La Verita
I am a half kuwaiti/half american girl living in Kuwait.
I am perpetually suspended in the granite hollow that fills the space between two worlds...
Not quite who I am, not quite who I want to be... Cat-lover, poet, music-nut.
I currently hold a PHD in both BS and Smartass. In short, I pitch my tent in the median of life..
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"Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live."
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Brushes: Inobscuro, At0mica, Echoica, Veredgf, Puzzle,
Fonts: Dafont
Image: Foto_decadent
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Thursday, April 27, 2006
Good love is on the way....
It was a day unlike any other. The spot-filled sun in the sky, a mellow yellow to her dismal gray. The grass, envy-green and wet beneath her feet. It almost made her pale green eyes burn with jealousy. Every candle-laden birthday cake she had ever had was dusted with the residue of the exact same wish; greener eyes. That's all she ever wished for, partly because she kind of thought the whole make-a-wish-and-blow-out-the-candles thing was an elaborate hoax designed to put the cake-eaters in closer than close proximity with the birthday persons' saliva; the other part of her just happened to think that greener than green eyes was as worthwhile a wish as any.
She stared out at the calm blue waters of the Gulf wondering how her life had gone so inexplicably wrong in such a short amount of time.
"You got a light?" A man materialized at her side, brandishing a pack of Marlboros.
"Only if I can bum a smoke." She replied, eyeing his unopened pack. He looked up at her for the first time giving her a not-so-subtle once over. She felt him take in the dark circles taking up shelter under her eyes, her ratty sweatpants and stained 'Your boyfriend likes me' T-shirt. She felt vaguely self-conscious before remembering that she had much bigger things to worry about.
He pulled a cigarette out and stretched his arm in offering. She reached over to take it, their hands almost meeting before he suddenly pulled back. He placed the cigarette between his lips with a slight smirk, then offered the pack to her. She rolled her eyes, but accepted the pack. She pulled out a cigarette, placed it in her mouth and started rooting around in her messenger bag for a light.
She felt him sit down next to her. He reached over and plucked the Marlboros off her lap. Her body involuntarily tensed when she felt his fingers brush her thighs. Images flooded her senses... A smoke-filled room.... Hot breath... Rough hands. She shook the images from her head and lit her cigarette before passing the light.
"I'm always losing my lights." He said, covering his mouth with his hand as he lit up.
"I'm always losing my smokes." She replied with a bemused grunt.
He looked her way and smiled, "Sounds like you and I would make a great couple.."
She gave a forced laugh, "Sounds like you should give me back my lighter." She said with an outstretched hand.
He laughed out loud and reached across her body, stopping his face inches from hers. She sucked in the smoke from his last exhale, staring into his dark eyes. The smile never left his lean face as he dropped the lighter into the mouth of her bag. He pulled away and slouched over as he took a long drag from his cigarette. He seemed fascinated by the cracks in the pavement surrounding the grassy knoll where they sat, ignorant of the inviting waters in front of him. She lifted her eyes to the view, watching the jet skis and speedboats go by.
It was water season in Kuwait, the days were getting longer, but retaining the cool breeze, which had dominated the month of March. It was by all accounts a happy time in Kuwait. The weather, which dictates every aspect of Kuwaiti life, was generous this time of year. Consequently, the citizens of Kuwait did all they could to exploit that generosity, almost pushing the day to its limits, trying to coax every last second out.
"Do you have a name?" He asked, pulling her out of her thoughts.
"Do you need to know it?" She replied defensively.
"For the purposes of this conversation, no." He said with a smirk. "What's eating at you?"
"Why would you assume something is wrong with me?"
"Do you always answer a question with a question?"
"I could ask you that right back, now couldn't I?" She replied, smiling as she flicked the ash from her cigarette. He shook his head, still smiling.
"Its just unusual for someone to sit, by themself, by the water, looking positively dejected.. and for nothing to be wrong with them."
"Well, maybe I'm not so usual.." She said, turning her face away from him and bringing the cigarette to her lips.
"Somehow, I don't doubt that..."
"You could tell me though, you know?" He added, leaning into her personal space again. "I'm an exceptional listener."
"Are you some kind of psych student?" She asked, inadvertently pulling away. "I mean, are you like a psychologist in training or something, and one of your assignments is to stalk the ocean front looking for people who look 'positively dejected'", she inserted finger quotes, "and get them to open up so you can silently evaluate them and present their case in class?"
"Would it matter if I was? Maybe I have a problem too and the act of listening to you would be a way to force my brain to focus on something else for a few minutes.."
She laughed and shook her head. "My problems would take more than a few minutes.."
He shifted on the bench and put the pack of cigarettes between them.
"I got smokes, you have a lighter and it seems like we've got all the time in the world."
She looked over at him, exhaling a cloud of smoke his way. The smoke collided with his exhale, then mingled into one before drifting up and dispersing. She had the passing thought of whether he would ultimately bring her life back up close to its starting point, drag it down further or whether he would have absolutely no impact whatsoever. The thought passed, she dropped her cigarette and put it out with the sole of her black and white Puma's. She stretched out both hands simultaneously, one to the pack of cigarettes and one into her bag, then she started talking...
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Now playing: Vultures By: John Mayer
When you can play the sh*t out of a guitar, no one cares what you sound like...
-Layla
She stared out at the calm blue waters of the Gulf wondering how her life had gone so inexplicably wrong in such a short amount of time.
"You got a light?" A man materialized at her side, brandishing a pack of Marlboros.
"Only if I can bum a smoke." She replied, eyeing his unopened pack. He looked up at her for the first time giving her a not-so-subtle once over. She felt him take in the dark circles taking up shelter under her eyes, her ratty sweatpants and stained 'Your boyfriend likes me' T-shirt. She felt vaguely self-conscious before remembering that she had much bigger things to worry about.
He pulled a cigarette out and stretched his arm in offering. She reached over to take it, their hands almost meeting before he suddenly pulled back. He placed the cigarette between his lips with a slight smirk, then offered the pack to her. She rolled her eyes, but accepted the pack. She pulled out a cigarette, placed it in her mouth and started rooting around in her messenger bag for a light.
She felt him sit down next to her. He reached over and plucked the Marlboros off her lap. Her body involuntarily tensed when she felt his fingers brush her thighs. Images flooded her senses... A smoke-filled room.... Hot breath... Rough hands. She shook the images from her head and lit her cigarette before passing the light.
