Four Things about me

Things you may not have known about me.....

A) Four jobs I have had in my life:
1. Editor
2. I.T. Trainer
3. Coffee Expert
4. Real Estate office receptionist

B) Four movies I would watch over and over:
1. Breakfast at Tiffanys
2. Amelie
3. Legally Blonde
4. Zoolander

C) Four places I have lived
1. Toronto, ON
2. Waterloo, ON
3. New York, NY
4. Honesdale, PA

D) Four TV shows I love to watch:
1. Grey's Anatomy
2. 24
3. The Daily Show
4. The Colbert Report

E ) Four places I have been on vacation:
1. Punta Cana
2. Israel
3. Victoria
4. Maine

F)Four Websites visited daily:
1. mail.yahoo.com
2. myspace.com
3. jpost.com
4. surveymonkey.com

G ) Four of my favorite foods:
1. Sushi
2. Dim Sum
3. General Tao Chicken (from Springrolls)
4. Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream (From Baskin Robbins)

H) Four places I would rather be right now:
1. On a beach
2. At a cottage
3. In my bed
4. Anywhere surrounded by friends and family

I need help finding this song.

The song is called My Zaide and was recorded at some point by a guy named Moshe Yes. If anyone has a copy of it, PLEASE let me know. It doesn't need to be a recording by him, one by anyone would do. The Lyrics are below.

Thank you.

My Zaide

My Zaide lived with us in my parents’ home,
He used to laugh, he put me on his knee.
And he spoke about his life in Poland,
He spoke, but with a bitter memory.

And he spoke about the soldiers who would beat him;
They laughed at him, they tore his long black coat.
And he spoke about a synagogue that they burned down one day,
And the crying that was heard beneath the smoke.

Chorus:
But Zaide made us laugh,
Zeide made us sing,
And Zeide made a kiddush Friday night;
And Zeide, oh, my Zeide,
How I love him so,
And Zeide used to teach me wrong from right.

His eyes lit up when he would teach me Torah,
He taught me every line so carefully.
He spoke about our slavery in Egypt,
And how G-d took us out to make us free.

But winter went by,
Summer came along,
I went to camp to run and play.
And when I got back home, They said, “Zaide’s gone,”
And all his books were packed And stored away.

I don’t know how or why it came to be,
It happened slowly over so many years,
We just stopped being Jewish
like my Zeide was,
And no one cared enough to shed a tear.

Chorus

But many winters went by,
And many summers came along,
And now my children sit in front of me.
And who will be the Zeide of my children,
Who will be their Zeide, if not me?
Who will be the Zaides of our children,
Who will be their Zaides, if not we?

You know you are bored when....

TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name:	Jodi
Birthday:	Feb 24, 1981
Birthplace:	Toronto
Current Location:	Toronto
Eye Color:	Grey
Hair Color:	Brown
Height:	5'4"
Right Handed or Left Handed:	Right
Your Heritage:	Canadian
The Shoes You Wore Today:	Gorgeous Miss Sixty black suede strappy heels...
Your Weakness:	Shoes!
Your Fears:	centipedes, unhappiness, being alone.
Your Perfect Pizza:	Feta cheese, grilled chicken, black olives and asperagus
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year:	Make it to the bottom of my pile of laundry and find my silver shirt.
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger:	?
Thoughts First Waking Up:	Make me breakfast b****!
Your Best Physical Feature:	Depends who you ask, I would say my eyes.
Your Bedtime:	12
Your Most Missed Memory:	Camp - being a camper, not working at camp.
Pepsi or Coke:	Diet Coke
MacDonalds or Burger King:	McDonalds.
Single or Group Dates:	Both
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea:	Nestea
Chocolate or Vanilla:	Chocolate
Cappuccino or Coffee:	Grande Non-fat lactaid caramel latte, thank you!
Do you Smoke:	No.
Do you Swear:	Depends if I have been in a warehouse or on a truck that day.
Do you Sing:	Yes, loudly and badly
Do you Shower Daily:	Sometimes
Have you Been in Love:	Yes. Big Time.
Do you want to go to College:	Maybe when I grow up
Do you want to get Married:	Yes
Do you belive in yourself:	Absolutely. (and that wasn't said in a sarcastic way)
Do you get Motion Sickness:	In the backseat of a car, yes.
Do you think you are Attractive:	Yes.
Are you a Health Freak:	I have my moments.
Do you get along with your Parents:	Yes, very well.
Do you like Thunderstorms:	Love them.
Do you play an Instrument:	Many.
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol:	Yes.
In the past month have you Smoked:	No.
In the past month have you been on Drugs:	Only prescription ones.
In the past month have you gone on a Date:	A date date? I don't know... What's the diffference between a date and hanging out?
In the past month have you gone to a Mall:	If I said no, you know I would be lying....
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos:	No.
In the past month have you eaten Sushi:	Mmmm, sushi.
In the past month have you been on Stage:	Nope.
In the past month have you been Dumped:	I have never been dumped (Mike, you don't count)
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping:	No.
In the past month have you Stolen Anything:	No.
Ever been Drunk:	A couple times maybe.
Ever been called a Tease:	What is a tease?
Ever been Beaten up:	Who would hit a girl?
Ever Shoplifted:	Nope.
How do you want to Die:	I don't want to think about it.
What do you want to be when you Grow Up:	I don't want to grow up, I'm a Toys R us kid
What country would you most like to Visit:	Japan
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color:	Purple
Favourite Hair Color:	Green
Short or Long Hair:	Long
Height:	4'8"
Weight:	500lb
Best Clothing Style:	Grunge
Number of Drugs I have taken:	342
Number of CDs I own:	1
Number of Piercings:	17
Number of Tattoos:	Only one that says "Jodi" written across a heart - BARF
Number of things in my Past I Regret:	none.

I miss camp but...

I love Toronto in the summer!

I forgot how much stuff goes on here during the summer. It seems like there are 4-5 festivals on at one time and everywhere you turn a great patio to sit on.

Summer at work is also pretty relaxing. Get to take a bit of a step back and am learning everything I need to know (well, an into to what I need to know) about marketing. Summer hours mean every other week I have a long weekend and I am getting the chance to eat well, enjoy the sun, get to the gym, play lots of softball and catch up with some friends I haven't seen in a while. By the way, if you are one of those friends I haven't seen in a while... If you have time... Call me!

Saw a very fun show at the fringe festival this week (thanks Jenn!) about a rabbinical school dropout turned stripping rabbi. There was a super cute couple who were probably in their 80s sitting in the front row who seemed to be having a great time at the show. I love this city!

I finally signed up for myspace and realized that all the people I know on myspace are camp people, which is causing my camp sadness, but I am glad I can catch up with people somehow!

I think that is the end of today's string of random thoughts.

-me