I find it interesting that world maps are hard to come by in stores here in Qatar. So after combing the shelves of Carrefour (all three branches), Villagio, and that little bookstore at the 3rd floor of City Center, I decide to go to Jarir Bookstore along Salwa Road. I ask the guy for a...
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The Problem With Me
The problem with me is that when I am sad, I expect people around me to be sad as well. Have you ever heard of anything more selfish, more egoistic, than that? I have the ability to shut down and shut others out. I also am quite skilled at not being able to amuse myself....
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A puzzling delay
It’s been two years and four months since this happened. This morning I roll out of bed and see an sms message from Doctor Doom: Borrowed cd of Nada Surf from library. The Weight is a Gift. Loved it! Again, just to make my point, it’s been two years and four months since I told...
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You think you can do these things…
Fucking hell, talk about itchy fingers! Four months after my attempt to give myself a haircut (and failing miserably: my hair is still uneven by 2 inches on one side), here I am again, fighting the urge to chop my hair off. I was mumbling my desire to give myself another haircut an hour ago,...
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Drove through ghosts to get here
Last week, the tiles on the kitchen floor started to swell, as if there was an octopus lurking underneath, trying to get out (even though I know that octopuses… octupii?… can fit thru a bottle’s neck. Saw it on National Geogrphic years ago. Fucking amazing, those creatures! I am quite obsessed with them). Then followed...
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