I am fascinated by people's behaviors, what drives them to act a certain way, why they make one decision as opposed to the other...you get the drift. I like watching people, I like talking to them. I also have an annoying habit. The 'why' stage never really ended with me. It just got magnified to 'what does that mean?' I love meanings. That tells you I kill the heck out of a beautiful moment by wanting...
5 Dec 2011
7 Nov 2011
Ka-ching!
We live in a greedy little world--
that teaches every little boy and girl
To earn as much as they can possibly--
then turn around and
Spend it foolishly
We've created us a credit card mess
We spend the money that we don't possess
Our religion is to go and blow it all
So it's shoppin' every Sunday at...
4 Aug 2011
Some minutes to 3am...
...is the time. It has been on of those days that your body questions your intentions towards its well-being and your brain goes along with you just because it has limited options. And as they both slowly start to shut down, you fight a battle that you eventually win, and somehow, you're still not...
17 Jun 2011
Secrets of Tarifa
She harbours secrets. Those that she whispers in the strong winds that are said to make people lose their minds. It's the secrets in the winds I tell you. Those secrets that taunt and tease you. A word here, a word there, never the whole sentence. The winds knows something we don't, and its not sharing. It hints of tales and dreams and hopes. Tales of men, dreams of women, hopes of sailors, mashed...
14 Jun 2011
She returns
...to tell you that she is Spain-bound tonight. Then Zanzibar.
I noticed that every time I say I have been busy and 'will tell you all about it' I actually never do. So I am not going to make that promise this time round. However, I will promise to take enough photos to make you jealous for the next 3 months. Since Nate is still in Los Angeles, I am also not going to be posting 'Close your...
17 May 2011
fodforndaragwa
On Saturday 14th (night) I was sitting in my office, checking my Facebook, waiting for footage that we had spent the whole day filming to log / capture. I saw my mother's status update - "If Ndaragwa idps are eating cats where are we heading?."
That sparked something in me.
3 years later, we still have not rebuilt our country. We have forgotten. And if we have not, then we are waiting...
30 Apr 2011
10 days later
I was thinking of how long its been since I blogged. It felt like a lifetime. See, since coming back to Kenya, I have been having 15 hour days and none of those hours have been free enough to slot in a post. Apparently, its only been 10 days since I last posted.
It's Saturday, the first free...
20 Apr 2011
Karibu Kenya
...and have been since Saturday night. I have a rant about Dubai ( where I spent 4 hours), but that is for another post.
So I land at JKIA, go through customs very quickly because I am not 'carrying any gifts, or did not buy anything new in the USA' ( yeah right!)...and I am hoping to see my friend and her husband waiting. They are not... I see a tall white guy who looks like my friends' hubby's...
15 Apr 2011
Close Your Eyes
I am packing for Kenya.
It's my last night in Los Angeles, last night in my bed, last night with Nate
You'd think I would not be typing this...but I have so much to do, thought the best break would be this post. I pride myself in having advanced my music taste over the ears, but what I cannot get rid of is the lyric to all these boybands songs I learnt at 13. I think I have posted this song...
9 Apr 2011
Really?
Was shopping around the Net. Either I am damn cheap and do not understand fashion, or there is something wrong with these listings!
How much do you think this dress is worth?
Real cost: $795.00 USD. About Ksh. 63,000. I can get this from a tailor in Kenyatta Market in Nairobi for less than...
5 Apr 2011
Alone Again, naturally.
I love that song. It's a sad song, but very true. At one point in life, you will find yourself alone. A loved one will leave (not necessarily for good, but they will be away) or they will die.
I am at the airport again, naturally. This time from Indianapolis to Charlotte to Los Angeles. I am sitting at the boarding area waiting as the flight is delayed. They have free WIFI, on a condition that you...
30 Mar 2011
Awakening
Been in Cleveland, Ohio for a few days now for the Cleveland Int'l Film Festival. It's been cold, so cold I can feel my insides shrinking at every breath I take. Of course in the evenings, have met girls dressed in what would be considered, even in the Sahara, too little.
It has been a terrible experience...
16 Mar 2011
Emergency Pills
Very few things in this world leave me speechless.
This one made me leave my jaw on my desk...
10 Mar 2011
(It's a) Beautiful life
…is what I am thinking this morning, with my earphones stuck to my ears, laptop on lap, an overpriced plastic cup of Starbucks hot chocolate next to me, sitting next to two snoring travelers at LAX. I am on my way to San Jose. It's also the name of the song I am currently listening to, sang my the soulful...
1 Mar 2011
Only if you wen't through 8-4-4
I would love to translate this video for all my non-Kenyan readers. I'm sorry, its just one of those - you ahve to have been there to understand. Fellow Kenyans, especially those who went through the 8-4-4 systems, here's a trip down memory lan...
28 Feb 2011
Three Doors Down...
..is the name of an alternative rock band I love, and also how close we are to the Oscars. We live less than 5 minutes walk from the Kodak Theatre, and if i strain my ears hard enough, I can almost hear the conversations. Since we are not famous enough to be invited, we are watching them from the comfort...
8 Feb 2011
(Not) finding Neverland
I am always fascinated by beggars / homeless people. I am curious to find out how and why they ended up on the streets. It might be a sick obsession, but I like hearing those stories. Could be because I am a filmmaker and subconsciously in search of the next movie story? I don't know. I will talk to...
7 Feb 2011
What's in my handbag?
I commented on Mrembo's blog that none of ladies tagged on the "What's in My handbag?" posts had included pads or tampons in them. I thought maybe women stopped doing that and no one gave me the memo...So, she tagged me. And now I have to tell you whats in mine.
**dumps all contents on couch**.
Business cards. Mine and other peoples.
Moleskin / Pen.
A white and blue tube written serum re...
