Week two, starting off with a bang – a self portrait!
So, I present to you – me, as viewed by me:
Not seen: 42 Ninjas and a care-bear (deceased).
Tomorrow: Accept Mortality Day
Tags: Life Changing Year, Me, Rubber Duck, Self Portrait
My Life Changing Year – Day 7
20 Jul
So today, I was supposed to send my passport off to Benrik (the authors of the book) and have them stamp it.
That’s not going to happen. First of all, I live in Israel and sending my passport to England will cost a pretty penny, not to mention I’d be without it for a good couple of weeks with a good chance that I’ll never see it again, the Israeli post system being what it is.
Secondly, it’s hard enough travelling with an Israeli passport as it is, having it stamped by a fictional country is sure to have flags.
I am thinking of a trip to Ireland though.
Tomorrow: Self-Portrait Day
Tags: Ireland, Israel, Life Changing Year, Passport
My Life Changing Year – Day 6
19 Jul
So, before I get to today’s assignment – there is something that must be known.
I am a very picky eater. That’s putting it mildly, so today’s assignment “Try Food that Scares You”, is really the first of the real life-changing ones in this book. It takes a lot out of me to try out new foods. To illustrate – a story. Two years ago, I went to Japan. I don’t, however, eat rice – which is a problem in Japan. So for two months before the trip, I psyched myself up and mentally prepared for having rice in Japan. I figured – if you’re going to start having it, might as well do it in the one place that’s most famous for it. I arrived in Japan and… couldn’t do it. Mental block, or I don’t know. Something in there simply stopped me from putting the stuff near my mouth.
So, anyways, yeah – today is a big day. I also don’t eat eggs. So…
Before...
And…
After
So, yay me. I eat eggs now. It wasn’t incredibly horrible like I thought. I’m not in love with eggs and don’t think I’ve been missing much, but it was an important step.
Tomorrow: Stamp Your Passport Day
Tags: Accomplishment, Food, Life Changing Year
My Life Changing Year – Day 5
18 Jul
Comrades, today we must topple the capitalist swines and their consumer-driven economy. Join me in placing UnBuying Incentives all around their precious merchandise depots. United We Prevail!
"I hope you enjoy your spoon-fed, white, male Knowledge."
"This Cable Transmits STUPID in High Def."
"Nice Bag! Is it big enough to hold the tears of the oppressed?"
"I am READY to be filled with Ivory Tower, pretentious Bull Shit!"
Tomorrow: My Worst Gods-Damned Nightmare (Food that Scares You Day)
Tags: Activism, Consumerism, Life Changing Year
My Life Changing Year – Day 4
17 Jul
Today I had to discreetly give the middle finger to people.
Seeing as how I have an exam tomorrow, I was at home studying all day. I occasionally flipped myself off in the mirror while I wasn’t looking.
Good day.
Tomorrow: Topple Consumerism Day
Tags: Life Changing Year, Middle Finger
My Life Changing Year – Day 3
16 Jul
Today I needed to send out a letter to the military, advising them how to solve our (many) problems. I’m attaching it, below:
To: Whomever it may Concern
From: Res. First Sergeant Itai Rosenbaum
Re: Tactical Rethinking
Dear Sir or Madam*,
I have been thinking about the Israeli military problem and I believe I have a solution.It first came to me while reading some recent issues of X-Men. I think there are several striking similarities between the people of Israel and the X-Men. Both are a minority surrounded by enemies who hate them, and both are waiting around for a messiah to show up (of course, in the X-Men’s case – the messiah is an 18 year old named Hope who may or may not be a resurrected Jean Gray and escaped to the year 3000 A.D., but that’s beside the point).
Anyways, in order to deal with the problem of people who are intolerant to his people – Cyclops, leader of the X-Men moves to San Francisco, where people are known to be tolerant. That doesn’t work so he resurfaces Asteroid M, and founds a mutant nation floating in the middle of the ocean. We should totally do that.
There is no need to find an old mutant citadel lying at the bottom of the ocean, we could just saw off our country and with a single push – set the entire country adrift. Like Cyclops, we could ally ourselves with the Atlanteans, and become the first drifting-island nation in the world. I think it would absolutely work and solve all our problems. Aside from the obvious military solution – we won’t have a water problem anymore – we’ll be surrounded by it!
I hope you take this into consideration next time you have a talk about these things.
Itai Rosenbaum,
Concerned citizen.
* Let’s be honest, this is the Israeli Military we’re talking about – there is no way they’d let a woman be in a high enough position to make this kind of call…
Tomorrow: Middle Finger Day
Tags: Life Changing Year, Military, X-Men, Advice, Atlantis
My Life Changing Year – Day 2
15 Jul
Today’s assignment was to stare at everyone like they’re my one true love. So I figured, there is only one, sure-fire way for me to stare at everyone and reach the broadest amount of people…
It's YOU!
Tomorrow: Advise Your Military Day
Tags: Life Changing Year, Photo, True Love
