@alaa: can hear the jazz band playing at the downstairs restaurant. in the morning I could hear the church choir. sundays are very musical here. 
@embee: heading out to battle cairo traffic
@andrewheiss: Reading about Nasser, Khomeini, and Saddam--standard stuff, nothing too new or exciting 
@diptychal: New AUC campus is amazing at night. There's fresh air!
@anmarmansur: Google employees are so noisy it's become impossible to work in an office on the same floor as theirs. 
@bobilicious: Is back in mighty Cairo. 27 degrees at 10pm. Crazy traffic. Welcomed noisiness. Just feels like home. Scary thoughts.
