I experienced my first Solar Eclipse a week after my 11th birthday. It was a hot August day in Tehran and I remember 2 things clearly: Being told that I couldn't look directly at the eclipse or I'd go blind . All of my favorite cartoons being shown on TV at the exact same time … Continue reading Eclipse →

If Cinderella was Persian, instead of a fairy god mother, she'd just need a good esthetician to do her eyebrows and she'd be set! I became my Cinderella (Cinde-Leyla?) at 15. It felt like a rebirth - a phoenix rising up through the ashes. A warrior finally putting on her perfectly fitted armour. It was … Continue reading VALIDATE ME (or don’t… whatever) →

"I have a dating blog" "Oh cool!! like Carrie Bradshaw!" "Um... Who?" "From Sex and The City? One of the greatest TV series of all time? Revolutionized TV by breaking taboos? 4 women over 30's talking about their sex lives? You're literally wearing a necklace with your name on it that's an exact copy of … Continue reading The Dating Cleanse →

Remember that white and gold/ black and blue dress from a few years back that sorta united the whole world but divided it in to two? Okay - now imagine if you were the ONLY person seeing it a different color - it would be the whole world against you!! Horrifying right? Well, that's what … Continue reading You Up? →

"Please don't write when you're angry"  "but moooooooom, I rarely ever get mad. I can't just let this anger go to waste! I gotta use it for my art" Here's me not taking my mom's advice and disappointing a friend who'd rather read about "The Anatomy of a F*ckboy". I'll write about that one too, I promise. But … Continue reading In Sickness and In Health →

Back in university, one of my friends dated this asshole who mostly just wanted to take advantage of her. I remember sitting at a communal table on the third floor of the York University library (where it was so quiet you could hear the anxiety and student debt ruining the lives of kids in their … Continue reading Live, Laugh, Recognize →

"So... how did it go last night??" "Ugh. Horrible. We had absolutely NO chemistry! I can't believe I paid 50 dollars for an Uber ride home after that awful date!" A couple of months ago I went on a date that was SO boring, I NEVER thought I would actually write about it. It was the most … Continue reading Chemistry →

It's been EXACTLY ONE YEAR since I packed my bags and left. North America and I share the same freedom anniversary! There must be something about the end of June/beginning of July that makes you want to say "fuuuuuuuuuuuuck this shit. I'm outta here!" Maybe it's the beautiful weather, or the birds chirping in the … Continue reading Kintsukuroi →

l texted my ex. I texted my ex SOBER. I texted my ex, despite being told not to do so *numerous* times by my friends. Boredom might be more dangerous than meth sometimes (disclaimer - I wouldn't actually know. But let's stay on the safe side of things: kids, say perhaps to drugs; but NEVER … Continue reading Case of The Ex →

"Do you think you'll ever get married again?" I've gotten asked this question so many times in the past few months that I've lost count! When the question comes from my friends (as opposed to myself... because I've asked myself this countless times) it's almost always followed by a phrase like "sorry I don't want … Continue reading Damage Control →