Another Day

We had a supply guy at the office. The guy's duty was not defined I guess. He was everywhere. Ordering supplies., checking the floor shop parts, answering the phone for others, customer service,...
Every afternoon at 3:30 while he was leaving he used to say: "Humm, another day"! and everyday I was wondering how time was passing by with a mixed feeling of regret and happiness of leaving work soon! Hours, days, month, years,.. they pass faster and faster everyday. I can't believe I'm 30 years old now. I don't feel like it. Anyhow, this is the truth.
Happy birthday.

P.S. The cake was delicious however I couldn't eat more and I got many messages from friends on FB. I like getting birthday greeting even if I am 30 years old!

There is Something a Man Should know

Someone hit a girl with his car. For some reason he witnessed the accident. He helped the driver to take the girl to the hospital. The doctor checked her and said she was alright. They walked down the hall to take the elevator and leave the hospital. The elevator door opened. There were two old women and one man in the cabin. Three of them went in and the door closed. The girl broke the silence. She hugged the driver. “We are going to marry” she said. Everyone looked back. The old man looked at the driver and said “Go get a tattoo”. One of the old women said “There is something a man should know”. The old man fixed his purple tie and said “There is something a man should know”.

I'm Sweet

It's 1AM. I really feel like writing something. I want to note this date as another damn anniversary beside April 5th. I'm overwhelmed but I can't write.
Let it be. Life is too short. Take it easy and all those crap to calm you down!
May be I read some Khayyam or something!

Flow of Life

There are not a lot of decisions we can make to change the flow of our lives. There are some pre-existing factors that define this flow. While we are riding on it, there are few chances of really changing direction. Otherwise, life goes; faster and faster.

How many success or failures stories do you hear about people that turned their lives around? Not a lot. Maybe there is something behind the scene. I don't know. I'm not saying there is a written destiny for each of us, but there are not a lot of things under our controls either.

People give up when they come to know their stories. That's when they say this is who I am and it is my life. This is as far as I can go.

When the clock goes off at 6AM everyday, I open my eyes and ask myself what I am doing. Is it really what I wanted to be? Am I happy or sad? and I can't find the answer.

Average People

Hi, may I have a regular coffee?

Sure, What size?

Medium

Hi, Do you have medium size of this shirt?

Let me see,...mm, there it is.

I thought it was on sale!

No, 'casue it's medium. We sale the items when we run out of their mediums.

Can I have the pepper steak, please?

Sure, how do you wanted?

Medium please.

How tall are you sir?

Average,mmm... somewhere around 5'9"

I see....

What's up man? how are things going?

Nothing much, just daily stuff...

What kind of music do you like?

Not too loud, not too slow, something in between, you know....

How much money do you make?

Mmmm, not too much. Something around average.

What kind of car do you like?

Not too big, no too small, not too pricey, not too cheap....

I never want to become and average person.

Halloween and Iranians

This is an old post but still worth posting!

Have you ever noticed how Iranians like Halloween? It's like it is their own tradition! Some Iranians here don't care about Norouz as much as they care about Halloween.
I have never gone out on Halloweens. Seeing how drunk people try disparately to scare you is not very attractive for me. Plus, I have to come up with a costume too; a pain in ass!!
Anyways, I think I will try it next year just for the sake of it!

Jane's music

There are some songs that are like old friends. When I return to them after a while, they bring up the old memories as they go.
Some of these songs are composed by a German rock band named “Jane”. They are pretty famous in Iran for 70's rock savvies but not very well-known in the world of rock.
Guitar of Klaus Hess, keyboard of Manfred Wieczorke,... No pointless solos...“Together”, “Spain”, “Fire, water, earth, and air”, “Lord love”, “Expectation”, "meadow",...
Hmmmm!, Good old days!
This post is just a brief tribute to Jane. In the end, we were close friends for about a year or two. Besides, we still meet each other every now and then!
To read about the band and listen to the song “Spain” follow the link below:
http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=175
The music is usually categorized as Space Rock but I don’t like to compare it with that of Pink Floyd's. Personally, I believe music of Pink Floyd has had an incredible influence on many musicians but it’s not a scale to weigh other's music.

Anniversary Against Anniversary

Happy Monday!

I am at work and waiting for my birthday cake for another 45 minutes. My boss is not here and it means someone else has bought it which is not a good sign. I just hope it is a chocolate cake!

