I spend most of my day at the computer, engaging in one of 4 activities:



1) Playing computer euchre against live players on Yahoo! games, constaantly trying to improve my rating,which increases when you win a game and decreases when you lose. zyou lose more points when you lose to opponents with significantly lower points than you have. This fact tends to create a situation in which players tend to play each other who are similarly ranked. The biggest problem this creates is when your rating dips below the rating a new player starts out with. Nobody will play with you unless you go to the "beginer lounge" where the level of play is poor. I usually listen to my mp3 collection when I'm playing



2) Reading the parsha ha shevuat, or the weekly torah portion. I usually read the haftorah, and sometimes some commentaries on the portion on the web. I keep telling myself I should ask my rabbi to help me get started on learning more advanced topics like talmud, but I think I'll wait until I finish reading the torah, which will be in the fall. Traditionaly, Jews study in small groups, but I haven't done that yet.



3) Reading the New York times or surfing wikipedia, a free online encyclopedia. Today, I've been learning all about spices. The site even tells you if a spice is mentioned in the bible, and in which verse. Here's an example:


Isaiah 28:27



Caraway is not threshed with a sledge,

nor is a cartwheel rolled over cummin;

caraway is beaten out with a rod,

and cummin with a stick.


I fail to see the modern social relevance for this and a lot of the other parts of the bible, but aparantly one of the rewards of heavan is the revelation of all the secrets of the torah.



4) scouring the Internet for movies containing tribadism. I like brunetes
on a bed the best.