Some of the best parts of my weekend
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magidQuiet Shabbat dinner, with veggie soup to use up the rest of the odd farm veggies (celeriac and salsify come to mind), and turkey parts over balsamic vinegar-sauteed mushrooms and onions. Easy conversation, more book reading.
Women's tefilah group's seudah shlishit (lit. "third meal" on Shabbat) that I'd've been unlikely to attend had my parsha class not been moved there (The idea that Abraham is really good at leaving things behind given a command to do so, perhaps more than he should be. Compared the two episodes when he claimed Sarah was his sister, and the differences between them, despite their obvious similarities (is the second one an attempt to get reject the relationship that God has told him will happen, and not have Isaac?). General discussion of Lot and his (and his daughters') behavior after the destruction of S'dom, how it may be that the usual reaction to destruction is drunkenness, followed by the urge to repopulate. How Abraham and Isaac don't have a relationship that we'd easily recognize as parent-child even vaguely normal. How Abraham and Sarah are abviously bound up in each other (how could she do what no one else does, and "overhear" a prophecy to him, otherwise?), but perhaps the relationship is not in other ways close (definitely radical thoughts for some). The teacher's idea that it takes us to the end of Breishit to get to a family where a person (well, in this case, a man) has a good relationship with his grandsons, as well as those brothers having good relations themselves, and how this is what the book is building to, a sustainable idea of family. Interesting things to think about.).
I'm glad the class was moved; I got to talk with some wonderful women about a range of issues, to feel a beautiful Shabbat closing, to compare benchers of interest, etc. I felt welcomed and cared about, in a non-probing sort of way. Just really good. Perhaps I shall go to more of their events (though I suspect this would've been better attended had there not been downpours, which would've meant a different dynamic entirely).
Seeing the costumes at the first party of the evening. Particular highlights included Cthulhia's red shimmer plus attitude (wow), the aquarium, and the hanged man (he could go to a gaming costume party as a tarot card, even th ough he wasn't upside down). Also the fish, a pair of sinners with their demon, and the bear market (who I thought looked rather like Fred Flintstone going to a fraternal order of something-or-other meeting).
Getting lovely hugs from JB at the second party. Thanks again. Also the effects of dry ice on a variety of liquids. Quite disturbing.
Interesting charts to inspire some creativity, I hope.
Apple-picking, despite the theoretically built-for-this bags breaking.
Eating my first chicken-and-(so y)-yogurt spicy Indian dish. Yum. Plus the first homemade applesauce of the season. Thanks, Q.
Watching a funny silly movie (making comments on rock music and the hair/makeup), not even noticing how early it got dark, on the the first of the "shorter" days. Getting the giggles after.
Women's tefilah group's seudah shlishit (lit. "third meal" on Shabbat) that I'd've been unlikely to attend had my parsha class not been moved there (The idea that Abraham is really good at leaving things behind given a command to do so, perhaps more than he should be. Compared the two episodes when he claimed Sarah was his sister, and the differences between them, despite their obvious similarities (is the second one an attempt to get reject the relationship that God has told him will happen, and not have Isaac?). General discussion of Lot and his (and his daughters') behavior after the destruction of S'dom, how it may be that the usual reaction to destruction is drunkenness, followed by the urge to repopulate. How Abraham and Isaac don't have a relationship that we'd easily recognize as parent-child even vaguely normal. How Abraham and Sarah are abviously bound up in each other (how could she do what no one else does, and "overhear" a prophecy to him, otherwise?), but perhaps the relationship is not in other ways close (definitely radical thoughts for some). The teacher's idea that it takes us to the end of Breishit to get to a family where a person (well, in this case, a man) has a good relationship with his grandsons, as well as those brothers having good relations themselves, and how this is what the book is building to, a sustainable idea of family. Interesting things to think about.).
I'm glad the class was moved; I got to talk with some wonderful women about a range of issues, to feel a beautiful Shabbat closing, to compare benchers of interest, etc. I felt welcomed and cared about, in a non-probing sort of way. Just really good. Perhaps I shall go to more of their events (though I suspect this would've been better attended had there not been downpours, which would've meant a different dynamic entirely).
Seeing the costumes at the first party of the evening. Particular highlights included Cthulhia's red shimmer plus attitude (wow), the aquarium, and the hanged man (he could go to a gaming costume party as a tarot card, even th ough he wasn't upside down). Also the fish, a pair of sinners with their demon, and the bear market (who I thought looked rather like Fred Flintstone going to a fraternal order of something-or-other meeting).
Getting lovely hugs from JB at the second party. Thanks again. Also the effects of dry ice on a variety of liquids. Quite disturbing.
Interesting charts to inspire some creativity, I hope.
Apple-picking, despite the theoretically built-for-this bags breaking.
Eating my first chicken-and-(so y)-yogurt spicy Indian dish. Yum. Plus the first homemade applesauce of the season. Thanks, Q.
Watching a funny silly movie (making comments on rock music and the hair/makeup), not even noticing how early it got dark, on the the first of the "shorter" days. Getting the giggles after.