the Adventures of *AND*

We're in North Carolina now. I don't feel like writing anymore. That is all.
Wait, here's a conversation I had about trading Yu-gi-oh cards with Omar:

Me: So Omar how do you know what each card is worth?
Omar: Hussain [cousin] is telling me.
Me: But how do you know he's not ripping you off?
Omar: He's a Muslim.

- Naiema

1. Getting into your car and realizing that you forgot to put deodorant on.

2. Seeing hair on the bathroom floor.

3. The fact that licking your lips when they are dry will only make them drier.

4. When the really pretty and fashionable girl at school tells you that your clothes look "comfy."

5. People who constantly feel into their pockets for their cell phones.

6. The last bit of toe-nail polish that never comes off with polish remover.

7. Your friend catching your expression of mingled horror and shock when you open a hideous present from her.

8. Misusing a big word when trying to prove how intelligent you are to a person you've just met.

9. Laughing at your own joke when no one else does.

10. Realizing that the flush is broken after using your friend's toilet.

11. People who gossip about how other people gossip.

12. People who complain about not being able to gain weight.

13. Promising yourself that you will never procrastinate again.

14. Learning the hard way that a term you've just used is considered racist.

15. Public figures who acknowledge that Islam is a religion of peace, but continue to use the term "Islamic militants" to describe terrorists.

16. Girls who constantly remind you about the number of guys who've hit on them today.

17. People with ridiculously perfect teeth.

18. Not understanding your professor's corrections to your essay - and it's due in two hours.

19. People who lie about facial hair removal.

20. Not knowing why you're friends with some of the people you're friends with.

21. Having a crush on someone and finding out that he's gay.

22. When the cashier does not say "it's ok" when you don't have enough change.

23. Feeling like a creep when you look at people's Myspace profiles.

24. Having to make a decision between going to the gas station cashier to get your ten cents change and feeling cheap, or not getting your change and feeling stupid.

25. People who show too much cleavage.

26. When your dad comments on your friend's weight-loss.

27. People who buy clothes for their dogs.

28. When the airport personnel tell you you've been randomly selected to go through further security check.

29. Having holes in your sock when you go through security check.

30. Asking someone for help at a store and then realizing they don't work there.

31. Accidentally blurting out, "you too!" when the auntie tells you how much you've grown.

- Naiema

Kint
TI Camp {not anymore; going to North Carolina}
Steph's documentary
7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Malcolm X talks

wow, that's it.

- Naiema

Coolness!

-Naiema

Research/term paper is due tomorrow, and I'm 2/3 done. And I have cold that was pretty severe last night.

10 favorites..
color: deep red
food: mexican
month: September
song: M-U-S-L-I-M I'm so blessed to be with them...
movie: School of Rock
sport: Tae Kwon Do
season: fall
day of the week: Friday
ice cream flavor: Cookie Dough
hearththrob: Wentworth Miller

9 currents..
mood: a little bit of anxiety
taste: my oral splint
clothes: red stol, duster, black T, jeans, converses
desktop: Snow
toenail color: clear
time: 12:39 pm
surroundings: family room
thoughts: school

8 firsts..
bff: emaan khan
screen name: SpinachPuffs
pet: white rabbit named Diana
peircing: ears
album: some islamic songs album
movie: aladdin
crush: some kid from Granada

7 lasts..
cigarette: never!
drink: water
car ride: van ride home from the library
movie seen: i think it was The Island
phone call: Alaa
book read: Lovely bones- horrible book
CD played: i can't remember

5 things...
you're waering: oral splint, striped socks, black bandana, neosporin, and liquid bandage
you've done today: ate frosted flakes, brushed my teeth, brushed my splint, applied liquid bandage to a cut on my finger, took brother to library.
you can hear right now: washing machine, dryer, typing...
you can't live w/o: My family, Islam, cereal, milk, and education (no matter how much i despise it.
things to do when you're bored: pluck hair off my upper lip, write on this blog, check email, talk to my sisters, eat.

4 places you've been today:
1. the bathroom
2. the kitchen
3. the van
4. the library

3 ppl you can tell anything to:
1. alina
2. daniah
3. myself (that's lame)

2 choices you need to make right now:
1. classes to take next quarter
2. what to eat

1 thing you want to do before you die.
1. attain a lot of good deeds

Here's a ridiculously great blog about knitting and some other stuff that I found while surfing the 'net.

http://www.figandplum.com

- Naiema

"Whoever safeguards his speech and his chastity, I can guarantee him
paradise."
- Agreed upon narration of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him)