iman's constant cravings...

well, it’s been a while…

Iman — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:52:40 +0000

i kind of miss writing here …

so much has been going on …

life has been crazy

only if i can insert an extra day in the week somewhere between monday through friday … probably after tuesday?

i’ve been meaning to change the design on this page for a while.

i am tasking one of my favorite people in the whole wide world to do it for me

she’s super smart

learning curve is pretty impressive

and she just simply gets it .. it being whatever it is

okay, i’ll be back to my lonely site soon

happy thanksgiving and happy Eid

laterzz!

ewww!

Iman — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:01:17 +0000

so, I was all worked up over something , but someone - whom I met by chance - put it all in perspective for
me .

and now, i simply don’t care .

some lives are truly disgusting .

me love

Iman — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:31:16 +0000

When I was younger, like 4 years old, I could not stand abdelhaleem …ahhh, the things little kids miss out on ..

but I still wonder why a tomato is called tomato and not a cucumber…

الهوى هوايا

WHY!!!

Iman — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:55:58 +0000

my arabic sucks!!!! i cannot spell :(

I was just singing silently “il hawa hawaya, ana l hawa hawaya …” for the greatest singer to have ever lived and who will ever live …i tried writing the lyrics down as i silently hummed them …and got frustrated as I knew and deeply sensed that they looked just absolutely wrong!!!

my 10 minute break is over…

does your arabic suck, too!?!

bahir ko wisdom

Iman — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:47:12 +0000

A: i hate fb status updates … i think for personal use it is the most pathetic creation
B: is the stupid creation updates or fb?
A: status updates
B: oh yeah … that’s why i don’t get how twitter is so successful. i hate twitter. i got one… but i actually didn’t get it at first and then when i understood what it was about i got pissed off.
A: I saw her majesty’s twitter page
B: her majesty? do you actually use that phrase?????
A: HAHAHAHAH
B: it’s the most self-degrading phrase on the planet. please don’t use it…call her queenie
A: why? it’s her title. or an extension of it, I should say. Like, if I actually studied law and became a judge you would call me “Your honor.”
B: i hate the concept of monarchy unless i become one…otherwise i’m for democracy …
ugh i’m getting chest pain …i can’t get into this debate …let me listen to whitney

———-

A: do you like pablo neruda?
B: i don’t know who he is
A: And it was at that age…poetry showed up, and it was looking for me. I do not know, i do not know where it came from, if it came from winter or the river.

“Golden English: Lesson one”

Iman — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:06:38 +0000

“Make declarative sentences from these words,” declares Mr. Golden

1. contains a universe
2. sand, concrete, horizon
3. I dream
4. blue, clear

My brain contains a universe
I dream in Spanish of white sand beaches
The ground I walk on is hard concrete
but between the tall buildings, on a clear day,
I can still see the blue horizon.

“Maria, you are a poet,” declares Mr. Golden

~Judith Ortiz Cofer

Subject: Like OMG!!

Iman — Fri, 29 May 2009 03:22:25 +0000

From: Hadil
Date: Wed, May 27, 2009 at 6:54 AM
Subject: Like OMG!!
To: Iman

woooooooooooooooshhhhhhhhhhh woooooooooooooooshhhhhhhhhhhhhhh that’s what your blog sounds like right now (btw, the woosh woosh is the sound of the wind) :D

u haven’t written anything in a month.. yalla go write something interesting :D

btw, my phone has been temporarily disconnected for a week now, so I’m sure you’ve sent me like a million messages which I wasn’t able to receive (yeah whateverrr lol)

——————
From: Iman
Date: Wed, May 27, 2009 at 7:56 AM
Subject: Re: Like OMG!!
To: Hadil

Hahahah! You always manage to make me laugh, smile, ponder and reflect…[bla bla bla]

Yes yes! Numerous messages! Ok I’ll blog something interesting! This email :p

:)so…keefik??

impromptu

Iman — Fri, 01 May 2009 20:49:19 +0000

i used to assign impromptu speeches to my students - i think most of them despised me for it. I am not sure why people choose to go to school if they don’t wanna learn.

not everything is your life is going to be planned to the minute. live with what comes your way and let it just.be

trying to remind myself more than anything.

i am in the middle of something these days that’s a bit of a challenge. i don’t know. it reminded me of those random speech and writing assignments i gave unexpectedly.

It’s May already!

Hi. we’re not home.

Iman — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:16:01 +0000

Iman: did you get a hold of mother?
Beesan: uhh, no! 5 times, no one wants to pick up
Ranya: umm, no!
Maryam: who?

—
Beesan, your voicemail sounds too suggestive.
Beesan, your iPhone skin is ugly!
—

I got a hold of my father today. Finally. He asked if by any chance I have had any plans to go to Mexico! and the truth of the matter is: yes, i did!
He laughed…and told me mother was not home.

impressions

Iman — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:49:17 +0000

Why do people seem to assume that I am the one with the issue(s) and that my outlook on life is truly xyz just from a random thought? A random thought that may not necessarily be mine. Sometimes I feel that I could be perceived as such a negative person from what I write. Your thoughts?

You are right, sometimes you can be perceived as a negative person.

From what you write, people can also draw that you are very artistic, you love poetry, you hate people, you love your land and you really want to do something about it, and above all, you love yourself.

I think you look at life tooo closely. You easily get deeply involved into some things which many people will just let go. And it is very true to an extend that you think [the] world revolves around you. (I know you are mad at me for saying all this).

But if you ask for my opinion, I just like you the way you are! :)

Enjoy life!

What makes you certain that I am mad at you for saying all this?

I was certain because I would be mad if someone would say that about me (that I just think about myself, in a way), you know. So I thought you would be mad too :)