Twelve Habits of Happy, Healthy People Who Don’t Give a Sh** About Your Inner Peace

With Every Lesson Learned a Line Upon Your Beautiful Face

Once upon a time, Bella loved Edward because he was handsome. Then Edward left and Bella was worth nothing without him. Then Edward refused to have sex with her until they were married. Then he abused her and she was convinced it was all out of love. Then she got pregnant on their wedding night.… Continue reading With Every Lesson Learned a Line Upon Your Beautiful Face

Book Review: Akiva’s Orchard by Yochi Brandes

הפרדס של עקיבא by Yochi Brandes My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is an important book if you are interested in Judaism or Jewish history, or Jewish. The main thing it does is takes the million Rabbis you've heard of and organizes them in your head: Who lives when, whose student is whom, where… Continue reading Book Review: Akiva’s Orchard by Yochi Brandes

Why Math?

Q: Isn't math boring? A: Sometimes. As in any field of study, there are rough areas you have to plough through in order to get to the truly fascinating stuff. All the math which is taught through the end of high school is like that. They only teach the basics, the raw and often ugly… Continue reading Why Math?

The Beauty of Boring Cello Parts

Johann Pachelbel is not the only composer who had a bad relationship with a cellist. If you haven't seen the Pachelbel rant, click on the link! It's hilarious. He raises a good point about the Canon in D - it was written to torture cellists. I'm also a cellist, and I've played the Canon in… Continue reading The Beauty of Boring Cello Parts

Perks of a Lousy Paying Job

For two months of my life I worked as a salesperson in a bookstore. Most of the work was lifting books and putting them in alphabetical order, placing prices tags or removing old sale stickers, organizing shelves so books didn't fall over or cleaning up after inconsiderate customers. Once in a while someone would enter… Continue reading Perks of a Lousy Paying Job