Lost my blog-mojo without a doubt.. Not sure whether i can be cured. It like sinking sand this epidemic - Just when I think i am out, it pulls me back in Don Corleone style. Whenever I have a kam juicy story to tell - something (often a juicier event) without a doubt will prevent me from ever starting the former, and all im left with is this sky high pile of juice that will never end up documented.
So in an effort to reclaim whats left of the scant readership of VI, heres what ive been up to for those who care:
1) Hosted my family - all 15 of them for my graduation. I reveled in the attention like no other time and could not hav e been more overjoyed to see so many folks show so much love; even though, i mean who are we kidding, they all used my grad as the perfect excuse to cut work and school. Apart from my knees getting wobbly on stage, the convcation was uneventful, - way too many pictures taken at the photo ops after the ceremony, some of which i throw up on flickr and share. Logistical nightmare it was; When your scrambling to make that many people simultanously happy, it quickly dawns on that the event(and many others that should be for u) is so NOT about you.
2) Went down to the big apple for a week. Agenda: babysit the folks , who were also there, as my bro hustled along at work. It turned out to be way more than that - amidst helping my brother with some severely needed intereor design now that he had moved from Brooklyn to the city, I did guided tours round the city via GrayLine, experienced the wonders of Juniors World famous Cheesecake in Long Island(debatably as good as sex), Napped through Harlem, Partied like a rockstar @ Hiro (where Paris has been spotted severally) , Drank till 8am in the cox with my old time best friend and soon to be insanely successful investment banker, Celebrated my parents 30th(!!!!!) wedding anniversary in cozy style, enjoyed free wifi @ the pristinely located Bryant Park quadrangle - congruently sporting my (but do i sayyyy) gorgeous iBook. Visited the largest Walmart i have ever layed my eyes on, Expereinced the Puerto Rican Day parade, was even metres away from a shooting. It was intimate this time with the Naked City that never sleeps...I cannot tell you how much more I appreciate cities like Montreal and Nairobi after my third encounter with what i consider to be a 'highly segragated and polarised babylon'. The wallet did not survived unscathed either!
3) Got back a day before my cohorts and I drove off to Quebec City for the final round of the Quebec Entrepreneurship contest. It was certainly worth the drive - We were whined and dined cabaret style with french cuisine and not-so-generously flowing wine. An unfamiliar aura of affluence and some french dignitaries assailed the night - I was embarrassed at my impairment as far as the Kifaransa was concerened. I now know what Kiwetes feel like when they see jamaas playing basketball oor climbing trees. But i digress... Our 80 page submition ends up winning the grand prize in the University category..Dont mean to gloat, I will let the press releases do it for me. It was shamelessly gratifying to be the skinny kid from Nairobi, shaking hands with Quebecs Minister for Education and recieving a cheque that is meant to credit venture creation in Canada. I left the stage thinking - 'to whom much has been given, much will be required'. I felt accountable in a way that i havent really felt before. THe pressur eis mounting to make this thing work....
Each of these events in essence is a universe of lessons to blog about. Sometimes life gets a hold of you and taking the time to document it feels like u are trying to sever that hold and life in itself may pass u by as u type emphatically type away. One thing is for sure though..After losing an disgusting amount of cash to Detroit's loss this Thursday, i will definitely have LOTS of time sitting at home to blog.
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