* I hit my “funny bone” against the door accidentally today.. it’s not funny at all!

* I miss She-Ra… Remember her? lol

* I can’t get the PowerPuff Girls theme song out of my head! Damn Chemical X!!

* Hanging out with kids when you’re not in the mood for them is sometimes amusing.. other times just annoying.. And hanging out with my 10 year old brother & 8 year old cousin the other day.. it turned out to be not so amusing back then, but remembering the conversation that took place, it was actually cute lol

10 y/o: Swair! Why did the skeleton cross the road!?
8 y/o: Laaaa! He ma retha he cross the road!
10 y/o: Oooh okay.. enzain, Swair, why didn’t the skeleton cross the road?
Swair: Why not?
10 y/o: lazem 3al aqal etkhamneen! Ma ngoolich el jawab bs chethi!
Swair: *rolls her eyes* Uhm.. Because the chicken was already there?
10 y/o: La… He doesn’t have the guts! HAHAHAHAHAHAA!!
8 y/o: hahahahahahahahaa! Fahamteeha? ya3ni he has no guts, ya3ni mo shuja3 ya3ni ahwa skeleton oo mafi jesma shay! HAHAHAHAHAHA!
Swair: *stares and smiles*

* I just started reading John Connolly’s “The Book of Lost Things” (I got it as a birthday present from my cousin iZu.. thanks babe :*).. It’s quite catchy and it sorta has a “Big Fish” vibe to it.. But a bit more dramatic..

I know I said I’d review “Middlesex”, but I don’t have enough creative juices flowing to get a proper full-length review going, all I can say is that it’s a must-read, it was beyond amazing… The journey is heart-breaking, the writing won’t help you if you’re trying to stop reading and the characters feel like real people that you know personally because of how much you end up knowing about them, their whole history, their feelings and beliefs… I simply loved it

* After two full days of being stuck to my fingers, the fake fingernails FINALLY started to fall off.. They hurt like hell when I started rubbing them and trying to pull them off and then the hot water trick didn’t work.. So I removed the polish and waited.. and finally, I can type, write sms’s and hold stuff properly!

* I’m liking the new Coldplay album, “Viva La Vida”… My current favorite song on the album is “Lost”.. Here’s the acoustic version.. If you don’t like this one cos it’s too soft, you might like the album version since the stomping & clapping make it a bit tougher..

Favorite part:
“Just because I’m hurting
Doesn’t mean I’m hurt
Doesn’t mean I didn’t get what I deserve
No better and no worse”

* I’ve been cleaning up my photography folder by uploading all the old pics to my DeviantART gallery.. check them out if you like, and if you have a devART account, leave a comment so we can watch each others’ work

* On to some girly stuff…

I bought simple new flats for work from Aldo.. I love how Aldo loves my feet, they’re not narrow and annoying like Nine West shoes, they’re always wide enough and comfy!

Here’s taking a page out of Um-Mit3ib’s make-up lovin’ posts lol.. my fave make-up these days:

Best concealer EVER: Touche Eclat Radiant Touch by Yves Saint Laurent…
It’s light, matches the skin-tone perfectly and gives the eyes a little brightness..

Best Mascara EVER: The Body Shop’s Super Volume Mascara…
Perfect thick eyelashes & they add some length.. and it keeps doing that to your eyelashes till it’s done, it doesn’t feel like it’s slacking off like other mascara’s.. Yes, mascara’s slack off with me, I’m very picky since my eyelashes are short lol

I may not use Sephora (YET!) but I liked the idea of the post and thought I’d share my two cents lol

* One of the silly but meaningful gifts I got for my birthday was a brand new pack of Uno playing cards from my brother lol

He knows I LOVE group games like Jenga, Scrabble & Twister… The other day I was having a girly gathering and I didn’t have any Uno or Twister, and he somehow remembered lol

* That’s enough for now… Let’s leave some stuff to say for next post…

This seems like an interesting tag, so I thought I’d do it too…

Rules:
Grab your iPod and put shuffle on, for each question you must put the song that is playing e.g. press play and answer 1 comes up, skip to next song and that’s answer 2 etc etc etc

Q&A’s:
1. If someone says “Is this okay” you say? All Good things feat. Chris Martin - Nelly Furtado

(El7amdilla)

2. What would best describe your personality? Remember The Name feat. Styles of Beyond - Fort Minor

(Huh?)

