being there

and the hardest thing is not being there. for the morning coffee and evening tea. for the secret crushes and the midnight snacks. the silly jokes and the stolen joints. singing in the shower and tasting that scotch.
so many things i want to say to you and when we meet i forget them all. pretend they're not there. and they keep staring back at me. mocking me.
i look at you and i say them in my head and they sound so easy. and important and beautiful.
i finally gather all the courage i can find and i cant open my mouth.
why is it that i say so little to you and so much to everyone else.

hope you never grow old

and speaking of illusions



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(Yaya- Ringe Ringe Raja, Goran Bregovic, Underground)

illusions of comfort

and comforts of illusion

Maher Arar: The Horrors of Extraordinary Rendition

Maher Arar, a Canadian citizen, was a victim of the U.S. policy known as "extraordinary rendition." He was detained by U.S. officials in 2002, accused of terrorist links, and handed over to Syrian authorities, who tortured him for 10 months. He delivered his acceptance speech for the Letelier Moffit human rights award in a pre-recorded videotape. This is a transcript of his speech.

you can also watch the video here

Long live the American government, so it can continue to spread democracy and justice across the world.

Syrian torturing techniques require no introduction.

not that there's anything wrong with it

from phd comics

come play with me

(Vanderbilt children's hospital)

myself and I

- too late
- no it's not
- but they've already fallen
- so?
- and the door is shut
- ...
- ...
- let's try the other side
- let's

sunday

are you happy at work?
if yes, rub it in and tell me why.
if not, then what are you hanging on to? are you miserable? indifferent?

there, you even get to listen to this divine voice while thinking about it


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Our Lebanon

Check out stunning photos of Lebanon by French photographer Pascal Beaudenon here.

simply beautiful.

open your eyes

when did it all happen
when was it that you became a miserable little thing

remove the stains uncover the scars and step out onto the sidewalk

open your eyes

your life

is passing by

fifteen minutes with you

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to my favorite telomere girl

a few days ago you wrote to me..

...i wanted to forget about my present, to forget about where i am, what i am, who i am ...so i found myself listening to fairuz, remembering random stuff from the past ... All of a sudden, fairuz decided to start singing sanarjo3o yawman... i remembered something and i had a smile on my face after that ......do you recall when we sat once at your place, in your garden..it was around 6 or 7, close to sunset, best time of a summer day .. and we sat outside listening to fairuz singing sanarji3o yowman .... .and you said that this song was your favorite one ... we wondered if "sanarji3o yowman" of course i said no, you said yes ... damn it how naive we or at least i was at the moment , how little we knew of what is waiting for us .. how excited we were , but how clueless ... how far we have gone, but at the same time to what extent it is nowhere ...

babe, we're still as excited and as clueless..some things will always be the same..

dont ever change.

i never told you how much i loved that email. you know i dont say much.

happy birthday beautiful.

question for the ladies

to what extent do hormones control your life?

i'm like a slave for my own body.
it's not funny. not funny at all.

(the boys should not hesitate if they think they have constructive comments - and i'm sure they do)

Bush and Blair

Endless love

(very silly i know)