We've had major computer problems today. Our entire office was down until about half an hour ago. Have much to report on but will probably wind up giving you the short version.

Here's a very funny site about making G.W. Bush your personal puppet.

Also this NYU student has been sleeping where?

If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance. --George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)

Weekend re-cap

SATURDAY
Bellies & Babies
Lazed around during the day and then habibi and I went to visit some friends of ours in Bay Ridge. We call them "the couple we date", because they are always asking us out. They are expecting a baby in November and have asked us to be godparents. Considering that Islam doesn't have the concept of godparents, this may be a challenge but they are also getting married this summer and have asked Habibi to be the best man. Afterwards, we went to this Egyptian nightclub where I finally got to dance to Arabic music. Have had this need to dance to Arabic music for about a month now. They had this amazing belly dancer as well, she was absolutely brilliant and I have never said that before, honestly. We got home at 6 a.m. in time to watch the sun come up on our balcony. Ah, living the rock-n-roll lifestyle once again.

SUNDAY
More Babies...and Baby Crazy
It was my good friend Heather's Birthday! and we went to her house for a little gathering. OK, so we had one couple who was pregnant at the last party and now the baby is almost a year old, another couple (also friends of ours) who are due in 2 weeks and the third couple who are 3 months along. Then there was Heather and X who were all googly eyed and in love making eyes at each other and then me & Mr. Moroccan Cranky Pants just starring at each other like we were in some weird alternate baby-love universe. We left a little early to go home and get some more sleep (and away from all the baby talk before one of us caught the fever).

MONDAY
Took a sick day...needed more time to recuperate from last week and the weekend. Rained like crazy...