Common Sense

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Obituary
Common Sense

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape.

He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as knowing when to come in out of the rain, why the early bird gets the worm, life isn’t always fair, and maybe it was my fault.

Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don’t spend more than you earn) and reliable parenting strategies (adults, not children are in charge).

His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a six-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.

Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job they themselves failed to do in disciplining their unruly children. It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer Aspirin, sun lotion or a sticky plaster to a student; but could not inform the parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.

Common Sense lost the will to live as the Ten Commandments became contraband; churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims. Common Sense took a beating when you couldn’t defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar can sue you for assault.

Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.

Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents, Truth and Trust; his wife, Discretion; his daughter, Responsibility; and his son, Reason. He is survived by three stepbrothers; I Know my Rights, Someone Else is to Blame, and I’m a Victim.

Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone. If you still remember him pass this on. If not, join the majority and do nothing.

Let me plaaaay among the stars!

So I have Frank Sinatra songs stuck in my head, I can’t stop singing them now, and kind of out loud, at work hehe.  Oh well.

I went to The One with Fay yesterday and I bought a couple of things to spice up my desk area.  I got two cute bowls and filled them with chocolate and candy.  They’re not that big though.  I also got picture holders, but I put two postcards there, I need to go look for pictures at home.  I also have a glass elephant (for good luck), a little box thing of Minneapolis that keeps all my pins inside, and a candleholder xmas tree given to me from my boss’s desk hehe.  I I need to make my desk look a little nicer, its so BLAH.

So any plans for Valentines day?  Its in 2 days! 🙂  I’m not a huge fan of that day, even though I know its commercialized and all about spending money for no reason, it sucks not getting flowers 😛  LOL Did I just sound lame or WHAAT?

Well I am going to bake (inshala) for my friends and i’ll probably take stuff with me to work.  So far whats on my menu is

• Red Velvet Cupcakes
• Chocolate Cupcakes and Golden Cupcakes with Buttercream frosting
• Brownies
• Heartshaped Sugarcookies

Mirim is coming over and we’re baking together (aawww) hehe .. I don’t know if I will make EVERYTHING above, but I will try.  brownies are the easiest to make.  Everything is actually easy, I just don’t like the frosting part, because by that time I am so tired and/or bored.

I don’t know how I am going to spend v-day, probably with mirim and the crew, or with my cousins for dinner. 

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P.S – Everyone better be at the Womens Society in Khaldeya today!! We don’t want our private schools segregated. 

My 115 favorite songs :P

This took me a couple of days to make, all these songs are english though, arabic has a completly different list, and probably a much shorter one.  Most of the songs are alphabetical by Artist, but I started with boys2men then went alphabetical.  Bas i strayed from time to time.  Anyways its not really a COMPLETE list, cuz sometimes I just put the artist and wrote – all or many songs.  Enjoy my list :p 