"I'm always losing my lights." He said, covering his mouth with his hand as he lit up.
"I'm always losing my smokes." She replied with a bemused grunt.
He looked her way and smiled, "Sounds like you and I would make a great couple.."
She gave a forced laugh, "Sounds like you should give me back my lighter." She said with an outstretched hand.
He laughed out loud and reached across her body, stopping his face inches from hers. She sucked in the smoke from his last exhale, staring into his dark eyes. The smile never left his lean face as he dropped the lighter into the mouth of her bag. He pulled away and slouched over as he took a long drag from his cigarette. He seemed fascinated by the cracks in the pavement surrounding the grassy knoll where they sat, ignorant of the inviting waters in front of him. She lifted her eyes to the view, watching the jet skis and speedboats go by.
It was water season in Kuwait, the days were getting longer, but retaining the cool breeze, which had dominated the month of March. It was by all accounts a happy time in Kuwait. The weather, which dictates every aspect of Kuwaiti life, was generous this time of year. Consequently, the citizens of Kuwait did all they could to exploit that generosity, almost pushing the day to its limits, trying to coax every last second out.
"Do you have a name?" He asked, pulling her out of her thoughts.
"Do you need to know it?" She replied defensively.
"For the purposes of this conversation, no." He said with a smirk. "What's eating at you?"
"Why would you assume something is wrong with me?"
"Do you always answer a question with a question?"
"I could ask you that right back, now couldn't I?" She replied, smiling as she flicked the ash from her cigarette. He shook his head, still smiling.
"Its just unusual for someone to sit, by themself, by the water, looking positively dejected.. and for nothing to be wrong with them."
"Well, maybe I'm not so usual.." She said, turning her face away from him and bringing the cigarette to her lips.
"Somehow, I don't doubt that..."
"You could tell me though, you know?" He added, leaning into her personal space again. "I'm an exceptional listener."
"Are you some kind of psych student?" She asked, inadvertently pulling away. "I mean, are you like a psychologist in training or something, and one of your assignments is to stalk the ocean front looking for people who look 'positively dejected'", she inserted finger quotes, "and get them to open up so you can silently evaluate them and present their case in class?"
"Would it matter if I was? Maybe I have a problem too and the act of listening to you would be a way to force my brain to focus on something else for a few minutes.."
She laughed and shook her head. "My problems would take more than a few minutes.."
He shifted on the bench and put the pack of cigarettes between them.
"I got smokes, you have a lighter and it seems like we've got all the time in the world."
She looked over at him, exhaling a cloud of smoke his way. The smoke collided with his exhale, then mingled into one before drifting up and dispersing. She had the passing thought of whether he would ultimately bring her life back up close to its starting point, drag it down further or whether he would have absolutely no impact whatsoever. The thought passed, she dropped her cigarette and put it out with the sole of her black and white Puma's. She stretched out both hands simultaneously, one to the pack of cigarettes and one into her bag, then she started talking...
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Now playing: Vultures By: John Mayer
When you can play the sh*t out of a guitar, no one cares what you sound like...
-Layla
15:22
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That's hot....
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Now Playing: Destiny By: Zero 7
-Layla
Monday, April 24, 2006
Me Likey....
That's hot....
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Now Playing: Destiny By: Zero 7
-Layla
14:54
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He was the unbearable silence....
He was the unbearable silence
I tread softly through his forest
black delusions
The grass ... cold and wet beneath my naked,
inquiring feet
I step so cautiously in his world
He speaks
it's even more unbearable than silence
His voice
thunders up my spine
exploding in a crescendo of pain
at the base of my crown
My thoughts cling to the moon
my toes curl around scattered blades of grass
sensing safety
the moon reaches for me
stretching ethereal beams of promise
My words hesitantly make their way back down
my toes relax and settle a little bit deeper into the earth
I am compelled to speak
I lean my head back
open my mouth
prepared to swallow the sky
His rain beats me to the punch
torrential outpourings of love
but somehow
I feel like gagging
Harder to breathe now
I lower my head in shame
feel my feet move beneath me
down his yellow paths of indifference
Venus lights the way
but he's still the longest night
refusing to open his eyes
an infinite (unending) winter solstice
I want out of his world
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"It is reason, not imagination, which determines what is possible."
-Layla
I tread softly through his forest
black delusions
The grass ... cold and wet beneath my naked,
inquiring feet
I step so cautiously in his world
He speaks
it's even more unbearable than silence
His voice
thunders up my spine
exploding in a crescendo of pain
at the base of my crown
My thoughts cling to the moon
my toes curl around scattered blades of grass
sensing safety
the moon reaches for me
stretching ethereal beams of promise
My words hesitantly make their way back down
my toes relax and settle a little bit deeper into the earth
I am compelled to speak
I lean my head back
open my mouth
prepared to swallow the sky
His rain beats me to the punch
torrential outpourings of love
but somehow
I feel like gagging
Harder to breathe now
I lower my head in shame
feel my feet move beneath me
down his yellow paths of indifference
Venus lights the way
but he's still the longest night
refusing to open his eyes
an infinite (unending) winter solstice
I want out of his world
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"It is reason, not imagination, which determines what is possible."
-Layla
13:21
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Sunday, April 23, 2006
If it weren't for the coffee, I'd have no identifiable personality whatsoever...
I have a goggle headache, not to be confused with a google headache (which I'm sure someone will insert into their comment).
A goggle headache, also known as a sinus headache, is pain which encircles the eyes and flows down the nasal cavity, while at the same time, stretches out like a tragedy mask of pain up your temples... It stands defiant, no matter how many cups of coffee I threaten it with. The gods of caffeine are strangely silent today.. or perhaps they simply choose to ignore me. I am inclined to blame Entrepreneur for this. My theory is that he jinxed the gods' powers simply by proclaiming them. The gods of caffeine are a humble bunch and don't take kindly to grand proclamations and flattery.
To make matters worse, I am freezing my a** off! This office is like a freezer... you would think that that would be a good thing.. that maybe the cold could envelope my head and freeze out the pain, kinda like an ice pack. The cold, however, seems content to nestle itself firmly at my feet, hands and the tip of my nose.
Today will not be a good day...
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Da Vinci Code Lawsuit Ruling:
The lawsuit that Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh (you'll remember them as 'the boobies') raised against Dan Brown came to a close earlier this month. Here is the article detailing the ruling.
