My new favorite show is LOS (wow, what a coincidence that the initials are LOS bc that's my favorite restaurant in Tally hahaha). Anyways, LOS is on Discovery at 8 every Thursday, and repeats at midnight that next day and then again Saturdays at 10 AM. This show is amazing from many standpoints, and I also have TONS of questions about the logistics too. Of course I would because I travel and also take students overseas too. For anyone that doesn't watch it, it's about 6 "Westerners" (3 Americans Jason-a BMX racer, Corey-outdoor guy, and Brad-strongman; 1 Aussie Mark-kickboxer; and 2 Brits Rajko-fitness guru and Richard-rugby player) who travel the world to compete in indigenous tribe fighting (stick fighting, wrestling, kick fighting, running, etc.). Mark is my favorite. hahaha
First, I wonder who the consultants are. Anthropologists, I assume. Who picked what tribes? How did they pick them? Did the people here consult with the tribes first? What is in it for the tribes? (Well, I am sure that teaching "Westerners" their culture and having them respect it is almost enough from their point of view). What kind of insurance do the travelers have? Who got their visas?
I really do admire these 6 guys bc traveling the world like this, competing, and putting themselves in different environment after different environment-it is really really tough yet so exhilirating! I wonder how much time they have between trips too. During the opening credits, the announcer says "will their 'Western' skills be enough to challenge the locals" (something along those lines). Well, what we have seen so far is that these locals are amazingly fit, skilled, content where they live, and SO PROUD OF THEIR TRIBE. The 6 guys keep up but it's tough!!
Anyone else watch? I love it!!
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
The world we live in
I saw The Kingdom last week, and the last lines are just chilling. I won't ruin it for people that haven't seen it yet, but it really made the whole audience just sit there and be scared and nervous. And I don't know why we SHOULDN'T be scared about what is happening today. Country vs. country, religion vs. religion, globalization vs. old ways, information at your fingertips with the internet, guns, murder in broad daylight, and the list goes on. Every headline is either about some celebrity or death or war. Yes there have been periods in world history of violent times, but nothing like this. NOTHING. And it's not going to stop.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Thursday, October 04, 2007
Few things
Again, I am going to make a list.
1. I was walking on campus the other day and two students were sitting watching something in the tree. One guy said "I would miss class for this!" so naturally I looked up. There was a hawk chasing a squirrel and it was really neat. I thought I saw a nest too, so I am sure the hawk wanted some food for the babies. I stood there for about 10 min watching this chase. The crowd got bigger too, and after some time there must have been maybe 30 people watching this and taking pics with their camera phones. It was something that Discovery or Animal Planet probably would have videoed! Finally the hawk gave up and flew away. You should have seen the way the squirrel's heart was pounding though-I have never seen a squirrel that nervous. :( I even got nervous for him.
2. The Rock and his wife donated $1M to the FOOTBALL facilities at U Miami? What? Can't that money go to better use? Like starving kids? Cancer research?
3. My friend and I were driving to dinner the other night and we crossed the train tracks... well we saw the train with its lights on (yes, it was CLOSE) and the freaking bar things weren't even down. Nice to know they work! The train looked like it was stationary, but still, the bars didn't even go down and it was close.... very close.
4. Go visit my brother-in-law's forum-it's really cool! http://www.jaserhami.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=890d2e337124b219de91f49b752d2b0a;www
1. I was walking on campus the other day and two students were sitting watching something in the tree. One guy said "I would miss class for this!" so naturally I looked up. There was a hawk chasing a squirrel and it was really neat. I thought I saw a nest too, so I am sure the hawk wanted some food for the babies. I stood there for about 10 min watching this chase. The crowd got bigger too, and after some time there must have been maybe 30 people watching this and taking pics with their camera phones. It was something that Discovery or Animal Planet probably would have videoed! Finally the hawk gave up and flew away. You should have seen the way the squirrel's heart was pounding though-I have never seen a squirrel that nervous. :( I even got nervous for him.
2. The Rock and his wife donated $1M to the FOOTBALL facilities at U Miami? What? Can't that money go to better use? Like starving kids? Cancer research?
