Tuesday, August 01, 2006

Fighting Siesta

Russian Dolls
A childhood gift from David George
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My friend's friend turns 23 in a few days.
Life wouldn't be the same without your false assumptions, dear.
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Jacques-Louis David's The Death of Marat.
One of my all-time favorites.
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My mother and my aunt's idea of communicating is playing card games.
(Spade, as in David)
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Firenze? Yabeela

Sisters leave to Athens and Italy Friday.

Parents are considering selling the house.

And I'm pissed.

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ومن مجلتي المفضلة الفرقان (العدد 402)، ومن بابي المفضل قطوف أسرية (ص 22-23).. تقول نورة يوسف الخميس أن من صور الاختلاط المحرم: 7- قعود العريس مع العروس على المنصة (الكوشة) في ليلة الزفاف أمام النساء.. كله ولا القعود

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There, Not even a hint of politics.

Nellie Mckay - David

(You can call this post "The Importance of being David")


42 comments:

Nunu-San said...

I LOVE those Russian Dolls. I'm dying to get them bes mu 3arfa min wain! =/

♀ L's brain ♀ said...

aah don't be pissed shorug :)& loooool q3od! ee kelesh wala elq3od khosh nas :P and did u notice something? many birthdays are in august! i love this month :)

♀ L's brain ♀ said...

nunu, i think i saw them fee Hallmark, marina mall

Arfana said...

مو القعود بنت الجمل؟

Jandeef said...

Make sure it's not sold to Jamaal. He'll turn into another vote buying headquarters.

The Simper said...

el russian dolls.. where is their dady? :P

and what about the autograph on the jersey? my curiosity is asking and wondering.

and for the kosha thingy.. maybe it depends on the proper design ;) maybe ako design separates them.. or blocks the view of others who happen to be there just for the scene :P whom they might leave if they don't have a good view ;);)

and the last and... the design of the spades is LOv'Leh :D can u post the whole set.. hearts clubs and diamonda! ;) thanks :)

Shurouq said...

NuNu™
I'm dying to get my old ones back :(
مادري وين ضيعتهم

L's Brain
True about the birthdays in August!

Arfana
If you say so.. madri

Nice one, Jandeef :P

The Simper
It's "Daddies" actually.. That russian woman was a player I tell you.

That's David Beckham's jersey :)

The Simper said...

Shurouq

ooh ok.. now i get the "David" serial/story ;) maybe that tells u how much i love to watch soccer :D

Hanan said...

Your first David is George :)
The rest I do not know.

I'll miss you. Wish you were with us.

Alia said...

Add LORENZO to the list
It's a DAVID restaurant
& It's my favourite DAVID

وكمان ديفيد كوبرفيلد

Pepsi-guy said...

Shurouq
Your old friend's name was George not David... David is what Mom used to call Nasser when she was pregnant as she wanted a blond boy so bad.. and look how he turned up :p

And you forgot one more David... The David Star: http://www.flickr.com/photos/88949016@N00/204003181/

Shurouq said...

The Simper
I don't watch soccer, I watch David ;)

HANAN!
You're right

Min wain yebt David? :s
I'll fix it.

Alia
Yo3ana?

Pepsi-guy
But he turned out, sort of, blond, didn't he?

You're just jealous :P

Jewaira said...

I like the David theme.

And I have Emirati Russian dolls like that.

Papillona ® said...

3ajabni il post especially majal il forqan. I miss those stuff
Oh and my eyes are gorgeous again

Anonymous said...

شفت الــ Russian dolls في ايكيا، آخر مرة رحت ، كانوا قبل الكاشيير ، عند ركن الشموع، يعني لمن يستهويه الامر :)

شروق ، حلو البوست ، حسيته قريب من القلب ، كأنتِ ، وتذكرت اليوم صورتنا واحنا منشدهين نقرأ الـ "فرقان" قبل الانصراف

محبتي لقلبك الحلو
سلاما ورحمة لــ لبنان

sani and zoro said...

