marhaba.

that's hello in arabic. I have been eating a lot of middle eastern food lately and feel a closer connection to the culture. it started with yuna's leftovers of pita, baba ghanouj and tabouleh salad on wednesday. she told me to go nuts and I did. then, I had both maoz and sunrise deli yesterday, and will probably have a shawarma/gyro for lunch today. it's all very good and tasty. too bad it's slightly fattening. I saw them deep fry the eggplant at maoz and it disappointed me -- I opted not to order it. on top of the fried falafel, it would be all too caloric. but of course I ordered fries. and dipped them in mayo. these are some of the best belgian fries ever. highly recommended.

I went shopping alone earlier this week at jcrew in emeryville. I'm actually excited to dress up for graduation now. got myself some khakis and a "washed" white shirt. I still need to go back though for some more things. the 15% student discount makes it all worthwhile. nothing like buying clothes and shoes when completely stressed out. ptcb next friday and thesis presentation saturday. yesss. the next part is buying the appropriate ties. I recently discovered thetiebar.com and am pretty excited. I want some skinny ones. and a tie bar. I suppose its all the rage and I want in. I'm probably also going to get a bow tie.

also on the wish list is a watch. all unnecessary but I don't know how to stop. and I really need to.

my camera finally arrived and I'll be excited to take pictures again. can't wait to pick it up later today. I hope the issue is resolved and it is completely fixed. (I'm slightly paranoid that the flash won't work after having banged on it whilst trying to "fix" the camera initially.)

back to thesis.