Deityblog

Dammit, no matter what I do I can't seem to get back into the blogging groove. Here are some updates:

The Orthodox Anarchist Has Left the Building
Went to Dan's Descent into Exile party the other night. Israel will definitely be a less fun and radical place without him, but I fully support his decision to leave and seek his fortune elsewhere. Dovide and Amy were there, and we made plans to learn together, which I'm very excited about, and which fulfills my stretch from last week -- to make a set time for learning each week. So yay!

Journaling vs. Blogging
Amy and I got into a discussion about journaling vs. blogging: which is more authentic and spiritually satisfying. I feel that I journal and blog for very different reasons. I journal to process, I blog to give people updates about my life, for the most part. Most of what I write in my journal is extremely personal, not stuff I would put up online. I write in there for release, and it's a very freeing and gratifying process. Blogging is also great, but why I'm less drawn to it is because a. I started this blog to keep in touch with friends all over the world, but b. I don't feel that many people are reading, so c. it's hard to focus on it, therefore d. I don't write and e. nobody reads and f. self-fulfilling prophecy self-fulfilled! But I do see the value in it and therefore am trying to break this cycle.

Pop Culture Crap
I'm just gonna say it, I know I should be too cool to give a crap, but I'm pissed that Melinda was kicked off American Idol. She was hands-down the best, she reminded me of a cross between Aretha and Tina Turner, and she got kicked off because she's not as cute or trendy as the other two, who are so saccharine and boring. Whatever, stupid show yields stupid results.

We've Moved...
...so don't go looking for us at our old place. We won't be there. Our new place is on 15 Eilat, and it's very purty, or at least will be when we put all the crap away and our new aron comes. I'll post chanukat habayit details soon.

3 Spiritually Constructive Things for Today:
~ Be productive at work. I know, it doesn't sound so "spiritual," but wasting time is not good for my soul.
~ Daven mincha.
~ Call Amy about chavruta with Dovide.

We shall see....