علا عليوات's Blog, page 17
July 23, 2013
وفي أنباء أخرى…
هذا ولم يلحظ أهالي المنطقة انقطاع التيار الكهربائي نتيجة سقوط العمود بفعل الحادث إذ اتضح أن المنازل المرتبطة بذلك الخط تعود جميعها للـ30% من الشعب الذين يتأثرون برفع...
July 10, 2013
Book Review: “At Home: A short History of Private Life”
Imagine coming home, turning the key in the lock, opening your front door, and then walking into a whole new world. In the living room, you’re met with 18th century architects crouching over blueprints, busy designing some of the most monumental mansions in England. Puzzled, you head to the kitchen to find Christopher Columbus collecting tree bark thinking it is precious cinnamon, and Magellan involved in a violent clash with some native tribes in the “Spice Islands”. Then you hurry up to spl...
July 6, 2013
رقابة واستحمار
طبعاً لا داعي للخوض في الأسب...
July 1, 2013
بتذكر إني… 5
بتذكر إني ما كنت أحب أنام وأنا صغيرة، بس كنت أنام “بالكندرة” مرات، بعيد عن السامعين والقارئين
بتذكر إني كنت أضل متمددة وأفكر وأتخيل أشياء حتى أغفى، ولحد الآن هيك بس اللي اختلف هلأ إني لما صرت أميز بداية النوم، لما تبدأ أفكاري تختلط بببعضها ويطلع معي أشياء مش منطقية، يمكن وأنا صغيرة كانت أحلامي مش منطقية أكتر فما كنت أميز، هلأ حتى لما أحلم لازم أضل مربوطة بالواقع لدرجة معينة. ي مرحلة متأخرة من حياتي اكتشفت إنك إذا غمضت عيونك وما فكرت بإشي يتنام، بس ما قدرت أواظب على هذا المن...
June 12, 2013
Just out of Curiousity
I’m a curious person, so curious that I could go to any lengths to know something, I could even surprise myself
Now, let’s suppose, just suppose – Not that I’m actually addressing someone or anything- that there is something I want to know and you refuse to tell me
Then I say okay, I don’t want to know, I don’t care
Then suddenly I find out that I still don’t care but I do want to know
Well, I won’t ask you, I’ll just do something even I didn’t imagine I would do which will make someone else come...
June 1, 2013
A Writer’s Schizophrenia
There’s no way I’m writing about this, it’s basically unwritable
It’s tempting, could be a good idea
Well it might not be a great idea but I don’t care, I want to get it out of my system
I’m so excited!
Ugh, I don’t know, maybe I shouldn’t go through with this
This is awesome, I’m a genius
Who’s gonna read this junk?
This might be a good thrill
I’m probably gonna be grilled but it doesn’t matter
I don’t want to do anything else but to sit down and write this
Now what?
This is even better than I thought...
May 19, 2013
A Conversation with Tubby – 7
He sat there, side-eying me with a sly smile. I tried to ignore him but you can only ignore silent gloating for so long; so I gathered every bit of anger and ferociousness I could find in me and then paused to let them simmer for a moment for the perfect defense mechanism…
Me: Stop with the stupid smile, I get it, you’re pleased, you had it your way, happy now?
Tubby: Why so tense? Relax. I’m just happy for you
Me: Oh, of course you are, you just thrive on seeing me do things against my better j...
May 16, 2013
The Ultimate Business Dictionary
Disclaimer: to all the good people/companies I’ve worked or still working with, you know this is not aimed at you, no need to sever any ties
You know how sometimes different words seem to mean different things for different people? Specifically in the world of business, sometimes it appears as though there is some special dictionary some people refer to when doing business with other people. So, I imagine if there was such a dictionary it would probably have entries like this…
Freelancer [n.] A...