Dear lovely peepz that reside on the Internet,

I am not crazy. I am not high. I have just been extremely tired, frustrated, going through crazy life changing events, and oh, my EX emailed me out of the blue. Wasn’t it or isn’t he married you ask?

So, let’s back up a bit. My brother decided to come to visit us with his new baby boy and the rest of his beautiful family. He drove me nutz. Love him, but he is not normal. Kind of like me!

I went on a job interview 2 weeks ago, and I was awesome and great. I had a second interview with dinner, and they told me I am awesome and great! Then, they emailed me saying I am not qualified for the position. (I know what your thinking, wtf?) And then they told me that they wanted to test me to do a couple of computer programming projects (same crap I am doing now) first, and totally not the same as the job posting. They want to first make sure I fit in! I was like wtf? They want me to spend hours of my time, or lack of free time that I got to be tested on TWO projects? No wonder they asked me this, “Why are you a programmer? What is a girl doing being a programmer?” I swear to God they asked me that and I was too enraged to answer that!

Then, my cousin came from Europe! She is beyond crazy. I think it is hereditary trait in my family! She stayed a week and made my life ever so joyful.

Finally, last Wednesday, I received an email in the middle of the night from HIM? Remember him people? The guy I was with for 6.5 years then we fought and blah blah he decided 3 months later to marry some chick from over seas? Umm, and also he was the reason I made this blog a while back? Yeah him! (Link here to read about the past.) You can browse old archives from 2008 or less to learn more.

Anyways, he wrote me a very casual nice email. On Facebook, I asked my peepz what they thought, and most agreed to ignore and move on. I moved on a long time ago people. But what the hell? Seriously, what does he want from me? It has been 2 years and he still cares to email? If you are married, would you want your significant other to remember someone else and email them? I don’t care about the details or assume anything, but honestly, I am not like that! I am not desperate or care to know why. It was hard to move on in the beginning, but life has to continue and I didn’t want to be a part of this crap anymore.

Anywho!! I am a Twitter addict! I am back to my old routine. I micro blog daily! So add me to Twitter @rebelliousgirl or check out my Twitter page (http://www.twitter.com/rebelliousgirl) with my updates. I try to always keep everyone on top of things, and I try my best to ANSWER every single person that messages me though Twitter! My life is boring, but you know what, it may not be as boring as yours! lool Just kidden. I love you all. You guys seriously put a smile on my face and have helped me go through a lot of hurdles in my life for the past 5.5 years!

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This is part three of the year end manifestation of the life of my blog.

My blog this year won so many awards, that I don’t have enough fingers and toes to count them! NOT!! (Didn’t I sound cheesy and dorky like the rest of the bloggers out there?) But yes, my blog won a lot of invisible mind boggling awards. I won people’s readerships. That’s the biggest award I can get as a blogger. I don’t care about best blog, or best writer, or best anything. Who cares? It’s like winning a virtual banner to advertise someone else’s bright idea that started the campaign.

Really, if the prize was money based, then people will be all over it! I would be so all over it!

So, I am gonna list the top blog posts this year by comments, my favorites, and ones that I should have never published, but found their way online cause of my insomnia or excessive amounts of coffee!

Top Blog Posts 2009 | Comments & Reactions

1. April 28, 2009 | It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a conspiracy theory!
2. June 7, 2009 | The Arab Blogorette
3. June 16, 2009 | I think it is time for change!
4. August 25, 2009 | Why are Muslims turning Atheists?
5. August 30, 2009 | Analysis: It is much harder to get rid of her
6. September 7, 2009 | Arabs marrying non-Arabs
7. September 18, 2009 | Window shopping for a bride
8. October 27, 2009 | Symbols of being different

Top Blog Posts 2009 | Monaism & Love

1. January 15, 2009 | Are good people always the victims of life?
2. March 31, 2009 | How accurate is this?
3. April 20, 2009 | Airports think I am a perv!
4. May 21, 2009 | A way to relieve stress
5. July 15, 2009 | Teaching a child the basics of the internet world
6. September 6, 2009 | No Comment
7. September 24, 2009 | I am sick and tired of looking for work!!! NO MORE!
8. December 4, 2009 | The typicals
9. December 26, 2009 | I am the master of my choices

Top Blog Pots 2009 | Those That Should Have Never Been

1. January 28, 2009 | The blogging world is run by monkeys
2. May 4, 2009 | I thought I held the title of taking things too seriously
3. June 20, 2009 | The media has been following me for over two decades
4. September 26, 2009 | I don’t like talking about sex in public

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This is part one of the year end manifestation of the life of my blog.

