tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91998052913208449782024-02-18T23:13:55.260-05:00ArbitribeSnarky Jews, Meet New York.Joannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10809936457751765759noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199805291320844978.post-35892715323967869582012-11-20T15:21:00.000-05:002012-11-20T15:21:07.152-05:00CrownsCheck out what Aliza did!
http://www.g-dcast.com/crowns
Also, she writes about it:
http://wanderingarbitrator.blogspot.com/2012/11/summer-in-san-francisco-kickoff-and.html
Alizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267406719679390641noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199805291320844978.post-5811178849589162352012-08-28T09:29:00.002-04:002012-08-28T09:29:15.310-04:00The Wandering ArbitratorJust a head's up to Arbitribe readers: Aliza's got a new blog (an offshoot from this one, thus the title. Read it here: http://wanderingarbitrator.blogspot.com/
Thanks, guys! And yes, all the artwork in this particular post is my previous Arbitribe work. But don't worry, I give credit where it's due.Alizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267406719679390641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199805291320844978.post-59151683311548781232012-05-16T20:54:00.002-04:002012-05-16T20:54:25.216-04:00Jewish Stars: Madeline Kahn
So here's my announcement. Due to Tzvi and my having to take on double duty, and due to my insanely busy schedule nowadays, I'm going to have to cut back on the long, detailed, full-cartoon blog posts. I know, I know. Half of you are clicking the "x" button on this blog already. But bear with me.
Instead, I will be alternating between my full-length, drawings-included articles, and Alizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267406719679390641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199805291320844978.post-86493377368272534362012-05-02T23:29:00.001-04:002012-05-02T23:31:53.409-04:00A Call to ArmsThat awkward moment when it's post day and you have no post... but there is something else.
Time to make that announcement I hinted toward at the end of last month's post, and I'll keep it short and sweet. People, Aliza and I are having a hard time keeping up with the posting schedule as it stands now. After the departure of Daniel almost a year ago and the recent Tzvihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08342815715097002387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199805291320844978.post-80046178915955484292012-04-26T23:32:00.000-04:002012-04-30T09:13:22.207-04:00A Crisis of ConnectionHeaven help us, I have a theme.
Normally I have no idea of what I’m going to write until the
week I’m going to write it, and even when there are exceptions it’s usually
only a week or two in advance. However, I was introduced to a piece of
literature over the weekend that has given me ammo for at least the next year
of posting. The story goes as follows:
Last weekend I was made aware of an Tzvihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08342815715097002387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199805291320844978.post-72847908211684867692012-04-18T19:06:00.000-04:002012-04-18T19:06:57.347-04:0020 Awesome Things About ShabbatAhh, Shabbat. My favorite day of the week. And so underappreciated sometimes. I don’t know about you, but I’m certain I’d be an insane wreck by now if not for my weekly respite from technology and work-related worries. And when I hear people complain about two more hours without a computer, or see a texting teenager stake their claim on a “half-shabbos” (don’t get me started), then all I want to Alizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267406719679390641noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199805291320844978.post-33575917823375200212012-04-12T00:56:00.003-04:002012-04-12T10:21:51.221-04:00Are You on the List?Administrative Note: Below is a post written by someone very close to my heart, my sister Yael. Aliza and I have a lot on our plates on a daily basis, not to mention posting twice a month, which is more work than it sounds like, so Yael graciously volunteered to guest post this week so that Aliza and I can use our vacation to to actually, you know, relax. Muchas gracias amica. Hope you enjoy Tzvihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08342815715097002387noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199805291320844978.post-84191554036326896552012-04-04T22:26:00.003-04:002012-05-03T11:56:56.902-04:00Bursting BubblesIt seems that for once I can be satisfied with my post day. Although the last few weeks have left me dissatisfied in terms of the relationship between when I was to post and when the thing that I was going to write about actually occurred, this time, the week-long separation between then and now actually serves as an enhancement for the post; it gave me time to think about what happened and Tzvihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08342815715097002387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199805291320844978.post-58554938849249660072012-03-28T23:42:00.001-04:002012-03-29T00:26:03.183-04:00All The Pretty GirlsWarning: prepare for a rant.It's a big one.Last week, Facebook was seemingly set aflame with posts and discussions relating to a certain Jewish Press article, wherein a frum mother of a single son expressed her sympathy for girls who are having a hard time with the Shidduch system, and who are losing hope that they’ll ever find a husband. I won’t go into the nitty gritty details of the article (Alizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267406719679390641noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199805291320844978.post-76933555325409538582012-03-21T20:40:00.013-04:002012-04-10T02:12:23.315-04:00Diary of a Music Nerd: The EnergyWarning: I go to a pretty dark place in this one, so read at your own risk. Also, do not think I'm deranged because of this post. I am a normal, happy, psychologically balanced person. I swear.I'm in one of those moments when I wish my post time was some other time. Three weeks ago I had such a tough week that all I wanted was to never post again, and this time, all I want is to have been able toTzvihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08342815715097002387noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199805291320844978.post-57967506168720042882012-03-14T21:59:00.001-04:002012-03-14T23:10:08.936-04:00The Agony and the ApathyFirst off, today is March 14th. Happy Pi(e) day to all!
