notes from abroad
notes from abroad

archives

March 01, 2007 :: All quiet on the eastern front: a valediction

December 24, 2006 :: Don't hold it against me

December 21, 2006 :: Because I need to not have that last post be the first thing you all see, and this seems like a fitting placeholder seeing as PG is a teacher

December 14, 2006 :: East is Eden
(Warning: Highly gag-inducing entry)


October 09, 2006 :: Life is elsewhere

August 22, 2006 :: Should I stay or should I go now?

August 14, 2006 :: Wherein the lady might protest too much*

August 06, 2006 :: I don't know why you say goodbye I say hello

August 03, 2006 :: At the end of the rainbow

July 29, 2006 :: Any ideas?

July 25, 2006 :: i carry your heart with me (i carry it in my heart)

July 19, 2006 :: Penance

July 13, 2006 :: "More than this - there is nothing"

July 05, 2006 :: Fey?

July 03, 2006 :: And then sometimes you win some (Or, feeling less Bridget Jones, more Mary Tyler Moore)

June 29, 2006 :: Win some, lose some, Pt. II (Or, feeling more like Bridget Jones every day)

June 28, 2006 :: Win some, lose some, please next time let me win some

June 28, 2006 :: Win some, lose some

June 21, 2006 :: Spinning round and round

June 12, 2006 :: "55th exit, damn, damn, already we home"

June 08, 2006 :: Work it

June 06, 2006 :: Peek-a-boo

May 26, 2006 :: Bloggus interruptus

May 08, 2006 :: Darude

May 03, 2006 :: Sangria in the park

April 29, 2006 :: Pageholder

April 17, 2006 :: Run for

April 15, 2006 :: Over the edge

April 12, 2006 :: Trouble with a capital T

April 11, 2006 :: Not quite

April 06, 2006 :: A post wherein Newgy posts a lot of links and attempts to discuss relationships

April 03, 2006 :: feel the kind of happy you feel when you're a stranger somewhere and you can't even remember what you were sad about because you're not alone at all.

April 01, 2006 :: Innocent until investigated

March 22, 2006 :: No rest for the weary

March 19, 2006 :: Happy happy

March 19, 2006 :: Happy happy

March 15, 2006 :: Results

March 14, 2006 :: Sell the kids for food

March 09, 2006 :: I'd love to be your little sister

March 05, 2006 :: Uninspired

March 02, 2006 :: Someone tell me again...

February 26, 2006 :: Money talks

February 20, 2006 :: Query

February 16, 2006 :: Oooo...this looks like fun

February 15, 2006 :: Not a Warning Sign

February 14, 2006 :: Down with love

February 11, 2006 :: Aiwa ya Masr!

February 09, 2006 :: Score

February 07, 2006 :: Misr!

February 05, 2006 :: Feel free to take note

January 29, 2006 :: Goaaaaannnn!

January 26, 2006 :: Get out of myspace

January 24, 2006 :: ...Reel shadows of the indignant desert birds*

January 18, 2006 :: "Well that was unexpected"*

January 15, 2006 :: Stepping out

January 08, 2006 :: Like, woah

January 05, 2006 :: And we're off....

January 02, 2006 :: One time he told me it took him 10 minutes to walk through the house because of all the mirrors

December 31, 2005 :: 2005: The year everything and nothing happened

December 29, 2005 :: Back to art therapy

December 25, 2005 :: Carry on...

December 18, 2005 :: Updates and extensions

December 13, 2005 :: TMI?

December 11, 2005 :: "Nothing is right or wrong...."

December 04, 2005 :: For love (or hate) of books

November 27, 2005 :: Saved by stir-fry

November 24, 2005 :: While you wait

November 20, 2005 :: Belfast: The final hours (pictures)

November 16, 2005 :: Belfast: Where everything is "wear beautiful"

November 09, 2005 :: Belfast and the gorgeous Antrim Coast continued (tons of pictures)

November 07, 2005 :: Onward to Belfast (and the gorgeous Antrim coast)

November 04, 2005 :: Eid Saeed

October 31, 2005 :: Back to Dublin...and beyond!

