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Art of Amazement

Wednesday, 31 August 2005 7:38 P GMT-06
I might not like the book so much, but the Art of Amazement (mixed with the Artist's Way) has made me be more aware lately. So some things I've noticed, in no particular order. I am clumsy lately. Totally unable to keep a hold of anything. I wa
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Leah Jones

My rules about coffee

Wednesday, 31 August 2005 11:08 A GMT-06
All of my friends have rules.  And listening to them list their rules, I started wondering what my rules are.  How do I do things?  What are my quirks?  My friends seem to know theirs better than I know mine and I envy that level of self awarenes
Leah Jones

Mood lifted

Wednesday, 31 August 2005 6:32 A GMT-06
I'm about to hop in the shower, but wanted to report my sour mood had lifted this morning.  I don't know why exactly, only that I feel much better.  Like some clouds blew over.  So I don't think I'll be a crybaby today or so annoyingly petty and w
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Grumpy, whiney, sourpuss

Tuesday, 30 August 2005 6:21 P GMT-06
I don't know why, but I'm having terrible PMS.  Yes, I do know why.  The weather is changing, I'm not exercising, I'm probably gaining weight.  All things that helped in the past.  But I kept crying last night, woke up crying this morning, and am
Category: Jewish Stuff Weight Stuff
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short temper day

Monday, 29 August 2005 6:19 P GMT-06
I kept my head down and my mouth shut today--it is a short temper day.  (Or, you know, PMS... whatever.)  I'm annoyed that I haven't seen Ronnie in a month and have to keep my inner critic muzzled about it, or else I'll end up in bed in tears and t
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Second round in the Akashic Records

Sunday, 28 August 2005 11:13 A GMT-06
A few of my good friends work in the Akashic Records.  The records are kind of the library of your soul and can be accessed for information you need.  I have friends who check them daily and I will occasionally break down and get a reading.  No--i
Category: Dating Stuff
Leah Jones

Jews kiss hello.

Saturday, 27 August 2005 1:01 P GMT-06
Something that I still struggle with at temple, is that Jews kiss hello.  Women kiss women and women kiss men.  Men hug each other, but don't seem to kiss each other too much.  The thing is--in Argentina and other countries I've visited where kiss
Category: Jewish Stuff
Leah Jones

Dream intrepretation

Saturday, 27 August 2005 9:28 A GMT-06
I had a long, vivid dream last night.  Instead of telling you the whole dream--let me give you some object interpretation from a website.Rocket:  To see a rocket shooting up into the air in your dream, signifies faithfulness in marriage or the winn
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Random questions from Ace

Friday, 26 August 2005 4:27 P GMT-06
What time did you get up this morning? 7:14 AM (after hitting snooze on my phone since 6AM) Diamonds or pearls?  Diamonds—cause that is what my grandpa gave me. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?  Me, you, and everyone we know. What
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I don't need no stinkin' access panel.

Friday, 26 August 2005 10:37 A GMT-06
Why don't I ever look for the easy way?  Is it being an Aires that makes me decide "This is the way" and then plow forward without reading directions?  Why don't I look for the access panel?The exhaust tube fell came disconnected from my
Category: Condo Stuff
Leah Jones

FUnny walks and resting faces

Wednesday, 24 August 2005 8:53 P GMT-06
Lately I've been captivated by how people move and how they don't move their faces.  Ronnie calls them "resting faces"  I call them "You know, the look on people's faces when they are walking and have no idea that I'm looking at them
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Prayer Request

Wednesday, 24 August 2005 1:36 P GMT-06
Out in LA there is a young man with Hodkins Lymphona.  That's the good kind, remember?  The kind my friend Sara just won her battle against.  He isn't winning his and his family (he is a friend of a friend) is asking for prayers.  His name is Jud
Category: Jewish Stuff
Leah Jones

Small sentence, big compliment

Tuesday, 23 August 2005 9:37 P GMT-06
Tonight was my final class through the URJ.  The end of Intro to Judaism or as I've been more likely to refer to it--my Jew class.  Everyone was passing in evaluations tonight and saying thank you and good bye to the Rabbis.  Rabbi Zedek misheard
Category: Jewish Stuff
Leah Jones

I can cook?

