Saturday, August 1, 2009

ما هي العلاقة بين كيمياء و اللغة العربية؟

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لماذا ادرس عربية و بيوكيمياء؟

The judge tilted his great head. The man who believes that the secrets of the world are forever hidden lives in mystery and fear. Superstition will drag him down. The rain will erode the deeds of his life. But that man who sets himself the task of singling out the thread of order from the tapestry will by the decision alone have taken charge of the world and it is only by such taking charge that he will effect a way to dictate the terms of his own fate.

Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian

على مستوية عالي، العلم ليس اللغة و اللغات ليست العلم. لذلك، لا اعرف اذا هناك العلاقة بين الاثنين، بس ربما فيها بين الشرق الاوسط و بيوكيمياء. فكرت عن هذا بعد ان قرأت هذا

Friday, July 31, 2009

waves in alexandria

cafe under the corniche

this is from this really cool little cafe that is tucked under the corniche, looking out at the mediterranean, right in front of the biblioteca alexandrina. i have read and seen pictures of people surfing in almost every mediterranean country, but i think getting any sizable waves requires fairly specific weather conditions. i don't think you really need that much fetch to generate headhigh waves, even if the swell period is fairly short...i've seen 3-4 foot waves breaking with only a mile of fetch before (of course, the wind was ridiculous). i also found an incredible-looking point break in lebanon last summer using google earth, and i've seen pictures of people getting really good-sized waves in tunisia and syria. i think if i ever have the chance to live in the middle east for longer than a few months, i'll bring a surfboard...

if you can't tell, i really need to get on a surfboard, mountain bike, pair of skis, rock wall, glacier, or something cool sometime soon. i should have studied bahasa indonesia.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

الفلفل

peppers

Monday, July 27, 2009

what you can buy in alex...

jaws

القارب في الاسكندريةا

boat in alex