Bella: Angus & Julia Stone

It's really weird when I had to get to the 'g' in Angus for the Youtube suggestions to stop showing "Bella Swan" "Bella & Edward" and finally start showing Angus & Julia Stone.
Really Youtube? SHAME ON YOU.

This song is perfect. I'm scared if I say anything else, I'll tarnish it but I'll try anyway. (Forgive me.)

This song is so simple and so beautiful.
I've listened to it about 5 times now, each time crying harder than the last which if you ask me, is just self- torture but I didn't notice because that's what Angus & Julia Stone do.
They made me emotionally torture myself without even realizing it because I was lost in the sheer perfection of this beautiful & simple song.

(I also found this really cute fan made animation -not the full song- which was dedicated to a late Bonnie Howden who must have been an amazing person to have this amazing song dedicated to her.)

Rest in Peace, Bonnie.

Tomorrow. I am legally changing my name to Daisy, dyeing my hair golden & wearing a pretty skirt.

You know where to find me.

Because Life Begins at 50

Today, Kenya celebrates 50 years of independence. Emancipation from the man and all that hullabaloo.

And there's all this pomp and glory which frankly, I don't see the point of.
I mean, what's happened in the last 50 years?

• A tyrannical freedom fighter. An narcissistic & oppressive land grabber. A man who almost started a genocide. An alleged ICC criminal. 

• Unexplained assassinations of politicians. 

• Draconian statutes trying to gag the media.

• Politicians less concerned about the development of their constituencies and counties and more concerned about the development of their off shore bank accounts.

• Poor government response to crisis.

• People coming home from work to find their houses demolished without notice or compensation.

• Rapists sentenced to cut grass.

Sorry, I didn't mean this to turn into an anti-leadership rally. People just want a reason to make merry and they should be able to without fret. Don't let my thoughts ruin your Kenya at 50 celebrations.

I think the only thing worth celebrating is the men and women of this beautiful nation who have trudged through one misery and misfortune after another and have been at the nadirest nadir you could ever nadir but can still stand tall, hold their heads high and proudly say, "I am Kenyan."
Because despite all these bad leadership decisions, the ground you plant your feet on stays the same and so does the fact that Kenya is where your heart is.

So New Years Resolution for 2014, let's make the next 50 years something really worth celebrating and Google doodles.

SBTRKT: Trials of the Past

If you are in any way squeamish at the sight of blood or vivid colours, then I'd advise you not to watch this video. Which is a crying shame because it's an amazing video.

I found out today that SBTRKT was a stylization of Subtract. I've always pronounced it the way I read it. Yes, with no vowels.

This song alone is so majestic and the video reminds me of the stop motion pictures that I loved so much in my childhood & Sweeney Todd which makes my skin crawl and at the same time, makes me want to watch it again while eating Strawnilla icecream from a glass bowl.

Bon appetit.

December 4th 2013: A Letter

Dear friend,
                 
                 Today is the first day of the rest of your life.

You hope that it would mean a fresh start; an easy tap on the refresh button but you & I both know that it's not that easy, erasing the past like that.

It's the past, fused & moulded into me, that makes me who I am right now...today.

Sure you have your doubts, fears, uncertainties & woes...we all do. It's what makes us human, to know that everyone you see is just as scared as you.

Including me.


So take heart, amigo. It's you & me against this big bad wolf of a world & if we're planning on moving forward, we might as well start this journey now.

Relax. I'll be with you each step of the way. You can trust me.

                                                                                    -Me.