#franzeillaise

[soloorganaas]

franzeillaise replied to your post “im supposed to be retaking the stupid LSAT on wednesday and despite...”

Hm. Maybe do one practice run as relaxed as you possibly can, just to see what your "worst" case would look like? You might be surprised at how prepped you really are. And that might help in the actual thing?

that’s a good idea. i keep going into each test like i need to prove i can do this near-perfectly and then obviously i don’t and get even more disheartened. i’ll try and chill and then take a PT literally to see what happens.

[soloorganaas]

franzeillaise replied to your post “is it worth schlepping all the way to shuk hacarmel (and paying for a...”

not if you're paying for transport.

there’s a veg shop underneath my flat which is actually super cheap and now the owner knows so he speaks really slowly. babe. i’m still trying to find somewhere to get good fruit, though. also bok choi, is that a thing here?

[soloorganaas]

franzeillaise replied to your post “q: when Americans say they’ll definitely definitely get back to you...”

75% chance. You're correct that it's a baseline of politeness. if they don't get back to you up until ~4 hours before what you planned I'd send a text "just checking :)".

So what do Americans say when they’re really genuinely enthusiastic? Or when they’re not at all??

[bloodypinata]

franzeillaise replied to your post:Can people please send some positive vibes my way....

SENDING A MILLION!!

another fav, thanks dude

[soloorganaas]

franzeillaise

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“trying to find an apartment in tel aviv when im not in the country yet...”

it's almost AS stressful on the ground, what a place :< ...I'll be back home in December if you're still around and want to have a jumblr meet-up! (I'll be back from chagim, but sounds like that's stressful for both of us)

it was so much easier last year, except I was only staying for month, and in the summer. trying to find a long term lease is so much harder, especially when sabras are soooo crabby about a) English speakers (but I speak Hebrew?! I’ll speak it all the time I promise!!) and b) people who can’t come round to view their flat that evening. in the end I might get a 1month place for the holidays, and look for something longer when i’m there.

and yeah definitely! tel aviv jumblr chanukka meet up.

[soloorganaas]

franzeillaise replied to your post:

this is proof of god’s miracles

blessed am I on this day

[no-good-nik]

franzeillaise

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“though for real, can anyone point me to any JEWISH pro-palestine orgs,...”

Sorry that I can't be more helpful but, in my experience, they are NOT that group.

That’s what I figured. Everything I’ve seen from them online seems to be of the ‘ignore blatant antisemitism or tell other Jews that they’re wrong about it’ variety. They just... don’t seem to speak up, at best. I was just hoping it was the exception, not the rule. 

[no-good-nik]

franzeillaise replied to your post “oh, and i’ll be in Brooklyn next weekend. Any cool Jewish places I can...”

Both David's Brisket and Jay&Lloyds are the GOOD delis which are open on Saturdays (neither is cheap but both are great hangouts and worth it); visiting Eichler's store in Borough Park is an... experience. Also: lox benedict @ "the bodega" winebar

Thank you! I’ll make a list. Madison has NO decent delis. We have a “kosher style” one but it’s overpriced now and apparently the quality has declined dramatically, so I’m excited about going to some good ones. 

My trip is costing me almost nothing, since I’ll be staying with some family friends (BRIGHTON BEACH, can’t wait to truly push my childish Russian to its limits), so I don’t mind the price. I especially appreciate the food suggestions, bc my host will just drag me to sushi joints if I don’t speak up, I fear. 

I think Eichler’s store is exactly what I’ve always wanted tbh.