That makes two copyright infringement lawsuits raised against Dan Brown, which 'the untouchable' has come out of in a decidedly victorious fashion. Sales of Da Vinci Code are soaring, the movie is only a couple of weeks away, Dan Brown's name is in the spotlight.. Yes, things are going very well for 'the untouchable'... very well indeed.
Long Live Judge Smith!
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"Let no one be slow to seek wisdom when he is young, nor too weary to search for it when he grows old."
-Layla
A goggle headache, also known as a sinus headache, is pain which encircles the eyes and flows down the nasal cavity, while at the same time, stretches out like a tragedy mask of pain up your temples... It stands defiant, no matter how many cups of coffee I threaten it with. The gods of caffeine are strangely silent today.. or perhaps they simply choose to ignore me. I am inclined to blame Entrepreneur for this. My theory is that he jinxed the gods' powers simply by proclaiming them. The gods of caffeine are a humble bunch and don't take kindly to grand proclamations and flattery.
To make matters worse, I am freezing my a** off! This office is like a freezer... you would think that that would be a good thing.. that maybe the cold could envelope my head and freeze out the pain, kinda like an ice pack. The cold, however, seems content to nestle itself firmly at my feet, hands and the tip of my nose.
Today will not be a good day...
...............................................
Da Vinci Code Lawsuit Ruling:
The lawsuit that Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh (you'll remember them as 'the boobies') raised against Dan Brown came to a close earlier this month. Here is the article detailing the ruling.
That makes two copyright infringement lawsuits raised against Dan Brown, which 'the untouchable' has come out of in a decidedly victorious fashion. Sales of Da Vinci Code are soaring, the movie is only a couple of weeks away, Dan Brown's name is in the spotlight.. Yes, things are going very well for 'the untouchable'... very well indeed.
Long Live Judge Smith!
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"Let no one be slow to seek wisdom when he is young, nor too weary to search for it when he grows old."
-Layla
11:27
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Thursday, April 20, 2006
But wonder why the fight is on....
The war on fat has apparently replaced the war on cigarettes...
What do you guys think of this article? ideas? arguments?
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Related article (sort of)....
...... Lucky bastard.....
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I've been noticing that Public Displays of Affection, or PDA's, have gotten more common recently here in Kuwait. I see couples all over the place, holding hands, kissing each other (on the cheeks and lips), wrapping their arms around each other's necks/hips.... Is it just me or have Kuwaiti's gotten a little more blatant about it? And if they indeed have become more open about it, what are your thoughts? Do you see it as progress? Does it make you uncomfortable? or do you not care one way or another...?
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Now Playing: With or Without You By: U2
A haunting ballad... One of U2's many shining moments, both lyrically and vocally.. Bono is da bomb...
-Layla
What do you guys think of this article? ideas? arguments?
.............................................
Related article (sort of)....
...... Lucky bastard.....
.............................................
I've been noticing that Public Displays of Affection, or PDA's, have gotten more common recently here in Kuwait. I see couples all over the place, holding hands, kissing each other (on the cheeks and lips), wrapping their arms around each other's necks/hips.... Is it just me or have Kuwaiti's gotten a little more blatant about it? And if they indeed have become more open about it, what are your thoughts? Do you see it as progress? Does it make you uncomfortable? or do you not care one way or another...?
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Now Playing: With or Without You By: U2
A haunting ballad... One of U2's many shining moments, both lyrically and vocally.. Bono is da bomb...
-Layla
09:48
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Monday, April 17, 2006
Spiraling, spiraling spaces...
The space between the tears we cry....
is the laughter keeps us coming back for more...
The space between the wicked lies we tell..
and hope to keep safe from the pain ...
I've been thinking about spaces a lot. The concept of space (not space as in NASA space), but the spaces more apparent. The ones here on earth. The spaces between two people. Between lines and words unsaid. Fragmented thoughts.. When you think about it, spaces are all we have. Some of them are full. Full of joy, sorrow, jokes, flattery... some of them, full of nothing. The very definition of space. A hollow, a void, an inescapable emptiness...
If the spaces are what fall in between our existence, then what's between the spaces? Its questions like that, I think, that keep man from being truly happy.
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Here's the stupidest thing I have read today:
"It plays on an objectively determinable factual reality which cannot be denied..." the ASA said on its Web site.
Now, that is a mouthful...
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Some words that have been swirling in my head:
"Absence of evidence is not always evidence of absence."
"Friends may come and go, enemies accumulate."
"Those soldiers are being confronted. They are conscious of death, hope, fear, despair- all the dimensions. They have waited.. helpless. I feel they're out there, all those people- and especially at night, with the cold stars burning in the desert sky- and they are being deified despite their frustrations. I feel that they will be conscious of utter loneliness. God is within that loneliness, and that is why so many of the founding prophets went into the desert seeking God. I hope they have sentinels out there who are just experiencing... that sky. They can't do anything except face themselves. And when you face yourself, you face God."
"Nature abhors straight lines, while humans revel in them."
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annuit coeptis
-Layla
is the laughter keeps us coming back for more...
The space between the wicked lies we tell..
and hope to keep safe from the pain ...
I've been thinking about spaces a lot. The concept of space (not space as in NASA space), but the spaces more apparent. The ones here on earth. The spaces between two people. Between lines and words unsaid. Fragmented thoughts.. When you think about it, spaces are all we have. Some of them are full. Full of joy, sorrow, jokes, flattery... some of them, full of nothing. The very definition of space. A hollow, a void, an inescapable emptiness...
If the spaces are what fall in between our existence, then what's between the spaces? Its questions like that, I think, that keep man from being truly happy.
...................................................................
Here's the stupidest thing I have read today:
"It plays on an objectively determinable factual reality which cannot be denied..." the ASA said on its Web site.
Now, that is a mouthful...
...................................................................
Some words that have been swirling in my head:
"Absence of evidence is not always evidence of absence."
"Friends may come and go, enemies accumulate."
"Those soldiers are being confronted. They are conscious of death, hope, fear, despair- all the dimensions. They have waited.. helpless. I feel they're out there, all those people- and especially at night, with the cold stars burning in the desert sky- and they are being deified despite their frustrations. I feel that they will be conscious of utter loneliness. God is within that loneliness, and that is why so many of the founding prophets went into the desert seeking God. I hope they have sentinels out there who are just experiencing... that sky. They can't do anything except face themselves. And when you face yourself, you face God."
