I badly needed some laughter after the intense movie on Saturday night. But first some unscripted questions, this time with my landlady for this week:
We talked about a lot of things: Tunisia, Arab Spring, Belgium, Real Estate prices in Santa Monica, Rental rates in Santa Monica, running a convenient store or starting an Inn, Travelling through deep south, life as a paralegal, living in portland...
Resorts of Tunisia: Really fun to learn from her about the different resorts of tunisia, she has a bound booklet from all her recent trips, apparently Shutterfly lets you make one very quickly. The cover of the book looks like its right from Santorini, which is how we started talking but its actually from Tunisia. She mentioned the resorts are very affordable but quite far away from the actual town.
here's one of them:
The Residence--Tunis
With its wide, warm beaches and the waves of the Mediterranean gently lapping the shore, the beaches of northern Africa are like nowhere else in the world. With its exotic mixture of Spanish and Moorish architecture, The Residence is a dramatic resort offering all the amenities and refinements of a modern luxury hotel. Located on the Côtes de Carthage, the site of the ancient city from which Hannibal launched his attack on Rome, this area of Tunisia is famous for its light, natural beauty as well as for its proximity to many local historical points of interest.
Arab Spring: I had no idea the recent uprisings were called this and she kept referring it while talking about tunisia.. time for some research.
"The Arab Spring (Arabic: الثورات العربية; literally the Arabic Rebellions or the Arab Revolutions) is a revolutionary wave ofdemonstrations and protests that has been taking place in the Arab world since 18 December 2010. Prior to this period, Sudanwas the only Arab country to have successfully overthrown dictatorial regimes, in 1964 and again in 1985. To date, there have been revolutions in Tunisia[2] and Egypt;[3] a civil war in Libya;[4] civil uprisings in Bahrain,[5] Syria,[6] and Yemen;[7] major protests in Algeria,[8] Iraq,[9] Jordan,[10] Morocco,[11] and Oman,[12] as well as on the borders of Israel;[13] and minor protests inKuwait,[14] Lebanon,[15] Mauritania,[16] Saudi Arabia,[17] Sudan,[18] and Western Sahara.[19] The protests have shared techniques of civil resistance in sustained campaigns involving strikes, demonstrations, marches and rallies, as well as the use of social media, such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, to organize, communicate, and raise awareness in the face of state attempts at repression and internet censorship.[20] Many demonstrations have also met violent responses from authorities,[21][22][23] as well as from pro-government militias and counter-demonstrators.[24][25][26] The slogan of the demonstrators in the Arab world has been"The people want to bring down the regime".[27]"
Those are the two unscripted questions and research from yesterday. Rest of the day went rather quick, we spent some portion at the Brentwood Farmer's Market and Century City. I started on a new book about Gandhi, review below from Amazon. Seems like a really good book for someone who wants to know more about his struggles in South Africa and how to he came to his methodology via experiments.
What makes it more interested is that it was banned in India.. all the more reason to read it!
We talked about a lot of things: Tunisia, Arab Spring, Belgium, Real Estate prices in Santa Monica, Rental rates in Santa Monica, running a convenient store or starting an Inn, Travelling through deep south, life as a paralegal, living in portland...
Resorts of Tunisia: Really fun to learn from her about the different resorts of tunisia, she has a bound booklet from all her recent trips, apparently Shutterfly lets you make one very quickly. The cover of the book looks like its right from Santorini, which is how we started talking but its actually from Tunisia. She mentioned the resorts are very affordable but quite far away from the actual town.
here's one of them:
Tunisia
Courtesy of the Residence
The Residence--Tunis With its wide, warm beaches and the waves of the Mediterranean gently lapping the shore, the beaches of northern Africa are like nowhere else in the world. With its exotic mixture of Spanish and Moorish architecture, The Residence is a dramatic resort offering all the amenities and refinements of a modern luxury hotel. Located on the Côtes de Carthage, the site of the ancient city from which Hannibal launched his attack on Rome, this area of Tunisia is famous for its light, natural beauty as well as for its proximity to many local historical points of interest.
Arab Spring: I had no idea the recent uprisings were called this and she kept referring it while talking about tunisia.. time for some research.
"The Arab Spring (Arabic: الثورات العربية; literally the Arabic Rebellions or the Arab Revolutions) is a revolutionary wave ofdemonstrations and protests that has been taking place in the Arab world since 18 December 2010. Prior to this period, Sudanwas the only Arab country to have successfully overthrown dictatorial regimes, in 1964 and again in 1985. To date, there have been revolutions in Tunisia[2] and Egypt;[3] a civil war in Libya;[4] civil uprisings in Bahrain,[5] Syria,[6] and Yemen;[7] major protests in Algeria,[8] Iraq,[9] Jordan,[10] Morocco,[11] and Oman,[12] as well as on the borders of Israel;[13] and minor protests inKuwait,[14] Lebanon,[15] Mauritania,[16] Saudi Arabia,[17] Sudan,[18] and Western Sahara.[19] The protests have shared techniques of civil resistance in sustained campaigns involving strikes, demonstrations, marches and rallies, as well as the use of social media, such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, to organize, communicate, and raise awareness in the face of state attempts at repression and internet censorship.[20] Many demonstrations have also met violent responses from authorities,[21][22][23] as well as from pro-government militias and counter-demonstrators.[24][25][26] The slogan of the demonstrators in the Arab world has been"The people want to bring down the regime".[27]"
Those are the two unscripted questions and research from yesterday. Rest of the day went rather quick, we spent some portion at the Brentwood Farmer's Market and Century City. I started on a new book about Gandhi, review below from Amazon. Seems like a really good book for someone who wants to know more about his struggles in South Africa and how to he came to his methodology via experiments.
Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle with India
Joseph LelyveldAmazon Best Books of the Month, April 2011: With Great Soul, Pulitzer Prize-winner Joseph Lelyveld accomplishes the difficult task of humanizing the fabled "Mahatma." Utterly unafraid of depicting Gandhi's less palatable tendencies--shameless self-promotion, inscrutable sexual mores, and an often narrow and ethnically specific application of his evolving political tenets--Lelyveld instead stands the man up against the myth. Comprehensively researched and confidently written, Lelyveld's exploration of Gandhi's politically formative years in South Africa, and the international profile he later secured in India, demonstrates laudable (if not unflinching) critical distance from his subject. It takes a brave biographer to pull this off respectfully. (See Christopher Hitchens’s book on Mother Theresa for a contrary and maudlin example.) Lelyveld is up to the job, delivering an ultimately indispensable take on the flesh-and-blood man who may have been his own best hagiographer. Everyone with an interest in Gandhi--from incurable skeptics to unabashed devotees--should find much to learn from one of the year’s best biographies to date. --Jason Kirk
Subsistence consisted of veggie tamale at the farmers market, Ajisen Ramen at Century City and then Veggie burger at the Counter.. all amazing food!
Ended the night with the funniest movie I have seen for a long time, The Bridesmaids. An absolute blast and totally lives up to its reputation, I am so glad I went for this movie. Its not really about a bachelorette party as a lot of people have said, hangover for women.. not really. Its really just 5 funny-as-hell actresses in comic situations.. great acting. Kristen Wiig from SNL is amazing!
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