Colbert!

I went to see Colbert today. It was amazing. Though the wait was rainy. I would elaborate more, but I'm exhausted.

Running around like crazy

I still feel like I have so much to do before going to Israel!

I'm mostly packed. I still need to put a few things in my backpack, as well as figure out what knitting projects I'm taking. Don't laugh. I need 6 weeks worth of knitting. Luckily, I have at least 3 kippah commissions. [I have to go find yours moss_raven. Unfortunately I sorta threw my stuff into bags while moving out, and now I'm not sure where it is. But hopefully I'll find it tomorrow and bring it with me.] I found it. It's coming with me. [hatam_soferet, if you know what you want on the next one, let me know ASAP so I can work on it while abroad.] And if anyone else has a kippah they want to commission from me, also let me know now. Kippot are small and transportable, and although I get sick of them, they're ideal for travel. Unfortunately, most of my knitting will stay home, as well as my spinning. I'm afraid the wool would just curl up and die in Israel.

Then I have to figure out next week in Jerusalem. If no one responds to my various e-mails tonight, I'm booking myself a room at the beit shmuel for the week, assuming it's not full already. But if anyone could host me for a day or two between the 21st and the 26th, please let me know. Especially for either shavuot or shabbat.

Then I have to figure out how I'm getting to the dig. I'm staying at kibbutz Nir David. I might be able to hitch a ride with the other archaeological folks, but I'm not sure. I haven't heard from Susan Cohen, the dig director, in a while. I e-mailed her. Hopefully she'll e-mail me back with either a "yes there's space for you" or "here's the bus you take, where you get off, etc." And her cell phone number would be nice as well. I should have called her office last week or the week before, but I was so busy with graduation.

Then I have to figure out the Shabbats while I'm on the dig. They let us out early enough to travel, so I can go anywhere that's not too far out. Anything in the middle of the country, or around the kinneret should be doable. I think.

Then I have to figure out whether or not I can stay with my cousins in the south at kibbutz Yahel for the last 10 days of my trip. Hopefully I can. Maybe I'll stop by Yotvata, since they'll still be digging, and they're right near my cousins' kibbutz. And I could get delicious Yotvata ice cream.

I guess that's it. But it's a lot of things up in the air, and I don't like things that are up in the air. I'm starting to panic. I even had a nightmare last week. IRL, the food on the dig is not specifically kosher. But I was able to survive China, so I assume Israel will be fine, considering that most ingredients in Israel are kosher. It's much easier to find kosher meat and cheese than it is to find unkosher stuff. And every kibbutz has a little store where you can buy food. I imagine that I'll buy things and eat vegetarian, and eat a lot of meat on shabbats to make up for it, since archaeologists need protein.

Of course, my nightmare was that there was nothing to eat...

But there are always vegetables. Always. I just have to remind myself I'll be fine.

And if anyone wants to reach me, my number in Israel is 052-605-7515 [011-972-52-605-7515 from outside of Israel].

I wish I still had people's numbers from last year...