My Next Stop: The Rodeo
While I was at home, Uzma and BIL invited my mom and me over for dinner, and when they told us about a halal pizza place they frequent, we decided to order in. Before our food arrived, it was time to pray, and as we stood up, I tossed my bangles onto the coffee table [...]
Learning About Other Cultures
I went to Starbucks yesterday afternoon to jump on their Internet, and ended up staying well after it got dark. Counting yesterday, I think I’ve been to a Starbucks all of three times in my whole life. I’ve never been a coffee drinker, and because I prefer to work in quiet spaces, I never got [...]
Like The Bloods, but With Wings
I saw about a dozen of these beautiful birds in Marina Del Ray, and the longer I watched them, the more I realized that the two groups of birds alongside the lagoon were actually bird gangs involved in some sort of turf war. In order to intimidate a rival gang member, a bird would pull [...]
Back in L.A.
After a five-hour plane ride, and seeing The Boss after two weeks, there was no doubt in my mind that I was back in L.A. — though had there been, seeing this pretty thing would have erased all doubt. Back on the east coast, there would have been a giant bottle of Frizz-Ease in the [...]
Life Called. It’s My Turn to be the Flipper
This is my cousin’s son, Aydin. He’s 4 years old, and his dad used to “burger flip” Uzma and me when we were Aydin’s age. Not sure what a burger flip is? It’s like the most awesome, high-flying adventure a kid could go on. You lay on the flipper’s arms, body straight and tense, and [...]
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