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Take a Bow
I just finished talking to my good friend Sahar Oz. Sahar is the former teen coordinator of the Jewish Federation of Rochester (since then he's gone on to bigger and better things. We miss him!). He's also of that elite class of people known as "people Sahar Massachi looks up to ( Read more... ) -
I must be maturing...
If I was in the exact same situation say, a year or two ago, I'd be listening to emo music and being all bitter.
Now? I'm not even as upset as I thought I would be. Life moves on, and I'll try to handle this as an adult.
Hopefully I won't be a pushover.
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FGBF
I am so fucking goddam tired of always being the fake Gay Best Friend.
I like being there for people.
I like Jane Austen.
I like talking about feelings.
Yet I might also, perhaps, like you. -
Picking fights
Sometimes I get invested in the idea of having an enemy (in politics, especially), and I rush to quickly to pick fights or create factions. This is wrong.
Especially since I criticize the Bush Manichean Mindset and "If you're not with us you're against us" mindset. -
Sometimes you have to swallow your pride
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Big Thought of Today
As a Persian-Jewish Israeli-American, I have many strains of history to pick and choose from to claim as my own. Should I identify with the proud history of the Persian Empire? How similar am I to the Ashkenazi, secularized Jews of America ( Read more... ) -
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I spent all of today working on internships.
Hopefully I'll get into one
Especially the UNITE HERE internship. That would be sweet. -
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Jamele says I need to take more time for myself. He's right. I shall start saying "no" more aggressively in the future. I declare this week to be "me week"! -
Quick thoughts
I am happy that my computer is pretty
Had a talk with Jamele Adams today.
It went like this:
Jamele - Sahar, you used to be cool. Now you are not somehow. Please fix.
Resolved: I will become more cool
To do so I need to sleep more.
Also I need to do homework more faster.
