June 2010

Is on Long Island

moocowinthecity 2010-06-27 No Comments

I arrived safely this morning. I’m exhausted, but staying up so I can sync with the local time zone.

Large travel blog coming after I get some sleep (I’m speaking primarily in Hebrish at the moment) – I was on a plane full of awful travelers and annoying tourists…it was an awful flight. This means that my next post will be a NomadTips post in order to introduce everyone to the wonderful world of flying while not looking, behaving like a total tool towards other passengers and those unfortunate stewards and stewadeses who are forced to deal with you (not that I feel so bad for this flight crew, saying that they were sub-par is putting it mildly). We’ll start at your apartment and walk you all the way through leaving the airport at your destination.

This morning I ate ate breakfast at a diner, had brunch at my Grandparents (bagels) and I’m looking forward to pizza tonight which means that the only other thing I’ll have to eat is Chinese food and I’ll be caught up on all of my people’s ethnic food groups.

My father is watching war movies in the office (which is where I’m typing). War movies are for me what I think Grey’s Anatomy must be for doctors…I get to see enough of this crap at work,  so I’m going to go make a cup of coffee and sit in the living room and enjoy the view.

How to not be a sucky passenger, up next

Is on Long Island

moocowinthecity 2010-06-27 No Comments

I arrived safely this morning. I’m exhausted, but staying up so I can sync with the local time zone.

Large travel blog coming after I get some sleep (I’m speaking primarily in Hebrish at the moment) – I was on a plane full of awful travelers and annoying tourists…it was an awful flight. This means that my next post will be a NomadTips post in order to introduce everyone to the wonderful world of flying while not looking, behaving like a total tool towards other passengers and those unfortunate stewards and stewadeses who are forced to deal with you (not that I feel so bad for this flight crew, saying that they were sub-par is putting it mildly). We’ll start at your apartment and walk you all the way through leaving the airport at your destination.

This morning I ate ate breakfast at a diner, had brunch at my Grandparents (bagels) and I’m looking forward to pizza tonight which means that the only other thing I’ll have to eat is Chinese food and I’ll be caught up on all of my people’s ethnic food groups.

My father is watching war movies in the office (which is where I’m typing). War movies are for me what I think Grey’s Anatomy must be for doctors…I get to see enough of this crap at work,  so I’m going to go make a cup of coffee and sit in the living room and enjoy the view.

How to not be a sucky passenger, up next

USA Travel Schedule

moocowinthecity 2010-06-19 No Comments

So I’m coming up on my annual thirty days of leave from the IDF (given to Lone Soldiers once  a year so they can visit their family and friends back in their country of origin). This is roughly my schedule. I’m keeping things way looser than I did the last time I went back to the states. If you want to hang-out or meet up, you can comment here or send a message to my email ([email protected]). Specific get-togethers  will also be organized on facebook and twitter.

Saturday, June 26th
Tel Aviv, Israel

• Depart for Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv

Sunday, June 27th
Tel Aviv, Israel / New York, New York

• Take off at 0100, Land in NYC (Eastern Standard Time) 05:00…have coffee…lots and lots of coffee.
• Grandparents in NJ

Monday, June 28th
Long Island, New York

• Breakfast with my Rabbi (o’Dark Thirty)
• Gym
• Plainview Scoobies Roll Call (Friendly’s)

Tuesday, June 29th
Long Island, New York

• UPS Store
• Birkenstocks Store
• Errands
• Gym
• Hanging out with Friends & Family
• Plainview Scoobies Roll Call (Friendly’s)

Wednesday, June 30th
Long Island, New York / Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

• Fly to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Thursday, July 1st
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

• Beer, Beach, Pool…

Friday, July 2nd
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

• Pool, Beer, Beach…

Saturday, July 3rd
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

• Beach, Pool, Beer…

Sunday, July 4th (U.S. Independence Day)
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

• Pool, Beach, Beer…
  

Monday, July 5th
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina / Buffalo, New York

• Fly to Buffalo, New York
• Tim’s Bachelor Party/Camping Trip!

Tuesday, July 6th
Buffalo, New York

• Tim’s Bachelor Party/Camping Trip!

Wednesday, July 7th
Buffalo, New York

• Tim’s Bachelor Party/Camping Trip!
• Pre-Wedding Stuff

Thursday, July 8th
Buffalo, New York

• Pre-Wedding Stuff
• Open House at the East Amherst Youth Hostel

Friday, July 9th
Buffalo, New York

• Pre-Wedding Stuff
• Mom & Dad Flying In
• Wedding Rehearsal
• Rehearsal Dinner

Saturday, July 10th
Buffalo, New York

• Alice & Tim’s Wedding!!!

