Scrapbooks in the City

Irony

2010-03-24T00:41:00.001-04:00

My last post was called... what? Right, full steam ahead. Well this one should be called Cancel That.

Rather than just not posting for months on end, I'm officially shutting this blog down. It'll be back up with a makeover after spring break or spring semester, whatever. I've deleted a lot of posts, the rest are just going to stay up to give me the opportunity to be indecisive (like I need one).

Ta.

Makeover

2010-02-27T01:00:00.000-05:00

I have found a magazine template that actually works for me so hence the new layout. I liked the old stuff but there was one minor problem...

I couldn't read it.

It was pretty yes, but I couldn't read my own blog so yeah. Shazam!

The days when I spend my life glued to Gimp and OpenOffice are fast approaching so I'll probably finally make a fancy shmancy header soon. I made a logo but I don't actually really like it... I'll get around to that the same time I post all the stuff that's actually on my to-post list rather than posting randomness.

10 items $10 and under on Etsy

2010-02-26T22:20:00.001-05:00

Etsy: an online community for buying and selling unique, handmade, and vintage stuff.

One of the things I like doing is looking up stuff that's under 10 dollars (because i'm a college student and brokeness is a fact of life)

So I've put together 10 things that caught my eye.

5 Pin Pack Attack 3: AkumuInk's Shop

I love buttons, especially cute ones that come in groups. :D

Mustache Mug- 2 sided: UrbanAntix's Shop
These remind me of those cups with the noses drawn on them :)

Stone - Pure Organic Mineral Eye Color: Orglamix's Shop
Another thing I really like about Etsy. Lots of sellers sell makeup with less chemicals and junk in them. This seller also offers a 100% guarantee and a 14-day refund window.

Pink Abnormal Jumbo Earrings: Abreakastudios's Shop
I love stuff with designs like this. The earrings are a nice mix of colors and patterns.

Cheer Up Tea (16 Tea Bags) Peppermint immuni-tea: Good4you's Shop

Tea has gotten really popular lately. This seller has tons of satisfied customers so why not join in the fun? That is if you like tea. I don't like tea but I think I want to try this.

Sunny Side Scarf: CherriCherri's Shop
When I came across this I remembered seeing something similar at Kstyle so it was a huge OMG moment. Here's a link to the blog post: Dara's Shredded Neck Piece

Little Key Necklace: ALJoyeria's Shop
I have a thing for necklaces with keys on them. Now that I think of it, I have a key to a lock that was changed after I graduated from high school. Maybe I should do something with it :)

Hair Clip: VaVaRa's Shop
As soon as feathered headbands came in, I wanted one. I still haven't gotten one but I'll get around to it. I love the colors on this clip.

Lock Nut Hardware Dangle Earrings: AdditionsStyle's Shop

These have a sort of steampunk feel to them, no?

Brown Tonal Print Fingerless Mittens Gloves: ModusHats's Shop

A sleeve tattoo without all the pain and the ability to change your mind?

Enjoi :)

2010-02-26T19:19:00.002-05:00

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Custom self-contained hanging Wall-PC – Charlotte NC Web Design, Development - Glowview Blog

2010-02-26T19:17:00.001-05:00

Custom self-contained hanging Wall-PC – Charlotte NC Web Design, Development - Glowview Blog

I really want to try this. I just don't have an extra laptop chilling around. Or $$.

"Why hang a computer from the wall….?

Takes up almost zero space
It’s cheap, only need an old unused laptop + cheap frame
Digital picture frame w/ online syncing
Dedicated video game emulation with wireless controller (NES, SNES, Genesis, Playstation)
Control music, watch movies, watch TV
Browser testing w/o a separate tower + monitor, or KVM switch
Security web cam or video conferencing
File server, backup, etc.
Extend your main PC desktop to this extra display
Looks cool, good conversation piece"

Quoted from the site. Check it out, link above.

NBR Vista Tips and Tweaks Guide

2010-02-25T00:59:00.001-05:00

So we all agree that vista sucks. But if you're stuck with it, not enough green to upgrade to windows 7, not daring enough to make the linux leap into freedom and happiness (don't feel bad, I only did complete linux once. I realized there are some things I can't do without windows. So I use linux for everything and once in a while I use vista for some program that refuses to like linux), you can tweak vista so it's less sucky.

