Not mitthai, originally uploaded by yaznotjaz.
I’ve spent the last month or so on what we flickr rockstars have all, in regards to our respective deadlines and dramas and to-do lists, been referring to as Getting Important Things DONE. What this means, of course, is that I’ve been distracting myself by spending far too much time […]

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Rockstar & sunshine & scribbles, originally uploaded by yaznotjaz.
The past couple of months, I kept getting emails reminding me that the sweepthesunshine.com domain needed to be renewed by February 17. So, I took care of that - on Valentine’s Day, no less, because I really do lowve you, internetS, and especially Blogistan - and we’re […]

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Sunshine-y orange, to cheer me up on rainy days like today, by yaznotjaz
Sometimes when I am bored or tired or stressed, I hit “compose” on a new email window and type nonsense. Like this one at work today:
This is one example of the ways in which we can collaborate on projects based around shared issues […]

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Flutes at the Carnaval, San Francisco, May2007, by yaznotjaz
I need to clear up all the tabs I have open in my laptop window, so I’ve decided to share with you all the things I’ve been viewing and reading today (this is, of course, just a sneaky way to use this as a placeholder post of […]

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From the Ramadan Cookie Project 2006 photoset, originally uploaded by yaznotjaz
To state the obvious, since everyone is talking and blogging about it these days, Ramadan is here! Has been here for a couple of weeks, actually. How are we nearly halfway through the month already?
I wasn’t fasting on Monday, so I took a slice […]

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For Baji, my favorite robot monkey pirate, originally uploaded by yaznotjaz.
A few things, re. Talk Like a Pirate Day, which was on Sept. 19th (must mention them now, before I forget, because they amuse me):
one. My phone shows the following outgoing text message to Baji on August 11th, as I was walking down through San […]

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Trying to be difficult at the Berkeley Marina, originally uploaded by yaznotjaz
Yesterday morning, I checked my emails and found the following facebook message from my sister’s friend and classmate (this makes her my friend by default, too, I think). S wrote:
hooooly, lardki!
omg omg omg, i just discovered your mad photo hobby. ummmm, what?? you take […]

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This is just a Public Service Announcement to let you all know (as if you really care) that all my 2003-2007 archives have been imported over from Blogger!
Those of you who don’t care about such things can just ignore this post, but others who are interested in importing from Blogger to Wordpress may find this […]

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Get stoned at workOriginally uploaded by yaznotjaz

Driving along to work this morning, I heard on the radio that today is Get Over It Day. The website is hilarious - you can type out what you want to get over, and click “submit,” and it turns into a piece of […]

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My buddy S and I stand still for a moment during our hanging-out session with Anjum, early this year. Originally uploaded by yaznotjaz.
I keep bookmarking websites and then not doing anything with them, so perhaps I should share them with you all. Here are some stops I’ve made on the internet lately [apologies for not […]

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Our favorite, funny balloon-maker and t-shirt seller is back, and better than ever. Check out the newly-relaunched HijabMan.com for all sorts of good stuff, including his gorgeous photos, of which he explains:
I’m not a photographer nor am I a journalist trained to seek out interesting subjects and present them neatly labeled and interpreted. My only […]

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The Danish group Outlandish is one of my favorite music bands, so I was delighted to recently find in my inbox a Divanee Magazine interview with Waqas Qadri. Qadri is ethnically Pakistani; the other two band members are ethnically Moroccan and Cuban/Honduran.
From the Outlandish website:
We live in times when political positions are becoming […]

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Originally uploaded by yaznotjaz.
A recent edition of the San Francisco Chronicle contained an article I read with interest. FINDING MY RELIGION: Nipun and Guri Mehta talk about their $1-a-day pilgrimage through India is an interview with two people I am blessed to know, although it’s been months since I’ve seen them in person.
I’ve mentioned Nipun […]

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[Riz Ahmed, Farhad Harun and Arfan Usman star as the “Tipton Three” in Michael Winterbottom and Mat Whitecross’ THE ROAD TO GUANTANAMO. Photos courtesy of Roadside Attractions.]
Everyone needs to go see The Road to Guantanamo, about the Tipton Three at Guantanamo Bay.
Special thanks to 2Scoops, who first brought the film to my attention weeks […]

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[Riz Ahmed, Farhad Harun and Arfan Usman star as the “Tipton Three” in Michael Winterbottom and Mat Whitecross’ THE ROAD TO GUANTANAMO. Photos courtesy of Roadside Attractions.]
Everyone needs to go see The Road to Guantanamo, about the Tipton Three at Guantanamo Bay.
Special thanks to 2Scoops, who first brought the film to my attention weeks […]

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