From my journal:
Chicago Time: 4:18 AM
Tehran Time: 1:48 AM

I just finished a pretty unimpressive poem and a sketch of a sunflower. Maybe in a few days I'll take a picture of it with Ame Farideh's digital camera and upload it onto the internet. My mom would enjoy seeing it, even if I don't like it (the poem, I like the sunflower). She'll say something positive and comment on it, and it'll make me feel like I'm not worthless, even though most of my work is.
- salam az Mar @ 4:18 AM