ysobelle | On the one hand....

I set out tonight to get some ribbon, and work on a motif for my sign with Bev. We also thought it'd be nice to see Erin, who, with a broken arm, is almost housebound, and going out of her mind with boredom. So we hopped in the car and drove up to Norristown. And that's when it all started to go wrong....

Well, not wrong, really. We had a fabulous time at Ruby Tuesday's. But of course, by then, Michael's was closed, so no ribbon. But hey, there's a Lowes! So I dragged them both in to see the tabletop I was thinking of getting. Oh, but look! They have cedar! I can get the tabletop I wanted! So suddenly it's 10pm, Erin's broken arm is throbbing because her Percoset's worn off, and I have a trunk full of wood, carriage bolts, and spray paint. Then it's back to Erin's for ice cream and conversation until her eyes start to glaze over from the pain meds she took as soon as we walked in the door. Now it's after 2am. I have no ribbon. But I do have a tabletop.

And in other news?

Why the fuck do I even try? People are always going to believe what they want to believe about Jews. Whether they say, "Israel is killing civilians!" or "Jews are the cause of all the fucking wars in the world!" it's all the same thing. Anti-Semitism rises and falls in fashionable waves, but it never goes away. I'll keep shouting, but sometimes I just feel like a whisper in a noisy crowd.

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As for me, my great-grandmother was Native American from the Cherokee nation. My other Great Grandmother was Pennsylvania Dutch, and her family arrived via boat in about 1712. Both of which predates "America" and *these* united states. My Jewish grandfather was the "newest" member to the US, although my grandmother said he was born here, I was under the impression that he came from Russia as a child. When I said "from the USA", the USA was founded in 1776, as a group of states that were formed, and wanting to work together (much like the current EU). Everyone that was born in the USA, regardless of where their parents are born, is from the USA. Not just the Native Americans. The USA is a country comprised of people from likely every other country in the world. It is a melting pot. Something I really find that this country should hold on to (and stop being morons wanting to build a wall between us and our southern neighbors - walls have historically been bad things, especially between countries).

As for mental illness, said PD great-grandmother had schizophrenia. My uncle committed suicide in his 20s (same side of the family), and I've personally fought depression for as long as I can remember. My grandmother and father (2 sides of my family) are both suffering from alzheimers. My father's (iq of 178) side of teh family includes a lot of alcoholism, and really smart people that never managed to get their lives in order.

Yes, I'd love to know more about my history. And, my history cannot be changed. My great-grandfather was Jewish. He married a gentile. They had four children together. His family had nothing to do with them. He died when the youngest child was 6 months old. Around when I was 4, his family decided my grandmother did have a use - to help take care of his senile mother, until she died.

As for "token" friends, that's a retarded statement. I don't care where anyone is from. Most of the people I work with are from China and Italy. Americans are 50% or fewer in my lab.

I'm glad I'm a waste of time for having different views toward religion than you do. You can't separate religion (a personal choice) from heritage (a past, that cannot be changed).

I wish the Israelis learned from the Nazis not to treat people the way they are currently treating people. The Palestinians are living, essentially, in a ghetto - just like the ones the Nazi's kept the Jews in before sending them to concentration camps. The Palestinians cannot leave. They are frequently killed for simply being in the wrong place. They have no electricity. Th eir food is allowed in at the (lack of) mercy of the Israelies.

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