I got attacked by a wild herd of adorable kids last night...might I add that the herd was fronted by Heendy...my new best friend. If she's not careful I'm gonna go all Angelina Jolie on her ass and adopt her. She brought along another girl (Hannete??), and I swear her parent's purposfully put a gap in her teeth to make her more cute...I was all like "awwwwww" and they were all like "give us the cash, rich boy" Without trying to gain "nice-guy" points with y'all, I'll just say that the "Heend-Myster" gets taken care of.

Kabeer, his friend, and myself went to the Khan Al-Khalini souk (market) throught the entire day today...and I can now say I'm a proud owner of a not-yet-made chess table. I bought it from this tiny shop along the outer perimeter of said market, and it was nice because the guy was probably the only shop owner not outside hagglin' you to come inside - "hey mister, I got what you want" or "hey mister, have a look" - I totally understand though, it's part of the game, and it's their livelihood. My guy knows his work isn't reduced to hagglin' folks in. Anyway, so the guy (Mohammed) and I were wheelin' and dealin' for a long time, and it wasn't so much dealin' as wheelin'...you see, he's making it especially for me...everything! So you can't really bargain with that...well, you could, but I'm gettng a fair price, and I respect his market, and his work on display. It's a good price though. I designed it personally (every single detail), and he was sooo great about it. I'm having some phrases inscribed in Arabic along each of the 4 sides. The phrases will be as follows:
"I own Guy Voss"
"Check-mizzle my dizzle"
"Yes - I can swim, don't listen to Chris"
and finally
"I own Guy Voss"

I'm serious about the phrases as well...just not he above mentioned ones...or am I?? Muah ha ha ha! I doubt however that Snoop's language is translatable??

The Souk was insane...I can't really do it justice by writing about it, it's just something you have to experience...thin alleyways crowded with so many people, little shops crammed into every available space. The souk itself is in Islamic Cairo, and had been around I think since the 14th Century. One of the most important Mosques in the Muslim world is located right across the street, and got to see some demonstrations by the Muslim Brotherhood as well (riot police were in full gear, in case something happened). If I remember correctly, the souk is one of the few places that the State Dept has told Americans to stay away from...but I'm Canadian, so whatever.

I'm kinda tired, so I think I'll go for now.

Climate: Perfect! couldn't ask for a better day.
Listening: DFA79
Eating: Fool with crumbs (pssst, the crumbs are potato chips)
Thinking: I own Guy Voss in chess.