Photos of Israel/Palestine, for those who are interested
Hey y'all. If you'd like to see the photos follow the instructions below.
2. Click on "Photos" on the left toolbar, which will take you to a login screen
3. Login name: tikkun.olam2006
Password: Shalom123
4. You can then view all of the albums that have been posted. Feel free to save those you like to your own computer.
Good that my group left before the proverbial shit hit the fan (or should that be "shit hit the proverbial fan"?) We were far from the action, but still good timing. Two friends of mine are still there. Tikkun Olam was the name of our tour group, Wikipedia entry:
"Tikkun olam (תיקון עולם) is a
Hebrew phrase which translates to "repairing the world." It is important in
Judaism and is often used to explain the
Jewish concept of
social justice.
"
Enjoy the photos.
Peace (seriously!),
Zack
Reminiscing
I am sitting at the computer at my parents' house, feeling suddenly like I have just returned from Oxford and am waiting for one of you to get online for a festive IMing session. But if that were the case it should be much later at night (waitressing hours) and I should not be so sleepy. As it is I need to go to bed, because it is 11:15 p.m. MDT and my alarm went off at 4:45 a.m. EDT, and I have to work tomorrow. Being a grown-up sucks.
I'm home for my sister's wedding--last one of the summer--and it is fun to watch her as her wedding plans begin to bloom. Tonight, as we turned on the twinkle lights (still set up from my brother's wedding just a month ago) and spread Chinese lanterns around the yard, she said, "Wow, I still can't believe this one is finally mine. It finally looks like I want it to." We have had three weddings in this yard, but this one will have Jenny's mark. It is beautiful.
In other news, I miss you. Suddenly I feel our separation more freshly than I have for many moons, and I wish we were holed up in some blustery kitchen laughing and speaking a language I barely remember. Do you feel like you have changed monumentally since those days? Or just grown up? Would we recognize each other in this new, "pushing thirty" (Jason, who turned 27 three days ago, declared that he is pushing 30. I, who turned 27 in March, am not.), more settled, secretly-craving-adventure world? I don't doubt that we would. But I would like to know for sure.
I've been reading voraciously lately, and I want to talk to you about books.
New cover sheets
Just wanted to say that TPS reports actually exist; my husband works with them. No word on whether or not they had the correct cover sheets, though....
