Those who know me also know that I watch and read the news for plain entertainment. Media in United States is controlled by people who own more than %50 of this country’s wealth, so it is obvious that the media is doing something for them and not the majority of the population. It is simple. To my opinion, media is a tool for governments to give people misleading information so that ordinary citizens would not see the reality behind the scene. Thus whenever I watch news or read something which sounds silly, I tell myself, something fishy is going on that the government is trying to hide. Today, in news they were taking about Senate vetoing President Bush and Bush vetoing back on his bill for funding U.S. troops, and I am sure tomorrow they will pass the bill to fund the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan which does not make any sense.

This is a simple game people. Watch it carefully. Look for contradictions, funny stories, and maybe you will find a clue attached to the truth.

And those FBI bastards reading my blog better know that I am just a caring and thoughtful citizen and have no affiliation with whatever grumpy stuff is happening in politic around the world.

Happy New Persian New Year to everyone who is celebrating it. I wish you a year full of happiness and joy in however it means to you. I was celebrating the New Year’s count down in Young Research Library at UCLA among few other friends studying for winter quarter final examinations. I know it is not the best thing to do, but we had no choice and this is how it has been for me for that past 5 years. I was either in class taking a test, or studying for finals. I hope this doesn’t happen to anybody and hope that schools would recognize this important holiday. By the way, if anyone is planning to have a child in this New Year, please plan accordingly to not have his/her birthday during final or midterm examinations so they can party up; I am saying this because my birthday is also during spring quarter’s finals week.

Finally sitting in the library, I thought of how to make “Haft Sin” with stuff close to me, and this came to my mind:
1. Sandwich
2. Sauce
3. Soda
4. Soup
5. Sucks (Not sure if anyone wants to put this on their Haft Sin)
6. Seat
7. Cell Phone

They all start with the sound “s.”

P.S. The picture above it the Haft Sin of my cousin Giti.

A shallow movie carries a shallow message. This movie is simply another Hollywood production with no perception and accuracy of the historical events. There is absolutely no historian support behind this movie making it a fake production by Hollywood legends. I am protesting against this movie because it does not represent the true characteristics of Persian men, and women. Here are some good links for educating yourself about the truth behind Persian Empire and its people:

Project 300

And some great documentaries by history channel:

There are multiple parts to it, if you have time, watch them all. Otherwise to see what really happened for movie 300, watch part 3 and part 4. Thanks to Kourosh for gathering this list.

Engineering of an empire, here is the introduction.

Part 1 Water Canals (Ghanats), and Cyrus the great, Paradise Ggardens

Part 2 Darius and the Original Suaz Canal

Part 3 Royal Road, Darius and Battle of Marathon

Part 4 This one is about Battle of so called movie 300 and Xerxes/Artimis

Part 5 more on Persepolis and Alexander