love hate

i've just begun reading freakonomics, a fun look at finding interesting relations and debunking spurious ones.
freakonomics in the news

this morning was harsh. after breakfast some cousins came around, then my mother and i went to the bank. i was reminded what a banking experience is supposed to be like, and i'm thinking of transferring my account. i'd much rather have my money sitting with people who care. or at least pretend to.

we came to bazel for a good lunch, then spent an hour or two walking around in the heat trying in vain to find her a pair of sandals. we gave up around 5pm, and returned to herzeliya, where i napped for an hour, showered, and then took us through 45 minutes of traffic jam to meet cousins in pituach, where she works. the food was great, there was lots of it, the service was decent and aside from the noise generated by all the funky machines, the atmosphere was fun and the evening was enjoyable.

for once *i* got to chip in a bit, nobody else had cash for the tip :) [and for twenty people, the meal was cheap]

so i saw her at work, and apparently i've now seen her new boyfriend. i don't like him. yes, it's on principle. how come i can't jump from girlfriend to girlfriend like that? should i be jealous?

should i still want her so very much?

we all sat outside over ice-cream, mine was soya that was fabulous. some child was eating an ice-cream cone, and we were discussing the size of the cone relative to his head. imagine eating an ice-cream in a cone as large as that relative to your head - disgusting! so how can we do that to our kids?

i parked at her grandparents' place, bussed home, and it's now days past bedtime.

boss amusement
more real-life steampunk
we need a war on information overload
a decent home