The Indecisive Blogger

I took this picture a few minutes ago..I don't know what it is, maybe the reflection of fuel being discharged from a plane? No? Any ideas?

I got tagged for the first time by Catch-22, so here goes:

Last book you read: Why Do Men Have Nipples?
Last phone number you called: My friend.
Last show you watched on TV: Some segment on the National Geographic Channel on those islands in Dubai.
Last thing you had to drink: Water
Last thing you ate: Big Mac
Last time you cried: Not really sure, maybe Ground Zero a couple months ago.
Last time you smiled: This morning
Last person you hugged: My friend.
Last person you talked to on the phone: My friend.
Last thing you smelled: Sleep odor coming from my blanket.
Last CD that you bought: Some techno CD I got from 3rd st. Promenade in Santa Monica cause it reminded me of something.
Last song you sang: Lana Allah, m7amad 3abdo lol
Last thing you laughed at: My friend when he was talking about his experiences with girls.
What's in your cd player: iPod.. about a billion tracks ranging from English to Arabic, political segments, comedy, audiobooks.
What time did you wake up today: 4:30 PM
Current favorite article of clothing: No preference
Favorite place to be: Arabic cafes in L.A., i wonder how long that's going to last.
Least favorite place: The classroom.
Do you believe in an afterlife? Yes.
In Heaven or Hell: Yes.
How tall are you: 6'1"
Current favorite word: Awesome, 7ada (Kuwaiti accent), and a few others.
Favorite Book: The Chomsky Reader.
Random lyric: albint galat labooha yabooy joonee thalath azwaj we zyadah looool (Alruwaished)
Something I want but I don't really need is: A degree.
Something I need but I don't really want is: hmm..A degree.

*do you...*

drink?: I'm an alcoholic atheist.
have a boyfriend/girlfriend?: Nope.
have a dream that keeps coming back? Sometimes.
believe there is life on other planets? Why not?
read the newspaper? Yeah.
consider yourself tolerant of others? Very.
consider police a friend or foe? Friend until I pop in a rap record lol

I've been thinking about a lot of stuff lately..a little cheesy list of things...maybe you people can generate some more..

The Value of..

1- Close family members
2- Being financially independent
3- The pursuit for people you want to get to know
4- Having friends here and there
5- Playing catch up with distant friends and relatives
6- Being healthy ( eating right, sleeping right, and exercising)
7- Maintaining a good relationship with a parent and/or parent figure
8- Maintaining a personal relationship within your inner self (knowing why you feel a certain way about a certain something, and how to change limiting beliefs) (personal understanding)
9- Setting goals
10- Striving to achieve these goals
11- Coming to peace with your flaws
12- Working hard to change these flaws
13- Error
14- Doing something about it
15- Having fun
16- Having fun
17- Having fun
18- Change
19- Adaptation
20- Ambition
21- School
22- Reading
23- Trying to understand why people act the way they do
24- Trying something new
25- Going somewhere new
26- Staying on the saddle
27- Stress
28- Stress relievers
29- Traveling
30- Trying to understand why people do what they do
31- Going to the mall from time to time, not to shop, but to observe
32- Seeing how different people say hi and bye at the airport
33- Keeping in touch
34- Visiting people
35- First impressions
36- Being confident
37- Comedy
38- Maintaining a good sense of humor
39- Not freaking out over worthless possessions
40- Not freaking out over stressful situations
41- Video games
42- Music
43- Spirituality
44- Cameras
45- Pictures
46- Digging into your past, how you got here, transitional phases in your life, and most importantly, are you ready for another transition?
47- Understanding politics
49- Acknowledging that every person in your life is there for a reason, or not
50- Keeping a positive outlook on things
51- Understanding that your expectation alters your perception
52- Being modest
53- knowing that a futon is not as comfy as a mattress
54- H2O
55- How credit cards screw you over
56- Knowing your surroundings
57- Having an atlas in your car...you never know..you might just randomly hit the road someday
58- Having options and alternatives
59- Keeping up to date
60- Brushing your teeth
61- Coffee
62- Calling your parents at least twice a week
63- Stretching
64- Not judging

Hmm..that's the only list I can come up with at the moment...oh yeah..

65- Blogging

Study reveals 5-year-olds' innate math ability.

Study charts origins of fear memory.

Sexism may shorten men's lives, researchers say.

Violence can change teen's physiology, scientists say.

Sharon urges Middle East compromise. I say you start, we'll take it from there.

