Where have I been for the past few months? Let’s see…
As many people know, my job moved to Ra’anana last January, and as some people know, I’ve given notice to my employer that I’ll be leaving, at the end of next week, for a new job in Tel Aviv. The new job is also in the internet industry, and I’ll be working in internet marketing. I’m very excited for the opportunity and finally to be rid of this accursed daily commute.
Sharav is almost a year and a half old! Last week he switched from puppy food to adult dog food and seems to be enjoying it a lot – so for everyone who was concerned that he looked emaciated, maybe he’ll put on some weight now. He also has a new pillow for his crate and is going to be moving soon from my bedroom to the laundry room / dining room / second balcony area, as soon as I manage to stack my newish washing machine and new dryer on top of one another to free up some space.
I’ve been re-watching the entire Sopranos series, episode by episode as I acquire each one. It’s my third time watching most of it, and it doesn’t seem to have gotten stale or even remotely less interesting than it was the first time around. I even have found myself excitedly noticing more details now than I did before, plus I’m keeping much, much better track of all the characters’ arcs. Right now I’m in the beginning of the second half of season six, the episode where Tony and Paulie go down to Florida.
My roommate Cori had to move out, so now I am sans roommate and looking for one: non-smoking, long- or short-term, preferably female, dog-friendly, between 20 and 30.
I’ve recently finished Crime and Punishment, The Plague, and the second volume of The Gulag Archipelago. I’ve started a few others but left them unfinished. Right now I’m reading Heart of Darkness.
On my long commutes to and from Ra’anana, I’ve turned to podcasts, since I have a difficult time reading while hurdling down the highway. Slate’s gabfests have been fantastic, as have Philosophy Bites, 12 Byzantine Emperors, and Hardball with Chris Matthews.
Actually, I’m able now to listen to podcasts because I picked up a new iPod the last time I was in America, thanks either to the weak dollar or to the strong shekel, one or the other. It’s 160 gigs , which means I can say with some certainty that the battery will probably die before I run out of space on the drive. In the mean time, I’m using the extra space as backup for essential files from my computer (and I might even partition the iPod and put a bootable copy of my computer’s hard drive right on it). Also thanks in part to the currency exchange issue, I have an iPhone now, which kicks ass, notwithstanding all the ways that it doesn’t (at least it’s the best phone I’ve ever used). And I have a new camera, finally DSLR, a Canon Digital Rebel. It wasn’t love at first sight, but I’m slowly getting to know and understand using it more and more. I’ll eventually/soon put some of my pictures back online in a gallery.
In the nearly four years I’ve been living in Israel, my family has visited four times (once without my father and once without my brother), plus many friends have come here and stayed with me. But no friends came to Israel specifically to visit me until last month, when Margot came for almost two weeks. I took five days off of work and we rented a car and traveled around the country. It was awesome to see and taste Israel as new, with someone who never had done so before. To everyone in America who hasn’t visited me yet, I invite you to submit your plans for my approval.
That is all.
Recent Comments