I've used this multiple times, on my computer and others. Usually it was on my laptop after my multiple operating system/dual-boot experiments. Ah, I love doing those :)

NBR Vista Tips and Tweaks Guide

Quoted from the above link.

"by Les Tokar

~~~Introduction~~~

The following guide is a compilation of the absolute best tips and tweaks found on the net as contributed through NBR members. These tips tweaks are presented to enhance the Vista user experience and have been tried and tested by several, each tweak proven very effective if the instructions are followed as described. Although these have been tested, their is no guarantee as to their effectiveness on any one system as individual hardware, software and manufacturer limitations must be considered.

Good luck. Don't panic if something appears not to work correctly and, most of all, ensure you follow the instructions VERBATIM(tx Pixelot) when effecting a tweak. Members are always available in the forum to help you along. Also, there is another valuable thread which provides access to the best Free Software found on the net compiled and maintained by Calvin. Feel free to check that out here once finished with your tweaking and tuning."

Etsy Shop: Ordinary Vanity

2010-02-25T00:14:00.002-05:00

Should you expect a lot of these posts? Probably.

Ordinary Vanity

I'm going to let the screenshot do the talking for this one.

Etsy Shop: PLUSH at loveandasandwich's Shop

2010-02-25T00:05:00.002-05:00

I have a certain soft spot for stuffed cuteness. So you can get why this Etsy shop caught my eye.

PLUSH at loveandasandwich's Shop

Here's a screenshot. Check it out! Link above.

Etsy Shop: Red Leaf Bath and Body Products

2010-02-24T23:47:00.006-05:00

I was browsing stuff on etsy for under 10 bux (you'd be surprised what you can find) and I happened upon this shop. I've always taken an interest in the handmade bath and body stuff on Etsy so this shop definitely caught my eye.

Two products I liked:

Ultra Hydrating Facial Spray

Soap and Shave Cubes

Here's a screenshot of the site. Be sure to check it out and let me know what you think :)

Hello Stranger

2010-02-23T21:44:00.001-05:00

Remember me? Yes me. This? This is my blog. I've come back to reclaim it! Or something.

Western Sunrise!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Western Sunrise, western sunrise, western sunrise! Western Sunrise is coming to Tayybah in April! :D
As you can tell, I'm excited.

Ahem. Quoted from the Al-Maghrib Website:

"History is often told from the perspective of the conqueror:

Black Africa was backwards and the pit of darkness
The Dark Ages were the lowest point in man’s history
Columbus discovered an America inhabited with uncivilized savages

Ancient maps depicting exaggerated sizes of the European continent; stories told from a Euro-centric perspective; significant chunks in timelines distorted or removed entirely to cover up empowering truths.

The time is long overdue for the Muslim Ummah to reclaim history.

The timely discovery of a shocking untold story finally unravels
in AlMaghrib Institute’s unparalleled double-weekend seminar

Western Sunrise
Islamic History in Africa, Al-Andalus, and the Americas
Taught by world-renowned scholar
Dr. Abdullah Hakim Quick
The world will never look the same as you uncover its secrets thought to have long been lost.
Africa is a treasure cove embedded with scholarly tribes and ilm-powered cities. Expand your knowledge on:

• The roots of Africa and its name
• Africa’s first encounter with Islam
• The role of Africans as Sahaba of Rasoolullah (salla Allahu alayhi wassalam)
• The extensive advancements of Islamic scholarship as result of African tribes and schools
• The importance and history of major cities like Timbuktu and Qayrawaan
• Heroes of Africa who sought to it that Islam remains pure upon the Quran and Sunnah
• The various movements and eras Africa witnessed among the Muslims

“Timbuktu’s thousands of manuscripts and its deep legacy destroy racist notions of Black inferiority and educational backwardness. Timbuktu gives solid proof of a powerful African past and an unbroken chain of African scholarship.”

Andalus (today’s Spain) bred heroes in the face of oppression and became the epitome for advanced civilizations. While Europe was left in the Dark Ages, the light was shining on Islam’s Golden Age. Enrich your history with facts on:

• The fall of the tyrannical rule of the Visigoth
• The spread of justice and land reform under the light of Islam
• Successful openings (futoohaat) of major cities in Spain
• Establishments of amazing complexes of palaces and gardens like Madinat-az-Zahra
• Treatment of Christians and Jews under the Muslim rule
