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Hey dear readers (scary echo of my lone voice)
So what is happening in my life? I registered for my classes next semester, my schedule is fine, the way I pictured it, I have two days off school (w/sat sun of course)so that makes enough time to go and do some work on the side namely baby sitting (how exciting), no seriousely, it is really really convinient, good $ and good hours.
What else? Thanksgiving (google it damn it!) is Thursday, everyone is going back "home", everyone is packing, in the dorm hall all I hear is "Gosh! I miss home !" "gosh! I can't wait to go home"
I miss home too, sadly the ticket to get some home is out of my reach right now, add that I am committed to work the whole vacation period... you are probably thinking of the house where I lived, but that is nothing like home, walls and furnitures don't make homes, they make shelters, houses, but home...
The home I miss is when my sisters and my father are finally gathered together, whether it is in Europe, Africa or America, just being together is home enough.
The home I miss is when I am staying at my uncle's house with my two cousins and aunt, that is home.
The home I miss is when my nephiew showers me with kisses and hugs, Home I miss is when my niece cries because she just needs me to hold her up.
Home shouldn't be a noun, home is a state of being, it should be used as an adjective.
I hope that soon (when prince charming and I meet) I can build my own home , until that happens, I miss home, sooo much!

What happened?

What happened to me?
What happened to my critical thinking? What happened to my questioning and doubting everything?
How did I get to grow up old and stupid in...a year?
Why does everything seems so trivial, so clear, why am I acting like my parents?
I am not like my parents, I actually hate this part of my parents.
Why?
I don't care much anymore, I used to fight for the smallest idea I believed in. Now I just look, and smile.
I don't bother anymore, I used to cry, to yell, to make a mess, make myself heard.
I became so disinterested in people, in others...
I used to love people, I wanted people to know what I know, I wanted others to learn what I learned.
Now, I got my truth, I don't care about whther others get it or not.
What happened to me?
Why am I so disinterested?
Why am I so careless?
Everyone has the potential to change the world, but I lost all interest of even trying.
I was ambitious a year ago, I wanted this , that and that and all of that too.
Now I want nothing, I want to go through my life, that is it.
I wanted to be the best, not for the sake of being the best, not out of narcissism, it is just that leading is the way to pass the knowlege and the ideas to others.
Now, my ambitions are to work and get a check, raise a family and be simple-happy.
What just happened to me? Where did I fall and hit my head? Why doesn't it even hurt?
I miss my old self, I miss my excitement about life, I miss being ambitious, I miss not having inner peace!

Humanity

Humanity is the ability to feel strongly about things you can't see, hear or materialise...

a short note on B's

B....as in:
Bottom, Bad, Blurry, Behind, Below, Bottom....
B like my grades I don't seem to be able to improve...
Sorry guys, I am really not into complaining, but I really am upset.
Anyhow, hope you guys are having better times than I am.
Chuss

Do some serious scholarship for G-d's (huh?) sake!

Hey everyone!
I finally got to meet my roommate, Shira found an apartment off campus, so the room is now occupied by me and Jennifer...sweet ( She is okay by the way, thank G-d)
Classes are fine, my professors are great, the head of my economics department is my teacher so that makes my life MUCH easier.

Art of Islam mentioned an article comparing Islamic and " western" architecture, I wanted to comment but the Art of Islam doesn't allow anon comments ( I am on beta blogger and not blogger, please Tarek enable non bloggers to comment so I can rant a bit!)
Anyway...here is what I wanted to say:

Grrr, what bothered me most in the article is the way he makes religion THE factor that shapes architecture in both worlds.

He also mentions that the Xianity he treats is the Latin world Xianity, the European one ( or is it?), that itself shows that religion is influenced by geography, social structures (don't know the academic world for social factors)...etc and it doesn't have much to do with religion.

I was debating with my economics teacher (Dr Important) and he told me "Well, when you get your PH.D come and talk to me about this again", so please remember, these are simple undergrad rants :)

Okay, that is all for today and I guess many days to come (too much reading+job interviews+new club meeting+new student welcome dinner+ new member welcome meeting...new=busy I guess)

All the best,

PS: Don't forget wikipedia? Does Soussa has a page? theater el Jam? anyone? Hello?

News from the 10th floor!

Hello my dear loyal readers ( awkward silence)!
I hope that every one's back to school preparations are going fine, as for my self, don't ask, I will tell you right away:

My dorm room is in the freaking 10th floor (note: there are like 4 elevators in the building), what is the problem? IT IS TOO COLD! I like to have the window open 70% of the time, but now I can't do it because it is too windy by my 10th floor window....grrr

I have no idea who my roommates are, for the records, one is Jennifer and the other is Shira, and if anyone can help me determine whether they are suitable just from their name, I would be very grateful, it will reduce a fair amount of my anxiety.

I am getting a meningitis vaccine, it is not required but everyone says NY is where you can get sick if you have never been... Getting sick is not an option when you live in the 10th floor!

Among my classes, I am taking comparative economic systems and introduction to visual art, I want to be an actuary who is comfortable in an exposition...lol

I am too busy to post anything I can be proud of, and I still have too much to do (new classes, possibly new job...) and too little time, I haven't even checked my sitemeter yet, so for all I know I might be talking to myself right now...or am I?

Have a lovely day!

Tunisia's image on wikipedia

LISTEN UP EVERYONE!

• Do you care about the image of Tunisia in the world?
• Do you LOVE Tunisia ( okay, now I am getting romantic...seriously) ?
• Do you have an idea who Abulkacem El Chebbi was ( birth-death-important works is better than none)?
• Can you write a simple biography of Ali ben Ayyed or Hedi Jouini?
• THEN PLEASE GO TO WIKIPEDIA AND EDIT AN ARTICLE, IT IS SIMPLE AND EASY!
  
  

The fact is ,anyone can edit on wikipedia ( modify articles or write new ones), if you speak Arabic, french or English then go a head, no one can speak of Tunisia better than a Tunisian, stop by wikipedia time to time and edit about your hometown, a Tunisian personality or anything Tunisian!

I find it a little ironic that a BelgecemBougenna biography exists (who is he by the way?) while there is no reference to Ali Riahi...don't you?



If YOU don't care about Tunisia, then no one else will!! (isn't that uncle Sam?)

Anyhow, please, stop by Wikipedia time to time, and make a difference by contributing to Tunisian articles.

Okay, the speech is over (for now), back to me! I am getting on the road to my dorm room in a few hours, and I didn't bother to sleep (it is 2:00 am) , I guess I am too excited about meeting the people I will share my dorm room with, for the rest of the year.

I met with a friend this afternoon who gave me a book titled "I married a communist" by Philip Roth as a sort of good bye gift, not that she is generous or anything, but she was so shocked by the fact that I didn't know who Philip Roth was ( "OMG? What? You don't know P.Roth, nooooo, I can't believe it! You must be kidding me, are you sure? You poor thing) that she decided it was necessary to pass me the book, don't worry, I made my point by reminding her that she had no idea who Mahfouz was (ended up in a cat fight).

Don't forget to check out wikipedia: Search for your hometown article, edit it if needed, go to music of Tunisia and check out what can be done (wink to our musician: Emina).

Thank you all and be well!