Salut Zizou!

Yes, Zidane has announced his retirement from football after WC2006. Although that is a sad thing for me, a Madridista, I feel even more sorry that the club was not able to give him one last final League or Champions trophy. I am sad that his last three years in club football were at a club that lacked a stable administration. Oh well, I guess he has Germany to look forward to. Even though I’ll be rooting for Brazil, Portugal and the Netherlands, I’ll be just as happy if France wins it. I do think he will give a special performance.

Zidane is the only player in my eyes that has the best attitude in football. A true legend that will really be missed.

Zidane’s last game at the Bernabéu will be against Villareal on May 7th. His last game playing for Madrid will be against Sevilla on May 14th. Both will be memorable I’m sure.

I wish Zizou all the best in the future, and I hope he still shows up every once in a while to let us know he’s still alive and kicking. At the moment, let us not forget some of the greatest moves of the genius that is Zizou, has displayed throughout his whole football career:
Tribute Video
Goal against Betis in 95/96
Zidane the Scientist
Classic Champions League Final goal against Leverkusen in ‘02 (chills down your spine)

Other links:
Profile article
Stats and numbers

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Million Dollar Motors

“Sex. Style. Power. Passion.. and lots of horse power.”

McLaren F1
Ford GT
Mercedes Maybach
Ferrari Enzo
Cadillac Sixteen [image]
Saleen S7
Rolls Royce Phantom

Wow. What a mind blowing list of cars right there. All fabulous fantastic pieces of art. I wouldn’t mind having a badly used and beaten down one of any of them. Extreme Machines is a TV show on Discovery Channel and this is the Million Dollar Motors episode.

The video has been spreading really fast over the internet and I downloaded it eagerly. You can watch and/or download it here from Google Video. Download it fast before it gets removed due to copyright infringement or something.

McLaren F1:
I love the fact that it is a single-seater and the seat is positioned right in the center. The driving experience must be fantastic.

Ford GT:
Probablly the most excellent muscle car ever designed. I’m a big fan of the vintage muscle cars and the look of all the vintage cars like the Mustang, Chevelle, 442, etc. So naturally, I really appreciate the likeness of the GT to its ancestor from the late 60’s, the GT40.

Mercedes Maybach:
Mercedes, like Porsche, have never made a car that I liked. But the Maybach is in a class by itself. I looooove accessories and little gadgets and stuff, and the Maybach is a gadget closet on wheels!

Ferrari Enzo:
It’s a Ferrari. Need I say more. Even the name by itself is sexy. Ferrari is no doubt my favorite car make. I love the concept of the Enzo, which is that it is a racing car that has been modified as little as possible in order for it to be street legal. However, the only thing I don’t like is the front. It is too boxy. But hey! I still wouldn’t say no!

Cadillac Sixteen:
Now THAT is one white hot car. Unbelievable design. To me, this is the Cindy Crawford of cars. Elegent timeless beauty.

Saleen S7:
I like the unique aerodynamic design features on this car. Even though I might not understand the physics of it, I like that Saleen created a significantly different car than other production cars in its class.

Rolls Royce Phantom:
This is the ultimate British Pimp-Mobile High class style fit for royalty. I think the car would spit you out itself if you sit in it wearing jeans and an old sneaker.

P.S. Aham shay the psychologist!

The Da Vinci Code

The movie’s official website says it will be released on May 17th, two days before most countries. That is awesome.

I plan to buy my tickets as soon as it is possible so I can watch the movie just in case some higher authorities decide to cut out some things or pull it after a few showings. But I am very hopefull that they won’t. There really aren’t any visual things that might end up being cut. Reading the book, the only thing that pops in my mind would be in the first scenes when the museum curator is sprawled on the floor in the position of the Vitruvian Man, but in the movie trailers that image is shown and thankfully, nothing is shown. My only concern is the theme. Will they decide to pull it if people protest?

Inshalla no. Just go see it early.

P.S. Dan Brown said he and his wife have started research for the third “Robert Langdon” novel.

رســاله - حسين الجسمي

I’ll be home soon

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Is anyone having any problems with the site? Since the new design, I personally have been seeing weird thngs when I use a computer other than mine. It should look like the image above. If you are experiencing any of the following things please let me know. Also, let me know what operating system you are using and what browser. Thanks!

• No banner on the top
• Previous post’s image is overlapping on the sidebar
• Text and sidebar are streched beyond the borders of the template design
• Other things not listed

Guess Who #4

“Guess Who” is back! Guess away..

Guess Who #1
Guess Who #2
Guess Who #3

And the winner is YAZEED! With the correct answer Tom Hanks, after 1 failed attempt. Good job!

Before the WWW

Things I used to do before I was introduced to the internet at the age of 12:

Play SEGA
Read Nancy Drew and Goosebumps that my mom got me 24/7
Read Garfield
Draw
Play pretend with my little brother
Shoot down toys with BB guns

Now, the internet takes up most of my time. Sure most of the things I used to do are kid stuff but still; I think I could be more productive if I really worked on it.

So what did you used to do before the Web took over your life?

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I’m over my mini nervous breakdown. I just had a load of crap to do the past two weeks and I overreacted. It’s the weekend now and I thought I’d celebrate with a new look (my first successful editing of a theme) and a new post.