I had the first flood dream I can remember in a long time last night. I was at the beach with my family and some others, and I swam really far out and back. later, watching from a cliff, I saw huge huge waves the size of, I dunno, manhattan, that rose and fell in fantastical shapes. I thought, "wow. I'm glad I made it back. I would have been killed ( Read more... )

well, things are looking up and out in a way. I finally have a job which I start training for next week (telemarketing for Oxfam. gag.), and while it'll still be hard to make ends meet, I'm really glad that I finally have something at least ( Read more... )

well, here I am in London. In my big, beautiful room in central london. by myself, on a saturday night. I hope this is ok. After 6 months in tanzania with no privacy at all, I suddenly have a surplus of privacy and solitude. I don't know what to make of it. I know I've only been here three days, but I haven't really met many people or made any ( Read more... )

I'm at work. it's time to go home, but since Ellen isn't here today I think I'm just gonna chill here for a couple of minutes and update ( Read more... )

this afrikaaner dude in mamdani class is sending me suggestive facebook messages. why does this happen? where was this fine wealthy mzungu, say, March of last year? I was lonely, goddammit. now I've met someone nice, and all of a sudden these schiesty men start coming out of the woodwork. and what is about me that afrikaaners are attracted to? I've ( Read more... )

gratuitous compliments and winesap apples from the greenmarket are, maybe, life's greatest pleasures.

I'm so scared for registering for classes again - I know I'm going to give myself way too much work and then be sad.

tonight was the black and white party at the met. exciting. classy. too trendy. the walk through the park was sketchy.

new york in fall is *beautiful* in so many ways.

man, I love destiny's child.
you know your inner 14 year old girl loves it too.
I was hoping that moving to new york would make my tastes more interesting, maybe a little more esoteric. or appropriate to my gender. but no. that's ok.

I thought I'd share one of the many gems from my Swahili textbook.
this is one the example sentences:

wachii hao nsuni wahubani.

these beautiful heads are pleasing greatly.