My desk note would say:

I love giving and recieving cheek kisses. I'm in Mexico and there is no such thing as personal space. Same as when I lived in Lebanon. Amongst friends (and new friends that are friends of friends) it's always welcome. I'm sad I'm going back to the states next week, so I'll only have my fiance to kiss. Oh well.. That's…

My friend works at our local Civic Center, where we have orchestras, comedians, plays, ballets, etc. perform. She is in charge of the riders sometimes. Bill Mahr came earlier this year and requested: Freshly steamed fish seasoned only with lemon, one organic salad with no dressing, and one 750ml bottle of $120 organic…

I had to make up a song about prepositions in middle school, and my song was set to this. I remember:" I like prepostions and I can tell you why: aboard, across, above, across, after, against, along, among, around, at.". I don't remember the rest, because that was 12 years ago.

These last two summers, I've been reliving my childhood a bit. I was in Lebanon and now I'm in Mexico, and both places don't have any sort of unit, for heating or cooling. There's something so nice about sleeping with the windows open (as long as you have your mosquito repeller plugged in). Sadly, I'm going back home…

My mom locked us out of the house every day after we watched Gilligan's Island at 6 a.m. and then had breakfast. I had an amazing childhood. The t.v. was put away for the summer (my parents wouldn't even watch it) and I never had a video game system. I was so creative- my backyard became a butterfly phamacy, a Choctaw…

You forgot that this is 'Mer-cuh. If you are anything other than pasty, then you don't count. Sorry, chava. Don't even begin to think about the rights of teh hispaniks. They aren't people.

The ICP-Sheen post led me to a dark place. I watched both the SNL parody of "Miracles" then for kicks I watched the ICP video "Miracles". The latter is so much better, unfortunately. Seriously, magnets, how do they work? I'm going to have bad dreams.

La virgincita! I want this cake for my wedding. I'm studying in Mexico right now and I have a notebook that says, among many other things, "Oh mai God, Que lista soy!" and "Virgincita, llu ar mai hero!!!!".

As a preventative. I was backpacking for 7 months going in and out of malaria zones, and didn't want to subject my body to that much medicine (you have to take it constantly. It's like the pill, for mosquito larvae).

Yeah. I got it in either Bolivia or Ecuador. Don't know for sure because I was backpacking. But it's not severe enough I need hardcore treatment yet (according to my Dr.) but I still can feel when it rears it's ugly head. Like now. I'm sleeping about 12 hours per night. That could be attributed to my lupus, though…

Yup. Malaria sucks liver (haha). I have untreated malaria (no money, mo problems) and every year or so I feel like I'm dying.

At least I know it's accurate! Thanks, y'all!

Can someone please tell me how to write this in German? I went to an intensive German class to impress my fiance, but I could only ask him how is was, that I was 24, and that I speak 2 languages. I'd like to impress him! Also, sad I'm in Mexico and missed this event. I'm glad it was successful!!

I'm getting married in two months, and I need to hear more of this kind of talk. Thank you. Real love exists. Someone told me "our grandparents got married after two dances in the town hall and courting each other through letters during WWII and they stayed together until death did them in". I like that idea.

My first international flight was from the U.S. to St. Petersburg, Russia. I had a 9 hour layover and was at the smoking lounge in Frankfurt. I was smoking and reading Siddhartha, and I guess this guy noticed. He was from India, but was also a diamond buyer. He was so impressed that I was interested in the text that…

We are simile sisters! I always say it's like a badger is trying to burrow out of my womb! I bet if we hung out, our periods would sync up because that's what happens with females!!!!1!! BFF LYLAS

I LOVE beluga whales and I LOVE mariachi music. I'm lucky enough to be in Mexico right now, next to a park where a mariachi group practices, but alas, belugas can't take the metro from Acupulco to the Distrito Federal to enjoy their jams.

My fiance was a customer at my work. But, 7 years prior, we went to the same high school and he was older and a crust punk, and I had a crush on him, even though we never spoke, ever. So, one day he was wearing a Jawbreaker t-shirt so I downloaded all their albums on Kazaa, in hopes of impressing him. Well, it didn't…

I feel the same way, and I'm concerned. I make excuses like "It's summer and I'm in a different country" or, "I don't have hangovers, so it's all good". But, 3 out of 4 grandparents died or went to rehab because of alcohol, and one parent died of liver damage resulting from alcoholism. So, I know that it's in my…