Sleepless Dreamer’s Reviews > Puhdistus > Status Update

How bad of a dialogue facilitator are you on a scale of one to "Palestinians and Israelis are bonding over your lack of skills as a way to break the ice because you've managed to upset everyone in the group"?

Pro-tip: using puppets of a jackal and a giraffe to make your points is embarrassing and fairly demeaning, especially when we're talking about our personal lives.

Racial dynamics Americans don't consider: Ugandan and Kenyan exchange students around me are criticizing how bad Israelis' English is in a way that seems cruel and belittling. At this point, if they were from the US, I'd easily say their behavior is Western-centric and self-absored but as their English is a result of colonization, it feels wrong, like who between us is suffering of English more?

This book is ridiculously slow and at this point, I'm so tempted to stop reading it. At the same time, I'm way too stubborn to leave it unfinished.

Goodreads' notification problem is making me question whether I use Goodreads for myself or for that dopamine reward of notifications.

My new favorite Jewish holiday is Shmini Atzeret due to the fact no one has any idea what is being celebrated or how to even celebrate it.

Online study sessions with friends, or as I see it, a chance to prove that I can definitely hold a conversation, play Tetris and do a mock Logics exam without failing either.