Today I fought a makanga. I’ve never done that before. Well actually, I have, but that time doesn’t count, because the makanga was fighting my date and he tried to drag my baby into it. Nobody drags my baby into anything! Today was different. I was trying to get to Ngong, so I decided to [...]
Mysterious headphones
I love music. It’s my drug of choice. That and sugar and I’m pretty much in kite status. So when I finally got a radio phone, I was way above Cloud 69. For days I walked around smiling to myself and dancing on the streets as I sang along. Sheer bliss. The euphoria didn’t last [...]
Inception and Alejandro
First, Alejandro. I don’t much care for [or against] Lady Gaga. She has no effect on me. Her songs are pretty catchy, and that video she did with Beyoncé left me disturbed for days, but beyond that, I have no opinion. So when I heard there was this new video called Alejandro, I was like [...]
How I hate being wrong!
Especially when it happens twice in one day. I had sworn, sworn, sworn not to watch the new karate kid movie. I liked the old one a lot, and was badly traumatised by The Next Karate Kid, which was lousy despite having a blonde female karateka. There was no way I was going to erase [...]
Twitter, wedding rings, and Eagle Eye Cherry
It’s been one of those weeks. I opened this window with a great story idea, but then I got distracted by five other windows and lost my train of thought. I really do suck at the art of the multitask. When I’m alone in the house, I like to put on rock music very loud [...]
Dear Jesus, save me from men who speak slowly
I’ve been told I’m a fast talker. It doesn’t mean that I’m a con, or that my tongue can get me out of tight spots. It just means that I talk really, really fast. I disagree – I know people who talk much faster than me. And I stammer when I try to speak Swa, [...]
