February 2009
1 post
Bikes, cars and electronics: Meha's Expensive Wish...
You know what I hate about YouTube? How they mute all songs now. Bastards. Anyway. This is my wishlist for 2009. If you really love me, you’ll (at the very least!) remember me in your prayers and hope I get at least one of the things on the list.
1. Kawasaki 1700 Vulcan Voyager Motorcycle. I’ve talked about this endlessly, but srsly. It’s in my dreams. Whenever I surf through...
December 2008
2 posts
Meha conquers iMovie.
Ok, so the song is totally copyright. Big whoop. It’s Guns N Roses. They would understand.
If you want to catch a glimpse into the craziness that was St. Louis during the VP debate and see some big names, watch this:
2008 VP Debate: LIVE FROM ST. LOUIS from Meha Ahmad on Vimeo.
((Edited: Because this was originally on YouTube, but they mute music now, so I’ve switched to...
A Bilingual nation?
The Spanish language is the primary language for more than 35 million Americans, and those numbers are growing fast as more immigrants come to the states. But some local governments have passed English-only amendments to immigration bills and in some cases have declared English the official language of that state.
Even though English and Spanish are the most commonly used languages in American,...
November 2008
10 posts
I, too, am a Twilighter.
About three things I was absolutely positive. First, Kristen Stewart will never win an Academy Award. Second, there was a part of me—and I have a fairly good idea how potent that part is—that wished Robert Pattinson was able to keep just a bit of his British accent. And third, the unconditionally and irrevocably sappy parts in the book turned out to be comedy on screen. —Meha
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Group 3 video
The Death of Racism in America
The very morning after the election, I turned to the View, to see what Whoopi and that Republican blonde’s first impressions were. Forget the blonde. Whoopi Goldberg said something I’ll never forget. She said that her very progressive-thinking mother told her, she never thought she’d live to see this day. And it made Whoopi realize that while she wasn’t too conscious of it, deep down she didn’t...
TRL ends, marks death of music videos
After 10 years, 18 seasons and more than 1000 episodes, Total Request Live has come to a long-awaited but sorrowful end. Even though I haven’t even seen a minute of TRL since high school, a wave of nostalgia came over me.
I remember junior high in the beginning of the boy band craze and tuning in to TRL to see if NSync’s “It’s Tearin’ Up My Heart” beat...
Ask Baba Ali podcast
I’m not big on podcasts. If I want to watch something, I’ll turn on the TV. And I hate waiting for vids to finish “buffering” and constantly freezing because it is almost never “streaming” video. But whatever. But there is one show that I watch that is only broadcast online. It’s “Ask Baba Ali”; To me, it’s really funny. To others,...
Stranded at the CTA. Branded a fool.
I get to Midway after a long day of interning (didn’t take that long), schoolwork (took longer than I thought), and video-editing/script-writing. All I want is to go home and see my family, give my cat Oliver a treat, and go to bed.
Then my tire blows.
I pull back into the Midway parking lot, and call my parents. Neither of whom know how to change a tire. Nor does my brother (who was...
Daily Show: "How long do you sit Shiva?"
Just reminds you… “Fox News” is an oxymoron. ;)
Flickr show: cake!
The Journey to Dessert.
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Wait, scratch that. I'm the reason Obama won.
Oh, yeah. I’m pulling the Faith Card. I so helped Obama win. Because I PRAYED LIKE HECK that Obama would win and I wouldn’t have to move to Canada after a McCain win. *shudders* And you can’t fight the power of prayer. That’s right, I’m going to spend the rest of this week being RIGHTEOUS.
Anyway.
As I sit here watching CNN/ABC News/NBC/WGN and read...
I'm the reason Obama lost.
We have to Ba-ROCK the Vote.
Otherwise, your life can be like mine. Living in a fallout shelter with my laptop, hoping not to be found by the angry mob that is burning me in effigy.
October 2008
15 posts
When it rains, it pours.
Right right, this is the 18th post tonight, but like the post title, when it rains it pours. I’m just chockful of blogging material tonight.
When it comes to multimedia, HOLY hell am I a slow learner. But I’m loving it. I love writing for the Web and some broadcast and print and podcasts and trying to converge all my different classes together for one report.
And really love my...
Did That 70's Show totally call it?
I know some other bloggers have mentioned this hydro-powered car, but it’s making me laugh like an incredible dork with too much TV trivia on the brain. Because as a belated fan of That 70’s Show (meaning that I didn’t watch it when it was actually on, but have instead become addicted to the reruns. Thank God for syndication, am I right?, I know that Hyde completely scooped...
Smells like Republican Desperation
A fellow classmate marched into class today and shouted “Did you hear about Obama and the LA Times?”
Being part of the Elections class that is following his and McCain’s campaign, I was immediately interested. What had happened with Obama now?
My classmate, a staunch Republican (and pretty anti-Obama), said that it was reported that Obama was praising a known terrorist, and how...
It's all lies, I tell you.
There has got to be a reason that Everyblock won’t show the crimes in my neighborhood. I know there’s crime. There has been like three robberies in the past year in my ‘hood. So don’t tell me, EveryBlock, that you don’t list my neighborhood and can’t tell me about the crimes.
Because that’s false advertisement. Every-effing-block, my foot.
However, I...
Charity Journalism.
From the butcher, to the baker to the candlestick maker, and even to the baristas at Starbucks, every worker—whether fulfilling a job or a career—knows that every drop of sweat has its price. If you work, you want payment for that work. That’s just common sense.
