I had the strangest dream last night. Some guy (don't recall who, if he was in fact someone I know) had shrunk down being only a little bigger than the chess pieces in my chess set. And he was on the chess board. I watched as the chess pieces slowly started moving towards him. They surrounded him and looked evil. He curled into the fetal position and covered his head with his hands and they were all around him and he couldn't move at all in any direction. One of the horses had fangs and was about to bite him. And then I woke up. And decided that would be a kickass video project.

It's so gorgeous out today. I went for a walk. And listened to "The Closest Thing" over and over again on Joe's CD player while walking. I wish I had brought my camera with me. I thought about it, but decided not to, I don't remember why. But I wanted to take pictures. It was so pretty out. And now I'm in the basement sitting at a computer which for some reason I find hilarious.

Andy: You know you want a piece of this hot portuguese pot pie
Me: hell yeah
Me: and did you seriously just refer to yourself as a pot pie
Andy: If I hadn't...would you have asked the question
Me: probably

And like I really deserve a chance to sit across the table
And tell you that I think you're wonderful
And I think you're something special
I guess this is my only chance to say I wish I knew you
Because I'm sure you're wonderful
If I'd get to know you





so lately, as in the last few months, sarah's memory has been shot to hell. I'm sure many of you have noticed this. I get home from school and can't remember anything specific that happened, other than simply going to class. And it sucks because if I'm in a bad mood at the end of the day for whatever reason, I try to think back on the good things that happened that day and nothing comes to mind. yesterday in particular was not so great. For stupid reasons, if I recall correctly, which I probably don't. dwellingdwellingdwelling.
I'm actually not in too bad of a mood right now. Just...forgetful.

Me: What are you two schmucks doing?
Devon: We're microwaving the pizzas.
Me, Devon, Phil: *talking...*
Me: *walks back to table, sits, talks to Kristine*
5 minutes later...
Devon: HEY! Did you just call me a schmuck!?!

Devon (to me): No, when I rule the world, you'll be my girlfriend. James and Phil will be my bitches.

Sliding on grass...in the rain...in denim..works in theory.
But doesn't everything?

Joe: Look at the size of that puddle. Whoa baby, that's a monster.
*Josh carefully eyes the puddle, turning it into an exacting and precise science, taking in all our wet little friend has to offer. He slowly analyzes each and every little ripple, every drop he gives a name...*
Josh: OH SWEET RAPTURE!

Sploosh.

Wet, cold, numb Josh

Yee-friggin-haw!
..

Josh is in Joe's pants tonight.
All the way in Joe's pants.
In the basement.
Grunting.
And continuously squatting.

...Josh's pants are in the dryer.




Sarah here. Josh is over and we're working in the basement for my parents and of course, with Josh, lots of amusing stuff happens, so as we go we shall blog.

On The Razor:
Me: Did you just try to impale the flying box on the razor?
*Josh holds up empty razor case*
Josh: Well, it could've worked...

Me: JOSH! We DO use those boxes, you know. We break them down now to save space, but we tape them up later to ship stuff in. Gah, you idiot.
Josh: Ummmmm....
Me: Whatever, it was a mouse.
Josh: Yes. It was a mouse. A very sharp mouse.

Me: THAT'S A PERFECTLY GOOD SHIPPING BOX! YOU IDIOT!
Josh: Heheheh
Me: That's it, NO more razor for Josh!

On Wire Cutters:
Me: What the...
Josh: The rubber band wasn't my friend.
*Josh drops about 16 pieces of rubber band on floor*
Me: That's it, NO more wire cutters for Josh!

Josh: Okay, no, I have this rule where my feet can only go completely numb once a day.




"This is the only house where I can see the word Poop written on a piece of paper out in the open and not wonder one bit why it's there."

Casa Schaffer rules.


*DINNER BREAK!*

Dinner

Josh: That would be so cool though, if you could talk to inanimate objects.
Josh: You'd never get bored!
Joe: *smacks forehead*
Joe: Yeah...actually, that would be kinda cool. *looks around* Hello, phone.
Josh: But that actually talks back.
Joe: But that's a real person on the other end there.
Josh: AHA, but how do you actually KNOW that?? Eh...could be like...you know, a matrix thing.
Joe: But the matrix had nothing to do with phones.
Mr. Schaffer: And while we're on the subject of phones...

...On the new phone line:
Joe: Alright, but is it okay if it takes a few days for everyone to get used to this?
Mr Schaffer: Yeah, that's fine.
Josh: But what if I "forget" and call the main line?
Mr Schaffer: You I'll slap.
*later*
Josh: I'm imagining you slapping me right now....*awkward pause*...and I kinda like it.

Josh: I'm imaging a legion of hapless broccoli people squirming around on my plate, crawling over each other to escape the fork of death...yes...there they go...but no, I'm not even eating them at this point, just stabbing...stab stab stab....oh, the look on their faces! Glee!
*Mr. Schaffer stares blankly*
Josh: LOOK! One made it all the way to the meatballs! Die, little one! *throws fork*
Mr. Schaffer (in falsetto): The little green faces, contorted in pure terror.
Joe: You're both crazy.
Josh: .......
Josh: You don't see it?

