RADICAL JOY IN EVERY RHYTHM • SIX - SEVEN • KANYE WEST: YOU MORE LIKE A LOVE TO START SHIT • I WILL NOT SQUABBLE THIS OPPORTUNITY • JOEY BADA$$: I MEAN SHE SO PERFECT • HAPPY BIRTHDAY DIVA •.CROISSANTS! •

AN ANALOG ESCAPE, BEYOND THE BINARY!

BABY! WE'RE GOING BEYOND THE BINARY BECAUSE MY BRAIN COULDN'T HANDLE JUST A "0=STAYING HOME AND DRINKING" OR A "1=A LOUD PARTY". THE "1" IS AN OBVIOUS NO, CAUSE SEEING YOU CRY AND JUMPING OFF THE BUILDING WOULDN'T BE FUN FOR YOUR GUESTS.

BABY! WE’RE GOING BEYOND THE BINARY BECAUSE THIS WEEKEND ISN’T JUST A “0=STAYING HOME AND DRINK” OR A “1=A LOUD PARTY”. ESPECIALLY NOT THE “1” BECAUSE I KNOW YOU WOULD JUMP OFF THE WINDOW. IT’S A WEEKEND OFF-THE-GRID. OR MAYBE IT’S JUST A START OF A CULT. DO YOU DARE TO FIND OUT?

WHAT IS INTERSECTIONAL GETAWAY?

BEFORE I START TALKING ABOUT THIS, ALLOW ME TO EXPRESS MY FEELINGS ABOUT THIS PHOTO. LOOK HOW BEAUTIFUL YOU ARE, AND I FUCKING LOVE YOUR SMILE, KHOSHGELAM.

NOW BACK TO OUR BUSINESS! I REMEMBER YOU'VE TOLD ME MULTIPLE TIMES HOW BORING IT IS WHEN SOCIALIZING, PEOPLE GO "AH, I WORK IN TECH". AS YOU FORGET SOMETIMES, I WORK IN TECH TOO, SO I TRIED TO LEAN INTO IT. WHEN IT CAME TO YOUR BIRTHDAY, I KNEW A "STANDARD" CELEBRATION WOULD NOT CUT IT, AND I KNEW YOU EITHER CELEBRATE IT IN THE HEAT OF SUMMER OR WITH AN INTIMATE SET OF PEOPLE. SO, I DECIDED TO CALL OUT MY PECULIAR SIDE WHO HAS SOME SKILLS IN TECH TO BUILD SOMETHING THAT HONORS BOTH MY QUIRKS AND YOUR WORLD.

The Timeline of Deconstruction

A multi-day orchestration of joy, intersectionality, and vibration. You can only see a short itinerary here.

Feb 27: The Departure

WE BOARD THE TRAIN FROM AMSTERDAM AND ARRIVE AT THIS BEAUTIFUL STATION. I REMEMBER YOU SAID YOU LIKE PACKING SNACKS FOR THE ROAD, SO I'LL HANDLE THE BAGS, YOU HANDLE THE SNACKS.

Feb 28: The Main Event

JUST LIKE THE PHOTO, TODAY'S ABOUT YOU. NO CROWD, NO FUSS AND THE ONLY LOUD SOUND WILL BE YOU MOANING AFTER EATING AN ELABORATIVE BREAKFAST.

MARCH 1: The Most Intriguing

WHILE I KEPT THE DETAILS UNDER WRAPS, I'M CONFIDENT THAT THE SECRET PART OF THIS DAY WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH.

March 2: The Final Sync

MAYBE ONE LAST COFFEE WITH BELGIAN CHOCOLATE BEFORE WE CATCH A TRAIN BACK HOME.

AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A WEEKEND AWAY.

YOU OFTEN TELL ME THAT I DON'T NEED TO BE BINARY, SO THIS IS AN INTERSECTIONAL GETAWAY BECAUSE IT'S WHERE OUR TWO TOTALLY DIFFERENT WORLD MEET: YOUR SOCIAL THEORY AND MY BINARY ASS BRAIN THAT CODES. ALSO, IT'S AN INTERSECTION OF YOUR NEED FOR A LOW-KEY BIRTHDAY AND MY NEED TO SURPRISE YOU. FYI, IT INCLUDES NO BIG CROWDS, NO CHEESY "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" SUNG BY STRANGERS IN A RESTAURANT, OR I'LL RESPECTFULLY TELL THEM TO FUCK AWAY AND HOLD THE TIPS. NO DRAMA THO.

SOUNDS GOOD? JUST GO AHEAD AND RSVP, MY LOVE.

MY FINAL WORDS BABY: I KNOW YOU DIDN'T ASK FOR ANYTHING, AND I KNOW YOUR STUDIES ARE HEAVY RIGHT NOW, ESPECIALLY WITH YOUR THESIS RESEARCH. JUST REMEMBER THIS WEEKEND ISN'T ANOTHER THING ON YOUR AGENDA TO DO. IT'S A SPACE SPECIFICALLY FOR YOU TO BREATHE, TO RECEIVE LOVE AND ATTENTION, TO STUDY IN A DIFFERENT ROOM OR AT A CAFE, AND TO BE CELEBRATED. AS YOU KNOW, THE DESTINATION IS CLOSE, EXACTLY THE WAY I LIKE TO KEEP YOU FROM ME.

WITH LOVE,

SAFA <3