late night posting

it's late, so this has to be hurried (good for you!)

i woke up early to meet my mother in the seven stars mall, but she was late. i milled around, purchased pencils for my next project, and tried unsuccessfully to find reading material so that i could use my waiting time productively.

we did a bit of shopping when she arrived, then had breakfast. that's me eating crepes, not really very healthy. on our way from foodcourtia, i happened to overhear the following conversation. a well-brought up child had lost his mommy, and had found a security guard to help him locate her.

child: can you stop helping me for a second? i just want to play this game quickly
guard (without smiling or batting an eyelid): i think we should just find your mommy first.

i had to translate for my mother, but we were so amused at the audacity of the child, and that once he'd done what he needed to do he was so completely relaxed :)

we went to cinema city, and after much harassing of the poor girl at the counter decided to go see the secrets, an israeli film about a religious girl trying to stay out of the kitchen. fantastic film - wonderful story, cinematography and the use of sound was nothing short of brilliant!

we returned to our cousins in herzeliya for dinner, which was enjoyable but there were simply too many people for too small an apartment. i drove back to tel aviv relatively early, and spot and i went to the cocktail room. they were hosting a really silly wedding party, which sucked, but crasher arrived out of nowhere with a couple of girls so i decided to join them, and spot joined us soon afterwards.

we spent a really pleasant couple of hours over dinner and beer, and i've taken a fancy to one of the girls: she's pretty, intelligent, works with the handicapped and is very pleasant company. i took her number but i'm not sure what her relationship status is :P

so i'm home now, much later than planned, and i have four hours to sleep before i have to arrive in netanya again.