All I can say at the moment, This movie will make me walk to my house scared once I go back to Amman. The Strangers is not a horror movie, but a good suspense one, one of those, “even scarier because it could actually happen” movies.

No super powers, no living after death, no invincible serial killer… it’s all right here in reality. Camera is also kind of unstable to give you a real feeling, as always, that’s what makes a scary movie significant in 99.9% cases

Young couple (LIV TYLER & SCOTT SPEEDMAN) go to his parents isolated vacation home for the night. Arriving late at night, they’re not in the house for long before some little girl starts knocking the door asking for something… Strange sounds, moved objects, a young girl at the front door at 4 am looking for an unknown.

I won’t say anything more about the plot because I don’t want to spoil it for you. I will say that the movie pulls you in from the beginning. The main characters in the film are sensible with the situation for the most part; unlike so many horror movies where the would be victims are constantly doing stupid things making it easier for the killers.

I don’t want to spoil the movie, Liv Tyler and Suspense… If you are even the least bit interested in JUST SUSPENSE, SEE THIS MOVIE!!!

Scores 4.5/5 on my scale.

My 5 groosh…

I think online hook-ups/relationships are no different than any other kind, dating a person you met online is just like dating a person from work. It is not any different, all relationships involve some sort of risk.

I’ve had online relationships, some failed and some didn’t, however that doesn’t mean Internet dating doesn’t work, what worries me is the anonymity which allows you to create any personality you want to be, some make it totally unlike themselves in real life and they could fool everybody if they want to.

It is all happening just because the Internet is the latest and most convenient tool of communication. People sometimes (example: my mother, your mother, his mother… mothers in general) think it’s a joke to find potential partners on the Internet.

Yet there are many married couples who have met their love through it (my cousin did…)

I guess arranged marriages do not work well anymore? I do not believe in them…

_{Update: I called the featured members off because everyone is having guest posts on their blogs. and I do not copy.}

My friend Zeina knows how much I hate Comic Sans, so she sent this over!

Windows users, DO IT NOW!

Ever wanted to get rid of comic sans on a website possibly on a computer where you couldn’t delete the font? This is really simple.

Do what’s on this in firefox (Opera and IE can too), you can store the bookmark anywhere. The beauty of it is that you can type “fix” in the URL bar and instantly all typefaces are your default.

Here’s the full code:

javascript:(function(){var H=[],Y={FONT:1},d=[],p; function R(N){var a,x,i,t; if(t=N.tagName){ t=t.toUpperCase(); for (i=0;a=H[i];++i)if(N.getAttribute(a))N.removeAttribute(a); for(i=0;x=N.childNodes[i];++i)R(x); if (Y[t])d.push(N); } } R(document.documentElement); for (i=0;N=d[i];++i) { p=N.parentNode; while(N.firstChild)p.insertBefore(N.firstChild,N); p.removeChild(N); } })()

Does anyone remember my blog 2-3 years ago? I had a “Ban Comic Sans” sign attached in the header?

It is not enough that I’m already in a bad phase raging out like a redneck down the street.

It was confirmed that the tax on alcohol is going to be increased to become 200% instead of 50%, so Let’s say a litre of Absolut Vodka is for 27 JD now at most of the stores tax inclusive, taking that 50% off, the real price of the bottle is 18 JD and the tax is 9, 9 by 3 is 27, so the new added tax is 27 JD instead of 9 JD, the final price of a litre bottle (not 1.5) is going to be 45 JD.

If my calculations are by any chance wrong, excuse me because I’m an art major student.

Well, just to let you know “smart” people behind this. I’d rather go to Syria or Lebanon in a shared-cab and get drunk there or go to Aqaba.

Advice: If you ever feel like having a nice lunch/dinner, Damascus and Beirut have tasty food, better and cheaper than 90% of Amman’s “restaurants”. You can go there in a shared-cab and pay 9 JD, get a bottle from the duty free, 1.5 litres for 10 JD, spend few hours in Damascus looking at how amazing the old architecture of the city is or do some shopping in Beirut and come back for another 9 JD, including the travel tax (another 12 JD) and will still be able to get the bigger size for 10 JD less and more fun of course with people that at least smile in your face.

Jordanians, Get ready to pay 10 JD for your locally made Amstel draft beer.

*worst case, Russian vodka is going to be around 20 a bottle after the prices going wako. still tastes good.

On a side note, this website helped me feel better, don’t ask how or why! Before and After Death is website containing a stunning series of portraits of people — shortly before and just after they die — touring Europe now, and tackling one of the biggest remaining taboos in Western societies. Photos by Walter Schels, text by Beate Lakotta.

I understand your pain and I’m not here to brag but: Why are Wii’s still so hard to find? I didn’t see any in Amman yet!

I came up with this following list (that I hope to achieve this summer):

• Return debts left to friends (from stuff to money, I’m bad at lending I guess?).
• Lose another 10-15 kg.
• Quit work and get done with the credits left at university (Full-time 4 months every summer is enough or freelance jobs).
• Buy a Wii.
• Upgrade my Macbook’s RAM to 4 GB (or maybe save up a bit off summer work and get a new macbook pro?).
• Sell my phone and get a 3G iPhone?

Many things to do, I hope you have a better summer vacation!

I recorded this video yesterday, I was at my friend Samia’s place and I decided to sing Keane’s “Somewhere only we know” on SingStar (Karaoke game on PS2). Dedicated to all lovers and haters

I have skills, eh? what do you think?