Thursday, December 07, 2006

Here it goes again

Just when you think you're in control,
just when you think you've got a hold,
just when you get on a roll,
here it goes, here it goes, here it goes again.
Oh, here it goes again.
I should have known,
should have known,
should have known again,
but here it goes again.
Oh, here it goes again.


I am a fan of Survivor, Greys Anatomy, OC, and Smallville. These all air on Thursdays. Today is Thursday. Yay!!!!!!!!!! haha.

While I'm talking about shows, I have to say Heroes is awesome! For those of you watching, you know what I'm talking about. Those of you not watching. Watch it, give it til ep 3. And you shall be hooked!

Oh, And I have discovered I too have a super power! I was watching Hiro. And I decided to try it out. So I checked the time, I closed my eyes, I squinted and grinned and concentrated as hard as I could. And then I opened my eyes and voila! 2 secs into the future!! I did it! haha ok, that was a lame joke....oh well.

Since today is Thursday, that means tomorrow is Friday! And I'm flying back home! Yay!! My parents are going for Hajj and they wanted me to come down before they leave. I always seem to book the ticket and not really feel any excitement or anything about returning. UNTIL the time draws near. And now I'm excited. I haven't been home in about 4 months. It'll be nice to be home and sleep in my home room/bed and see my family and cousins. It'll be very quick and hectic though. I'm flying in Friday night and then I'm going to take dads minivan and drive back to nyc on sunday leaving around noon. So I'm really barely home for 1.5 days.

But taking the car will be nice. I haven't driven in ages. I miss it! Plus I'll likely return back in December for new years to hang out with friends so that saves the cost of flying. And then I'll return back on MLK weekend to give the car back when they return and I'll just fly back to nyc then. It works out well enough. Hopefully theres not too much traffic and no snow. Its an 8+hr drive and I dont' want it to be longer than it needs to be.....hopefully its not too boring either, i'll be driving be myself. :( Anyone want to go on a roadtrip to canada?

Taking this from Sarah's blog.
1) One book that changed your life?
Um...nothing really changed my life. Reading The Alchemist changed my taste in reading a bit though.

2) One book that you’ve read more than once:
I've read most of my books more than once. The last book I read again was A Handmaids Tale. hehe, do the Where's Waldo books count?

3) One book you’d want on a desert island
Actually, I'd want a journal so I can do some writing.

4) One book that made you laugh
Harry Potter, Archie Comics, Life of Pi, I know there was something else recently but I can't recall at the moment.

5) One book that made you cry
Honestly, nothing has really made me cry, but some have made me quite sad, even make me almost stop reading at times. The Kite Runner, One More Day

6) One book that you wish had been written:
The Life and Times of Ahmed Siddiqui from 1981 to present, with future outlook and introduction by Ahmed Siddiqui. :P I'm telling, its a bestseller waiting to happen!

7) One book that you wish had never been written:
The Great Gatsby. I loathed reading this book in highschool. Not a single character in it appealed to me.

8) One book you’re currently reading:
Wicked, A short history of nearly everything, The three musketeers

9) One book you’ve been meaning to read:
Some stuff by Ray Bradbury, Paulo Coehlo, Dickins, The Namesake, Q&A, The death of superman.

10) Now tag five people...

3 comments:

Sarah said...

Damn, I wish you had a pop up window for comments. I must open your blog in another window to remember what I wanted to say lol...

Archie Comics...
Was a HUGE fan of them when I was younger. So quite recently I was in the grocery store and saw an Archie digest and decided to get it. I swear, even years later, it felt as though I had already read these comics. No real new story lines. And it seemed much more sexist to me now, and all the girls in the comics are very well endowed, which got me to thinking about the men who might draw the comics lol, anyway! Sorry for rambling. But a nice trip down memory lane nonetheless.

I liked "The Great Gatsby," although true, no really good characters lol, I just liked the way it was written and the time period, and I thought it was quite a sad story.

One of my favourites by Ray Bradbury is "The Martian Chronicles." If you haven't yet read it, you absolutely must!!

I intend on writing a novel someday...InshAllah!! When I write one, I will send you a signed copy :D and I expect to get a signed copy of your memoir!! lol

Ahmed said...

hehe, well theres the button on the post page that says 'Show Original Post'.

Yeah, they are sexist. And I totally know what you mean about no new story lines. I read my mom's old archies and then I bought them when I was younger and then I read my lil sisters when I was bored. Seriously, they're all the same! Well sometimes they're new, like when Jughead got a sister, but still. Overall, old and recycled.

Well another factor was I had the worst English teacher in the world teach it to me. So that could have been it. I love reading and I enjoy writing but this English teacher blah, I hated his course.

I actually haven't read anything by Bradbury....sigh, i know! But he's definitely next up on my list.

=D InshAllah. I look forward to it :)

'liya said...

I still love Archie comics.. actually I collect them.. and I read one everyday (even ones that I've read over and over before) :S