Sunbird

Reading: D&AD’s The Copy Book

Listening: Favourites have been Maryam Saleh and Yo La Tengo. I also just listened to Billie Eilish's ilomilo thirty times in a row while writing my weeknotes (#14) and I think I might do another thirty.

Learning: Ad copywriting, attachment theory (still), CSS, digital minimalism, meditation practices.

Reading: Shabib by Ahmed Khaled Tawfik.

Listening: Maggie Rogers, Zeid and the Wings, Metronomy.

Ranking: Songs from my music library for a mixtape.

Learning: Attachment theory, video collages, compatibility gaps, haikus, the delight of a StoryGraph community.

Reading: I'm about to start my sixth Ahmed Khaled Tawfik book, probably a novel this time. I just finished one over the weekend.

Listening: Sharon Van Etten's Are We There album. I'm also obsessed with playing and replaying the track Hey by the Pixies.

Ranking: Juhayna puddings. Double chocolate > Caramel toffee > Coffee frappe.

Learning: How to let go of control, how to recognize when it's honesty vs disclosure, how to tip properly.

Current read: A collection of essays from Ahmed Khaled Tawfik. This is the fourth book of his that I'm reading and already my least favourite

Song on repeat: Babe - TootArd

Most recent list I made: 'What didn't make my 2026 resolutions list'

Recent likes and highlights: 5.30am alarms, beef tomatoes, 0.45mm interdental brushes, the film El Sett, long chats with my brother at the lazy river in our favourite water park

Current read: A book about the time an Arab journalist was accused of being a commie in the 50s and got sent to jail for a couple years

Song on repeat: When You Die - MGMT

Ranking game: Zero-proof beers

Fixations: Incense, poetry, spinach and chickpea stew, my new bird earrings, December milestones, elevator pitch for Tony Chocolonely buttons

Current read: Open Your Heart by Abdelwahab Motawe

Top track: Pussy Palace - Lily Allen

Latest rank-off: Full-fat yogurts

Quests and fixations: Style essence research, my local patisserie, the existence of an underground scene in my city, voice-note updates, evening beach walks