1. End of the Road – Boys II Men

2. I’ll make love to you – Boys II Men

3. Water Runs Dry – Boys II Men

4. Dancing Queen – Abba

5. Ironic – Alanis Morissette

6. A Rose is still a Rose – Aretha Franklin

7. Respect – Aretha Franklin

8. I will survive – Aretha Franklin

9.  Everytime I close my eyes – Babyface

10. You’re the first, the last, my everything – Barry White

11. You sexy thing – Barry White

12. Wouldn’t it be nice- Beach Boys

13. Surfing USA – Beach Boys

14. Hey Jude – The Beatles

15. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds – The Beatles

16. Yellow Submarine – The Beatles (in memory of my HS senior years newspaper class)

17. Don’t leave me girl – Blackstreet

18. No Diggty – Blackstreet

19. Whats My Age Again – Blink 182

20. Is this love – Bob Marley

21. No Woman No Cry – Bob Marley

22. Buffalo Soldier – Bob Marely

23. Born to Run – Bruce Springsteen

24.  Summer of 69 – Bryan Adams

25. You’re so Vain – Carly Simon

26. Hotel – Cassidey ft R. Kelly

27. I’m Alive – Celine Dion

28. I’m your angel – Celine Dion

29. Believe – Cher

30. With Arms Wide Open – Creed

31. Higher – Creed

32. Baby Love – Diana Ross

33. Save Tonight – Eagle Eye Cherry

34. Hotel California – The Eagles

35. September – Earth, Wind and Fire

36. More than Words – Eric Clapton

37. Come Fly with Me – Frank Sinatra

38. Fly me to the moon – Frank Sinatra

39. I Did it my Way – Frank Sinatra

40. New York New York – Frank Sinatra

41. Strangers in the Night – Frank Sinatra (LOVES IT!)

42. The way you look tonight – Frank Sinatra

43. Over My Head – The Fray

44. I’ve got friends in low places – Garth Brooks

45. Crazy – Gnarls Barkely

46. Time of your life – Green Day

47. Paradise City – Guns N Roses

48. Lips of an Angel – Hinder

49. Addicted to your love – Jagged Edge

50. Cry – James Blunt

51. High – James Blunt

52. Foolish Games – Jewel

53. Sweeter than Sugar – Joe

54. Priceless – Joe

55. Make you my babe – Joe

56. Street Dreams – Joe

57. Bedroom – Joe

58. Let’s Stay Home Tonight – Joe

59. When its cold outside – John Legend

60. Waiting on the World to Change – John Mayer

61. Don’t Stop Believing – Journey

62. Ex-Factor – Lauryn Hill

63. Tell Him – Lauryn Hill

64. No One – Alicia Keys

65. Turn Your lights down low – Lauryn Hill & Bob Marley

66. Here and Now – Luther Vandross

67. Dance with my Father – Luther Vandross

68. Mariah Carey – ALL HER SONGS!

69. Return of the Mark – Mark Morrisson

70. Lets Get it On – Marvin Gaye

71. Sexual Healing – Marvin Gaye

72. How Sweet it is – Marvin Gaye

73. Be without you – Mary J Blige

74. Michael Jackson – Almost All his Songs

75. Hanging by a Moment – Lifehouse

76. Torn – Natalie Imbruglia

77. Madonna – Almost all her songs

78. Home – Michael Buble

79. Home – Chris Daughtry

80. She will be loved – Maroon 5

81. Hammer Time – MC Hammer 😛

82. Relax – Mika

83. All in my Grill – Missy Elliot

84. Ride wit me – Nelly

85. Nickelback – Alot of their songs

86. Come Away with me – Norah Jones

87. Notorious B.I.G – Alot of his songs .. esp Big Poppa ;p

88. I want you bad – The Offspring

89. I need a girl Pt 1 and 2 – P Diddy

90. Prince – Many esp Little Red Corvette

91. Rascall Flatts – ALL THEIR SONGS!!! esp. Bless the Broken Road

92. Georgia – Ray Charles

93. Umbrella – Rihanna

94.  Still the One – Shania Twain (and MANY MANY other songs of hers)

95. I like big butts – Sir Mix A Lot

96. Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder

97. Tupac – ALL OF HIS SONGS

98. Usher – All his songs

99. Baby can I hold you tonight – Tracy Chapman

100. Red Red Wine – UB40

101. Fools rush in – UB40

102. Bittersweet Symphony – The Verve

103. YMCA – The Village People (don’t ask i just love it)

104. Teenage Dirtbag- Wheatus

105. Whitney Houston ofcourse!

106. The Dirty Dancing Havana Nights Soundtrack, each and every song 😉

107. Shake – Ying Yang Twins

108. Temperature – Sean Paul

109. My Mistakes – 112

110. Here without you – 3 doors down

111. Just A little bit – 50 Cent

112. Irreplaceable – Beyonce

113. Crazy in Love – Beyonce

114. Unchained Melody – (i think) Righteous Brothers

115. Dirt off your shoulders – Jay Z

Au boulot!

Yesterday we were all at Fays house, and I got a little gift from Tooooomz .. she got me a French Daily Phrase & Culture Calendar.  I LOVE FRENCH!!! Thanks a lot tooomz .. so from now until the end of the year, you will be learning french phrases, along with my manager and co workers.

• J’ai une de ces gueules de bois – I have a massive hangover
• Au Boulot – GET TO WORK!
• La pare-brise est gelé – The windshield is frozen (something we need in kuwait until the end of may!)
• Le Combat continue – The fight continues
• Ne te mets pas sur mon chemin – get out of my way!
• Je t’achèterai une luge demain- I will buy you a sled tomorrow
• Un malheur ne vient jamais seul – It never rains but it pours (literally: Troubles never come alone).

and that my children is my french lesson for the day!!!

