blowin in the wind

today marked the first day of summer....i think. i’m playing meteorologist. i believe this to be so because i was told that summer would officially arrive when on a very hot day, a sandstorm would hit. there have been a couple of sandstorms in cairo but none along with very high temperatures. but today was different. it was blazing hot. i had just hung out my laundry on the balcony to dry when all of a sudden, the sky became blurry and tan and the trees and everything started blowing in the wind. my roommates and i were studying at the dining room table with all our papers and books out. we had the window open but the screen was protecting the window to prevent bugs and other thing from flying in. as the sandstorm occurred, we stepped out onto the balcony to see all the action only to choke and cough as we breathed in sand. when we returned to the dining table, all our papers and books were covered with sand. yeah, i think summer's here and i’m scared....the heat! the bugs! the smell! the pollution!

i bought a very girly top today...it’s pinkish in color and has lace around the edges...completely outside my tough-girl image. i plan on wearing scruffy jeans and my worn out converse shoes with them.