27.5.07

Apologies 2

1. Sorry about showing up to that meeting really hungover. I hardly drink anymore. But seeing all my friends again I just ended up drinking to the point where I was making bad decisions (i.e. drinking even more). Throwing up was never by plan. Especially when I knew the consequences. I'm guilty for that. I should have been thinking ahead and remained professional. I am sorry.

2. Sorry I made that "I'm no Christian" comment to the hawker in Zanzibar. Random strangers don't know my humour and I must realize this. He was looking for a reason for a fight and by jove if I didn't walk right into that one. I put myself and others at risk. I felt like an idiot. Sorry, if I truly offended the hawker. But I'm truly sorry to the people I was traveling with.

Dancing

Often in African dancing the women do the dances and the men play the drums. What would happen if the roles reversed? I know men do dance. But not all sexy like. Not like the "powerful" men. But I've returned from a cultural festival and I cannot help but wonder why I only saw one woman playing an instrument (Tanzanian) they whole day. And it was odd enough of a sight that it stuck out. Gender roles in Africa are a little fucked up right now. It may take some time (okay a lot actually) before they can access the same social norms and rights as males. I for one would love to see a day when men and women switch their roles. Just a simple holiday. Men would get water, take care of babies, cook food, and dance all sexy like. The women would farm for a few hours and then spend the rest of the day greeting people, drinking, and playing the drums. Yeah. That would be a good holiday.

16.5.07

Rolling Stone bothers me

Sleater-Kinney is a very good band. A long time ago the band broke up. This is sad, but a fact of life. When they split ways there was a small blurb (actually 2) about the band in Rolling Stone. In one they talked about a live track and their love of the band. The other mentioned they were waiting for them to get back together already. WHAT?! This from a magazine that hardly writes about good bands anymore. Why put such crap as people who don't even write their own music on the cover? Rolling Stone needs to quit their bitching because when the band was togther they did little to promote the band. Sure, there were blurbs. But compare that to the amount of exposure they put on Britany or some other bimbo of the moment. I declare that Rolling Stone is subpar. That's right I said it. No one wants to say it. I just did. I rule.