What a sad story. I'm so sorry.
I think that it's very soon to think of the implications for yourself, but I understand wanting to. It's important to let yourself grieve.
Honestly, when I've had pretty awful situations in my life - people who checked in and offered their time and an ear to me were the ones I…

Absolutely! There's always room at a proper seder!
If there isn't, you can just take Elijah's spot.
(Only joking!)

Absolutely! Good times. :)

I might have just thrown up a little.
Feeling superior right there with you. Personally, my favorite seder memories include the ones where my littler cousins got carried away with the blackberry Manischewitz.

I got a period talk and book, they knew I liked to, as I called it when I was small, "gina ride", I had access to Our bodies, Ourselves, along with several sex positive books, but they never gave me any real talk. Cue the awkward drive with my dad when, at age 18, I was about to leave for college. "Well, we never…

Very true. I'm ready for that day.

I'm both a Hedwig & a NPH fan... so, this works for me. :)

I don't see this as an either/or situation.
I take anti-seizure medication. I don't love it, it noticably slows my thought processes down, and makes my stamina pretty low. But, it controls my seizures. (I realize that I'm one of the lucky ones.)
I wouldn't deny myself this medicine that stops me from seizing (and thus…

You took the words right out of my... fingers! Same experience. Okay, was a tad older reading TSH.

Thank you - that makes me really happy! Chag Sameach.
Here's to creating new traditions - I hope you have a nice seder. We used to host Pesach every year at the house I grew up in - our first year outside of my childhood home was the hardest :(

So, my vision for the afternoon was that I was going to be scanning in a paper for grad school and munching on some gummy candies (my vice/incentive) and it had going that way... but I just read about the shootings (3 dead - outside Jewish centers in Kansas) so what was going to be my light-hearted request of those…

just the once, about 9 years ago, on a whim.

You're right -my bad! I thought John Martyn did it first. TY

I worked at a charity summer camp in Malibu for a few years. They were well connected, and had celebrities around to inspire and do good. Gabrielle Carteris was there (90210, original flavor Andrea) one year. John Goodman came to give a speech, and it made me sad because he was completely uncomfortable and out of his…

That's neat! My parents' close friends made friends with Monica's parents, in a similarly random manner, after the scandal.

portishead's cover of glory box, recorded live does it for me.

My first viewing of Despicable Me. :)

Yes, that book in particular! That is incredibly awesome about your prof. FLB posts about workshops she holds around Culver City all the time. I have family there... I get so tempted!

Yea! I think the series worked on a lot of levels. They're the only dystopic novels I need to read ;)

Thank you!