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Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 5:59 pm
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Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 6:09 am
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My favorite event so far in terms of individual events was Gulf Wars 2010. In fact, that may turn out to be my favorite event to return to. I met some truly amazing folks there, especially in Al-Mahala, the Middle/Near Eastern encampment.
Cute incident: I grew up in a place that didn't really have any Jews to speak of, so "ask for the Jews" came to be a pretty good way for people to find me. Now, I live in a highly Jewish neighborhood, so "ask for the Jews" won't bring you to my doorstep. But when I got to Gulf Wars, I didn't give it a second thought. I was once again surrounded by Southern accents, so my childhood habit came to the forefront when someone asked where she could find my encampment. "Go to Al-Mahala," I told her, "and ask for the Jews." I hadn't even set up camp yet, and already someone was looking for me! I felt like some sort of movie star. Ten minutes later, after the person and her entourage had skipped merrily off in another direction, I realized wait a minute, I'm camping with other Middle Eastern personae. Surely there will be a lot of other Jews there. She's going to get lost on the way to us. What if she never finds us again? Not to worry -- she found us right away. Apparently my encampment of three people was the extent of the Jewish (in or out of persona) presence at Gulf Wars this year. o.O
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Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 2:45 am
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Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 8:16 am
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Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 2:40 pm
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Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2010 6:26 am
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Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2010 12:43 pm
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