I feel a purchase coming on...

OMG.

So I have this habit of saving funny/random/interesting/etc. things I find whenever I browse around the net, either for later viewing and/or to share them with friends. Most of the time I forget I even 'saved' these things, and when I go back to them it's like I am seeing them for the first time again. And most of the time, they make me LAUGH.

This concerns one such item.

I know there is no shortage of places where you can get custom-made items (ie: cafepress.com, calligraphize.com) or find shirts with pretty much anything on it (bustedtees.com) but this one, I just happen to randomly find on Amazon.com... And I know I've tried looking for similar items for years. (Isn't it great how that always seems to happen?!) Now being the huge bookworm I am, I usually spend hours on Amazon adding tons and tons of books and CDs to my wishlist. So when I found this, I knew it had to be instantly added to my ever-growing list.

Is it 'funny' that I want to buy this? Maybe so, but not in a bad way. I think it's funny because of the barcode, not because of the caption. I don't even think one has to be either Christian or Arab to want to wear it (and even then, defining the term "Arab" may prove a challenge on its own and reveal a variety of answers).

Bottom line, I find this to be unique and worthy of adding to my pile of statement-making garments. Perhaps it could be a conversation starter too, but that wouldn't be my purpose for wearing it. =)

Link to amazon.com:

Arab Christian hoodie


Image from amazon.com:

Ajami film review

Oh, Ajami.
First I was upset that you were only playing in the East Coast, and I living in the Bay Area, felt rather deprived. Then I was delighted to try to catch you during my visit to NYC and thus make it even more special of a viewing experience.
But of course, I soon discovered--during my NYC stay of course-- that you would be showing up to Bay Area screens after all. Oh, the irony! But one which I actually welcomed...
So I finally was able to see this movie, and I must say I was rather pleasantly surprised.
I have seen many movies surrounding the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and I must say Ajami provides a very convincing narrative. The setting of Ajami, a neighborhood of the Jaffa - Tel Aviv metropolis, ensures that a variety of people and situations-- Jewish, Christian, and Muslim-- will be encountered. An Arab - Jewish creation (Palestinian Scandar Copti and Jewish Israeli Yaron Shani), with a virtually unknown cast and a natural, unrehearsed feel, this film will not disappoint.
Expect twists and turns, expect issues you’ve probably never thought of as part of this conflict, expect a surprise ending.
It is not a “happy” movie, but few worth seeing ever are.