Monthly Archives: November 2004

Me in the Paper

Posted on November 27, 2004 by Gabor

Wednesday night I attended the student interfaith devotion. Being close to Thanksgiving we had a nice potluck dinner afterwards. A photographer from local paper came and shot a few pictutures of us. One of them even made it to the … Continue reading →

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Some Good Grades

Posted on November 23, 2004 by Gabor

I mentioned two weeks ago some bad grades (B+). So now I am obliged to report the latest results. All As. Including a History paper on Lincoln’s Pragmatism. (With the TA’s comment: “I enjoyed reading this!”) This was particularly satisfying, … Continue reading →

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The Gringo in Mañanaland (USA, 1995)

Posted on November 22, 2004 by Gabor

This is a Musical. A Documentary. A Propaganda Movie. A Historical Essay. An Adventure Story. I am not kidding; I have never seen anything like this. Using 10-15 second long segments from over 80 movies (mostly form the 1930s and … Continue reading →

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Anti-reading

Posted on November 21, 2004 by Gabor

A few weeks ago I was asked to read a poem in English from the liturgy during the Erev Shabbat (Friday night) service. I felt honored and was happy to oblige. Yesterday it turned out differently. I was asked to … Continue reading →

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Julcsi nyali

Posted on November 19, 2004 by Gabor

Remek kis koncerten voltam tegnap. “Juliette & the Licks” nevu formacio jatszott 45 percet a suli kozepen levo godorben. Amint emlitettem ez egy ket hete elmaradt koncert potlasa volt. A “Godor” az a UCen elotti beton melyedes, ami hasonlit az … Continue reading →

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Does my votes count?

Posted on November 18, 2004 by Gabor

I voted for Kerry and he didn’t become elected. I voted yesterday “yes” on ASI and it still didn’t pass. Associated Students is an organization “serving and representing the students of UCSB”. Each quarter, each undergraduate is paying $9.10 towards … Continue reading →

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The Search

Posted on November 16, 2004 by Gabor

Hillel is looking for a new executive director. Their long-serving and beloved rabbi stepped down at spring (and became the rabbi of the local Reform congregation. So now they formed a search committee. The plan is to get somebody by … Continue reading →

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Saharit

Posted on November 16, 2004 by Gabor

Ma reggel elmentem istentiszteletre. Nagyon reg nem voltam sima, hetkoznap reggel ilyenen. Utoljara par alkalommal 1991-92-ben Londonban. Szokasom szerint a Hillelbe mentem, mas zsido helyre nem nagyon jarok. Itt minden kedd reggel osszegyul nehany ember; ha szerencsejuk van akkor tizen … Continue reading →

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The Dumb Waiter (Canada, 1987)

Posted on November 15, 2004 by Gabor

This sounded like an intriguing short piece at the library so I rented it. And I was right. When I picked it I just saw on the cover John Travolta and Tom Conti. What I didn’t realize that it is … Continue reading →

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Akapela

Posted on November 14, 2004 by Gabor

Sajnos nem tudom, hogyan kell magyarul betuzni azt a zenei stilust, amit angolul (vagy talan nem is angolul?) “a cappela” nak hivnak, innen ered a cim. Mindnesetre tegnap voltam egy ilyen koncerten. A Hillel-ben volt es azt hiszem nem volt … Continue reading →

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