JustASC

My word of the week:

eqvellocal, adj.  (ee-QVELL-uh-cull) Describes that uncertain feeling when you hear a piece of good Jewish news that’s immediately followed by some not-so-good news. Example: “Phyllis had eqvellocal emotions when she found out her son-in-law finally got a job — as a human guinea pig.”

Real life eqvellocation, from yesterday’s New York Times wedding announcements:

Lisa Loeb, the singer and songwriter, and Roey Hershkovitz, the music coordinator on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” were married Saturday evening at Brasserie 8 ½, a restaurant in New York. 

Mazel tov! So far, so good.

Rabbi Andy Bachman officiated.

Even better — they should live and be well! But wait a sec:

Ms. Loeb considers herself to be a “vegequarian” – which she defines as a vegetarian who eats fish, and, in her case, sometimes a bit of bacon…

Gevalt! I’m feeling eqvellocal about Ms. Loeb! What’s next?

But the next spring, both agreed that their timing was off. “Over a sad shrimp quesadilla, we realized that we really needed to break up,” Ms. Loeb said. “We were in different places in our lives.”

Oy, I have to sit down.

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