~ razzle dazzle ~

heart breaker

2009-04-15T19:02:00.000-07:00

love this song

2009-03-19T17:52:00.001-07:00

Aaj Mera Jee Karda.

2009-02-08T19:09:00.000-08:00

this kid is awesome. mad props if you know where this song is from...

lemongelo and orangelo... real names, people

2009-01-07T19:40:00.000-08:00

i'll tell you the story some time...

shout out to angela

2009-01-07T19:37:00.000-08:00

for those awkward starfish moments...

2009-01-07T19:30:00.000-08:00

you can call me flower if you want to...

2009-01-07T19:27:00.000-08:00

Bambi learns to talk...

luvz it!

2009-01-01T18:43:00.000-08:00

Madagascar in Iran???

Andy - Khoshgela Bayad Beraghsan

old: Tapesh, happy new year video

lil wayne has the touch of gold

2008-12-26T11:37:00.000-08:00

"Let it Rock" - Kevin Rudolf ft. lil Wayne

new favs...

2008-12-21T17:25:00.000-08:00

All my Life (get ghetto) -Jay Ghetto ft. WillIam, Lil Wayne

"I'm in LA" - LMFAO

for you talalalalalala

2008-12-13T10:01:00.000-08:00

Jennifer Hudson - Spotlight

Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered

:)

2008-10-27T17:05:00.000-07:00

Pitbull - The Anthem

Pitbull ft. Lil' John- Krazy

my secret love of boy band one hit wonders...

2008-10-24T21:14:00.000-07:00

Menudo "Lost"

Jordan Knight "Give it To you"
(crappy quality)

random assortment of songs on my playlist

2008-10-14T08:35:00.000-07:00

for your enjoyment and mine:

MGMT: Kids
Ciara: Click Flash
Johnny Cash: Hurt
Mairi Campbell: Auld Lang syne

micro- "fische"

2008-04-14T16:18:00.000-07:00

a long lost cousin...

2008-03-30T18:38:00.001-07:00

naw ruz with moein

2008-03-10T19:00:00.000-07:00

in honor of the upcoming persian new year... enjoy!
forget about all the past bad stuff and celebrate the new!

ps who is so excited for Khordadian, live in LA, I can't wait!

star wars funnies

2008-03-02T06:33:00.000-08:00

AtomFilms.com: Funny Videos | Funny Cartoons | Comedy Central

because words and ideas are powerful...

2008-02-09T09:36:00.000-08:00

A new found hope... yes we can

This music video makes me want to read the Advent of Divine Justice.. I think I'll start today

www.dipdive.com

2008-02-09T09:09:00.000-08:00

ok, so I'm sharing my ignorance... In doing some research (wikipedia, obviously) on what exactly a caucus was and refreshing my high school govt knowledge on how electoral process works, I ran across a few other words I've probably heard a thousand times but didn't realize I didn't know the right meaning to... a prime example: GOP. Luckily it seems that the Wall Street journal thinks a bunch of other people didn't know either.

some Wikipedia definitions:
Caucus
Presidential election
GOP

who could forget the trifecta?

2008-01-10T09:16:00.000-08:00

halo???

2007-12-30T03:01:00.001-08:00

2007-12-27T22:03:00.001-08:00

(CNN) -- Two months before her death, former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto sent an e-mail to her U.S. adviser and longtime friend, saying that if she were killed, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf would bear some of the blame.

Getty Images photographer John Moore captured Bhutto waving, moments before he heard gunshots.

She cited his government's denial of her request for additional security measures after the October suicide bombing that targeted her upon returning to Pakistan from exile.

"Nothing will, God willing happen," she wrote to Mark Siegel, her U.S. spokesman, lobbyist and friend.

"Just wanted u to know if it does in addition to the names in my letter to Musharaf of Oct 16nth, I wld hold Musharaf responsible. I have been made to feel insecure by his minions and there is no way what is happening in terms of stopping me from taking private cars or using tinted windows or giving jammers or four police mobiles to cover all sides cld happen without him."

