I’m not particularly happy with my Ideos. He gives me all kinds of grief, like here and here, and his appointed gender varies, depending on my mood. But yesterday, for the first time in six months, I was glad I bought a smartphone. It was a fairly slow day at work and I had finished [...]
Rainbow Babies
When I woke up this morning, I was exhausted. I’m not really sure why, since a blackout sent me to bed very early last night. Every morning, I get up at 4.00, do my Zumba for a bit over an hour, get my baby ready, and walk her to school before I head out to [...]
Of KPLC and Leading Tomorrow Today
Sometime last year, I received a letter from my landlord. It informed me that the whole building would be switching to Prepaid electricity, and that Kenya Power technicians would come and install all the necessary equipment. I didn’t mind the idea because I spent a few years living and working in Dar es Salaam where [...]
Elephants … and no … they’re not pink
Yesterday, I watched a video that made me happy. So happy, in fact, that I cried. Not that tears are particularly unusual for me. I often cry when I laugh, and that is unusual because I can laugh very quietly. It’s a trick I learned from @Mama_Tboy in high school. We used to giggle and [...]
Aquarium
♫ Last Christmas I gave you my heart ♫ ♫ And the very next day, you gave it away. ♫ I always thought the song was sappy. Like when you sing a song that says ♫ I’m over you! ♫ ♫ I don’t need you anymore! ♫ Yet the very fact you sang it means [...]
My Ideos Nightmare Part 2
About 6 months ago, I got myself an Ideos. I didn’t particularly need one, seeing as I kept it in its box for three days before it occurred to me to open the damn thing. Also, 6 months later, I still just use the text, call, and flashlight functions, with the occasional glance at Tweetdeck. [...]
