Recovery
mood: 
tired
tiredmusic: Fiona Apple, "Never Is A Promise
I am really getting tired of not having any money. On my way back to work from Chipotle I stopped walking when I heard someone say, "Do you have a minute for gay rights?"
Of course I do! And the guy that stopped me was super cute, too! He was signing people up for HRC. He was super friendly, and if I would have had money to join I could have left knowing he had all my personal information. Alas, our conversation was very limited because I am too poor for anything right now.
Then, one of those weird people with the traditional dress and the beards stopped me and asked me if I was Jewish. What are those people called anyway? And why exactly must they dress like that and have those long hair things that are freakishly scary?
In case you are keeping score, I'm not Jewish. Do I look it?
I believe the term you search is "Hasidic".
Eh, you could pass for Jewish, but a lot of people could. I get told I took it all the time, even though I'm only half, and I never know quite what to think of it. Basically, if you're from anywhere on the Mediterranean, you can pass.
Oh, and those people are Orthodox, or Hasidic Jews. Plural is hasidim. Some of them are also called Lubavitch. And the hair is called peyos. They have to dress like that because the Torah says so, and their wives can never wear anything but long sleeves and long dresses, and they also have to wear wigs because a woman can't show her hair. It's not too different from a lot of Muslims. And it's a good example of how silly it looks when you carry religion, especially the old testament, out to its fullest extent.
that's one of many things i miss about Chicago. thankfully Philadelphia has a reasonable alternative.
(Anonymous)
Moody's Thoughts
But I also had a HRC moment outside Whole Foods in Evanston last week and the convo started with "Do you have a moment for gay rights?". I signed up on the spot for like $10/month. I figure I'll just drink less per month. It's worth it for the gays!
Sorta.
They're paid canvassers. They get sent out for whatever progressive-esque cause needs them. So next week that cute guy may be asking you if you have a minute for starving children or the rainforest.
...but yeah, I'm far more likely to stop and have a moment if the faux-HRCer is a really cute guy. Before I run off.