Bassem Youssef just referred to Egypt as “geographically queer,” and I will be using that forever. He also used “region-fluid.”

Yay, Sixers!!

The boy: Hell yeah! Joel Embiid! Sixers won! Me: (checks score) Um, there’s an entire quarter left. The boy: Yeah, but we’ve basically won. Me: Child! This is a Philly team, and there’s an entire quarter left. Nothing is certain!

What I didn’t know I needed in my life was Damon Wayans Jr. calling it “Lord of the Raaangs.” #Shrinking

The husband is *prepping* for the in person *D&D* game he’s running for his *friends* tomorrow and doesn’t have *bandwidth* to listen to my *novel* right now. RSD is a bitch. #ADHD

It’s #ArabAmericanHeritageMonth Le Le leesh

After a month of preparing for this with my therapist because it’s triggering™️, the folks who wanted to meet with us cancelled this morning! 😤 They’re rescheduling for a later day.

I want my story to be inclusive as possible without stating it as a new idea. In my world representation of marginalized groups just is. The world accepts all genders, races, and sexualities. It means I have to describe it thoroughly because the idea is so foreign to our readers in this world.

I’m essentially a ball of nerves until tomorrow’s meeting at 3 pm with my former discipline. Though they approached us to work together, it feels less like a collaboration and more like a scolding. I’m triggered AF.

Just a reminder because I’m feeling it right now.

CW: weight, glp-1 I love that in order to get insurance to cover my glp-1, I have to have full-blown diabetes first. Being preventative BEFORE my hypertension, weight, and blood sugar become unmanageable is NOT covered apparently. Also, I had to buy a $100 box of pen needles.

Arab representation still has a long way to go. Media about mummies is about Arabs. Media about Dune is about Arabs. Media about desert nomads is about Arabs. Media about the Aiel is about Arabs. Cast Arabs in Arab roles. Normalize Southwest Asia. Free Falastine.

I used to look forward to the Oscars every year. Now I’m too exhausted to try.

Me and Husband watching Grimm. Monroe: Oh no, not the Ogre Gun. Husband: (in deep voice) It’s Ogier! #WoT

If I’m a person working in a program with other people, and someone - let’s call them Patrick - is supposed to export everything all at once at the end… …isn’t it incumbent upon me to tell Patrick that I’m finished with my work as a common courtesy? It’s me. I’m Patrick in this example.

Just a reminder to use “Southwest Asia” or SWANA when talking about the M*ddle E*st. Let’s stop using colonialist terms.

Hey, there’s gonna be a lot of talk, so I want to put this out there. Try to use “Southwest Asia” or #SWANA (Southwest Asia and North Africa) instead of the colonialist term “Middle East” which the people in London and Paris decided to call the lands of the Levant and the Arabian peninsula.

Today is Marian Anderson’s birthday. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marian_...

How I talk to my husband: “This work task is giving me ADHD overwhelm, and I’m so distressed that I need to operate slowly while I regulate. This might be the only task I do today because it’s short-circuiting my systems.” How I talk to my sister: “Work is so stressful, I have to poop.” #ADHD

Arab dad joke: What do you call a cheesesteak with zaatar on it? A Phillystini cheesesteak * * * * “Falastini” is Arabic for Palestinian.

I looked up some in-depth information about kilns on my work computer. The models the owner wanted were discontinued, and I wanted to find the closest match in the new updates. Now, the social apps on my phone are suggesting Paragon Kilns to me if I’m interested. 🤦‍♀️

Confession Time: I didn’t think Ricky Martin was hot during the height of his popularity. In fact, I liked his obviously Latin music. But now…. 🤌 Bellissimo.

I wrote a sex scene. It doesn’t read like a sex scene. That’s because my main character has ADHD. It’s not really a scene about the sex. It’s a scene about ADHD. #ADHD

My brother pulled up childhood Arabic songs that I haven’t heard in decades, and now I just want to sit in the corner with a bottle of wine and sing for the children of Lebanon. Yes, Re-Mi, have your childhood and tell the moon to wash his face.

