it's called: this is a headline.  is it from the Times or the Onion?

India Bans Employment of Young Children

Answer: the Times.  this reminds me of the time we were sitting in class in calcutta and our professor, whomever it was that day, told us that it was illegal for children to beg on the streets.  we all laughed.

it's been a strange 24 hours ( Read more... )

i have turned into one of those people who only writes about work. but i like my work. so i will contine to write about it. may i present to you: the cast of kooky and amusing characters who entered the restaurant last night ( Read more... )

a big one ( Read more... )

My boss from AAFSC (Arab-American Family Support Center) sent this all-staff email yesterday...

Tomorrow, our new intern Anna Cummings will be starting. She will be here for July and August, learning and conducting play therapy with our younger clients. Anna is pursing an undergraduate degree in Psychology and Religious Studies. She joins our ( Read more... )

For a reason that I can't explain, I suddenly feel ready to take on the world ( Read more... )

i haven't written in this thing (on this thing? what is the proper blog preposition?) in quite some time. i guess i needed a break, some alone time, a chance to have feelings and experiences that i didn't feel i needed to share with the vast internet world ( Read more... )

I'm sorry I've been avoiding you.

all of these people are promising via livejournal to call me. blog is cheap, people. call me ( Read more... )

so i'm doing what i always do when i don't want to think about the immediate future. i think about the far away future ( Read more... )

Greenday, I have a bone to pick with you. Boulevard of Broken Dreams? Your dreams aren't broken-- they're completely real. Screw you Greenday, you don't know shit about broken dreams ( Read more... )