apropos of anything

1. “We WANT our point back.” (pause) “Well, I suppose when you’re winning by SO MUCH, one point doesn’t really matter, right? Let’s give it to them.”
2. “I can’t believe you let me talk about a freaking air mattress for 15 minutes before you told me that.”
3. “400 cookies are for weenies. Next time we [...]

Wow. Haven’t done one of these in a while. Here we go:
1. Voting. I wanted to vote on Election Day, but this year the turnout is so high that I didn’t want to take the chance of getting stuck in a line for eight hours and being late for work (despite not having to go [...]

I only have five minutes, so here we go:
1. Being one of the millions of voices calling for change. He won the battle, and now it’s time to focus on the war.
2. The grand opening of the new Masjid Al-Farooq tomorrow. If it feels like we’ve been waiting years for this, it’s because we have. [...]

Coming tomorrow because a) my carpal tunnel has been acting up and b) some unexpected work blindsided me this evening. I know what I want to say, though, so… tomorrow.
In other news, lemon yogurt cake is even yummier when you actually top it with the lemon/sugar syrup, but I think if I were going [...]

I meant to do a 3BT last week and didn’t get to it. I was going to do one this week (as in, today), but then I saw Aisha’s post listing off 30 things she loves, and thought, why not? So, here we go:
1. Faith. It keeps me going, keeps me focused, keeps me grateful [...]

Y’all, I can’t seem to stop moving. There’s too much going on, and a disproportionate amount of my energy is going to dealing with teenage drama (or at least that which resembles teenage drama). Right now, the most beautiful thing ever would be a day off from my life… which I expect to get sometime [...]

I hadn’t even reached the parking deck on my way home today before I called Aisha to tell her I’d just had a horrible day. It’s shattering to realize somebody you thought knew you well and respected your abilities and professionalism doesn’t actually at all.
And then I got home and read this. And so far [...]

I have another post in my head. It’s late, which matters as it’s somewhat timely, but I’m going to get over that and to the 3BT today because it’s Thursday and because I haven’t in a while and because thirty years ago this weekend, a movie changed the course of cinematic history.
If you think I [...]

Because it’s late and because the weeks, they just keep getting worse as the year goes on, so much that I am almost ready to hand 2007 the “Worst Year EVER” award, and it’s only March. But. That’s why TBTT is so important: It reminds me that things aren’t really as crappy as they seem.

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Because food is always, always beautiful:
1. Berries and berry season. I look forward to summer for so many reasons (baseball (duh), sunshine, Screen on the Green, the Shakespeare Festival, fireworks on the Fourth of July, etc., etc., etc.), not the least of which is the return of fresh fruit, especially berries.

The color and contrast in [...]