Complete Hodgepodge Rambly Bits

[gnomi]

-- squashed! Thanks so much for the package! Penguin! Yay! :-)

-- This year, we get two instances of Shabbat Chanukah, but no Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Chanukah. This means I need 9 (1 for the first night, 8 for the last) extra-long candles, but we don't have a three-Torah Shabbat.

-- When I rule the universe, I'm going to impose a rule that people are not allowed to use communal microwaves for stinky fish.

-- The man who coined the term Superbowl has died.

-- I got through all of last night's chopping and cooking without injury (a rarity for me)... and then promptly gave myself a rather deep papercut on the edge of a page of a book.

-- I hereby declare that I am not eal's sockpuppet and eal is not my sockpuppet, either. We just share a brain.

Comments

[tygerseye.livejournal.com]

Speaking from experience, brain-sharing is fun. Sockpuppets... not so much.

When you rule the universe can you also impose a rule that people are not permitted to eat tunafish for lunch at their desks? Thanks.

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Yeah, sockpuppets are scary. Brain-sharing can be scary, too, but it's usually just laugh-inducing.

Uh... I don't think I can completely outlaw tunafish at people's desks, but how about I legislate the cleanup process?

[tygerseye.livejournal.com]

What? What kind of a dictator are you??

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

One whose husband eats tuna at his desk regularly?

[tygerseye.livejournal.com]

LOL!

Ah, okay. Even a dictator shouldn't mess with domestic bliss... ;-)

[eal.livejournal.com]

What's this about scary?

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Uh... like the moments (regular as they are) when we say the same thing at the same time. :-)

[eal.livejournal.com]

Okay, yeah, that's a little unnerving -- funny though.

[elul-3.livejournal.com]

-- I got through all of last night's chopping and cooking without injury (a rarity for me)... and then promptly gave myself a rather deep papercut on the edge of a page of a book.

That's a shame. Food always tastes better with a bit of blood in it. (Or so I tell myself whenever I cook...)

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Well, I'll try to bleed into the soup or the veggies when I cook those tonight, how's that? :-)

[mabfan.livejournal.com]

You want gnomi to bleed?

I shall not call you evil. But I will say you are a platypus.

[sharonaf.livejournal.com]

Don't take my word for this, but you might as well look into it--
I think that on Shabbos Chanuka the only requirement is that /one/ of your candles remain lit for a half-hour or more after dark. The actual mitzva of Chanuka is to light one candle each night.
Unless you have a very stable menorah or are willing to light with oil, I'd recommend minimizing the number of long candles. *had an unnerving experience of discovering a long-candle-fire on Shabbos Chanuka at my grandparents' at the age of 2 and not being sure whether it was a problem...fortunately Nis was around, and at the advanced age of 5 knew to scream for a grown-up...*

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Heh. Good for Nis.

Interesting about the question of long candles. If I remember, I'll ask the rabbi on Shabbat about it (because while it's not relevant first night, it'll definitely be relevant on 8th night).

[mabfan.livejournal.com]

We could email the rabbi. That's why Hashem created email.

[530nm330hz.livejournal.com]

Yes, all you need is one candle. But don't bother with a long one -- stick a normal one in the freezer tonight and you'll be amazed how long it lasts tomorrow night!

[violetcheetah.livejournal.com]

and then promptly gave myself a rather deep papercut on the edge of a page of a book.

to paraphrase steven wright, "i gave myself a paper cut on my suicide note. it's a start."