Shalom chevre!

How is everyone doing, and how were your secular holidays? Did you do anything special? Do any of you celebrate Xmas at all with non-Jewish friends? What do you do about enlightening non-Jews about Chanukah (especially the whole "it isn't a Jewish equivalent to Xmas" thing...)?

Did ok here. Been ill with a weirdo condition since erev Yom Kippur that has helped me with appetite (as in I am not hungry as much), so I've lost about 4 pounds in the last two weeks - bonus! I don't know whether that would've happened if I wasn't sick and on the meds I now take. (I'm making too much spinal/brain fluid & have to take meds to bring that down for at least two months, maybe more.)

Anyway, just checking in. Also, are any of you thinking of going to the convention? I am planning to go for the whole weekend and just enjoy the heck out of my time with other bandsters.

All the best,

I really enjoyed chanukah what I enjoyed more is everyone saying I gained 5 lbs from all doughnuts and I said I lost afew lbs over chanukah. LOL! Im not even loosing but just for the kicks. At least I didnt gain.

Refuah Shelima with your condition. I hope you get better real soon.