should go visit my grandmother this sunday

i just found out that Gonzale in dA is occasionally living/visiting Lebanon and Syria as well. cool coincidence, i dont know her well but we have common dA friends and i know her by (good) reputation. anyway, i commented on her blog and she immediately replied that we might be able to meet up. she is staying in beirut but could visit damascus. somethign she said prompted me to check the visa issue again and actually i now found info that said i could obtaina visa from the border. i then checked the connection between the 2 cities...
"There is no railway to Beirut, but buses link Damascus with Beirut (Charles Helou bus station), 115km, journey time 5 hours"
115km, 5 hours? fuck.me.

on sunday i obviously installed the most important things on my computer. now i continue with the rest. open office. office 2010. flashpaste. cuteFTP. wordweb. winamp + milk skin. lightroom. ccleaner. etc...

quickies in NY has two recent posts that fit well together perhaps, or i just like both; story of fav sexual experience & bw ceiling view.

this view of Damascus from a nearby hill or something requires looking the bigger view, it seems quite beautiful.

Aimee Mann: Wise Up - an dold favorite of mine;
"It's not
What you thought
When you first began it
You got
What you want
Now you can hardly stand it though,
By now you know
It's not going to stop
It's not going to stop
It's not going to stop
'Til you wise up"