In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hello there, my Beloved. How's it going, pretty girl! Are you keeping your nose clean? Oh my God, it's April already. How's business, my love? Are you living on a jet plane? I hope you are keeping safe. I want to build your house, so we can settle down together. I want to marry you. I love you and I need you. Now don't get too serious! It will give you crow's feet! Relax your heart and thoughts, have fun with your success, and feel assured that YOU are MY girl, not them.
Yes, it's business as usual for me here as well. I've been keeping the windows shut so I can keep the cold air in, but that also keeps the music in. Of course it can be heard if one is close enough or has a microphone, but otherwise I need to do some rearranging to let the music travel better. I paid my bills today, but I had to commute twice because not every place here opens at 9 am. Gag. I hate commute. It's one of the low points of civilization. Somebody should invent the teleporter quickly. Beam me up. I won't be practicing any musical instruments tonight, because I'll be moving and testing speakers. You have a good day now, Erin. Take it easy.
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Qur'an 20160331
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
154. After the distress, God sent down calm on a band of you overcome with slumber, while another band was stirred to anxiety by their own feelings, moved by wrong suspicions of Allah, suspicions due to ignorance. They said, "What affair is this of ours?" Say you, "Indeed, this affair is wholly Allah's." They hide in their minds what they dare not reveal to you. They say, "If we had had anything to do with this affair, we should not have been in the slaughter here." Say, "Even if you had remained in your homes, those for whom death was decreed would certainly have gone forth to the place of their death." But that Allah might test what is in your breasts and purge what is in your hearts, for Allah knows well the secrets of your hearts.
(The Family of Imran 3:154)
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154. After the distress, God sent down calm on a band of you overcome with slumber, while another band was stirred to anxiety by their own feelings, moved by wrong suspicions of Allah, suspicions due to ignorance. They said, "What affair is this of ours?" Say you, "Indeed, this affair is wholly Allah's." They hide in their minds what they dare not reveal to you. They say, "If we had had anything to do with this affair, we should not have been in the slaughter here." Say, "Even if you had remained in your homes, those for whom death was decreed would certainly have gone forth to the place of their death." But that Allah might test what is in your breasts and purge what is in your hearts, for Allah knows well the secrets of your hearts.
(The Family of Imran 3:154)
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Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Letter to Erin 20160330
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi Precious! How are you feeling today? I don't think we're past the adversity yet. We're just a couple of troublemakers, aren't we? Well, please try to slow down, relax, and enjoy your success. You are my Queen, and I love you with all my heart. Please look after yourself, because I need you.
I've been doing a lot of walking around lately. I've been walking in Los Angeles. No, I haven't been actually walking: my feet hurt. I've been walking around in Google Street View. I've been exploring Skid Row. It's absolutely fascinating, and I'm grateful to Allah that I don't have to be in L.A. in person. I drove through L.A. once when I visited Disneyland, and I loathed it. We didn't even stop anywhere. I remember that trip quite well. I was just hanging around in front of my apartment when a couple of acquaintances drove up and said, "Hey, do you wanna go to Disneyland? Blissful (or stupid) youth. There's no way I would ever do something like that again. I liked Disneyland, though.
Actually, I've become interested in the Elisa Lam case, that's why I've been walking around in L.A. I'm just sport killing, I guess (kind of like the Zodiac Killer). Elisa was on foot, too. You've probably heard of Elisa Lam but for those who haven't, she was a 21 year old Canadian tourist whose body was found in the water tank of the Hotel Cecil. What made her famous was the video footage below. Oh, don't mind me. I'm just browsing around.
Hi Precious! How are you feeling today? I don't think we're past the adversity yet. We're just a couple of troublemakers, aren't we? Well, please try to slow down, relax, and enjoy your success. You are my Queen, and I love you with all my heart. Please look after yourself, because I need you.
I've been doing a lot of walking around lately. I've been walking in Los Angeles. No, I haven't been actually walking: my feet hurt. I've been walking around in Google Street View. I've been exploring Skid Row. It's absolutely fascinating, and I'm grateful to Allah that I don't have to be in L.A. in person. I drove through L.A. once when I visited Disneyland, and I loathed it. We didn't even stop anywhere. I remember that trip quite well. I was just hanging around in front of my apartment when a couple of acquaintances drove up and said, "Hey, do you wanna go to Disneyland? Blissful (or stupid) youth. There's no way I would ever do something like that again. I liked Disneyland, though.
Actually, I've become interested in the Elisa Lam case, that's why I've been walking around in L.A. I'm just sport killing, I guess (kind of like the Zodiac Killer). Elisa was on foot, too. You've probably heard of Elisa Lam but for those who haven't, she was a 21 year old Canadian tourist whose body was found in the water tank of the Hotel Cecil. What made her famous was the video footage below. Oh, don't mind me. I'm just browsing around.
Monday, March 28, 2016
Letter to Erin 20160329
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi Erin! How's it going today, my Sweetheart? I took Floofy to the vet this morning. Last Thursday, she stopped eating, which is always red alert for cats, but I thought she was just in heat again. But come Saturday, it became obvious to me that she was suffering, so I felt her tummy and it was tight. Oh my God, she has a blockage. A blocked intestine is death for cats, but it was the weekend and the vet was closed. So I looked it up on the Internet, and found that some blockages are due to parasites. Yeah, I had some worm syrup, so I gave her a dose of that. She finally took a poop, about an inches worth, then I poked at the poop with an old knife and it was rock hard. I gave her 3 more doses of worm syrup, and I think I got all the hard poop out. She's now eating again, and seems to be back to normal. The vet said that the hot dry weather is causing the constipation, and I need to force feed her water. I've been force feeding all the indoor cats water. Floofy was so cute at the vet's office. She kept on sticking her head into my arms, begging me to embrace her, and protect her from the scary doctor.
How's your tummy, Erin? Is it OK? I hope you're not holding in poop. How about your teeth? Are all your teeth OK? Please look after yourself, because I love you and I need you. Ya Allah, please protect my Erin.
Hi Erin! How's it going today, my Sweetheart? I took Floofy to the vet this morning. Last Thursday, she stopped eating, which is always red alert for cats, but I thought she was just in heat again. But come Saturday, it became obvious to me that she was suffering, so I felt her tummy and it was tight. Oh my God, she has a blockage. A blocked intestine is death for cats, but it was the weekend and the vet was closed. So I looked it up on the Internet, and found that some blockages are due to parasites. Yeah, I had some worm syrup, so I gave her a dose of that. She finally took a poop, about an inches worth, then I poked at the poop with an old knife and it was rock hard. I gave her 3 more doses of worm syrup, and I think I got all the hard poop out. She's now eating again, and seems to be back to normal. The vet said that the hot dry weather is causing the constipation, and I need to force feed her water. I've been force feeding all the indoor cats water. Floofy was so cute at the vet's office. She kept on sticking her head into my arms, begging me to embrace her, and protect her from the scary doctor.
How's your tummy, Erin? Is it OK? I hope you're not holding in poop. How about your teeth? Are all your teeth OK? Please look after yourself, because I love you and I need you. Ya Allah, please protect my Erin.
Sunday, March 27, 2016
Letter to Erin 20160328
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi Erin! How's it going today, my Sweetheart? Erin, what's the point of having a spiritual warning if I don't pay attention to it? Particularly when the information comes from the Qur'an. I claim to want to master the Qur'an, then I ignore an instruction when I receive it? I certainly don't want to be like someone who refuses to give up consuming interest because it's become a way of life, because it has only profited from interest, because it considers human knowledge as superior to the Qur'an, because it considers the Qur'an as obsolete to the current human condition. Certainly that someone isn't a poor homeowner who defaults on a loan. Certainly that someone has absolutely surety of itself, and needs only to be squashed by Allah in order to see otherwise, which will probably never happen in its lifetime. Yeah, the afterlife is a better place. But in this life, I will do all I can to try to protect my Erin. She's my wife inshaAllah. I love her and I need her.
No, I'm not sure of myself. I could probably plunge into the abyss at any time. I just try to follow the orders of God to the best of my understanding, and not allow any human to sway my decisions other than prophet Muhammad (peace be on him), and he's with God right now. Knowledge is there for whoever seeks it. The Qur'an is from Allah. It is guidance for the righteous, and despair for the wicked. Whatever it is I know, God only lets me know what I need to know. No, I'm not sure of myself. But I am sure that I want to marry you. So please take good care of yourself.
Hi Erin! How's it going today, my Sweetheart? Erin, what's the point of having a spiritual warning if I don't pay attention to it? Particularly when the information comes from the Qur'an. I claim to want to master the Qur'an, then I ignore an instruction when I receive it? I certainly don't want to be like someone who refuses to give up consuming interest because it's become a way of life, because it has only profited from interest, because it considers human knowledge as superior to the Qur'an, because it considers the Qur'an as obsolete to the current human condition. Certainly that someone isn't a poor homeowner who defaults on a loan. Certainly that someone has absolutely surety of itself, and needs only to be squashed by Allah in order to see otherwise, which will probably never happen in its lifetime. Yeah, the afterlife is a better place. But in this life, I will do all I can to try to protect my Erin. She's my wife inshaAllah. I love her and I need her.
