Imma says:
hi lital
Lital says:
hi imma
Imma says:
can u come on dec 24th instead of 25? Sheila says there will
be drunk people xmas day, not a safe time to travel on train
(or subway)
Imma says:
i know you don't like her to butt in
Imma says:
you could help pack your room
Lital says:
i'll think about it.  depends on, among other things,
whether or not i get hired and if they can give me work on
the 25th.  shiela's advice about city living has proven to
be outdated and irrelevant, so far.  i understand, though,
that this one may be true, regardless of the source.  
Lital says:
I'm going to help pack my room anyway, no?  
Imma says:
yes. we may get the key next week. never mind. I really
prefered to have you at home during and not after the
holiday. I guess it won't be the last time
Lital says:
what do you mean, "during and not after the holiday"?
hanuka starts on the 26th this year.
Imma says:
erev hag is 25th
Lital says:
i just checked the calendar from savta
Lital says:
oh.  
Imma says:
yes, they mark the 1st day, not erev hag, which is evening
before (jewish calendar)
Lital says:
the calander (calender? calendar?) from savta doesn't
mention erev hag.
Imma says:
Your youngest sister is going to a sleepover at Maya
Bernstein until Sunday afternoon, family disappears
Lital says:
what?
Lital says:
how (and why) is she all of a sudden close with Maya
Bernstein??
Imma says:
I have one in front of me. They mark 1st day. Every jew
knows erev hag is the night before, sundown
Imma says:
they go to xmas party I guess.
Lital says:
oh.
Imma says:
and they planned during thanksgiving i think
Lital says:
oh.
Imma says:
you're full of ohs
Imma says:
got a w?
Lital says:
yes.  this is what happens when everything that goes on i
get second hand.
Imma says:
how second hand?
Lital says:
second hand... you know, i hear about it, usually after it
happens.  as opposed to being there.
Imma says:
this is "moving out of the house" and "growing up" and
"living on your own"
Imma says:
not necessarily bad
Lital says:
hm.
Lital says:
(sounded more like hmpf)
Imma says:
if you feel like it, I'll share with you the gift I got at
work, some kind of bath something or other (smells nice)
when you're home
Lital says:
thanks, but that's yours...  
Imma says:
i may have a hard time sitting in a bath tub... that's why i
thought you may enjoy it more
Lital says:
ah.  (as opposed to "oh")
Imma says:
we'll see, don't worry now
Lital says:
i need to head out for class in ten minutes..
Imma says:
you are so articulate! is that what english lit does to you?
(just teasing)
Imma says:
good luck. I do love you, as hard to imagine as it may be to
you now
Imma says:
[crying smily]
Lital says:
actually, "being a writer" makes me realize every time all
over again the fact that words are completely arbitrary.
they are nothing but a collection of sounds that are
appointed meaning at random.  they try to convey meaning,
but they can't contain meaning.
Imma says:
that's depressing.
Lital says:
yes.  ah well.
Lital says:
we do what we can.
Imma says:
okay, of to class, don't miss the buss
Imma says:
off
Imma says:
bus (oh my)
Lital says:
ha ha...  [smily]  yes, i will see you soon.