• Muslim advancements in language, arts, and sciences that brought Europe out of the darkness
• The causes and lessons of the eminent fall of a 700-year empire

“At its height around 1000 A.D., Cordoba had over 200,000 houses, 600 mosques, 900 public baths, 50 hospitals, and several large markets that catered for all branches of trade and commerce, including 15,000 weavers! The streets were lit for 10 miles in any direction, an innovation that took London and Paris 700 years to achieve!”
America’s history often starts with the discovery of Columbus; yet little is told of the rich Islamic history of the Americas both before and after the accidental arrival of Columbus. Enlighten yourself with facts on:

• Muslim naval explorations into the Atlantic
• Ancient maps and atlases of the Americas accurately drawn by Muslim cartographers
• Discovery of 8th Century artefacts and coins in the Caribbean
• Genealogical and linguistic evidences linking American natives to Muslim Africans
• Role of Muslims in saving Islam in the hearts of slaves
• Role of Muslims in the resistance of slavery and return to Africa

“One of the leading forces in the resistance to slavery was the Muslim population who by the very nature of their faith were independent and unwilling to submit to oppression.”

Enroll Now!
Dr. Abdullah Hakim Quick, with his extensive research and specialization on the topic, will take you on an adventurous journey of untold stories studied from a Makkah-centric perspective. Re-establish the bond with your noble ancestry and reconnect with those who walked these Western lands so long ago.

"When I was very young, little kid in a Masjid in Winnipeg, the uncles gathered the youth together for a lecture from this vising speaker from Toronto. I loved his lecture, and I was so impressed that he was using names and terms that I, as a kid, was familiar with. (come to think of it, that may be the first time I was exposed to that style, it became my style years later). It was sh.Abdullah Hakim Quick."
- Shaykh Muhammad Alshareef

Why even study history? Truly understanding where we come from and the achievements of Muslims before us strengthens our resolve in the face of global and individual trials and tribulations. Extracting lessons with a learned teacher from our very rich history paves the road for fruitful future for our Ummah, inshaAllah.
The footprints in the sand once washed away by the sea will reappear once again at the dawn of the

Western Sunrise

Enroll Now! "

Critical

2010-02-23T21:34:00.001-05:00

I think I wrote these while I was watching something. Probably will omit some stuff and put it in my penzu instead. Penzu is a free online diary service.

perhaps there isn't a market for that kind of thing. Is it because women who actually get weathered by life and are barely fairy godmothers anymore don't exist? Is it because no matter what we do, we still want to be superwoman and save the world? why do women fret? because they feel that they can't fix. why do we always want to fix it? we always want to do something? if i'm not that fairy, i'm not wanted huh? if i can't change your life and cover your wounds, i guess i'm not a woman.

some people's faces are incapable of hiding anything. it's a direct connection from their hearts to their face.

deflection hurts a lot of people. at the end, you don't actually feel better, and the other party hurts more for no reason.

it is virtually pointless to do something out of insincerety

do not become a burden to those you love... easier said than done, huh?

and then there's another one, do not become a burden to yourself. i can write a fifty page paper on that one.

in every situation you weigh the pros and cons, which is the lesser evil?

it is also necessary to leave the greater evil with as much grace as possible.

my professor said that we are a passive generation. but for me, even watching tv and movies is not passive. i analyze the hell out of everything. it's a lot of work.

if you want something from someone, as that person is not giving it to you and they're causing you stress and they won't even bargain, and another person bearing the same thing passes by, naturally your head will turn. and maybe as the stress builds and as you try to push the person to bargain, you'll see it in reach with the other person and one day you'll be standing in front of that person. the other person will then realize that you are gone and will protest. everywhere it's give and take. we do not engage anything without giving or taking. if none of these things are happening, we're going to lose interest. there are some who every engagement is synergic. but for many, every engagement is a one-way flow. if there is a guarantee of that one-way flow, they'll make it a two way. but that two way street is very conditional. balance is something that is the closest we'll get to perfection on our own. balance. the human perfection.

