Neurotic Owl

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Tag Archives: Why yes I am Jewish

Amelia Pond. It’s like a name out of a fairytale.

June 30, 2015 · Leave a comment

And then the opposition gets their say.

True story:  when I was little and started reading the Narnia books, my mom sat me down and explained that they were very good books, but they were about a … Continue reading

June 2, 2015 · Leave a comment

Tarot! And a sukkah! Four of wands.

Because I’m sorry, that is clearly a sukkah, with or without walls.  Which is fine — lots of cultures have a similar sort of harvest festival, so I’m not feeling … Continue reading

March 5, 2015 · 2 Comments

Tarot #2, The High Priestess, AKA I have to draw what?!?!?

This is the one where things start to really change, because I had forgotten the immense amount of Jewish and Christian iconography in these card, and I’m not comfortable with … Continue reading

January 26, 2015 · Leave a comment

Tarot #2: The Magician.

By the way, did I mention that these are based on the Rider-Waite tarot deck?  It’s the one I know best, it’s full of lovely visual symbolism, and it’s public … Continue reading

January 23, 2015 · Leave a comment

This is just my week for drawing excess, isn’t it? I should have added more hams.

I’m sure there are plenty of other things you can spiral slice, and I’m equally sure that I’ll find out in due course as V uses her spiral slicer on … Continue reading

January 8, 2015 · Leave a comment

He’s going to grow trees in Israel.

Isn’t it good to know, when we were collecting tzedakah in those little blue & white tin boxes, that it was going to help red pandas plant trees with adorable … Continue reading

October 7, 2014 · Leave a comment

This was me last week, and will probably be me again tomorrow.

Because part of going to synagogue with my mom after a long day at work is trusting her when she says she won’t hang around afterward for very long, then … Continue reading

October 2, 2014 · Leave a comment

Only one more Passover cartoon after this, I swear.

So another Pesach tradition you may or may not be familiar with — insanely long songs with 7,000,000,000 verses.  It’s all fun and games at first, and I can hang … Continue reading

April 23, 2014 · Leave a comment

So, I lied, but only a little bit.

Clearly I did not manage a post last night — work ran even later than expected — but I did scan things!  Hooray! So, for those unfamiliar with Passover traditions, … Continue reading

April 22, 2014 · 2 Comments