Work? But Ruth gave us no homework...
Mar. 30th, 2005 11:23 amYes, I'm gonna waste 30 minutes doing this meme, but i just wrote a really good summary in english of the hebrew story we did, so that counts for a lot. after this, before class, i'll finish the reading about teaching math, and be able to answer one of the homework questions.
now for the meme.
A - Accent: Northeastern, but nothing distinct like ny or ri or boston. i speak pretty standardly.
B - Breast size: 36-c
C - Chore you hate: cleaning my things. i don't have enough space for the anyways.
D - Dad's name: Marc
E - Essential make-up item: nothing, except on shabbas, where i wear foundation, eyeshadow, lipstick, and blush. i guess the eyeshadw is essential, since i like it the most,.
F - Favorite perfume/cologne: "water"- it comes in a blue bottle, i forget who it's by and i don't have it at penn right now, but i like it a lot when i actcually bother wearing it.
G - Gold or silver: silver
H - Hometown: born in great barrington, IL. lived in barrington, ri from age one onwards. my heart is in jerusalem.
I - Insomnia: not lately. but i like pulling all nighters. it gives me a rush of adrenaline and i feel really accomplished afterwards.
J - Job title: Yellow Hobbit- deli roll guru
K - Kids: Not yet, but soon after i'm married B"H
L - Living arrangements: dorm. morasha in the summer.
M - Mom's birthplace: Quincy, MA
N - Number of apples you've eaten: more than 42, less than infinity
O - Overnight hospital stays: none since i had surgery on my hands and left arm all before the age of 4.
P - Phobia: heights, being alone indefinitely
R - Religious affiliation: Orthodox Jew, not sure where i am in terms of haskafa. i learn gemara and like leading women's kaballat shabbat, but i also have fun staying with black-hatters for shabbases. I'll be the type of orthodox jew that G-d leads me to be.
S - Siblings: Jon, age 18.
T - Time you wake up: days i'm motivated to daven- 8, sometimes 7 on thursdays. on shabbas i sleep in.
U - Unnatural hair colors you've worn: magenta, turquoise, blue, and purple. if you mean unnatural for even just me- also add to that blond highlights i had from 7th grade on, and the red that my hair is dyed now. my hair hasn't been "natural" since december of 2002.
V - Vegetable you refuse to eat: if tomato is a vegtable, i refuse to eat ketchup.
W - Worst habit: taking things as all or nothing, and having too much or too little faith in other, myself, and G-d.
X - X-rays you've had: dental, both arms, left leg.
Y - Yummy foods you make: deli roll, lasagna, cookies, potato kugel [hah! i will overthrow the reign of ari levine!]
Z - Zodiac sign: on the cusp of aquarius and pisces.
1) Using band or artist names, spell out your first and middle name:
Righteous Brothers
Alanis Morisette
Celine Dion
Hootie and the Blowfish
Eddie from Ohio
Loreena McKennett
Ariel Zilber [not to be confused with Aryeh Zuber]
Natalie Mcmaster
Nickel Creek
Enya
2) Have you ever had a song written about you?: Not that I'm aware of
3) What songs makes you cry?: when sung in the right place, the niggun from the moshe story. I love that story.
4) What songs make you happy?: anything by dar williams, eddie from ohio, or dispatch.
a p p e a r a n c e
x. HEIGHT: 4'11 1/2"
x. HAIR COLOR: reddish brown
x. SKIN COLOR: slightly tan
x. EYE COLOR: hazel
x. PIERCINGS: ears [i want to piece my nose in theory]
x. TATTOOS: none
r i g h t n o w
x. WHAT YOU WEARING?: jean skirt, tie dye-ish long sleeve shirt.
x. WHAT SONG ARE YOU LISTENING TO?: "nothing"
x. WHAT TASTE IS IN YOUR MOUTH?: cereal
x. WHAT'S THE WEATHER LIKE?: warm and sunny
x. HOW ARE YOU?: procrastinating
x. GET MOTION SICKNESS?: not usually
x. GET ALONG WITH YOUR PARENTS?: when i'm not around them for long periods of time
x. LIKE TO DRIVE?: yes. especially when i'm going nowhere.