Sunday, July 11th
Buffalo, New York

• Mom & Dad Fly Out

Monday, July 12th
Buffalo, New York

• Hanging out with Friends
• University at Buffalo
  • Alumni Association
  • Transcripts
  • Grad School Info
  • UB Bookstore
  • Linguistics Library
• 16:00 – Coffee with Rev. Linda (SPoT @ Elmwood)

Tuesday, July 13th
Buffalo, New York

• Hanging out with Friends
• 19:00 – Meetup @ Amy’s Place

Wednesday, July 14th
Buffalo, New York / Long Island, New York

• Depart for Long Island
• Hanging out with Friends & Family

Thursday, July 15th
Long Island, New York

• Dinner with the Research Group
• Hanging out with Christine

Friday, July 16th
New Jersey

• Hanging out with Christine

Saturday, July 17th
Long Island, New York

• Hanging out with Christine in New Jersey
• Dinner with Mom, Dad, Uncle Neil, Uncle Reed & Paul in Plainview

Sunday, July 18th
Long Island, New York

• Gym
• Hanging out with Friends & Family
• Pizza Party Open House!!

Monday, July 19th
Long Island, New York / New York, New York

• New York City Day Trip 1
  • Museum of Natural History
    • Beaver Sex Documentary?
  • Strand Bookstore
  • Times Square

Tuesday, July 20th
Long Island, New York

• Gym
• Hanging out with Friends & Family
• Movies?

Wednesday, July 21st
Long Island, New York

• Gym
• Old Bethpage Village Restoration
  • Answer long wondered question: have they had to raise the price for a dixie cup of root beer and some pretzels due to the economic recession?
• Hanging out with Friends & Family

Thursday, July 22nd
Long Island, New York / New York, New York

• New York City Day Trip 2
  • Graduate School (Ph.D.) Hunting!
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art

Friday, July 23rd
Long Island, New York

• Gym
• Hanging out with Friends & Family
• 13:30 – Reflexology Appointment
• Planting Gardens

Saturday, July 24th
Long Island, New York

• Gym
• Hanging out with Friends & Family
• Dinner in Freeport (?)

Sunday, July 25th
Long Island, New York

• Depart for Israel

Monday, July 26th
Long Island, New York / Tel Aviv, Israel

• Land – Tel Aviv, Israel

USA Travel Schedule

moocowinthecity 2010-06-19 No Comments

So I’m coming up on my annual thirty days of leave from the IDF (given to Lone Soldiers once  a year so they can visit their family and friends back in their country of origin). This is roughly my schedule. I’m keeping things way looser than I did the last time I went back to the states. If you want to hang-out or meet up, you can comment here or send a message to my email ([email protected]). Specific get-togethers  will also be organized on facebook and twitter.

Saturday, June 26th
Tel Aviv, Israel

1. Depart for Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv

Sunday, June 27th
Tel Aviv, Israel / New York, New York

1. Take off at 0100, Land in NYC (Eastern Standard Time) 05:00…have coffee…lots and lots of coffee.

1. Grandparents in NJ

Monday, June 28th
Long Island, New York

1. Breakfast with my Rabbi (o’Dark Thirty)

1. Gym

1. Plainview Scoobies Roll Call (Friendly’s)

Tuesday, June 29th
Long Island, New York

1. UPS Store

1. Birkenstocks Store

1. Errands

1. Gym

1. Hanging out with Friends & Family

1. Plainview Scoobies Roll Call (Friendly’s)

Wednesday, June 30th
Long Island, New York / Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

1. Fly to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Thursday, July 1st
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

1. Beer, Beach, Pool…

Friday, July 2nd
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

1. Pool, Beer, Beach…

Saturday, July 3rd
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

1. Beach, Pool, Beer…

Sunday, July 4th (U.S. Independence Day)
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

1. Pool, Beach, Beer…
   

Monday, July 5th
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina / Buffalo, New York