3. My friend and I were driving to dinner the other night and we crossed the train tracks... well we saw the train with its lights on (yes, it was CLOSE) and the freaking bar things weren't even down. Nice to know they work! The train looked like it was stationary, but still, the bars didn't even go down and it was close.... very close.
4. Go visit my brother-in-law's forum-it's really cool! http://www.jaserhami.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=890d2e337124b219de91f49b752d2b0a;www
Monday, October 01, 2007
One size lower!
Mom was in town this weekend and we ate and went shopping. :) At the mall, I bought new pants, and they are one size lower. Hooray! And BTW, I really love JCPenney!
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
GREAT DAY
Today I am 30 and I feel awesome. :) There are no clouds in the sky, it's warm, people have been calling and emailing and texting and IMing and saying happy bday to me in person all day, I am ordering something good for lunch, and tonight will be fun. I LOVE MY BDAY!!
Only one thing is missing. :(
Only one thing is missing. :(
Friday, September 14, 2007
Shakira-something cool
Shakira Rests Hips to Study at UCLA
Sept. 14, 2007, 6:55 AM EST
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Shakira may get high grades in singing and swiveling her hips, but what about ancient Western history?
For the past month, the Colombian pop star has been taking a class at the University of California, Los Angeles, called "Introduction to Western Civilization: Ancient Civilizations from Prehistory to Circa A.D. 843."
"She went when she finished her tour, for the summer," Shakira's manager Fifi Kurzman told The Associated Press.
For years the 30-year-old has studied on her own, also taking tutorials on the history and languages of the countries she visits, Kurzman said.
http://music.msn.com/music/article.aspx?news=275674>1=7702
Awesome!!
Sept. 14, 2007, 6:55 AM EST
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Shakira may get high grades in singing and swiveling her hips, but what about ancient Western history?
For the past month, the Colombian pop star has been taking a class at the University of California, Los Angeles, called "Introduction to Western Civilization: Ancient Civilizations from Prehistory to Circa A.D. 843."
"She went when she finished her tour, for the summer," Shakira's manager Fifi Kurzman told The Associated Press.
For years the 30-year-old has studied on her own, also taking tutorials on the history and languages of the countries she visits, Kurzman said.
http://music.msn.com/music/article.aspx?news=275674>1=7702
Awesome!!
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
I forget, what decade are we in?
If you read the news headlines on CNN today, you see "Nooses, violence divide town" and "Swastikas burned into golf fairways". You have to be kidding me. I know in this day and age there has been a resurgence of ideas of hatred that happened back 40, 50, 60 yrs ago (just go to Barcelona too, where neighborhood signs say "we are anti-Skinhead here" or "Nazi-ism not welcomed here"), but with all the cultural diversity and immigration going on in this country and everywhere else, people can't disregard skin color or background and get to know a person and who they are on the inside? I am so sick of this. When I have kids someday, I am going to have them be friends with everyone. African-Americans, Hispanics, Muslims, disabled people, etc.
Is anyone not scared about this???? My friend said this today when I told her about my blog idea: "Amazing how we can come so far and yet not go anywhere at all". Excellent summary. :(
Is anyone not scared about this???? My friend said this today when I told her about my blog idea: "Amazing how we can come so far and yet not go anywhere at all". Excellent summary. :(
Friday, August 17, 2007
WHO THE HELL WROTE THIS
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/08/17/disappointing.destinations/index.html
This recent article named the top 10 best and most disappointing global and UK sights. I am more concerned with the global sights, so here they are (according to the article):
TOP TEN MOST DISAPPOINTING GLOBAL SIGHTS
1. The Eiffel Tower, Paris; 2. The Louvre, Paris; 3. Times Square, New York; 4. Las Ramblas, Barcelona; 5. Statue of Liberty, New York; 6. Spanish Steps, Rome; 7. The White House, Washington DC; 8. The Pyramids, Egypt; 9. The Brandenburg Gate, Berlin; 10.The Leaning Tower of Pisa.
