four fruits

dear astronaut best band ever

Phase one of the new site. Jeb and I are working on it together. He worked out the design; I'm trying desperately to remember CSS so I can make a site out of his design.



Strange face beads that I'm selling on Etsy. They're listed as a lot of 10, but I found some more recently, so I can sell them in larger amounts as well.

central asian surprise

So I launched a website on Friday. I made the whole thing myself. For serious. I still have a lot of things to fix, and I have interns now, so I have to think of things for them to do, but I made a whole website. And it works!

On a related note, I am exhausted. I went to dinner with Kira and her parents and her boyfriend and his dad, which was surprisingly low on awkwardness. I think Kira's mom invited me to go on a Central Asian vacation with her (Tashkent, Samarkand, Turkmenistan, Ulan Bator). I hope she's serious; Turkmenbashi is fascinating even though he apparently died in December, and apparently the largest outdoor market in Central Asia is in northern Uzbekistan. Okay, yes, it's not exactly a stable region, but we'll figure something out.

Either way, we ate at a southern Indian restaurant called Amma, and it was amazing. I had dum aloo for the first time, and it was awesome. [Okay, so maybe it's not entirely southern Indian, because dum aloo is Kashmiri, and Kashmir is not in southern India... maybe there's a southern Indian version? Confusing.]

One final note: should I buy a Blackberry? Okay, obviously the answer is no, but I really, really want one. Like, über tons. Well, really I want a Treo or a Motorola Q, but I have T-Mobile, so Blackberry it is if I want to stay organized in this crazy world we live in. So... please convince me that this Blackberry thing is a terrible idea, because part of me really wants to look important and have the ability to check my email all the time, constantly.

cop to it

I saw two people being arrested on my street yesterday. The whole process was a lot calmer than I would've expected, but as Kira pointed out, this is the real world, not Cops.

I've been working on a website for my friend Wael Abifaker for three hours now. It's basically done, or at least as it's going to be this weekend. Tell me what you think. Considering that I did the whole thing in five days, I'm pretty happy with it.

In other news, I started actually studying for the GRE, and I remember a lot more math than I expected. I haven't registered yet as I am scared of wasting $130 and also that I'll totally bomb it, but I'm taking it either the last Saturday in April or the first Saturday in May. No reason to put it off any longer! So exciting it almost makes you want to vomit.

fucking whatever

These two guys from work figured out I have a blog, so now I'm all
paranoid about writing this, because I have to work with those people,
you know? If they think this is lame, they'll totally lose all respect
for me, which would be, like, a lot of respect because I am awesome
and say "like" constantly, not only in casual conversation but in
writing too. What's not to respect?

Whatever. Today I figured out that I can still use my webspace at NYU,
which means I have 50mb of storage and unlimited bandwith, so I will
soon rule the fucking internet! Seriously though, I have all of this
drive and motivation to practice web design shit, but the problem is I
have no real desire to make a webpage of my own. Like... what the fuck
do people put on their webpages? I can barely handle the fact that I
have a blog; what the hell am I going to put on a whole webpage? I
guess I could do photos or something, but I mean, no one cares, right?
Surprisingly, I think I'm not quite self-absorbed to do this whole "my
own website" thing. Wait, no, I am, I just haven't quite gotten over
the embarrassment caused by being exactly like all of the people I
hate. Oh god, I hate myself! And yet I love myself... what a fucking
predicament.

Whatever. If you or anyone you know needs a webpage, leave a damn
comment. I'll make you one for free, and I can pretty much guarantee
it won't suck. I mean, it might at first, but I'll totally keep fixing
it until it stops sucking. Maybe I'll even keep going and make it
awesome! Awesome's gonna cost you, though.

two weeks until i go home again

I am currently geeking out over the following:

1. medieval research with the coolest history professor in the world.

(look! you can buy her book!)

2. setting up my own website

(can anyone recommend a good place to host my site? i'd prefer somewhere independent; i found this place that seems cool, but I have no idea how much bandwith I'm going to need.)

3. making jewelry

(i'm gonna buy some beads and thread before work tomorrow, and then i'm going to make sooo many necklaces!)

4. reading is magic!

(crime and punishment is awesome!)