Josh: *stabbing plate* You're not my friend!
Me: ...The meatball?
Josh: The cheese wouldn't get off the fork...
Me: uh huh...




As of today, Josh has had his razor, wire cutter, and knife privileges revoked.

happy easter to all you easter-celebrating folks out there.
I spent the day with Phil + some of Phil's relatives which was really awesome. Went to church with them this morning...I think Phil put it best with "Yeah...this is a really awkward service for a Jewish person. Sorry." People were saying to each other "He has arisen!" and responding with "He has arisen indeed!" and I didn't know what was going on and then figured it out and during the service there were responsive readings with all the stuff about resurrection and saviours and I was just like "...yeah...indeed..." and didn't read along, but the service was still pretty interesting and the pastor and vicar are cool and no one, including Phil's father, tried to convert me which was wicked awesome.
the communion bit was interesting as well but I was glad that I wasn't expected (not allowed, actually) to participate, Phil said I could go up anyway and get the pastor's blessing, decided against that one.
There was a guest book at the church. I signed it. There was a space for "name" and a space for "address and home church". So I wrote "Sarah Schaffer Kol Haverim (synagogue)" which made me feel special.
Went to Phil's aunt's house afterwards and stayed there for a while, his family is insane like mine which was amusing.

Ted: Hey, we can tell you embarrasing stories about Phil!
Travis: Yeah, like that time he lost his shorts while waterskiiing.

go Phil.

We fell asleep on the couch later, it was weird because I could hear the music and conversation in the room and yet was dreaming at the same time. Don't remember any of the dreams. Except one bit when I was staring at a page in a book and it was blurry and I kept staring at it trying to bring it into focus, and this whole time I was kinda wavering between being asleep and being awake and then the page disappeared and I was looking at my knee.

Phil is uber ticklish.

Went to Phil's house and watched some anime show that I didn't understand.

Yeah being with Phil all day was great. Good day today.


When I got home..."crap. I have a lab report and essay questions due tomorrow, and I was going to finish filming for my video project this weekend."
So. Lab report is going to get done during 6th period tomorrow, and in theory I'm going to do the essay questions before going to bed tonight.
I finished filming, it took me about 45 minutes to film what is going to end up being 5-10 seconds of the video, because I was trying to do the job of 3 people by myself and kept having to refilm because I couldn't actually tell what the scene looked like as I was being 2 characters and the camera person at the same time. Fun stuff.

went shopping with mom this afternoon, I've finally got some dress shoes. I don't like shopping for dress shoes. It's next to impossible for me, because...1- I don't wear leather unless forced, 2- I don't wear heels unless forced, and 3- I have fat feet and dress shoe companies seem to enjoy boycotting people with fat feet. I ended up having to get one pair that were in fact leather, which saddens me...but the other pair is not.
Also went to petsmart and got two more hermit crabs. Their names are Moofus and Splodge. I hope their presence will encourage Mallow to unbury himself from wherever he buried himself in the tank, if he has not died by now, which he very well may have. I love my hermit crabs. It may be childish and insane, but I really do.

art auction at the synagogue tonight...me Josh Sarah Jillian and Joe all went as youth group to help out, I brought Phil as well...good thing I did because he was the only one who figured out a logical way to move all the paintings and such around...it was our job to move the paintings from on display in the social hall, to a bunch of chairs set up off to the side of the sanctuary, to the table on the bimah. Where Josh or Joe put them up on an easel one at a time. Twas not fun. Twas very hectic and frusterating. Not too sure I'm gonna go next year.

Josh: Stop it you two! Look, seriously, you can pick one of the rooms down there and do whatever the hell you want, but no kissing in the social hall!



my great aunt Tsippy died tonight. I feel like I should be more sad. I didn't know her that well, but I've seen her on several occasions and she's one of the few members of my extended family that I actually remember by name and by face. So that means I liked her. When my dad told me and Joe I was just like "Oh. That's sad." but I'm not really upset or anything which makes me feel like a horrible person. I just didn't know her that well...

Dad: and the penguins were pissed, I tell ya.


I woke up at 6:30 this morning, looked at the clock, and said "there's no school today why the hell did I wake up now?" and fell back asleep. Dad woke me and Joe up at 8 because there was two showings this morning and we had to clean the house this whole trying to sell the house business sucks quite a bit.
Worked for 3 hours. Called Phil, slept, watched some TV. Today was one of those days where at night time you wonder what the point was. Not that it was a bad day. Except for waking up earlier than I would have liked. Just no purpose really.
Been in a weird sort of mood for a few days. Pensive maybe. Somewhat sad. I dunno.

