The thing about forever is that you are not supposed to be able to change it. You’re not Jesus or anyone else who is rumoured to have that power. But when you promise someone forever, you are promising someone your future in spite of the change. That means whether or not they forget your anniversary […]
I nearly sliced my finger into a salad I was making the other day. It bled so much it felt like childbirth as it dripped onto the chopping board before I got it to the sink. I was hoping that if any of my neighbours caught it, they would put down the salty taste to […]
We reach Kampala and the street is absolutely freaking gorgeous. I try and think of where the Mash Poa offices are in Nairobi and the street they’re on, and promptly compare. It doesn’t compare. The streets are super clean and look like they just got washed by the type of conscientious housekeeper I will never […]
There’s a lot they don’t tell you about Kampala. Then again, there’s a lot they don’t tell you about Big Square. I was late for the bus, which was supposed to be leaving at 6 pm. Or at least, I thought I was going to be, and didn’t want to keep everyone waiting. Like a […]
You know how sometimes… You meet someone who you used to know, and after one conversation you realize you have no idea who they are…and vice versa? Then you go home and discuss them with the people who do know you…and all the people who know you agree that they are the crazy ones…but it […]
How much do I hate work emails? Let me count the ways. I hate that little notification That tells me it’s time to man the work station and all that that little beep entails. I hate that I have to keep looking at it and refreshing it all day Sitting in fear and consternation Side […]
When I people watch, I’m usually trying to decide if people are happy. No making up elaborate stories about their inheritances or sex lives, unless they have a super obvious pointer to either, but whether they have contentment. Whether the chubby mother running after her chubby baby really wanted said baby, or if in the […]