"Nature abhors straight lines, while humans revel in them."
.........................................................
annuit coeptis
-Layla
11:32
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Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Bush and his Anals of National Security....
Caff, bless her heart, directed my attention to another article concerning Bush and his pseudo-plans for Iran. This direction, no doubt, comes due to the caffeinated one noticing how much pleasure I took in making fun of the first article. So, I read the article, which is titled The Iran Plans: Would President Bush go to war to stop Tehran from getting a bomb? by Seymour Hersh.
Ok, first of all, hell yeah he would! When you whittle down his justifications for going to war with Iraq, it basically boils down to a statement along the lines of "Because I want to." So, yeah, in Bushs' mind, a bomb is more than enough reason to bypass normal courses of diplomacy and go to war.
Here are some excerpts from the article:
- "A government consultant with close ties to the civilian leadership in the Pentagon said that Bush was 'absolutely convinced that Iran is going to get a bomb' if it is not stopped. He said that the President believes that he must do 'what no Democrat or Republican, if elected in the future, would have the courage to do,' and 'that saving Iran is going to be his legacy.'"
"What no Democrat or Republican would have the courage to do..." Sounds like a line from a movie.... I'm not sure if Hollywood script writers should be coming up with the Presidents' speeches. The language is a bit over dramatic, don't ya think?
As for "saving Iran" , it sure didn't take long for Iran to go from being the enemy to being a proverbial damsel in distress. The more accurate phrasing might be "to save ourselves, and Israel, from Iran."
- "One former defense official, who still deals with sensitive issues for the Bush Administration, told me that the military planning was premised on a belief that 'a sustained bombing campaign in Iran will humiliate religious leadership and lead the public to rise up and overthrow the government.' He added, 'I was shocked when I heard it and asked myself, 'What are they smoking?'"
My thoughts exactly... Sounds like Bush has been burnin' too much bush.. if you know what I'm saying...
- "Patrick Clawson, an expert on Iran (?), emphasized that 'this administration is putting a lot of effort into diplomacy.'
A guy named Patrick Clawson is an expert on Iran? You know who's an expert on Iran? An IRANIAN! How about they try speaking to someone from Iran, which brings me to my second point... "a lot of effort into diplomacy"? I'm sorry, but my BS radar is starting to sound its alarms.
Oh, but Patrick has more to say....
- "he fears that Ahmadinejad (Iranian President) ' sees the west as wimps and thinks we will eventually cave in.'"
Shinoo, li3ba? Ay shay sees the West as wimps marra wa7da? The US is the strongest "Empire" in the world. They have the military might to bring down practically any nation they want. They went into Iraq and tossed out Saddam like he was nothing more than an overgrown bully. They ousted the Taliban like it was a walk in the park (well, maybe not that easily, but they got it done.) zibdat il mowthoo3 inna nobody in the world sees the US, or Bush for that matter, as being wimps. If Bush has proven anything during his presidency, it is that he follows through on what he promises.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not exactly anti-Bush, I'm definately not anti-America. I agree with most, if not all, of Bushs' foreign policy. What I have a problem with, however, is the way they go about executing their plans. War in Iraq and Afganistan was inevitable. War in Iran seems imminent. But why do the Americans have to act like a bull in a China shop? There are ways to handle things efficiently with the least amount of unnecessary noise. Yeah, everybody will likely still end up hating America, but that, it seems, is also inevitable. The Bush Administration has this idea that, we, in the Middle East are incredibly ignorant of their motives. We're not. All of us in this part of the world, knew that the war in Iraq boiled down to oil and not much else. And that is pretty much what the 'possible' war in Iran will likely boil down to.
"The real issue," according to one high ranking diplomat, "is who is going to control the Middle East and its oil in the next ten years."
I couldn't have said it better myself.
*Special thanks to Caff
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Now Playing: Hemorrhage By: Fuel
-Layla
Ok, first of all, hell yeah he would! When you whittle down his justifications for going to war with Iraq, it basically boils down to a statement along the lines of "Because I want to." So, yeah, in Bushs' mind, a bomb is more than enough reason to bypass normal courses of diplomacy and go to war.
Here are some excerpts from the article:
- "A government consultant with close ties to the civilian leadership in the Pentagon said that Bush was 'absolutely convinced that Iran is going to get a bomb' if it is not stopped. He said that the President believes that he must do 'what no Democrat or Republican, if elected in the future, would have the courage to do,' and 'that saving Iran is going to be his legacy.'"
"What no Democrat or Republican would have the courage to do..." Sounds like a line from a movie.... I'm not sure if Hollywood script writers should be coming up with the Presidents' speeches. The language is a bit over dramatic, don't ya think?
As for "saving Iran" , it sure didn't take long for Iran to go from being the enemy to being a proverbial damsel in distress. The more accurate phrasing might be "to save ourselves, and Israel, from Iran."
- "One former defense official, who still deals with sensitive issues for the Bush Administration, told me that the military planning was premised on a belief that 'a sustained bombing campaign in Iran will humiliate religious leadership and lead the public to rise up and overthrow the government.' He added, 'I was shocked when I heard it and asked myself, 'What are they smoking?'"
My thoughts exactly... Sounds like Bush has been burnin' too much bush.. if you know what I'm saying...
- "Patrick Clawson, an expert on Iran (?), emphasized that 'this administration is putting a lot of effort into diplomacy.'
A guy named Patrick Clawson is an expert on Iran? You know who's an expert on Iran? An IRANIAN! How about they try speaking to someone from Iran, which brings me to my second point... "a lot of effort into diplomacy"? I'm sorry, but my BS radar is starting to sound its alarms.
Oh, but Patrick has more to say....
- "he fears that Ahmadinejad (Iranian President) ' sees the west as wimps and thinks we will eventually cave in.'"
