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Thursday, July 28, 2011

I wear crooked glasses and many laughs. I hate caramel. I cry in movies. Good books and music make me weep. I'm not sure I want to be a dentist. Half of what I say is meaningless and not serious. I don't take myself seriously. I sniff books, I feel safe when they're around. I'm the stupidest person I know. I love helping people. Panadol doesn't work on me. I look calmer than usual. I'm not calm. My thoughts are bilingual. I talk to myself out loud. I close my eyes and surrender to the breeze. My iPod is called Breeze. I don't care about relationships anymore. Coffee. I love italics. I like high heels but can't walk in them. I spend more time thinking than doing. I want to learn French and Italian. I'm bipolar and hysterical. I love Arabic calligraphy. I never leave the house without a book in my bag. It took me days to pronounce "Dostoevsky". I love the moon. I gave up on trying to understand people. Sour > sweet. I hate racists and extremists. British accent is love. Harry Potter = My childhood/adolescence. I'm a keen listener and an avid observer. I will change the world. My driving sucks. Cliches. I believe in strange things. My wisdom teeth did not erupt till now. I love vanilla. Fairouz. I was ten when I first wrote a (silly) poem, it was in Arabic; inspired by sunrise and birds. My dad kept showing it to his friends. I will never be friends with time. I've been to only one country. I love to collect experiences. I hate change. I get hung up on details. I loathe the sun. I'm on page 300 of 776 of The Brothers Karamazov. I wish people would stop smoking. I look like I know what I'm doing but I am always kind of winging it. Sylvia Plath. I wish I had a good singing voice. My most commonly used words are كدة (like that) and عادي (that's normal). I'm practicing the violin and I suck at it. I'm making peace with my head. I rode a Tuk-Tuk once. Scorpio?. I don't have a lot of secrets. My fears are irrational most of the time. Whatever. I don't know how to ask for help when I need it. I love food. I'm short and self dependable. I don't sugarcoat words. My clothes are currently scattered on the floor. You can't touch this. We have a pet turtle. I want to hug the world. Tahrir. I'm very silly as you can see. Impatient as well. I don't eat boiled eggs. I obsess about many things that I lost track of. My faith in God is limitless. I have motion sickness. (That actually rhymed). Reality is a fragment of my imagination.
  
I have a seriously flawed, great life, that I'm not ashamed of. 
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14 Reflection(s)!:

Steve E said...

"I'm the stupidest person I know."

Hey Yasmine--that is the stupidest statement of your several stupid statements

"I'm not sure I want to be a dentist."

NEVER did I think your place was behind a patient with smelly breath, attempting a filling in a slimy tooth. OTOH, everything I ever learned has discovered a method of application in my life.

"Half of what I say is meaningless and not serious."

More BS. C'mom girl. I am a recovering alcoholic. We are the world's experts in lying and deceiving.

NOW, that's all done--WHEW! Actually you have written a fine self assessment, including those 'errors' I pointed out--grin!

Sorry if I sounded rude, but (since I AM ONE of them) I cannot stand it when Peeps belittle themselves. It means--when I do that--I am my own worst enemy. Period! And who of us needs another enemy, even if it's us?!!!

BLESSINGS
PEACE
Steve

Steve E said...

PS. Yasmine, I have a blog post up right now which says about me sort of like you write about you. Go read it please, and see what I mean. It is not good to be so hard on yourself...someone commented that to me--grin!

megharana said...

don't be hard on yourself is wat would also like to say!!

Sonia said...

I love these stream-of-consciousness kind of entries. Coffee. Italian. Sylvia Plath. Can I throw in Paris, Kate Bush, and purple velvet?

Knee said...

A stupid person doesn't know they're stupid =) I think this could be a great autobiography!!
Oh and you know what? 2 or 3 people said my writings are very similar to Sylvia Plath's; I don't know if this is actually good lol.
I envy you for learning the violin =) Music is such a perfect cure for the soul!

I love how random this is!
write on~

Yasmine said...

@Steve: If you say so :) I checked your post and loved it. Let's chat more often!

Yasmine said...

@megharana: I try not to :)

Yasmine said...

@Sonia: Oh sure you can, how about you try writing something like that? :) it's worth it!

Yasmine said...

@Knee: Oh God. She's like one of my very few favorite writers. She reminds me of myself, as a person. Very relatable if you ask me! so that can't be anything but good :)

and as for the violin I think I earn bragging rights! jk. I wish I were better at it though, you cannot imagine how beautiful this instrument is. (I think you do)
oh and thank you :)

Noor said...

"I sniff books, I feel safe when they're around."
ME TOO!!!! :D :D :D

"I spend more time thinking than doing."
Who doesn't? I find myself living in my head mostly instead of living in the real world. I can't say if that's normal or not, but it sometimes it makes me feel alienated from those around me.

"British accent is love. Harry Potter = My childhood/adolescence."
I officially adore you for that. I love love love the british accent. And Harry Potter <3

"I want to hug the world."
I love that. My favorite line!

It's so awesome that you're learning the violin. I think it's beautiful!!! Keep at it!!

I love the idea of this post, I might attempt one myself! :D

Yasmine said...

@Noor: We're so much alike! The fact that you love books and especially HP grants you immediate access to my heart :)
btw I love your blog! you should totally attempt writing something like that. I felt better just writing it :)

Free Spirited said...

I really love this post, and I admire the way you write. It's very moving and honest. I remember the first blog post I read from you. You were talking about life, and how amazing it is how you can just watch a person and gradually see them change. That really amazed me, and openes new thoughts to me. I just want to say thank you =)

Yasmine said...

@Free Spirited: I'm speechless! I was having such a bad day and then your comment just popped up to change my mood completely. I'm really glad you liked the post, but let me thank YOU for your words and for following me first :)
have a great day x

Shauna said...

your mind is thrilling!



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