Purim schpiel...so much fun...DEVON CAME! woot. Before the schpiel was the service and everything and reading the megillah and everyone makes a lot of noise when Haman's name is said (BOOOOO!!!!!) and Devon and I screamed and booed and waved those nifty grogger noisemaker things around. Devon likes purim.
I don't like small children. Correction, I don't like small children who stand around where I set up the videocamera and bump into the table and make lots of noise.
The little baby in the cow suit was adorable. He gave Devon an evil look.
AJ (evil son) was also adorable. With his evil son lines. Said in the stereotypical little kid voice.


"Don't push me, King!"





quote of the day:

Mike: I think their blood tastes different.

yeup confirmation tonight Josh and Leigh and Shainess and the rest had a final dress rehearsal for the spiel tomorrow, with all the confirmation kids watching. I get to videotape it, the video's gonna be crap though...the lighting on the bimah sickens me. and the little kids haven't figured out the concept of not blocking each other, but andrew is like 5 years old and he's wicked cute. and he plays an evil son. he's adorable. I love that kid.


Josh and Dave: I have an urge to riverdance...
Josh and Dave: *RIVERDANCING*
Me: *slowly turns around*
Me: what the hell?
Josh and Dave: *laughing*
Me: of all times to not have a videocamera...


Car ride home I was tweaking out like crazy I got 5 hours of sleep last night and for some reason for the most part today I was more awake then usual and then tonight I was just insanely hyper and scaring Dave. yay for spontaneously breaking out into song. if only...

Dave: what knavery is this?
Me: KNAVERY OF THE WORST SORT!



Yeah...anyhoo, last night...this morning rather, I woke up at 3.30. my initial response was "YES! I get to go back to sleep and sleep for another 2 1/2 hours! Screw you, alarm clock!" But then of course I just lay in bed wide awake for the next 2 1/2 hours occasionly yelling at my brain to shut the fuck up so I could go to sleep, but of course it didn't listen to me. You get the most random thoughts, lying awake at night. I don't remember most of mine. The ones I do remember I'm not going to post here...I think I've frightened you all enough already. : D

oooh man I'm so not falling asleep tonight...so overtired...

today I discovered andyland. I feel so...enlightened. check the links.

while you're at it, click on the white link that says "your mitzvah for the day". it's a link from andy's site and I believe you'll find it fairly self-explanatory. it'll take all of a minute of your time.


came to school late today...still didn't feel so good so I ended up missing algebra photography and english. day went by pretty fast. phil was happy to see me which made me feel special.

next video project is due thursday I doubt I'm going to finish it in time editing is going to take an absurd amount of time. I stayed after school today to work on it, 30 seconds worth of the final film took almost an hour to put together... it's a cool project though and hopefully I'll finish in time and it'll come out well. hopefully I won't scare myself too much.




But are you afraind?
You always said the world will never last
Know that I'm not afraid
If you star-wipe all your past away
And the sun comes one more day
Lola, Lola
Will the world end, me and you?
Lola, Lola
No we're never gonna make it through

me: you have to go to a nfty event and find yourself a nice jewish boy
kristine: just like you went to school and found yourself a nice christian boy haha









exactly.

so I don't have the plague, just wicked tired and stuffy nose which still sucks. missed school today might miss it tomorrow oh well.
hmmmm tired...

hmm purim carnival was today, I didn't feel so great but went anyway from 9.15 to 2.15 and probably infected a bunch of little kids woot! The gift that keeps on giving.
Came home, slept for 2 1/2 hours, was/am still wicked tired but I have homework curse it all I don't want to miss school tomorrow I have to work on my video project but I may end up staying home for part of the day I dunno...mmm I'm tired.

Don't fear
Even though you're at a loss
I'm numb
A shell of empty thoughts
But you glow
You stretch and pull me out
Does that trouble you?
Do I trouble you?

Love me
Hate me
Make me live again
I need you around

Heal me
Hurt me
Make me live again
I want you around

So long
I never had experienced
This bliss
So how could I resist?
And I'm fine
A little light-headed
Does that worry you?
I didn't mean to worry you

Love me
Hate me
Make me live again
I need you around

Heal me
Hurt me
Make me live again
I want you around

Now, retreating from the light
I love it when we fight
It makes me think
At least you still care

Give up, you're not going anywhere
Moonlight, illuminates your stare
And it's great, captivating you
Does that trouble you?
Do I trouble you?

Love me
Hate me
Make me live again
I need you around

Heal me
Hurt me
Make me live again
I want you around

Can you live again?
Can you live again?
Make me live again
Make me live again
Make me live again.

an epidemic has struck GHS...300 absenses and 90 students sent home sick in one day. Good stuff. I think I've got it now. Mild sore throat (the kind that I get quite often that you think is nothing and then turns out all nasty in a day or two), one swollen gland, and the other gland has white stuff on it. LOVELY!
I'm blaming it on Phil.
Everyone I touched or sat next to on Friday who gets sick can blame it on me. That amounts to maybe 20 people. Not counting everyone I brush past in the hallway.
My dad's sick too. And he's flying down to Florida today. All his fellow passengers are going to just love him. mm-mm, all that marvelous recycled air. The gift that keeps on giving.
And I'm working at the purim carnival tomorrow. Yay for getting little kids sick as well.
I wonder if they'll close school if enough people are sick. I bet half the students are going to have the plague by Monday. Hahahaha and CAPT's starting soon. Good stuff.


Quote of the day:

Dad: You must have been on crack that day.
Me: Probably.

You scored as Islam. Your beliefs are most similar to those of Islam. Do more research on Islam and possibly consider taking the shahadah and officially becoming a Muslim, if you aren't already. Despite the actions of some - who go against the teachings of Islam - Islam is a religion of peace; the word "islam" means "peace through submission to God." "Muslim" means "one who submits to God." Islam is the third of the three Abrahamic faiths, and it shares much with Judaism in Christianity; its differences are the acceptance of Muhammad as the last and final prophet, and the oneness of God - in other words, that Jesus, though he was a revered prophet, was not in fact God, and only one God exists. Apparently the Taliban could not read (though their name means "students"), because the Qur'an states that men and women are equal as believers, and that all believers should be educated and seek knowledge. Modesty in dress and behavior is required in Islam for both men and women to preserve the values of society and move the emphasis from superificial appearance to intelligence, knowledge, and God. Islam 83% Buddhism 63% Judaism 58% Satanism 58% agnosticism 58% Paganism 50% atheism 38% Christianity 29% Hinduism 25% Which religion is the right one for you? (new version) created with QuizFarm.com

Quote of the Monday:

Devon: you know twigs are the sexiest things ever.


Confirmation tonight...

Leigh: But it's my birthday that wednesday!
Rabbi: So we'll light a cake on a candle.
Me: ...You mean light a candle on a cake?
Rabbi: ...As the case may be. But lighting a cake would be more fun.
Me: Of course.
Rabbi: Especially if it was a rum cake.

[ Name ]: sarah
[ Born in ]: connecticut
[ Resides in ]: connecticut
[ Good student? ]: probably
[ Eyes ]: green
[ Hair ]: brown
[ Shoe size ]: 8-9

LAST TIME YOU ...
[ Had a nightmare ]: sometime recently I think
[ Said "I love you" and meant it ]: today to my devywevy

[ Ate at McDonald's ]: not in a long long time
[ Dyed your hair ]: never
[ Brushed your hair ]: combed, um...after swimming today 7th period
[ Washed your hair ]: yesterday
[ Cried ]: wednesday
[ Called someone ]: few minutes ago
[ Smiled ]: now
[ Laughed ]: few minutes ago
[ Talked to an ex ]: I have no ex's...

DO YOU ...
[ Smoke? ]: nope
[ Do drugs? ]: nope
[ Have sex? ]: nope
[ Sleep with stuffed animals? ]: yes
[ Have a dream that keeps coming back?]: no
[ Play an instrument? ]: piano
[ Believe there is life on other planets? ]: dunno
[ Read the newspaper? ]: not often
[ Like the taste of alcohol? ]: no
[ Believe in God? ]: yes
[ Pray? ]: sorta
[ Go to church? ]: synagogue
[ Have any secrets? ]: a few
[ Have any pets ]: a hermit crab
[ Talk to strangers who instant message you]: only to find out who they are
[ Wear hats? ]: yes
[ piercings? ]: one in each ear, don't wear earrings anymore tho
[ Have any tattoos? ]: no
[ Have an obsession? ]: probably
[ Have a secret crush? ]: no
[ Collect anything? ]: business cards
[ Have a best friend? ]: a few
[ Like your handwriting? ]: meh
[ Have any bad habits? ]: of course
[ Care about looks? ]: not much
[ Boy/girlfriend's looks?]: no, didn't I just answer this question?
[ Friends and other people? ]: huh?
[ Believe in witches? ]: no, but they would be fun if they were real
[ Believe in Satan? ]: no
[ Believe in ghosts? ]: sometimes

CURRENT :
[ Dress ]:black pants movin' out shirt
[ Mood ]: tired, spacey
[ Make-up ]: none
[ Music ]: none at the moment
[ Taste ]: mouth?
[ Hair ]: dark, curly, short-ish
[ Annoyance ]: hmm not gonna mention here for reasons I shall also not mention here
[ Smell ]: basement air
[ Thought ]: "how am I gonna bring this up...?"
[ Book ]: "fire-us"
[ Fingernail Color ]: fingernail?
[ Refreshment ]: spit
[ Worry ]: see "annoyance"
[ Favorite Celebrity ]: johnny depp

LAST PERSON :
[ You Touched ]: probably a family member
[ You Talked to ]:talking to...phil
[ You Hugged ]: devon
[ You Instant messaged ]: dave
[ You Yelled At ]: devon and mindy, but I wasn't actually yelling at them more like telling them how I was angry at someone else and unconsciously raising my voice
[ You Had A Crush On ]: yeah not gonna say that
[ Who broke Your Heart ]: *cough*

WHO DO YOU WANT TO :
[ Kill ]: hmm...
[ Slap ]: *cough*
[ Tickle ]: gerald
[ Talk To ]: devon
[ Have Sex with ]: no one
[ Kiss ]: phil
[ Be Like ]: hmm...