No, I'm not sure of myself. I could probably plunge into the abyss at any time. I just try to follow the orders of God to the best of my understanding, and not allow any human to sway my decisions other than prophet Muhammad (peace be on him), and he's with God right now. Knowledge is there for whoever seeks it. The Qur'an is from Allah. It is guidance for the righteous, and despair for the wicked. Whatever it is I know, God only lets me know what I need to know. No, I'm not sure of myself. But I am sure that I want to marry you. So please take good care of yourself.
Saturday, March 26, 2016
Letter to Erin 20160327
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi Erin! Are you feeling better today? I wish we could feel better and better everyday, wouldn't that be nice? I wish we were together. I wish to be with you always, my beloved. You are my world. You are MY girl. You are the most beautiful girl in the world. I love you and I need you.
Oh, I'm feeling OK. I wanted to stay at home and not go anywhere or spend any money today, but I needed some fish cake for my noodles, so I had to go to the corner store. Can't have noodles in soup without fish cake. Unless the broth is beef or chicken stock. This time I had a lot of Enoki mushrooms, which blended smoothly with the rice vermicelli. I had some "asam pedas" spices left over, you know, the turmeric/hot pepper blend. I went to my grandparents' graves to cut the grass, but there wasn't much to cut. The dry weather has made the graveyard visible and easy to navigate. You should see the place when there's plenty of rain. Then I cut the grass over at my grandparents' old house, which will your house inshaAllah. Not much grass to cut there as well. That's it for grass cutting for a while. Next chore is to finish breaking down all the stuff I chainsawed for burning. Dinner was pizza. That batch of dough didn't turn out so nice, because I forgot to compensate for the dry weather. It's already starting to turn sour, which tastes good though but doesn't brown well. Tonight I'll practice bass. You know Erin, 20 or 30 years ago, people would be so impressed with musicians playing speed licks on bass, guitar, or drums. Nowadays everybody's doing it, so it's become nothing special. I enjoy playing fast on a bass occasionally, but it's nothing I would ever use in a song. After that, I'll just veg out and watch TV. Oh no, I still don't have any snacks!
Hi Erin! Are you feeling better today? I wish we could feel better and better everyday, wouldn't that be nice? I wish we were together. I wish to be with you always, my beloved. You are my world. You are MY girl. You are the most beautiful girl in the world. I love you and I need you.
Oh, I'm feeling OK. I wanted to stay at home and not go anywhere or spend any money today, but I needed some fish cake for my noodles, so I had to go to the corner store. Can't have noodles in soup without fish cake. Unless the broth is beef or chicken stock. This time I had a lot of Enoki mushrooms, which blended smoothly with the rice vermicelli. I had some "asam pedas" spices left over, you know, the turmeric/hot pepper blend. I went to my grandparents' graves to cut the grass, but there wasn't much to cut. The dry weather has made the graveyard visible and easy to navigate. You should see the place when there's plenty of rain. Then I cut the grass over at my grandparents' old house, which will your house inshaAllah. Not much grass to cut there as well. That's it for grass cutting for a while. Next chore is to finish breaking down all the stuff I chainsawed for burning. Dinner was pizza. That batch of dough didn't turn out so nice, because I forgot to compensate for the dry weather. It's already starting to turn sour, which tastes good though but doesn't brown well. Tonight I'll practice bass. You know Erin, 20 or 30 years ago, people would be so impressed with musicians playing speed licks on bass, guitar, or drums. Nowadays everybody's doing it, so it's become nothing special. I enjoy playing fast on a bass occasionally, but it's nothing I would ever use in a song. After that, I'll just veg out and watch TV. Oh no, I still don't have any snacks!
Qur'an 20160327
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
119. Ah! You are those who love them but they love you not, though you believe in the whole of the Book, when they meet you, they say, "We believe," but when they are alone, they bite the very tips of their fingers at you in their rage. Say, "Perish in your rage: Allah knows well all the secrets of the heart."
120. If aught that is good befalls you, it grieves them, but if some misfortune overtakes you, they rejoice at it. But if you are constant and do right, not the least harm will their cunning do to you, for Allah compasses round about all that they do.
(The Family of Imran 3:119-120)
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119. Ah! You are those who love them but they love you not, though you believe in the whole of the Book, when they meet you, they say, "We believe," but when they are alone, they bite the very tips of their fingers at you in their rage. Say, "Perish in your rage: Allah knows well all the secrets of the heart."
120. If aught that is good befalls you, it grieves them, but if some misfortune overtakes you, they rejoice at it. But if you are constant and do right, not the least harm will their cunning do to you, for Allah compasses round about all that they do.
(The Family of Imran 3:119-120)
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