l o v e
x. BOYFRIEND?: no. never have had one. i'm ok with that now, though before i wasn't
x. GIRLFRIEND?: i don't swing that way
x. SEXUALITY?: straight
x. CHILDREN?: none
x. BEEN HURT?: yes
x. YOUR GREATEST REGRET(S)?: Right now, I'm happy to say I have few regrets. Only that I wish I had learned to love myself sooner.
x. GONE OUT WITH A SOMEONE YOU ONLY KNEW FOR THREE DAYS?: Gone out, no. Hooked up, yes.
r a n d o m
x. DO YOU HAVE A JOB?: mashing [keeping food kosher, that is]
x. YOUR CD PLAYER HAS IN IT RIGHT NOW?: i dunno
x. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON...: I'd be turquoise, like the color of the tallis i no longer wear. or my former hair. same color.
x. WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY?: faith. the fact that i have hope. nice deeds i do for others and others do for me. G-d. myself. reading fantasy novels. doing my work [sometimes]. getting good greads. singing. leading kaballat shabbat. reading torah. more singing. playing guitar.
x. WHAT'S THE NEXT CD YOU'RE GONNA GET?: i haven't bought a cd in a really long time. possibly the older efo and newer efo cds i don't own. possibly the new dar ones or the old ones i lost. possible steeples by dispatch, which i also lost and miss quite a bit. it's the only cd i listen to straight through.
Seven things in your room:
1. season 2 of dr quinn, belonging to julie
2. Mini artscroll
3. a cute yellow stuffed animal from andrea levine
4. a bunch of diana wynne jones and anne mccaffrey books i have yet to read for fun.
5. a book i should return to the beit midrash
6. my blue furry "husband" pillow
7. tons of yarn.
Seven things that attract you to the opposite/same sex:
(in no real order)
1. niceness
2. honesty
3. willingness to give and take
4. ability to sing
5. looks to some extent, though as i like a guy's personality he becomes cuter
6. he has to be jewish. he just does.
7. his judaism means a lot to him, whether or not he loves or hates his judaism.
Top seven things you say most:
1. meep
2. soooo good!
3. for sure [not like "fo so" but like "that's for sure kosher"]
4. baruch hashem [mentally, without me meaning to]
5. *that's all i can think of. other people can tell me better*
6.
7.
Do You:
Smoke?: no.
Read the newspaper?: when people are discussing something in the DP [school newspaper] over breakfast
Pray?: i try to go to services once a day. i always say the blessings before and after eating, and after going to the bathroom. like even if i want a drink of water, i say "shehakol" first. i do it instinctively
Do Drugs?: no, though i drink a little on jewish holidays, or shabbases that i'm with frum families
Have you ever:
Been in love?: yes
Gone skinny dipping?: No
Had a medical emergency?: yes
Swam in the dark?: no
Been to a Bonfire: yeah
Got Drunk: 2 times last year
Ran away from home?: no
Played strip poker?: no
Beaten someone up?: no
Gotten beaten up?: no
Slept outdoors?: yes
Pulled an all nighter?: every paper i've written in penn thus far
If yes, what is your record?: last year 2 all nighters in a row, with only an hour nap in between
Made out with a stranger?: yes
Been on radio/tv?: in a commercial when i was 5
Been in a mosh-pit?: no
Crowd Surfed?: no
Been to a party: a few, they're not my thing anymore, though they never were
Gotten lost in the woods: yes
Smoked a Cigar: no
Do you have any gay/lesbian friends?: a bunch in NFTY
About Your
Wallet: falling apart, zippers fell off
Coffee: not often. caramel frappuchinos are my vice
Cologne/Perfume: deoderant. it does the job.
In the last 24 Hours have you....:
Cried: yes
Bought something: no
Gotten sick: No
Sang: yes
Been kissed: no
Felt stupid: yeah
Wanted to tell someone you love them, but didn't: no
Talked to an ex: no
Talked to someone you have a crush on: talked to someone I HAD a crush on.
Had a serious talk: I always have serious talks
Missed someone: no
Hugged someone: yes.
Argued with a parent(s): got slightly frustrated, but they were on my side all along
Social Life:
Would you rather be with friends or on a date: i dunno. i love my friends. i've never been on a date.
