the last supper

i brought pizza
there was soup
and sambusa
i'm assuming she made them
i didn't ask
they tasted awful
her parents were out of town
i had to leave
evening shift
and i never saw her again

song of the day

haven't posted a song in a while ... mixing it up for today ... going with a bedouin song ... can't understand most of the lyrics but the melody is beautiful i think ...

animal instinct

there was once a cheetah that was born with feelings ... he could never bring himself to chase a young gazelle and eat it ... no matter how badly he wanted to ... the poor thing's mother would be heartbroken he said to himself ... still ... every time one of them came hopping along ... his mouth watered ...

mumblings

there is nothing in this life harder than knowing who you are but refusing to accept it ...

innocence lost

she loved him more than anything ... well ok she didn't exactly love him ... it was more like a giant crush ... he on the other hand ... he really did love her ... well ok he didn't exactly love her ... it was more like he loved the way she worshiped him ... it's not that she wasn't worthy of his love ... she was ... she wasn't stunning but she was attractive ... but she was just so dumb ... i mean even dumb people thought she was dumb ... and she knew it ... this is where it gets interesting ... her best friend also had a giant crush on him ... her best friend was also not stunning but attractive ... however she was not as dumb ... but he paid no attention to her best friend ... although secretly he loved the way she worshiped him as well ... it drove the best friend crazy being ignored like that ... especially since she had introduced her to him ... the three hung out together constantly ... it was bound to fall apart ... and to nobody's surprise ... it did ... it didn't take too long ... and it was a trainwreck ... but life went on ... the two girls ... once best friends ... grew distant ... though they became best friends again later on ... he on the other hand ... he was never the same again ...

love junkie

i don't want the responsibility of being married ... i just want the thrill of being in love ...

freudians

i see myself as the opposite of my dad ... yet there is nobody on this earth i have more in common with ...

Beiruting

i came across this cool website which is just a collection of old photos of beirut ... it's called old beirut ... go figure ... anyway it's really nice ... check it out ...

love it

this is awesome ...

dandoon

friday funnies

The Landlord from Will Ferrell

hero of the day

Freddy Thielmans, the mayor of Brussels

story

the arab revolutions

seems rather callous

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett believes Japan's devastating earthquake is the kind of extraordinary event that creates a buying opportunity for shares in Japanese companies.

song of the day

very short stories

he is the driver ... she is the maid ... their employers used to know them before they came to work for them ... the wife used to be friends with the maid ... while the husband used to work with the driver ... it was humiliating for one party ... and very satisfying for the other ...

her beauty far surpassed anyone else's ... as did her elegance ... her intellect ... everything about her was just superior ... he was a complete jerk ... then one day they got married ... and lived happily ever after ... moral of the story ... sometimes the story doesn't have to make sense ...

he was a hero in his country ... having fought in three independence wars ... his facial scars seemed to emit a supernatural energy ... which manifested itself as a halo above his head ... he had the sweetest smile ... but his eyes told silent tales of the horrors he had seen ...

he realized why God had taken those things away from him ... he didn't question His wisdom ... he knew that if He hadn't taken those things away ... things would have gone differently ... very differently ... it's true what they say ... everything happens for a reason ...

he could have left her for someone else ... they were both still so young ... but she was so sick ... she looked like she might die soon ... he could've just pulled the plug then ... or just abandoned her at the hospital ... but he stayed by her side ... trying every possible medicine ... but in his heart he knew that it was all for nothing ... she was going to die ... and when she did ... he knew he would remarry ...

the man

he walks with a swagger when he goes into the outside world ... striking fear into all who cross his path ... nobody dares fuck with him ... his eyes burning holes into any that dare meet them ... but when he is alone in his own world ... when everyone is gone ... he just sits there ... and thinks of better days ... a blank stare ... and the occasional smile ...

corny mumblings

outside i'm a scary bear ... inside i'm a cute cub ...

