Wednesday, April 21, 2004

Another birthday

I am twenty-seven years old today. My birthday celebrations began last night at midnight, when my friends an I were at the Diwan for a "Vanunu party." Mordechai Vanunu is a rather infamous Israeli figure, having done as many things wrong as possible for an Israeli to do. First, he converted to Christianity. Then, he told the British media about Israel's nuclear capabilities in the eighties. He was convicted and sent to prison for 18 years, only to be released yesterday. So, like good little left-wingers, we went to a party in his honor. And it was there, at exactly midnight, that my nearest and dearest toasted to me with Arak.

When I had imbibed a sufficient amount, I went home and woke Jeffrey up. He answered quite groggily with a mumbled "happy birthday," and I think maybe we spoke for a few minutes? Neither of us remembers much. Eight hours later, he woke me up to wish me happy birthday again, so that the last thing I heard before I went to sleep and the first thing I heard when I woke up was his voice. Not a bad way to start out my twenty-seventh year, eh?

4 comments:

Mom said...

Now we know where you were when we called to wish you happy birthday and no one was home. Happy Birthday, Becky!

Love,

Mom and Dad

Elizabeth said...

Becky!!! May you have the most happy and wonderful birthday. Sounds like you've already started the celebrations! Enjoy and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Bob and Judy Taylor said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BECKY!!!WE HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL 27TH. YOU CERTAINLY DO HAVE A QUEST FOR KNOWLEDGE AND ADVENTURE.

LOVE, HUGS AND PRAYERS
BOB AND JUDY TAYLOR

birthday wish from tam said...

BECKY, I hope you had fun on your birthday and that you have plenty of company. Me, Yonni and Yosefa will be waiting for you on sunday with some belated birthday stuff.
by the way- i thought the pics of "Holy Week" were really quite amazing!
SEE YA SOON, love Tammy.