Nights Like This
moocowinthecity I remember the first time I was in Boston; I was in the closet at the time…that’s the benefit of getting older though, you eventually get to the point where you’ve been out of the closet for longer than you were in it…and my family and I went to this Italian restaurant with my Dad’s Cousin, after we finished the meal, we were leaving and I was standing outside and there was this guy, in Little Italy, wearing tight jeans, shirtless, sporting a six pack of steel, dog tags hanging between the center of his pecks, sweat glistening off of his skin, in a metal folding chair, leaning up against the door buck of a building which had fire escape balconies, light from the street lamp above adding a roguish shadow begging someone to play with fire…and all I could think of was “…how many times has this scene been played out before…the strong back alley lover…the soldier returning from war…” and everything about that one moment in time fit in so perfectly with Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue…the first time I heard that song was when I was thirteen…and it’s just the right music to listen to on a night like this.
The weather in Buffalo is blissfully hot right now…and it’s wonderful…I have to say, I turn 23 in 29 days…and right now, I’m really enjoying my twenties…I haven’t made all the right choices, but I’ve learned from all the wrong ones; I’m having a good time…and I’m just living life.
Currently I’m working out the last bit of details with regards to Aliyah and I’ll post about it when everything’s finalized…the emigration (or ‘rising up’) process is all squared away, the kibbutz paperwork is in (and I should find out probably by the end of next week as to what Kibbutz I’ll be on for Ulpan) and right now I’m just trying to get all the facts straight about the IDF so I can finish up that paperwork.
I also found a place that sells pre-paid cell phones for Israel out of California and for 11.50US a year (my minimum commitment to keep my service active and retain my number) I can have a phone that has unlimited incoming calls…and the price structure for top up cards is vastly cheaper than what I’m paying now…honestly, we get screwed over when it comes to cell phone plans in the U.S. Mostly this just makes me fell comfortable because it means I can transfer over all of my domain information, print up cards with my number on them for family and friends, all well before I move over (…i hate, hate doing things last minute…this also accounts for why I go to the airport three or four hours early).
I had breakfast with my Rabbi the other day; it was nice…he really understands me, and it was nice to talk to someone who gets it…not that there are others who don’t get it (my Mom gets it)…he just gets it in a…different way. It’s hard to explain. He asked me if I’d like to make the High Holy Day Appeal on Rosh Hashanah, and I told him I’d be honored too…it still has to be approved by the Temple President; but I’m excited to be able to address my Synagogue and share with them why I think it’s in their best interest to donate to keep the synagogue running.
I’ve been having a lot of frozen grapes recently (so much better than ice cream, get two bags of seedless grapes, wash them off, take the in the bag they came from and place them – still in their original bag – into a freezer bag, freeze…and then enjoy, thought not all in one sitting). Last night I made a dinner of Hummus and Vegetable sandwiches which was fun.
Anyways, I’m sleepy, and out of it, and my mind is just going back and forth with the flotsam and jetsam of abstract colors and shapes and thoughts….which means it’s time for bed.
G’night