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Roga ([personal profile] roga) wrote2009-02-16 09:14 pm
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There is good news and there is bad news.

Good news: It's [livejournal.com profile] sean_anam's birthday! MAZAL TOV! You've known me the longest, and I'm so happy you're still around. Have a bright and wonderful day, and happy bday! ♥♥♥

More good news: I'm going skiing! Either in Italy or Austria, not sure yet. I'll be gone for 6 days, which means 4 days of actual ski. Last time I went on a ski trip was three or four years ago, so I'm really looking forward to it.

Bad news: In order not to miss any exams and as few school days as possible, I'm going skiing in Purim :-( This means I'll be absent during the last days of Purimgifts pinch hitting and the first days of posting, although I'll be back in time for the reveals. I feel really bad about it, but these were the only dates that worked. Anyway, [livejournal.com profile] all_my_fandoms is going to be an awesome mod -- thank god I have her -- and I don't know if we'll need any extra help, but if we do I'll give you guys a ring.

More bad news: It finally rained today, but too little and too late. The bottled water companies just announced that they were afraid their ground water sources are contaminated, so they're temporarily stopping production. Tap water's fine. They say rainwater usually washes away sediments, but there just wasn't enough rain this year. Boo :-(

In other news, warning: I'm about to make a huge post about part of my military service, which will be composed of 6000 or so words of navel-gazing. Please do not read it if you're not interested! I won't be hurt. It's just kind of... for the record, because I have no record of it.

[identity profile] lomedet.livejournal.com 2009-02-16 08:09 pm (UTC)(link)
thing one - yay skiing! I hope you have an awesome time.

thing two - I, for one, am quite looking forward to your navel-gazing post. Helping me learn more about the experience of military service here is an ongoing project in my house.

I can't seem to turn off my English teacher brain:
thing three - in English, paradoxical though it seems, 'news' is singular. I correct because I care?

[identity profile] roga.livejournal.com 2009-02-16 08:54 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm sure I will! And I'm glad you're interested :-)

I love being corrected! Except I still can't figure out what's wrong here. fixed a different mistake, though -- I'd originally put 'at least' instead of 'as few'. Maybe that was it?

[identity profile] lomedet.livejournal.com 2009-02-17 05:54 am (UTC)(link)
It was your title - it should probably read "There is good news and there is bad news.'

[identity profile] roga.livejournal.com 2009-02-19 12:08 am (UTC)(link)
Ah! Thank you :-)

[identity profile] leiascully.livejournal.com 2009-02-16 08:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Some days it seems like everyone has been skiing but me! And [livejournal.com profile] coffeesuperhero. But I hope it's fun!

[identity profile] roga.livejournal.com 2009-02-16 08:55 pm (UTC)(link)
So do I. You should go to Canada and have [livejournal.com profile] queenzulu take you skiing!

[identity profile] hannahrorlove.livejournal.com 2009-02-16 08:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Mmm, Europe. I can't say I'm going to live the skiing through you, but I'll take the mountains and the birdwatching.

[identity profile] roga.livejournal.com 2009-02-16 08:56 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't think I've ever noticed any birds in the snowy Alps, but I'll be sure to pay attention :-) If indeed that's where I'll end up going.

[identity profile] sean-anam.livejournal.com 2009-02-16 10:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you! ♥♥♥

I hope you have a wonderful time skiing!

Re: ♥

[identity profile] roga.livejournal.com 2009-02-16 10:47 pm (UTC)(link)
♥ :-) I'll think of you and your scary snow storm pics and hope it is nothing like that.