lately

Hala's so serious nowadays I find myself tuning her out sometimes. Don't get me wrong, I'm still an obsessed fanatic, I just don't feel compelled to pay attention to every tiny thing lately. I like the funny version of Hala. The wry humor, the dry sarcasm. The talking head version just doesn't warrant obsessive observation.

Huh. I'm defending non-psychotic behavior.

The past week or so Hala's been so serious I haven't paid much (any) attention this week (*ducks for cover*).
Because of this, I missed this quote, brought to us by BobbyBaby from the dotorg:

There was a pic of a pale, freaky looking tree kangaroo and Hala said "[that is] before make-up."

Heehee. Hala's humor. Miss it so. It's on display so rarely since she's been in Atlanta. (OMFG, she's been in Georgia for nearly two years! The London days are that long ago?)

Sigh.

Oh, right: Inside the Middle East. Umm... not spectacular. Sorry, Schams, but this month's edition did nothing for me.


But here's something, which only Vic is likely to understand: Coming from the country that had that horrid stampede of people waiting for a game show, I have this morbid urge to see if any of the international correspondents (CNN or BBC) will broadcast the name of the game show.


Where's Robyn Curnow? And is she still not a staff member of CNNI?
-- quickedit: Robyn was on yesterday for Business International. I don't agree with the outfit, but I thoroughly enjoyed Robyn talking to Robin (Oakley) :P
-- Hala was also in a considerably better mood, but I wasn't really paying attention.

waking up

Hala: so pretty.

So here's what happened: I was dead asleep in the middle of the night, a friend sends me an SMS message on my phone, then calls to make sure I read the message.
I'm tired, bitca, but okay. So I rouse myself from sleep, answer the call, and check the time.
Here's the sad part: upon realizing that I was awake in time for YWT, I immediately turn the TV on and tune in to CNN.

Lo and behold: Hala.

I can't remember much of it, I was going in and out of consciousness (yes, during my friend's phone call-- I am a horrible friend at 0300HKT), but I do remember passing judgment on her outfit (acceptable) and the last part, with Jim Bitterman's report on food being turned into musical instruments.
Hala's expression at the end of the report was priceless. I don't know what Jon Mann was saying, but Hala's expression was capped off by her statement:

"I don't think I'd like to eat something that someone has blown into."
- Hala (18jan2006)