Before I dive in, I want to do a little housekeeping. I meant to write and publish this review during May when it was Jewish American Heritage Month, but with starting a new job, too many family events occurring within two weeks, and the ghastly massacre in Udalve—obviously this got delayed. Since then, it’s been sitting in my drafts box, waiting to be shared, and after publishing my special anniversary series along with my intermittent leave from posting, I have no idea where this ...
Musings
Pizza in the Rain Pt. III
Haven't read parts I or II? Click here to read before continuing on! I trembled as Justin pulled into the driveway. At last. Daniel burst out the doors and onto dry land without a second thought; Kevin glanced at us still in the front seats before following after him. They had the pizza. I sat still clutching my ginger beers before Justin nudged me again to get me to come inside. Reluctantly, I slunk out the vehicle and into the warm house where I hoped to bundle up and get cozy ...
Pizza in the Rain Pt. II
Check out the first part in this series here before reading! That Shabbat, I found Kevin during the oneg and asked him when would be a good time to come over that evening before heading downtown to go do whatever crazy, post-Shabbas stuff we felt like doing, especially since it was July and havdalah was excruciatingly late. He shrug, as usual, and said he didn't really care when. It was Shabbat after all. He added I could crash his study session with his roommate, Justin, and our other ...
Pizza in the Rain Pt. I
I know this week I should be publishing a book review, but as I announced last week there would be no blog post, I also mentioned I had a special edition two part series planned I wanted to share. That said, as the executive powers that be lie with, well...me, I have elected no book review shall be shared this week. Instead, I am going to share the story of how it all happened, of how my husband and I "met". (I say "met" because we were already friends for three years before we started ...
WOMS: An Impossible Imposter
I've had to tear myself away from reading The Kingdom of Copper to write this, but for Deanna Raybourn's Veronica Speedwell---it's worth it. The latest Veronica and Stoker adventure was full of reveals and twists. Meaning, I'm not going to be spoiler friendly this time around, so if you haven't read An Impossible Imposter yet beware! Spoilers ahead! Now I realise I haven't shared any reviews of any installments from the Veronica Speedwell mystery series. I started it after I was well ...
Existential Loneliness
This past Shabbas my rabbi shared about his experiences at a conference, and this sparked a memory of mine, one which might be worth sharing here. To contextualize, said rabbi of mine met with fellow clergy and leaders of like-minded philosophies and practices, and the hot topic which seemed to be on everyone's lips was this new concept of "existential loneliness." What is this existential loneliness? Well for starters, they used it in the context of clerical service. It wasn't some ...
WOMS Update
I’ve hit a horrible reading slump. Becoming increasingly busy this month doesn’t help at all, either. Unfortunately, this means today I don’t have a full book review to share. I’m one of those ridiculous people who whenever I hit said slumps, I start a book, get about 100 pages in, and then pick up another until I’m simultaneously reading 3-4 books. It’s so annoying, I vex myself. The other problem I have is I'm still trying to figure out how to equally spend my time either ...
Empty Creativity
Once again, I have not been as attentive to my blog, and for that I’m sorry. Mostly because instead of musings, my mind has been swimming with new information as I relearn how to do a job I performed for over six years, but in a new jurisdiction. (That and figuring out my new schedule now that I can’t go grocery shopping Friday mornings since I have to be at work again. Gah, I miss my Fridays…) It’s complicated, messy, sifting between what I know—i. e. what is habit—and what is new; ...
WOMS: The City of Brass
Please note: this post may contain affiliate links for products I recommend. If you make a purchase through these links, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a small commission. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. I’ll be honest with y’all: I almost didn’t write this post. The fact it’s published at all is a miracle. My new job has been one of the levels of Dante’s Inferno—or hell. It leaves me so stressed and exhausted by the time I come home, I have little ...
What’s Next?
At the time of writing this, I’ll be starting a new job tomorrow. My first full-time one since last November. Since this won’t be published until Wednesday, for my dear readers, for you, it’s yesterday. The forecast tomorrow is heavy rain. Right now, at 18:00, we’re even under a tornado warning. If that isn’t poetic irony, I don’t know what is. Of course, my husband, being the loving support he is, commented, “Yes, Hashem is also upset you’re starting a new job tomorrow, so He ...
