February 25, 2012
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saraharaha replied to your post: For your anon. For women, the ideal time to marry comes too soon and ends too soon. It’s as if we’re not allowed to live our lives because this “significant event”…

lo psych, I beg to differ. I’m a women and come from a culture/faith that encourages early marriage but it isn’t going to happen unless I’m ready. Never excuse your agency and try to blame it on religion/family and co. You can always say NO.

Damn straight!

saraharaha replied to your photoset: I love cultural appropriation. My beard is…

LOL I’m mad you’re proudly culture-appropriateing but eh, sweet beard, CARRY ON YOU UNITED SCUM!

You’re just jealous my beard is better than yours! I’ve been in Saudi for 18 months… isn’t that long enough for me to become, at least partly, Arab?

January 26, 2012

pbrsmash asked: I adore your vlogs! you are looking great. I'm feeling as jealous as you as the semester starting and people going back to uni. I really hope you go back!! how do your parents feel? I know u are 30(right?) but I'm sure the. have feelings of it. take care talk to u soon

Thank you for the compliment. I’m undeserving of it. My video posts are unstructured and aimless and I just ramble.

Yeah, I’m jealous of people going to university too. Who knows what will happen about me going back. There’s no plan at the moment so I don’t talk about it to too much.

I’m 29! Shh… I’m not 30 yet!

January 23, 2012
I write one of these post every few months…

So many people on my Tumblr dashboard are back at college this week and it’s making me damn jealous. I really, really miss school. My own students start back on Saturday and I’d much rather be in their place with school starting for me on Saturday.

I wrote a post like this a few months ago and was waxing lyrical about my time as an undergraduate student. The thing is, I didn’t appreciate school at all at the time. I was never as enthusiastic about education then as I am now. I wasn’t a bad student but I wasn’t anywhere near as good a student as I could have been - except in my Government and Politics of the United States from 1945 - 2004. That class was amazing. The lecturer saw something in me and really pushed me to learn and contribute. I coasted in the rest of my classes.

Anyway… This time next year I’ll have a really good idea with what’s going to be happening with my life. Who knows… there might be a chance I’m not so jealous of people going back to school.

What classes are you taking this semester?

October 31, 2011
What are all you beautiful people doing for Eid?

Tell me your plans. Make me jealous.

August 28, 2011
I like happy people on my tumblr dashboard

I like people who have something positive going on in their lives and they have that enthusiasm about it and they can’t help but share it. It makes me smile when I’m feeling sad and smile when I’m happy myself. It’s nice how they share it with the world.

Sometimes though… if someone’s happy I get jealous and don’t like them. Stupid happy people! Don’t rub it in our faces!

August 27, 2011
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aaylaveau replied to your post: I fucking hate hope

what’d you do! hope youre okay

It’s not what I did but what I felt for a while. I’m still totally torn about hope and cool people said some things to me yesterday that made me rethink a few things. I’m so confused about life, the universe, and everything.

hearts-and-crosses replied to your post: I’m in Dubai!
im so unbelievably jealous right now! ive always wanted to go there. have fun and take plenty of pics for me ahah

Don’t be jealous, George. It’s not that cool. All they have are these tall buildings and beaches and shops and decadence and nice hotels and ski slopes in malls and aquariums and artificial islands and… there’s nothing fun and I’ll take a couple of pics (just for you!)

aaylaveau replied to your post: Ask me anything, guys… I would love to get to…
Hi Waq.

Hi, Aayla. How are you today? You’re probably asleep right now. I think I’m 8 hours ahead of you at the moment… Crazy!

laaavvvandthensome replied to your post: Hi! I really like your blog Mr.Blighty :P
Fatty4lyfe~

You have no idea! I might not be fat in terms of my body (now) but I’m certainly fat in my mind. I think food is on my mind more than any other thing in the world.

jumana replied to your post: Hi! I really like your blog Mr.Blighty :P
so so so true. haha. they want to hit you!! :D

They really do. I swear, I’ve seen drivers follow me as I’ve walked across the road getting closer to me. I’ve though I was going to die once or twice… If I do die in Saudi it’s most likely going to be on the road :(

laaavvvandthensome replied to your post: Hi. Who is your favourite Canadian? Please elaborate~
fraaanshippssz over. BUT HEY THAT’S THE YO GUY!

Nah, yo. The ‘yo’ guy is another Canadian who is totally awesome and is the best friend of the Canadian I mentioned in that post, yo. The only thing that makes him a little bit less awesome than the one I talked about is that he’s not as crazy, yo. But together, they’re totally amazing, yo.