Shinoo, li3ba? Ay shay sees the West as wimps marra wa7da? The US is the strongest "Empire" in the world. They have the military might to bring down practically any nation they want. They went into Iraq and tossed out Saddam like he was nothing more than an overgrown bully. They ousted the Taliban like it was a walk in the park (well, maybe not that easily, but they got it done.) zibdat il mowthoo3 inna nobody in the world sees the US, or Bush for that matter, as being wimps. If Bush has proven anything during his presidency, it is that he follows through on what he promises.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not exactly anti-Bush, I'm definately not anti-America. I agree with most, if not all, of Bushs' foreign policy. What I have a problem with, however, is the way they go about executing their plans. War in Iraq and Afganistan was inevitable. War in Iran seems imminent. But why do the Americans have to act like a bull in a China shop? There are ways to handle things efficiently with the least amount of unnecessary noise. Yeah, everybody will likely still end up hating America, but that, it seems, is also inevitable. The Bush Administration has this idea that, we, in the Middle East are incredibly ignorant of their motives. We're not. All of us in this part of the world, knew that the war in Iraq boiled down to oil and not much else. And that is pretty much what the 'possible' war in Iran will likely boil down to.
"The real issue," according to one high ranking diplomat, "is who is going to control the Middle East and its oil in the next ten years."
I couldn't have said it better myself.
*Special thanks to Caff
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Now Playing: Hemorrhage By: Fuel
-Layla
11:16
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Sunday, April 09, 2006
Bush and The ever-present Axis of Evil....
This article from the Washington Post is truly disturbing. It talks about President Bush's plan to possibly resort to military action in Iran. Its an interesting article, saying that one of the main reasons for the administration's increased interest in Iran is that Bush wants to get this done before his presidency is over. In essence, he wants to achieve his objective of wiping out the "axis of evil" he kept going on about after 9/11. Personally, I think its admirable that as a President, he's following through on what he promised in 2001. Another part of me feels like he's going about it entirely wrong and that by the time he clocks out in November of 2008, the US will be the most hated country in the entire world, which isn't really good for anyone..
It seems to me that he's putting a lot on his plate... The situation in Iraq is no where near stable and he's already poking at another country. You'd think that at some point during his Bible study, he would have learned that patience is a virtue.
Here are some of my comments on the article:
-"The Bush administration is studying options for military strikes against Iran as part of a broader strategy of coercive diplomacy to pressure Tehran to abandon its alleged nuclear development program,"
Coercive diplomacy... there's an interesting term... sounds a bit oximoronic to me..
and "alleged" nuclear development program. Why is it alleged? I think Iran has pretty much admitted that it is developing nuclear weapons... or is this gonna be another case of war due to 'alleged' "weapons of mass distruction"?
-"The administration is also coming under pressure from Israel, which has warned the Bush team that Iran is closer to developing a nuclear bomb than Washington thinks and that a moment of decision is fast approaching."
And why exactly should Bush take the advice of Israel?? Oh, yeah 'cos the Israelies practically own America.
-"In January, the president termed a nuclear-armed Iran "a grave threat to the security of the world,""
Read: A grave threat to the security of Israel.
-"Bush insists he is focused on diplomacy for now, he volunteered at a public forum in Cleveland last month his readiness to use force if Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tries to follow through on his statement that Israel should be "wiped off the map." "
Diplomacy is such a nice word. Meaningful and yet somehow completely vacant.
The Iranian President is as full of sh*t as Bush is. At this point, the Iranian President is making empty threats in oder to make a show of strength. He's not gonna "wipe" Israel off the map. He couldn't, not unless he wanted to wipe away a few hundred thousand muslims while he's at it.
-""The threat from Iran is, of course, their stated objective to destroy our strong ally, Israel," Bush said. "That's a threat, a serious threat. . . . I'll make it clear again that we will use military might to protect our ally Israel.""
Read: "I know you ain't tryin' to push up on my boo, nigga!"
-"The [Iranian] government, which maintains its nuclear activity is only for peaceful, civilian uses.."
Yeah, 'cos we all know how handy nuclear plants can be for making Pokemon lunchboxes...
-"[The Iranian government] has launched a program to reinforce key sites, such as Natanz and Isfahan, by building concrete ceilings, tunneling into mountains and camouflaging facilities."
Why don't they build their nuclear plants next to schools and Co-ops? The US would never even consider bombing them and hey, since they are clearly for 'civilian use', I would think that the closer they are to civilians, the better right?
-"Planners also are debating whether launching attacks from Iraq or using Iraqi airspace would exacerbate the political cost in the Muslim world, which would see it as proof that the United States invaded Iraq to make it a base for military conquest of the region. "
... Well, duh!
It's a good article, very indicative of how incredibly stupid the Americans have gotten and how naiive they are to think that everyone else has followed them into Stupid-ville.
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Now Playing: Hallelujah By: Jeff Buckley
Beautifully subdued... Subtle lyrics.. and a generous vocal performance. Love it.
-Layla
It seems to me that he's putting a lot on his plate... The situation in Iraq is no where near stable and he's already poking at another country. You'd think that at some point during his Bible study, he would have learned that patience is a virtue.
Here are some of my comments on the article:
-"The Bush administration is studying options for military strikes against Iran as part of a broader strategy of coercive diplomacy to pressure Tehran to abandon its alleged nuclear development program,"
Coercive diplomacy... there's an interesting term... sounds a bit oximoronic to me..
and "alleged" nuclear development program. Why is it alleged? I think Iran has pretty much admitted that it is developing nuclear weapons... or is this gonna be another case of war due to 'alleged' "weapons of mass distruction"?
-"The administration is also coming under pressure from Israel, which has warned the Bush team that Iran is closer to developing a nuclear bomb than Washington thinks and that a moment of decision is fast approaching."
And why exactly should Bush take the advice of Israel?? Oh, yeah 'cos the Israelies practically own America.
-"In January, the president termed a nuclear-armed Iran "a grave threat to the security of the world,""
Read: A grave threat to the security of Israel.
-"Bush insists he is focused on diplomacy for now, he volunteered at a public forum in Cleveland last month his readiness to use force if Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tries to follow through on his statement that Israel should be "wiped off the map." "
Diplomacy is such a nice word. Meaningful and yet somehow completely vacant.
The Iranian President is as full of sh*t as Bush is. At this point, the Iranian President is making empty threats in oder to make a show of strength. He's not gonna "wipe" Israel off the map. He couldn't, not unless he wanted to wipe away a few hundred thousand muslims while he's at it.
-""The threat from Iran is, of course, their stated objective to destroy our strong ally, Israel," Bush said. "That's a threat, a serious threat. . . . I'll make it clear again that we will use military might to protect our ally Israel.""
Read: "I know you ain't tryin' to push up on my boo, nigga!"
-"The [Iranian] government, which maintains its nuclear activity is only for peaceful, civilian uses.."
Yeah, 'cos we all know how handy nuclear plants can be for making Pokemon lunchboxes...
