so there are helicopters fluttering in my soul unimpressed with this current state of mind. retreat, retreat! the horns blow, and I know that the spaces after words are settled in their designated places. —————————————— I invested in a slow…
when I tasted the rain there was salt on my tongue, and I knew the sea was in the sky today. there is dust on my hands and I wait. ————————– Tomorrow is the first day of Ridvan, one of…
Today I am finally back at work. I can’t express in words how happy this makes me. Truly. It has been an eventful day, since I’m branching out in terms of the service I’m doing (I’m working for 2 different…
today I was alone in the Shrine for 30 minutes and I let the rare tears fall today I realized that the jasmine flowers are opening up and I chased the faint scent around the gardens today I thanked God…
I’d like to say, for the record, that while I love being lazy and staying home once in a while, a couple of weeks worth of being trapped in your flat can do weird things to your brain. I’ve started…
there are patterns in hallucination there are a dozen ways to look down upon a place you once knew I know those summer afternoons in a city, watch as the flowered sun dresses of the elite clatter by the shiny…
I am a little disconnected from myself right now. This is because I am taking cold medicine. I hate medication but in this case it is necessary. I’ve been coughing so hard the last few days that my stomach muscles…
Last night I walked down the long gravel path arm in arm with my flatmate. We looked at the sky with scattered stars over an empty field, and the lights shining behind and in front of us. Saturday evenings at…
I decided that for a new year, a new design was needed. I spent hours staring at CSS code, ensuring that I will need a new prescription for my glasses in the next 6 months. Explore the site, there are…
Ok, so I can’t claim to be a sports fan by any stretch of the imagination, but this weekend I have been heeding the siren call of the NCAA college basketball…and last night the Xavier vs Ohio State game was…
Last night the storm took over my sleep, and I only wish I could have been awake to enjoy it. Instead I drifted in and out of sleep, imagining it was an earthquake (the thunder was so powerful it shook…
– Red, yellow, & green peppers aren’t quite as bad as I thought. For as long as I can remember I have picked them out of dishes and avoided them. The other night I made chicken fajitas for a party…
I am buried and surrounded by the silence and truth.I am struggling to comprehend the idea of worlds without end, of the conciousness of planets, the crystal light of suns. I am watching the beauty of smiles between friends, the…
Today, after walking around the Arc gardens I came back to work and the path was blocked by lawn sprinklers. I thought I could time it right…but I didn’t. Luckily I didn’t get completely drenched, but it was pretty funny….
there are secrets in the way eyelashes touch skin in the way we sidestep battlefields burying our smiles in murmurs we are perfect strangers. This weekend, the first two days of the Fast (our weekend is Friday & Saturday, remember!)…was…
Today is the last day of Ayyam-i-Ha, which is a time of joy and gift-giving before the Fast, and is about 4 or 5 days long. The Fast lasts for 19 days…no food or drink between sunrise & sunset. At…
“Wait, Anna Nicole died?!” – At lunch yesterday. Now, in the grand scheme of life, this little tidbit of information can’t really even be considered news. In fact, it makes me rather sad that this is considered newsworthy back in…
I’ve been feeling rather like this animal recently: (On the Terraces, Thursday night) At this moment, I am working my way through a container of hummus (with tortilla chips instead of pita bread, of course). Last night I read about…
I am still reading Muhammad and the Course of Islam, but since it is such dense material I am taking my time. I finished Reading Lolita in Tehran and The Tipping Point and I just finished reading Blink, Gladwell’s more…
It is easier to write with teardrops/raindrops on the window and running in rivers down the street. It is easier to speak in the dark when no one can see my eyes. I am running out of words and desperately…
When there are no tangential people surrounding me, I lose my grip on the strange and random. Those conversations are close to my heart. I miss the artists and dreamers and odd little occurences sometimes. We would take in the…
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I questioned my own existence for a moment last week. It only lasted for a second, but it was quite terrifying. While in conversation on MSN with one of my friends back home, she asked “Sholeh, is that you talking…
Someone didn’t quite make it. On the soccer field, Friday.
the tips of my toes are balanced on marble steps through the soles of my shoes and in the air is that particular perfume of Persian roses and cloudy skies. Today, outside my apartment.
I thought I was prepared. I had the box of cereal ready, and I remembered that I had strawberries in the fridge. I casually open the fridge to get the milk… horrors! NO MILK! So instead I feasted on some…
One thing they don’t tell you about Haifa is its lack of good Mexican food. You can find decent Thai food, which is a relief. But after having lived near Pilsen and the amazing little taquerias that are scattered around…
I think I’m writing again but not speaking in every sense of the term. Speaking in the words that make sense to me and you if you could hear what I was saying to you. Every time I stare at…
I was feeling rather scattered about the books I’ve been reading while I’ve been in Haifa, and wanted it all in one place. I feel like it is easier to read here…I don’t have the distraction of tv & internet…
The fascination with darkness is nothing new. There are no stories or poems left In the spaces between lights flickering madly. This is a promise, in a way. The only darkness that was left was between stars, And that was…