February 2012
11 posts
“How many jewels in coffee; jewels of red, yellow and green
A brunette exhales...”
– Traditional Omani poem, from tonight’s reading, Mandana Limbert’s In the Time of Oil.
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Going to see this guy…
In this theater…
In april. Masha’Allah. (And we avoid an awkward picture of me today!)
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Searchable Hans Wehr - Arabic Almanac →
It might not mean anything to anyone but Josh and I, but masha’Allah!
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indianajosh:
The entire Hans Wehr Arabic dictionary online and searchable. This is without question, bedun shek, one of the single most valuable online resources available to Arabic speakers and students.
All of our lives just got kteeeeeeerrrr simpler.
La shukr 3la wajib :)
January 2012
5 posts
“Life can’t be all bad when for ten dollars you can buy all the Beethoven sonatas...”
– William F. Buckley (via rulesformyunbornson)
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December 2011
1 post
Maggie would like me to let you all know that I’m still alive, aware that this thing exists, and madly in love with her (well, she didn’t ask me to say that last part, but you should probably know it anyway). Insha’allah I’m back after finals.
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November 2011
5 posts
October 2011
9 posts
TOMORROW
Y’all, tomorrow is finally the day of Craggie’s reunion!
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Ironing
If you’ve never thought about how zen it is, do yourself a favor and get some wrinkles out of that shirt you’re going to wear tomorrow.
This post brought to you by unproductivity and a tired brain.
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So true.
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two weeks two weeks two weeks two weeks two weeks two weeks two weeks two weeks two weeks two weeks two weeks two weeks two weeks two weeks two weeks two weeks two weeks
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September 2011
16 posts
“I did not know copy paste not OK.”
– —the students in the class I co-teach. AWESOME.
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JIMMY FALLON: Stephen Colbert Sings 'Somewhere Out... →
I love Jimmy Fallon!
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C: Dudes talking about going to Madeleine Albright’s house for a make up class and breakfast. Lols Georgetown.
M: By make up class I hope you mean Mary Kay party.
Sometimes when I miss Chris I look at pictures of him from high school on Facebook. And I consider posting the really good ones (like of him dressed as a fork) on Craggie, but then I remember that I still want him to like me when we finally see each other again.
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Open your books to page 48, y'all
I feel more like a legit co-teacher now that I’ve actually taught something. Today was my first time teaching for the full class period. We talked about finding, using, and documenting reputable sources. And by “we,” I mean “I” talked and asked questions, and they sometimes answered them, but that’s to be expected. Towards the end they started getting into the...
The Donner Party...
…has been doing so well at trivia lately! Though our team is small, we’ve been in the top 5 the last two weeks. And I’m not going to lie, I’m pretty sure the teams that win 1st and 2nd are cheating. How could you always play a PERFECT game?! (Maybe by having a million people on your team and using your phone which is expressly against the rules?!)
We know that the trivia...
I missed the bit of grad school orientation where they said this isn’t the time to try to get down to one cup of coffee a day,
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Edit: Crisis averted. I now have a coffee maker because my mother is a saint. Now I just have to befriend the Arab landlord down the street to get my Arabic coffee fix…
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Chris's Bio
Chris needed a short bio for something or other, and since he’s so modest I decided I would do him the favor of writing one for him. Particularly since, as an outside party, I can be completely objective. Enjoy! PS, he did make me do a little editing…
Christopher Allen Scott hails from the University of Alabama where he changed his major to Religious Studies his freshman year after...
IT'S GAMEDAY!
[the whole South]
True Life: I Can't Watch Horror Movies Anymore*...
…not that I ever did very often, but that’s one of the side-effects of living in an old house. The whole staircase to the basement creaks with each step you take. So when you’re walking up, it definitely sounds like someone is following you.
*Until this Halloween when, as a Georgetown student, I’m obligated to see The Exorcist for the first time. For those of you that...
August 2011
20 posts
Irene...
…is just a bit anticlimatic.
That being said, all of my NYC friends should still stay safe!
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