I had this weird dream last night that I am playing poker with God. At one point, I had royal straight flush on the flop so I raised and God without any hesitation put me all in!
I asked:
- God don't you know everything? don't you know that I will win this hand?
God said while smiling:
- Yes, I know everything. But how much do you think your all is worth?
I am in negotiation with those in power to remove June 29th from my calendar. Hopefully, I won't have any June 29th next year. That means I will go directly from 28th to 30th.
So don't call me or leave me any messages on June 29th because I most likely won't get them.
If you go away on this summer day
Then you might as well take the sun away
All the birds that flew in the summer sky
...
But if you stay, I'll make you a day
Like no day has been, or will be again
We'll sail the sun, we'll ride on the rain
We'll talk to the trees and worship the wind.
Then if you go, I'll understand
Leave me just enough love to fill up my hand
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away.
In the memory of my mother ...
Part of the lyrics
Song: "If you go away"
Artist: "Jack Jones"
Last night, We decided to break up some time next month. We also rehearsed almost everything. We are supposed to go to a fancy restaurant and break up. She was so kind to me and let me start the "it is not you, it is me" routine. The only thing that I am worried about is that she may order just a salad.
Finally Google Earth has a sharp image of Tehran. For me who has been away from Iran and especially Tehran for a while, it is going to be a lot of fun. You know, wandering around the city and having a look from above.
Here are snapshots of Sharif University and Enghelab Sq. By the way, take a look at this snapshot of Enghelab Sq. Look how empty it is. I am wondering when they have taken the picture.
And to be honest, I absolutely have no clue why I am putting Sharif and Enghelab photos here. I should look like a total looser!! Anyway, don't blame me for it, just take it easy.
In Texas Hold'em Poker, usually you raise and even re-raise when you have a big pair (two aces, two kings ...) preflop. The funny thing about some girls is that whenever they have a winning hand preflop in life, they raise and re-raise so badly that there will be no wise one left in the game to play with. The funniest of all is that those who don't fold are going to lose and they just don't know it yet.
I am watching this comedy show "Curb Your Enthusiasm", created and played by Larry David. Larry David is Co-producer and Co-creator of Seinfeld.
Well, it seems that he is telling the story of my life; A life full of misunderstandings by others and misfortunes.
The only difference is that whenever he says:
-Do you watch Seinfeld? I've created it.
I have to say:
-Do you watch Seinfeld? I watch it too.
Anyway, interesting show. Try to watch it sometime.
Today he scored two goals and is standing by Gerd Muller with 14 World Cup goals as all time leading scorers. (photos from Yahoo!)
I found this story on ABC News talking about security issues in Germany. Here is a part of it:
Pixar's new movie for summer 2007 is Ratatouille (rat.a.too.ee). You can watch its trailer here. I am already excited about it. Don't blame me if you've not watched the trailer yet.
Thousands of people are flocking to an impoverished Indian village in eastern West Bengal state to worship a man they believe possesses divine powers because he climbs up trees in seconds, gobbles up bananas and has a "tail." - KOLKATA (Reuters)
For the complete news follow this link.
Sometimes I think it is good to be a man, I don't have to worry about this feminism thing. But don't get me wrong here, I have other serious problems to worry about.
Hilarious ... ! Last year, when I watched its trailer for the first time before watching "The Incredibles" in theater, I thought it would be the first Pixar movie that I wouldn't like. Today I watched it and I am gonna watch it again and again.
Falling in love is not at all the most stupid thing that people do -- but gravitation cannot be held responsible for it.Albert Einstein
The older I get, the smarter my father seems to get.
Did you know that on average we are distracted every 11 - 12 minutes by something and we spend 20 - 25 minutes on it?
Well, I bet you don't care about it cause you're reading this blog now ...
Look into the other's eyes, many frustrations
Read between the lines, no words just vibrations
Don't ignore hiddent desires,
Pay attention, you're playing with fire.
Silence must be heard, noise should be observed.
The time has come to learn, that silence must be heard
Or dimonds will burn, friendly cards will turn
Cause silence has the right to be heard.
Are you following World Cup news? BBC is offering 3D animations of match highlights. Follow this link for highlights on Iran-Mexico game.
Today, I ordered a pasta preceded by roasted-pumpkin chowder with sprinkling of celery and onion, finished with creme fraiche and bacon-braised cranberry beans garnished with diced pumpkin, fried sage, and toasted pumpkin seeds.
She just had a salad.
Sometimes I hear or see things that force me to confront my principles in life and I have to confess that I hate them. It simply means that I am in trouble or something is wrong in my life. Today, I heard a quote from Wilhelm Stekel, a famous psychologist:
The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one.
It is a while that I want to write something about Guy Goma. But I was busy playing with my Birthday gifts and watching world cup soccer that I lost my enthusiasm. So do me a favor and take a look at this link at Wikipedia. It is funny.
You may want to refer to this link at BBC for the actual interview.
Have you ever tried to make a new folder and call it "con" in Windows?
God! thank you for creating this world without reserved words. Assume that you couldn't name your child "Amir" because it was a reserved keyword. To be honest, When I think more I feel that I like it that way!
(Thanks to Naeim for his comment, I changed this post a little bit ... )
Have you ever been shuffled like a deck of cards? if so, let me know please. I desperately need to know how it feels when you're being shuffled. I have heard that you can't see anywhere for a while. Is that true?
First of all, don't think that I am a Google fan or something like that. I downloaded this "Sketch up" thing and it has been keeping me busy for a while. I just can't stop playing with it. It may cost me a "no credit" in my only course this quarter.
Well, to be honest, you may still want to work with "Inventor" for some more professional things but Sketch up is very easy to work with. I did this thing just a couple of hours after working with it for the first time.
Heyyyyy, Windows Vista (beta version) is out for testing purposes. You can download it through this link. Although, I doubt you want to sit for more than 9 hours in front of your computer to download new Windows and blow your computer off ...
But take a minute and review its features, you can find them here.
Did you know about this Google Spreadsheets? Well, don't get too happy because you can't use it yet. But you can follow this link, have a sneak peek and put your name on the sign up waiting list which is on a first come first serve base.
(photo taken by me, Feb. 28, 2006)
I hate this "whatever" thing.
Imaging yourself talking to a friend and complaining about a problem. After a long long conversation, you use this magic word. You use it as though it is going to put an end to everything, heal your heart, eliminate your problem. But, after saying it, the "whatever" is gone and nothing has changed. You still want to talk about your problem and your friend is looking for a way to excuse herself.
I hate this "whatever" word.
My friend says that I have to start studying some kind of "ology" thing; Sociology, physiology, psychology, ...
Apparently I am not a "ing" type of guy.
Have you ever been to Borders in University Ave., Palo Alto? (If not please do me a favore and use your imagination power!!)
There is an information desk with two very old-fashion monitors on it. You know what I am talking about, two big, huge, spacy white montiors. There is a Post-it on each of them saying:
