Tune of the Day (2): Coming Closer by Sub Focus featuring Takura

This song plays everyday at work and each time I gotta dance.

Quote of Day(1): So we were told

‎"So we were told to put on their make-up and wear their short skirts. Instructed to give our lives, our bodies, our dignity for the cause of being pretty. We came to believe that no matter what we did, we were worthy only to the degree that we could please and be beautiful for men. So we spent our lives on the cover of Cosmo and we gave our bodies for advertisers to sell.
We were slaves, but they taught us we were free. We were their object, but they swore it was success. Because they taught you that the purpose of your life was to be on display, to attract and be beautiful for men. They had you believe that your body was created to market their cars.
But they lied."-Yasmin Mogahed

Sheryl Sandberg On Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders

 Sheryl Sandberg, the COO of Facebook speaks at TEDWomen about why the leadership of men and women in the workforce is disproportionate even though more women are graduating from college than men. Gives 3 pointers, (1) Sit at the table-have the confidence to reach for opportunities, (2) Make your partner a real partner--share responsibilities at home so you and your partner can both pursue careers; and (3) don't leave before you leave--challenge yourself at work so that when you have a decision to make, there are compelling reasons to comeback or stay. Amen!

Daily Tune Day 1: Lights-Ellie Goulding, Bassnectar Remix

One of my passions is music and no, I don't mean making it. I mean discovering and listening to it and starting now I will present to you (as often as I can) music that inspires me. Songs may be current, recent or old but one thing they'll have in common is that it's good shit. I don't discriminate, I love music, simple as that whether it be hip-hop, dubstep, rock, indie, rap, pop, alternative, you name I listen to it. I may post a song, music video and maybe a description of some sort. So sit back and press play.

Getting my shit together.

I, Atiyyah N. Sabir do solemnly swear to get my shit together and write more on this blog. I spend so much time on tumblr that I have neglected you. I promise to begin to express myself in words rather in just photos and gifs. Plus, I have the time since I'm taking the semester off. HOOO, didn't know that, now did ya.

So I did it

I finally decided to take a leave of absence from school for the fall semester. This is completely out the blue so it seems to you and I both. The reason being that from here on out, I will be the one paying for my college education, not my parents and it's frustrating because the government are not considering that fact. The price tag of going to my school is a little bit more than half of a $100,000 and they expect me to pay

7 Weeks in, 1 Week Out

Been in this city that truly doesn't sleep for almost 2 months and now I have a week to go, unfortunately. What's even worse is that it's been so hectic and I've been a bit lazy that I'm pretty sure this is only my second entry since I've been here. Istanbul is seven hours ahead of the east coast of the United States so when I'm waking up for work, all of my friends are knocking out for the night which can be a little frustrating. So what have you missed, hmmm, orientation, first session, trips to the Grand Bazaar, Spice/Egyptian Bazaar, the "Asian side," partying in Taksim, a sisterly pow-wow in a hamam, crazy boat rides with the staff and unforgettable cab rides with much more in between.
 Where should I start? At the beginning, sounds reasonable. (Wrote this a while back and obviously I didn't finish it).