I’ve started to forget the colors in a sunset. Of course I see the stereotypical gradients in my mind, likely placed there by television or National Geographic. It isn’t quite real, though. Here, the skies are cloudy or full of…
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the threat of separation draws me in to this nightmare realm where I search calling your name there is an echo back… this scenario has happened before in a different situation in my dreams. I wait for you in the…
What happens when Sholeh is too busy to write blog entries? She blesses the world with poetry. Oct 9 This is what she is cloaked in Undermined by mystery She’s got no poker face Emotions concealed? No, openness is her…
O Lord, my God and my Haven in my distress! My Shield and my Shelter in my woes! My Asylum and Refuge in time of need and in my loneliness my Companion! In my anguish my Solace, and in my…
Oh, speak with all of the words lingering in your heart, The ones that refuse to come out unless prodded. Speak and don’t be afraid of the emotions The dreams, the pain that come with speech. Just…speak, sing, shout out…
The Baha’i Association at my University won the bulletin board decorating contest. We got a monetary prize for catering for events, but more importantly, it inspired us to make a better board than we would have without incentive, and now…
In those days past when summer was the overriding season our smiles were open the cynical twists of the mouth didn’t exist. There was no pain behind those eyes. It was the Sobes and the Guccis and the core Chicago…
The prairie is now a nice light brown, dried up, fall color. And home is always changing…the construction out there has nearly reached a feverish pitch. “Why I love the suburbs” Reason #1: Wide open spaces & plenty of parking….
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….
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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 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…
Finish this sentence: “I never leave home without __________.” Also, my 21st birthday is in 21 days. 🙂 If you REALLY must buy me something, see the Amazon wishlist on the right. haha.
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…
No point to the title. It just came to me. The only reason it is there is because I finished reading The DaVinci Code a couple of days ago. It was an interesting, fun work of fiction, but I can…
I bought 7 goldfish a couple weeks ago, and a Betta. There are now 2 goldfish and the Betta still lives (although it does not eat as much as my last one). The other fishies went belly-up, one by one….
I tried this one in another place and got some really interesting responses. Thought I’d try it again. What is the last positive thought you had?
I’ve been eating a lot of chicken and yogurt recently. I wonder why. In any case, the job is going well, I’m learning a lot although today was rough. 10 hours on my feet = pain. I’ll get used to…
I look around and realize How little I know of the friends that I’ve spent hours and days with The trials in their minds and souls The fragility with which their thoughts are shaped. Clumsy, I stomp through this web…
The reason I have been so quiet the last few days? See the pictures below. I cannot function without my computer, and so my parents lovingly provided a desk in the office for me to set up my computer and…
Sign It is a sign from the Divine, he said A mysterious smile at the corner of his mouth Something falling randomly Taking hold and taking shape Twisted gently and broken down Something given from the hand of fate Built…
I’m discovering that going into things without expectations tends to work out. I’m finding that surprises can be really, really good. And hey, maybe life is complicated. But I’m really enjoying it. And sometimes we create those complications ourselves, anyways….
enlighten me as to the philosophy that drives your mind, to this interesting, incompatible edge. understandably, I’m not impressed by this thought process. unnecessarily convoluted twisting around turns spiritually, I’m getting polluted. this constant scream and shout I’m feeling drowned…
“Praised be Thou, O God, my God! These are the days whereon Thou hast enjoined Thy chosen ones, Thy loved ones and Thy servants to observe the Fast, which Thou hast made a light unto the people of Thy kingdom,…
Mission (Feb 2004) I lost sight of my mission somewhere along the way. At my birth I was given an inescapable task. “Go and teach, spread the Word, be worthy of your heritage.” Such a noble legacy, stories of heroism,…
Ta Da! I have internet access on my computer after 1 month without it. I was going crazy. If you click on the link below, you will be able to see the recipe for Kabob and Persian rice that I…
Things I have learned this weekend: *When your friends play the guitar, goof off, and make drums out of tupperware, you know you’ve got cool friends…even if they like to play a game involving a Dictionary. *grin* *When you are…