I wasn't planning on talking about this at all today (stay tuned for my next post about read receipts), but a conversation with a foreigner I met recently really got me thinking about my identity as a Los Angeles native. My new friend's words were, more or less, the following: "I've noticed that the people… Continue reading Bubbles Were Meant to be Popped
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History Set in Stone
Slabs of immense lime tell a story in themselves of a people born in blessing, displaced, and back again. The air is thick with the low murmur of prayers, praise, and passion of flowing tears salty as the Dead Sea split as the sexes scarves to the right and skullcaps to the left. Messages of… Continue reading History Set in Stone
“It’s Israeli sand, it sticks to you.”
This summer I spent a month in Israel, touring the land with a Jewish group from Los Angeles and visiting family I never knew existed. Anyone who’s visited the Holy Land knows that it’s a place for religious exploration, late-night raging, and everything in between. Two weeks later, totally de-jetlagged and post-vacation mode, I can’t… Continue reading “It’s Israeli sand, it sticks to you.”
Everyday/Every day
PSA After seeing this mistake committed repeatedly on my feed, my inner grammar Nazi cannot contain itself any longer. Because "everyday" is not the same thing as "every day." The first word is an adjective, while the latter is a compound noun. For example: "I read the newspaper every day. This is an everyday occurrence."… Continue reading Everyday/Every day