-"[The Iranian government] has launched a program to reinforce key sites, such as Natanz and Isfahan, by building concrete ceilings, tunneling into mountains and camouflaging facilities."
Why don't they build their nuclear plants next to schools and Co-ops? The US would never even consider bombing them and hey, since they are clearly for 'civilian use', I would think that the closer they are to civilians, the better right?
-"Planners also are debating whether launching attacks from Iraq or using Iraqi airspace would exacerbate the political cost in the Muslim world, which would see it as proof that the United States invaded Iraq to make it a base for military conquest of the region. "
... Well, duh!
It's a good article, very indicative of how incredibly stupid the Americans have gotten and how naiive they are to think that everyone else has followed them into Stupid-ville.
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Now Playing: Hallelujah By: Jeff Buckley
Beautifully subdued... Subtle lyrics.. and a generous vocal performance. Love it.
-Layla
09:49
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Thursday, April 06, 2006
The boobie code...
So, authors Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh (Hereafter known as 'the boobies') are in the final stages of their copyright infringement lawsuit against Dan Brown (Hereafter known as 'the untouchable'). They filed this lawsuit claiming that Dan Brown borrowed 'architecturally' from their 1982 non-fiction work "The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail". Now, I'm not exactly sure why they feel the need to word it like that... "architecturally"?? What the hell? that's besides the point though. The point is they feel that Dan Brown basically stole some of their most basic and, according to them, 'original' conclusions concerning Jesus and Mary Magdelene.
Ok, first of all, the boobies' book was a work of non-fiction... I'll say it again, it was NON-fiction. They were passing off their conclusions as 'facts'. As a result, their book becomes a historical reference of sorts. You can't, as a rule, copyright a fact. A fact is not something that you can claim ownership of. Just because Einstein was the first to write about the theory of relativity doesn't make him the sole owner and distributor of that fact. In a similar vein, if 'the boobies' pass off their work as fact, then it is perfectly acceptable for another author to use that book as a historical reference.
Second of all, there are no new ideas. The boobies themselves must have referenced other works while researching and writing their book. They don't expect the authors of those works to go around filing lawsuits.
Now, if 'the untouchable' had copied verbatim (or word-for-word) what 'the boobies' had written, then there's grounds for copyright infringement. But he didn't do that.
O ba3dain, 9ij 'the boobies' are ungrateful SOB's. moo kifaya inna Dan Brown made several references to their work in The DVC. He also named one of the main characters after them. Leigh Teabing. Leigh is the last name of one of the authors and Teabing is an anagram of Baigent. How much more recognition do these guys need? Besides, if Dan Brown was really stealing, why would he be so blatant about using their book as a reference? it doesn't make sense.
In my opinion, there are only two logical reasons for this lawsuit:
Possible reason A:
The boobies are jealous. They are jealous and bitter that Dan Brown took their conclusions and placed them in a setting which was accepted and wildly comprehensive. Nobody who read The Da Vinci Code came away going "huh? So, what does that mean?" The story is incredibly, almost miraculously, well written and seamlessly drawn. "The Holy Blood and Holy Grail", which I have read, is a book for academics, historians and extremely patient readers. It doesn't draw you in the way a fictional story does. The boobies, therefore, are bitter that Dan Brown took a complex and 'difficult-to-swallow' subject and made it understandable to the masses. As a result of this jealousy, the boobies now want their share of the pie.
Possible reason B:
Its a scam. The whole lawsuit is a ploy to get The Da Vinci Code back in the limelight in order to generate interest before the May 19th worldwide release of the movie. 'The untouchable' and 'the boobies' are in it together. Meaning, 'the untouchable' has already agreed to pay 'the boobies' X amount of money in exchange for this lawsuit. The money has already been paid or will be paid once the ruling comes through. I have to say, if this is really the reason behind the lawsuit, then its a brilliant publicity tactic on the part of Dan Brown. Nothing raises interest in a story like a lawsuit. Just look at James Fray's "A million little pieces", sales soared after the whole 'fabrication' thing came out. Why? because people are curious. DVC sales are also soaring on the heels of the lawsuit. Now, I don't think there's anyone on the planet who hasn't read The Da Vinci Code, but if they haven't read it, they know about it and now that they know about the lawsuit, they're gonna wanna know what all the fuss is about.
I, personally, think the judge is gonna swing the way of 'the untouchable'. He has to. The lawsuit has absolutely no grounds or justification. Repeat after me. You can't OWN a fact. Literature doesn't work that way. Facts belong to everyone. Mark, Luke, Matthew.. all those guys who wrote the Bible, they don't have sole ownership to the fact that Jesus was a prophet with a mission to do so and so, anymore than the New York Times can claim ownership that an earthquake happened in Iran, just because they were the first to say it.
Dan Brown is a literary genius. People should just accept that and move on.
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"A sure sign of a lunatic is that, sooner or later, he brings up the Templars..."
-Layla
Ok, first of all, the boobies' book was a work of non-fiction... I'll say it again, it was NON-fiction. They were passing off their conclusions as 'facts'. As a result, their book becomes a historical reference of sorts. You can't, as a rule, copyright a fact. A fact is not something that you can claim ownership of. Just because Einstein was the first to write about the theory of relativity doesn't make him the sole owner and distributor of that fact. In a similar vein, if 'the boobies' pass off their work as fact, then it is perfectly acceptable for another author to use that book as a historical reference.
Second of all, there are no new ideas. The boobies themselves must have referenced other works while researching and writing their book. They don't expect the authors of those works to go around filing lawsuits.
Now, if 'the untouchable' had copied verbatim (or word-for-word) what 'the boobies' had written, then there's grounds for copyright infringement. But he didn't do that.
O ba3dain, 9ij 'the boobies' are ungrateful SOB's. moo kifaya inna Dan Brown made several references to their work in The DVC. He also named one of the main characters after them. Leigh Teabing. Leigh is the last name of one of the authors and Teabing is an anagram of Baigent. How much more recognition do these guys need? Besides, if Dan Brown was really stealing, why would he be so blatant about using their book as a reference? it doesn't make sense.
