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Now someone’s gone and pissed me off. Apparently, no one “even remotely white looking” [sic] should talk about “any black issues”. Which may be true, to a point, but the statement requires a look at what constitutes “black issues”. Growing up black, with people having preconceived ideas about one’s political views – yes, that’s a … Continue reading
“Being bored just means that you’re too boring to think of something interesting to do.’ I’m paraphrasing, but these are, pretty much, the words that drove me utterly insane, as a child. They would be directed my way, courtesy of my mother, right after I was guilty of saying the words, “I’m bored,” and being … Continue reading
I work in television. I’m still not entirely sure how. I never really intended for this to happen, it just did. So don’t judge me too harshly. It’s difficult, sometimes, admitting to the fact that one works in the medium. I mean, sure, we never really suffer under the delusion that we’re curing cancer, or … Continue reading
I hate being reminded of my failings (no snooty remarks about how this must happen very often, thank you very much). This is apropos of somebody posting their latest blog contribution – bringing to the very forefront of my mind the fact that: (1) I have not posted a blog since about four days after … Continue reading
The thing with the internet is that it has made it incredibly easy for people and organisations to get their point across to the masses. It has also made it easier for like-minded people to find and communicate with each other. Either of these things seem like a good thing but, of course, it really … Continue reading
I have to say, right at the outset, that I’m no kind of New Age, pseudo-spiritual poser. This is not to say that people who call themselves such are posers, but the overwhelming majority of people who claim to subscribe to some (usually) Eastern philosophy with all the (presumably correct) answers are all calm and serene right … Continue reading
I’ve always been interested in technology; as a kid I was fascinated by anything with buttons, an obsession that caused my long-suffering parents no end of frustration every time we walked past an ATM (which, incidentally, have gone through a bit of a metamorphosis. When I was much younger, the buttons would be far closer … Continue reading
Jumping onto the overladen bandwagon of people who feel the need to broadcast their meaningless drivel to the world, I’m writing this, my first post, at a point in my life where some doors have slammed shut (robbing me of the feeling in the tips of my fingers) and others have blown wide open, letting … Continue reading
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