Archive for March, 2008

Time Thief

31Mar08

Is it just me or does everyone feel rushed and robbed of time every time we’re told to forward our clocks and watches one hour?
I haven’t adapted yet to the new timing. I feel like the day ends quickly. but even more interestingly, I’ve been debating the whole matter which might, knowing myself, result in [...]

What do these men have in common?

28Mar08

On Creativity and Getting High

14Mar08

The following events took place in a creative writing class:

I made a note to bring in some ashtrays and then I rooted through the wastepaper basket for a few empty cans. Standing beneath the prominently displayed NO SMOKING sign, I distributed the cans and cast my cigarettes upon the table, encouraging my students to go [...]

Bread Shortage in Egypt and a Call for Military Intervention!

14Mar08

I never imagined things to be this bad in an Arab country, let’s be honest, we’re not doing great economically but still! we always believed in the old proverb: “no one dies from hunger”. Maybe it’s time to revisit our taken-for-granted assumptions, some people do, and many are starving, fighting over bread and waiting in [...]

High-Tech Break-Up

10Mar08

TV girl (host/critic/commentator) Rachel Marsden says her ex-boyfriend who happens to be Wikipedia’s founder Jimmy Wales announced their breakup on Wikipedia’s forums. To retaliate, Rachel is selling her ex-boyfriend’s smelly T-shirt on eBay.
My suggestions for future breakups or hookups:
- register a domain name to announce that you’re with someone: www.imwith().com
- use twitter and facebook to [...]

On Love

09Mar08

Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself.
But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires:
To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night.
To know the pain of too much tenderness.
To be wounded by your own understanding of love;
And to bleed willingly and [...]

A Post About Nothing

08Mar08

Ok, first of all, if there was a trophy for the blogger with the longest writer’s block I know I would probably win it. So in an attempt to end that, I’m writing a post about nothing.
Last Friday we went to the Jordanian band competition in the Royal Cultural Center, we were late actually so [...]


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