best birthday present
I was in Rabat for medical last week, and I spent a bunch of time hanging out in the volunteer lounge in between appointments, only the wi-fi wasn't work, which is crap since it is my sacred right as a PCV to be able to update the software on my laptop when I come to the capital. BUT ANYWAYS, it meant that I suddenly had a bunch of free time with my computer and I ended up opening the 1D fic I started writing this summer (working title: pretend boyfriends, dammit), before summer camp and Ramadan killed all inspiration, and reading it for the first time since August, and turns out, I'm almost finished. Like, really almost finished. I have two or three short scenes left to write and I need to finish one or two more scenes, but I'm basically 1,000 words from being done. AND I didn't hate it. While I was writing it, I felt like the pacing and flow were all to hell, but re-reading it six months later, I actually thought it was decent. So yeah, someone should glare at me until I finish that.
And speaking of One Direction, look what Sarah sent me for my birthday.
Not pictured: three blocks of cheese.
For my 28th birthday, my asshole friends went to Target, bought me 1D TOOTHPASTE and tiny notebooks and then shipped them to me in Morocco. They almost bought me the 1D Girl Talk game, but apparently decided against it since it would have cost like $50 to ship and let's be real, I would have played it once for a laugh and then left here. Man, my friends are the best. I haven't used the toothpaste yet, but I stuck the 1D-on-a-farm notebook in my purse and I use it to write down random Arabic words (both that I hear and that I need to look up when I get home). So far, the highlights include 'dirt' (nukasa), 'sand' (rumala) and my new favorite Arabic word 'very tired' (madigadiga).
And speaking of One Direction, look what Sarah sent me for my birthday.
Not pictured: three blocks of cheese.
For my 28th birthday, my asshole friends went to Target, bought me 1D TOOTHPASTE and tiny notebooks and then shipped them to me in Morocco. They almost bought me the 1D Girl Talk game, but apparently decided against it since it would have cost like $50 to ship and let's be real, I would have played it once for a laugh and then left here. Man, my friends are the best. I haven't used the toothpaste yet, but I stuck the 1D-on-a-farm notebook in my purse and I use it to write down random Arabic words (both that I hear and that I need to look up when I get home). So far, the highlights include 'dirt' (nukasa), 'sand' (rumala) and my new favorite Arabic word 'very tired' (madigadiga).