locked out

Two seconds after finishing the last post I locked myself out of my apartment with no keys or phone. I am currently in my complex's laundry facility with nothing but my striped peejees on and my dirty clothes that I am washing to pass the time. If any one reads this and wants to call Mira, my room mate, that would be great.

Save me.

Dinner Picnic

One of the biggest appreciations brought back with me from Jordan was for food, Arabic and Mediterranean-style food. Mostly just anything that I can drown in yogurt I love. Many of the meals I ate were very communal and there was a ceremony about it. It is a time for family, friends, room mates, and even stranger to sit down and enjoy one another. Usually that means not a lot of talking but my roomie and I had some lovely conversations. She is such a good sport about things( she hates this Vietnamese place that I love and she went and ate with me because I was sick and needed some comfort food). Her family never sits on the floor to eat but I told her that I really missed it and she did it with me. It was our date night. We both needed a good time with kebab, stuffed grape leaves, and YOGURT (leban).

barely functioning

went to class at three....woke up at 2:30
went to bed at 9 last night......hate the taste of liquid medicine.

But thank goodness for NPR Tiny Desk Concerts.

follow up on last post

Since Monday I have.....
Payed the hefty traffic ticket I had.
Studied Arabic a little.
Tried a new recipe out on 6 guinea pigs.
I also fell asleep to thinking about reading a book.

I really just don't feel well and I just want to sleep.
To do list day 3:
1. Go to bed before 9.....check.

Order vs chaos

I have never been one for organization.
I don't make plans too far in advance.
I forget a lot and I am late to almost everything.

I was inspired by Katie's last post to make a goal of keeping lists. I know so many people who swear by the power of a well-written list. I have just been feeling like I am not doing all I could do in a day due to a lack in structure.
Here are a few things I would like to do:

1) pay my traffic ticket
2) study Arabic
3) study more Arabic
4) clean my room and find my house keys
5) write my KP a mission letter
6) fall asleep reading a book every night
7) learn the Russian alphabet
8) cook a meal from a fun new recipe
9) tell sugar to take a hike
10) do something nice for a stranger

11) keep daily to-do lists

I think that keeping my thoughts and goals organized me will allow me to approach my days with more zeal. I just need a new routine and scribbling some of my daily goals down on paper might be just what I need.

those things

Do you ever find yourself smiling uncontrollably? You have just found something uniquely charming, heard someone tell you something really great, found a new song that has just change your life, and whatever else stimulates you in a way that you just cannot help but feel a sort of traffic jam in your chest. I just have been noticing the little things. Just like Jesse Eisenberg in "Zombieland" I actively try to enjoy those things that confront you everyday and make you happy( yes, I just watched the movie last night. Still great.). I guess all this comes from interacting with many people who are impervious to this feeling I am referring to called "happiness." I know that I have had my share of very low points that almost felt bottomless but I am just so happy to be alive. I am here to experience, enjoy, love, smirk, listen to, laugh about, procrastinate, work hard, self-improve, and just be. 

A new means of communication

These were just cute.

TWITTER! Everyone is doing it, right? I initially joined twitter at a friend's suggestion and am now renewing my interest in it again for Becca. I look at most of the social networking fads and the public displays of statuses as part of our generation. Sure, one could choose to rise above these things and analyze the facebooking, commenting, tweeting, blogging world as ridiculous and leading to the downfall of real human interaction but I choose to be less pessimistic and give each forum of instant information a chance. Does anyone else have twitter? Follow me
Disclaimer: May not be the most interesting.