Day 36 - What a hilarious misunderstanding.

Today was the most draining day at work I've had since getting here. I arrived before 9 am and began processing images until Professor Wagner entered and asked for the slides we'd discussed last week. Only his recollection had me giving them to him in the morning, and mine had us meeting in the morning, starting work on them in the afternoon, and sending him a copy tomorrow afternoon. Thus began a fun two hours in which I learned roughly how to use Sigma Plot, tried to make my data look less like nothing, and constructed 4 powerpoint slides summing up my five weeks here. Fun. I sent them to him at around 11 am and resumed image processing, which I continued with a few breaks until leaving work arounf 5:30. For the rest of the day, though, I was just waiting for an e-mail in my inbox telling me I had to start all over again, or something.

I had lunch with Asaf and XiaoMeng at Jubilee, and my mini-pizza was satisfying but nothing really calmed my nerves. After work on the way in to Clore I ran in to Nina and her two friends from home walking with Rachel and Barbara, and they all invited me to dinner at Hertzl Bar at 7:30. I happily accepted, and rested for a bit until that time.

On my way up to meet them, I ran in to Dan, who seemed to think I didn't want him to come with me (when really I wasn't sure because it wasn't my outing), but when I went upstairs the girls said of course he could come along, so I called him. While Nina's friends returned their keys to Nissim, Dan and Ari emerged from the basement, then we all headed out.

We sat outside and looked over the menus. Dan was overwhelmed with the choices, and my suggestions didn't help narrow it down.

Meanwhile, Ari got a call from Zvonimir, and answered in a worried voice because he was supposed to let Zvonimir know if dinner plans materialized. Ari suggested, and we agreed, that Zvonimir is pretty much Ari's girlfriend (for whom else would Ari look at his ringing phone and decide he was "in trouble?"). Let the records show this as the origin of this hilarious idea.

Anyways, we placed our orders, and soon Zvonimir arrived, with Tess and Onur, and sat at the next table. Ben called around this point, and I left the table for a chat which wasn't nearly long enough but which I ended after a little because I felt sort of rude. Our food arrived bit by bit, and rather slowly, but was all fine and they forgot to charge Ari for his (which we concluded was the least they could do to make up for the fact that Rachel's salad didn't arrive until most of us had not only given in and started eating but actually finished our meals). Rachel, Dan, Barbara and I decided to try "Aroma," a coffee place and cafe that functions as Israel's Starbucks, for some cool drinks before heading back to Clore. I got an "iced chocolate," which is exactly what it sounds like.

When we got back to Clore, some people were heading out for a walk, but I sat with Dan and Zvonimir, and after a few minutes Tess, chatting, until I felt my eyelids drooping and decided to call it an early night.

Today's post was brought to you by the number 1, and the letter J (for Jerusalem!).

Scenic overlook of the old city

The group!

Jonathan and a camel. Obviously.

Zvonimir and Joel

The sun setting outside Yad Vashem.