My opinions, updates on my life, all sorts of "randomness"...

The rest of Pesach/my travels went well. DC was super fun, great hanging out with Mom, seeing friends who live there... Only saw Dad for a bit since he was still in Florida when I got there, then went to Pittsburgh to visit Nanny over Shabbas. Please keep her in your prayers, Naomi bat Shayna.

Sunday through Tuesday I was outside Baltimore for a work conference. Always fun to meet other camp people, so that was great. We stayed at this great conference center, Pearlstone. Wasn't crazy impressed with the food, but the rooms were gorgeous. Had a fun time, met some cool people, delicious chocolate milk in the area... :)

It's always interesting to read what people choose to post online on their blogs, friendster/facebook/myspace profiles...(btw, here's my friendster profile). Some people seem to have no filter at all, writing about everything that happens to them, everything they think. While I do admire their openness, I also question the wisdom in putting such personal things out there, where anyone can read it. Do they seriously think it's a good idea to write about their sex life, drugs, everything? I'm so super sensitive to the fact that this is a public space. I know I've had campers that read this, I know that even strangers sometimes read this...

And speaking of strangers reading 'randomness', this kid randomly e-mailed me and asked me to put up a link to his blog (using the word "kid" loosely since I have no idea of his age). I haven't read all his post, but from what I've skimmed it basically seems to be anti-Bush rhetoric. Since clearly I'm not such a huge fan of our current president, and, hell, he asked, here it is: Empires Fall.

The Rebbetzin of my shul, Anshe Shalom called and asked me if I can host this girl for Shabbas. While it's a bad weekend for me, I told her to call me if she can't find anyone else. Soooo, I need to go clean up this apartment of mine. :)

Alabama has been fabulous. So great to see Rachel & Avi, as always. And the weather has been insanely nice, especially compared to Chicago--I've missed the sun!

We had this cute little Seder in their little apartment/hotel room on the Air Force base here, complete with a chocolate Seder plate! It was actually really nice, despite the cramped conditions of what Rachel has "lovingly" dubbed "the dungeon." Good discussion, good company, lots of questions, good food--everything that's important in a Seder. And lots of time on Yuntiv/Shabbas to just chill--lay in the sun, walk around base, read.... This is a cute little place. I know, I probably shouldn't call an Air Force base "cute" but that's how I see it. I can see the appeal of military life. This self-contained, self-sufficient bubble where everyone's super nice to each other and respectful. I mean, clearly not the right lifestyle for me and I obviously stuck out like a sore thumb in my tie dye Grateful Dead shirt and Israeli fisherman pants, but I can see why other people would like it.
Yesterday we drove down to Pensacola, Florida and spent the day at the beach. Not a bad drive, just a few hours in Rachel & Avi's cute new Jeep that they fill with Biodiesel. Pensacola Beach had this amazing whiter than white sand, it was maybe 90 degrees out, and the water was perfect. Granted it was also crawling with people, which was quite a change from my last beach experience in the Bahamas with the fam! But it was still super fun. In a couple hours I leave for DC, for the next leg of my Pesach adventure. Excited to see Mom & Dad, and everyone else who lives in DC, but not really thrilled about the traveling part. Traveling on Pesach is always tough--I get so hungry!!!

Anyways, hope everyone is enjoying Pesach... Chag Sameach!

Wow, this weekend has been amazing. A friend of mine that I haven't seen since Nativ, Marc, was in town and Saturday night I went with him and his friends to see this great band, RAQ. Fun show...


Then last night I headed down to Valpo to see Guster, and then saw them again at Cubby Bear. So amazing... The gym the Valpo show was in slightly made me feel like I was back in high school, but the show was still super fun. Part of Guster's Campus Consciousness Tour, this awesome deal that makes me love them even more. Tonight's show was a totally different scene, but still great. Although the lack of Two Points for Honesty in both shows was definitely upsetting, seeing as it's my favorite song...

So after teasing Marc for writing down a set list during the RAQ show, I realized it actually was a good idea.. So here are the set lists from the past two Guster shows (not that anyone but me is going to be interested, but hell, who else reads this anyways?)


Guster @Valpo, 4/9/6
* The Captain
* Barrel of a Gun
* Backyard
* Satellite
* I Spy
* Careful
* Center of Attention
* Manifest Destiny
* Amsterdam
* So Long
* Airport Song
* Keep it Together
* The Beginning of the End
* Happier
* Come Downstairs and Say Hello
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* Ramona
* The New Underground
* Demons
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* Jesus on the Radio (unplugged)



Guster @Cubby Bear, 4/10/6
* Careful
* Barrel of a Gun
* Keep It Together
* The New Underground
* Happier
* Manifest Destiny
* Come Downstairs and Say Hello
* Demons
* The Captain
* One Man Wrecking Machine
* Amsterdam
* Fa Fa
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* Hang On
* I Spy

So after tonight's show Yael & I were talking with Andrew (aka Scooter according to the Guster Road Journal) and I decided to maybe try and get a ticket to tomorrow night's show at Loyola. What do you think, is three nights in a row too crazy? And at some point I should probably pack for Alabama/DC, right? lol...

Guster on Sunday at Valpo, then Guster again on Monday at Cubby Bear. How amazing is that?? :)