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Ayman

I am here for Friends

About Me

still interested in the VU tribute.

My Interests

sleeping, washing dishes, not liking the new hair cut as much, cursing when no one's around, cold apple pie for breakfast, thunderstorms in nebraska.

I'd like to meet:

i guess i don't know until i meet them.quick story, jesse jackson was on the same flight as me today. the whole time, all i could think about was the "green eggs and ham" bit on SNL. he's like the 3rd famous character i ever saw in real life..........mel gibson - short guy............... tre cool - forgot meeting him............. jesse jackson - green eggs and ham, and didn't sit in 1st class.

Music:

i've been nostalgic lately...

Movies:

The Godfather I and II, City of God, Failsafe, The Fisher King, Network, Tombstone, Dead Man, Road to Perdition, Ghandi, Almost Famous, 13 Days, probably others

Television:

30 Days, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Barney Miller, Cubs Baseball, The Daily Show, Frontline, Lost, The Office, Seinfeld, Sopranos, Twilight Zone

Books:

short list for now: Tortilla Flat, 1984, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The End of History and the Last Man, Crime and Punishment

My Blog

So I'm sitting in a hotel in Costa Rica and....

...loving life.  Can't wait to get back home to **MY WIFE** Lisa and enjoy the weekend.  How strange is that???  Its wonderful, actually, and I feel very lucky.  We got m...
Posted by Ayman on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 07:44:00 PST

long time, no posts

so, lots going on. bought a new house, moved in, enjoying life. travel, travel, travel. finally feel good about the results of an election.  there are other people out there who thought the only ...
Posted by Ayman on Sun, 12 Nov 2006 04:24:00 PST

can't sleep. clown will eat me.

can't sleep. bed's on fire.  what else you got?
Posted by Ayman on Thu, 24 Aug 2006 10:09:00 PST

getting ready for the big day(s)

i figure i'll make enough decisions over then next 2 months to completely throw my life upside down.  and i'm ready for it, too.  no more sitting back.  if i'm hungry and want to order ...
Posted by Ayman on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 06:00:00 PST

it was better before, before they voted for what's his name

can't imagine how things would be without time to move us along.  stuff's always happening.  sometimes its great big important stuff that seems to happen all at once out of nowhere.  an...
Posted by Ayman on Tue, 25 Jul 2006 08:22:00 PST

food i miss

gene and jude's hotdog, topped with onions, french fries crammed in. http://www.roadfood.com/Reviews/Overview.aspx?RefID=2284 superdawg with a chocolate shake http://www.superdawg.com/ little villa th...
Posted by Ayman on Fri, 07 Jul 2006 08:15:00 PST

world cup fever

actually, it was a sinus infection, but i think i have fully mended.  seems like i get one once a year, and i don't have the patience for them.  ruined some perfectly good days. i've been wa...
Posted by Ayman on Sun, 02 Jul 2006 01:24:00 PST

tabatchnick

feeling pretty good this week.  got to be home for a while, saw the lost finale, started reading a new book, and found some fantastic soup at the grocery store (http://www.tabatchnick.com/) ...
Posted by Ayman on Thu, 01 Jun 2006 03:53:00 PST

the "insert month" slide

so the Cubs began their May slide this year.  not sure if I am ready to give up on them yet and enjoy the rest of my summer.  the shutouts really bother me.  spent most of the week in ...
Posted by Ayman on Sun, 21 May 2006 10:41:00 PST

vonage IPO

so vonage is going public, and it looks like i signed up for their service just in time to get in on the action.  they're giving customer's a crack at shares if they were signed up between 12/15 ...
Posted by Ayman on Sun, 14 May 2006 02:38:00 PST