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Re: So who's going to ISNA 2008?
I'll go if someone picks me up..I don't feel like driving 4 hrs.
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theres a dallas county in houston? unless u mean u moved to dallas.  |
Yes I'm in Dallas county now.
I was never actually in Houston though, I was South of Houston in Brazoria County.
That'd be nifty if ISNA was in Htown...I might actually go haha
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spicyhijabi- i would make you go with me if it was in houston. In fact, I would drive down with you this year but I cant  Maybe next year iA  |
07-30-2008, 10:24 PM
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Yea right, are you kidding me?
The ISNA lobby is a huge source of income for the hotels such as the Hyatt who host the convention. Don't believe me? Look at the restaurant in the Hyatt O'hare during late nights on ISNA weekends. Its packed beyond belief.
Alot of revenue comes from the macking scene.
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of course- hotels won't shut something down that they're making money off of. but note how ventanas (that rooftop restaurant) is always closed during isna weekend- there's only so much they'll put up with. they also modify their menus to make it easier to sell to such a large/not white crowd. and they're not exactly happy (obviously this part's not a bad thing, alhamdulillah) about not getting much money off booze from the muslim crowd, which is a total moneymaker in the restaurant business. and even restaurants have their tipping point as far as staying open late goes- ever talked to a server at that terrace thingy restaurant isna weekend around 1am? they are not happy campers, in my experience. who knows though; maybe i haven't seen all the happy hotel and restaurant staff late nights at the hyatt.
so yeah, ultimately, hotels do it for the money, and they get it or they wouldnt be allowing isna to take place there. that's not what i'm talking about. i'm talking about the actions that cause negative perceptions of muslims. you can very easily get labelled when you're in a crowd of 30,000. |
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i'll be there iA.
how's columbus? what's to do in the city?
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can i pleaaaaaaaaaaaaase stay with yall. ill chip in. |
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can i pleaaaaaaaaaaaaase stay with yall. ill chip in.
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dude, i'd gladly be all for it, but our room is already packed...sorry.
i'll keep my eyes open for you though.
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dude, i'd gladly be all for it, but our room is already packed...sorry.
i'll keep my eyes open for you though. |
daaaaaaaaamn i got punked again. well, at least let me use your restroom like 2 years ago. heh. |
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If only some more shuyukh were there instead of all doctors and engineers.
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If only some more shuyukh were there instead of all doctors and engineers.
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what about me? ill be there. and im a sheik. sheik speare  |
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spicyhijabi- i would make you go with me if it was in houston. In fact, I would drive down with you this year but I cant Maybe next year iA |
InshaAllah! That sounds like a plan 
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dude, i'd gladly be all for it, but our room is already packed...sorry.
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packed room? Is this possible? The last 3 times I went to ISNA our room averaged 7 guys.
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what about me? ill be there. and im a sheik. sheik speare |
On an unrelated note, I was googling shakespeare and I accidentally typed sheik speare. |
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what about me? ill be there. and im a sheik. sheik speare |
my friend and i want to write a book and title it "Shaykhsperiences" it will be a collection of those moments of realization we have that could so easily fit into a lecture by a shaykh...u know the ones where they look at a piece of gum and derive some insane meaning of life out of it? insha Allah one day...
but yeah, your screen name always reminds me of our "shaykhsperiences" book
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dude, i'd gladly be all for it, but our room is already packed...sorry.
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you guys can take turns sleeping
dont most people sleep during the day anyway? |
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