have you ever met someone who has ugly eyes?

if you lash out all those who are around you, where do you expect to find happiness? your atmosphere will be sour like the hearts of the people you wounded. even those you love will hurt from seeing contaminants in their drinks

quick to anger and be happy as things go or don't go your way. that makes you selfish.

no ones going to want to empathize with you if two seconds ago you were an evil witch biting people with your words. even if it wasn't them being bitten because it doesn't suit you. to inflict that kind of pain on others you should be able to handle that which afflicts you.

this is so exciting i'm about to pull a muscle. ok, we get it. you're sad. can we move on now?

the harry potter affect. the moment you touch her she's going to die from pain.

each person should take responsibility for their own actions, what others do shouldn't justify what you do

it's easy to be found among a million and it's easy to disappear among a trio

I remember the context for some of this stuff, not all.

Where YOU Should be in February and March

2010-01-18T16:25:00.005-05:00

Sacred Scrolls comes to Qabeelat Tayybah

NYC
Dr. Ali Shehata
February 19-21 & 27-28, 2010
Be There.
Enroll Now

A Heart Serene comes to Banu Bustaan

Boston
Sh. Riad Ouarzazi
March 19-21 & 26-28, 2010
Be There
Enroll Now

Arthur! :)

2010-01-16T15:06:00.004-05:00

Found this on Polyvore. Thought it was pretty awesome. Though she changed some of the outfits slightly.

162.Arthur by ☠♥chloe0288♥☠ featuring Theory

Items in this set:
Purple Strappy Tulip Dress, 16 GBP
H&M Shop Online 9.90 €
BKE Pointelle Thermal, $12
BKE Pointelle Top, $18
Theory Long-sleeved Crew Neck T-shirt, 39 GBP

2009-11-13T00:07:00.001-05:00

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“My Own Affair”

2009-11-12T19:42:00.002-05:00

A post from Muslim Girl

"...Well I for one find fault in your critique
My mode of dress should be my own affair
As natural to me as bowing down in prayer..."

Click the link above for the rest :)

Group Of Popular Girls Reduces Nation To Tears

2009-11-04T00:11:00.004-05:00

This article was hilarious and made some really interesting points...

"Even President Barack Obama wasn't spared from the popular teens' contempt.

"I was working hard on a plan to reduce U.S. oil consumption, and they were just sitting there smirking and pointing at me the whole time," said Obama, who overheard the girls whispering that he shouldn't have bailed out the U.S. auto industry without first calling for stronger provisions to improve fuel efficiency. "But that's how they operate. They find one little flaw in your energy policy and relentlessly make fun of you for it."

"They're probably laughing at me right now," Obama added. "I hate those girls!"

At press time, the group of girls reiterated its long-held stance that no one in the nation has any friends. When asked for further comment, the teenagers pointed at reporters, giggled, and said, "Whatever."" - From the article

http://www.theonion.com/content/news/group_of_popular_girls_reduces

Ellen is hilarious :)

2009-11-03T00:21:00.004-05:00

Dedicated to one of the people that matter most to me

2009-10-27T13:09:00.005-04:00

Welcome to a world of duplicates.

God created us in varying forms and personalities. He created us as individuals. God created plants and trees. And even each of those trees is unique.

So why do we seek to all be the same? Just like mass-produced brooms in a discount store. Every person who buys one gets a broom. If one breaks, you buy another because they are one and the same. There is no need for another broom unless the one you have breaks. This is what we have reduced ourselves to.

You wonder why a man marries a woman, then goes to strip clubs, ogles at women in the street, watches porn, and cheats on her. Because hollywood, magazines, movies, and advertising are producing duplicates of one.

They took a woman, photoshopped her to the max, named her beauty and sent a guide to each house. If all of us are the same, what's the point of us existing? We're just duplicates. There's plenty more where that came from. We're disposable.

Men are not exempt. They face less trimming and pruning but they also have a cutout which they must fit.

Mass media: producing duplicates since the invention of visual media. Killing the human race in huge numbers.