THE PYRAMIDS ARE DISAPPOINTING???? WHAT???? SEEING HOW ENORMOUS THEY ARE, THE ABILITY OF PEOPLE TO BUILD THEM, GOING INSIDE THEM...... PEOPLE MUST BE INSANE TO SAY THIS! THE LOUVRE IS DISAPPOINTING???? WHAT???? SEEING THE MONA LISA, ANCIENT ISLAMIC TREASURES, ETC. IS NOT FUN???? LAS RAMBLAS IS DIASPPOINTING???? WHAT????
I AM HONESTLY MOST BAFFLED ABOUT THE PYRAMIDS.
Quote: Travel expert Felice Hardy explained why many tourists, often after spending inflated amounts on reaching and then viewing the most famous places, are left with a feeling of anti-climax. "It's easy to be swayed by brochures that opt for the mainstream and focus on clichéd tourist sights around the world," she said. "But many of them are overcrowded and disappointing."
WHATEVER. I am too miffed to even talk about this.
At least the article had enough sense to put Kapadokya and Lake Titicaca (which my mom went to and loved) on its 10 best.
TOP TEN BEST GLOBAL SIGHTS
1. The Treasury at Petra, Jordan; 2. The Grand Canal, Venice; 3. The Masai Mara, Kenya; 4. Sydney Harbour Bridge; 5. Taroko Gorge, Taiwan; 6. Kings Canyon, Northern Territory, Australia; 7. Cappadoccia caves, Turkey; 8. Lake Titicaca, Peru and Bolivia; 9. Cable Beach, Broome, Western Australia; 10. Jungfraujoch railway, Switzerland.
This recent article named the top 10 best and most disappointing global and UK sights. I am more concerned with the global sights, so here they are (according to the article):
TOP TEN MOST DISAPPOINTING GLOBAL SIGHTS
1. The Eiffel Tower, Paris; 2. The Louvre, Paris; 3. Times Square, New York; 4. Las Ramblas, Barcelona; 5. Statue of Liberty, New York; 6. Spanish Steps, Rome; 7. The White House, Washington DC; 8. The Pyramids, Egypt; 9. The Brandenburg Gate, Berlin; 10.The Leaning Tower of Pisa.
THE PYRAMIDS ARE DISAPPOINTING???? WHAT???? SEEING HOW ENORMOUS THEY ARE, THE ABILITY OF PEOPLE TO BUILD THEM, GOING INSIDE THEM...... PEOPLE MUST BE INSANE TO SAY THIS! THE LOUVRE IS DISAPPOINTING???? WHAT???? SEEING THE MONA LISA, ANCIENT ISLAMIC TREASURES, ETC. IS NOT FUN???? LAS RAMBLAS IS DIASPPOINTING???? WHAT????
I AM HONESTLY MOST BAFFLED ABOUT THE PYRAMIDS.
Quote: Travel expert Felice Hardy explained why many tourists, often after spending inflated amounts on reaching and then viewing the most famous places, are left with a feeling of anti-climax. "It's easy to be swayed by brochures that opt for the mainstream and focus on clichéd tourist sights around the world," she said. "But many of them are overcrowded and disappointing."
WHATEVER. I am too miffed to even talk about this.
At least the article had enough sense to put Kapadokya and Lake Titicaca (which my mom went to and loved) on its 10 best.
TOP TEN BEST GLOBAL SIGHTS
1. The Treasury at Petra, Jordan; 2. The Grand Canal, Venice; 3. The Masai Mara, Kenya; 4. Sydney Harbour Bridge; 5. Taroko Gorge, Taiwan; 6. Kings Canyon, Northern Territory, Australia; 7. Cappadoccia caves, Turkey; 8. Lake Titicaca, Peru and Bolivia; 9. Cable Beach, Broome, Western Australia; 10. Jungfraujoch railway, Switzerland.
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
You know you are bored at work when...
... you look up the engagement and wedding announcements from your hometown online newspaper.
... you check your bank statement 3 times in a day. Logging in separately each time.
... you get excited when someone IMs you. Not that I wouldn't ordinarily, but even more so now.
... you send emails to people and hope they are bored too and respond right away. Especially coworkers bc you know they are bored too.
... you eat every hour at your desk.
... you look at the poster on your wall and study the topographical features of every country of the world.
... keep looking at your cell phone to see if someone has texted you. And the last time you checked was 8 minutes ago.
