kiss my S

every pleasure i have been indulging in lately begins with the letter S. for instance: i spend hours in the Sun doing Sudoku (Alex, the crazy russian garbage collector, stashes dozens of clippings in his pockets, and when we cross on the street he pushes them into my hands—he knows i’m addicted, and has taken full responsibility in being my Sudoku dealer). i’ve also been Sewing again, after a week’s hiatus (dealing with being sick and picking those notorious israeli lice out of my hair—ugh—let’s just say last week was not the best in recorded history)—i finally finished a project i started a month ago, and sold it within a few hours of hanging it up in the gallery. that felt pretty good..but also a bit bad, lord knows i hate letting my babies go. a friend of mine convinced me to eat some Schnitzel a while ago (i have been on a very long chicken boycott), and though that first indulgence was only moderately pleasurable, something happened in my stomach since, and i have been ravenous for schnitzel, particularly the chain Schnitzeliah’s sesame-coated schnitzel with chinese sweet sauce in a foot-long baguette overstuffed with tomatoes, cucumbers and hummus—no chicken has ever tasted so tender or sweet. mmmmm i’m salivating just thinking about it. and yes, i am somehow able to stuff the whole thing in my little self, which usually leads to my bloated, regretful vowing never to eat schnitzel again, but so far that vow hasn’t lasted longer than a few days. in celebration of selling my artwork today, i am taking a break from oily, fried foods (and hummus) and treating myself to some Sushi, and i’m starting to wonder if it’s not all too good to be true. 

also: today i learned how to weave using a loom. this is something i have been wanting to do for ages, and lucky me, now i get to! i really can’t believe my luck, it’s been one thing after another and the whole universe is conspiring to let my creative juices flow and set me on fire. i feel like i’m winning the lottery every day (except the day i found out i had lice).

so that’s my life these days, blooming right along with springtime; i have been reading like a fiend (i am ambitiously undertaking the lord of the rings, after finally getting a good dose of the bronte sisters), the scalp itching has (almost) stopped completely, and i am planning to dance my head off at a techno-trance party in the forest this weekend. 

bring. it. on.

purim sameach!