Archive for September, 2005

Painting

Thursday, September 22nd, 2005

After spending a couple of weeks in awe at ArtFiNaLe’s artworks (mashalla), I have decided to try to paint. I have grown constantly irritated at how childish my cartoons are looking. Doodling doesn’t have the same stress-relieving effects anymore. I’ll keep trying to improve but I want to try new things. I want to try [...]

City Night

Thursday, September 22nd, 2005

City Night by Georgia O’Keefe is one of my favorite paintings done by the artist, although this one is not as popular as her famous sensual flowers. My favorite part of it is the tiny white dot on the left at the bottom of the painting. I feel that that dot right there in the [...]

Triple Breaking News

Wednesday, September 21st, 2005

How rare is this? I was watching CNN as they reported three breaking news stories at the same time!
1. A plane is circling California due to problems with landing gear.2. A category 5 hurricane (Hurricane Rita) is heading towards Texas.3. Signs of am extreme tornado are appearing at Minneapolis, Minnesota.

New Life For Battered Saudi Woman

Wednesday, September 21st, 2005

Read this article.
I’m proud and I say good for her for speaking up. There are so many cases like this in the Middle East but many are unheard beacuase most women, not all, feel shame and fear to report. But in this case the husband was a complete idiot by thinking she wouldn’t report him [...]

Do We Really Have A Chance?

Monday, September 19th, 2005

Ok, you have to bear with me here but I’ve been watching Indian movies this weekend and I’m still not sobered up.
Do love stories exist in real life? Is there such a thing as eternal love? I’ve been watching Indian movies for viewing purposes (see my “101 Things About Me” post to know the initial [...]

Falling Up

Sunday, September 18th, 2005

Falling Up by Shel Silverstein is one of my favorite books to read over and over. The collection of poems and illustrations by silverstein are delightful and amusing to people of all ages. You can find other books by Shel Silverstein here. Below are a couple of poems from the book.
Falling UpI tripped on my [...]

Some Faces Don’t Deserve To Be Sad

Saturday, September 17th, 2005

Some faces honestly do not deserve to be sad.
Mashalla. La illaha ila Allah.
Do you agree?