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July 13 Moving?Hmm... I think I am getting back into the groove... Love you all on spaces but my computer doesn't. Plus I think it would enhance the idea of a fresh start, new experiences, and especially new topics, etc by moving. I will keep this one (spaces) here for archives and such but it will probably never be updated unless I want to discuss something Tanzania related. That chapter in my life has closed. I am just starting getting the new one set up so be patient while I get it off and running and me off and running too! http://flyingpurplemoose.blogspot.com/ December 08 Happy December 25thHappy Birthday to me! I hope that did not offend anyone who does not believe in celebrating birthdays...
Recently I have been reading about the trend nowadays to say “Happy Holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas”. From what I have gathered this is to be politically correct and to not offend anyone of another religion who may not celebrate Christmas. I find this strange. Sometimes I wonder if people in this country have not completely lost it upstairs. In Tanzania the major religions are Islam and Christianity and Hinduism and “traditional beliefs” are also found. It would not be uncommon at the end of Ramadan to hear “Eid Mbaruk”. Do not ask me what the means really – I think it is probably more than likely roughly translated as “Happy Eid” (Eid al-Fitr). Not a single person – from Christian to Hindu to the local witchdoctor would take offense to the greeting. Most people celebrated most holidays. I celebrated Id. So did everyone I knew no matter what religion they were. I might not have been celebrating the real meaning behind Id but I (as many others) saw it as a good excuse to get together and drink Konyagi and eat nyama choma. And if someone was to come up to me here in the good ‘ol US and say Happy Kwanzaa or a Merry Hanukah to you I would be fine with that. They would be only trying to wish me a happy whatever day they are celebrating. Is it wrong to include someone of another belief system? I guess most people think so. If there was a holiday that celebrated something bad – say human sacrifice from back in the day and they were remembering that day and said “Happy Human Sacrifice Day”. Ya, I think I would take offense to that. And I wonder if the people who are mad about "Merry Christmas" are the non-religious or other religious who are just pissed off that their holidays are not nationally recognized. Check out my quote on the side of my page. I used to be an atheist but them gave it up because they do not have any holidays. For a country that is so diverse and relatively liberal in its ways I do not understand why we cannot tolerate a simple holiday greeting. fpm October 23 Nuggets - The Next ChapterI should have known something like this would happen.
It has been 2 years 5 months and 16 days since I have tasted a McDonalds chicken nugget. That is 896 days - 21,504 hours of waiting for the next wonderful nugget to cross these lips. Then, when the oh-so-precious-nugget does crosseth mine lips it is WTF? ALL WHITE MEAT? Alas, all of these hours dreaming of my most perfect nugget have been shattered. Even the best dream of eating the 40 piece-r - SHATTERED! Woe is me. What has this world come to? Even the sweet and sour sauce could not disguise the fact that I was eating all white meat.
I will have to partake on another food adventure. I am thinking that Arby's roast beef might settle my craving for nasty-really-bad-for-you-processed-fast-food ...with extra Arby's sauce. Dang it! Now I am probably going to have a dream tonight about eating 10 roast beef sandwiches with 200 packets of Arby's sauce.
October 12 Stopping byJust stopping by to let you all know that I experienced snow for the first time in 2+ years. I thought that I really missed snow when I was in Tanzania and I think that still might be true but I SURE don't miss the cold that goes along with it. I went from 95 ish with humidity to 35 freezing my butt off nastiness with dry air. My lips are dry my legs are dry my nose is dry - everything is dry. The humidifier is broken (go figure!) I can't sleep because my nose is too dry. I want to breathe into the sheets to get some humidity and that works great for awhile until I run out of oxygen and have to resurface. I have heard of a runny nose keeping people awake at night but a DRY one? This just proves that I am slightly abnormal - but I like it that way.
Ah, but I should be thankful for being home, which I am.
Starting to get some things sorted out. Making some life changing decisions. I still will not be updating regularly for a while.
September 22 Tutoanana...Unfortunately there are several situations that have arisen that I need to go back home to try to sort out. I do not know how long I will be away but I promise that I will be back in full swing when I can. During my absence I may or may not be reachable here or by email. But eventually I will get to any comments you might leave so feel free. Do not think that I am ignoring you - I am ignoring everyone and I have been ignoring myself for too long.
I will be leaving as soon as I sell the car. The car is paying for my ticket home. So far no luck with that.
If you are a praying person I would appreciate as many prayers during this time as I can get.
One thing that is positive that will hopefully come of this is that I can eat my CHICKEN NUGGETS - no on a serious note I hope to rediscover who I am and where my life is going. At times I think I have lost the true essence of my personality and character. Maybe I can find them where I left them. In a place that has known me for all of me.
