Pop culture stuff.

She said, Put a Ring On It.

So....if I like the song then put a ring(tone) on it :). Marketing on so many levels.
And then I look at a video with Ne Yo and the ...NKOTB? Werent they doing ... I dont know...their own lives?
I mean, kids, wives, 401ks and such. But then they come out like "hey, if Jay can do it at 40, so can we!"
And here we have it. NKOTB and Ne Yo...kinda ironic, but I like it. Im glad to hear Polo da Don on the beat and not wrapping about throwing some Ds. on that bitch.

Why is the put a ring on it song just keep on playing? Maybe I should put a ring on it?

The idea of home

I met a girl on one of my flights. She told me she cries when she sees the tips of the white capped mountains and the crystal blue of the beautiful waters of her home. Lebanon.

Ever since that conversation Ive been wondering two things. Will she ever email me like she said she would, and more seriously, I wonder what it feels like to be that connected to an idea of Home.

Having lived in so many places in across my life, there is no single idea of what home is. How can I define home? Is it the home of my parents? Is it the place of my birth? I recognize with neither that well, but then again I dont want to deny either.

And neither accepts me 100% .

So does that technically make me homeless?

It is in a way surreal. I am at one of sadams old palaces listening to someone attempt kareoke.

It is in a way surreal. I am at one of sadams old palaces listening to
someone attempt kareoke.
This is escapivism in it's finest iteration of sorts. This guy
doesn't even know his song, but somehow this does not matter. What
matters right now is that he is a coast guard of chimpanzees or
something of that sort.

I suppose I should get up there and sing my sad country song at the
top of my voice. I mean anything is possible in this strange country
of wonder and oil.

But someone is already doing that song.
It's time for me to catch my bus.

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Can't get away with from it.

Even in baghdad in this remote part of the world, the misconceptions
of the us are perpetuated.
I am in this market going about my shopping and this guy is asking me
where such and such is.
My natural response to him was " good question. But I don't work here. "

I mean. I'm dressed to the nines, look professional, and have a blue
badge... Really ?

After responding on such a witty manner, I pointed him in the right
direction with a smile. Who said customer service was lacking over
here , regardless of if I was his working or nice. Good thing we are
just ordinary people.

Ugh. And it continues.

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It must be the air

Across the world, tonight seems to breed heavy hearts.

We still may be waiting for the first bite of a late autumn chill to shake us into normalcy again. But somehow, I dont think that will cure the collective feeling of being down and out.

But, we all have our reasons.

The idea of it all...

Tonight was a pretty interesting night, although it kind of happened in slowwww mooootion.


After working 12 hours, finally able to pull away from the office, I started to look forward to the evening.
First to arrive at my spot was the super cute and super married little one. She is like a lil fairy whenever she is around. We get along so well, but still I refrain from being in close proximity with her because, yep you guessed it..married. So legitimately, we are friends. But there are times when I was like...yo...uh....wheres your husband. I CAST THEE AWAY FROM ME!! I REBUKE THEE!!!. lol. but then there are times when we can sit and get twisted and be aiight. Honestly, shes like a me...but a her.

Anyway. we chill for a bit, some company comes over and then realization 2 comes.

Women LOVE watching adult movies. Seriously. Im watching this movie called Lust, Caution. When the doorbell rang the first time, it was actually on one of the 2 sex scenes, and I was like great, now they think all I watch is porn. So i forwarded it to the next scene. Anyway, as the drinks flow, they are like...heyyyy play the scene. (It was two women, and they both wanted to see it...so i showed it.) I already saw it, but watching them watch it was interesting. I mean, i dont know if they were looking at it from the artistic aspect as I was, or if it was for some kind of idea generating event. But either way, it was a quite occurrance and we all pretty much had our own thoughts.

later in the evening, some friends joined us and we went to one of the Embassies for a party.
Realization number 3
Women like men who can move

Realization number 4
Those women dont always like to move themselves..they dont know how.

Realization number 5
Jealousy transcends culture...
Why did a girl tell me that she deleted my number and then look surprised when I laughed in her face....like really? 9th grade???facepalm.

Realization number 6.
Sometimes....you just got to go with it.
As I was on the balcony overlooking the party and someone started to remove my shirt....I guess?!?

Realization number 7-10.
If you couldnt get the girl after realization number one, the more alcohol she has probably wont change that. If she wants you pre realization one, you have a good chance after a few sips.
but hey, like Brain always said to Pinky, there is always tomorrow.

So tonight I saw Wall- E.

I suppose the movie was totally worth the two hours that I spent at the theater. The movie was pretty cute, I have seen others. Made me laugh...but lord knows it was no Shrek.

The day was pretty long. So I guess I am going to go home and watch some more of Lust,Caution and then possibly read a bit more of my dragon book.

Work related, I think I may have a bit too much on my plate. Honestly I am doing so
much each day and I am not getting the personal things finished as I would like to. I still need to know who is going to be the benefactor of my life if anything should happen to me.

I can't keep on watching these sad movies without wondering about myself... Enough of that. Now that I know I can write my thoughts in this thing, I'll be able to be a mobile blogger... Granted I have a connection. This thing is awesome

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