Since September, I have been on a volunteering program in Israel. Israel, where the landscape is foreign to a Russian-born Bostonian, and the mindset is painfully familiar. Israel, where kids in schools act the way they do at home, and their teachers yell at them the way they would yell at their kids. Israel, where these same kids go into the army ( Read more... )

Some quotes from Reunion weekend, including Laura's stay at my house before it ( Read more... )

I want to say this very, very clearly, so that there is no possibility that anyone will misunderstand.

FUCK. BUREAUCRATS.

To sleep or not to sleep, that is the question ( Read more... )

As most of you probably know, I didn't get any sushi. Well, theoretically, I might get some in May, but I doubt it ( Read more... )

Point A: Evil Plan will probably actually happen. I had decided against it, but now I've decided the other way again. I'm not certain how smart this is ( Read more... )

For some reason, this isn't all over the news ( Read more... )

I wish I may, I wish I might ( Read more... )

1. It is a laptop on life support. It's plugged in, and if you pull it out, it dies. 1 minute of battery power. Isn't that awesome ( Read more... )

Where does it start ( Read more... )