Posts in: Off-topic
- “La Ghriba: La Kahena Remixed” - Cheb i Sabbah
- North African dance music CD La Kahena has been glued to my CD player for a while now. So I got all geeked up when I found out that a remix album was available. Now that I’ve listened to it, I can put away some of that original excitement. It won’t stay in my iPod [...] [21 Jul 2006]
- Israel vs. Hezbollah & Lebanon = U.S. Attacking Iran, Syria in 2007
- Cross-posted on BlackFeminism.org] Keep an eye on the rhetoric coming from the White House regarding Israel’s attacks on Lebanon. My inner paranoid conspiracy theorist thinks that this may indeed be the perfect ruse to justify an act of American attack on Iran and/or Syria as neo-Cons have planned since at least 2000 [PDF file] (more info). Consider [...] [14 Jul 2006]
- What’s your travel style?
- Sweetie and I got into a IM-gument yesterday about travel. We’ve been discussing a January getaway to some place that requires a passport. Our bones of contention: where to go, how to get there, and where to stay. I guess it comes down to travel styles. I’m more of an explorer type of person. I don’t [...] [30 Jun 2006]
- Letting go
- I am a workaholic. Not in the traditional sense where I am wedded to my job. But in the sense that I take on more than is healthy. I try to stay busy. I start personal projects for the challenge. I volunteer to do stuff for the heck of it. I take on things that [...] [21 Jun 2006]
- Cristal vs. Hip-hop: Racism or anti-trash snobbery?
- Remember the moment Cross Colors died at your high school? Jay-Z has sworn off Cristal after the Champagne maker’s managing director, Frédéric Rouzaud, said he’s not all that happy with rappers associating themselves with his brand. Jay-Z called the statements racist. But somehow I doubt Cristal would have a problem with Oprah, Kenneth Chenault, Wynton Marsalis or [...] [16 Jun 2006]
- Cat fights dog
- A fun clip found on Yahoo! video. [5 Jun 2006]