A - Age you got your first kiss: 15
B - Band listening to right now: bowling for soup
C - Crush: johnny depp is dead sexy
D - Dad's name: eric
E - Easiest person[s] to talk to: in no particular order...devy, dave, josh, *twin!*
F - Favorite bands at the moment: guster, bnl, unwritten law
G - Gummy bears or gummy worms: gummy bears...gummy worms have always sickened me not entirely sure why
H - Hometown: Glastonbury
I - Instruments: piano
K - Kids: hmm can't say I have any right now
L - Longest car ride ever: trip to maine several years ago was supposed to take 5 hours but the stupid van kept breaking down so it ended up taking 8 or 9 hours.
M - Mom's name: carol
N - Nicknames: sarie (art and dunno who else), suga (josh), shenene (emily), setsuna (hannah)
O - One wish: well now that'll require some thought I'll get back to you on that one
P - Phobia[s]: death, fire (candles are ok), crowds
Q - Quote: "when the world is ours we will build a dancing ball of love and frolic in sunny fields of daisies with it squishing the daisies as we go" -Devywevy
R - Reason to smile: friends and the fact that there are words out there such as "jumart"
S - Song you sang last: "save me" unwritten law
T - Time you woke up [today]: around 10
U - Unknown fact[s] about me: this will be unknown only to people who've known me for less than a year...I have a novel hidden in the depths of this computer that somehow, someday, I'll finally finish and publish
V - Vegetable you dislike: tomatos and mushrooms, I know that neither of those are actually vegetables but I don't like them
W - Worst habit(s): not being able to tell people when they're bothering me, that's become a bit of an issue lately
X - X-rays you've had: my mouth (at the dentist's)
Y - Yummy food: chocolate. or cherries. or chocolate covered cherries. vegetarian quiche is good too unless it's a week old
Z - zodic sign: gemini. it works. I have a twin. *twin!*

actually I'm almost awake now as I got maybe 9 hours of sleep last night. This whole weekend and the week before it have been so tiring. I was asked to videotape just about everything for Emmett's bar mitzvah, which I actually didn't mind since it gave me something to do, but it was exhausting standing up on that stool thing for 2 hours 2 days in a row made my knees hurt. And then the party. People complimented me on how well I did being the videographer (they haven't seen how it came out yet...) though which made me feel warm and fuzzy.
I think Phil made a good impression on the band people. Mrs. Ravis wanted him to come to the bar mitzvah party. He couldn't though which made me sad and if I hadn't had an excuse to walk around with a videocamera I would have been bored out of my mind.
Oh, speaking of which, my camera came Friday. Its name is Bonnie. The tripod is Clyde, not that the tripod is actually mine to name, it's my dad's, but oh well.
This last week is just a blurry haze in my memory. I really don't remember all that much. I've been so tired and kind of randomly depressed which I blame on it being that time of the month and I get rather emotionally unstable which sucks. stupidstupidstupid I anger myself.
Kristine if you've had a chance to talk to you know who about you know what (yay speaking in code!) call me or IM me or something...

hey so today wasn't that bad...I was dead to the world up until 7th period, when I actually woke up a little.
Twas my first day at Pass It On, they let me be "camera 2"!!! I felt so special. I got to wear a headset and listen to Nick and Annie talking in my ear from the back room saying stuff like "camera 1 get a shot of whatever little thing she's holding now" "yeah close up of the puppy" "nick it's a gerbil" "fine gerbil" "camera 2 standby" "camera 2 you're on air" "camera 1 get Chris" "camera 2, you're moving on air!" (that's not good) Pass It On=lots of fun and cool people and I'm so glad I was finally able to join.
Saw Much Ado About Nothing tonight with Phil. Good job to everyone. Nice debut Davey. We stopped at Stop and Shop on the way home and Joe shook the car and yelled out the window at people.
Everyone...I hope you all listened to the announcements this morning, and Jay's "little something to think about"....I don't know what they did to him but he didn't show up to first period after that but I saw him later in the day, and according to Craig (Jay's brother), they told him to wait until 8th period and then come down to the office to find out what his punishment is, because "they have to figure out what he did wrong". Because he really didn't. Do anything wrong that is. We should all be nice to Jay tomorrow and say "good job Jay!" and scream at administrative people and find out what's going to happen to Jay and if he gets saturdays we all have to show up outside the school on those days and riot. I'm so sad I didn't actually get to hear what he had to say...since I missed homeroom and was in the cafe and you can't hear the announcements in there...but I knew what was going on since he's been talking about it in math class for the last couple weeks. Good job Jay.
I'm tired again. I still have to do that bio homework that I didn't do last night. Meh.

strangely sad I'm not entirely sure why. damn it, I know exactly why but it's a stupid paranoid piece of Sarah nonsense so screw it. jealousy sucks.

last week or so has been another random fits of tired and forgetfulness week. I finally told my mom today that I think something might be wrong and if I could go see a doctor but she said that I'm just being a teenager and that 7-7.5 hours of sleep a night just isn't enough but I know people running on less sleep than that who do just fine. Well I haven't collapsed yet. Those who saw me after school tho, sorry for worrying you. I'm sure I'm fine.