Bhutto was seeking to become prime minister for a third time when she was assassinated; her death comes exactly two weeks before Pakistan's January 8 parliamentary elections. Watch Siegel describe her concern and the reaction of Pakistan's U.S. ambassador »

Pakistan's ambassador to the U.S., Mahmud Ali Durrani, on Thursday insisted Musharraf's government provided the former prime minister with unprecedented security. He said that terrorists and extremists, who also have targeted Musharraf, were the only ones responsible for her death. Watch a report on security provided to Bhutto »

Bhutto wrote the e-mail on October 26, eight days after at least 130 people were killed and hundreds more wounded in Karachi by the suicide bombing that occurred as Bhutto's motorcade passed.

Siegel forwarded that e-mail to CNN's Wolf Blitzer, with instructions he not report on it unless Bhutto was killed.

Just before returning to Pakistan after eight years of self-imposed exile, Bhutto told CNN she was aware of threats against her and said that some had come from people who hold "high positions" in Pakistan's government. She said she had written a letter to Musharraf about her fears, apparently the same letter she refers to in her e-mail to Siegel.

In a speech, she listed four groups she believed posed the biggest threat to her and her cause -- the Taliban in Pakistan, the Taliban in Afghanistan, al Qaeda and a suicide team from Karachi that she did not describe.

After the October bombing, she accused elements in the government and security services of trying to kill her and asked Musharraf for "basic security," including vehicles with tinted windows and private guards in addition to police guards. Three United States senators repeated the request in a letter to Musharraf.

Bhutto was concerned by the lack of security she had upon her arrival in Karachi and called the October 18 bombing "very suspicious," Siegel said. He accused Pakistani authorities of not investigating the assassination attempt and of refusing Bhutto's request for Scotland Yard and the FBI to aid in the investigation.

Bhutto and her husband had asked for jammers to impede the detonation of bombs; special vehicles with tinted windows; and four police vehicles to surround her at all times, Siegel said.

"She basically asked for all that was required for someone of the standing of a former prime minister," Siegel told CNN's "The Situation Room." "All of that was denied to her. ... She got some police protection, but it was sporadic and erratic."

Bhutto was concerned the problem was worsening as the January elections neared, Siegel said.

At the time of the October suicide bombing, Bhutto was riding in a truck from Karachi's airport to the tomb of Mohammed Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan. She had moved from the roof to inside the bulletproof, armed vehicle just moments before the blast and was unharmed.

CNN's Dan Rivers, in Karachi to cover her return to Pakistan, remarked at the time that her security appeared to be loose, saying his crew was able to walk up to the side of her vehicle without being stopped by authorities.

Durrani, Pakistan's ambassador to the U.S., insisted security surrounding Bhutto then was more than adequate.

"There were, I think, a sea of security people," he said. "She was surrounded by police vehicles. And had it not been one of the police vehicles which took the blast in Karachi, unfortunately she would have died there.

"There was a bubble around her of security. The PPP [People's Party of Pakistan, Bhutto's party] insisted that they have their own private loyalists around. They were there too. And there were about 7,800 to 8,000 security people deployed just for that," Durrani said.

"That is more security than anybody deploys anywhere in the world."

Bhutto "is not a security person," said Durrani. "She's a politician. I think the government of Pakistan provided her all the security that was necessary. You tell me -- the way she was hit, she would have been hit with tinted windows or without, or without the IED ... so it's just a blame game."

After the October attack, Bhutto said police offered to let her use a helicopter for the trip from the airport, but she told them she wanted to be near her people. She said she did not regret that decision.

"She believed in democracy, and she believed in speaking to the people," Siegel said. "It's not reckless to go out and touch the people. Don't blame the victim for the crime. The person that was supposed to be protecting Benazir Bhutto and the other candidates was the government of Pakistan with the government of Pervez Musharraf."

At the same time, Siegel acknowledged, "She was moving almost in a sea of humanity," he said. "No system in the world can protect you against that."

Blitzer noted that Bhutto was shot Thursday while standing out of her vehicle's sunroof -- seen by some as a a reckless action after the October incident.

Getty Images senior staff photographer John Moore, who was at the scene of her assassination, told CNN he was surprised at Bhutto's actions, considering the earlier suicide attempt. The rally was smaller than expected, he said, and the people he spoke with said they "were just afraid to come out, for the simple reason that they all remembered what happened in Karachi."

Siegel grew emotional as he told Blitzer that Bhutto was "the bravest person I ever knew. ... She knew that there were risks coming back, but those risks were important, she thought, for the fight for democracy."

