I love love love the random smallness and coincidences of the online world. That’s the beauty of existence.
(p.s. And, yes, cynical Mr. Elysium, I did indeed verify it.)

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and nothing is more powerful than beauty in a wicked world, originally uploaded by yaznotjaz.
[Random small update on last week: Went roller skating last Wednesday with my sister, and the Princess of […]

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Candlelight vigil for Dr. Zehra AttariOakland, 11/11/05 Originally uploaded by yaznotjaz.
A recurring theme in my conversations over the past two weeks has been how much sadness this year has contained. And, again, we never really stop to think about it long enough until it hits close […]

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Requesting your prayers and good vibes for one of my favorite Blogistanis, Binje the biryani-wala and ice cream-lover extraordinaire, whose father passed away on November 14th. All I’ve got going through my mind, in light of recent and cumulative events of the past year is, “This year is on crack and I hate it: why […]

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Leaving Berkeley at noon yesterday, I couldn’t help but smile at the blinding, brilliant red-orange trees I passed on my way to the freeway. Contrary to popular opinion, California does indeed have fall colors. The world was glowing gorgeously, and I thought about how blessed I was, to have spent the entire day before in […]

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Today, Tuesday the 8th, is the one-month anniversary of the South Asian earthquake. Please join the global community in a worldwide vigil. It’s too soon to start forgetting - it’s practically winter, and people need our help now more than ever.
The purpose of the vigil is to:
- Donate money- Press world leaders into action- […]

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Originally uploaded by yaznotjaz.
I won’t even go into the usual moon-sighting and Eid-celebrating controversy. This drama goes on every year, who are we kidding? Suffice to quote my uncle the good sport, who shrugged and said to my father over the phone, “Well, it’s okay. You celebrated Eid yesterday […]

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originally uploaded by yaznotjaz.
The above photograph was taken last Friday, after I had completed Jummah salah (the Friday congregational prayer) in Oakland and decided to swing by downtown Berkeley really quickly. […]

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