The Journey Home

Today,I came to a scary realization about my humanity and abject passive aggression. I was sitting – ok,am sitting – in a jav on my way home. The condi kept stopping for more people. Even when there were 4 or 5 people on every row but my row,he would still stop. This irritated me to […]

Confessions of a Best Maid

Best maid. What does that even mean? That I’m the best damsel,the best girl,in the archaic sense of the word? Best among who? That I’m the best servant? We all know I’m far too narcissistic to be the best at serving anything,except perhaps sarcasm,and even then,really…anyway. The wedding. It’s over! does a leap Now I […]

Summer time!

Praise Jesus, December has finally kicked in. Have you not noticed the sunny days, sans a wet blanket of rain? The clear Mombasa Road, as people have gone on leave? The joyous Christmas promotions that I will never win, yet like to look at anyway? I am very excited. I am able to wear shorts. […]

Book & Film Book 1: A Series of Unfortunate Events – The Bad Beginning

Long have I prowled the streets of Nairobi looking for these series, and finally I found it. (Ha. There’s a pun in there) I kept finding number sijui 11 sijui 13 (which means I have quite a ways to go, sigh). I now realize I should have bought them while they were 50 bob, because […]

Book & Film

So, I am starting a new bit in my blog, where I review – you guessed it – book & film. It’s kinda secretly my dream job. I may not be good at it, but it’s my blog so I don’t care. Ha. Most of the books and films reviewed are available for rent from […]