Hey. Hey guys.

The Baby-sitters Club.

Oh yeah. Just let that wave of nostalgia take you right on down.

Y'know, Ann M. Martin churned out roughly a book per month? There were a few months where a book in the regular series and a "Super Special" or "Super Mystery" or some other nonsense were published. Wow ( Read more... )

Sooooo much hilarity on Ha'aretz these past couple days. Faaaaaaar right Israeli govt + far left (though the terms mean different things in their respective countries-- in some aspects closing the gaps, in some aspects widening it) = pure, hi-larious balagan. Mostly Emperor Obabo's meeting with Erdogan and his huge endorsement there, Hillary ( Read more... )

In response to Uli and the entire Mideast Dept's consistent FAIL, I have begun examining my Options ( Read more... )

This is a great article, and I can't wait to read the continuation. I agree with nearly everything he says, and it's written beautifully. I usually don't much care for him--he's generally pretty Israeli right-wing, ie chock full of Israel rhetoric, but he shows a certain honesty in this one.

( Bradley Burston: The Gaza War as Reality Television )

I can't seem to open Northwest Airline's site, no matter what I do, to check in/pick my seat for my flight. And Nesher, the Sherut company, is not answering their phone.

AWESOME. I'll be the one curled up in a ball over there.

This is so not the time for this... but I'm sitting in the International School's (crappy) library, and just one little fantasy in my very very very tired head ( Read more... )

Timeline of past four hours ( Read more... )

Now, those of you who know me, Palestinian History is definitely not a weak point of mine. I am pretty decently informed on the Palestinian narrative front ( Read more... )

Apparently I can write nearly half of a 25 paper on the role of agriculture in the creation of a viable Palestinian state off the top of my head. In the middle of the night ( Read more... )

Titling the section on the Oslo process (in my Palestinian agriculture paper) "The Road to Hell is Paved With Good Intentions"-- too harsh ( Read more... )