So tonight I had a very New York experience. One that you see on movies, and then say to yourself, "In a City of 8 million people, that would never happen." But it does.
While spending a nice evening with some college buddies, traveling from organic restaurant to Irish Pub to someplace that the girls "could dance," we ran into 5 other college friends who were standing outside the Irish Pub on the Upper West side.
When I first walked outside, I thought that I saw someone that I might have known, but I thought to myself that of course it wasn't possible. Making things even more odd, earlier in the evening I had asked some other college buddies if anyone had been in contact with Jake, one of the friends I ran into. The answer was no.
Anyways, I'm back off to Chicago in a few days. Not much going on at school this week since all my students take the liberty of taking off Monday and Tuesday to go to the DR or PR or some other two letter acronym that ends in "R." I am excited though, we're going with a group Tuesday afternoon to a Dominican Restaurant in the area, which should be phenomenal.
Happy Holidays, Chanukah starts tomorrow night!
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Missing Red Cups and Christmas Trees
I'll say it here and now. I'm obsessed with Christmas Trees.
Yes, I know, I'm Jewish. Maybe its the whole envious about not getting to experience Christmas, but that doesn't really hold up, since Hannukah is a great holiday as well. With Hannukah, one gets to spend time with family and friends, light a menorah, play dreidel, eat good food and sing songs. Not much more one could ask for.
I think the reality is that I like what I associate with the Christmas tree. Generally speaking, stores don't really put out Hannukah items, and if they do, its usually as an "Oh, and we should probably put this to be politically correct..." So its not that I don't associate good things with Hannukah, its just that the Christmas Tree is more emblematic because its more prevalent in society at large.
That said...I associate it with:
1) Walking down the street and having people you don't know smile at you
2) Red cups at Starbucks. Nothing makes me happier than the first day of Red Cups. I must say though, I haven't actually been to Starbucks in a while. Maybe I should go.
3) Covers of Christmas music by famous singers
4) Love Actually (the movie)
5) Horrible Christmas movies that show up every year on TV (yet I still watch them)
I'll think of more as the season goes, and post.
Yes, I know, I'm Jewish. Maybe its the whole envious about not getting to experience Christmas, but that doesn't really hold up, since Hannukah is a great holiday as well. With Hannukah, one gets to spend time with family and friends, light a menorah, play dreidel, eat good food and sing songs. Not much more one could ask for.
I think the reality is that I like what I associate with the Christmas tree. Generally speaking, stores don't really put out Hannukah items, and if they do, its usually as an "Oh, and we should probably put this to be politically correct..." So its not that I don't associate good things with Hannukah, its just that the Christmas Tree is more emblematic because its more prevalent in society at large.
That said...I associate it with:
1) Walking down the street and having people you don't know smile at you
2) Red cups at Starbucks. Nothing makes me happier than the first day of Red Cups. I must say though, I haven't actually been to Starbucks in a while. Maybe I should go.
3) Covers of Christmas music by famous singers
4) Love Actually (the movie)
5) Horrible Christmas movies that show up every year on TV (yet I still watch them)
I'll think of more as the season goes, and post.
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