But none of us came into the journalism field for the money. No writer becomes a writer—whether in fiction,...
God gives with both hands, it seems
Wo-ow. I’m finally able to rest for a bit. I’m kind of excited. I get to sleep tonight!! It’s been too long. Damn those midterms. But I think I did well, so I won’t curse them for long. But I literally spent every day and night since last Thursday working nonstop. Even on the train ride home, I didn’t get a break. Just busted out my laptop and frantically typed...
Hell week?
After a weekend of minute scheduling that included about five or six interviews (especially one at 7 a.m. on a Sunday morning!), transcribing hours and hours of those interviews, an obligation brunch, planning and throwing a (belated) surprise party, and shopping for a (belated) present, I prepare for the beginning of the end: Midterms.
1. Article on the disenfranchisement of Muslim voters...
Jackie & Debra.
I wonder if this will work. …trying to upload a video is hard only for me…
Star-struck.
((I can blog all week about the debate. Here I go.))
The Media Filing Center
The media filing center was like a dream come true, like my initiation into the journalism world. Amid the throngs of credentialed reporters (CNN! MSNBC! Oh, and Fox) I didn’t feel like a college student trying to fit in but a journalist covering a national and historic event. Covering a whirlwind of a debate,...
Tumblrin' on Twitterin'
Twitter, where have you been all my life? I problem I’ve been faced with in past political events (press conferences that interrupt my regular scheduled TV programming; State of the Union addresses; pretty much any time a political candidate stands on a soapbox and starts droning on and on) is that I can’t keep up with the speakers. They’re too fast, too harsh, and they usually...
Laughable things Palin said in the last 90 min.
(Before debate starts) “Can I call you Joe?”
“John McCain is a Maverick.”
“I’m going to speak straight up with the American people.”
“Say it ain’t so, Joe.”
“He’s a maverick.”
“You’re darn right.”
“We’re mavericks.”
“It’s a heckuva plan.”
“Put the...
Meet me in St. Louis, meet me at the fair.
At this very moment I am in St. Louis at Washington University. I’m rubbing elbows with the celebrities of the journalism world and this experience is unlike any other. From the moment I (along with the rest of my Elections 2008 class) passed the gateway arch, it’s been a roller coaster. Once I figure out how to upload videos on to this blog, there will be footage I took of Lieberman,...
Charlie bit me
This post has nothing to do with anything, but I’ve watched this video countless times and it just gets funnier. I don’t know what it is about British kids.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OBlgSz8sSM
Worst group moment(s)
Moment 1:
When I met my partners—or should I say partner? The third member of our group was a dud who never came to class—for my Shakespeare Lit class, I knew right off it wasn’t going to be pretty. First off, the only member that ever came to class was… well, I can’t prove it, but I’m pretty sure she was high. So I never knew what point she was trying to...
Chantdown Babylon
Less than two days before the 2008 VP debates and I am more than a little anxious. So much to do, so little time. The world of politics, while the rest of America may think it moves slowly, moves far too quickly for my taste. Too many politicians making too many decisions and voting on far too many bills and then making controversial statements that buzz around the media for weeks (Ohhh, you know...
September 2008
7 posts
MOVIE QUOTES: Play the game. Win satisfaction.
Blogging just got fun. ;) Let’s see if anyone reads this, shall we? You guess what movie the quote is from.
1.) “You’re going to need a bigger boat.” 2.) “I am now a checkerboard chick!” 3.) “Shoot him and cut out his tongue, then shoot his tongue! And trim that scraggly beard!” 4.) “Beware of fainting fits, beware of swoons.” 5.)...
Ever slap yourself to stay awake?
My eyes hurt from staring at this blasted computer screen all night. I’m hopped up on caffeine (Coke, coffee, and a Redbull) so I would be able to pull an all-nighter and honestly…. I’ve been tired since 7 p.m. I wish I can say staying up these last 10 or so hours in front of the computer, brainstorming/typing away made a dent in the ever-growing pile of work I have to do, but...
This blog, heavy workloads, and other things I...
I definitely plan on using this blog more often and throughout the week, and developing a better schoolwork routine, but doesn’t it seem like the first few weeks of school have been irrationally difficult to get a grasp on? Maybe it’s just me. But it seems like hours of sleep sacrificed for more work-related time haven’t helped the situation as much as I’d hoped. Maybe...
Current event: 9/16
On Tuesday night, a 17-year-old girl was raped about five minutes from my neighborhood; everyone’s in uproar. How could the T.J Grinders where she worked allow a young girl to work alone at night?
If you’re unfamiliar with the story, the girl noticed a strange man watching her and then texted her male friend about it. Later, he came back and watched her through the window and she,...
The Future of Journalism: The times, they are...
With “citizen journalism” and blogging gaining popularity, it’s easy for journalists today to think that this is the beginning of the end of professional reporting. I think that the problem isn’t that journalism is ending but rather that it’s changing. So what needs to happen if everyone wants to keep their jobs (cough cough Chicago Tribune cough) is they need to...
Ramadan woes or: How I learned sleep is a thing of...
I love Ramadan (Muslimholymonthoffasting). It’s like my own Christmas. My favorite time of year, where the family is all always together and there are big dinner parties and kids are running around and there’s awesome food and presents and shopping sprees and of course, the spirituality of it all, feeling closer to God, working with charity organizations and all that jazz.
But OMG...