Lizrael Update

Lizrael Update: babbling about the expat life since 2004

  • wierdest night ever.

    i was going to the city and there was a fatal accident and they closed the entire eastern spur both ways for 2 hours so hundreds of people were parked on the turnpike. most bizarre thing i’ve ever experienced. to the people i met on the NJ turnpike tonight: it was great hanging out with…

  • everyday is monday when you're an office monkey.

    oh my god.an actual conversation i just had with my boss: marc: any questions?liz: no… but a man called from the taipei group asking about bringing 2 presents for the raffle at the convention. i wasnt sure what he meant, so i told him he should see ruth at the reception when he gets there.marc:…

  • post annoyance

    so here’s an irony: people who are anti-bush said that if bush won, they’re heading straight to the consulate for canadian visas.people who are anti-kerry said if kerry won, they’re heading straight to the consulate for israeli visas. bush won, and today i paid a highly anticipated visit to the israeli consulate. Liz v. Aliyah…

  • Dear George

    Dear President Bush, I thought I’d extend my vote into more of an explanation: Just because you managed to pull one or two more electoral score points does not mean America has spoken. It means 50% of America has spoken, and many, maybe 20%-30%, reluctantly at that. In fact, 100% of America has spoken, but…

  • Dear John

    Dear John Kerry, May I say, congratulations to you, your family, your campaign, and really, man – to you. You started out one of a sea of candidates, all mediocre at a time when the Democrats needed a strong leader pushing, post-Clinton. You astonishingly made it to the front, and with that, you took on…

  • levers and knobs.

    for some reason, as long as i can remember, i get really happy on election day. i feel good and wholesome and like i’m in a working process, just for a day, things are moving and shaking and stuff is happening – stuff that my entire american education was based on. freedom! choices! ownership! i’m…

  • right to vote

    lawsuits over the presidency? what about lawsuits over the stress these two fucks and the shitty american electoral system is giving me? or the respect i lose because i have to defend crap either way?i’ll vote, but tell me where i sign up for my insta-lawsuit. oh, there!http://slate.msn.com/id/2108996/

  • mind, body, conscience

    i’m really stressed out. i want things to go back to the way they were. is that jaded of me? am i too young to be jaded? is it too late to care? the world is really really stressing me out, politics is grating on my nerves. i want the election to be over but…

  • a real israel update:

    huge connection! so in August i met this guy who works in the Prime Minister’s office; he made aliyah 5 years ago from the US and served in the army and is now working his way up the tangled web of Israeli government. i got his card back then and called him today… anyways, he…

  • just a crush

    i’m such a weirdo.so where i work, we deal with a lot of international clients. i was just looking up Limerick, Ireland, and I turned past it to Bat-Yam, Israel. and my heart skipped all tingly, like when you think about your birthday or latest crush.why don’t i get excited about my birthday or boys??

  • life after aliyah

    we forget that there is life after aliyah. after marriage. after attacks. after death.you spend years planning things. so many plans. what will you do for a living? where will you live? will you like your living?will you live?i’ve taken hours and days upon myself planning for the next couple of years but i’ve never…

  • baseball disappointment

    next year in shearusalem.

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