Why the hell would anyone in their right mind even dare to think that's a legitimate form of protest?  Jeez.  Dig up a few unidentified graves in Ashkelon and Haredim start destroying their own neighborhoods in Me'a Sha'arim and Rechov Bar Ilan.  And making everyone's air gross.  And making it more difficult for me to get to and from work ( Read more... )

I'm going over a document I translated and I realize I wrote "in the lung run" when describing the possible consequences of a particular law ( Read more... )

It's a book by Eshkol Nevo.  And I actually liked it.  Which is interesting because most Israeli books suck because either they're (a) tragedies, (b) conspiracies, (c) really twisted and weird or (d) really boring.  So anyway, I won't ruin the end of this book too terribly, but I think it hit a little too close to home.  It's about four really good ( Read more... )

First off, Happy Chanuka, y'all! :)

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Just wanted to thank y'all for your well-wishes! My cold's gone and my breathing's pretty much almost back to normal. (It boggles my mind that some people have asthma that out of control all the time. Jeez.) I even was at the pulmo today and did well on the pulmonary function tests (Can you say ספירומטריה? Come on Hebrew, get more of your own ( Read more... )

I can't believe I'm awake now. It's 5 am and I'm posting from my iPod (I know I'm a jap :P) My stupid lungs stole yet another night of perfectly good sleep from me. I'm breathing ok now but the side effects from the inhaler are keeping me awake. What a crappy disease... Good thing I already emailed work last night saying I'm not coming ( Read more... )

Hey y'all. I'm sick. It's not a huge deal really. Just a cold. But I'm miserable. And cancelled my Shabbat plans. (Sorry Chloe!) I hate when people are like "Oh, it's just a cold. Having a cold doesn't make you sick. It's just annoying. It doesn't stop you from doing anything." Arghh ( Read more... )

Does anyone else thing it's funny that the new movie Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is translated as גשם של פלאפל?  I saw signs for it all over Jeru, and I'm like, "Since when do Israelis make animated movies?  What could that possibly be?"  Well now I know.  And I think it's creative. :)

May you all have a healthy and a happy new year filled ( Read more... )

Hey, is it just me, or are other people also getting all their LJ ads to be in Russian for Israeli products?

Yes, Mirideee, I know this doesn't count as a real post. I'll try to post soon!

For some reason I have this feeling that in some part of the world -- I don't remember where -- they have this concept called "department stores" that have floors and floors of clothes and kind thoughtful non-Russian speaking sales ladies who are actually helpful and don't try forcing you into buying hideous things you don't want.  And not ALL the ( Read more... )