October 25, 2005 :: Step AWAY from the keyboard

October 23, 2005 :: London in a nutshell (now with pictures!)

October 20, 2005 :: Siege

October 17, 2005 :: Back to our scheduled programming: The last first days of Dublin

October 15, 2005 :: Last night I had a dream about you

October 03, 2005 :: Still here

September 27, 2005 :: A Newgyptian back in Ireland: The continuation

September 25, 2005 :: A Newgyptian in Ireland (& London): The further details

September 22, 2005 :: A Newgyptian in Ireland (& London): The scoop

September 17, 2005 :: I'm here

September 13, 2005 :: "Things are looking UP"

September 11, 2005 :: The high-low

September 08, 2005 :: seeing red

September 06, 2005 :: Can't...think...too...much

September 04, 2005 :: I know why the caged bird sometimes doesn't want to leave the cage

August 30, 2005 :: Like, what do I do? [UPDATED]

August 27, 2005 :: 24-hour party, people

August 25, 2005 :: You have *got* to be kidding me

August 23, 2005 :: Calling for book recommendations

August 21, 2005 :: Wake me up when September ends

August 18, 2005 :: "You ask me to enter but then you make me crawl"

August 17, 2005 :: Erin Go Bragh

August 15, 2005 :: Just a day, just an ordinary day

August 13, 2005 :: Weeee!

August 13, 2005 :: Painting a window

August 11, 2005 :: Rorke

August 09, 2005 :: Men, men, mens

August 07, 2005 :: Give me some LOVAHing

August 04, 2005 :: Possibly NSFW*

August 02, 2005 :: More art therapy

July 31, 2005 :: MUCH less bummed

July 31, 2005 :: Straw. Camel. Back.

July 29, 2005 :: I've been locked out

July 28, 2005 :: Pressing question of the day

July 27, 2005 :: Paint yourself happy

July 25, 2005 :: *Grrrrrrr*

July 19, 2005 :: Why I read gossip sites like they're the daily news

July 18, 2005 :: Ping!

July 17, 2005 :: Just checking in with myself

July 14, 2005 :: Tag, I'm it!

July 10, 2005 :: "Don't want none unless you got buns hun!"

July 07, 2005 :: Let's get physical please

July 03, 2005 :: random bits

June 28, 2005 :: Randomly chosen roundup

June 26, 2005 :: Give a sister a break

June 23, 2005 :: Steps to enjoying a wedding

June 20, 2005 :: I really do have better things to talk about...

June 19, 2005 :: Prezzies!!!

June 16, 2005 :: Keeping it in perspective

June 15, 2005 :: Grrr

June 14, 2005 :: Update

June 13, 2005 :: You oughta know?

June 09, 2005 :: Murky

June 07, 2005 :: In a tizzy

June 06, 2005 :: The first and last time

June 06, 2005 :: Too early for PMS

May 31, 2005 :: Because I don�t talk enough about my self-hatin�

May 30, 2005 :: "I'm not against peace/ peace is against me"

May 29, 2005 :: "Come on in, I�ve gotta tell you what I state I�m in"

May 26, 2005 :: "Is this a harmful cheeseburger?!"

May 22, 2005 :: Something I have thought of though perhaps never consciously...

May 19, 2005 :: Sharm 2005: To Suez and beyond

May 16, 2005 :: And Finally: "Gabal Musa 2005!!" (Lots of pictures, I promise)

May 11, 2005 :: Too good to pass up

May 09, 2005 :: So off topic

May 03, 2005 :: A quick update

April 26, 2005 :: Sharm 2005, Part Four: Shake what your mama gave you

April 24, 2005 :: A brief interlude...

April 20, 2005 :: Sharm 2005, Part Three: "Pow- pow- power Wheels!"

April 14, 2005 :: Sharm 2005, Part Two: �Sans Judas il n�y a pas les peeps!�

April 12, 2005 :: In, around, and under da sea

April 10, 2005 :: A sneak peek...