I remember four or five years ago, when the climax of the online social networking scene started erupting, and like others who wanted to jump on the bandwagon and take advantage of the revolution, I dropped all my other websites and wanted to join all this commotion. The word web-blog was still unheard of or misunderstood by the majority of the Internet users. Who would want to write anything personal online? Who would read it? Who cares what is said?

Amusingly, I had a personal website years ago. I wrote out some poems, some thoughts, a little about me, and I attempted web designing something without any formal training. I liked web design because I thought of it as art, and I was an artist. I wanted to show at least one person out there that I have a little of bit of talent and persistence in creating something visual in an open medium.

Over time, this visual design was not enough for me. I can make something visually pleasing, but what about my writing? I practiced very hard. I read so many articles, and took writing courses in University because I wanted to write. I wanted to enhance my talent in writing because I had this tool, this online public presence that would not last unless I improved and became exceptional in it.

Everything that I learned over the years from writing for publication and from web-designing was over whelming, but helped tremendously. However, the only thing that I had to learn on my own is to be honest. To say what’s on my mind, and do the things that I want to do and portray them the way I want them to be portrayed, and let others accept it for what it is.

Be true to your self. Don’t just write for an audience. Write for your self, and convince your self first with a thought before you click that publish button to try and convince others.

The Keys to Open the Various Doors

It is hard to spread the word about something you created. People don’t realize how powerful the social networking medium is. Blogs are a part of it, but other social networking tools (sites) such as Twitter, Facebook, Friend Feed, and My Blog Log are the biggest aides for your blog.

Till now, I know people that refuse to use Twitter and they refuse to use Facebook. They refuse to do anything in the social networking scene and interact with their audience. Yet, they run a blog? And they wonder why it is not as successful.

The year 2009 has truly enhanced my blog beyond belief. Those aides helped me and removed a huge burden off my shoulders from continuing to advertise my blog. I didn’t have time or the patience to do it. I used to go on various blogs and just leave comments just so people will know I exist. I didn’t know who read my blog or who commented on it. I didn’t know how those commentors looked like, their personality, or what they like or don’t like. I couldn’t do my job because I didn’t know who I am up against. I didn’t know who was out there. But now I do…

God bless social networking!

Watch out everyone! You cannot survive as a blogger in 2010 without taking advantage of everything else around you in the social networking scene. I suggest you keep up and see how the Internet is shaping up. It’s going to get very exciting in the upcoming year. I can’t wait.

Where to Find Me?

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/rebelliousgirl

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/rebelliousarabgirl

Friend Feed: http://www.friendfeed.com/rebelliousarabgirl

Twitpic Photo Album: http://www.twitpic.com/photos/rebelliousgirl

Technorati: http://technorati.com/blogs/www.rebelliousarabgirl.net

My Blog Log: http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/rebelliousarabgirl

Alexa: http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/rebelliousarabgirl.net

and last but not least..

My blog: http://www.rebelliousarabgirl.net

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I Twittered this photo today from my cell phone. This is my temporary work station at my new job till I receive my brand new 24 inch iMac thingy that begins with an M and ends with crapintosh!

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Thank God that I am going to only be coding on it. Oh Macs.. why why!!

My first couple of days at work

So far so good. I really like the place. I met a whole more whack of people. When you work for a small business, you start feeling that you are part of the family. I feel like I belong somewhere now and people like me! Unlike those haters from yesterday.

Do you think if a company is owned by Arabs, they would hire me? I don’t think so. They would find something to criticize about other’s appearance first. They wouldn’t take me on, because they only think about looks like some guy did yesterday on Twitter that said, “you are hated by Arab guys because you are unattractive and look like an Indian.” Can you believe that Arabs stoop that low in name calling to insult another Arab and an entirely different culture too? Only on Twitter. And only from Arabs.

Now I will get people commenting on this post saying that I am an Arab hater and racist. When will the circle of hate ever end? Who started it? Definitely not ME!

You know what is funny?

I have never ever in my entire life of blogging or Twittering have insulted someone out of spite and racism. I don’t hate for no reason. I only hate stupid ignorant people. I could care less what race people are from. I am an equal opportunity hater!

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Where are the famous Arabs on Twitter? No Arab celebrities, and barely any famous Arab figures? Anyone got a list of a few? Share it with everyone, because I would like to know.

I will post a listing of famous Arabs on Twitter on my site soon, and if any of you can contact them, then please tell them that yalla!! They got to get with the time! Some of the younger ones have Facebook groups that you can contact them directly and maybe can convince them.

I like following celebrities on Twitter. Their life and what they write about is so mundane, it makes us look a little bit more interesting.

Twitter rules, if you don’t have an account, then you are missing out. Mine is @rebelliousgirl.

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