I know there was something happy to write about today, but of course I've gone and forgotten it.

YOUR NAME
(1) The singular boring question: What is your name? Sarah Austin Schaffer
(2) If you had been born a member of the opposite sex, what would your name have been? I dunno some other jew name
(3) Would you name a child of yours after you? umm I'd give them the same middle name not first
(4) If you had to switch first names with a friend of yours, who would you switch with? umm shreya rocks my socks
(5) What's the way people most often mispronounce any part of your name? sometimes people like to pretend that there's an e after the a in my last name
(6) If you were to become famous, would you drop your last name? no

DEEP THEOLOGICAL QUESTIONS
(7) Do you believe in the traditional view of Heaven and Hell? no
(8) Do you think God has a gender? no
(9) Do you think science counteracts religion? very much so
(10) Do you believe in organized religion? maybe?
(11) Where do we go when we die? I can go on about this for a while so I won't start
(12) Do you feel a little funny thinking about the questions in this section? no

HUMOR
(13) How easy is it to make you laugh? very
(14) What person you know makes you laugh the most? hmm josh phil or devon
(15) Do you laugh at jokes you know you shouldn't? jew jokes...I laugh at the same time I want to kill nick for telling them
(16) Do you tell jokes you know you shouldn't? not really
(17) What words instantly make you laugh or at least smile? weasel, cooties, shmuck
(18) What do you think is the funniest thing you've ever said or written? well there's quite few possibilities to choose from

MUSIC
(19) Do you ever dance to music when nobody's watching? yes
(20) What is/are the worst song(s) you have ever heard? most rap sickens me....brittany spears...anyone along those lines
(21) What song(s) do you wish you could understand a little better? nothing I can think of at the moment
(22) What song(s) are constantly in your head? hmmm whenever there's a song stuck in my head that I'm trying to get rid of I usually start singing "only in dreams" (weezer) to myself
(23) What song(s) do you think describe your personality best? there were a few cant remember them now
(24) If you were to serenade the object of your affections, which song(s) would you use? some blatantly jewish song
(25) If the object of your affections were to serenade you, what song(s) would you hope he or she used? he "serenades" me every day after 3rd period with whatever song he was just singing in chorus. it amuses me.

MOVIES
(26) What movie(s) do you love that nobody else seems to? dunno
(27) Do you agree with the idea that sequels are always worse than the original? shrek 2 wasn't that bad, but for the most part, yes
(28) Who's your favorite Star Wars character? dont watch star wars
(29) What kind of movie do you think there should be more of? comedy, but there really is plenty of that already
(30) What movie(s) do you simply not understand the appeal of? anchorman. I watched it once and found it somewhat funny but then when I started watching it a second time I could not bring myself to sit through it

FOOD
(31) When eating, are you more concerned with taste or healthiness? my what an inane question. taste.
(32) What's your favorite kind of cheese? ricotta
(33) What do you think your answer to the previous question reveals about your personality? well. I like luna's white pizza with ricotta.
(34) If you knew exactly what went into Chinese food, hamburger meat, etc., would you still eat it? I already don't
(35) Do you ever feel guilty eating meat? thats why I stopped

COMPUTERS
(36) Mac or PC? dont know the difference or care to know. I'm technologically (yeah I think I made up a word there) inept.
(37) How much do you actually care about the inner workings of your computer, as long as it works? not at all
(38) Do you ever begin preferring IMs to other forms of conversation? for certain situations
(39) Do you find you're different talking through IMs than face-to-face or on the telephone? yes

THE BATTLE OF THE SEXES
(41) Have you ever wished you could experience being the other gender? on occasion
(42) What do you love most about the other gender? they're goofballs and don't seem to care. makes me laugh.
(43) What do you dislike most about the other gender? they're dumb and insensitive
(44) What do you understand least about the other gender? the obsession with boobs and video games

CELEBRITIES
(45) Do you sometimes see a movie or watch a show just because a good-looking celebrity is in it? if I recall correctly that's why I saw secret window
(46) What celebrity's autograph do you want most? guster, that's like, 3 people, but oh well
(47) Have people ever said you looked like a celebrity, and if so, who? no
(48) If there was to be a movie about you, who do you think should play you (in person and in character)? no clue
(49) Does it ever annoy you when you know someone is a celebrity but you can't remember why? more like when I know why but still don't understand it
(50) If you could enter any celebrity's mind like in "Being John Malkovich", whose would you enter? meh
(51) Do you want to be John Malkovich? don't know who this fellow is