A new blog search tool from Google.

I'm just reporting this so, please, no hate mail from all you retards out there; Arab nations ‘must take a step towards Israel’

This is not the sun. Frozen whole ovary transplant a success.

Saudi women to run for office for the first time.

Dr. Mohammed Al-Rasheed of Arab News digs into what makes Saudis different, or not. The article is titled, Are We Saudis Really That Different?

Stiff upper lips may impair memories, researchers say.

Millennium goals ignore mental health.

Delta and Northwest file for bankruptcy.

Britney Spears is now mom. Nasty

An online documentary on hypnosis.

Lessons from 9/11 help Katrina survivors deal with emotions.

End of Gaza occupation officially declared.

Getting your Zzzzs, online. This article is about an online therapy program that helps insomniacs get back in the game.

An airbag for motorcycles. Hmm...but don't you need a seat belt in order to take advantage of an airbag?

Just started playing around with Flickr. I spent a few hours uploading pics. Feel free to check them out.

Researchers say: "The human brian is still evolving."

To all you smokers out there: smoke breaks help boost memory, researchers say.

Volume VI, No. 28, September 9, 2005 of the Arab American Institute's Countdown newsletter reports on the double standards that are applied to victims of both Israeli Arab, and Israeli Jewish terror. It's titled The Mother of All Double Standards. Worth a look at.

An article that talks about blogging in the United Arab Emirates.

I've been meaning to talk about the live Katrina benefit on NBC a couple days ago when rapper Kanye West plugged in his own script by saying,"George Bush doesn't care about black people." LOL. Funny shit. Check out the look on Mike Myers before they cut to an equally confused Chris Tucker. Click here to see the video.

Anti-war protest set for Sep. 24

Speaking of the war, an expert claims that the US government's focus on the war on terror has diverted funds from healthcare, leading to many deaths.

Stress may Reduce women's risk of breast cancer, a recent study suggests.

Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed of Asharq Alawsat writes about Hurricane Katrina and propaganda.

Older people should get out there and get the heart pumping if they want to stay sharp of mind, scientists say.

80% of Saudi households are emotionally mute, according to Saudi psychologist.

Oh man, I missed posting useless crap on this useless blog :p
I'm finally settled in. I moved into my new place about 10 days ago. It's a nice studio. No comment on the rent though. School is good. Taking a class and looking for a job. Been hanging out at "how to" resume sites.
This place isn't that bad. Been driving around town exploring new places. I've accidently ran into a few Arabic places. I was like.."Aaah..My beoble !" Overall, it's been a good experience so far. I'm just lacking the social aspect of it. I've only met a few people here. That'll change with time.
I'm going through this soul searching phase these days. I have these phases from time to time. I'm usually like this when I'm under stress. Obviously I was going through a lot of stress with graduation, getting accepted in a school, moving, finding a place, and the sort. I usually deal with this stress by "going back to my cave" as John Gray puts it. Not antisocial in the word, but it's more of having time for yourself to rethink things, and reorganize priorities. One thing I haven't touched on is Katrina. I'm not going to dig into it but scratch the surface, if you may. Man those TV reports are funny, especially when race is the issue. Don't act like you don't know what I'm talking about..That's about it....

Running on sand a challenge and reward.

Humiliation influences obese teens' depression

More Dieters Turning to Hypnosis

Apple has unveiled a gadget that combines its hugely popular iPod music player with a mobile phone.

Personal Footnote:
I started to watch Adam Carolla's new show on Comedy Central called Too Late with Adam Carolla. It's pretty funny. I'll tell you this... this DVR system I have in my cable box is something. you can record up to 40 hours of shows or whatever the crap you people record from your TVs. I'm turning into a freaking couch potato these days. Still haven't bought any potato chips for my apartment yet, but my chest sure needs some crumbs on it..just to complete the couch potato experience. I'm getting there though, got a few empty pizza boxes in the kitchen. Anyway, this DVR is something. You can have it record a whole series. Not only that, it can also record some crap from a channel while you're watching some other crap on another channel. So, I started recording football (soccer) games of course, Too Late with Adam Carolla from Comedy Central, Strictly Sex with Dr. Drew from the Discovery Health Channel. This show talks about sexual dysfunctions, drugs, surgery, etc. Dr. Drew is the guy from Loveline, the radio talk show. Adam Carolla's on there as well. They make a good team. Hmm..what else...I guess that's about it