Procrastination... again

You see, sometimes when you have a million things to do, there is a sudden urge to blog and that's why I'm writing these right now...

I should be preparing my defense presentation - which is in 10 days, BTW! - and can't seem to concentrate at all... as a matter of fact, I've been doing everything else just to avoid the main task.

so I'm guessing by the end of this week, I'll have no more dirty clothes, my room will be shining, my files are going to be well-organized, and in summary, I'll be the perfect girl - without a presentation...

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And a movie post!

Ha ha! You thought I had forgotten about the movies, right? No way! Just wanted to give you a break! I watched a lot of movies but can't really remember them all or write about them, however, there were three that I'd like to mention.

The first one was of course the great fantasy novel from my childhood, turned into a movie, the lion, the witch and the wardrobe. I absolutely loved it. Although I can see why some people may not like it at all. You need to have lived with the dream of opening your wardrobe one day and find Narnia on the other side and get to play with Lucy and Edmund (cause Peter and Susan are obviously older and won't play with you anyway!)... I went and watched it on the same day I got back from Iran and considering the fact that I was jet-lagged and tired, the movie kept me watching pretty well ... except for occasional moments that I really really had to close my eyes... only for a couple of seconds though! Anyway, if you haven't read the book (and you can't start now because you need to be a kid to enjoy it!) wait till it's out on DVD.


The next one was the most controversial movie of 2005, the one and only Brokeback mountains. It tells the story of two young cowboys that spend a summer together in 1963 and fall in love. They keep an affair going on for almost twenty years and face major challenges along the way. I liked the movie and found the story very touching, but the Golden Globe for best picture!? Not really! And it could have been a lot shorter... But I have to admit that the actors were AMAZING! I mean, Gosh! just thinking that they were not gay in the real world made you wanna hand them the Oscar! It's worth watching for sure, but if you get offended by guys making out/making love (although the sleeping together part is not really that graphic) you should probably stay away from it.


And finally, I watched Frida again last night on DVD. I had watched it three years ago and last night it felt like I was watching it for the first time. This movie is absolutely amazing, the cinamtography, the acting, the music...Oh the music is extraordinary I think. Frida is the story of Frida Kahlo and his husband, two famous Mexican artists (painters). However, it somehow is more than just a biography... again, I absolutely recommend it for anyone above the age of 18!

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داستان همیشگی بعد ایران رفتن

هر کاری می کنم توی کتم نمیره!!! حالا هر کسی هر چی می گه بگه... میدونم که 25 سالمه (البته تقریبا!) و تقریبا دو ساله که هیچ رابطه بیشتر از دو-سه هفته با کسی نداشتم... میدونم که وقتشه یه کم جدی تر به آینده(غیر کاری) فکر کنم و ببینم که واقعا چه کار می خوام بکنم... میدونم که شاهزاده و اسب سفید و هری پاتر و آقای دارسی فقط تو قصه ها هستن و جانی دپ هم عجالتا متاهله!!! ... اما واقعا نمیتونم فکر کنم که یکی پسرعمه شوهر خواهرش رو به من معرفی کنه و من بعدا تصمیم بگیرم که حالا آیا طرف برای زندگی خوبه یا نه!

بابا مگه من چند دفعه قراره عروسی کنم ؟ (امیدوارم که یه بار بیشتر نباشه واقعا) واقعا خجالت آوره که مامان بابات با عشق عروسی کرده باشن بعد خوت بری فقط "منطقی" بازی در آری... ترجیحا تا موقعی که خیلی درمونده نشم (همون deseperate خودمون) نمیخوام تسلیم بشم... هیجانش بیشتره!

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I'm here!

Ok So I’m back! And yes, it’s been two weeks now!

It’s just so hard to get back into the routine of blogging again. I even stopped reading other blogs to stop the feeling of guilt.

My trip turned out to be a lot better than I had expected. I got to see so many people, it was amazing… A lot of my friends had left the country, but again, a lot of them were still there… you see, the good thing about your homeland is that you had made so many good friends during the years that you can always find someone to talk to or do stuff with… of course, this doesn’t mean I didn’t miss the others…

Unfortunately, although I really wanted to, couldn’t go see any movies or plays… so I can’t really comment on that. The city was super crowded/polluted and going out in the streets did not seem like a good idea at all, unless you really really really needed to do it. Drivers are all going mad in my opinion… but well, who’s not?!

I couldn’t see the social impact of the reign of our new president. Guess he’s too busy fixing the world’s problems!!! Of course, this could all be a part of a bigger plan that I have no idea of… so I can’t really comment on that either!

I was amazed by how pretty all the girls looked… they’re all pretty well dressed and done up all the time and have fit bodies… god knows I don’t seem to see anyone nearly that well-dressed here in Vancouver… (I’m still straight, by the way!). And they seem to have this magical energy that keeps them going 24/7, they go to school/work, they are all studying some extra material on the side - usually a third language – and they party like crazy. I couldn’t keep up with them and I wasn’t even working! Way to go guys!

I’m not sure what else to write about Iran… you know how it is… it’s just like time out of this world… you feel like you’ve never left and at the same time, everything is changing (especially the highways! God, I couldn’t go anywhere without first checking to see if the street was still there or was it wiped out to make room for some giant highway!).

(This is how polluted tehran was, see any mountains?)




BTW, LOST rocks!

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