NUMBERS
(52) Do you laugh when you hear or read the number 69? hahahaha...josh...the coffeehouse...the rabbi's story...oh goodness I'm so sheltered
(53) Were you lying about your answer to the previous question? maybe?
(54) Do you actually know your Social Security Number? nope
(55) Do you actually know your IP address? say what?
(56) Do you know what an IP address is? nope
(57) Do you know the four-character extension on your ZIP code? nope
(58) Ever thought there were too many numbers floating around in our lives? there goes one now
(59) Does your head begin to hurt when you think of infinity, imaginary numbers, irrational numbers, etc.? yes
(60) What do you think of pi? yum.

LOVE, SEX AND ALL THAT
(61) Did you get a little frightened or uncomfortable seeing this as a section title? no
(62) If someone you had no interest in dating expressed interest in dating you, how would you feel? rather perturbed, assuming that word means what I think it does, which it probably doesn't
(63) Do you prefer getting to know someone first before dating them or going in "blind"? getting to know them, which really makes me a hypocrite I guess
(64) Could you carry on a relationship with someone with the same first name as a family member? why not, joe has. twice.
(65) Have you ever wished it was more "socially acceptable" for a girl to ask a guy out? not really
(66) What's your opinion on sex without emotional commitment? kinda silly
(67) Have you ever been romantically attracted to someone physically unattractive? yeah
(68) Do you think the opposite sex finds you good-looking? apparently some of them do
(69) Would you be willing to give up sex in exchange for an emotional commitment you knew would last? hmm strange question since this is high school right now, at the moment I'd say yes
(70) Do you think the number of the last question was a coincidence? you need to shut up and stop being a putz

POSSESSIONS
(71) What is your favorite possession? teddy bear, the moutain of pictures I've taken of my friends that is piled up on that shelf in my closet waiting to go in the album
(73) How badly do you want it? what?
(74) Have you ever seen 'The Exorcist'? nope.
(75) How long did it take you to understand why the last question is in this section? not very

HOLIDAYS
(76) Does Christmas music too far away from Christmas annoy you? my dear fellow, it annoys me ON christmas...
(77) How old do you think you will be before you stop liking getting older? at times I think I've already gotten to that point
(78) What was the best Halloween costume you ever had? in 6th grade I had this obsession with robin hood so I made myself a robin hood costume. but the school had this silly rule where your costume couldn't have anything that resembled a weapon so I had to leave the bow, quiver, and dagger I made at home and everyone thought I was peter pan.
(79) What was the worst Halloween costume you ever had? scarecrow
(80) What holiday do you think has still managed to retain its original meaning? purim...getting drunk and making lots of noise to celebrate the fact that yet again you can't kill the jews. woot! actually that probably was not the original meaning but oh well. wait! Shabbat! yeah there's one.
(81) There are currently no federal holidays during August- what should be put there? national lets all act like fishes day...first thing that popped into my head, after seriously considering devon's answer

MEMORIES
(82) How good is your short-term memory? not
(83) How good is your long-term memory? not
(84) What is your earliest memory? random memories from living in portland...mostly from when I was 3 and 4
(85) What is your happiest memory? oh there's quite a few...jew camp...godspell...first kiss (yeah I've decided I'm not going to pretend that never happened)...many days after school with silly people
(86) What is your strangest memory? brooke hugging tents
(87) What song, movie, etc. do you wish you could memorize? monty python and the holy grail

TEARS
(88) What movie makes/made you cry? none, Swing Kids almost did though for some reason
(89) What book makes/made you cry? none yet
(90) What song makes/made you cry? I don't remember what that song was but I was wicked depressed at the time already so I don't think it was the song that did it
(91) What makes/made you laugh so hard you cried? my friends

THREE TRULY RANDOM QUESTIONS
(92) Would you like to be cloned? no thats scary it would kill me and blame it on myself
(93) Do you wish you could be alive when the world was ending, just to experience it? not really
(94) Scaramouche, scaramouche, will you do the fandango? I repeat...you need to shut up and stop being a putz
(95) Do you think that one hundred and one questions is too long? I'm really bored
(96) Do you think the one hundred interesting questions actually were interesting? some of them were
(97) Are you sorry you began filling it out? I'm really bored
(98) What question do you wish it had asked? do you like pigeons?
(99) How would you have answered it? not particularly

THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
(100) When was the last time you let the people you love know you love them? all of them? don't know there are some people I say "I love you!" to several times a day and others not so often
(101) What do you want the people who are reading this survey to know? umm...I'm tired

Sarah ordered a viceo camera today. She is very happy. Hopefully said camera will arrive before Friday, so Sarah will have it in time to use it at Emmett's Bar Mitzvah...wow...Em's 13 already now there's a scary thought.

