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[bzarcher]

That was a little odd.

So, one of the guys at work asked me to come to the model seder tonight. So I did. And it's a good thing I'm up on my shots, because the wine flowed /freeeeeeely./ I know I emptied the glass 3 times, but with how they kepte refilling it, I probably had 8. However, given that I am not dying, I guess that I don't thave to worry about the sulfide content anymore, as long as I'm reasonable. (Note: 8 glasses is not reasonable.)

It was pretty decent, and I had some fun conversation, including sitting across from a girl who was from Scotland and her fiancee, which was cool.

But the odd part was that apparnely, when I get drunk, my hebrew gets really good. To the point where I got compliments on it.

Whjat the fuck?

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[paradisacorbasi.livejournal.com]

Alcohol is good for that. You lower your inhibitions and stop stressing about your pronunciation or whether you remember the phrasing right. It just flows.

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

So does my typing, I';d say.

[avylin.livejournal.com]

You speak Hebrew?

Why?

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

Because it was Seder, of course. It's passover.

I used to know how to speak a very little because of church stuff when I was little, and some relatives.

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

Note: I've not had to attempt to read or speak hebrew out loud for at least 12 years. This is part of why it was so surprising that I wwasn't making an ass out of myself

[avylin.livejournal.com]

I don't know Seder from a sedan. :D Rasied non-religious and all.

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

Ohhh. Jewish celebration. Part of passover. Celebrating the escape from bondage and all that, but also recognizing that there's injustice in the world and that no celebration is total until that ends.

[gigerlicious.livejournal.com]

Ey. Catholics keep the Seder as well. Elijiah ain't just for the Chosen!

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

Well, true, but she asked what seder I was going to. :D

[gigerlicious.livejournal.com]

Mmmmmno - she said she didn't know what a Seder was, not what Seder you were going to.

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

Well, sorry.

[dasubergeek.livejournal.com]

L'shanah haba'ah b'Yerushalayim.

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

Omayn.

[parasaurolophus.livejournal.com]

That's because Hebrew is a very gutteral language, and slurring slightly definintely doesn't hurt some pronunciations.
Wow, 8 glasses. Only 4 are actually -required-, you realize. The rest are bonuses. ;)

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

It was done at the Wooster Inn, with the waitstaff managign stuff. And basically, every time that somene's glass got below 2/3, they topped it right back up.

I don't want to even know how much Hillel spent on this and the one they're holding tomorrow. Wine alone had to be expensive, considering it was packed today (40 seats), and tomorrow.

[muttnik.livejournal.com]

8 glasses? Was it real wine or the vile, sweet stuff? I can barely keep down a single glass of that stuff, and after nearly gagging on it the first night, I opted for sparkling grape juice at my second seder.

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

It was real stuff.

[ptika.livejournal.com]

And your spelling deteriorates, I notice. :)

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

So I can see. Yeesh.