The Coffeehouse

I feel the need to declutter. I have a lot of unprocessed thoughts in my head, so I'm not exactly sure what I need to unload. Maybe I'll just start with what I've been up to lately....

I've started applying to jobs. Not full-time permanent stuff, just summer jobs and internships, in my field. I don't want to start a full-time job just yet, I may get to travel this summer, still working on that, and hopefully I'll look for something permanent in the fall.

Today I received a summons for jury duty! It was a bit exciting in the beginning, then surreal, then annoying. Exciting and surreal because I could potentially be a juror on one of those crazy trials in John Grisham books, and annoying because I may not be chosen to be on the jury panel, and also, if I am chosen, it can cut into my potential travel time. Jury selection isn't for another 3 weeks, so I'll dwell about this later....

Hmm, and that's pretty much it...So much for decluttering...

...of that tag.

I don't like sleeping.

Okay, when I'm really tired, I LOVE sleeping, but I hate the fact that we need sleep. I'd rather we humans have the ability to stay awake and not be tired. Because there are lots of things that are such a waste of time to do during the day. Like cleaning one's room. Or doing one's homework. Or chores. Or many of the other tedious things that use up precious daytime. And there's so much to do and see both during the day and at night, why would anyone want to sleep? Why are we programmed to need sleep?!

A friend told me that we need sleep because it allows us to store our short-term memory as long-term memory, and therefore if we don't sleep, we won't remember much. Can anyone verify this?

Maybe this dislike of sleep is what has influenced by coffee infatuation, and the desire to stay awake all the time fuels my coffee consumption. Hmm...

They're red and I love them. But that's besides the point.

FG is an amazing writer. I'm always waiting for the day when some publisher discovers her blog and offers her a book deal. I remember stumbling across her blog (back when it was at blog.com) by clicking on the "Random Blog" link at the bottom of my sidebar. The blog was all a hush-hush secret back then, and look how it has blossomed and bloomed!

And well, she's given me the Thinking Blogger Award, which I humbly accept :)

The rules say I must choose 5 bloggers who make me think (I only got 2, is that okay?):

Omar 2 Cents: Your blog was one of the very first blogs I stumbled upon, and one of the few I continued reading. Maybe it was because we come from similar backgrounds. I'm pretty sure though it was also because you always brought up controversial issues that raise a lot of questions regarding religion, culture and politics. Critical thinking required!

Zahra aka Digital Nomad & Jawharah aka Digital Jewel: I usually read my daily blogs at night, after I'm done with school, work, chores. Usually, I'm pretty tired by this time, ready to give up on a bunch of things, and ready to hide under the covers from others. I love the daily reminders that tie in religion, they always ground me, and make me reassess my priorities, and sometimes my behaviour! Makes for a better next-day and I no longer want to hide under the covers. 

I would also tag Abed, but he's already received this award ;)

And now, to those I tag:

This, is way overrated.

Forget that last optimistic-y, glass-half-full, new beginnings, sappy post.

I handed in my last essay last Friday, I woke up on Saturday and.....nothing was different!

I didn't feel older, smarter, more mature. Sure, I may have felt a teeny tiny sense of accomplishment, I liked all the "congratulations", I'm looking forward to presents. Still, this is disappointing...

All that's changed is...... the pressure.

Pressure to find a job.
Pressure to get married.
Pressure to clean room (okay, this one is understandable).
Pressure to [fill in the blank].

There was supposed to be independence! (fun)responsibility*! adventure! independence (yes, twice)!

At this moment, I'm feeling a bit of "gaaah" crossed with "blaaaaggh", with a touch of "uggghh".

This better get better. Il est nécessaire qu'il devienne mieux. (I miss French class...sigh)

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*whatever that is... responsibility that you want to have? responsibility by choice?

I'm working on my last essay (extension till Friday, woho!). And I, umm...got distracted looking at some pictures on, umm...Facebook, and I would like to pose a question. What is it about dress shirts, suits, and ties that make guys look so good?

And.

FG nominated me for the Thinking Bloggers Award, which just shows you how much faith she has in me to post something of more value  in the future, because my last couple of posts (even I admit) were as far from profound as....you get what I'm saying. But I will try to live up to my award, ma'am yes ma'am!