About Shwirtz / Jacob Shwirtz

"When the doors of perception are cleansed, things will appear as they truly are, infinite."
I get pissed off that we can't remember the future. I fear normality. I can't stand the idea that friends and lovers feel or once felt about others the way they do about me. I like cushioned chairs and always sitting in restaurants so as to see the fewest number of other people. I don't acknowledge the existence of people who sit beside me on trains, buses or airplanes. I have a few friends who I cherish dearly. I long for honesty yet don't know what it means. I challenge myself and all around me to find inspiration in the smallest, weirdest, least-expected places. The first time I ever really started drinking was when I turned 21. I think too few people drink too little alcohol (especially Israelis). I dislike water and think it is just for vegetarians yet I drink way too much of it. I long for the stars yet can't imagine ever living outside of a big city where I'll never see the stars. I'd give almost anything to know if we really are alone in the universe. I regret not having lived in Poland 100 years ago. I avoid pets or babies because they take attention away from me. I believe in taking a stand and not giving in. After running my own entertainment company, teaching entrepreneurship to high schoolers, performing improvisation comedy and flying through the air as a trapeze aerialist, I moved to Israel in December 2003 to devote the next few years of my life to the Zionist dream. I served in the Israel Defense Forces' Homefront Command and am now a soldier in the reserve army. I speak fluent Hebrew and am a surprisingly good shot with an M-16 (for someone who never touched a gun in his life). I have been keeping a journal with my deep thoughts for over 5 years at JacobShwirtz.com.

Check out the site I recently helped launch at blufr: bruising your ego one bluf at a time.

I'm Male and Single.

Jacob Shwirtz - live from Israel
Tel Aviv, Israel