Ozumet marakbeya The noodles weren't actually that spicy But my stomach is fully on fire Still owwy I tried to mend a bigger moth hole this morning I ended up making a cursed thread croissant I realized I need an embroidery hoop So I psyched myself up to go to the craft store Where I didn't stutter at all and the lady was incredibly sweet and reasonable I even got a keychain and little jewelry locks (I'm on a DIY repair roll) I was very pleased with myself leaving the mall Swinging my arms, looking into windooows And then the campest, tiniest, oldest man I have ever seen shimmied out of his store with coffee in his hand and said, "Looking is for money but buying things is free" I laughed and said I better buy something then I got two necklaces and a bracelet 🥲 And he insisted I come tomorrow for coffee I said SURE! (Nope. No. No.) "Take my number" Of course! (Why. Why? Whyyyyy!) Now I have to ghost jewelry grandpa. Maybe it was a sailor's invitation? Oh, that makes no sense in English So "ozuma marakbeya" means a sailor's invitation Back in the day, sailors would invite people on the shore for tea from their boats Which was impossible obviously I guess Egyptian sailors are very droll Anyway, now it means any invitation that people don't actually mean Egyptians offer a lot of things out of politeness but they don't actually mean it In some situations, it might even be rude to take them up on their offer Which is really fun to navigate as an autistic person! In this case though, I hope grandpa was just making a sailor's invitation Hassan sent pictures of the fishing boat in Sahel! A sign?! We swam next to the boat, Baba waved at the fishermen-- it was funny I'm not going out or spending anything until I get another contract Done Done, done |