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18, starving artist, Palestinian Jew, Bostonian living in New York. You can reach me at leilatariq[at]gmail.com

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Dec
23rd
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As a Jewish server, I am very tired of wishing people “Happy Holidays” and them replying “Merry Christmas” No assholes, i wished you a happy holidays. I will enjoy my Chanukah just fine.

thenewfilosofee:

(via fighterofthenightman)

i was born in a little village in afghanistan. i’m part mongolian, part israeli, part this and that and more stuff. i was raised as a shia muslim, i like to learn about all religions and i would actually love to see more people saying happy holidays just for the sake of unity and not to exclude anyone from this awesome time of the year <3

That is amazingly neat!

On the “happy holidays” thing… well, it annoys me too since I’m Jewish, but I don’t get angry. They might be ignorant but they don’t mean anything bad—- they’re just being nice. So who cares? I just try to reply that I’m Jewish in the nicest way possible because really, what’s mean about wishing someone a merry Christmas? Nothing. It’s just slightly ignorant. So people shouldn’t get snapped or glared at for being a bit ignorant—- just educated.

Dec
20th
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Places to try around Boston (revised 12/20/08)

stupidinboston:

  • Mi Pueblito in East Boston, MA.
  • Sugar in West Roxbury
  • The King And I at the end of Charles St - has THE BEST pad thai
    • it was pretty good, but not the best ever? they made it spicy when i asked, though, which is a change from the normal treatment i get
  • Lawrence/Olathe/Overland Park area - SYLAS AND MADYS
  • Great Thai Chef in Union Square
  • Tamarind House by Porter Square
  • Rockin’ Cupcakes, Rockport, Massachusetts
  • Xinh Xinh in Chinatown for Vietnamese. Not great atmosphere, but excellent for takeout
  • Spice in Harvard Square
  • the food court at the Porter Exchange, which houses Bluefin (probably the best sushi in Cambridge), a great ramen place, and the only two restaurants in Cambridge that serve Japanese curry, Ittyo and Cafe Mami

I have to say… Bluefin sushi is good, but all my Japanese friends tell me how positively shitty it is (along with said “great ramen place” = Sapporo Ramen I believe, which also apparenty sucks for Japanese people).

I think I just have bad taste buds or something.

Dec
11th
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Don’t lend money at unfairly high rates of interest.

Qur’an 4:161.

Hear, hear.

Dec
10th
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Birdhouse in Your Soul (cover of They Might Be Giants) by Songs To Wear Pants To

Dec
9th
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I dunno. I&#8217;m amused by the weirdest things.

I dunno. I’m amused by the weirdest things.

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Isn’t it so scary when you know that you’re talking to all these people, millions, billions, and you probably won’t ever meet most of them? I don’t know… it scares the hell out of me. I guess that’s part of why I never want to be famous.
— Heather
Dec
3rd
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In Soviet Russia, Moose shoot Palin.
— Karen
Nov
30th
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My name Irish name is like… agheriutw21terg34bigbn95u34uhitk.

-Michaela

Note: This was during an IM conversation. Hence the numbers.

Nov
29th
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Nov
28th
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  • Anna: Leila, I have a question for you.
  • Me: What?
  • Anna: Do you eat?