Savoring Donkey Milk Latte and Dead Things in the Desert
6 a.m. Watch sunrise, meditate, listen to CD of Thriller; whack spiders on the wall with sandal.
7 a.m. Open closet, choose breakfast abaya; watch buzzards circling over something dead in the desert; put on Abaya, admire self in mirror.
8 a.m. Eat breakfast of crushed millet in camel milk; listen to CD of Thriller; watch sun climb higher in the sky; ponder choice of mid-morning abaya.
9 a.m. Drink Latte with donkey milk; choose mid-morning abaya; watch peddler in the street beat his donkey; put on mid-morning abaya; admire self in mirror.
10 a.m. Listen to Thriller CD; ponder choice of mid-morning snack; ponder choice of noon abaya; ponder choice of parasol for midday stroll in patio; ponder choice of veil for stroll; randomly stomp on ants in the foyer.
11 a.m. Eat mid-morning snack of crushed millet in gazelle milk; choose noon abaya; further ponder choice of parasol: choose the beige veil; search Internet for desert carrion stew recipes.
Noon: Watch buzzards circling over something else dead in the desert; listen to Thriller CD; put on noon abaya; put on beige veil; choose polka dot parasol; practice moon walk without tripping over hem of abaya.
1 p.m. Moon walk through the patio; practice glissades with parasol; watch camel driver in street beat his camel; lunch on patio of crushed millet in mare milk; listen to CD of Bye Bye Birdie sound track.
2 p.m. Watch buzzards circling over dead camel in the street; ponder choice of afternoon abaya, ponder choice of afternoon sandals; ponder whether to take a stroll in the mall; search Internet for camel meat recipes; listen to Thriller CD.
3 p.m. Put on afternoon abaya; put on afternoon sandals; put on black veil; accompany security guards into street to look at dead camel; watch security guards beat paparazzi with wooden clubs.
4 p.m. Watch buzzards circling over dead paparazzi in desert; listen to Thriller CD; eat afternoon snack of crushed millet in camel milk; ponder selection of evening abaya; ponder selection of evening sandals.
And so on…