I wish someone would call me and say I'd come into some extra money. Just a modest amount, allowing me to pay off some debt that's been weighing on me, to go on Pilgrimage next month (Wow! It really is next month!) without going further into debt, and to visit Anis on my way to San Jose (for work) next month. I'm going to see Anis at the end of February when we all go on Pilgrimage, but I wanted to visit him in his element in Portland. It seems almost shameful not to pay the extra money to change my ticket. But it's hard to justify the extra money when I'm going to see him a few weeks later. Sure, it will be a different dynamic....
Typing this makes me want to go grab back the itinerary I just signed and call the travel agent to say I'll pay the difference to spend a couple of days with my brother. The last time I got to see Anis on his home turf was 2.5 years ago when he was still in Savannah. But I guess part of the trade-off of the Mojgani diaspora is not always getting to see each other in our respective elements. I'm sorry, Little Bro' - to you, but even more to me.
Posted by Shokufeh at January 3, 2005 03:54 PM