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I picked this up from my pal Jen!

1. LEYLA (CEPT getting busy), 2. goose bento 2, 3. Thank God It’s Friday III, 4. vertical neighborhood., 5. Forearm, 6. hasselblad summer rain, 7. OIA, handmade houses, 8. Vanilla bread pudding french toast, 9. curator, 10. love…, 11. Empathetic fairies, 12. Bored

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Some similarities are harder to see than others …

Well, it’s official, our US dollar is worthless.

In New York City this week, people are spotting “Euros Accepted” signs everywhere. I’m beginning to think I should just take over blue jeans to Europe as tender for my next visit.

source: www.xe.com

Reasons to vote:

you want change
you want status quo to continue
you want to verify your citizenship
all your cool and politically hip buddies will taunt you if you don’t
these are rights you didn’t have in the old country
it gives you the right to bitch about what goes on if your candidate didn’t win
“I voted” sticker flickr moments

Reasons […]

My ex boyfriend from ages ago taught me an interesting word and concept that I still use to this day. The word “bronzilla”. This word is meant to describe anyone (usually women though) who are addicted to tanning and turn a deep shade of orange. You know the kind. They sometimes have peroxide snowy blond […]

… because, yes, that’s right … I’m part Russian. Well, more specifcally, my mother’s side of the family hails from Azerbaijan, a part of Iran that borders Russia in a way which I’m sure has been switched back and forth for centuries. So it’s sorta like Irussian… or something. Also, I think my mom loves […]

There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics. (Benjamin Disraeli)
Smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics. (Fletcher Knebel)
Statistics: The only science that enables different experts using the same figures to draw different conclusions. (Evan Escar)

It’s College Entrance Exam day in Kabul, Afghanistan!

“More than 1,800 perspective cadets rise for the playing of the Afghan National Anthem before the start of the Afghan College Entrance Exam for the Afghan National Army Academy, Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct. 25 [2007]. The perspective cadets here are hoping to be one of the approximately 300 chosen […]

It’s been a crazy month so far. I have been to three different cities in three different weeks, and I think I’m still not eligible for Gold Status on my American Airlines membership, bastards.
Anyhow, to wrap up the insanity that just took place ….
I went to Vancouver for the Houdini 9 Launch event at the […]

It’s kind of my birthday today. I say kind of because I’m not exactly sure if that’s the case. I always celebrated it on September 11th, but all my documents and records say it’s the 12th.
This is because the Iranian calendar is lunar based and shifts each year, so according to that, my birthday changes […]