I find it super neat when I request my name, or some version thereof, for my username when opening a new online account and get the message that the username is unavailable. No way! Waaay! Awesome. Now that’s belonging. Continue reading
Category Archives: Sensory Diversification
SD Vol 8: Whiffed
Continuing on the subject of the epic romance between habesha people and injera from my recent post, I have recorded an oldie post (Whiffed) about the time when I thought I was over it, at least for the next 4-6 months. But then my downstairs neighbour started cooking up some wot… Continue reading
SD Vol 7: Talk Amharic to Me
For obvious reasons, this post from Nov 2014 about Amorous Amharic continues to be a popular one with readers, if what my stats tell me is true. Then again, it could be just a handful few who keep coming back for more of same, kinda like when one is in amore. …And for those who hang … Continue reading
SD Vol 6: Day 27: Slash and Burn
With today’s throwback track, we rewind to December 2012, to a post I wrote as part of NaBloWriMo. Because there was a strict word count limit for that blog post topic, it ended up sounding like something translated from a language other than English. So, I thought it’d be neat to read it in various accents, (all of … Continue reading
SD Vol 5: Found in the USA: Yours, Mine and Ours
I’ve been avoiding recording this one for a while, it’s so damn long and rambling! But for some reason it’s the most read post of all time (well, Diaspora-time) so it seemed right to resuscitate it for the SD series. Continue reading
SD Vol 4: Curtain Call
The trick is to act like you belong. It’s a show, and you’re the star! Continue reading
SD Vol 3: Chickens Beware!
An oldie but a goodie, about a trip down dead-chicken memory lane. Continue reading
