5/10/2014

The Bum is to Wed

Have you heard? The Bum is to wed! So she and her designer fiancee have quite some work to do. We'll be sharing our designs and our breakdowns here for you to laugh and maybe learn from. 




But first, some wisdom about weddings i've picked up thus far.

1) If you want to customize a thousand things for your wedding - which, as a designer, you'll feel almost compelled to do - you can't be lazy. 


2) If you are an understated, minimalistic sort of person, your wedding ideas will likely clash with the  Lebanese way of MAKE IT SPARKLE.

Some of your suggestions will be met with an awkward silence, followed by "but it's your wedding!"

Everyone, from your mother to the florist, will remind you that the wedding is not just about you and your very accommodating fiancee. It's a public spectacle that needs to impress. Fine.

... I've learnt to pick my battles. 


3) You can't do it alone. I can barely plan a birthday party for five, let alone a wedding bonanza. Enter family and friends, doing what they do best. 

My sister in hospitality is helping with the catering and dining setup *no pressure, Majida*
My music-loving friend is helping with the music *no pressure, Rawane*
etc. 


4) Writing a blogpost about it really pushes you to get off your lazy bum and start. 





2/11/2014

Wounded Animal


I don’t like you very much; 

see, I know you at your core.
You’re a wounded animal,
still whimpering and sore.

You'd bite a friendly hand
If it dared to come near,
for fear that it may harm you
like others you held dear.

With swift, exacting words
you tore through my skin.
They were undeserved,
but I took them with a grin.

In your fervor is an anger,
and a sadness too.

You’ve forgotten to be kind;
others weren’t to you.

I don’t like you very much
because you’re making me the same.
I’m aiming for your throat
before you speak my name.