Archive for January, 2009

A letter
January 30, 2009

They say pain makes you know what’s important to you. I’d heard that nakumatt downtown burnt, but it didn’t sound serious. Then I heard some rumours at work, and I was on capital and BBC and Nation and any other site i could find.
You’ve been on my mind a lot lately. In my thoughts, [...]

Murphy’s law and all that jazz
January 30, 2009

Warning: This could take a while.
Yesterday I was on such a high that the powers that wish they were decided to take me down a peg. And boy, do they know their stuff!
So. I was superhappy for reasons that cannot be mentioned here. Suffice it to say they involved furniture, ice cream, and Rover. But [...]

Is this normal?
January 25, 2009

I googled Girl interrupted after a mention on Gilmore girls, and ended up on wiki reading about psychological disorders. After hours flipping through stuff like DID and ASD and schitzowhatsit, I’m a little worried about myself. I hear that’s what med and nursing students go through during diagnostics – learning new diseases and imagining they [...]

Daydreams
January 23, 2009

Amina’s eyes flew open and she was awake, startled. Her heartbeat drummed out all sound, and for a few seconds, she couldn’t breathe. She was terrified. She had no idea why. Focus eluded her as stared into the darkness. Then she heard a sound louder than her heart, piercing the silence. “Wake up sleepy head! [...]

Case of the ex… and the ex… and the ex… and the ex…
January 21, 2009

What is this, some kind of convention? Did someone send a memo out calling all formers? Was there a public announcement on Kiss this morning, or Nyambane’s salaams show? [Does that still air?]
Lets begin at the beginning. Entrance. Gypsy. White top, lace, bare shoulders, puff sleeves, and just a touch of cleavage. Nice solid corset [...]

What for?
January 15, 2009

A strange argument is going on inside my head. I’m wondering if I really need a SO [significant other]. I mean I am a hopeless romantic, so I’m always up in the clouds daydreaming about finding that perfect someone with great hair and green eyes who totally gets me and thinks everything about me is [...]