Blogger can't finish chocolate lava cookie, questions womanhood

After having a deeply fried dinner of wontons and assorted seafood bits (barf), my tender fingered male friend and I decided to try out a chocolate restaurant experience? extravaganza? in the city of Khobar.

How I learned to appreciate the humble mug

If you read "A guide to Al-Khobar part 3" then great. If not, then go read it.

Want to know how a 3D printer works? Then look no further!

Makerbot 3D printer

Recently there's been hype about 3D printers and it's ranged from the good to the bad. They'll either be the technology that saves us all from ourselves, allowing us to go to the local 3D printer for what we need, or they'll be the death of us, what with hooligans producing guns at home.

Iranian police continue to be fun-hating old farts

                                          YouTube

Just watch this video of young Iranian men and women cheering on their national football team in the World Cup and tell me you agree that the guy with the knee length pants and calf straps(?) looks like a pirate before you read the depressing news report attached to it.

A guide to Al-Khobar Part 3: Combining coffee and art

acoustic-tealounge.com

I haven't written a non-Internet related piece in a while, so last night I tried out a place my friend recommended. It was good to get off my butt and explore!

How one Moroccan woman made it in Hollywood

Variety

I was scrolling through Buzzfeed as one does, and I came across an article listing Nicki Minaj's top music videos. Coming in at number one was her song "Super Bass" and I was surprised to see that not only was it directed by a woman, but by a woman from the Middle East.

On dancing and dressing in Saudi Arabia

Arab News

I hope everyone had a great weekend! I for one did. I went out dancing with my friends in Bahrain, even ended up in a place called Blaq Velvet. (Yes, you read that right.) I couldn't get over the spelling of black for the longest time. I just kept on repeatedly asking, where are we again? Blackwa what? That and the middle aged, tattooed British men with Hawaiian shirts on the dance floor just made the night.