un_bohemian

I have begun to elaborate on my idea of a couple days ago. I've decided to make a completely separate blog for it called The Hate Experiment.  It's on blogspot, because I am really sick and tired of Livejournal and its inability to do anything.  Blogspot might not be as good as wordpress, but I'm not so fantastic with layouts, so it works for me.  Anyways woo!  Its my birthday tomorrow!  I don't actually care that much, but still.  Woo! 

Objective: get an understanding of various hate groups, by joining in various internet groups.

I got a list of purported hate groups off of wikipedia. (Wikipedia never ceases to amaze me!
I'm debating whether I should go in as whatever the people are hating against, or whether I should go in as one of them and talk to people privately, etc. to see what they will say.  And then reveal to them that I'm whatever they're discriminating against.  This needs to be thought through very well.  I will post more, when I figure out what to do.

http://myspace.com/thekominas  

they're pretty good.  Not your conventional crooning r & b native deen, but thats why they're better.

plus they're cool enough to allow people to d/l their music right from their myspace.  They officially own syma ipod space.

Being a Muslim is difficult, especially when you've always had this kind of penchant for rock/punk music instead of rap and hip hop.  Plus theres this whole lifestyle thing, where all the Muslim girls wear a hijab and then their asses hang out of their jeansand their cleavage is very much visible, which I think is rather hippocritical too.  And I'm not an angel or anything, but I would like for things to change, so that here in society, a muslim female can feel like it's ok to dress the way they want to, and still be Islamic.

I personally have always loved the grunge-chic kind of look.  Not even kidding.  Baggy cargoes, a khaki trenchcoat, and chunky heeled boots.  Now heres where the problem comes in.  Muslim people (well, the Muslims I know) don't accept that.  They think it looks dirty and gross, and they won't accept it until it becomes mainstream fashion.  Which is kind of sad, because its a great look, that covers up and isn't preppy and annoying. 

The reason I bring this up is because I was reading something last night about Taqwacore

This is a fantastic idea that needs a lot a lot a lot of work.  Punk culture, is actually really muslim friendly.  Concepts like being straight edge, not being a nationalist,  and non-conformity definitely fit in with the Muslim train of thought.  .  Actually, the guy who founded hardline, which is an extreme version of straight-edge, Sean Muttaqi of the band Vegan Reich ended up converting to Islam.  So it is Islam friendly, the punk ideology is a base for people to convert and can potentially be a means of relaying a positive message.  Potentially being the key word here.

The problem is, Islam does have a set of ideals regarding dress and tattoos and things, that, in my opinion should be regarded as well.  Punk music can be a great medium for communicating Islamic messages.  People could bring devotional songs like qawwalis to the 21st century.  I see a lot of potential, as long as Muslim laws are obeyed and a proper representation of the religion is strived for.

I'm just waiting for the day that it'll be ok for Muslim girls to wear a hijab and dress in whatever style they want, as long as it covers up.

THEIR SONG "YOURS TO KEEP" IS ON THE VIRGIN MOBILE COMMERCIAL!
woo!

<3.

thats really all i wanted to say.

later gator.

here it is:

matches great with my layout, haha.
its the daft punk video, for technologic.
it is also very creeepy.

Good and bad news on the ecko hoodie front, I have found my baby, he was in a big huge pile of clothes in the laundry room.   BUT the front had pomegranate splatters all over it.  I bet a million dollars my sister took the seeds out of a pomegranate while wearing it, and then tossed it there to hide it from me.  However, after some intense spray and wash therapy I think he will be just fine.

It apparently was my dads b-day yesterday... I forgot of course.  I always forget.  Except for the year before last year.

It is snowing once again, which means yay!  I get to shovel snow.  Hopefully my stupid neighbour won't try to help me out this time.  I know that sounds totally rude, but I like doing things by myself, and when someone tries to help me it just pisses me off a great deal.  Especially since I have to be nice, so I have to take my ipod headphones off so I can be nice and provide conversation to this overly nice person who insisted on helping me even though i said i didn't want help.  I don't even let my dad help me shovel snow, what makes him think he can help me.

If he tries to help today I'm going to tell him to go frock himself.  Ok, I won't, but still, I wish I could.

Florence the evil physiotherapist is now in my good books, because she a) told me I won't need any more physio after this round is done, and b) she showed me this exercise to tone down those muscles that are like above and behind your hip bone... I think they are called adductors, but I'm not sure.  Its been a long time since we learned that crap back in physical education 10.  No iit's not the adductors, I just googled it.

Also, since we're on the subject of youtube: here are two vids you must view.  Remember Kramer from Seinfeld?  Well, he's now a crappy act in comedy clubs, watch him completely lose his mind:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgmCBKPHnSY
aaaaand:
watch him apologize on letterman:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3l-gRHjUNk

my ecko hoodie.... the one that is so wonderfully displayed in the above picture, my soulmate, has GONE MISSING.
I am dying inside right now, i need to find it, and i need to find it quickly.

I feel like writing a long blog entry, but i just woke up and there is snow to be shovelled.  

I need to figure out how to make a blogroll on this stupid LJ. 

there are some issues right now:

Issue #1:
I emailed him a happy birthday note, and now not only do i feel stupid for doing it, I feel bad, because I'm not even making an effort to stay friends with one of the better influences on my life.  And I still don't know why he hates me.  I'd really like to know why.

