l'shanah tovah...

so it's the jewish new year. what a wild and crazy time here in san francisco! people are running through the streets drunk and naked, celebrating the incredible coming of the new year! ok. not really. in fact. i'm at work. one of 6 people who had to report to work today. which is fine b/c i'm not jewish. nor do i celebrate jewish holidays. but what about the other 30 staff members who also work at this non-denominational organization? they're "working from home" which means they got it off. it's ok, though. i thought my "not-my-religion" new year today would be pretty uneventful, considering that my christian new year went by in a flurry of unexcitement and couch-potato-ing. well, except for trying to make ammends w/my dad. that didn't quite work out. but now, for the jewish new year, he finally emails me something other than a forward (that he's sent me 89 other times) that takes up 65% of my inbox; this time, it's a yahoo egreeting wishing me a happy new year. um. yeah. except it's not my new year. at least on january 1st, i got to open a new calendar and start writing a new year on my checks. this new year... i could pretend to eat apples and honey. and light candles. and eat challah french toast (yum). but it's not my new year. so do i write back? i'm thinking i let it be and maybe, if i'm feeling extremely generous, understanding, forgiving, and perhaps drunk beyond belief, attempt again on chinese new year (begins around january 29, 2006). now there's a new year i celebrate.