... you blog.
... you go to the bathroom even when you don't have to go.
... you start sorting out your email inbox. Oh, and outbox too.
Any other fun things?
... you check your bank statement 3 times in a day. Logging in separately each time.
... you get excited when someone IMs you. Not that I wouldn't ordinarily, but even more so now.
... you send emails to people and hope they are bored too and respond right away. Especially coworkers bc you know they are bored too.
... you eat every hour at your desk.
... you look at the poster on your wall and study the topographical features of every country of the world.
... keep looking at your cell phone to see if someone has texted you. And the last time you checked was 8 minutes ago.
... you blog.
... you go to the bathroom even when you don't have to go.
... you start sorting out your email inbox. Oh, and outbox too.
Any other fun things?
Friday, August 03, 2007
Papua New Guinea
So I have been watching SHARK WEEK :) and last night was the best night: the show was called Shark Tribe. It's a native tribe of Papua New Guinea (I think on Buka Island-I forget the town names) that calls and captures sharks by hand (like the Lemon, Blacktip, Mako) by banging shells like rattles on the water's surface and under it. It was so amazing. The most amazing part was that the people on this remote island spoke English-even the elders (and the oldest living shark caller who is 70!). All through the episode, I was even distracted by thinking the whole time "Man, these people know English". And it's pretty good. :S
So the guy who went there (who has also hosted specials on Discovery like one where he was determined to be able to sit by a lion pride w/o them attacking... and he did it) and his friend a shark specialist and PhD student, also showed the shark callers a video of the Great Whites they study. The shark caller looked at it in awe and said yes I can capture that too. His confidence was really amazing! I know I am using amazing a lot, but it's the only word that fits.
Great episode-maybe I will put the DVD on my birthday present list. :)
So the guy who went there (who has also hosted specials on Discovery like one where he was determined to be able to sit by a lion pride w/o them attacking... and he did it) and his friend a shark specialist and PhD student, also showed the shark callers a video of the Great Whites they study. The shark caller looked at it in awe and said yes I can capture that too. His confidence was really amazing! I know I am using amazing a lot, but it's the only word that fits.
Great episode-maybe I will put the DVD on my birthday present list. :)
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Helping out with a baby for the weekend...
I went to visit my best friend in the whole world up in NC this past weekend, and it was SO great to spend time with her! We have only seen each other at Xmas for a couple hours or at my bridal shower, etc. and I felt the need to spend a few days with her and her son and husband. You only live once.......... We went around her town, to UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke, the NC Natural Science Museum in Raleigh, and a GREAT Mexican restaurant called El Dorado. It's ALMOST as good as Los-I would say close second! And that is saying a lot!
I also got to see first hand what it would be like to have kids right now, and honestly, I am not ready for that yet. hahaha It is SO much work... getting up with him at 6 AM, feeding, playing, putting him down for naps, bathing, car seats, strollers, high chairs, sippee cups, toys, crying (and laughing too!-he really is a happy kid :) ), diapers, stair gate things, protective things for the outlets, daily routines, etc. They are such good parents though, and I know I learned some things from the best: especially that I am not ready for this. hahahaha I was good for the weekend, but glad that I could just go home after work and chill out or go anywhere I wanted or wake up when I wanted. Maybe in 4 yrs I will change my mind. ;) Well, I have to change my mind bc we already planned to take trips so our kids can play together!
I also got to see first hand what it would be like to have kids right now, and honestly, I am not ready for that yet. hahaha It is SO much work... getting up with him at 6 AM, feeding, playing, putting him down for naps, bathing, car seats, strollers, high chairs, sippee cups, toys, crying (and laughing too!-he really is a happy kid :) ), diapers, stair gate things, protective things for the outlets, daily routines, etc. They are such good parents though, and I know I learned some things from the best: especially that I am not ready for this. hahahaha I was good for the weekend, but glad that I could just go home after work and chill out or go anywhere I wanted or wake up when I wanted. Maybe in 4 yrs I will change my mind. ;) Well, I have to change my mind bc we already planned to take trips so our kids can play together!
