Lizrael Update: babbling about the expat life since 2004
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rant
the only two things a person can control are: 1. their own actions 2. their own reactions “fate” “destiny” “god” = words that take responsibility off of a person and thus make the person think s/he is not responsible for his/her own actions and reactions and life… drama: when people try to control anything else…
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who is the mentor really?
rachel: i have a secretliz: surerachel: before i fall asleep at night i cry to myself in my bedliz: why hun?rachel: bec i think about you leaving… what have i done here?
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not titled yet
he was staring into space and as the minutes crept by in red digistyle, the space became filled with the stuff he was trying to block out with the soft hum of radio static behind his ears. he was possessed by a wave of worry and a series of sharp stabs of discomfort to his…
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woooo!
leaving in a month… woooooo!gotta catch me if u can now, cuz it’ll be harder when i’m gone. lizrael schedule: Dec 1: Finish ungodly job at ungodly companyDec 2-5: Bing for the last timeDec 10-15: Cali for father-daughter time (re: father feels guilty he has been ignoring daughter’s aliyah)Dec 17-19: NYC for shabbatDec 19-20: Long…
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but who will?
shit. it just occurred to me that i’m leaving all my bestest friends behind. who will laugh over idle gossip with me?who will drink random cosmopolitans and get stds with me?who will ask me for sex advice?who will ponder girls/boys with me?who will eat random foods with me?who will complain about feeling fat after eating…
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quick lizrael update
soooo, i went for the second time to get my aliyah visa two weeks ago, and i picked it up on friday.they put me down as a dude.elizabeth cohen?have u seen my pic?anyways, went today to get the reverse sex change. operation only cost 20 minutes. and i even made a scary russian israeli consulate…
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map-quest
sitting here, map of jerusalem on my lap, searching for apartments.
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what is adventure, anyway?
you know something? these last 2 1/2 months in america could have really sucked. let’s look at it this way: i was supposed to leave to israel in august 2004. i had been talking about it for literally a year and a half, to numerous people, across 3 continents. someone even took the liberty of…
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a poem
i’m leaving in six weeks… i’m leaving in six weeks… i’m leaving in six weeks… i’m leaving in six weeks… i’m leaving in six weeks… i’m leaving in six weeks… i’m leaving in six weeks… i’m leaving in six weeks… i’m starting in six weeks… i’m starting in six weeks… i’m starting in six weeks……
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a eulogy – for a man? a past? a future?
yasser arafat was the topmost leader of the PLO – the umbrella organization for the social, militant, and terrorist organizations of the palestinians and the official representative of the palestinian people to the world. he was top chairman of fatah, in fact, he started it. arafat started one of the most deadly advertising campaigns in…
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dunno
I want to make you cry. I want you to see it so you can feel pain and pleasure. I’m a reckless driver, I speed by on the highway home. I’m going in the opposite direction of home, it takes a minute to figure it out but that sky isn’t there for nothing. More than…
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accepted
FINALLY! nefesh! I’M GOING!i’m going!i’m going!i’m homeless but im going!AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!no job, not much savings, no apt, not much family, but i’m going!
Questions? Comments? Advice?