Monday Music: The Dusty Winds of Khamasin Edition

So we are in this season in Amman where the dust gets into my laptop’s keyboard if I imprudently take it outside, and it gets into the kitties’ fur as well, and this is why you’ll see me chasing the kitties with the Dustbuster and screeching a lot. I have accepted the fact that IContinue reading “Monday Music: The Dusty Winds of Khamasin Edition”

Monday Music: The Inaugural Edition, with Bombadil

A lot of the websites I read do a Friday Random Ten (see here for a brilliant example – good luck to Jill’s dad in his quest for Cool) as a musical exercise, but I find I need music  most on a Monday. Monday is the second day of the work-week in Jordan, and evenContinue reading “Monday Music: The Inaugural Edition, with Bombadil”

A moment of utter, chest-beating, Ukrainian pride: Los Colorados and the best Katy Perry Cover of all time

I prefer Los Colorados to Katy Perry, at least as far as live performance is concerned. I particularly enjoy the “ein zwei drei” that comes up all of a sudden. Hat-tip to Paul.

AHAHAHA. A how-to guide on being a Jordanian Suberstar

OK, so now that I am done rolling on the floor and screaming with laughter into the ruined rug (bloody red wine), I’d like to share this video with you all: It’s funnier if you understand at least some Arabic, but even if you don’t – if you’ve ever been to Jordan, especially to neighbourhoodsContinue reading “AHAHAHA. A how-to guide on being a Jordanian Suberstar”

70’s Era Porn Set Blanket Attacks!

The following home video is dedicated to Anna. Note how Fanty isn’t terribly  perturbed by the maraduing blanket, but the mobile phone I’m recording him with is pretty interesting to him. The power of Nokia technology – even cats get it. On one level or another. Anyway, I do have more important things to blogContinue reading “70’s Era Porn Set Blanket Attacks!”