December 2010
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The 21 year old sailor who sat next to me on the flight to Milwaukee gave me his Dixie hat.
I can’t express why.
I’m in Miami, bitch #USAUSAUSA
I wish my mother would remember that I paid for more than half of my Morocco trip through scholarships and grants.
OMFG last day in Morocco! Hopefully I can take the train from Frankfurt > Dusseldorf and make my flight to the US on time. #inchallah
…having completed four months of study abroad, about to graduate with 2 degrees and am moving to FR next year. Yeah, I do feel elite.
Faux (yet constructive) ISR-PAL negotiation is COMPLETE! Media Final, here I cooooome
5 hrs of studying + 4 hrs of sleep later…SQUIGGLY LINE FINAL: PART 1 IS COMPLETE! Next: faux ISR-PAL negotiations and a Media final. #whew
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-12-12) →
CocoRosie (13)
Beirut (11)
Santigold (10)
Broken Social Scene (9)
Crystal Castles (8)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
INSTANT MOTIVATION
Olivia: Ugh, I have no motivation to write this stupid 3 page, double-spaced paper.
Robert: Wow, c'mon!
Olivia: I KNOW.
Robert: YOU CAN DO IT. Just think, with every word, you're closer to leaving Africa!
Olivia: OMG. SO TRUE. INSTANT MOTIVATION. TWO PAGES DONE ALREADY.
listening to "Robyn - Konichiwa bitches... →
HOLY SHIT, THIS IS A GREAT REMIX
listening to "La Roux - Tigerlily" →
@BARRR our communication is telepathy, what you give is what you get out of naturally
listening to "Mark Ronson - Valerie feat. Amy... →
@BARRR did you have to go to jail, put your house out up for sale, did you get a good lawyer?
listening to "Crystal Castles - Courtship Dating" →
@BARRR How do I feel for thee? You smell of great disease, ‘cause we’re young & fell in from the stars
listening to "LCD Soundsystem - Drunk Girls" →
@BARRR Just cause you’re hungry doesn’t mean that you’re lean
listening to "LCD Soundsystem - Drunk Girls" →
@BARRR
#merrikkaaaaa
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Journal Entry: Mustafa
12/09/10 Meknes, Morocco
Sitting here, watching as Mustafa the Doorman - a large, gruff looking man with shining eyes and cheeks so round I would have them be rosy despite of the dark leather that is this man’s skin - fumbles with my shotty iPod earbuds. He eagerly asks me to play him one of La Lupe’s songs, or ”la femme espagnol” as he refers to her. In the four months of...
My French prof told me that he was an atheist yesterday, and my respect for him grew ten-fold.
Speaking of French class, FINAL TODAY OMD
Listen: New Björk Song Pays Tribute to Late Fashion Designer Alexander McQueen (via @pitchforkmedia) http://t.co/moo6vje
Happy Islamic New Year, folks! It’s 1432!
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Tuesday
Happy Islamic New Year, everyone! The year is 1432, and while the jokes practically write themselves (Happy New Year, you’re still in the Dark Ages!), it is interesting to celebrate another unfamiliar holiday - and, of course, to sleep in on account of class cancellations. In the four months of living abroad an in a Muslim country, I’ve observed the hunger of Ramadan, the celebration...
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recommend?
Today is Tumblr Tuesday, and from what I’ve been able to gather that means that peeps are asking for their respective blags to get advertised.
Well, I’m too new to the bloggersphere to make any meaningful recommendations, so instead I implore any passerby to recommend to me a blog that you enjoy!Topics of interest include:
photography
architecture
“art”
nude people
...
Whoa! Looks like I’ll have some income for next month.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-12-5) →
CocoRosie (27)
Crystal Castles (19)
Broken Social Scene (18)
Rufus Wainwright (17)
Empire of the Sun (12)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
My U.S. re-entry date is in 15 days. SOT, I will absolutely miss Morocco’s coffee and pastries.
In 2011, “I will be big, bold, brave, and free” http://www.flickr.com/photos/galadarling/5221791606/sizes/l/in/photostream/
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Friday
Today, my Arabic professor threw his chair across the room, though I think he meant to aim it for my frustrated grimace.
I have never, not in all my years of being an annoying, inquisitive, frustrated/frustrating student — I have never had a professor express such rage towards me or my person. True, I should have been and need to practice being a polite young lady, even when lessons in a...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-11-28) →
Broken Social Scene (18)
LCD Soundsystem (8)
Crystal Castles (8)
La Lupe (7)
Hot Chip (7)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
So far, I’ll be playing Dan Deacon, Robyn, CC, Hot Chip, Holy Fuck, CocoRosie, LCD & Neon Indian during #w00tstock’s first Spring show
So, I guess I’m on Tumblr: http://oliphaunts.tumblr.com/ Anyone else?
This song will forever be the soundtrack for crossing all the city streets of Morocco. ♫ http://blip.fm/~z8aq4
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“Benjamin: “I feel like I’m slowly dying.”
Olivia:...”
– from Merzouga to Meknes
pick up your life →
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listening to "Dan Deacon - Baltihorse" →
This song will forever be the soundtrack for crossing all the city streets of Morocco.
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pitter patter goes my heart
Photo credit: Merisa Okic Photography
I should start out by saying that, personally, I find this whole blogging thing to be kind of weird and self-serving. I do not consider myself a good writer, or all that interesting, or worthy of a reblog — but sometimes I do. Sometimes, I hear my mouth open and the wittiest remark of the day comes sailing out of it; sometimes, I open my eyes to see...
tumblrbot asked: WHERE WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO VISIT ON YOUR PLANET?
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“Of course you will be happy. You will be a modern, educated lady. You will...”
– Dreams of Trespass by Fatima Mernissi
My roommate tossed me this book one night, and I credit Mernissi’s story for helping me get through a lot of what Morocco has thrown at me.
GUESS WHAT?! I just got hired to pose at the @LawrenceArtsCtr! Thanks for the good word @BARRR #momonehhoney