A typical day off in Gaziantep might just include:
For example, this morning I woke up late- 8 am. Last night I
was out with the Gargoyles. Being that the week was full of charged emotion, I
was rather exhausted. As I came back to my apartment, I got side-tracked
hanging out with my neighbor & his friends.
So this morning is a lazy one. Lounging in bed with coffee
and internet is to be saviored… Farrah stopped by & we chatted for an hour
or so. Mostly we just laughed. I introduced her to the charms of a morning
french press iced coffee- no sugar & just a touch of cream. We discussed films, as she’s a communications
nerd, and so I proceded to put on ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.’ She, at first,
lamented, “Oh, United Films. I hate all films produced by them.” After about 15
minutes she was hooked and agreeing with my analysis of the cinematography,
cast of characters, etc.
I showed her pictures of Maui & my different
archaeological gigs. She told me about her hex. We chatted about the cool,new
cami (mosque) being built right next to my apartment complex. I relayed that I
was taking pictures of it as a work of progress- because they are building a
miniret currently- to be viewed later. We decided that it is not the most
aestetically pleasing architectural sight, but there were elements of it that
were easy on the eye indeed- such as the metallic silver dome.
Yes the metallic dome. This is most pleasing for me.
Sometimes at sunset the birds come- you know the ones. The ones that fly in
formation and follow each other all around the surrounding area. Since I’m up
on the 4th floor it’s as if I’m up there in the sky with the bird
gangs. What I believe to be seeing are bird-gangs all competing to put on the
most awesome sunset show for me. They all fly around really fast following each
other and are seriously attracted to said metallic dome of cami. It’s a sight
to behold. Sometimes they come close to the apartment and you can hear the
ferocious flapping of their wings- like some sort of aviary orchestra. So yea, that
pleases me…
But I digress… Back to the original story. After Farah left
to catch her bus, I went to my neighbors. Solo_ojo was over at Wardo’s place
already so we all brainstormed about our impending day and shortly thereafter
scattered into our different directions. My direction being back to my cave and
continuing to enjoy the luxury that is pijamas, movie, dark windy day &
leftovers!
Oh yea, another friend gave me some fresh plums she had
picked from her cousin’s yard. I will break into and devour them today. They
are looking lusciously enticing to me sitting on my counter all alone, or
actually accompanied by 1 lemon.
Speaking of lemons, another friend, a wise old Pakistani
man, told me a few weeks ago to drink lemon juice every morning before anything.
I have been. I like it. People are so cool, you know. Something so simple… It’s
a beautiful world really is what I mean to say here with all my cryptic words.
So… all this and the day is young still. It’s 1 pm only. One
thing I realize is that I have to restart Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy again
though. This movie is a single task movie for sure. No multitalking here. I
think Mr. Ed knows exactly what I am talking about here…
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