blah Blahs was big. It just came on the radio right now and reminded me of that summer.
One of my campers that year wrote a song for his ex-girlfriend to try and win her back in which he literally just changed the name Delilah to whatever her name was.
He performed it for me and asked...
I Got To See The Vienna Boys Choir Perform A...
It was in a beautiful church in the middle of Vienna and they sang in Latin, German and English.
It was maybe my favorite thing I have done so far on this trip. I am an absolute sucker for all things Christmas, and this was so magical I can maybe fly now if I tried.
I wish my mom could have been there to see it. It had so many of her favorite things: children, singing, church, and Christmas. I...
“I’m writing this in part to tell you that if you ever wonder what...”
– A passage I like from a book I am reading called “Gilead”, by Marilynne Robinson.
Ten Things To Know About Rome
1. Beyonce is called Beyonce Knowles here. It’s confusing, I know.
2. The ancient Romans used to save their pee and then recycle it in laundry detergent.
3. There is an archway that is roped off so people won’t take pictures under it. This is because it commemorates the Romans’ triumph over the Jews, and when Hitler visited Rome, it was the first and only thing he took a...
