Wow! I'm impressed Asad. I don't know if I would have had the nerve to tell my parents considering your situation, but I'm happy to hear that your dad took it so well! I'm sorry though that I don't really have anything insightful to say, although I hope that you don't despise Los Angeles, or home, for the rest of your life seeing as I have a lot of memories of you there. For this reason I am evan more sorry than previously that I didn't manage to see you at the end of summer; things were really hectic for me after getting back from Britain, having to deal with getting over jet-lag and preparing for burning man. In any rate, I hope to talk to you soon, and I hope school and your personal life goes well this year.