3. What do you like in a boy/girl? Light My Fire -Ananda Shankar

(Good answer lol)

4. How do you feel today? Shake Break Bounce - The Chemical Brothers

(Not completely false lol)

5. What is your life’s purpose? V.I.P - Youngblood Brass Band

(Minziman I’m a V.I.P, shfeeeeekum lol)

6. What do your friends think of you? Yummy feat. Pharrell - Gwen Stefani

(Hahahaha ya rait, you never know :p)

7. What do you think of your parents? 9a7i Luhom - Rashed Al-Majed

(LOL! I like the song but I don’t think it fits!)

8. What do you think about very often? Tango de Los Exilados - Vanessa Mae

(I wish I could tango.. dunno about me “thinking about it very often” though)

9. What do you think of your best friends? At Last - Etta James

(How appropriate!)

10. What do you think of the person you like? Home - Chris Daughtry

(How nice)

11. What is your life story? Somewhere I Belong - Linkin Park

(Sure, why not lol)

12. What do you think when you see the person you like? Miracle - Paramore

(Awwww? lol)

13. What do your parents think of you? Ya Shams - Nabeel Sh3ail

(LOL aawww… and yes, I really do have really old Arabic music)

14. What will you dance to at your wedding? Ten7a6 3al Jar7 - Rashed Al-Majed

(Hope he thinks that too lol)

15. What will they play at your funeral? Heal Over - KT Tunstall

(9a3ba lol)

16. What is your hobby/interest? Violent Pornography - System of A Down

(HAHAHAHA!!!! NOOOOOO! NSFW lyrics, btw lol)

17. What’s your biggest secret? Perfect - Flyleaf

(Yes, I am.. Thank you, Flyleaf lol)

18. What do you think of your friends? Diary feat. Tony! Toni! Toné! - Alicia Keys

(They sorta are my diaries hehe)

19. What should you post this as? Don’t Know Why - Norah Jones

(Perfect)

20. What do you think of yourself? Hometown Glory - Adele

(Sweet lol)

So apparently, my shuffle doesn’t really like this tag… I thought I’d get more interesting answers than this lol the most surprising one is number 16! LOL!

* No, I’m not going to talk about the show “24″ or Jack Bauer (Sorry, Marzouq!)…

I’m turning 24 on August 12th, and I’ve been planning a birthday party ever since the 12th of July lol

It’s going to be a costume party so all the people I’ve invited have enough time to decide, design and get creative with the costume of their choice… The only rule I have is that nobody should dress anything cat-like…

Nobody knows what I’m going to be since I didn’t specify what cat-like thing I’m going to be, it could be anything.. Catwoman, a black cat, a white cat, a black & white cat, sheraaziya, a tabby, a lion or even a cheetah with spots lol

The only thing that’s bugging me out is that everybody’s away in August.. I love having my birthday on the exact specific date since it’s pointless if it’s a few days before, and I don’t want to stretch it out for a week or two if the party’s waaayyy after the date…

And everybody’s either away already or about to travel around that time.. the only people I understand are the ones away on serious business like Juju (hope your dad feels much better soon :D) but the others are malaaqaaaa *rolls her eyes*

I’ve been getting sms messages from friends asking what to get me and to put together a wishlist so nobody gets me millions of perfumes or something…

I thought that was a great idea since I always wish everybody had a wish list for their birthdays.. I’m not a personal fan of perfumes, I know 100% that that person would want something better… So if you’re coming to my birthday and you want to get me something, I’m a size 14 (UK) and my shoe size is 38 lol and if my old Amazon wish list helps out, then why not, just click on this button…

* I’ve been quite busy with Toastmasters these past few months.. Laialy & I have been running around tweaking some things here and there and I’d just like to use this personal space to thank her.. You’re my TM partner-in-crime and we work great together, so thank you

* Why’s my Mac’s software update freezing up?! It used to freeze up when it reached 80% or 85%… I fixed it after reading Carolyn Samit’s suggestion here and it loaded just fine, no problems.. now it’s updating iTunes and it’s just stuck here…

And it won’t budge!

* I’ve been playing around with StumbleUpon and it’s so much fun!