Mike and I went outside during lunch at sat under that ledge thingy and watched the crazy hacky-sack boys playing in front of us.

Crazy hacky-sack boy #1: Hey it's really loose.
Mike: Your mom's loose.
Me: ...
Mike: ...
Me: I don't think they heard you.
Mike: *laughing hysterically*
Me: Did you even mean to say that or did it just slip out?
Mike: *still laughing* I didn't even think about it.






When you feel the world is
Crashing all around your feet
Come running along into my arms
Breathless
I'll never judge you
I can only love you
Come now running along into my arms
Breathless

hmm. sarah has been having memory issues recently. as in, getting home from school and not being entirely sure what happened that day. thus the lack of blog posts.
Phil came over on Friday. he went to synagogue. woot!
Just got back from the Coffeehouse at temple Isaiah. It was okay, not that great, since we didn't know anyone and everyone else all knew each other from other events, but the actual coffeehouse/talent show was a lot of fun. lots of funny jews with songs, skits, interpretive dances, plus maslow's story that went on for quite a while but didn't have much of a point. the pickle (*pblt!*) rescued the fairy princess (*hubba hubba!*) from the dragon (*rawr!*). Please, please, do not ask. maslow is a quirky fellow. Josh and I were in an act, since when we first got to the synagogue we were split into random groups to come up with a skit or something for the talent show, Josh and I ended up in the same group, along with maslow. Josh was a member of a boy band. I was a screaming fan.

Maslow: Leprosy boy! Get up here!

Talent show started at 10 pm and ended around 1 the next morning, at which point Leigh and I went to bed. Girls were sleeping in the sanctuary, boys in the meeting room next to the sanctuary. About half the kids stayed up til around 3 or 4...we heard them running and screaming.
Leigh and I slept on the bimah. We've both always wanted to do that.

On the car ride up, Josh fell asleep and started drooling. We laughed at him. This has been added to the list of things that Josh is never going to hear the end of.

Hmm...today, during lunch James and Mouse were reading my bracelets, they read the one that says "bite me", they both took it literally, and at the same time, grabbed my arm and started biting me. I have a mouth-shaped bruise from Mouse. James didn't bite so hard, but while I was distracted by Mouse, he took my "I love my devy" bracelet. And didn't give it back. After school, I asked for it back, he said "yeah...about that..." and I said "you broke it didn't you." grrrrrr...

James: I want to lick your arm!


Confirmation...I swear every class I learn something cool that I didn't know about my religion.

I knew before that it's tradition to not name your child after someone living, there was some superstition behind it that I've forgotten...but tonight I learned that you also would not give your child the exact same name as someone who has died...because then the angel of death will confuse the child with the dead person and come and kill them "again". So you'd give your child that person's first name as their middle name, or give them a name with the same first initial, something like that. Jews are so superstitious. I love it.

Mr. W: No, that kid was not possessed, he went insane!

Okay, so it wasn't actually a girl scout event, but Mindy and Devon and Mindy's mommy were there. CPR class that Amy (Mindy's mommy) was teaching at Eastbury school.
There was only one boy there. Robert. We had fun scaring and embarassing Robert. Great fun. :-D
Devon and I went to find a bathroom...the one closest to where we were had a janitor in it cleaning...so I was like...hey there's another one down this way...so we turned down another hallway and we heard music playing and it was "Streets of Philadelphia" by Bruce Springsteen and we kept walking and found a stereo playing in a darkened hallway. For some reason this scared the crap out of us, so we ran away holding hands. We returned to the first bathroom, still holding hands, and then asked the janitor if we could close the door (being held open by a trash can). The janitor looked at us oddly and said "...sure..."

Me: He looked at us funny.
Devon: Well, think about it, we walked in holding hands and asked if we could close the door.
Me: Ah, right.

Afterwards Devon found a set of sharpie markers so we drew on our shoes. Devon is now on all 4 sides of the shoes I was wearing. One my left shoe one side says "Devon is my lover" and the other says "Devon is for lovers". On the right, one side says "I love my Devy" and the other "Devon is my hero".


Devon: I have this urge to kiss the baby...

Devon: I don't want to get old...
Me: Don't worry, you won't.

Devon: I've always wanted to peel a baby's face off.

Amy: I have a box of faces at home.

Mindy: Robert's the only boy here. We feel bad for Robert.

Amy: Oh, you'll all be touching each other.
Me, Devon, Mindy: *immediately start touching each other*

Amy: Nipples are obvious...just feel around for mushiness.

Devon: The baby's legs scare me senseless.

Mindy: That's right, tie that child up.

Amy: Mmm...you all smell like clean laundry.

Mindy: You all suck! ...Phil's penis.
Devon: I don't...or DO I?

Devon: I wanna be a leprechaun!


"my baby no eat in three days!"


Devon has discovered that Sarah falls down when she laughs...