A Calm Storm

The blog of Sholeh Samadani Munion

If

If I was able to paint in dreams I would put on a canvas every fascinating nonexistent color. If I was a singer in dreams I could put pure joy to music, I could express impossible things with one note….

The Other Day

I once saw the deconstruction of the spirits of some friends Pieces pulled out one by one Each contained in a teardrop Absorbed by sweaters and t-shirts And the occasional torn and rumpled tissue

Things of note

1) Omid (Allen Eghrari) has a blog. We grew up together, so it is fun to have this window into his life at med school. yay! 2) Group projects should be outlawed. I have 5 of them this semester. Yes,…

Questions Answered

It is interesting to see how one question is answered Only to have another spring up. One task completed, and another come undone. As I write the words The ink disappears from the page. My sentences are muted, unraveled at…

Aww

Chewy the caterpillar died. He had formed a chrysalis, but then…death. We’re sad. Luckily, our fish are still alive. Hmm…perhaps we need more pets? —————— Neda and I were eating tacos for lunch at my house today, and she made…

Chewy

My housemate Angela brought home a caterpillar from work a few days ago. He lives in a container on our kitchen table and his name is Chewy…because he chews on things. He is dark grey with black spots, and watching…

Lincoln Park Zoo Greenhouse

There were voices coming out of the ferns! Seriously. Turns out it was some kind of “art”, but I was seriously disturbed for a little while there. For some reason, this picture looks like something from a sci-fi novel. Florescent…

The Opera

One of my roommates performed at the Lyric Opera’s “Don Giovanni”. She gave me a ticket to see it last week. The opera house is amazing. I had never been there before.

Purple Shoes

I saw purple shoes walking down the street yesterday they looked a little sad plodding along, tongues hanging out wearily In September 80 degree weather. I don’t know what style they were or if they are offended by being labeled…

Power Outage

Classes are canceled! *does a happy dance* Some kind of flood that messed with the electricity. I have the whole day to catch up on classes, nap, clean the house, and just relax. YAY! Yesterday was overwhelming, today is bright,…

Gifts-A general thanks

Thank you for hugs. Thank you for laughter. Thank you for the New Food of Life cookbook and necklace. (mom) Thank you for a gluten-free dessert cookbook. Thank you for a ticket to a show. Thank you for such a…

White

I wore a white denim jacket today. Yes, I did. AFTER LABOR DAY. What are you gonna do about it, huh? And I will probably continue wearing white articles of clothing. The seasons will not restrict MY style. A twisted…

Weekend Goodness

The Persian Conference was…different this year. Some of the same people, and some new ones, and an extraordinary number of Chicago youth (Persian and friends of Persians). I went to as many sessions as I could, and spent the rest…

The End of An Era

LAST DAY OF BEING 20. I have no opinions, thoughts, or feelings on this. Except that my friends are unnaturally excited that they can now take me out dancing. haha. Enjoy the weekend, y’all. I’m off to Persian Conference.

Hold on

Hold onto the people you love. Make sure they know that you love them. Be loud and vocal about it. Give hugs frequently and without reserve. Smile and laugh whenever you are given the opportunity. Walk down the street with…

Breakfast

I like coming downstairs in the morning and there is music coming out of Raina’s room, and there is a pot of water on to boil, and a couple of wonderful ladies sipping tea at the dining room table. It…

Peaceful

Greenlake Baha’i Conference was…peaceful. That is mostly what I take away from the weekend. I did not stress about anything, which is a really good thing. Definitely needed it. My digital camera had no batteries, so there are no pictures….

Classes

Ok, so with 6 classes, one tends to get confused about which class one is in at any given time. I literally had to check my schedule halfway through one of them to find out the title of the course….

Senior year

And I hit the ground running. 18 hours, 6 classes. I already have 6 chapters to read before Wednesday. I walked into my Philosophy 102 (Logic) class and discovered a couple of interesting facts. a) Neda is in my class,…

Louhelen

I’m driving to Louhelen tomorrow for the weekend, so I’ll be back on Sunday. I’ll have my cell, and I will check my email for sure. So really…nothing is changing. As usual, it is frighteningly easy to contact me. hmph….

*looks around*

*whispers* Guess what? I have NO IDEA what’s going on! *panic sets in* Oh well…I’ll just wing it. *hops on bike to start a glorious adventure*

Topics of Conversation

In every question of social interaction, the answer depends on the circumstances surrounding that question. When someone asks what to do about something, one must know more details in order to give an opinion. Perhaps that is my problem with…

Delicate

so why d’ya fill my sorrow with the words you’ve borrowed from the only place you’ve known why d’ya sing hallelujah if it means nothin’ to ya why d’ya sing with me at all? -Damien Rice I stood outside today…

New Home!

My search for an apartment has ended. Well, it ended last week but I honestly couldn’t bring myself to write about it until I was really sure everything would work out. It is very close to my school, the L,…

4 more days

My internship draws to a close. I don’t have any real insights about it, except that I have very little interest in retail. hah! Who would’ve thunk it? —————————————————– There are usually reasons for the things I do, even if…

Yes!

Ya Baha’ul Abha!! O Glory of the Most Glorious! I just think that…sometimes I don’t show enough appreciation for God and the universe. 😀

Beach volleyball

Every Sunday a group of Baha’is gather on a Chicago beach to play volleyball and enjoy each other’s company. I’ve not been able to go because of work and family commitments, but yesterday, I did. I’m going again next weekend….

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