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The Wandering Arbiter: Back to the Megilla Project

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Monday, June 17, 2013. Back to the Megilla Project. I know, it's been months. And here I am, returning to a blog that mostly documented a time of extreme confusion and disappointment for me. I suppose my return to it could indicate another such spiral. Last time, I spent almost three months on a careful cut documenting my confusion and disappointment in Megillat Kohelet. Fitting, I suppose. Which is why I assure you that this time, the choice of Megilla has little to no relevance (Bli Ayin Hara a...I fel...

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The Wandering Arbiter: December 2012

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Friday, December 21, 2012. So here they are:. 1) There are truths no one can teach you. These are the ones you have to find on your own. Anyone can tell you that the pumpkin flavored cupcake is the best, but you will not know it until you try that cupcake. Anyone can tell you that you will discover certain truths, but those things ARE NOT truths until you discover they are. For example:. 2) Cliches are cliches for a reason. 3) Nothing builds your confidence like losing absolutely all of it. I may not be ...

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The Wandering Arbiter: March 2013

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Thursday, March 28, 2013. A Quick Prayer Request. Please have in mind Naftali ben Yita. When you pray tonight and tomorrow. Former Arbitriber Joanna's father going into surgery following being hit by a speeding car. Thanks. More updates eventually and/or as events warrant. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). A Quick Prayer Request. New York, NY, United States. It's writing and art and being Jewish and being nerdy and being artsy and slowly, somehow growing up. View my complete profile. More Words of Wisdom.

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The Wandering Arbiter: July 2013

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Wednesday, July 24, 2013. This morning, my travel buddy, A, and I woke up in Truth or Consequences,. It’s a tiny little town that rides that fine line between breathtakingly beautiful and that unique brand of Americana-trashy. But we’re staying at a spa/hotel that smells like lavender and herbs, so no one’s complaining. Was changed to one three hours later. Once we made it to. Waiting for the improvement that comes once you’ve reached your destination. And then they lost A’s luggage. No, not lo...Station...

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The Wandering Arbiter: Uphill Ahead

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Wednesday, July 10, 2013. I recently took a look at a picture of me from almost a year ago. I was in San Francisco, smiling like a lunatic over a bag of saltwater taffies labeled "Orthodox Chews," because I'm one of those people who finds things like that funny. Never in another year have I made so many mistakes. Never in another year have I taken so many risks. Never in another year have I changed so much in the way I view things, in both good ways and bad. It's been a tough year, and I don't know if ne...

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The Wandering Arbiter: Pathetic Fallacy

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Monday, July 8, 2013. Describes Pathetic Fallacy as "poetic practice of attributing human emotion or responses to nature, objects, or animals. It is a form of personification as old as poetry, in which it is common to find dancing flowers, angry winds, brooding mountains, or happy larks.". We were driving back from a long, complicated weekend, and an even longer, sort of bizarre day. One among our number asked out loud in a way that annoyed another, "when is this going to be over? Even though I hadn't li...

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The Wandering Arbiter: June 2013

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Tuesday, June 25, 2013. Megilla Project, Eicha - Great Expectations. Rarely do things ever turn out exactly as we expected. Oftentimes we are disappointed. Sometimes, though, we are pleasantly surprised. When I started Kohelet, I expected to find it cathartic, or comforting, and really it was neither one. It did, however, turn into one of the most intricate and difficult paper cuts I'd ever made. We haven't even begun! So what do I take from this? I guess that sometimes things don't take as long as we th...

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The Wandering Arbiter: Cartoon Crushes

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Monday, January 28, 2013. Growing up, we all had cartoon crushes. Let's all admit that right now. Most of my friends liked Prince Eric from. Or Aladdin (proving decades before Matt Smith that apparently Fezzes. Cool) I definitely see the appeal in these animated heroes, with their thick black hair and pleasantly drawn features, but my cartoon crushes tended to form based on interesting-ness rather than classic appeal. No particular order here. 1) Tulio and Miguel from. The Road to El Dorado. Tulio, the t...

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The Wandering Arbiter: Megilla Project, Eicha - What to Think?

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Sunday, June 23, 2013. Megilla Project, Eicha - What to Think? About a week into my Eicha project, and already the process is entirely different from that of Kohelet. Then again, the situation surrounding it is different as well. And new sorts of verses stand out to me. Today, I finished the paper cut portion of the project, and started the ink-written text. I was feeling frustrated at the moment, and resolved to vent said frustration into the paper. Pour out your heart like water before the face of G-d&...