*snippy* *chop* bam! You're jewish!

The last 30 hours of my life have been spent travling to and from Texas to witness the Bris of my new nephew, Max. Being Catholic, I'd never seen one of these before and was both surprised and honored that my brother and his wife chose to involve my mom and me in the ceremony. My role was to pass the baby off to Val's dad, who would hold him during the procedure. This gave me an up-close view of the whole thing. Part gruesome curiosity, part fear of acting inappropriately, I forced myself to watch.

I've never had to fight so hard to stay standing.

The Jewish community fascinates me. Very loving and supportive community and very family oriented. People from the synagogue who barely knew Eric and Val and were unable to make the ceremony still dropped off gifts/food prior to the event and called with apologies. Amazing.

poem

today i was reminded of many poems from the hallowed bathroom of the Illini Inn:

God made man with a little bit of string,
He had a little extra, so he gave 'em a thing!
God made woman with a little bit of lace,
He had a little extra, so he gave 'em a space!
Thank you God!

If the ocean were wine, and I were a duck,
I'd swim to the bottom and never come up.
But the ocean's not wine, and I'm not a duck,
so come up to my room, and i'll give you a....flower.

Here's to the girl in the little red shoes,
She's drinking my whiskey, she's drinking my booze.
She ain't got no cherry, but that's not a sin.
'cause she's still got that box, that that cherry came in.

Some come here to sit and think
Some come here to shit and stink
I come here to scratch my balls
And read the bullshit on the walls

There are more, but sadly, I cannot remember them.

El Fin!

reflections on a hangover

I don't understand how anyone can use a date rape drug. There's the obvious issue of getting someone to do something against their will, but in addition to that, is how someone could ever even consider it without admitting to themselves that they are so pathetic that they need to actually make a girl pass out in order to get some. I can't even fathom a self-justification for that.

In other news, I made a bit of a breakthrough this weekend with the help of Suzanne. I managed to approach two girls and introduce myself without being a wingman. In fact, flying point was so foreign to me that when my wingmen came in, i left them sort of stranded (sorry michael and hebs). Next step, approach women i don't know with no set play from Suzanne. I anticipate success in this arena sometime in the next 6 months if i'm lucky.

You'd think that as a bartender, I'd be able to speak to people. But the second there is an interest beyond simple pass-the-time conversation I immediately lose any ability I had and act like a fool. This becomes an increasing annoyance to me when I already know the girl as was the case with a friend of mine and currently with one of our trainers in the gym at work. At least I'm now getting the motivation to work out a lot.

A random thought on that one: The facility in which i work is 90% male. As far as attractive single females go, well, there are VERY few. The two single trainers in the gym are both very attractive and in great shape. I wonder how many times in a given month they get asked out. My guess is 5.