Because that is what is happening. When you kill a person's individuality, you have killed that person. Because what is left is just another of a million.

If your man tells you he wants you to look like so-and-so, he doesn't want you, he wants that cutout. Even if he gets it, he will tire of it. He'll want a different cutout.

God created us diverse, and we tire of similarities. Humans thrive on change. So who are you tell a women that the way she was born is wrong? God made women beautiful. It is one of our main characteristics. We were created attractive. But if we're all striving to look the same, we have rendered our individual existences void.

Humans come in a spectrum of skin tones, eye colors, hair colors, hair textures, eye shapes, heights, weights, the list is never ending. Even if two humans have the same exact skin color, one will have a beauty mark, a birth mark and one won't. One will be tall, one will be short. One will have thick lashes and small eyes and one will have thin lashes and wide eyes. The diversity is endless. There is so much diversity in just the simplest things. And on top of that are the differences in personality. With all this, the one that you love cannot be replaced by another. Because how will you duplicate all this?

We should celebrate the fact that God has made each of us literally, the one and only of our type. Even identical twins have personality differences so they are not the same. The people who love you cannot find another of you.

And there is no other person like Jasmine (identities changed of course) or Menal or Rehan. Or Nadia or Sumra or Ahlam or Anika. Or Alia or Zayb or Hadil. If they are no longer here, there will be people that I may love as MUCH as them, but never people that I love like I love them.

So believe in God. Stop telling people to destroy the individuality He gave them.

2009-09-06T22:43:00.003-04:00

'Shopping While Black': Would You Stop Racism? - ABC News

2009-07-25T14:41:00.005-04:00

'Shopping While Black': Would You Stop Racism? - ABC News

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They staged it at Unpomela, that store I was blogging about way back at my old blog!

Sounds Like A Party

2009-07-12T22:50:00.004-04:00

Oh and it was.

It started out with the usual. You know, moms says, "We're leaving at 6." I "uh huh" and at 6 I'm checking my email. I figure I should get ready so I head over to decide what to wear. Ask moms for advice, take or discard, run off to iron. My clothes refuse to iron, try some weird pillow trick to not much better results. By this point in time moms is pissed because of some responsibility she undertook which means that we have to get to the wedding early. She lists all her grievances against this current situation while I run around trying to prep for a wedding in the time frame of asap.

So I manage to sort of throw together a dressed up appearance, grab a pair of converted pumps (one of the ankle straps was misplaced at my sister's wedding) and run to the door... or attempt to. After months of wearing sneakers and other flats, I've sort of lost the hang of heels. Like 2-3" and up. So I sort of stagger and somehow make it to the car without twisted ankles and bruises.

So get this, we get to the wedding before all the guests and the bride, her mother, and her sister. So I get to be introduced to my mom's friends and then I head over to the bathroom to finish wedding prep.

I come back and it begins. The bored routine. My mom's friends are actually quite funny and seem to be enjoying themselves. I on the other hand I'm eying the water jug. But I resist because I know that once I pour myself water, it's going to begin. The for-lack-of-something-better-to-do-water sip. Then again I should have just went ahead. Going to the bathroom would give me something to do. Instead, I sat around and got berated about my career goals by several different people. You see, the thing about that question is that I've always had at least something in mind when I'm asked, but I just never disclose. I know myself. Stuff can change (and at times the stuff is just not acceptable to the parties asking) so I'm not going to tell everyone who asks, what my major is. The other bored daughter at our table gave everyone a satisfactory answer. Actually I'm not sure if it was satisfactory but I mean, she had one.

For a while I counted down till it was time to pray, I called people, I mused, I got some appetizers, I complained to myself, etc. Slowly, the hall got more populated. The best thing about being bored at a wedding has to have something to do with food. It's that simple, you are probably the most attentive person in the venue so when the foods out, you'll be the first one on line. And I was. Me and moms of course. So I staggered back and dug in and all too soon the food disappeared. But luckily by then, there were people willing to go home.

