Letter to Erin 20160403

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.

Hi Erin!  Whatcha doin', Honey?  I guess you're busy as usual.  Have you been thinking about our wedding?  Since I have to pay for your house and ring inshaAllah, I'm not too enthusiastic about financing an elaborate wedding ceremony.  What I want is a simple ceremony of Islamic marriage rites at the local mosque, with a modest buffet for the witnesses.  If you want an elaborate wedding with paparazzi present, then get somebody to sponsor it.  Just remember it's an Islamic wedding.  So when you design your wedding dress, please make sure you have something to cover your hair.  You are my wife inshaAllah.  I love you and I need you.

I was about to go downtown to the pharmacy, then all these rain clouds showed up.  There's nothing more miserable than being caught in the rain on a motorcycle, so I postponed my trip, and commenced to breaking down debris again.  All the while, I was watching the sky.  Still no rain.  So I cooked up my dinner instead.  A nice, soft tenderloin, with a thick hash brown pancake.  Delicious!  Want some?

Qur'an 20160403

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.

165.  What!  When a single disaster smites you, although you smote with one twice as great, do you say, "What is this?"  Say, "It is from yourselves, for Allah has power over all things."

(The Family of Imran 3:165)
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Letter to Erin 20160402

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.

Hi Erin!  How are you today, Sweetheart?  I'm stuffed right now.  My Mom made rice and I ate most of it.  I couldn't resist when it's my favorite, rice with crispy anchovies, spicy sauce, peanuts, and boiled egg.  Oh, I'm full.  It's been a usual day today, as usual.  Today is Friday, so I had to attend the Friday prayer.  I made a batch of dough this morning after watering the plants.  It's a great batch of dough, soft and silky smooth.  I had to put most of it in the freezer since it's so good.  But it looks like pizza again soon.

It's basketball season, huh?  It's always working season for you.  Go Bulls!  I'm a sports wife!  I think it's also figure skating season, which is probably over now.  I like ladies' figure skating, which is probably the only sport I like, even then I don't keep up.  I'd better check see who's champion this year.  That may have to wait, because I already used up most of my Internet quota this month.  I had to update my browser for the Elisa Lam case.  Her blog is very clever, and it has a script that doesn't load more of the blog unless you scroll down.  So I haven't reached the bottom of the page yet.  It seems constipated, so I don't think I could swallow everything she posted.  But she had a very good eye for beauty.  I'm still working on the case, but I am convinced right now that she wasn't insane, and certainly didn't kill herself because she was insane.  Or bipolar, or whatever.  Everybody gets sad sometimes.  The only head that grins all the time is a skull.  But it will be a while before I make a conclusion on her case, because I already used up most of my Internet quota for this month, and I still have much research to do.

Erin, please keep yourself safe, OK?  You are treasure to me, so I don't want you to take any unnecessary risks.  You're already successful, so what's the point of taking risks, and praise be to Allah.  Please pray.  I love you and I need you.

Letter to Erin 20160401

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.

Hi Scrapper!  Oh my God, it's April already.  How are you feeling today, my beautiful love?  I hope you are having fun, and not worrying too much.  You are the most beautiful girl in the world to me, because you are MY girl, and those other girls just look plain skanky to me.  Like out of Hustler.  Please give thanks to Allah for your beauty and your success.  I love you and I need you.

It's another one of those "I just want to stay at home, eat what's in the cooler, and not spend a cent" days for me.  If I had a lot of money, I would probably spend it, maybe.  But I don't.  So I stayed at home and continued to break down all that debris from chainsawing.  Food is simple today.  Lunch was an egg cooked in that curry paste I made the other day, eaten with sliced bread.  Dinner was a huge hash brown pancake, with a burger and a sunny side up egg on top.  Very filling, and simple.  Next it's time to spread out my bed, then veg out and watch TV.  You slow down and relax too, OK?

Letter to Erin 20160331

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.

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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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.