Natty I want you to know that I love you with all of my heart, and I appreciate your love. I give my life to you for us to be married inshaAllah.
Do you remember the busy day on the Venice Beach Boardwalk yesterday? I found another video by some other person made on Monday June 21. The sun is shining, the sky is blue, and it's summer by the beach. But there are less people.
Maybe it's because it's a Monday. Maybe it's not a Hollywood production. It doesn't matter, really. The American homeless need to be taken care of.
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
20. So if they dispute with you, say, "I have submitted my whole self to Allah and so have those who follow me." And say to the people of the Book and to those who are unlearned, "Do you submit yourselves?" If they do, they are in right guidance. But if they turn back, your duty is to convey the message. And in Allah's sight are God's servants.
Hi Natty! How are you, Honey? I sure hope everything is going well for you. I think you are going to do just fine inshaAllah. What's for dinner? You know I always think of what you eat. I've been reflecting on what I usually eat, and I find that I've been eating street food most of the time. Even when I cook for myself, I eat street food. It's the damned budget, plus the time constraint. I haven't had sushi for a long time. Whether it be local or Western street food, that's what I've been making and eating lately. Boy, that BBQ lamb sure looks good. I had to give up BBQ because it was making me bloated, but I think it's almost time to break that fast. Chicken is the cheapest way to go, but now I'm thinking about lamb... That Japanese lady in the video does all of the tasting on camera. She must enjoy her job, as would I if I were in her situation, but she used to be a lot thinner. Now that there's a pandemic going on, she's had time to take a break from street food.
You can see more encampments and trash from this angle of the video tour of the Venice Beach Boardwalk. That doesn't stop the summer crowd, though. I've seen long lines at restaurants in front of the north parking lot where there is a large concentration of tents. It's as if the homeless are part of the view, with a strange kind of celebrity status. We can thank YouTube for that.
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
12. Say to those who reject faith, "Soon will you be vanquished and gathered together to hell, an evil bed indeed!"
15. Say, "Shall I give you glad tidings of things far better than those? For the righteous are gardens in nearness to their Lord with rivers flowing beneath, therein is their eternal home with companions pure, and the good pleasure of Allah. For in Allah's sight are God's servants."
Hi Natty! How are you feeling today, Honey? I hope you are feeling marvelous, and at peace with the world and your place in it. Did I ever tell you that I used to be in sales? People say you have to have a good attitude in order to do well in sales. I found that I did best when my emotions were neutral, as opposed to being in a good or bad mood. But I never wanted to be in sales, so inevitably my attitude became rotten. Neither did I want to be in the food business. However I am grateful for the knowledge in cooking that Allah granted me, so alhamdulillah for that. Eventually every salesperson will have to talk to a stranger over the phone, and try to sell him/her something. This guy above has some solid tips for phone sales plus he seems to enjoy what he does, which makes him a hundred times better salesman than me. I got other shit to do. It's not that I look down upon salespeople. Did you know that prophet Muhammad (peace be on him) was a salesman before he became a prophet?
Hi Natty! How are you today, my beloved? I think you are doing well. It's a crazy world but you can cope with it inshaAllah. I think the tears have dried up, but you might be a bit too serious. Well, I get too serious too. But God will test us and our faith. If God loved us, then God would test us. If God loathed us, then God would leave us be until it's too late. Ha ha I say all that like I got it all figured out, but I'm on the edge just like everyone else. I want you to know that I love you with all of my heart.
Oh no, tofu doesn't freeze! I discovered that today. Instead it turns into something like a wet bath sponge. It's still usable, maybe to make fake beef or something. Or like yuba bean curd. Humph. I guess when I buy fresh tofu, I'm going to get fresh tofu, fermented tofu, and shriveled tofu. But at least I don't have to buy yuba.
In today's Venice Beach Boardwalk video, the homeless encampment numbers and locations are about the same. Minus the people that got chased away to make room for the rooftop concert. The music sounds public domain to me, "clipart music". I didn't know he wrote that stuff. Are you people sure that's Megan Fox? Looks kind of like Mary Unknown7 to me...
Mary told me that she was singing against the wind today. I wonder what she meant by that?
Hi there, beautiful Natty! How are those emotions today? I bet your heart is nice and calm right now because really, you are a resilient girl. So don't worry Honey, you're going to do just great. Keep on practicing on that cool, for it comes in handy with sales. Being patient is an all-around remedy for all situations, in fact it's the next best thing to perfection. Hm, it's already 2021 and I'm 55 years old. I released "Woo Hoo" in 2017, so that means I'm already 4 years into the next album. I thought if I took it slow, I would give myself time to accumulate the musical instruments I need. But not with this crummy budget of mine. I need a fretless bass for 2 songs and after saving up, I can finally afford to get one. Meaning that I buy the cheapest bass I can find then convert it to a fretless. I was reading the Qur'an some time ago, and I got the feeling that God was telling me to hurry up with the music. My budget means that I have to build my own instruments so if I don't use a fretless bass, then I can speed things up a little. So I decided to play the fretless parts with a regular bass, that way I can move on to the drums, which is easier to build. I hope I don't regret this decision.
In today's Venice Beach Boardwalk video, I see less encampments especially toward the south. The line seems to be the La Fame building.
Azham Abdullah. I blog about the Qur'an, I own a business named Shadowplay, and I am the guardian and representative of a singer named Mary Unknown7. You can hear Mary everyday from 11 pm to 1 am PDT, the stream address is https://www.twitch.tv/maryunknown7