In my opinion, there are only two logical reasons for this lawsuit:
Possible reason A:
The boobies are jealous. They are jealous and bitter that Dan Brown took their conclusions and placed them in a setting which was accepted and wildly comprehensive. Nobody who read The Da Vinci Code came away going "huh? So, what does that mean?" The story is incredibly, almost miraculously, well written and seamlessly drawn. "The Holy Blood and Holy Grail", which I have read, is a book for academics, historians and extremely patient readers. It doesn't draw you in the way a fictional story does. The boobies, therefore, are bitter that Dan Brown took a complex and 'difficult-to-swallow' subject and made it understandable to the masses. As a result of this jealousy, the boobies now want their share of the pie.
Possible reason B:
Its a scam. The whole lawsuit is a ploy to get The Da Vinci Code back in the limelight in order to generate interest before the May 19th worldwide release of the movie. 'The untouchable' and 'the boobies' are in it together. Meaning, 'the untouchable' has already agreed to pay 'the boobies' X amount of money in exchange for this lawsuit. The money has already been paid or will be paid once the ruling comes through. I have to say, if this is really the reason behind the lawsuit, then its a brilliant publicity tactic on the part of Dan Brown. Nothing raises interest in a story like a lawsuit. Just look at James Fray's "A million little pieces", sales soared after the whole 'fabrication' thing came out. Why? because people are curious. DVC sales are also soaring on the heels of the lawsuit. Now, I don't think there's anyone on the planet who hasn't read The Da Vinci Code, but if they haven't read it, they know about it and now that they know about the lawsuit, they're gonna wanna know what all the fuss is about.
I, personally, think the judge is gonna swing the way of 'the untouchable'. He has to. The lawsuit has absolutely no grounds or justification. Repeat after me. You can't OWN a fact. Literature doesn't work that way. Facts belong to everyone. Mark, Luke, Matthew.. all those guys who wrote the Bible, they don't have sole ownership to the fact that Jesus was a prophet with a mission to do so and so, anymore than the New York Times can claim ownership that an earthquake happened in Iran, just because they were the first to say it.
Dan Brown is a literary genius. People should just accept that and move on.
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"A sure sign of a lunatic is that, sooner or later, he brings up the Templars..."
-Layla
08:56
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Wednesday, April 05, 2006
za-za-za.. za-za-za.. zazaza-za....
Someone should email L.L.Cool J. and tell him to stick with acting... They should cc Will Smith on that while they're at it.
The originality drivers should go on tour together. Imagine. A tour of the most original artists of our time. Headliners: U2, Aerosmith, Eric Clapton, Green Day, Black Eyed Peas, Jason Mraz, John Mayer, Dave Matthews Band, Jewel, Matchbox Twenty, George Michael. Opening bands: Fall Out Boy, The All-American Rejects, Linkin Park, Maroon 5, Scissor Sisters, Robbie Williams, Coldplay.
Could you imagine a tour like that? How cool would that be? Maybe the combined efforts of these artists, in one arena, one night, would be enough to send forth a veritable tsunami of originality and inspiration stretching to the furthest reaches of the globe. A beat-boxer in Brooklyn, struggling with his craft would get knocked off his feet by the stylin's of BEP. A wannabe rocker in London would find beauty in the subtlety of Coldplay's influence and blatant, raw emotion in the vocals of Bono. A Harijuku girl would find herself bopping her head to the disco beats of the Scissor Sisters as she skipped down a Tokyo main street. A blogger in Kuwait would find her writer's block broken by the love and acceptence found in the lyrics of Jason Mraz, she would find herself comforted by the familiarity of John Mayer plucking at his guitar strings.
Perhaps this tsunami could provide answers to our most pertinent questions. It could shed some light on the way things are and the way they should be. It would make us wonder why the worlds leaders are not artists, who seem to have their priorities straighter than any Bush or Blair ever could.
If only....
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This is what my daddy told me,
I wished he would hold me a little more than he did,
but he taught me my culture and how to live positive,
I never wanna shame the blood in my veins,
or bring pain to my sweet grandfather's face, in his resting place,
I make haste to learn and not waste everything my forefathers earned in tears,
for my culture...
-Layla
The originality drivers should go on tour together. Imagine. A tour of the most original artists of our time. Headliners: U2, Aerosmith, Eric Clapton, Green Day, Black Eyed Peas, Jason Mraz, John Mayer, Dave Matthews Band, Jewel, Matchbox Twenty, George Michael. Opening bands: Fall Out Boy, The All-American Rejects, Linkin Park, Maroon 5, Scissor Sisters, Robbie Williams, Coldplay.
Could you imagine a tour like that? How cool would that be? Maybe the combined efforts of these artists, in one arena, one night, would be enough to send forth a veritable tsunami of originality and inspiration stretching to the furthest reaches of the globe. A beat-boxer in Brooklyn, struggling with his craft would get knocked off his feet by the stylin's of BEP. A wannabe rocker in London would find beauty in the subtlety of Coldplay's influence and blatant, raw emotion in the vocals of Bono. A Harijuku girl would find herself bopping her head to the disco beats of the Scissor Sisters as she skipped down a Tokyo main street. A blogger in Kuwait would find her writer's block broken by the love and acceptence found in the lyrics of Jason Mraz, she would find herself comforted by the familiarity of John Mayer plucking at his guitar strings.
Perhaps this tsunami could provide answers to our most pertinent questions. It could shed some light on the way things are and the way they should be. It would make us wonder why the worlds leaders are not artists, who seem to have their priorities straighter than any Bush or Blair ever could.
If only....
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This is what my daddy told me,
I wished he would hold me a little more than he did,
but he taught me my culture and how to live positive,
I never wanna shame the blood in my veins,
or bring pain to my sweet grandfather's face, in his resting place,
I make haste to learn and not waste everything my forefathers earned in tears,
for my culture...
-Layla
10:17
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Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Gravity is working against me...
I apologize profusely for todays "quote of the day".. its total BS, but its a linked feed so I have no control over that....
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY
A huge shoutout to 7! Its his birthday today! Happy Birthday, Bugaloo! (I know, 7ady fithee7a and you don't wanna make a big deal out of it.. blah blah blah :P) So everyone, head over to 7tenths and wish him a Happy Birthday and add a request/demand that he return to the blogosphere!
In honor of this day, I will list 7 things I love about 7!
1. He always finds a way to make me laugh (whether it was intentional or not :P)
2. His voice
3. His taste in music
4. The way he gets my jokes
5. His generosity
6. The way his shoes always match his shirt ;)
7. His itty-bitty evil side (its nice to know he's not perfect :P)
Shall I list 7 things I can't stand about him too? I actually probably couldn't think of 7 things.... how about two?
