Sunbird

Reading: Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth.

Other consuming: Watching Nirvanna the Band the Show. Listening to Ben Folds Five's song Army on repeat because it's the end credits theme song and it's fun and catchy.

Thinking, searching, doing: Beaverton merch, mattress toppers, comedy podcasts and web talk show interviews, the boundaries and ethics of autofiction, screenings of Nirvanna the Band The Movie, whether cheques are allowed in cafes and restaurants (doesn’t look like it), whether exes can be friends (looks like it)

Reading: The Queer Arab Glossary by Marwan Kaabour.

Listening: ridgeclub's where am i supposed to go? at least once a day because I've been in an existential mood and nothing says existential like a saxophone.

Search-engine searching: chia pudding ratio, Saad Zaghloul, signs of nerve damage after wisdom teeth surgery, arab genealogy records, seasonal gulf fruit in April, Heinz Kohut studies on narcissistic rage

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