Thursday, July 12, 2007
UGH
I am so sick of lazy and irresponsible people. "Oh I forgot" (when I reminded them every day). "Oh your paperwork got messed up". "We fixed your leak" (for the second time, and now there's no hot water). "Oh I didn't know that" (could have looked it up on the internet and it takes 5 min.). Can no one do anything right anymore? Do your jobs! I sound bitter, but it's not just me who has been saying this. Friends, family, other people have been complaining about people too. I am just speaking for them. ;)
Saturday, July 07, 2007
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Turkiye is (and will be) sizzling!
According to accuweather.com:
Thursday, Jun 28
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Sizzling sunshine and very hot. Winds from the N at 9 km/h.
Realfeel®: 46 °C
High: 38 °C
Or, in the US system:
Thursday, Jun 28
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Sizzling sunshine and very hot. Winds from the N at 6 mph.
Realfeel®: 115 °F
High: 102 °F
Thursday, Jun 28
More Details
Sizzling sunshine and very hot. Winds from the N at 9 km/h.
Realfeel®: 46 °C
High: 38 °C
Or, in the US system:
Thursday, Jun 28
More Details
Sizzling sunshine and very hot. Winds from the N at 6 mph.
Realfeel®: 115 °F
High: 102 °F
Monday, June 25, 2007
Garage sale mania/UK politics
I was out of town this weekend, and my friend had a garage sale. She made a TON of money there!! But, that is not the reason for the post. The reason I am writing, as usual, is to say WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE? First, the sale started at 8 AM. Guy shows up at 7 asking what she will be selling, when it starts, etc. She has to say to him 3 times to come back at 8 (as the article in the paper said). Then at 757, a FLOOD of people come. I guess they are part of a big neighborhood area garage sale interest group. By 930, half of the stuff was gone. My friend had a pair of pants on sale that she had gotten her husband at a warehouse for over $100 and was asking $2 for them. $2. The lady that wanted to buy them said I'll give you a dollar. (Are you kidding?) My friend said no, and the lady says (in a really nasty tone): "WELL, this IS a garage sale after all" and walks away without buying them. Talk about cheap! Then, a guy was buying $2 worth of stuff (VHS tapes, etc.) and said I'll give you $1.50 for everything. WHAT DIFFERENCE IS 50 CENTS?? At that point, my friend was so pissed that she said fine. But really. Trying to negotiate at a garage sale? Isn't there any protocol for that?!
On another note, Tony Blair is gone. I am really wondering what UK politics will be like with Gordon Brown as prime minister.........................
On another note, Tony Blair is gone. I am really wondering what UK politics will be like with Gordon Brown as prime minister.........................
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Tally food establishments
What is going on in this city??
1. For the first day of summer, Bruegger's Bagels is having a snow celebration with fake snow, snow angels, iced coffee, snowmen, etc. If only people here knew how awful snow is! Some people haven't even seen snow before! And why would you want to ruin the first day of summer by thinking about it? Apparently it was so crazy that it made the newspaper in Syracuse too.
2. I went to Subway and on the receipt it said "Subway for the Glory of God" as the name of the restaurant. I have talked about this so much over the last day that I don't even know what to say about it anymore. Other than I am STILL dumbfounded.
1. For the first day of summer, Bruegger's Bagels is having a snow celebration with fake snow, snow angels, iced coffee, snowmen, etc. If only people here knew how awful snow is! Some people haven't even seen snow before! And why would you want to ruin the first day of summer by thinking about it? Apparently it was so crazy that it made the newspaper in Syracuse too.
2. I went to Subway and on the receipt it said "Subway for the Glory of God" as the name of the restaurant. I have talked about this so much over the last day that I don't even know what to say about it anymore. Other than I am STILL dumbfounded.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Age of Love
**Disclaimer: I am only watching this show b/c Mark Philippoussis is a tennis player. I usually hate reality tv (except Real World and the reunions/challenges).
So does it make me old that I am hoping he picks a 40-something and that the 20-somethings are just SOOOOOOOOO annoying???? Go older women!! They look absolutely amazing!!
So does it make me old that I am hoping he picks a 40-something and that the 20-somethings are just SOOOOOOOOO annoying???? Go older women!! They look absolutely amazing!!
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