Pesach!

In yesterday’s posting, I mentioned that I had received a real reply from em dot com.  I e-mailed the individual in question to say that I would be in touch when I returned from celebrating Passover.  I received another response from him.  It was a long reply.  My first (unfortunate, sexist) thought was, “what are you…A GIRL”  because I consider these verbose replies the purview of women (or the unemployed).  Word Count reveals that this gentleman wrote me 462 words!  To a stranger!  Now I am afraid that he is manic or bi-polar.  I feel that my space has been crowded.  Go away with your words!  Your letters are oppressive!  Apparently I have issues–who knew?

Much of the e-mail covers his fondness for old standards.  but then he also goes into his philosophy of dating, “I do not just write because I like a picture, but to be fair and compliment you, I do find you very attractive physically.”  All right then…um…thanks?  God this stuff is SO AWKWARD. 

In any case, I have a bit of a respite from everything while I visit my mother for the next four days to prepare for Passover.  Yesterday I had the opportunity to taste and critique a friend/co-worker’s (Protestant) boyfriend’s matzoh balls and chicken soup.  When I e-mailed him my feedback he was surprised that I could tell that they hadn’t been made with chicken fat.  I also had to inform him that the poultry seasoning spices he used in the soup were unacceptable, since there were no fancy schmancy herbs in the land/s of my ancestors.  He took it very well–he is apparently responsible for all the cooking for a Passover seder and, not being Jewish, he is struggling.

I will not be struggling–just helping my mother to prepare for two seders.  Read more about Passover here.  Later.

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