Things to do while bored at a wedding

1. Keep refilling your glass.

2. If you drink enough, you may have the opportunity to kill some time going to the bathroom.

2. Play Crash Bandicoot on your cell-phone.

3. Call all those people with whom you suck at keeping contact

4. Go to the bathroom and wash your hands, multiple times for no reason. (well maybe to re-learn to walk in your heels)

5. Try to figure out how to re-fold the napkins.

6. Fill in the blanks for conversations you can see but can't hear.

7. Pray voluntary prayers

8. Look through your mother's bag

9. Try out all the drinks at the Juice bar

10. Redo your hair

11. Identify all the people in the room that you even slightly know and make small talk with each one.

12. Realize that you're not that social and try to determine from who you received the loser gene

13. Give up on number 12 and decide to blame it on your high school gym teacher

14. Figure out what classes you should take in the Spring for your latest major

15. Try to remember all of your teachers since kindergarten

16. Ask your mother something you know she has a story of an answer for and stand there looking like you're not a loser. I'm sure there are some people there who don't know she's your mother.

17. Make a list of all the people you won't invite to your wedding.

18. Stuff your face. Boredom always leads to being well fed.

deep thinking

2009-07-10T15:35:00.004-04:00

the best friend posted this on facebook. it's written very well.

http://listverse.com/2009/07/10/top-10-misconceptions-about-islam/

This should be number 1

2009-05-12T23:35:00.005-04:00

But just to be stubborn, I’m going to make it number 11 or something.

What not to do when you’re supposed to be studying or writing papers

1. Check your email repeatedly even if you know it’s a sunday and you’re probably not getting anything important or even anything unimportant.

2. Sign in to both of your facebook accounts and get annoyed that all people do is take quizzes and that the people you actually care about aren’t updating their facebooks.

3. Go to the kitchen and eat leftover burger king and papa john’s and debate which is older (and as my brother put it, “we bought them yesterday so they’re both the same age.” Burgers are having ages now? Perhaps I really should get to studying… but then who’s going to finish writing this list?)

4. Have thumb wars with your little brother.

5. Read all the different menus you have in your bag and choose what you’d like to order (That place on Baxter St. seems REALLY good…).

6. Use Facebook chat, which you normally don’t use, and discuss summer plans and how you can’t wait til this semester ends and how you’re supposed to be writing papers and studying, with a few of your friends.

7. Take Facebook quizzes even though you think they’re stupid and annoying and write off most of the results as stupid and untrue.

8. Admire your new bag.

9. Give yourself virtual makeovers on marieclaire.com

10. Rearrange your Summer and Fall schedules.

11. Make a list of what you shouldn’t do when it’s finals week and you have to write papers and study.

12. Apply for financial aid.

13. Take a nap.

14. Come up with reasons you plan on giving people when they ask you all disappointedly why you deleted them off your facebook

15. Look up apartments for either your parents to move to or yourself to move to in the future

16. Debate how much you’re going to miss your sister when she goes for vacation and whether you’ll miss her more this time or when she goes for vacation in July.

17. Debate whether your big toe is taller than the one next to it.

18. Get all annoyed about Season 3 of Veronica Mars and how the finale was not a finale and how there should be a season 4 except for that it shouldn’t suck.

19. Search online to find out if that Veronica Mars movie is ever going to exist.

20. Try to find the rest of the O’Grady seasons online.

21. Eat ice cream.

22. Debate whether blue fruit loops are cooler than blue M&M’s.

23. Count your eyelashes.

24. Make a list of reasons why your professor ruined your life. (Not to mention your English class)

On to the papers! (yeah right)

Yolates

2009-05-12T23:34:00.010-04:00

I was up yesterday grouping my list of poses/exercises from my senior year yoga class.

I’m not going to put instructions or anything, maybe a few links and pictures of the ones I really like. But they’re grouped generally according to what they benefit.

Oh, my teacher mixed yoga and pilates, we did stuff from both. A lot of the ab stuff is from pilates.