Attend Shul: all the time. I live in Hillel
Like being around people: usually
Last:
Thing you ate: cereal- multi grain cherios
Thing you drank: water
Place you went: hillel
Person you kissed: random guy in Israel new years morning 2004
Person you talked to: naomi utgoff
Person you IMed: mikey
Song you heard: not sure
now for the meme.
A - Accent: Northeastern, but nothing distinct like ny or ri or boston. i speak pretty standardly.
B - Breast size: 36-c
C - Chore you hate: cleaning my things. i don't have enough space for the anyways.
D - Dad's name: Marc
E - Essential make-up item: nothing, except on shabbas, where i wear foundation, eyeshadow, lipstick, and blush. i guess the eyeshadw is essential, since i like it the most,.
F - Favorite perfume/cologne: "water"- it comes in a blue bottle, i forget who it's by and i don't have it at penn right now, but i like it a lot when i actcually bother wearing it.
G - Gold or silver: silver
H - Hometown: born in great barrington, IL. lived in barrington, ri from age one onwards. my heart is in jerusalem.
I - Insomnia: not lately. but i like pulling all nighters. it gives me a rush of adrenaline and i feel really accomplished afterwards.
J - Job title: Yellow Hobbit- deli roll guru
K - Kids: Not yet, but soon after i'm married B"H
L - Living arrangements: dorm. morasha in the summer.
M - Mom's birthplace: Quincy, MA
N - Number of apples you've eaten: more than 42, less than infinity
O - Overnight hospital stays: none since i had surgery on my hands and left arm all before the age of 4.
P - Phobia: heights, being alone indefinitely
R - Religious affiliation: Orthodox Jew, not sure where i am in terms of haskafa. i learn gemara and like leading women's kaballat shabbat, but i also have fun staying with black-hatters for shabbases. I'll be the type of orthodox jew that G-d leads me to be.
S - Siblings: Jon, age 18.
T - Time you wake up: days i'm motivated to daven- 8, sometimes 7 on thursdays. on shabbas i sleep in.
U - Unnatural hair colors you've worn: magenta, turquoise, blue, and purple. if you mean unnatural for even just me- also add to that blond highlights i had from 7th grade on, and the red that my hair is dyed now. my hair hasn't been "natural" since december of 2002.
V - Vegetable you refuse to eat: if tomato is a vegtable, i refuse to eat ketchup.
W - Worst habit: taking things as all or nothing, and having too much or too little faith in other, myself, and G-d.
X - X-rays you've had: dental, both arms, left leg.
Y - Yummy foods you make: deli roll, lasagna, cookies, potato kugel [hah! i will overthrow the reign of ari levine!]
Z - Zodiac sign: on the cusp of aquarius and pisces.
1) Using band or artist names, spell out your first and middle name:
Righteous Brothers
Alanis Morisette
Celine Dion
Hootie and the Blowfish
Eddie from Ohio
Loreena McKennett
Ariel Zilber [not to be confused with Aryeh Zuber]
Natalie Mcmaster
Nickel Creek
Enya
2) Have you ever had a song written about you?: Not that I'm aware of
3) What songs makes you cry?: when sung in the right place, the niggun from the moshe story. I love that story.
4) What songs make you happy?: anything by dar williams, eddie from ohio, or dispatch.
a p p e a r a n c e
x. HEIGHT: 4'11 1/2"
x. HAIR COLOR: reddish brown
x. SKIN COLOR: slightly tan
x. EYE COLOR: hazel
x. PIERCINGS: ears [i want to piece my nose in theory]
x. TATTOOS: none
r i g h t n o w
x. WHAT YOU WEARING?: jean skirt, tie dye-ish long sleeve shirt.
x. WHAT SONG ARE YOU LISTENING TO?: "nothing"
x. WHAT TASTE IS IN YOUR MOUTH?: cereal
x. WHAT'S THE WEATHER LIKE?: warm and sunny
x. HOW ARE YOU?: procrastinating
x. GET MOTION SICKNESS?: not usually
x. GET ALONG WITH YOUR PARENTS?: when i'm not around them for long periods of time
x. LIKE TO DRIVE?: yes. especially when i'm going nowhere.
l o v e
x. BOYFRIEND?: no. never have had one. i'm ok with that now, though before i wasn't
x. GIRLFRIEND?: i don't swing that way
x. SEXUALITY?: straight
x. CHILDREN?: none
x. BEEN HURT?: yes
x. YOUR GREATEST REGRET(S)?: Right now, I'm happy to say I have few regrets. Only that I wish I had learned to love myself sooner.
