Soul Tracks for Heavy Mornings29 December 2025·101 words·1 minDaily-Life Art-Media Shami Soul-Music Morning-Routine Mood-Boost Parenting Spotify-Playlist Levantine-ArabicA post about hauling myself out of bed and letting a soul playlist brighten a dark winter morning.
Old Sketchbook Drawings28 December 2025·158 words·1 minArt-Media Shami Sketchbook Illustration Pencil-Drawing Still-Life Book-Illustration Art-Archive ThrowbackSketchbook pages and book illustrations from earlier seasons of my life—a small gallery of old drawings.
A Different Sound10 December 2025·152 words·1 minLanguage-Learning Art-Media Shami Shami-Arabic Vocabulary Levantine-Arabic Music-Discovery Playlist-NotesA small thought about change, choice, and the paths we take when we want something different.
The Fish-Tank Catastrophe7 December 2025·112 words·1 minFamily Art-Media Shami Family-Story Parenting-Humor Fish-Tank Goldfish Kid-Quotes Pets SpouseA Shami mini-story about our accidental fish-soup disaster and how the tank finally got replaced.
A Tale of Two Selfies3 December 2025·152 words·1 minArt-Media Daily-Life Shami Reflection Time Memory Identity Night-Photography SelfiesTwo photos. Seventeen years apart. Same face, different weather.
ALL CAPS28 November 2025·104 words·1 minTravel Art-Media Shami Tel-Aviv Street-Graffiti Wordplay Police-Humor Israel-Travel Photo-Walk HeadwearSome confusing graffiti in Tel Aviv.
The Beginnings of My Levantine Playlist27 November 2025·173 words·1 minArt-Media Shami Levantine-Playlist Ear-Training Indie-Ska Electro-Folk Music-Discovery Artist-Spotlight Yuma Ghoula Young-Rz Kazdoura Walaa-Sbait Bedouin-BurgerSome music I’m enjoying right now, to train my ear for Levantine Arabic.
Favorite Film Genre29 August 2025·94 words·1 minArt-Media Tunisian Movies Film-Genre FavoritesDiscussing what kind of movies I like to watch.
A Game That Stuck With Me19 August 2025·52 words·1 minDaily-Life Art-Media Tunisian Habitica Gamified-Productivity Rpg Habit-Tracking Time-Management Nostalgiaشنوة لعبة ولا أي حاجة أخرى من الميديا لعبتها توّا و بقات في مخّك؟ علاش لمستك هكا؟
Plans to sleep before work and listen to Tunisian music.16 June 2025·60 words·1 minLanguage-Learning Daily-Life Art-Media Tunisian Tunisian-Arabic Daily-Journal Listening-Practice Tunisian-Music Yuma Dj-Ghoula Bike-Commute War-Anxiety Spouseالصباح قمت الأربعة و ربع صفارات الإنذار و ما نجمتش نرجع نرقد. ركبت بسكليتي خطار العيشة ديما خير كي تكون فوق البسكليتة. ممكن نمشي نرقد شوية بعد ما نخدم. مرتي حنّا و موشى (4) و صموئيل (2) راهم قامو و تاو يفطرو.