Generation loopholes and red elephants December 27, 2008

I was trying to play the cool aunt and…
Wait, the beginning. When I was little, I had lots of funky cousins around me. Ten years my senior, or thereabouts, all pretty and make-upped and omniscient. They knew everything. They had boys falling at their feet. They had funky clothes and gorgeous hair. And they were [...]

Amusement and delayed reflexes December 19, 2008

I have this strange condition that I like to call … oh, I shan’t name it. I’ll just say that my ossicles, like a few other body parts, are extremely unfit. I could take the easy way out and blame it on too much wax, but I’m obsessive compulsive about cotton buds [er…cue-tips?] and shiny [...]

Mad mother on the loose December 14, 2008

I just chewed off some boy’s head for messing with my kid.
Never mind that he was just a kid himself, and that he would probably have got his own head chewed off if he hadn’t done what he did. All I knew was that he messed with my kid, and nobody messes with my kid.
Here’s [...]

Maths, turks, and pretty cars December 12, 2008

Read that in reverse.
My landlord and his family have pretty much adopted us as part of the family. So much so that our mzungu tenant assumed I was his juniour wife and bought me a going-away present – a pretty blue khanga. I’m almost offended at the wife part – and I should probably [...]

Power to the socialites!! December 9, 2008

Can i get an amen?!
I have a new respect for social people. I do. It’s hard work!! Or maybe it’s just coz I’m such a hermit, but for real !! I used to think the hardest thing in the world is to attend a party. [I'm the type that carries a book, finds a corner [...]

A strange day among strange days December 7, 2008

And boy, have they been strange.
This week has been insane. In good and bad ways. I’m so glad it’s over.
I got a visit from the Ex.  Shidwe kabisa!!
I saw some chick suspended on a gate. I don’t know what she was doing there, or what happened after I left. I mean to my [insert appropriate [...]

Out of character? December 5, 2008

I’m feeling kinda 3 today, so I’m going to pull that whirling dervish thing he does so well and see if I can get somewhere without throwing up or passing out.
I’ve become a fan of Heroes, and have watched Seasons 1 to 3 on DVD. It took me a while to catch on, at first [...]