x. GONE OUT WITH A SOMEONE YOU ONLY KNEW FOR THREE DAYS?: Gone out, no. Hooked up, yes.
r a n d o m
x. DO YOU HAVE A JOB?: mashing [keeping food kosher, that is]
x. YOUR CD PLAYER HAS IN IT RIGHT NOW?: i dunno
x. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON...: I'd be turquoise, like the color of the tallis i no longer wear. or my former hair. same color.
x. WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY?: faith. the fact that i have hope. nice deeds i do for others and others do for me. G-d. myself. reading fantasy novels. doing my work [sometimes]. getting good greads. singing. leading kaballat shabbat. reading torah. more singing. playing guitar.
x. WHAT'S THE NEXT CD YOU'RE GONNA GET?: i haven't bought a cd in a really long time. possibly the older efo and newer efo cds i don't own. possibly the new dar ones or the old ones i lost. possible steeples by dispatch, which i also lost and miss quite a bit. it's the only cd i listen to straight through.
Seven things in your room:
1. season 2 of dr quinn, belonging to julie
2. Mini artscroll
3. a cute yellow stuffed animal from andrea levine
4. a bunch of diana wynne jones and anne mccaffrey books i have yet to read for fun.
5. a book i should return to the beit midrash
6. my blue furry "husband" pillow
7. tons of yarn.
Seven things that attract you to the opposite/same sex:
(in no real order)
1. niceness
2. honesty
3. willingness to give and take
4. ability to sing
5. looks to some extent, though as i like a guy's personality he becomes cuter
6. he has to be jewish. he just does.
7. his judaism means a lot to him, whether or not he loves or hates his judaism.
Top seven things you say most:
1. meep
2. soooo good!
3. for sure [not like "fo so" but like "that's for sure kosher"]
4. baruch hashem [mentally, without me meaning to]
5. *that's all i can think of. other people can tell me better*
6.
7.
Do You:
Smoke?: no.
Read the newspaper?: when people are discussing something in the DP [school newspaper] over breakfast
Pray?: i try to go to services once a day. i always say the blessings before and after eating, and after going to the bathroom. like even if i want a drink of water, i say "shehakol" first. i do it instinctively
Do Drugs?: no, though i drink a little on jewish holidays, or shabbases that i'm with frum families
Have you ever:
Been in love?: yes
Gone skinny dipping?: No
Had a medical emergency?: yes
Swam in the dark?: no
Been to a Bonfire: yeah
Got Drunk: 2 times last year
Ran away from home?: no
Played strip poker?: no
Beaten someone up?: no
Gotten beaten up?: no
Slept outdoors?: yes
Pulled an all nighter?: every paper i've written in penn thus far
If yes, what is your record?: last year 2 all nighters in a row, with only an hour nap in between
Made out with a stranger?: yes
Been on radio/tv?: in a commercial when i was 5
Been in a mosh-pit?: no
Crowd Surfed?: no
Been to a party: a few, they're not my thing anymore, though they never were
Gotten lost in the woods: yes
Smoked a Cigar: no
Do you have any gay/lesbian friends?: a bunch in NFTY
About Your
Wallet: falling apart, zippers fell off
Coffee: not often. caramel frappuchinos are my vice
Cologne/Perfume: deoderant. it does the job.
In the last 24 Hours have you....:
Cried: yes
Bought something: no
Gotten sick: No
Sang: yes
Been kissed: no
Felt stupid: yeah
Wanted to tell someone you love them, but didn't: no
Talked to an ex: no
Talked to someone you have a crush on: talked to someone I HAD a crush on.
Had a serious talk: I always have serious talks
Missed someone: no
Hugged someone: yes.
Argued with a parent(s): got slightly frustrated, but they were on my side all along
Social Life:
Would you rather be with friends or on a date: i dunno. i love my friends. i've never been on a date.
Attend Shul: all the time. I live in Hillel
Like being around people: usually
Last:
Thing you ate: cereal- multi grain cherios
Thing you drank: water
Place you went: hillel
Person you kissed: random guy in Israel new years morning 2004
Person you talked to: naomi utgoff
Person you IMed: mikey
Song you heard: not sure