and the rain is falling... my amazement for the seasons and the weather in this city continues... spring must be the rainy one. Just when I was trying to remember the last time it rained, as so little fell through winter (snow not included), it arrived. spring = rain. My third full season in NY, and yes this one is about rain. everyday. except yesterday which was a beautiful 17 degrees, but again today = rain. I guess it's needed, how else are the plants going to grow... one sec.. there are no plants in this city!!! but its still raining. And I have wet socks.
Enough whinging. When I wrote that first paragraph it was the 6th of April. Today is the 17th and the weather is a balmy 21 degrees... the warmest its been since October! Tomorrow is going to be 22 and I'm going for a picnic in central park! But like usual, the rain returns on sunday. 9 degrees. hmph.
Not too much out of the ordinary has been happening... the past week has been Passover in the city ... It started off with first night seder... a friend of mine organised it at his house, originally it was 14, 8 girls, 6 guys, nice. Thanks to google docs my new fave application we had an updateable spreadsheet where everybody could fill in what they were bringing who they were bringing and so on... an excel masterpiece I tell you... anyway the night came and due to a series of misfortunes we ended up being 10 girls, 2 guys... I wonder if that was orchestrated... haha.. with our hagadot in one hand, finger puppets in the other, we had a lovely seder with our family away from our families...and like most jewish functions we rolled home not being able to move after eating so much... goodie bag in hand, I had enough food for the next 8 days... funny that a holiday celebrating release from egypt and slavery these days denotes gorging yourself with food and singing nonsense songs about goats... but we're jews and I guess it goes hand in hand... second night we skipped the praying and went straight to the eating. I was invited to a restaraunt with my friend's family on the Upper East Side. Posh-a-rama... was a nice restaraunt with a 'Passover Menu'. Whilst other people sat there feasting on garlic bread, pasta, pizza and other yeast filled products our waiter served us plates of matza, lamb, chicken soup and the best flourless chocolate cake imaginable... it was a lovely night and a great way to start spoiling my diet. As I struggled through the rest of the week working out what to eat for breakfast lunch and dinner, I discovered I can make a mean steak and mashed sweet potato. come round for it anytime! I still havent found a replacement for porridge during pesach but this year matza with cheese was my staple breakfast. So last night pesach ended and I had already organised with a friend to go for a good burger and beer... whilst most cafe's and deli's in NY offer passover alternatives, counting down the last hours I felt like it was yom kippur... not eating yeast is hard.
l'shana haba'a b'yerushalayim. maybe.
Friday, April 17, 2009
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Introspection
So the facebook 25 things chain mail that everyone has jumped on has inspired me to do a bit of introspection on myself... not that I want to post it there for all to see, but I thought you special few who still read this might revel in my growth and self discovery over the past 29 years...here goes... in no particular order.
1. Whilst I have low tolerance for some people, I give everyone the benefit of the doubt for at least two weeks. If they cant prove themselves in that amount of time their out.
2. I have a new found fondness for headphones in this city but must turn them off when I walk into shops or am at work.. i think it has to do with confined spaces and headphones.. im scared I'll miss out on something... same goes for those noise cancelling headphones. a definite no no.
3. I am very patient. some might argue that, but I am. I have time for the slow people on the street, I have time for the noisy overbearing people at the table next to us, I have time for slow, inattentive waiters/waitresses, I have time for tourists who stop to take pictures.
4. I don't have time for the beggars, I don't have time for bouncers who let some people in and not others (not that i have never been let in but who do they think they are?!), I don't have time for people who leave their sweat on the machines/floor at the gym.
5. I will always take the revolving door over a normal door if its an option. It's a moment of fun and puts a smile on my face.
6. I work my best under pressure, at the last minute when there's a whole lot to do and no time to do it.
7. I'm a hard worker, I like to be challenged, inspired, busy 110% of the time and enjoy having a lot expected of me. I am extremely motivated when I put my mind to it.
8. I'm an impulse buyer. If I like it I'll buy it. I'm not in to umm and ahh-ing, shopping around or lay-buys. I think its a waste of valuable time. I love shopping for both myself and for/with other people.
9. Like myself, I like people who live for the moment, are spontaneous, don't worry what others think about them too much and don't think too far ahead in the future, what will be will be.
10. I like to feel secure money wise, I always have savings but not necessarily investments.
11. As a kid, and still sometimes today, I get scared by my shadow... seeing it on the bottom of swimming pools I get scared as if it were a shark. stop laughing.
12. In a positive way, I think I am a different person today then I was at school. I credit that to being a part of Betar, my biggest life changing years so far.
13. Whilst I would never wish for a better childhood/upbringing to what I received, I do wish I was exposed to other ways of life, people and religions at a younger age.
14. I dislike people who have everything they could ever wish for and take it for granted.
15. I am funny with wierd textures and food. avocado - out, custard - out, yoghurt - out, uncooked mushrooms - out, fish is out too but that is more to do with the smell (except canned tuna and smoked salmon, I like those).
16. I've never had a close-knit 'circle' of friends...not in Sydney and not in New York. I have a lot of friends in both cities, but all from different 'circles' of friends, sometimes I like it, sometimes I don't.
