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Back from market hiatus
2020-Sep-30, Wednesday 18:55
I did not watch the debate because why would I? There is literally nothing in the world that could possibly make me vote for Trump. If Biden had torn off his skin-suit and revealed that he was an advance scout for the Q'kani Annhilators, here to bathe our world in cleansing flames and incorporate it in their empire, I'd say, "Well, at least they'll get the plague under control."
Monday was Yom Kippur, held entirely online. It was pretty rough, to be honest--the best part of Yom Kippur services is the feeling of community, and being all together in the same place makes the fasting easier. Last year was one of the best experiences I've had at Mishkan, spending Kol Nidrei there and then spending the entire following day praying and singing and learning with hundreds of other people and then going to Break Fast at the end. This year![[instagram.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/profile_icons/instagram.png)
sashagee wasn't feeling well and everything was streamed, so I stayed home, I spent most of my time in the office staring at a screen, listening to pre-recorded songs and live (?) talks by the rabbis, and it felt more like something I was just getting through. As I said in a meeting yesterday, I spent all of Yom Kippur in a room, watching a screen, and it felt like a normal work day except I was fasting. It's supposed to be separate, but it really didn't feel like it. 
My book group today just finished Mortal Kombat, the novelization of the movie, which was...certainly words on a page. It started so promisingly, with the creation of the world and then Kung Lao in China 1500 years ago, and then it turns into multiple character introductions and random fights and effectively the character select screen and splash page with Techno Syndrome playing over the top of it. I mean, with dialogue like
( Farmers' Market Dinner )
sashagee hasn't been feeling well lately due to, in her words, "feminine problems," but she's on the mend now. She couldn't do much other than sleep at the end of last week, but now she's eating soup behind me as we both play Final Fantasy XIV. Right as the weather turns to real fall, too. When she's feeling better, I want to go back to Horner Park where I heard the shofar over Rosh Hashanah for leaf-viewing and a picnic before the weather gets too cold.
Monday was Yom Kippur, held entirely online. It was pretty rough, to be honest--the best part of Yom Kippur services is the feeling of community, and being all together in the same place makes the fasting easier. Last year was one of the best experiences I've had at Mishkan, spending Kol Nidrei there and then spending the entire following day praying and singing and learning with hundreds of other people and then going to Break Fast at the end. This year
sashagee wasn't feeling well and everything was streamed, so I stayed home, I spent most of my time in the office staring at a screen, listening to pre-recorded songs and live (?) talks by the rabbis, and it felt more like something I was just getting through. As I said in a meeting yesterday, I spent all of Yom Kippur in a room, watching a screen, and it felt like a normal work day except I was fasting. It's supposed to be separate, but it really didn't feel like it. My book group today just finished Mortal Kombat, the novelization of the movie, which was...certainly words on a page. It started so promisingly, with the creation of the world and then Kung Lao in China 1500 years ago, and then it turns into multiple character introductions and random fights and effectively the character select screen and splash page with Techno Syndrome playing over the top of it. I mean, with dialogue like
"Nice try, but between the two of us you're the Lao man on the totem."...when Kano fights Kung Lao, what else do you need? Characterization? A satisfying ending? A plot that isn't derived from a video game strategy guide? FINISH HIM.
( Farmers' Market Dinner )
sashagee hasn't been feeling well lately due to, in her words, "feminine problems," but she's on the mend now. She couldn't do much other than sleep at the end of last week, but now she's eating soup behind me as we both play Final Fantasy XIV. Right as the weather turns to real fall, too. When she's feeling better, I want to go back to Horner Park where I heard the shofar over Rosh Hashanah for leaf-viewing and a picnic before the weather gets too cold.
