I have been very remiss! It's been so long, I am not sure what to blog about first. Curling? Yes, I went curling for the first time last week and it was surprisingly fun. I now feel like I can buy a Weakerthans t-shirt without being a poseur (don't know the Weakerthans? go listen
now, seriously, go...now). Passover? I enjoyed a delicious dinner with my dear friends Charlie, Marta, and Norma down in Austin on Saturday to celebrate the festival of freedom. It is the only jewish holiday I have ever observed, and I have to admit it is mainly because I love the food, but it was and always is a great time to get together and reflect on how lucky we are to enjoy the freedoms we enjoy and to think about how that could be extended to others who do not enjoy such freedoms. As a champion and practitioner of complete and total freedom, I feel like I should think about this at least once a year, and preferably while eating the bread of our affliction, bitter herbs, and the mortar of the temples built for Pharoah during enslavement (i.e. matzah, horseradish, and haroset)-- a tasty combination despite the agony associated with it.
Last but not least, I went to a play last weekend! Yes, a play! It had been a long time, and I went to one recommended by my friend Amy's sister, Carrie, who is studying theater at UT-Austin. It was soooo unbelievably good-- I don't think I could describe it in a few short sentences because of all the cleverness, and layers, and cool feelings it emoted (is that a word?) If you want to see it, the play is called The Method Gun and the company that performed it is
The Rude Mechanicals. It was terrific and I am now a theater buff. It doesn't take much to make me an aficionado if I like something, does it?
I have been very remiss! It's been so long, I am not sure what to blog about first. Curling? Yes, I went curling for the first time last week and it was surprisingly fun. I now feel like I can buy a Weakerthans t-shirt without being a poseur (don't know the Weakerthans? go listen now, seriously, go...now). Passover? I enjoyed a delicious dinner with my dear friends Charlie, Marta, and Norma down in Austin on Saturday to celebrate the festival of freedom. It is the only jewish holiday I have ever observed, and I have to admit it is mainly because I love the food, but it was and always is a great time to get together and reflect on how lucky we are to enjoy the freedoms we enjoy and to think about how that could be extended to others who do not enjoy such freedoms. As a champion and practitioner of complete and total freedom, I feel like I should think about this at least once a year, and preferably while eating the bread of our affliction, bitter herbs, and the mortar of the temples built for Pharoah during enslavement (i.e. matzah, horseradish, and haroset)-- a tasty combination despite the agony associated with it. 
Last but not least, I went to a play last weekend! Yes, a play! It had been a long time, and I went to one recommended by my friend Amy's sister, Carrie, who is studying theater at UT-Austin. It was soooo unbelievably good-- I don't think I could describe it in a few short sentences because of all the cleverness, and layers, and cool feelings it emoted (is that a word?) If you want to see it, the play is called The Method Gun and the company that performed it is The Rude Mechanicals. It was terrific and I am now a theater buff. It doesn't take much to make me an aficionado if I like something, does it?
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