17. I enjoy being a kid. I enjoy rollercoasters, getting dirty, getting wet, arts and crafts, singing, not so much dancing, running around in a park, general kid-like behaviour.
18. For the amount of exercise I do, I always thought I'd be skinnier.
19. New York has changed me, I now do my washing. I can now cook, mildly. I go to the gym regularly, I can stay awake more hours in a day, I can walk really fast now, identifying my left from my right is improving, I consume more alcoholic beverages with my meals, I understand the importance of leaving a tip, I budget and record everything i spend, and I now READ!
20. I struggle being sympathetic. I give a good hug but I'm really bad at feeling sorry for people and listening to people's woes if the issue is banal and lame. It isn't on purpose and something I'm trying to get better at, I really do care, but if you're being stupid about something you should really just grow up and move on. I also never know what to say in times of sadness, this is out of awkwardness rather then lack of sympathy.
21. I love giving and getting hugs.
22. I have a terrible memory when it comes to movies, I know I've seen it but can't tell you what it's about! I'll never forget your name.
23. There is nothing better then having a good bitch.
24.I enjoy dressing well and admire others that do the same. I think taking pride in the clothes you wear and making an effort in this area says a lot about a person.
25. I feel I come across as quite confident and happy go lucky... I am 96.5% of the time happy but I'm not always so confident.
enjoy.
see you in two weeks.
1. Whilst I have low tolerance for some people, I give everyone the benefit of the doubt for at least two weeks. If they cant prove themselves in that amount of time their out.
2. I have a new found fondness for headphones in this city but must turn them off when I walk into shops or am at work.. i think it has to do with confined spaces and headphones.. im scared I'll miss out on something... same goes for those noise cancelling headphones. a definite no no.
3. I am very patient. some might argue that, but I am. I have time for the slow people on the street, I have time for the noisy overbearing people at the table next to us, I have time for slow, inattentive waiters/waitresses, I have time for tourists who stop to take pictures.
4. I don't have time for the beggars, I don't have time for bouncers who let some people in and not others (not that i have never been let in but who do they think they are?!), I don't have time for people who leave their sweat on the machines/floor at the gym.
5. I will always take the revolving door over a normal door if its an option. It's a moment of fun and puts a smile on my face.
6. I work my best under pressure, at the last minute when there's a whole lot to do and no time to do it.
7. I'm a hard worker, I like to be challenged, inspired, busy 110% of the time and enjoy having a lot expected of me. I am extremely motivated when I put my mind to it.
8. I'm an impulse buyer. If I like it I'll buy it. I'm not in to umm and ahh-ing, shopping around or lay-buys. I think its a waste of valuable time. I love shopping for both myself and for/with other people.
9. Like myself, I like people who live for the moment, are spontaneous, don't worry what others think about them too much and don't think too far ahead in the future, what will be will be.
10. I like to feel secure money wise, I always have savings but not necessarily investments.
11. As a kid, and still sometimes today, I get scared by my shadow... seeing it on the bottom of swimming pools I get scared as if it were a shark. stop laughing.
12. In a positive way, I think I am a different person today then I was at school. I credit that to being a part of Betar, my biggest life changing years so far.
13. Whilst I would never wish for a better childhood/upbringing to what I received, I do wish I was exposed to other ways of life, people and religions at a younger age.
14. I dislike people who have everything they could ever wish for and take it for granted.
15. I am funny with wierd textures and food. avocado - out, custard - out, yoghurt - out, uncooked mushrooms - out, fish is out too but that is more to do with the smell (except canned tuna and smoked salmon, I like those).
16. I've never had a close-knit 'circle' of friends...not in Sydney and not in New York. I have a lot of friends in both cities, but all from different 'circles' of friends, sometimes I like it, sometimes I don't.
17. I enjoy being a kid. I enjoy rollercoasters, getting dirty, getting wet, arts and crafts, singing, not so much dancing, running around in a park, general kid-like behaviour.
18. For the amount of exercise I do, I always thought I'd be skinnier.
19. New York has changed me, I now do my washing. I can now cook, mildly. I go to the gym regularly, I can stay awake more hours in a day, I can walk really fast now, identifying my left from my right is improving, I consume more alcoholic beverages with my meals, I understand the importance of leaving a tip, I budget and record everything i spend, and I now READ!
20. I struggle being sympathetic. I give a good hug but I'm really bad at feeling sorry for people and listening to people's woes if the issue is banal and lame. It isn't on purpose and something I'm trying to get better at, I really do care, but if you're being stupid about something you should really just grow up and move on. I also never know what to say in times of sadness, this is out of awkwardness rather then lack of sympathy.
21. I love giving and getting hugs.
22. I have a terrible memory when it comes to movies, I know I've seen it but can't tell you what it's about! I'll never forget your name.
23. There is nothing better then having a good bitch.
24.I enjoy dressing well and admire others that do the same. I think taking pride in the clothes you wear and making an effort in this area says a lot about a person.
25. I feel I come across as quite confident and happy go lucky... I am 96.5% of the time happy but I'm not always so confident.
enjoy.
see you in two weeks.
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