Yes, I'm still alive.
Usually, after a long hiatus from posting, I'll talk about how busy I've been and list some of the many things that have precluded any posts. I'll then apologize profusely for being so lazy and promise to try harder from now on. So pretend that just happened and we can move on.
On a random note, was it Gwen or Ben who had the Mormons mail me a DVD about the redeeming power of Christ?
I lied. I will talk about what I've been doing. (No apologies, though.) First, there were the high holidays. I went to synagogue, ate, prayed, didn't eat, prayed some more, and then it was over. So Happy New Year, I forgive you all, etc.
My family came to visit last weekend. I hadn't seen them since... (when? December?) yeah, December (I think). We spent the weekend trying to stay out of the rain. I get to see them again in a month when I head to Atlanta for Thanksgiving. Now that I'm on the east coast, I hope to make family visits a bit more frequent.
I also got to briefly see Ari and Elana, who were in town for the weekend. Glad to have them back stateside and I hope to make it to Philadelphia to visit them sometime in the near future.
This week I've made a list of things I have to do, ranging from registering my car (done today) to buying Bonnie a wedding present (you get a year, right?). I've also been running other various errands. Nothing terribly exciting, but it's nice to be getting done with these things that have been piling up for a while.
I've also been meaning to update my photo section, so hopefully I'll do that in the next day or two.
On the job front, I'm waiting to hear from MA's newest State Senator about a staff position. She's currently in her transitional period, so hopefully in the next couple of weeks I'll have more information about that. I'm still keeping my eyes open for other opportunities, though.
And... that's it for now. I know there have been other things that I've been meaning to write about, so if I remember any of them, I'll try to jot them down this time. And if not, then you get to hear about how much laundry I get done tomorrow.
Comments
It wasn't me. But I have gotten solicitations from the Army, the Navy, and a Christian music club. Maybe Brandeis sold our addresses?
Posted by: Gwen | October 19, 2005 07:12 PM
Wasn't me either, I only signed you up to get a degree in mortuary science/gun repair, but that was when you were still in CA. I tend to get a lot of stuff from charities that got proceeds of races I did. I don't know how to convince the west side YMCA that I'm not going to give them any more money unless it is in exchange for a race bib, t-shirt, and a banana at the end.
Posted by: Ben | October 20, 2005 09:35 AM
Oh, the DVD was me. There was an option to have it hand delivered by local area mormons who would have a "short and respectful visit that would last less than an hour," but I thought that would be over the top.
Posted by: Afsheen | October 20, 2005 01:45 PM
I wonder if Mitt Romney would have delivered it himself? Because that would have made a good story.
Posted by: Daniel | October 20, 2005 09:16 PM
So, I'm guessing that Beowulf DVD isn't looking like the most ridiculous thing in your collection now, is it?
Posted by: Ben | October 20, 2005 09:46 PM