March 31, 2005 :: I have no idea what this entry is about

March 30, 2005 :: Could it be?

March 27, 2005 :: A drive-by posting

March 26, 2005 :: Finger-licking good

March 24, 2005 :: Stream

March 22, 2005 :: Bursting bins and melons

March 16, 2005 :: A brief interruption

March 09, 2005 :: In dreams

March 07, 2005 :: This entry is about 3 times longer than it needs to be

March 04, 2005 :: The Egyptianization of Newgyptian

March 03, 2005 :: Finally...

March 01, 2005 :: Why not spread a little cheer cheer

March 01, 2005 :: Tales from the cryptic

February 26, 2005 :: When I'm wrong I...make a joke about it

February 24, 2005 :: YeeHaw!

February 24, 2005 :: As my Baba always likes to say, "Complacency leads to extinction."

February 22, 2005 :: I don't remember your name, but I remember you

February 19, 2005 :: Cheese and Whine

February 16, 2005 :: Longing

February 15, 2005 :: This one goes out to the one I love (you know who you are)

February 12, 2005 :: As Aunt Voula said, "Woe to me."

February 07, 2005 :: I'm cleaning up and I'm moving on, going straight and choosing life*

February 07, 2005 :: Hit 'em low, hit 'em high

February 07, 2005 :: Hit 'em low, hit 'em high

February 01, 2005 :: How do I love thee, Mani?/ Small world interlude

January 31, 2005 :: Aww, you shouldn't have

January 30, 2005 :: PART I

January 27, 2005 :: Who's her daddy?

January 18, 2005 :: A Newgyptian in Tunisia

January 17, 2005 :: A Pyhrrhic victory?

January 13, 2005 :: Nothing better to do on a Thursday

January 11, 2005 :: Ride on children, ride on

January 02, 2005 :: Small world, close call

January 01, 2005 :: Time Marches On

December 27, 2004 :: "Somebody Saaaaave Me!"

December 21, 2004 :: It's going to be a long December

December 16, 2004 :: It's going to be a bad hair...year

December 14, 2004 :: "Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock"

December 11, 2004 :: The one with all the pictures :: Part Deux

December 09, 2004 :: The foolingest fool that ever did fool

December 07, 2004 :: Skip to the end for the part where you come in

December 05, 2004 :: "And like that -- ::pfft:: -- he's gone"

December 04, 2004 :: Would you like some chees wit that whine?

December 03, 2004 :: Praise de lawd!/ Oh please God help me!

December 01, 2004 :: Bump, grind, etc. Repeat

November 29, 2004 :: Keep on typing in the third world

November 27, 2004 :: SHOOT. ME. NOW.

November 24, 2004 :: That was 14 years ago

November 22, 2004 :: After the rain falls (holy cow it's long!)

November 20, 2004 :: Thirteen conversations about nothing

November 19, 2004 :: Is that a knot in your stomach, or are you just really really stressed out?

November 16, 2004 :: Just what I was looking for

November 14, 2004 :: Long November

November 14, 2004 :: Five entries in one

November 10, 2004 :: Getting really real

November 09, 2004 :: What have I been up to lately?

November 07, 2004 :: Comic Relief

November 07, 2004 :: Ahem...a disclaimer of sorts

November 06, 2004 :: Newgyptian--now with comments!

November 04, 2004 :: I'm hungry

November 03, 2004 :: Hand me the pepto

November 02, 2004 :: Note that I love Kerry more, but that I love Bush less

October 31, 2004 :: Quick rant about things that don't matter

October 29, 2004 :: In the company of greatness

October 26, 2004 :: Survey says....

October 23, 2004 :: Six degrees or less

October 23, 2004 :: Six degrees or less

October 21, 2004 :: Jump in

October 20, 2004 :: One...Two...Three....

October 18, 2004 :: I'd like to thank the academy

October 17, 2004 :: Why? WHY?!