شروق؛
أثناء الحروب والإقتتال يلجأ الناس أحيانا إلى النكت السخيفة والأفلام الجنسية الحقيرة للخروج من الآلام النفسية التي يعانونها. ولذلك أستطيع أن أفهم محاولتك النبيلة للخروج وربما لإخراجنا كذلك من الحالة النفسية التي نعانيها بسبب الأحداث الدامية في لبنان العزيز. ولكن آلامنا تتجدد عندما نأوي إلى الفراش ونحاول النوم. لبنان أنت في قلوبنا

Anonymous said...

القعود من قعد وقعد تعنى قعود وهناك انواع مختلفة من القعود فهناك قعود القرفصاء وقعود المو قرفصاء والاثنان غير مستحبان اذا قعد المعرس بالكوشة مقرفص وغض النظر فلاباس اما اذا قعد مو مقرفص ومبحلق بالصبايا السافرات فانها من الكبائر اذا هداه اللة ورغب بالتوبه من المنكر فعلية بعدم القعود لمده شهر ويفضل عدم القعود بالمولية

بس حبيت اوضح فتوى الاخت نوره بالاختلاط المحرم القعود وجزانى اللة وجزى الاخت نوره الف خير....

وخلكم من القعود على كرسى الكمبيوتر وادعوا للبنان والشعب اللبنانى ابرك من القعود وكلة فى ميزان حسناتكم

kwtia said...

nunu..if u can't find them in kwt, u can always try russiapresent.ru
Shurouq, Firenze indeed...been thinking of a road trip..

Anonymous said...

ياسبحان الله
البوست الي تذكر روايات من بحر الانوار مادري بحر الظلمات لحسن نصر الله


والحين حطت دوبها دوب هالمطوعه عشان قاله كلمة قعود



ياشين الشيعيه اذا بتصير لبراليه مثل الغراب الي بيقلد مشيه الطير وضيع مشيه الطير ومشيته

Anonymous said...

Cool I love those Russian Dolls, got a whole set of them from a communist friend (hmm..where'd you go?).

You reminded me of my old history teacher..he's canadian & his arabic name was "Dawood Kharoof" (David Lamb).

Let's go on a cruise?

A3sab said...

are you pissed because of the house or because your sisters are leaving...ana agool taaaaaaaaaag alooooooong.

A3sab said...

Mini R,

DAVID LAMB TAUGHT ME ENGLISH!

We were very close. I still remember him as one of my favorite teachers

Anonymous said...

a3sab: COOL..i took my english with Mercer..wanted english with Lamb but they won't let me. Which grad class are you?

Shurouq can oversee the reunion :P

A3sab said...

Mini R,

errrrrrrrrrrm ------ '92

mala da3i hal i7rajat allah ihadak :-)

Mohammad Al-Yousifi said...

ليش بتبيعون البيت؟

احنا بعد بنبيع بيت الجابرية:(

و اوافق الفرقان القعود مو خوش بالعرس

Fuzzy said...

i lost the tiny russian Doll :(

one of the kids ate it i guess heh

Delicately Realistic said...

Fe nafs those russian dolls, bedouin ladies wearing 3abaya & burga3 :) Hallmark i think.

error said...

وايد داثر هذا البوست

error said...

منو دايفاد

AyyA said...

Ishfeech 7a6a doobich doob David, it was for David that I looked for my other half all my life, but never found him. Only David can turn me on, where on earth can I find him?

Arfana said...

shorouq,

sorry for using your space for a political ad in a non-political post, bas amoon no?
:-)

"gathering at the Lebanese Embassy "Lebanon Hall" on Friday the 4th of August, 2006 at 5:00 pm to gather funds and supplies and show your solidarity with Lebanon"

Anonymous said...