Watch Mark Siegel's interview

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/27/bhutto.security/#cnnSTCVideo

live - smashing pumpkins perfect

2007-12-14T15:33:00.000-08:00

smashing pumpkins - perfect

2007-12-14T15:32:00.001-08:00

wilco - jesus etc

2007-12-14T15:30:00.000-08:00

awesome song

2007-12-05T19:43:00.001-08:00

serj tankian - unthinking majority

supermassive black hole - - muse

2007-11-26T18:30:00.001-08:00

'my dream is to be free'

2007-10-29T19:35:00.000-07:00

love this common song w lily allen

2007-10-29T19:24:00.000-07:00

soulja boy... man i wish i had some free time to master this...

2007-10-28T15:46:00.001-07:00

samar's trip to chi

2007-10-28T15:44:00.001-07:00

fabulous

2007-10-14T11:41:00.000-07:00

the way i am

2007-10-07T07:07:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILgc77VYiRQ

the rogaine line is kind of funny too

amazing version of this song

2007-09-18T14:04:00.000-07:00

wik ed

2007-09-03T09:48:00.000-07:00

love this girl

2007-09-03T09:21:00.001-07:00

thanks Mae :)

2007-08-14T05:32:00.000-07:00

2007-08-09T17:15:00.000-07:00

2007-08-09T17:05:00.001-07:00

2007-08-09T17:02:00.001-07:00

2007-08-09T16:56:00.000-07:00

love this kids dancing

2007-06-24T23:42:00.000-07:00

idk my bff jill

2007-06-11T19:21:00.000-07:00

yay for grey's

2007-06-09T11:20:00.000-07:00

Anchor Text

my 16th bday part 2... Thanks Mae Joon!

2007-06-01T20:06:00.000-07:00

Anchor Text

"hi shahram k!"

2007-06-01T16:37:00.002-07:00

basically one of the funniest things i've watched in a while...

who doesn't love maroon5?

2007-06-01T16:37:00.001-07:00

hugh laurie is my hero

2007-05-27T22:51:00.000-07:00

ok this video is great

2007-05-27T19:08:00.000-07:00

frou frou - Let Go

2007-05-27T18:38:00.000-07:00

Lyrics:
Drink up baby down
Are you in or are you out?
Leave your things behind
'Cause it's all going off without you
Excuse me too busy you're writing a tragedy
These mess-ups
You bubble-wrap
When you've no idea what you're like

So, let go
Jump in
Oh well, what you waiting for?
It's all right
'Cause there's beauty in the breakdown
So, let go
Just get in
Oh, it's so amazing here
It's all right
'Cause there's beauty in the breakdown

It gains the more it gives
And then advances with the form
So, honey, back for more
Can't you see that all the stuff's essential?
Such boundless pleasure
We've no time for later
Now you can wait
You roll your eyes
We've twenty seconds to comply

So, let go
Jump in
Oh well, what you waiting for?
It's al right
'Cause there's beauty in the breakdown
So, let go
Just get in
Oh, it's so amazing here
It's all right
'Cause there's beauty in the breakdown

travis - Love will Come Through

2007-05-27T18:30:00.000-07:00

Live at coachella.

Lyrics
If I told you a secret
You won't tell a soul
Will you hold it and
Keep it alive

Cause it's burning a hole
And I can't get to sleep
And I can't live alone
In this life

So look up, take it away
Don't look da-da-da-down
The mountain

If the world isn't turning
Your heart won't return
Anyone, anything, anyhow

So take me, don't leave me
Take me, don't leave me
Baby, love will come through
It's just waiting for you

And you stand at the crossroads
Of highroads and lowroads
And I've got a feeling
It's right

If it's real what I'm feeling
There's no make believing
The sound of the wings
Of the flight

Of a dove, take it away
Don't look da-da-da-down
The mountain

If the world isn't turning
Your heart won't return
Anyone, anything, anyhow

So take me, don't leave me
Take me, don't leave me
Baby, love will come through
It's just waiting for you

Oh, look up, take it away
Don't look da-da-da-down

If the world isn't turning
Your heart won't return
Anyone, anything, anyhow

So take me, don't leave me
Take me, don't leave me
Baby, love will come through
It's just waiting for you

Love will come through
Love will come through
Love will come through

grey's anatomy videos

2007-05-27T17:02:00.000-07:00

2007-05-26T16:40:00.000-07:00

Best song

the view on Iran

2007-05-25T15:46:00.000-07:00

minute 5:09 is the best...

back from March

happy birthday to meeeeeee!

