it is 3:30 p.m. in the holy city of safed. we have another 4 hours left to this fast. I am feeling better than I thought I would but I still haven't made it out of the house. I've been in bed for most of the day. I did manage to wet mop the kitchen and dining room areas plus the two back bedrooms. I have been watching holocaust survivor documentaries all day. I just turned off a documentary about how the nurses and doctors of the third reich murdered so many innocent people with physical and mental defects. I had had enough. at least, the survivor stories are hopeful in spite of the immense brutality.
I can't wait for this fast to end. I am thirsty and a bit hungry. it is too hot for me to travel to town to go to the yeshiva. I don't feel like taking a taxi, either. I left food and hopefully it is enough. the manager can put out cakes if any are left from Shabbat. let him improvise. I am staying put. I think last year the other manager called for pizza.
I didn't catch a Shabbat nap yesterday. I was afraid of being up all night, fasting. I usually can't sleep on Saturday night. I finished my novel about a knitting club and the main character succumbed to ovarian cancer. definitely a bummer! but good to be in sad mode before the fast of Tisha B'av began. I couldn't fall asleep and looked for a good holocaust film. I settled on Spielberg's, 'Munich'; the one about the Mossad's revenge murders of the masterminds who killed the Israeli athletes at the '72 Olympics. I finally hit the bed before 3:00 a.m. I stayed in bed for a good while this morning.
I have my blueberry cornbread and a salmon steak ready for me to break the fast. last night I had a tuna sandwich on a whole wheat roll with humus for my pre fast meal. I could have had chicken but I didn't feel like eating any. I didn't have any for lunch, either. I stuck with the salon steaks. I gave most of the chicken to my dog. I finished off the package of kale. I really love it. I hope they still have some left at the supermarket. I am tempted to run down to the store now but I don't feel like getting dressed. perhaps it would be good to take a small walk. every inch of me hurts.
tomorrow night is the first night of the three day klezmer music festival. I think that the daughter-in-law might come with the grandkids. I wish I was already on vacation. I can't wait to return to the outdoor pool. it's been 9 days already. I want to jump in the water right now. these last three hours are going to be a killer.
8:00 p.m. fast is over. yahoo! don't know which was harder; not eating and drinking or not watching videos and regular broadcasting all day.
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