I’m going to coin the phrase “cognitive autonomy,” which means that I choose what to spend my cognitive energy on. People at work shall not chip away at my cognitive autonomy with their emails and intra-office messengers. I’ll focus on what I want, then I will address their interruptions.

Being an arch spec writer has its advantages. I have to keep track of fire-resistance like a DM tracking legendary actions. So, yes, I am the awesome mom who added fire-resistance to the boy’s burn box with electrical tape.

Sam Reich on @gamechangershow.bsky.social is King Bumi while Brennan Lee Mulligan is Sokka sighing as the genamite slowly overtakes his body.

Circumstances are what they are, and while I can't go into details, paychecks are just... not coming. I'm trying not to spam this link, but if anyone has the ability to help, whether donations or sharing, it means a lot. www.gofundme.com/f/putting-th...

The #Eagles just fired their offensive coordinator, and John Harbaugh is looking for a job. Just saying…

Good morning! I'm sorry to have to keep sharing this. I know other important things are happening but I would like to continue to stay on the insulin pump. #MutualAid #HelpSky 💸💕 gofund.me/829fab863

Oh my goodness! GFM is not notifying me by email about donations. Thank you so much, everyone! Anonymous, I'm looking at your very generous donation. Thank you! 🙏 And thank you to everyone for liking and sharing. My deductible is almost met! gofund.me/be1dff367

With everything going on in the news and at home, I’ve decided to return my free trial of 2026.

A fried just adopted a black cat and asked for name suggestions. So I told him to watch #WheelOfTime then name her something badass like Moiraine or Lanfear or Moghedian or Nynaeve.

Good morning friends! Here is your daily reminder that we are raising money to pay for my health care FOR ONE MORE YEAR. If you could donate I would be grateful, but I'm just as grateful if you like and share this! allmylinks.com/feed

Last year, it was Syria. The difference is the degree of subtlety.

The First Lady of New York City is Syrian-American. 🥰

Reminder that support of Isra-zift is support of Western Imperialism and its ethnic cleansing of the indigenous Arab Jewish, Christian, and Muslim population in the Levant. Stay out of my spaces.

I wish I could put up an auto-message at work that reads: I have ADHD. Please communicate clearly. An assumption on your part will put me out of commission for an hour. Also, STOP SAVING SHIT IN MY FOLDER. YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’RE DOING!

Overheard at the Dealership: Airy…Ahry…whatever your name is… 🤦‍♀️

Ouf, eked out a victory at the end there. 😅 I don’t think the Eagles are long for the playoffs this year. They merely arrive to break dynasties only to vanish again into the obscurity whence they came. #GoBirds

After consulting the Internet and my common sense, I have concluded that my headache is due to eyestrain from playing Skyrim all day.

I hate when colleagues ask me to specify something in a way that’s essentially unethical. “No, bitches! I have #ADHD, and that makes me Lawful Good by definition!”

This blood pressure medication sucks. Having dangerous thoughts and feelings that I haven’t since treating my PMDD. Could use some hugs.

Why, yes, I did put the wet clothes in the dryer without removing the already dry clothes first. Thanks for asking! #ADHD

I have lost the battle to my email inboxes. I’m so flooded with unnecessary emails that I have let it pile up with unread notifications.

People underestimate how one tiny interaction can derail an ADHDer’s whole day. In the grand scheme, this wasn’t a big to do. It still put me out of commission for the whole day.

How hard is it to take the PDFs from the one folder and copy them into the other? Why did the engineer who is paid more than me think it was ok to ask this of me? I’m a subject matter expert, not a secretary.

Guys!! I actually won a prize!!! My ticket got called in the raffle.

Do you get a prize if your hotel room is the same number as your birthday?

If I have SAD, it’s because we don’t get proper winter weather. I hate this city. 😒