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On Friday November 4th, my computer was christened "attraction." This is funny because I am afraid of both attraction and computers.

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  1. Anonymous11/06/2005

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  2. Anonymous11/07/2005

    hey - hope you made it OK to indiana... lol and btw, am i one of the aforementioned Quality Beings? am i, am i?

    -roman

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  3. Sadia11/10/2005

    Roman,

    if this improves your ego,then surely you are a Quality Being.

    i have missed 6 classes! but i have made it back from indiana. alhamdullilah.

    thank you for being present on monday, and our friend is also who i was thinking of as a Quality Being. That is, him and his gallbladder.

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  4. Sadia11/10/2005

    so really, its three people, you, him, and the gallbladder.

    i got a cat! its a girl but i like to think its a boy

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  5. Muniba11/10/2005

    you have a cat??!! in your apartment on campus or at queens? tell me! i must know! is it a kitten? oh. so many questions...

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  6. Sadia11/11/2005

    Yeah I have a cat named Magrib. It might be love.

    Sadia

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