Jumping from 14,000 feet high,
Published by August 17th, 2007 in Personal and Social.Archive for the 'Personal' Category
The needle gently cajoles a tune out of the scratchy analog of the vinyl LP. A non-descript instrumental slowly makes itself comfortable within the dingy confines of the studio basement that I have casually convinced myself to call a home. A very lose definition of said ‘home‘ is a rickety futon, a bookshelf sporting the [...]
Published by July 22nd, 2007 in Personal and Social.A Podcast for a Fallen Comrade I have often referenced memory in correlation with our senses. When we think memory, we don’t necessarily think about the sensory stimuli that inputs the data to our brains. However, everything is sensed; we live by our senses. From the little I know, the sensory system is so complicated [...]
I was trying to find where I can use the internet when a voice asked, “Habesha nesh?” I smiled and confirmed. He was an Ethiopian who worked at the Zurich airport. I was surprised to find another Ethiopian. I was similarly surprised once when I had a layover in Minnesota and I noticed there were [...]
Published by July 6th, 2007 in Family, Noteworthy and Personal.I love my mother. She’s a strong and loving person. But sometimes she is unbearable. As long as I can remember I have translated things, filled out forms, and made phone calls on behalf of my mother. Although never discussed it was always assumed anything that involved speaking English would be handled by me. Oh [...]
Published by June 29th, 2007 in Childhood, Family and Personal.