Each year I have two anniversaries in a row in this month. First One is on the 5th that is the anniversary of the worst day of my life till now. Second one is my birthday on the 6th.
Never mind. Life is too short. So, happy birthday to me!

By the way, There are only five days left to the weekend and you are already in the middle of the first one. So, be strong!

Take care,

Pooya

Happy Nowrooz and My New Year's Resolution

People usually do things better if they repeat them more and more. For me, it’s vice versa! I do things better the first time for some reason. This is the first time I am making new year’s resolutions! So I think I will try to make them happen better than the year after! Since, it is a good idea to announce your goals to others I will do so:
Define what I want from my life
Change my job
Work much more on music
Try to have a healthy life
Increase the number of my friends
Be less frank
Take it easy! (Yes, this is a resolution too and it’s not easy for me to accomplish)

Hang in there and see if I can do them or not. I bet I can.

Wake Up For Good

You may suddenly wake up in the middle of the night to:

1. drink water
2. eat
   
3. take off batteries from the annoying wall clock
   
4. become a groom

About This Blog

Dear Friends,
I am not trying to use unusual subjects to attract more readers, they come naturally! I am usually frank and speak my mind even if it is bitter or too controversial. If you know me, you know what I am talking about! Sometimes, I am too happy, angry, extreme,... That's how I feel every once in a while like all other people. Are your behavior or way of thinking/observing always the same every single day?___ neither does mine! The probable difference between me and you is that I express my feelings in writing sometimes.
(fill the above blank with a "No")!
So, to all few readers of this blog: I apologize for whatever post that hurts your feelings . Please leave a comment if you like to, so that I can be aware of them but instead of apology, prepare yourself for a full-blown debate!

Classical music, Pandora Radio, Valentine's Day

I have started switching to classical music again. I had been longing for Chopin Nocturnes for a long time. Thanks to Pandora Radio, I found a Chopin Nocturnes radio. How awesome...Flow of music and tonality... Now when I look back to my casual music archive (in oppose to classical music (I just didn’t find any other word to describe them)) I find many sad and nostalgic songs. It’s so depressing. Why do I listen to these kinds of music? I’m not sure; probably because other styles are so cheesy. Anyhow, it’s better to listen to classical music than sad songs.
Pandora is exceptional. They are turning people’s hapit from illegal music downloads to listening to customized radio stations matching their musical tastes. The only thing I don’t understand is: how they make money out of it with only commercials on the background of each page? (update: they are making a little more money by increasing the adds)
Oh, wait! Happy Valentine’s Day! Don’t forget that Teddy Bear for your loved one because it's the most self-explanatory symbol of love (especially if you give it to a guy)!

Life Death

Imagine you realize you have a deadly cancer today. What would you do? I know you have heard many stories about this situation. You may say: “Well, I’m gonna enjoy the rest of my life no matter how long it is” or some other crap!
Think twice: Are you really ready for it today?
I am not and I bet you aren’t either.
Whenever I think about death I go read some Khayyam poems! Such a cool guy!
I need to remind m self every once in a while that:
Life is too short. Take it easy and enjoy every moment. You don’t know when it ends.
This post is so cliché. Sorry

Narenj's Cheese Burger

The phenomenon above is Called Narenj's cheese burger.
Recipe:
Large beef burger, 1
Large hamburger bread, 1
Cheese, Huge amount
Large potato, 1
Mayonnaise, Huge ammount
Instructions:
Grill the burger. Pour cheese on all surfaces of the bread (in and out). Put the grilled burger in it and place the burger in oven. Wait till the cheese on the outer surface of the bread melts completely and become grilled a little.
Chop potatoes in large pieces (as large as you can!). Fry the potatoes and leave them aside. Make a small salad with lutes, tomatoes, and cucumber.
Bring a plate. Cut the burger in half and put them on top of each other on the plate. Put the fries and salad beside the it. Bring a huge amount of mayo and pour it on the whole thing. Use some ketchup on top of mayo if you want.
Or
Start you car engine. Drive to north Patrice Lumumba street. Ask for Narenj Burger place/restaurant. Go in and order a cheese burger and don't mind their cold behavior! It really worths it. It you want, you can order their everything-in(!) soup too. Delicious :)

