Blogger Blues

I am up late because my body is not able to readily bounce back into normal school-night mode on Saturday night. I had a great Shabbat: chill Friday night dinner with fellow Zieglerite Lizzi, services today with a nice sermon by Rabbi Artson (my rab school dean) followed by an amazing pescetarian lunch that made me wish I could eat like that every week. I got in a twenty minute nap and some reading before Shabbat ended and I had to return to my ordinary worries about school, getting all my work done, passing classes and getting enough sleep. I got to see Aaron tonight as his group was hanging out in the Emek Refaim neighborhood. It is so incredible to me how much Jerusalem really goes crazy on Saturday night given that everyone has to get up early for school or work. It's wild. Every place was packed and we had to sit outside near a heat lamp...outside in January! That was part A of the evening where we hung out with the rabbi Aaron is working with, their boss and his wife and the Israeli who is organizing Ramah seminar. Had fun with them, dropped off the birthright folks at the movie theater where they were viewing an Israeli film, and then Aaron and I combed the street for a cafe with seating and decent lighting to read by. I have a test tomorrow that I am terribly underprepared for and he has to reread admissions essays for the big interviews Monday.

Ah, my life in Jerusalem is often so narrow that I barely get out there to try out new places. I say this after patronizing three establishments tonight.

Ok, so I know this is a boring blog entry but I have been struggling with the whole blogging thing. I haven't blogged since November for a few reasons:
1. got terribly addicted to watching tv on my computer rather than creating anything original of my own
2. school picked up in intensity
3. went to LA, re-entered my old life and then had to return to Israel; I may have been experiencing a post vacation depression
4. it got really cold and I entered hibernation mode

My other blogging issue is that I wonder how honest I can really be when not only anyone who wants to can read it , but the people I am experiencing this year with can read it. So I am probably editing this blogs content for those eyes.

I guess not being able to fall asleep makes me freer with my words but at the same time, I am dying to talk about the craziness of my Thursday and why it was so ridiculous and who made it so but it wouldn't be proper...I'll save it for the Vonage calls that I should be making (and receiving. HELLO!!)