We live in what I’ve heard referred to as the age of instant-gratification. I like to call it the Age of the Unimpressed, or even simpler: the Age of ‘Meh.’
I don’t know why we’ve become so jaded, but it seems to me that nothing impresses us anymore. We see stunts on YouTube and high speed chases in movies. We see people singing in theirAlizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267406719679390641noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199805291320844978.post-81487585846412301522012-02-29T22:00:00.007-05:002012-05-03T12:10:19.107-04:00Midweek MusingsWow, it's been a crazy few weeks since I last spilled my guts on Arbitribe. Sometimes I wish that I could write more times than I already do because there's always so much on my mind and so much I want to say. Then I have a week like I just did and wonder why I ever even signed up for this thing in the first place. There have been a lot of ups and downs since you last heard from me, but I'm goingTzvihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08342815715097002387noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199805291320844978.post-241538281376900612012-02-23T19:38:00.000-05:002012-02-23T19:38:58.913-05:00(All We Are Asking is) Make Peace With Pants? <!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Alizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267406719679390641noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199805291320844978.post-68026107282254176822012-02-16T21:57:00.001-05:002012-02-16T22:02:54.650-05:00Springtime... AlmostIs it just me, or was there a hint of spring in the air today on Long Island? Although drizzly, it was far from bitterly cold. Then again, it isn’t like we received a full-blown white winter this year anyways. So if spring is starting early, but we never really experienced winter… does it make the start of the new season less special because it isn’t arriving as a shock of warmth? I’ve always Joannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10809936457751765759noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199805291320844978.post-58745008267604240002012-02-09T22:08:00.001-05:002012-02-09T22:11:58.645-05:00Nowhere to GoWell, I’m at a loss. For once, I’m speechless. Honestly I have no idea what to say. School has kinda taken over my life and as such I completely forgot it was my turn until 9:30 last night aka 2 ½ hours till post time. Then I sat until 11 PM writing nothing of value and I gave up. I figured a late post is better than a terrible post, so I decided to give it another day to come up with something Tzvihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08342815715097002387noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199805291320844978.post-78950801740751648272012-02-01T21:32:00.002-05:002012-02-01T22:43:57.464-05:00Pride (And "Looking" Jewish)Relatively short post today. I'm both overtired and nursing a wrist injury that's interfering with my typing, so bear with me here.
A few weeks ago, on the first truly cold day of winter, a few friends and I decided to stay in during the afternoon and watch X-Men: First Class. I’d never seen it before, and I was excited to watch a dumb action movie.