October 15, 2004 :: Quick update

October 13, 2004 :: Somebody get me my inhaler

October 13, 2004 :: Somebody get me my inhaler

October 11, 2004 :: It's time to move on

October 10, 2004 :: Woohoo! I'm the progressive girl

October 09, 2004 :: My cup runneth over

October 09, 2004 :: "Lips that would kiss form prayers to broken stone"

October 05, 2004 :: {Five}

October 05, 2004 :: What is a newgyptian anyway? Part ONE

October 04, 2004 :: Like Haiku

October 02, 2004 :: "Did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in the cage"

October 01, 2004 :: Shalalalallala...my green-eyed boy!

September 26, 2004 :: It's called Mission Impossible, not Mission Difficult

September 25, 2004 :: A stranger's heart without a home

September 22, 2004 :: The one with all the exclamations

September 20, 2004 :: "Brenda? Why must you turn your seedy apartment complex into a tenement of lies?"

September 20, 2004 :: What the hell is wrong with Britney Spears?

September 16, 2004 :: The one with the pictures

September 15, 2004 :: A lull

September 13, 2004 :: Ranting and raving

September 09, 2004 :: So long to a Philadelphia institution

September 08, 2004 :: Talk about being a killjoy...

September 07, 2004 :: What a difference a day makes

September 04, 2004 :: Another Saturday at work...

August 30, 2004 :: My head hurts

August 26, 2004 :: Another sleepless night

August 23, 2004 :: Head, shoulders, knees, and toes

August 18, 2004 :: Huh.

August 17, 2004 :: Something a little more substantial

August 16, 2004 :: More random musings

August 13, 2004 :: Waste not want not

August 10, 2004 :: Random Fluff

August 09, 2004 :: *te he he*

August 09, 2004 :: You've got a secret smile...

August 05, 2004 :: I am intrigued...

August 04, 2004 :: I had a dream...

July 30, 2004 :: Tuesday's gone with the wind, my baby's gone with the wind...

July 20, 2004 :: "Hey Shorty, it's your birthday. Gonna party like it's MY birthday." *

July 19, 2004 :: I fucking hate beggars (a totally inappropriate and elitist commentary on the people in my neighborhood)

July 16, 2004 :: Urban familia

July 14, 2004 :: Hum de dum

July 08, 2004 :: Do you feel like somebody's watching you?

July 02, 2004 :: No, really, I'm the Rhoda.

June 28, 2004 :: Is that a wad of cash in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?

June 27, 2004 :: I don't usually like to post these things...

June 26, 2004 :: Birthday Bonanza II (Gettin' busy chile)

June 19, 2004 :: Birthday Bonanza, Part I

June 17, 2004 :: It's good to be 24

June 08, 2004 :: Nothing can stop us now, cause we are all made of stars

June 02, 2004 :: One month down, four or five more to go!

May 31, 2004 :: Hello, operator?

May 29, 2004 :: A Very Special Wedding Story...

May 29, 2004 :: A newdesign for a newgyptian

May 27, 2004 :: �Individuality is the most precious thing in life, isn�t it?�

May 27, 2004 :: For those addicted to themselves. Haha.

May 26, 2004 :: A rush of blood to the head

May 24, 2004 :: Look out! It's a long one

May 23, 2004 :: I love satellite technology

May 18, 2004 :: Strange days/ When it rains it effin pours

May 09, 2004 :: Jingle Jiggle

May 06, 2004 :: Welcome to the fathouse

May 03, 2004 :: DAMN, son

May 02, 2004 :: Weekend at Meeni's

April 30, 2004 :: Transcribed from a napkin...

April 27, 2004 :: California Dreamin'

April 26, 2004 :: Awake in perfect blue buildings

April 20, 2004 :: Walk On

April 18, 2004 :: Bleh. That about says it all

April 10, 2004 :: A wasted youth is better than a wise old age

2004-04-08 :: So happy, for the day I found a friend

2004-04-05 :: As long as you promise not to laugh