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Saturday, November 24, 2007

Shabbat at Serandez

I told Ezzie that he should update his blog because I needed something to read. He said, "you can post on my blog." I took this to mean, I can post right now! So I am. Wow, this feels so powerful.

Aaaaanyway, this was my first shabbat at Serandez. It was so much fun! There were some really funny lines said, but I think this line stands out the most:

Nearly everybody:
Zzzz....
My other favorite lines were everything coming out of Elianna's mouth.

And now for something completely different.

There was a comment made this shabbat that no two people who come to Serach and Ezzie's are alike. This really made me realize - there are so many different people in the JBlogosphere and yet many (all? or is that generalizing too much?)of us are respectful of each other and each other's thoughts and ideas. I think we have something that is so, so vital to Jewish life. We have communication. As writers, we are all able to communicate to each other our ideals and views in a respectful manner and so many bloggers manage to be friends, even if they are so different. Personalities, hashkafas...they all become secondary to the most important thing: we are all individuals with our own individual ways of seeing the world. No one said we have to be best friends with just anyone we meet, but having a level of understanding and respect is crucial. And this is one of the reasons why I love blogging.

So, er, you may now all return to your normal daily activities.

Over and out!

(Wow this is so cool! I just posted on Ezzie's blog!)

18 comments:

  1. "Nearly everybody:
    Zzzz...."


    That boring, huh? :P

    We loved having you, and we hope to see you again soon! Thank you so much!

    Personalities, hashkafas...they all become secondary to the most important thing: we are all individuals with our own individual ways of seeing the world. No one said we have to be best friends with just anyone we meet, but having a level of understanding and respect is crucial.

    I think that's it, perfectly. Yiasher Kocheich.

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  2. Nearly everybody: Zzzz....
    LOL! We weren't *so* bad. It was just more pronounced because there were fewer people. I feel like there were more lines, though . . . I think I was too asleep to remember them :P.

    And great point about communication. Being open to reading about how other people see things and understand things is so important. You don't have to agree - but allowing yourself to consider the other person's point of view is crucial.

    Thanks SerandEz for another great experience, and for what both of you teach your guests, even when you don't realize it. (And of course to Bana for continuous entertainment . . . "Oooh, woooow!")

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  3. I feel like there were more lines, though . . .

    There were. Ezzie and SJ, what were they?

    "Oooh, woooow!" Bananananana! Hee! I wanted to say that all shabbat. :P

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  4. Thank you SerandEz for another lovely (albeit quieter) shabbos! It's nice to have a place to go and know that no matter how antisocial you may act, you'll still be invited back again. You guys are awesome.

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  5. i beg to differ- the funniest line was looking at an imploding, obese, Garfield; "banna, mee zeh (who's that)?- dadda".

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  6. Other lines from the whole weekend:

    Jackie to MordyS [something like] - "I'd *love* to go do intensive research on idolatry!"

    Erachet noting something from her profile: "Oscillate my metallic sonatas with your plan for the Panama canal:

    ...I don't even understand what that means, but it sounds like a very bad pick-up line, to me."

    I'm forgetting the best ones, including at least one by Apple and one by Erachet. Ah! Where's Diana when you need her?

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  7. Apple - Thanks SerandEz for another great experience, and for what both of you teach your guests, even when you don't realize it.

    Uhoh. What'd we do!? [Lesson #174 in how not to interact with one's spouse...?]

    It's nice to have a place to go and know that no matter how antisocial you may act, you'll still be invited back again.

    :P See, now we just sound strange. But that's okay, because normal people are really weird, right?

    Serach - :::grumble:::

    Another line from the weekend which is going to have to be repeated... Pobody's Nerfect, I hate you.

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  8. Uhoh. What'd we do!?
    I meant the good stuff, you pessimist.

    Ahhh . . . I totally forgot about the Garfield thing. That was the best line EVER!!! Props to Pobody. :D

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  9. Erachet said seomthing about absorbing things with her eyes while reading...how did it go?

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  10. erach - this was awesome and you should do it more often! and take me with you!

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  11. "Oscillate my metallic sonatas with your plan for the Panama canal:"

    I'm not sure if you caught this, Erachet, but the line in your profile is a reference to two very famous palindromes:

    1. Satan, oscillate my metallic sonatas. (next time one runs into Satan, one can try the pickup line, or something....hmmm)

    2. A man, a plan a canal, Panama.

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  12. Jackie - how'd you know that?!? You amaze me.

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  13. Oh. Duh. Because all the letters are similar, so you can kinda tell . . .

    Never mind! But good spotting anyway.

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  14. I also wondered on Sat night as soon as I saw the Panama part, but I tried it quickly and it didn't work. Didn't realize it was two together, because I'd never heard of the other one. Jackie, you're so smart! :D

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  15. Oooh, yeah, Jackie, smart! I did not realize that! I've heard of the Panama one, but not the Satan one!

    Yes, the next time I meet Satan, I'm TOTALLY using that! :D

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  16. Go hang a salami, I'm a lasagna hog.


    Oh wait, that's Ezzie.
    Found on page 7 of Elianna's new counting book.

    FLUB!!

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  17. Oh, and in case y'all didn't know... Pobody is in so much trouble...!!!

    [chases Pobody with children's books]

    and ROTFL

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  18. a man has a wart- he turns to his friend and says- :"straw, no, too stupid a fad, I put soot on warts". then theres the famous Jewish word, which may not work in transliteration but try it with hebrew letters- its about the Malbim, when his children asked him, if he would be returning home for the upcoming holiday of sukkoth- he responded as such "Deoo m'avechem, kee lo vosh avosh, shuv, ashuv, alechem- kee va' mooed".

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