If you’ve seen it, you know that this movie Alizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267406719679390641noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199805291320844978.post-26450058460289032722012-01-26T23:17:00.003-05:002012-01-26T23:19:55.336-05:00DiscomfortI’ve always found deadlines and boundaries difficult to manage. I work best on my own time, in my own secluded corners, within the system I set for myself. When someone comes along and places boundaries upon me, whether they are in the form of due dates or rules or social systems, I have a tendency to crumble. I know I’m not alone in my deterioration. It’s difficult to be a human being when the Joannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10809936457751765759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199805291320844978.post-60265691245123047782012-01-18T22:11:00.006-05:002012-01-31T19:46:26.898-05:00The Few, The Proud, The JewsYou know you’re in trouble when the first thing you read on a blog is a disclaimer, but that is the situation you all find yourselves in now. I am still recovering from a crazy wedding weekend (Mazal Tov Josh and Jenny!!) and it turns out I might have torn the meniscus in my right knee, so aside from the charley horse from dancing and the headache from lack of sleep/dehydration, I now have Tzvihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08342815715097002387noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199805291320844978.post-24987872573177477192012-01-11T20:54:00.001-05:002012-01-11T21:16:01.322-05:00The Missing PieceIt’s official. I’ve given in and will now be discussing the most New York Jew of all subjects: dating. But be aware, I will not be ranting the way I probably should. Instead, I’m going to use this opportunity to talk about one of my favorite books of all time: The Missing Piece by Shel Silverstein.
That may not be the most on topic of blogpost choices, but the author was Jewish and so however Alizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267406719679390641noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199805291320844978.post-13386600229381161092012-01-05T01:35:00.000-05:002012-01-05T01:48:04.159-05:00CrashI’ve got no witty anecdotes, no stories that effortlessly connect to one of the religious/cultural themes of this blog, no nothing. I’m suffering from a bad case of burn out, which I believe began about a year ago. In the past few months, I completely crashed, explaining my absence from the blogosphere (the details of this extreme collision will remain off the record of this blog because it isn’tJoannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10809936457751765759noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199805291320844978.post-56836629451830192102011-12-28T21:20:00.008-05:002011-12-28T23:07:27.328-05:00Diary of a Music Nerd: Mr. MoneySoooooooo it just dawned on me at 9:21 PM on post day that it's my turn. I'm not sure how that happened; most of the time I don't start writing until night of, but I usually at least know that it's my turn. Maybe it's because I just did our Happy Birthday post and my brain figured, "Hey, you just did a post, it's not your turn for a few weeks now." Maybe it's because I've been more busy while on Tzvihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08342815715097002387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199805291320844978.post-9830004085933883682011-12-25T22:04:00.008-05:002011-12-26T04:19:42.351-05:00Happy Birthday Arbitribe!!!For those of you keeping score at home, today is the one year anniversary of the official launch of Arbitribe, which means: HAPPY BIRTHDAY US!!! It's a big deal for us to have started something like this on a whim and then be able watch it grow into what it is today, and we of course could not do it without you guys, our dedicated readers. So we'd like to thank you all for the 11,529 views we've Tzvihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08342815715097002387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199805291320844978.post-17745508759907702992011-12-22T12:51:00.001-05:002011-12-22T14:51:12.628-05:00How The Kvetch Got Over DecemberEveryone in New York liked December a lotBut the Kvetch of Washington Heights, she did not
She wasn’t a fan of the early winter seasonAnd why, you may ask? Like you don’t know the reason…It could be the Brooklyn commute was a wreckIt could be all those songs were annoying as heck
But most likely it was that New York’s most happy dayWas making her see her own Chag in that way
Think about it,She’dAlizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12267406719679390641noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199805291320844978.post-42601954657501124352011-12-13T18:51:00.004-05:002011-12-14T19:17:59.062-05:00Latkes and Lucid Dreaming, a Symphony in Three PartsThing the first: Chanukah is a week away, as I'm sure you all know. While everyone is busy preparing to gorge themselves on greasy latkes and dive into a pile of gifts, I urge you to donate to a worthy cause. I promise it isn't painful, not in the least. A bit of cotton in one's gob never hurt anybody.***Thing the second: Once I'm permanently back from my self-imposed hiatus, I have a piece aboutJoannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10809936457751765759noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199805291320844978.post-40313138427151998402011-12-07T16:09:00.006-05:002011-12-07T16:39:57.619-05:00Life 101: How to DealToday is actually a pretty exciting day for me in relation to Arbitribe and my blogging career. December 7, 2010, was the first time I ever blogged, on this blog in fact, though the name and concept of Arbitribe was still a few weeks off. It’s interesting to think about how much has changed since then, blog-wise and in my own life, and I’ve been doing a lot of reflection, especially about this Tzvihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08342815715097002387noreply@blogger.com6