Monday, 22 August 2005 10:08 P GMT-06
Holy shit!  Not to be a braggart or anything, but it turns out that I can cook.  It is nearly 11PM and I just walked Cathy and Jill out the door--we've been eating, laughing, and food coma-ing since about 8PM.   I told them both 7:30 and panicked
Category: Jewish Stuff
Leah Jones

Cooking attempt

Sunday, 21 August 2005 11:14 P GMT-06
I've decided, "To Hell with Restaurants!"  At least for a day or two.  Maybe three, tops.  I eat out most meals because I hate to cook for one.  Cooking for one reminds me that I am cooking for one.  Yes, I know, I deserve good meals a
Category: Jewish Stuff Weight Stuff
Leah Jones

Annotated Bibliography

Sunday, 21 August 2005 1:42 P GMT-06
I started work this morning on an annotated bibliography of the books I've read during this jewish journey.  I have nearly 30 books on the list.  Holy cow.  That doesn't include the websites and magazines I've read, just the books.  It does inclu
Category: Jewish Stuff
Leah Jones

I'm the subject of an essay

Saturday, 20 August 2005 2:33 P GMT-06
Yesterday I introduced myself to Technorati.com.  That is where you can do a search and see who has linked to you and there was one link that I'd never been aware of and wanted to share.  It was a person in an English (as a second language) class i
Leah Jones

Trying to get this house together.

Saturday, 20 August 2005 11:58 A GMT-06
I'm doing laundry, sweeping, vacuuming, swiffering, dusting, cloroxing, bleaching and other things in an effort to get this house together.  As anti-social as I was this week, I didn't do these things.  I sat on the couch and read another accidenta
Category: Jewish Stuff Condo Stuff
Leah Jones

Orthodox Shabbat Question

Friday, 19 August 2005 9:51 P GMT-06
I just went to the restroom, flushed the toilet and turned off the light.  Then it occured to me--do observant jews flush the toilet on Shabbat?  I guess I'll have to wait until Sunday for an answer, but can someone answer this.And yes, I realize t
Category: Jewish Stuff
Leah Jones

Shabbat reflection on the Gaza Withdrawal

Friday, 19 August 2005 9:17 P GMT-06
I've read a lot of news this week.  A lot.  In between projects I obsessively check the BBC, the New York Times, and Google News to see what is going on in Gaza.  I read about the settlers leaving peacefully, the settlers being taken from synogogu
Category: Jewish Stuff
Leah Jones

I have great legs (or Marshal Field's has great windows)

Friday, 19 August 2005 6:49 P GMT-06
There is a window I pass, every day on my way out of the building I work in, that gives me a terrible reflection.  I'm walking down a set of stairs, or maybe a ramp, and facing direct into the window.  The reflection is always a bit wider and short
Category: Weight Stuff
Leah Jones

Some moments

Thursday, 18 August 2005 8:43 P GMT-06
A flock of seagulls land around a couple sitting on the beach up by me, the big walking path/granite stones south of Foster Beach.  The seagulls are landing to eat super hot Cheetos.  I approach carefully and the seagulls do not freak out and take
Leah Jones

So Yesterday

Wednesday, 17 August 2005 9:05 P GMT-06
Review of So Yesterday
Leah Jones

Take that CitiBank!

Wednesday, 17 August 2005 9:03 P GMT-06
I've had it with Junk mail and credit card offers.  Want to get more credit card offers than you can shake a stick at?  Get a mortgage!  No, wait, get two to avoid PMI.  Then you'll get credit card offers every single day.  You can stack them up
Leah Jones

Okay then, I'll try to be more articulate.

Tuesday, 16 August 2005 9:33 A GMT-06
I think I said before, when I first sat down with my Rabbi he said, “We don’t need you.  Orthodox, Conservative, Reform.  Doesn’t matter which branch—we don’t need you.  If you decide to do this, it won’t be easy.  I will discourage y
Category: Jewish Stuff
Leah Jones

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