It’s amazing how the internet is full of these really interesting websites that match my love for photography, crafts, humor, books and movies… I’ve been stumbling for a few days now and that’s all I’d be doing all day, with small breaks here and there to check my e-mail or feeds reader… here’s one of those gems I found:

* I’m preparing for the upcoming semester (yes, I’m that much of a geek).. and I have enough exercises to shut up any complaints from the senior teacher or tawjeeh.. and for the new school year, I have a resolution, ba9eer na7eesa and I won’t share whatever exercises I design since I’ve noticed that some teachers scribble over the names and use the papers as their own.. wela chena ta3bana 3alaihum during the summer.. so no more of that generosity when it comes to people who don’t deserve it…

And that’s about it… what’s new with you guys?

Things I Hate:

1* When a teacher asks me about a students’ grade and she’s not related to the student.

2* When bloggers/non-blogging commenters aren’t nice. (Shame on you!)

3* When people give me strange looks when I say “Thank you!”, “Please?” and “Can I help you, 7ajiya?”

4* When a guy calls a wrong number and won’t hang up until he knows my name. (that’s when I pull the “Ello dear, you seem to have a wrong numba, daaah-ling… My name is Eliza Doolittle, would you like to speak to Mr. Higgins?” trick.)

5* When Hollywood tries to ruin classics like “My Fair Lady” (site has some language you may not like)… Who can ever replace Audrey Hepburn? Nobody.

6* When a person thinks that he/she has every right to be a racist bitch/bastard just because they can.

7* When I see my students at the co-op, they come up to me to say hi but are trying to glance at my brothers.

8* When I invite somebody into my own house and they yell at me and then giggle like it was nothing.

9* When somebody constantly (constantly constantly) complains about a specific country they’re living in (and its nationals) but still continues to live here and interact with the citizens. If you love your country so much, why didn’t you just stay there! 7emdaw rabkum 3ala kil ni3ma! If you don’t like it here, get the fuck out and never come back!

10* When my younger brother treats me like a child. I changed your diapers and wiped the drool off your face when u were a little kid, punk! So try a little respect, will ya?! Don’t make me slap it into you and you know I can, I don’t care if you have a moustache!

Things I Love:

1* Finally getting my own car. I can’t believe a hunk of metal just gave me my freedom. I hate sharing cars.

2* When I use the cigarette lighter thing in the car to burn incense… my car smells niiice :p

3* When me and the girls finally agree on an outing! *can’t wait, can’t waiiit*

4* When I do something I’d promised and the look on the person’s face is “I can’t believe you still remembered!“

5* Running my own errands without waiting for somebody to let me borrow the car. (It’s related to 1, but I’m still happy about it hehe)

6* When I play with Photoshop at work on my own laptop or work on a sewing project and sink into my own world.

7* When a beloved friend of mine finally posts again with amazing news.

8* When I use a bag I’d sewn to carry stuff around and somebody thinks it’s cute *yay*..

9* The TEDTalks podcast on iTunes.

10* When I’m nominated for awards related to creativity. I’m very very flattered *turns into a 6oma6a* Thank you Purg & Jewaira!

I’m so so so so flattered *blushes her cheeks off*… I’ve been tagged by N., BoJacob AND Yara to do the Quirks tag… you really really really really want to know, huh? :p

So here it is:

The Rules:

1. Link the person(s) who tagged you.
2. Mention the rules on your blog.
3. Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours.
4. Tag 6 following bloggers by linking them.
5. Leave a comment on each of the tagged blogger’s blogs letting them know they’ve been tagged.

The Quirks:

1. Everything has to be an even number (Stereo volume in the car, T.V’s volume, number of pens in my bag, number of candies to consume, giving the rest out to others).
2. Humming annoys me just as much as fingernails molesting a chalkboard.
3. I hate cheese. ALL types. But I love milk (plain and flavored), yogurt and laban.
4. I am claustrophobic.
5. I’ve never never never never gone to the bathroom at school. Not only is it beyond disgusting (and it’s 7amam 3arabi), I just never happen to need it at school. (Thank God!)
6. I have this tendency to take pics of the most random things and they turn out to be quite good. (Example)

EXTRA: 7. I can NOT hold myself back when somebody makes a spelling/ pronunciation mistake.. and I get extremely annoyed if I make one lol)

8. I only added a number 8 cos I wanted to have an even number *cough*

The Victims:

I think the tag’s been around enough! Every time I read a quirks’ tag, they’ve already tagged the ppl i want to tag… so I just checked my feeds reader and the people who haven’t done the tag yet (bs akeed they’ve been tagged) are: Jax, Nani, Zouq, Fonzy, Sam and Pearls..

Enjoy!