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Jalal

c'est la vie

About Me


100% Lebanese Druze curious? look it up :P
As you can see, i am of Lebanese descent and i love my country.
I am crazy, easy going, and a ginormous dork. Don't stress, because it could be worse!
Wanna know me? Then get to know me.

Team XXX Racing is a Northeast drag racing car club that is dedicated to the drag strip. We want to bring together today's generation of racers and get them off the street and onto the drag strip. To take part on this team you must act professional and mature at all events and/or meets and you must be dedicated to going to the drag strip. All makes and models of cars are welcomed. We are here to have fun and to learn and grow as a team. Anyone who is not a team player need not apply. We ask that you take pride in your look and the way your car looks.

My Interests

CHECK OUT MY PHOTOGRAPHY

by Jalal

My general interests are:

Photography

My setup:
Canon EOS 30D
Canon BG-E2 Battery Grip
Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Tamron 17-50mm F/2.8

Cars, mostly honda/acura but anything that goes fast gets my attention, electronics, music, basketball, baseball, football, playoff hockey, tiger woods pga tour golf 2004, xbox, shooting pool, poker (i kinda suck), just having a good time.

I'd like to meet:

Cool people that actually talk back.

Music:

Green Day, Offspring, Jimmy Eat World, Story of the Year, Trapt, Yellowcard, Korn, Limp Bizkit, Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Godsmack, Jay-Z, Puddle of Mudd, Audioslave, Incubus, Prodigy, Damien Rice, Jack Johnson, David Gray, 311, Amon Tobin, Hoobastank, Evanescence, Three Days Grace, The Used, Brand New, Linkin Park, Metallica, Fort Minor, System of a Down... whatever sounds good to my ears.

Movies:

Shrek 1 & 2, Spider Man 1 & 2, Gladiator, Pirates of the Caribbean, Silence of the Lambs, Red Dragon, Monsters Inc., Finding Nemo, Legends of the Fall, Secret Window, Super Troopers, Blow... i can never remember the movies i like. They come to me while looking at other list's.

Television:

Family Guy, Sports Center... ummm.... whatever cool shows are on Discovery Channel, Speed Channel... basically anything i find interesting, which is a lot.

Heroes:

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My Blog

Murphy 2/11/2007

My buddy works with a woman that wanted photos of her dog. So yesterday we met up with Murph. Let me know what you think.-Jalal...
Posted by Jalal on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 07:56:00 PST

New Lens! Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM

Drove into NYC today to B&H to pick up a new lens, Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM. Dante and I made the trek down through rush hour, and after walking around B&H for an hour, we decided to walk around midtow...
Posted by Jalal on Thu, 07 Dec 2006 10:52:00 PST

Atlantic City 9/9/2006

Here are some pictures i managed to snap between the drinking that night, and then the following morning. They look cool with the difference between night and day.Nice at night. It's a dump during the...
Posted by Jalal on Mon, 11 Sep 2006 11:27:00 PST

Davey in NJ Early Christmas Morning 12/25/05

My buddy David is up from Florida, so i decided to show him the view of NYC from jersey. Here are the pictures of our escapades. We are currraaazaaayy!!!-Jalal...
Posted by Jalal on Sun, 25 Dec 2005 02:39:00 PST

Night Shots 12/22/05

Some pics i took between the hours of 12am and 3am. It was like 10°F outside, and yes, i am crazy. Let me know what you guys think.-Jalal...
Posted by Jalal on Thu, 22 Dec 2005 01:15:00 PST

Quest to NYC 12/18/05

Random pictures of our quest to, through, and from, New York City.Are we retarded? Yah damn straight we are! -Jalal ...
Posted by Jalal on Mon, 19 Dec 2005 11:08:00 PST

Bogen Manfrotto 486RC2 Ball Head w/ Quick Release

Here is my much anticipated ball head!!! Waaahooo!!!You may call me, "el dorko mucho!" -Jalal...
Posted by Jalal on Mon, 19 Dec 2005 10:58:00 PST

Snow Number 1: 12/9/2005

I started shoveling at 1pm, and i finally finished at 3pm. Here are pictures marking my escapades. To add insult to injury, a ginormous snow plow drove right by...
Posted by Jalal on Fri, 09 Dec 2005 12:59:00 PST

Bogen Manfrotto 3011BN Tripod

Yay! I finally got it. All thats left is the ball head with quick release and low angle adapter, and i will be good to go! -Jalal ...
Posted by Jalal on Thu, 08 Dec 2005 10:12:00 PST

Paco's Bitch

This is my buddy Andrew's car. We got bored one sunday night and decided to have a little photoshoot since he had just got his car washed. Living 20 mins from NYC has its advantages, in more ways than...
Posted by Jalal on Tue, 06 Dec 2005 01:32:00 PST