I've been somewhat disappointed in a lot of the stuff that's happened with American Girl since they got bought out by Mattel, but I still do like the dolls and stories and general idea. And I do really like that there is finally a Jewish American Girl doll; my complaints about the choice of time and place are more nit-picking than anything else, really. I guess that, after they picked such an un-stereotypical time and place for Josefina, I was disappointed that they went with such an obvious time and place for Rebecca.
(Also, it's kind of making me remember one of my college friends from North Dakota, who was really surprised when I showed her that Jewish Cooking in America cookbook and she saw that it included a bunch of recipes from Jewish people living in the Dakotas in the late 1800s, because she'd figured that all the Jews there were recent implants from New York, or maybe Chicago or Minneapolis, but had no idea that there were Jews who'd been there for generations.)
My mom decide where she wants to go for her birthday dinner. It looks good, but I so don't understand this menu. [link] They've got Chinese food, and Italian food, and hummus, and several Louisiana-style things like remoulade and gumbo, and stuff like pot roast and shepherd's pie. And ostrich.
I made peanut noodles for dinner. Yum. It's cold noodles with hot seitan on top, and something about the temperature combination makes all the flavors stand out more.
Sounds yummy, Hil!
Other than going to the market today, I'm having the laziest day ever. I'm still sore and tired.
I haven't actually gotten out of my pajamas today. Slicing up the cucumbers and scallions and garlic for my peanut noodles was the most effort I've put into anything since I woke up. I've mostly been alternating between reading and napping.
Me too, Hil. I made some Annie's mac & cheese and otherwise, I slept late and have been on the couch watching TV.
Well, I just read this week's Torah portion, because I didn't make it to synagogue this morning, and I'm trying to at least read the Torah portion on weeks when I don't go to synagogue. This was possibly the most boring Torah portion ever -- it's entirely a list of how many Israelites there were of different tribes, and of different ages, and will all sorts of various characteristics. First few chapters of Numbers. The haftorah portion was more interesting -- second chapter of Hosea, allegory of the nation of Israel as a wife who has been committing harlotry with other gods.
There's one Torah portion which is coming up in a few weeks where I always feel really bad for any kid who has the bad luck to have a birthday making that their bar or bat mitzvah portion. It's basically several pages of a list of all the people (father, mother, aunt, uncle, sister, step-sister, step-mother, etc.) that you're not supposed to have sex with. I cannot imagine being 13 and having to read and discuss that passage in front of all your family and friends.
I've been to the place Josefina lived. My mom lives very nearby and wants to get Ellie a Josefina when she's older. One of my mom's Indian students loves Kaya (I think that's right) sand was pleased to see a doll that looked like her.
Me too, Hil. Reading, napping, NCIS marathon, and now baseball.
Lazy day here too. Slept late (except for idiot who called TWICE at 8:30 & 8:50 to tell me he lost his cell phone and had I seen it, and then to let me know he found it... thankfully I didn't answer the calls). Watched some dvr. rewatched LOST finale. Played some Risk game online. One a match. Am about to cook something. Dunno what. I need to food shop. But. Too lazy. I really like alone time in my cave apartment. I have too many wonderful distractions here. Books, magazines, Xbox, internet, movies, DVR, sleep. And they are all paid for (except for electricity) which makes for a very inexpensive escape from the world.
