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Last LJ entry
Since I'm not using LJ anymore and I'm moving on from my Cedarseed identity, this journal will be closed and deleted once I've saved my journal entries. If anyone's still watching this account, I invite you to drop by my new website, Majnouna.com. You can follow me on the site's blog, on Facebook or Twitter.
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Khatt
I haven't been posting here, but the calligraphy's been going strong. Here's what you missed since my last...
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I Don't Believe It, volume 34527
In "my" Beirut coffeeshop, Younes, I have a fellow regular who's been there at least as long as I have, and shows up with the same morning schedule as me most of the time. The past year, as I discovered a great food place and a superb pastry shop nearby, I started moving between the 3, depending on whether I wanted a meal, hot drinks & a sofa, or ( Read more... ) -
Calligraphy & tuts
I haven't been keeping up with LJ to post my work, which goes on my art blog, so you guys have been missing out, in particular on my recent calligraphy work. Here are my latest, click on each image to read about it.
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Un-bloody-believable
I can't believe this happened today. I'm in London again (yes, third time this year, and not the last), got here yesterday night, and my boss from Jordan happens to be here, so I went to meet him for coffee. He was waiting for me at Sloane Square, where I'd never set foot before. As I stepped off the train there, I heard "Joumana?" and looked up to ( Read more... ) -
Sheesh another one
Sitting at my coffeeshop right now... A year ago there was a guy here who was shooting 1001 Lebanese portraits and he was always around with a big Nikon asking people if he could take their picture. When he took mine, he asked if I could sketch his portrait. I said sure, when I had my stuff with me, but he was leaving Lebanon 2 days later and so it ( Read more... ) -
One of those really odd things
A few days ago I was at the post office to pick up a package. It had been ages because I avoid mailing stuff form here as much as I can now. My attention was caught by the woman next to me as she was carrying a package to mail, and the white slip we fill to be notified when our mail arrives. The reason this caught my eye is that my name was on the ( Read more... ) -
Armenia redux
I forgot to mention I was in Armenia again last week. It was for a comic festival, but I had a day of exploring with my new friends.
From the Hellenistic site of Garni in Armenia, one can look down into the valley and see the following interesting columnar basalt formations:
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