Issue #2:
I have bought a bunch of CD's, and now I have no money.
I do have a list of CD's anyone reading this should purchase though.
1) Sam's Town - The Killers
2) Future Sex/LoveSounds - Justin Timberlake
3) Atlantis (Hymns for Disco) - K-OS
4) Live It Out - Metric
5) The Information - Beck ****must have****
6) St. Elsewhere - Gnarls Barkley

Issue #3:
I keep seeing my creepy neighbourhood wigger everywhere.  I'm pretty sure his name is Derrek, and he seems like a really angry dude, so I call him hysteric derrek. (in my head though, because he seems like a crazy person, and i dont like angering crazy people)

Issue #4:
I now have a problem with the mexicans living across the street from my brother, and they're acting like assholes.

Issue #5:
My little brother broke my very expensive glasses yesterday, and now I have to buy a new pair.  and i really liked the pair I had, we had a special connection.

Issue #6:
I'm pretty sure that there's this doood who wants to marry me or something.  

Issue #7:
In a year from now, I'm going to be in pakistan, getting ready for med school.  That's terrifying.

Issue #8:
I have burnt my index finger on my right hand, and the space between my thumb and index finger of my left hand.  hurts like a bitch, i can barely type.

i know, its been a long time since i've posted for my three regular readers. okay, maybe four. i'll update this later though, i just wanted to post this:

Syma took the free ColorQuiz.com personality test! "Wants interesting and exciting things to happen. A..." Click here to read the rest of the results.

i had oatmeal for breakfast today.
then, i shovelled like 10cm of snow, my driveway, and my nieghbours, which are seriously the two biggest stupid driveways in the stupid neighbourhood. Its a good thing I like to shovel snow, or I would be pissed.

Also, while I was eating oatmeal, I was watching some morning show, and they were showing this image off google earth, of a place in saskatchewan where the landscape looked like a native dude with an ipod. Not even joking. I'll post the picture, and if you want to verify this on google earth, here are the coordinates: 50° 0'38.20"N 110° 6'48.32"W Just copy and paste them into the "fly to" section.  You can download google earth by clicking this link: Google Earth



ISN'T IT AWESOME???  I can't get over it, i keep looking at it, its so interesting.

my favorite gnarls barkley song:
i didn't know there was a video for it!

symas awesome salad mix:

grilled chicken breast
chick peas
cilantro
tomatoes
raw carrots

with a dressing of:
olive oil
sesame seeds
red wine vinegarette
various spices i dont know the name of

Well, it turns out I can't write an article about myself on Wikipedia, because I'M NOT FAMOUS ENOUGH.  Or something.  They deleted it like five minutes after I posted it.  Stupid capitalist bastards.

I will survive, my friends, I will survive.

Since Ramadan has ended, so has the concept of a family dinner. Everyone is back to eating in their rooms (except my mom and little brothers) and everyone eats when they want to. There is once again little talk between family as a whole and the older brother is back to sitting at his house all the time.

There are four levels in my house and different music is being played on each of them. In the basement, my little brothers are jumping on the miniature trampoline to the sound of whatever is on the radio. In the family room, my dad is blasting Lata on his expensive headphones. My mom is listening to some 80's hindi film song in the kitchen, and my little sister has got her mp3 player on, I'm assuming she's chilling to coldplay or something equally pretentious. As for me, I've got my stereo on, listening to Audioslave, and practicing my urdu.

I'm so happy things are back to normal.

I've got a somewhat amusing video to show everyone, after yesterdays sad entry.  Enjoy.   (haha, looks like bush is practicing his urdu too....)

Florence, (my physiotherapist) is really P.O'ed at me.  I didn't go to physio all during Ramadan and did lots of heavy lifting with my back, she practically had a spaz attack when she saw me doing my exercises, and I couldn't do some of them because it hurt.  She also told me that if I didn't start doing my exercises at home and didn't show visible improvement she was going to tell my dad.  Gah.

I love how almost every single person I know (including myself) has "hips don't lie" on their ipod, but they're ashamed to admit it.  On eid, there was some people in my room, and this one girl turned on my ipod and started browsing the playlists and saw the song and started laughing so hard.  BUT HA!  The joke was on her, because I know for a fact that shes got the song on her iriver.  I'm not going to lie... i love that song.  But I like the original Wyclef Jean version better, the one called "Dance Like This"  the one with Claudette I think. 

Which reminds me.  There was this one girl who kept SNOOPING through my stuff, like just looking at everything, and I hate it when people do that, she was like opening up my desk drawers and flipping through binders and looking at picture albums.  I wanted to hit her.  I really did.  I finally just said "hey!  why don't you go grab a samosa, you've barely eaten anything!" and she stopped touching my stuff for like 10 minutes, but then she started again, and with greasy fingers as well.  I'm too nice sometimes. 

I'm going to post a picture my oldest brother e-mailed me.  It is an incredible picture, one that embodies everything that is wrong with this world, and our apparent inability to help fix the problems.  First though, I'm going to post a little blurb from the guy who took the pictures diary, as well as his picture:

Dear God, I promise I will never waste my food no matter how bad it can taste and how full I may be. I pray that He will protect this little boy, guide and deliver him away from his misery. I pray that we will be more sensitive towards the world around us and not be blinded by our own selfish nature and interests.
I hope this picture will always serve as a reminder to us that how fortunate we are and that we must never ever take things for granted.

and now, for the picture.  Agh.  My eyes are tearing up, just at the thought of putting it here.

I'm going to leave it at that.
I honestly don't even know what anyone can do to fix all these problems.  I know, this is from 12 years ago, but even though things have changed here, nothing has changed there.  It just makes me grateful that my biggest problem is whether I'm going to get into med school or not..

I've been so busy for the last couple of days that I didn't have time to post an eid mubarak.

SO EID MUBARAK EVERYONE.

it was crazy fun monday night.  The morning brunch thing at my house.... not so fun.  There is so much work involved.  But yeah, its over, and my eating pattern has still not returned to normal.

I will type more later, I have to go and pick yousaff, my little brother, up from school.