bad horsie

she enjoys horseback riding very much ... it's one of her favorite hobbies ...
i wish i was a horse ...

revolutionaries can't be choosers

have you noticed how selective people are about which revolutions they support .. or in which countries they would like to see one ...

true or false

if you don't believe in yourself nobody else will

song of the day

the arab protests

they started out very romantic ... the immortalization of bouazizi ... the dictator fleeing the country ... the hungry oppressed masses overthrowing the power mafia ... it was the stuff of fairy tales ... egypt was not much different ... the savage thugs attacking the peaceful protesters and failing to strike fear into their hearts ... the protesters and the national army coming as one ... christians watching over muslims while they pray ... more fairy tale stuff ... but then bahrain happened ... and libya happened ... and suddenly things aren't so romantic anymore ... and now hillary is walking around in tahrir square ... and foreign airstrikes are now only a matter of hours away in libya ... and suddenly ... things aren't so romantic anymore ... by the way ... have we learned nothing ... every time we enlist the help of a foreign power to help us we regret it ... why are people celebrating the security council decision ... i have to say ... i'm starting to see some clouds in the skies of freedom ...

song of the day

kefaya

is it just me or is anyone else sick of hearing about kate middleton ... fuck off already ... oh look it isn't just me ...

song of the day

nate dogg passed away ... i think the first time i heard him was on snoop's doggystyle album ... it ain't no fun if the homies can't have none ... that was in 4th or 5th grade ... anyway so here is a track by dre featuring the late rapper ... and another one by warren g featuring the later rapper ... no it's not regulate ... kind of fitting i chose tracks that feature nate dogg and not tracks which are actually by him ... his solo work kind of sucked ... anyway if you don't know who nate dogg is don't bother listening to the songs ... chances are you won't like them ...

brothers in blood

i sympathize with the libyan people ... being slaughtered while the world pretends to care but is actually just waiting for the show to finish is quite a terrible thing ... we as palestinians know that feeling all too well ...

love this

daydreams

hi
hello
buy you a drink
sure
what's your name
****
what's yours
my name is ******** but most people call me *****
what do you do
well i'm a low level manager
but i hate what i do
i don't enjoy it
well what do you want to do
i want to do bad things to you

georgie

if gwb was still president he would've intervened in libya by now ...

dirty politics

lebanese shia political parties hate gaddafi for his alleged role in the disappearance of imam moussa al-sader ... syria supports lebanese shia political parties ... and it also supports gaddafi ...

song of the day

this came up on my iPod today ... thought it was catchy ...

happy trails

well my boss is leaving ... transferring ... so he may not be leaving the company but he is definitely leaving me ... and that makes me sad ... and then i see his replacement ... and that makes me even sadder ...

work conversations

you know you really shouldn't have sent that email that was a mistake ... umm excuse me i checked with you before sending it ... you gave me permission ... i did ... yeah remember ... no i'm sorry i don't ... inside: how convenient, outside: man remember i came and asked you is it a secret or can i send an email about it and you said go ahead remember and X was there ... oh right i remember now ok then it's my mistake ... inside: that's right bitch, outside: blank stare ....

seeing red

you wave your lipstick in my face like a matador

consumer report

i was at the supermarket the other day ... and i passed by the juice section ... and i noticed almarai has released a new juice ... pomegranate flavor ... which i thought was interesting ... so i got one ... as it turns out it's gross ... at first i poured myself a glass and i thought maybe there was pepsi in this glass before or something ... there's no way the juice tastes this bad ... so i went back to the fridge and took a drink right out of the bottle ... still gross ... the stuff tastes like cough medicine ... smells like it too ... i normally don't buy almarai juice but this one piqued my interest ... anyway it's a major fail don't try it ... stick to nada juice ...

reflections

you can organize a protest via twitter ... but you can't run a country via twitter ...