1. His refusal to yield on the dibs ratio! :P
2. His seemingly indefinite blogging boycott!
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House MD is my new addiction.... and thanks to 7tenths aka my movie pimp, I have half a season worth of episodes to go through. I predict many House MD marathons in the near future.
The show is so cool. I love the title character, Gregory House, played by Hugh Laurie. And the supporting cast is really strong. The storylines are very cool and thank god I'm friends with med students who I can harass when I don't understand something. The harassment hasn't started yet, but I predict it will soon enough.
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Here's a question for you... If you knew you would not fail, what would you do?
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Anger and he smiles, towering in shiny metallic purple armor,
Queen jealousy, envy waits behind him,
her fiery green gown sneers at the grassy ground...
-Layla
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY
A huge shoutout to 7! Its his birthday today! Happy Birthday, Bugaloo! (I know, 7ady fithee7a and you don't wanna make a big deal out of it.. blah blah blah :P) So everyone, head over to 7tenths and wish him a Happy Birthday and add a request/demand that he return to the blogosphere!
In honor of this day, I will list 7 things I love about 7!
1. He always finds a way to make me laugh (whether it was intentional or not :P)
2. His voice
3. His taste in music
4. The way he gets my jokes
5. His generosity
6. The way his shoes always match his shirt ;)
7. His itty-bitty evil side (its nice to know he's not perfect :P)
Shall I list 7 things I can't stand about him too? I actually probably couldn't think of 7 things.... how about two?
1. His refusal to yield on the dibs ratio! :P
2. His seemingly indefinite blogging boycott!
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House MD is my new addiction.... and thanks to 7tenths aka my movie pimp, I have half a season worth of episodes to go through. I predict many House MD marathons in the near future.
The show is so cool. I love the title character, Gregory House, played by Hugh Laurie. And the supporting cast is really strong. The storylines are very cool and thank god I'm friends with med students who I can harass when I don't understand something. The harassment hasn't started yet, but I predict it will soon enough.
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Here's a question for you... If you knew you would not fail, what would you do?
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Anger and he smiles, towering in shiny metallic purple armor,
Queen jealousy, envy waits behind him,
her fiery green gown sneers at the grassy ground...
-Layla
08:57
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Sunday, April 02, 2006
Sweet Home Alabama is my favorite anti-Neil Young song...
Its 1:20 and I've only thought about killing myself three times today. I'm thinking that's gotta be some sort of a record.
I'm interning at this new place for about a month and I'm already dreading the prospects.. although, it is considerably better than the alternative, The Bank of Krap and Meaningless Endeavors. I've been here since 8:30 am and have attended one mind-numbingly boring meeting, I've written two detailed accounts of the minutes of the meetings and have had roughly four cups of tea with some sort of condensed pseudo-milk. I think I may be suitably caffeinated though unfortunately not suitably conciliated.
This place insults my intelligence... what the hell am I doing here? Oh, yeah, I'm here 'cos I have no idea where I should be. I have inadvertently become one of those people I hate. The kind that just aimlessly coasts along rather than actively seeks out what they want. Actually, that phrase could probably apply to every other aspect of my life as well.
I've just been told that the people here love to gossip... that's always good news.
I need a project, something to focus my attention on. My brother has taken up wood-burning... maybe I could take up burning too. Perhaps the burning of public offices and vomit-inducing radio stations. Is arson a hobby?
.... I can hear them whispering over the partition... I'm not entirely convinced the whispering is not about me. Perhaps I'd be able to hear the conversation a little better if some people (Read: 7tenths) hadn't placed an involuntary curse on my superior hearing abilities! :P
Ok, 1:44 and contemplation of suicide #4 has just hit me, but I'm pretty sure I wouldn't die if I tossed myself out of a second story window. My body is a pretty resilient mofo.
Note to self: Must think up more creative suicide attempts.
There's a guy in the office across from me standing a little too close to his window. I think he and I may be on similar wavelengths.
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My bad... He's just praying.
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Now Playing: Bad Day By: Daniel Powter
9ij i'3niya yaaya ib wagt haa...
-Layla
I'm interning at this new place for about a month and I'm already dreading the prospects.. although, it is considerably better than the alternative, The Bank of Krap and Meaningless Endeavors. I've been here since 8:30 am and have attended one mind-numbingly boring meeting, I've written two detailed accounts of the minutes of the meetings and have had roughly four cups of tea with some sort of condensed pseudo-milk. I think I may be suitably caffeinated though unfortunately not suitably conciliated.
This place insults my intelligence... what the hell am I doing here? Oh, yeah, I'm here 'cos I have no idea where I should be. I have inadvertently become one of those people I hate. The kind that just aimlessly coasts along rather than actively seeks out what they want. Actually, that phrase could probably apply to every other aspect of my life as well.
I've just been told that the people here love to gossip... that's always good news.
I need a project, something to focus my attention on. My brother has taken up wood-burning... maybe I could take up burning too. Perhaps the burning of public offices and vomit-inducing radio stations. Is arson a hobby?
.... I can hear them whispering over the partition... I'm not entirely convinced the whispering is not about me. Perhaps I'd be able to hear the conversation a little better if some people (Read: 7tenths) hadn't placed an involuntary curse on my superior hearing abilities! :P
Ok, 1:44 and contemplation of suicide #4 has just hit me, but I'm pretty sure I wouldn't die if I tossed myself out of a second story window. My body is a pretty resilient mofo.
Note to self: Must think up more creative suicide attempts.
There's a guy in the office across from me standing a little too close to his window. I think he and I may be on similar wavelengths.
.......................
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My bad... He's just praying.
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Now Playing: Bad Day By: Daniel Powter
9ij i'3niya yaaya ib wagt haa...
-Layla
13:18
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at St. Mark's Place.
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Now Playing: Move Along By: The all-american rejects
The new album is an excellent move forward by the band... The myriad of beats in this song and the tempo change-up are very cool.. The vocals are strong... The lyrics are relevent to the times...
-Layla
Saturday, April 01, 2006
A lazy Saturday....
at St. Mark's Place.
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Now Playing: Move Along By: The all-american rejects
The new album is an excellent move forward by the band... The myriad of beats in this song and the tempo change-up are very cool.. The vocals are strong... The lyrics are relevent to the times...
-Layla
14:49
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