Dear Blogistanis, if you go back two days and read my engagement post, you will notice that the first sentence is: Ask me no questions and I’ll tell you no lies. Well, since you guys asked the questions, you can’t blame me if most of…
Illiteracy stinks
Was chilling and watching channel 4 yesterday. Channel 4 is Iqra TV, by the way, I’m not sure whether it’s from Saudi or Cairo, but they always broadcast all five Jamaats from either Mekkah or Medinah, and these days they’re broadcasting Tarawih as well. I…
Ask me no questions and I’ll tell you no lies. Abez is engaged. Everybody dance.
In case anyone’s looking for proof that Shaitan has, in fact, been locked up for Ramadan, I just put a perfect pie into the oven. 😀 Following in the brilliant footsteps of Choco and Sana I’ve decided to put together a list of things I…
Ok, I repent of that substandard blog. Having had a nap now, I can try to make amends for the aforesaid lameness in blogitude. People sometimes ask me how our inter-faith household has dealt with holidays. Between having a Christian mom and a Muslim dad,…
It’s the weekend. ::jogs around chair in slow-mo::: wheee. I think I need a nap. In the mean time, read this _-Eid story-_ zzzzzzz (pss pss, visit the Muslim Writers Society page for one of Hijabified poems and vote for it!)
Ok, now I’m really writing about Ramadan. One thing that’s come up on the tagboard (many thanks to Choco Bean) is the idea of preparing for Ramadan. What exactly does ‘preparing for Ramadan’ mean, anyway, making a month’s Pakoras in advance? Stockpiling enough RoohAfza to…
I had intended to write a blog about preparing for Ramadan, but instead I’m writing about pie crust. Now, about the pie. There are only four ingredients in a pie crust- cold water, butter, flour and salt. It is almost impossible to go wrong. You…
I had a picture taken the other day. For posterity I suppose, which is a nice way of saying that thirty years from now, at least I’ll have proof that I wasn’t always old and ugly. Right. I went into the studio and sat down,…
Five minutes (and two cups of coffee) ago I was sleepy and didn’t feel up to typing a new blog. But now, five minutes (and two cups of coffee) later, I suddenly realize that it’s too late to be napping and there’s little else to…
Adventures in Taxistan
I seem to have the most interesting luck with cab drivers. I always get the ones who don’t speak either language that I do, or sometimes, I get the ones with ‘stiff neck syndrome,’ a terminal condition that prevents you from turning your head either…
I almost killed myself last night. Really. It was a near-death experience, I almost died of….guilt. You wonder: what could I possibly have done that could nearly kill with me guilt and yet NOT leave me incarcerated? Or do they allow blogging from prison? Ok,…
Is it Friday yet? Almost? Good. An Islamically themed blog is in order then. :::rolls up sleeves, cracks knuckles::: I like praying early. I’ve discovered this for myself only recently, though I’ve been hearing about how great it is my whole life from my father,…
I’m under quarantine. We all are, actually. My poor daddy has gotten bronchitis and he’s a coughing mess, and the rest of us are starting to feel substandard. Now whether this is because we’re actually getting sick or whether we’re just having sympathy symptoms, we…
Random thoughts on video games, violence, and kids
Wow man, I just had a blast from the past. I downloaded a freeware mystery pack and found…Doom. The original. (Knee Deep in the Dead) :::shakes head::: If you never played Doom (back in the old days) then you have no idea what I’m talking…
The Experimental Chef Abez (smiling cheesily and wielding wire-whisk): Hello everyone, and welcome to my cooking show, The Experimental Chef! Today we’re going to try a new recipe for cream-based frosting. We’ve heard rumor that in other places you can whip cream and add a…
Oh wow, my blog is back to normal. I’m going to make a flying leap of assumption and thank the *mysterious* Mr.Passerby on my tagboard. Yay! This keyboard is dangerous by the way. I’m using one at Aniraz’s office, and it has a sticky backspace…