Enigma Variations, Eric-Emanuel Schmitt

It's a scrip. You may ask why I read a theater script? Well, I didn't want too, It was all Saint Tooka's fault! He wrote about it on his blog and apparently he was not impressed that much; But it's actually good. At least I liked it. First of all it's a script, so it's short which I love. Second it has a very surprising flow. You never know how it's going to end. There are at least three surprises which is too many for a short story.
As Saint Tooka said, It also has so many controversial phrases about Love.
It's suggested by Epiman too, so go for it!!! Find it on amazon.com (I'm too lazy to link you, sorry)

Never Forgive

These technicians are defusing land mines in south west of Iran. The battle ground of the war between Iraq and Iran about 25 years ago. When Iraqis under Saddam's leadership invaded Iran with the aim of occupancy. These are American and European mines that killed thousands of people so that almost every street of Iran is named after them.
Lots of those Iraqi soldiers are still alive and no one even blames them. They say it was all Saddam's fault. They say we have suffered enough.
Did Saddam invaded my country himself? Did he place hundred thousands of these land mines alone? Land mines that are still hungry for blood and death after twenty five years?
I remember the nights of bombardments. When the warning alarm from TV and Radio was echoing the voice of angel of death. When you were waiting for your time to come in the darkness of the basement. When every window had a crossed tape on it so that the sounds of explosions don’t break the glass inside. When soldiers were sacrificing themselves by lying down on these mines to make a route for the troop behind.
God bless all of them and remember: There are things that can not be forgiven ever.

How did you spend your Halloween this year?

Halloween is one of those days that I don’t know what to do. I don’t like to wear silly costumes or even come up with something simple on my own. It just doesn’t attract me! On the other hand, staying at home while everyone is partying doesn’t feel good either. So, here comes the dilemma. I ask myself every year: Does it worth going out with a bunch of crazy strangers shouting on streets? , Or, do I want to stay home and enjoy a relaxing time without all Halloween headaches?
For me Halloween is like “chahar shanbe souri” night in Iran. I had the same problem there but I had no choice but to go out. Why? Because in Iran people have fun by exploding sound bombs on streets! And every year, lots of injuries happen. So, even if you choose to stay at home there is no relaxing time. Every minute the sound of loud explosions disturb you. So, there are two choices available: Going out in the crowd and try to enjoy your night because you can’t stay home, or, go out of town to a quiet suburb which, by the way, I never had the opportunity to do so.
Since Halloween is much friendlier than Iran’s “Chahar shanbe souri”es, I have always chosen to stay home! It feels so good when I watch the news about how people went crazy on Halloween, how many were arrested, huge traffic and anxiety over finding a good parking spot,….
It’s too much headache for such a silly night. So, whenever you want to go out for Halloween ask yourself: Does having fun just for one night with all these headaches really worth it? Be honest and don’t feel embarrassed if you choose to stay home! You are not getting old, you are getting more mature :)
P.S. I don't know while woman's costumes are always nice and sexy, all man's costumes are ugly. This can be another reason for ugly people like me to avoid Halloween!

The Notwist Concert, Los Angeles

Picture courtesy of Dr. Ali Ayazi

Finally I went to a concert after more than two months. It's such shame that you live close to Los Angeles and don't enjoy many good performances! However, my good excuse is most concerts are on weekdays and those that aren't are so expensive. Anyways, on Wednesday, I went to The Notwist performance at Fonda, Hollywood.
The Notwist is a german Electronic/Indie Rock band. They started with alternative rock first and after a while switched to a more complex progressive music. They have an awesome skill in using different and sometimes weird electronic instruments. The band's background in rock mixed with progressive electronic music make their style unique.
Now I understand why O.S.I’s Kevin Moore asked Console, Notwist’s main keyboarder and programmer, to remix the song “Go” for their new LP. Console,the second guy from left in the picture, was using two remote controllers to change the flow of music coming out of the magic box infront of him!

Let go

“Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over.”
Gloria Naylor.

Morcheeba - Enjoy the ride

When you see someone's profile on the net, e.g. on facebook, what do you look for first? of course after digging into the pictures! Info page? Education? Interests?
I go for info page and the first thing I look at is the music and movies. I think people's interests represent their state of mind. So, a nice person who listens to Britney Spears and likes chick movies doesn't impress me that much even she/he is very well educated. Remember: Superficiality is a state of mind. it's not a function of education, culture, etc.
The first time my cousin, who is almost completely American, added me to his friend list on facebook I found Morcheeba. There are only few female artists including Portishead's singer Beth Gibbons that I like. However, I had to share this song with you. Good stuff :)

Plans for the weekend?! Yes, I'm going hiking with some friends in San Jacinto State Park