أم العيون السود

you know how when people get lost they ask for directions ... well i'm lost in your eyes ... and i don't want directions ...

R

your curls are like a curvy highway
that i want to navigate with my fingers

لماذا تثور الشعوب

confucius say

life is a wrestling match between good and evil ...

the plot thickens

i was driving home from the airport today ... my friend from riyadh stayed with me for the weekend and i was dropping him off ... it is about a 45 minute hour drive back to my apartment ... at most ... well it took about two and a half hours ... the police had blocked off a number of roads ... they were everywhere ... some people might start freaking out but i lived in beirut for four years ... this is child's play to me ...

office politics

so our hr manager sent out a company wide email basically saying do not take part in any protest and do not even be in the vicinity of a protest ... he ended his email with the sentence ... and remember, big brother is watching you ... which i thought was odd ... no i'm just kidding he didn't say that last part ... anyway as i read the email i thought ... assuming anyone at the company was planning on taking part in a protest ... which i highly doubt ... but let's just assume there was ... do you really think they're going to change their mind after reading your email ...
and speaking of protests ... i had this cool idea ... i propose that arab protesters start wearing these masks ...

how corny

your smile is one of the main causes of global warming ...

dearly beloved

all the things that i want to tell you
are the things that i will never tell you

car talk

oh carla ... please stop doing this to me ... because if you don't ... i'm going to have to sell you ... and i would really hate to do that ... but if you keep this up ... i'm afraid i'll have no other choice ... i'll be forced to let you go ... let's hope it doesn't come to that ...

bachelor pad

a steaming cup of noodles
scented candles that have never been lit
and some scented candles that have
a heap of laundry
an air conditioner hums in the background
the room is dimly lit
but the adjacent room isn't
so it balances out
it's dark outside
you can tell because the window doesn't have curtains
also the clock is showing that it's past 8 pm
he is tired after a long day of work
lying in bed like he usually does when he is not working
in a few hours he'll be asleep
in a few more hours his phone will ring
it's the alarm
playing beautiful music
telling him it's time to do it all over again

a bright future

about these arab revolutions ... i'm fine with the principle of it ... it's the politics of it that i'm weary of ...

eyes = window to the soul

if scientists ever discovered a way to turn sadness or anger into fuel ... he would have enough to power the globe ... forever ...

the hunter

it lurks in the shadows
but as soon as the prey is sighted
it springs into action
chasing after it
with the speed of a thousand horses
the prey tries to escape
but to no avail
there can be no other outcome
it leaps into the air
and lands with a deadly bite
sinking its teeth in
deeper and deeper
and so the feasting begins
the flesh is consumed
satisfied now
it gets up slowly and leaves
a smile on its face
all covered in blood

just noticed

yesterday's post was at 9:39 ... today's was at 9:38 ...
pure coincidence i swear ...

hmmmm

well arab leaders have shown they can be pretty desperate ... from shutting down the internet to launching airstrikes against their own citizens ... and i wonder ... how long before friday prayers are banned ...

i don't buy it

the situation in libya continues to get worse and worse ... and while the international community - and even the arab league - has had harsh words for qaddafi and his brutality ... i can't help but think they're secretly rooting him on ...

the tale of the mattress

the other day i was stepping out of my apartment into the elevator .. when i heard a voice calling .. it was someone on the floor above me .. he asked me to do him a favor .. he wanted to throw a mattress down the stairwell .. and he said when you get down just check that nobody is there and give me a signal .. so i did and he threw the mattress down .. i got into my car and left .. when i came back i could see that the mattress was now outside near the dumpster .. i could also see that there was a cat lying on it .. and i thought well it didn't take long for someone else to claim the mattress .. i also wondered if the cat had marked it as his own yet .. anyway .. the next morning .. as i walked to my car to go to work .. i noticed a homeless person who had put the mattress on their little cart and was leaving with it .. i believe this is what mufasa once referred to as ..

the circle of life ..

weekend plans