2007-05-23T22:12:00.000-07:00

laughing out loud

2007-05-19T17:26:00.000-07:00

Ever wonder how your cursor moves around on your screen?
Turn on your sound and enjoy.

Ps I think that guy on the lower right might be my long lost Japanese uncle.

i miss south africa

2007-05-15T12:39:00.000-07:00

check out this video... I love this kid Aref

Great cause, great song

2007-05-14T16:04:00.000-07:00

Awesome song by the Stereophonics (you might recognise it from the movie CRASH) performed at Live8.

Aspiring persian desingers

2007-05-09T03:52:00.000-07:00

check out the fashion show. Looks like it happened in Ackerman Grand ballroom at ucla.

persian word of the day:

2007-05-09T03:43:00.000-07:00

"Beh farsi" as my dad would say, meaning 'say it in persian.' It's his way of making sure I don't forget how to speak the mother tongue.
So in honor of my dad, I present "persian word of the day." Probably more realistically, "persian word of whenever I get to it or hear a good one"

Wed May 9

Gohar: precious

Joehar: essence, being; ink

As seen in this music video: new guy?

major cuteness below:

2007-05-04T22:42:00.000-07:00

so let me preface this post by saying that I am NOT a cat person...
but honestly:

these peeshees make me melt

2007-05-03T11:51:00.001-07:00

finals suck and this day will never end

med school talent show... enough said

2007-05-03T11:47:00.000-07:00

i wish i could have been there...

2007-05-02T15:41:00.000-07:00

Every since I first heard Eddie Vedder's cover of the Beatles' "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" from the I AM SAM soundtrack, I have been in love with Eddie Vedder's voice... and eyes.
(Check out both of the above videos)

Hopefully one of these days I'll get to hear them live. Oddly enough, Eddie Vedder's hometown is actually only 1/2 an hour away from me... Evanston, IL. Anyone down to stalk... i mean check it out???

Also, another classic w/ a lot of sentimental value

my "dark and twisty" side

2007-04-30T17:51:00.000-07:00

I guess I always kind of new I was a Meredith... minus the crazy mom... ok and the mcdreamy.

Which grey's character are you?

can't wait for the movie

2007-04-28T23:55:00.000-07:00

talking mon - key

2007-04-26T11:03:00.000-07:00

thank you anna joon for the best laugh i've had in a while

my white stripes fix of the day...

2007-04-26T09:27:00.000-07:00

The White Stripes "Astro"
According to wikipedia:

Jack says "The Astro is whatever you do in secret that nobody knows about. Everybody does the Astro."
more white stripes info than you can ever imagine

not the actual music video, but a great song with some random NYC folk

2007-04-26T08:59:00.000-07:00

Saw this on tmz.com and found it pretty humorous:

"Meeting Paris Hilton" is a bitchin' new track by up-and-coming Brazilian electro-rock group Cansei de Ser Sexy (CSS), Portuguese for "tired of being sexy," whose lyrics never mention the hotel heiress by name but do feature the word "bitch" over 20 times. That's hot!

the b@#$% said yeah

trip down memory lane...

2007-04-26T08:56:00.000-07:00

so i ran across some websites highlighting some fond ucla memories and now i'm all nostalgic... tips for freshman

Do you guys remember the affirmative action bake sale????
crazy... who is this kid??
sroll down to Mon Jan 23, 2006

cutie pies

2007-04-26T03:08:00.000-07:00

my mooshes...

gotta love george

2007-04-26T03:06:00.000-07:00

Fitting that I had my Micro shelf exam on Malaria Awareness day! Check out this video of our commander in chief in action... it's sure to brighten your day...

if med school doesn't work out

2007-04-26T03:01:00.000-07:00

maybe I can find work as an eyeglasses model... what do you think?

songs of the moment

2007-04-26T01:45:00.000-07:00

some music i've been enjoying recently...

world cup 2-0-1-0

2007-04-26T01:15:00.000-07:00

So exciting!
South Africa vs. Itself

a little bit of rauzjoon brought straight to your finger tips

2007-04-26T01:00:00.000-07:00

Welcome to my blog... a place for the random things I find entertaining :)