That jacket

Hi Natty!  Wow, what an awesome snapshot.  I absolutely had to put it in my slideshow.  What a wonderful and sincere smile you have, my darling.  My Natty you are so beautiful, and I love you.  Don't worry so much about not being ready for what is to come.  None of us are ever ready.  It is the way of Allah to test us from directions we do not perceive.  But you are going to do just fine, Natty.  InshaAllah, things will turn out just great for you and for us.  So you hang in there, don't worry so much, have tons of fun, keep safe, and pray.

You've had that furry jacket for a while already, huh?  My guess is that you got it when you started college, so that would make it about 5 years old.  It looks great on you, my Natty.  Take it to a pro who can spruce it up and make it look like new again.  Hang on to yourself.

I found another excellent singer on the Postmodern Jukebox.  This is Aubrey Logan, doing "Beauty and the Beast".  Fitting, right?  She's a mean trombone player, too.  What a great performance.  Don't you just love it when live music sounds like a recording?  Except for the aura.  Yes, live music has an aura about it that separates it from recordings.  Especially when the music comes from human beings, not machines.