Do not say 'goodbye', say 'see you later'.
Usiseme 'kwa heri', sema 'baadaye'.
I am going to miss you guys (I am crying now...)
aak September 14 African ParrotI was ATTACKED! Yes, that is right. I was attacked the other day!
My friend has a nice African Grey parrot. It has gotten used to my charm and affection and will let me "scratch it's head" and give it beak kisses. Just a wonderful parrot. It even talks and makes funny noises. That is what I USED to think of this bird. I wa leaning over with my big lips to give it beak kisses and the damn thing BIT ME! right on the lip. It was bleeding and then it got all swollen and nasty. I never even seen the bird coming!
I was thinking of sticking the thing in the oven and having drum sticks for supper. I think parrot would taste better than crow...
September 08 NuggetsBad new all - work permit issues. I will not be aound much at all for awhile. I hope that everyone will be patient and waiting for me.
aak
I am having serious issues!!! I need help!
I occcasionally have food cravings. This is normal for me and NO I am NOT pregnant. When I first came to Tanzania I would miss certain foods, which I think is pretty normal, but nothing really serious. Until the other day. I wanted McDonalds chicken nuggets complete with sweet and sour sauce. Well, of course we do not have a McDonalds anywhere in the country - the closest one is in South Africa if I am not mistaken.
Last night I dreamed that I ordered a 40 piece (yes, a 40!! piece) chicken nuggets with EXTRA sweet and sour sauce and I ate them ALL!!
Today I am having issues. I have no appetite to eat anything except NUGGETS!!
I think I am going to die...
aak
September 02 Dobie SnackHere in Dar es Salaam we have crows. I think they are universal to every place and country although these crows happen to NOT be indigenous to Tanzania. Well, I have wanted to kill which ever a** who decided to bring them here. They are the NOISIEST most OBNOXIOUS birds ever! They will sit and sqwack and make all kinds of racket. And they will dig through garbage. They are just nasty creatures.
I have regularly seen Psycho Doberman attempt to chase these birds. I think if she could fly, she could get pretty close but the airborn advantage they have is a bit hard to overcome. She barks at them with all her might to try to make them go away. It is quite comical to watch. But I feel bad for the poor Dobie because she is fighting a losing battle. That is until this morning. As I am walking to my car I see a feather, then another feather, then a feather pile, then feathers everywhere, then those little teeny down feathers in a clump. Hmmm. It seems as if a bird has been in a serious attack in my compound. No body. Only feathers.
Maybe Dobie got her snack after all.
Do crows taste like chicken?
aak
August 26 Escargot I feared for King Snails life one day when I noticed Psycho Doberman was watching him. He was moving at a pretty good speed for a snail and the movement must have attracted the Dobie. She just was watching him, following him with her nose. Then she touched her tose to him and he fell off the wall! Luckily for him he landed in tall grass or the Dobie would have had escargot for dinner!
aak August 22 ShakingAbout me and the conflict - we have agreed to disagree. She did not feel like it was something that I should have been offended by (WHAT?!?) but she did apologize. I apologized for not talking directly to her face first (she was bothered by that). I will be very cautious if I am ever around her in the future.
Part 1 of stupid aak querks.
Shaking. It is one thing that I can not handle. It is one of those weird querks that others can not quite figure out about me. By shaking I generally mean the leg shake that most people do when sitting. You know what I mean. I can not handle that. It makes me woozy and uncomfortable - like there is an earthquake that is only affecting me. It is really horrible. Even if I am sitting on a bench with someone doing that it bothers me. I have had people think this is the strangest thing. Even M (the hubbby) thought it was very peculiar at first. Now he understands that I hate it - and uses it against me. He will do the shaky thing in bed (not that you pervs) just to annoy me and make sure that I can not reach him to make it stop. He thinks it is quite hilarious. I on the otherhand, do not.
I have explained this to a good friend of mine - D because she does it ALL the time. At first she thought I was just joking around and would tell me that I really do not feel anything and I am making it up to be annoying. The only way to convince her otherwise was by having her realize that everytime she did it I would tell her to stop. How would I know unless I really could feel it? Deep down I do not think she really believed me.
On Friday I decided to drink an ENTIRE bottle of Zappa (sambuca). The black one to be exact. I love that stuff. It is an alcohol that tastes like black licorice. MMMMM. I was feeling quite like the merry little drunk that I can be. I went to my friend D's house and after sometime I was on the bed. I was so tired from running around like an idiot, almost drowning in the pool, and dancing (I only do that drunk). I needed to rest. D decides that it would be fun to shake aak. Not fun. I got so nauseous that I puked. (Yes, I can admit that.)
Now, I think she has learned her lesson about shaking aak. |
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