1. Fly to Buffalo, New York

1. Tim’s Bachelor Party/Camping Trip!

Tuesday, July 6th
Buffalo, New York

1. Tim’s Bachelor Party/Camping Trip!

Wednesday, July 7th
Buffalo, New York

1. Tim’s Bachelor Party/Camping Trip!

1. Pre-Wedding Stuff

Thursday, July 8th
Buffalo, New York

1. Pre-Wedding Stuff

1. Open House at the East Amherst Youth Hostel

Friday, July 9th
Buffalo, New York

1. Pre-Wedding Stuff

1. Mom & Dad Flying In

1. Wedding Rehearsal

1. Rehearsal Dinner

Saturday, July 10th
Buffalo, New York

1. Alice & Tim’s Wedding!!!

Sunday, July 11th
Buffalo, New York

1. Mom & Dad Fly Out

Monday, July 12th
Buffalo, New York

1. Hanging out with Friends

1. University at Buffalo
2. Alumni Association

1. Transcripts

1. Grad School Info

1. UB Bookstore

1. Linguistics Library

1. 16:00 – Coffee with Rev. Linda (SPoT @ Elmwood)

Tuesday, July 13th
Buffalo, New York

1. Hanging out with Friends

1. 19:00 – Meetup @ Amy’s Place

Wednesday, July 14th
Buffalo, New York / Long Island, New York

1. Depart for Long Island

1. Hanging out with Friends & Family

Thursday, July 15th
Long Island, New York

1. Dinner with the Research Group

1. Hanging out with Christine

Friday, July 16th
New Jersey

1. Hanging out with Christine

Saturday, July 17th
Long Island, New York

1. Hanging out with Christine in New Jersey

1. Dinner with Mom, Dad, Uncle Neil, Uncle Reed & Paul in Plainview

Sunday, July 18th
Long Island, New York

1. Gym

1. Hanging out with Friends & Family

1. Pizza Party Open House!!

Monday, July 19th
Long Island, New York / New York, New York

1. New York City Day Trip 1
2. Museum of Natural History
3. Beaver Sex Documentary?

1. Strand Bookstore

1. Times Square

Tuesday, July 20th
Long Island, New York

1. Gym

1. Hanging out with Friends & Family

1. Movies?

Wednesday, July 21st
Long Island, New York

1. Gym

1. Old Bethpage Village Restoration
2. Answer long wondered question: have they had to raise the price for a dixie cup of root beer and some pretzels due to the economic recession?

1. Hanging out with Friends & Family

Thursday, July 22nd
Long Island, New York / New York, New York

1. New York City Day Trip 2
2. Graduate School (Ph.D.) Hunting!

1. Metropolitan Museum of Art

Friday, July 23rd
Long Island, New York

1. Gym

1. Hanging out with Friends & Family

1. 13:30 – Reflexology Appointment

1. Planting Gardens

Saturday, July 24th
Long Island, New York

1. Gym

1. Hanging out with Friends & Family

1. Dinner in Freeport (?)

Sunday, July 25th
Long Island, New York

1. Depart for Israel

Monday, July 26th
Long Island, New York / Tel Aviv, Israel

1. Land – Tel Aviv, Israel

Acquainted with the Night

moocowinthecity 2010-06-04 No Comments

This is one of my favorite poems by Robert Frost.

Growing up, it was included in a section of poems to ponder and meditate on in the back of a prayer book at my synagogue. I shared it with a friend today and decided to share it with all of you as well.

Acquainted with the Night

by Robert Frost

I have been one acquainted with the night.
I have walked out in rain — and back in rain.
I have outwalked the furthest city light.

I have looked down the saddest city lane.
I have passed by the watchman on his beat
And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain.

I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet
When far away an interrupted cry
Came over houses from another street,

But not to call me back or say good-bye;
And further still at an unearthly height,
O luminary clock against the sky

Proclaimed the time was neither wrong nor right.
I have been one acquainted with the night.

Acquainted with the Night

moocowinthecity 2010-06-04 No Comments

This is one of my favorite poems by Robert Frost.

Growing up, it was included in a section of poems to ponder and meditate on in the back of a prayer book at my synagogue. I shared it with a friend today and decided to share it with all of you as well.

Acquainted with the Night

by Robert Frost

I have been one acquainted with the night.
I have walked out in rain — and back in rain.
I have outwalked the furthest city light.

I have looked down the saddest city lane.
I have passed by the watchman on his beat
And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain.

I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet
When far away an interrupted cry
Came over houses from another street,

But not to call me back or say good-bye;
And further still at an unearthly height,
O luminary clock against the sky

Proclaimed the time was neither wrong nor right.
I have been one acquainted with the night.