Does anyone know of a french instructor who would come teach me at home? I already took a lot of french I just forgot most of it.  Also I want a yoga instructor too  that would be perfect!!!

There was a sudden change of font here and I don’t know how to change it all back to the font I was using earlier.

P.S – I am like fine wine, the older I get, the better I am! 🙂

Happy Birthday! ;p

Tooomz calls me this morning and says “Happy Birthday” YAAAAAAAAAY! thanks tooomz, except its not my birthday!!!! Your 7 months and 5 days early!!!! But i will always remember you were the first to wish me a happy birthday in 2008! :p

So I have been searching for a handbag, and I finally found one that I loved last week.  I didn’t buy it, and now is not available!!!!!!!  Just my luck ofcourse.  The bag is the MARC BY MARC JACOBS ‘Dr. Q Colorblock Huge Hillier’ Shopper

 

 

I will keep my hopes up that I will find it on another website….

Okay seriously now, I center aligned the picture, and now I cant change it back.  This is getting kind of annoying lol 😛

 

My Amazon Cart

These are the books that are now in my amazon cart … I still have a bunch at home I want to read, but I think I am ordering these soon.

1. The Innocent Man – John Grisham
2. The Thirteen Tale – Diane Setterfield
3. Promise not to Tell – Jennifer Mcmahon
4. I Love You, Beth Cooper – Larry Doyle
5. In the Country of Men – Hisham Matar
6. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn – Betty Smith
7. Their Eyes were Watching God – Zora Neale Hurston
8. Look at my Striped Shirt: Confessions of People You Love to Hate – The Phat Phree

Any other recommendations?

Loft House Sugar Cookies

 I used to be ADDICTED to those cookies.  I would buy a box of them everytime I went to the grocery store, which is almost once a week.  No one was allowed to touch my cookies with out my consent.  I always got the ones with pink frosting.

They are the BEST sugar cookies ever.   SOoooo soft and their frosting is just so perfect.  I wish I can find sugar cookies as good as the Lofthouse cookies in Kuwait.

The Cake Dilemma

I made the cake yesterday!!!!!! It was almost a disaster.  For some reason I can rarely get my presentation be nice in any dessert I make. 

Anyways, after work I headed to Sultan Center and got all the ingredients, went home and started to bake.  I did exactly what the recipe called for.  When I took cake #1 out of the oven I realized that I should have used a bigger pan and not what it called for in the recipe, cuz this cake was THICK and it was supposed to be a double layer cake .. umm uh oh .. anyways I took it out of the pan, and left it to cool.

The 2nd cake was fine, it wasn’t too thin or two thick so I put it in the freezer so it could coool quickly.  Then Naggs calls me and asks me when I’m leaving, when I told her around 7:30, she was like woow thats late.  So I freaked outa nd started rushing.  I put both cakes on top of each other (with the ferrero rocher frosting in the middle) and started to make the nuttella frosting.  DID NOT COME OUT AS PPLANNEd.  The nutella frosting was like water, so I decided to just make another batch of the ferrero rocher frosting because it holds out much better.  I forgot to let it cool and just put it on top of the cake.  I went to wash up and change and when I came back the cake had collapsed.  Not all of it just one side, it looked like a crazy mess. 

Anyways I took it to their house and made them eat it.  I didn’t try it, so I can’t tell u if its good or not, but they all said it was goood. 

Melinda Gates

Behind every great man is an even greater woman.

Click here to read the article.

One of my favorite lines in the article.

-Melinda says they will follow Warren Buffett’s philosophy: “A very rich person should leave his kids enough to do anything, but not enough to do nothing.”

Idiots

I was driving back home on friday night after dropping Jenna off home.  I took the exit off of the 30 (fahaheel) onto the 5th ring road and continued straight to enter jabriya.  The street there is a 2 lane street parallel with the high way.  There were two cars infront of me that were driving almost side by side so there was no way I could get in between them, so I slowed down a little so I can get behind one of the cars when all of a sudden this piece of crap bastard comes speeding and wouldnt let me switch lanes (I had my signal going).  He wanted to pass in front of me and it was kind of impossible, so I was slowing down but he was getting in the way. So I gave him a LOOK and he went crazy so he started to turn his car trying to hit me.  il7imdila wil shikir wala .. these kind of ppl make me want to caarry a paint ball gun and a taser .. paint ball his car and hit him in places that hurt and when hes down on his knees taser that bastard.  Yes I am pissed off.