Stress exercises
cobra
http://www.abc-of-yoga.com/yogapractice/thecobra.asp
locust
http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/789
http://www.abc-of-yoga.com/yogapractice/thelocust.asp
child
http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/475
http://www.abc-of-yoga.com/yogapractice/childpose.asp
baby
bridge
http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/472
http://www.abc-of-yoga.com/yogapractice/thebridge.asp

Neck exercises
seated yoga mudra
http://www.theholisticcare.com/asana/Yoga%20Mudra.htm
standing yoga mudra
http://www.iyogalife.com/beginner_poses/Standing-Yoga-Mudra.shtml
shoulder stand
http://www.abc-of-yoga.com/yogapractice/shoulderstand.asp
fish
http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/786
http://www.abc-of-yoga.com/yogapractice/thefish.asp
warrior

Arms/shoulder exercises
cobra
locust
standing yoga mudra
seated yoga mudra
plank
http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/470
warrior
crow
http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/468
http://www.abc-of-yoga.com/info/crane-pose.asp
wheel
http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/473
http://www.abc-of-yoga.com/info/wheel-pose.asp

Chest exercises
cobra
fish
warrior
camel
http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/688

Abdominal exercises
locust
rolling like a ball (pilates)
http://pilates.about.com/od/pilatesmat/a/Rolling.htm
sun salutation
http://www.abc-of-yoga.com/yogapractice/sunsalutation.asp
Cat/cow
100’s (pilates)
http://wellnessexperts.com/pilates-exercises-for-beginners-pilates-exercise-100s/
ABC’s (pilates)
criss-cross (pilates)
http://pilates.about.com/od/pilatesmat/ss/CrissCross.htm
single leg stretch (pilates)
http://pilates.about.com/od/pilatesmat/ss/SingleLegStretc.htm
double leg stretch (pilates)
http://pilates.about.com/od/pilatesmat/tp/DblLegStretch.htm
scissors (pilates)
http://www.ehow.com/video_4953605_pilates-exercises-scissors.html
90 to 45 (pilates)
boat
http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/489
http://www.abc-of-yoga.com/yoga-practice/boat-yoga-pose.asp
rollover (pilates)
http://pilates.about.com/od/pilatesmat/ss/RollOver.htm
warrior
crow
camel

Upper Back
standing yoga mudra

Lower Back
cobra (good for back aches)
shoulder stand
triangle

Back
seated yoga mudra
bow
http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/875
http://www.abc-of-yoga.com/yogapractice/thebow.asp
fish
tree
http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/496
http://www.abc-of-yoga.com/yoga-practice/tree-yoga-pose.asp
pigeon
http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/863
King Pigeon
http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/2469
rollover (pilates)
warrior
wheel
camel

Posture/Spine
locust
rolling like a ball (pilates)
plank
sun salutation
bow
half spinal twist
wheel
king pigeon
camel

Legs
locust
standing yoga mudra
head-to-knee
full bending
tree
neck pull (pilates)
http://www.lhj.com/health/guides/how-to-exercises/neck-pull/
pigeon
rollover (pilates)
triangle
warrior
leg series
http://www.easyvigour.net.nz/pilates/h_cupdownkibeg.htm
wheel

Unprintable

2009-05-12T23:21:00.004-04:00

More Hemingway. I didn’t get to read it today because I had an exam. To which I arrived 45 minutes late : D.

The last classic I read concerning war was All Quiet on the Western Front. Generally I’ve found that classics aren’t about war. Unless its a Shakespearean tragedy since you know, wars are great ways to end books and solve problems.

So yeah, the book is generally not what I expected but it’s pretty good. It’s characters are original and complex and the dialogue is amazing.

A few quotes:

“Unless they jam, run out of ammunition or get so hot they melt,” Robert Jordan said in English.

“What do you say?” Anselmo asked him.

“Nothing,” Robert Jordan said. “I was only looking into the future in English.”

“That is something truly rare,” the gypsy said. “Looking into the future in Ingles.”

“You must know the second half of a password.”

“What is the first half then?” Robert Jordan said.

“I have forgotten it,” the man said in the dark and laughed. “Go then unprintably to the campfire with they obscene dynamite… And when thou comest to the camp, order that some one should relieve me because I have indescribable and unprintable hunger and I have forgotten the password…

“That we blow up an obscene bridge and then have to obscenely well obscenity ourselves off out of these moutains?”

“One called Agustin says he dies of boredom above,” Robert Jordan said.

“That doesn’t kill,” Pablo said. “Let him die a little.”

Book is pretty long though. It’s like Harry Potter without teenagers.