A resounding "NO!" An interesting thing about critical mind is that it may tell us that we only judge others or that we only judge ourselves. If you judge yourself, you DO judge others. If you judge others, you DO judge yourself. The judging mind has no way to separate you from anyone else. There is a third piece to this triangle that most people don't realize and that makes it even more interesting. If you judge, you are also looking at others to see if they are judging you. You can now add rejection and abandonment to the possible consequences of an active critical mind.

Wouldn't it be nice to be free of judgment? To put that critical mind aside and enjoy personal peace instead?

Chai-7aleeb said...

ترا رحت فلورنس و شفت تمثال ديفيد

ترا عنده كريشه

Erzulie said...

Allah 3alaich...I love Jacques Louis David's work. Another favorite of mine is "Oath of the Horatii;" I really love how David incorporated the personal aspect of the three brothers going to war and actually, one of the weeping wives' brother is one of the three Curiatii brothers who will face the Horatii brothers.

And as for Marat, well...he's actually soaking in the tub because he had a skin disease. A young woman (Charlotte Corday) came into his bathroom and stabbed him to death.

The thing I don't like about David though is that he's a suck up. When Robespierre was doing his "Reign of Terror" he backed him up with propagandistic works and when Robbie was executed, David backed out. Phooey!

I wish I was with your sisters :( Inshallah they have fun in Italia...la wallah tadreen shlon, I guarantee they will have fun ;P!!
Ahh my lovely Italian men...

رشيد الخطار said...

Erzulie

Don't mean to interrupt. But I think Robespierre was necessary. No matter what we think of him.
Every revolution has its dictators/victims. In a time of shifting loyalties, maybe David was right?

Just a thought :)

Spontaneousnessity said...

yalla let's meet

Shurouq said...

Jewaira
And I loved the "Hind" series ;)


Papillona
Drop by next weekend and I'll have them "un-gorgeoused" :P

كاسيرو دله
George Edward

No.. Smith Lincoulin

Sani and Zoro
لا ترقع لي.. لا محاولة نبيلة ولا محاولة حنان

آنا سخيفة

Anonymous
جزاك الله ألف خير

بس ما حكم القعود من النوم؟

وعقدي حسين يا نبوية

Kwtia
Do it :)

3afoor
ما عندي فلوس وما أقدر آخذ إجازة

lol Nazzal
يا حبك للتحرش

Anonymous
يا سبحان الله
ولا إله إلا الله
والله أكبر فوق كيد المعتدي

Mini R
Your car or mine? ;)

A3sab
I'm pissed over selling the house the most :(

Kila Ma6goog
أسأل الوالد وأقول لك

Fuzzy
LOL

DR
هذي ضمن سياسات التكويت :)

Error
آنا وحدة داثرة

ديفيد شارل سمحون
سامع فيه؟

:) Ayya
I love davids.
Davids never fail me.

Arfana
tmooneen o nos :*

My space is your space.. And sorry I missed the gathering :/

لنبدأ من جديد
الناس تميل للتصنيفات لانها تسهل عملية الحكم على الآخرين

شنسوي بعد

Err, Joa-of-Arc
I guess..

Chai 7aleeb
عنده كريش ويقولون يشرب تتن بعد

يا حلاة ديفيد ويا حلاة فلورنس

Um Mid3aab
Thanks for the invitation :)

:* Erzulie
Weloomooni feech?
Your comment took me back to college.

It's not David's 'hypocrisy' that I find somewhat irksome, it's the number of death orders he had signed!

Great artist nonetheless.

رشيد الخطار
اللي حارب الاستعمار وخلاه يدش بالغار

صج انك ثورجي

Spontaneousnessity
Yalla let us

This weekend?

Spontaneousnessity said...

thursday? wela friday? at toto's? it's all good =}

cozy said...

Russian Dolls are so cute .

Chai-7aleeb said...

شدعوا

كله نزورك فى البلوغ مالتك و إنتى ما تزوريننا؟

Anonymous said...

انا انصح المعرس ان يتحجب علشان قعدته تصير شرعية

Sheba said...

ma fahamt salfat david