My IDF

Woah, I got my tazv rishon, how cool is that??? And Gabi and Batsheva got theirs yesterday, and I can see by his SN that Joe got his too. Wow, like I'm really an Israeli citizen... So official. Hey, enough with the "Amerikaky" stuff, k?
I mean, I don't really know if I want 2 go 2 the army. I'm not sure what I want 2 do. Suggestions are more than welcome!
I scanned through the letter, and it really makes the army service sound like summer camp. And that just makes the whole thing even more exciting. Gosh, I'm so naive. Wtvr, it's still exciting.

Sad News

We got out math tests back yesterday. This is sort of a big deal because this is the first grade that will be in our tzi'un shnati. Naturally, this means we're gonna care about every point, and here's a piece of conversation I thought might explain what I mean:
Tova to Chana: "How much did you get?"
Chana: "99"
Tova: "Nice!!"
Chana: "And you?"
Tova, in a pretty dissapppointed voice: "98."

Shux.

School started. Back 2 that beautiful busy schedual again. See you in a year. Maybe two.
Oh- and the worst part is that my math teacher's pregnant. Yep. She looks like she's due right around the winter bagrut. Hope she's not early, that's all.

Dancing Though Life

Wicked is such a cool musical. The storyline is cute, and the music is just so amazing... It's just funny, cuz the values are a little backwards, in a way, and so backwards that the idea actually comes through. Appearences are deceiving.

Every character has their approach, right, so Galinda is all about looks and appearence--
"It's not about aptitude
it's the way your viewed
so it's very shrewed to be
very very popular
like me"

And then there's Fiyero-- the brainless. I named this post after his song:
"Dancing through life
skimming the surface
gliding where turf is smooth
Life is painless
for the brainless...
Those who don't try
never look foolish..."

Of course-- the wizard himself is a complete hypocrite:
"They call me "wonderful"
so I am wonderful
in fact -- it's so much who I am
it's part of my name
...trust me, it's fun!"
He adds: "Where I'm from, we believe in all sorts of things that aren't true. We call it -- 'history'."

But Elphaba couldn't care less about looks (She really CAN'T care more, though, because she's green..), or about what anyone thinks of her:
"So be it then:
let all Oz be agreed
I'm wicked through and through
since I cannot succeed..."
She doesn't even bother to look likable.

So yeah, the theme of the story is Appearences Are Deceiving, and what, only one character suggests it? So that's just it-- it's so sarcastic that you get the idea. I wonder if I could analyze this play for a few extra points on my bagrut.