Earlier this week, I was having a super-fly day. My French was flowing like a gentle brook. I was understanding (or, at least, I thought that I was understanding… hmm… maybe that dude didn’t want me to pee into that cup…) some Fufulde. My clothes were clean. I was on top of my paperwork. I was making progress with the women’s group (some of you may recall the Infamous Pitoa Pousse-Pousse Disaster of 2006). In short, I could paint with all of the colors of the wind.

Anyhow, I got this electronic Sudoku thing for Christmas (Thanks Kwasifer!) and I have gotten into the habit of completing a puzzle from each level, each day. I flew through the levels, beating all of my record times. I was speeding through the last level (previous record: 4 min. 38 sec), when I caught a glimpse of something startling reflected in the screen. Puzzled, I froze… with only 6 more cells to fill and a time of 3 min, 5 sec. It was ME!! I will take a moment to remind you that I have no mirrors in my house (which is the last of my concerns, as far as things lacking in my house). I was so excited that I was finally gonna beat the most difficult level in well under 4 minutes! So, I figured that I could afford to revel in this beauty for a moment before continuing on with my cerebral endeavor. And so, I did. Except… I guess that… in the world of beautiful things… time operates differently… Cuz when I finally came to, with a sigh of the exquisite nature, I saw that my time now read 20 minutes, 32 seconds… So, much for beating that record… Did I fall into a fleeting coma?

* As I have previously mentioned, I have a family of bats living in between the aluminum plates of my roof. They like to wake me up multiple times every night. After one particularly awful night, I was walking home from the health center and thinking murderous thoughts about my housemates. I returned home, unlocked the door, and lying on the floor in the doorway was a dead bat. 1 down, 49 to go… :::goes to apply to MENSA::: BTW- If you don’t know who River is… shame on you.

Morals of the Day:
1. Finish your freakin work, before taking your pleasures (As if RPI didn’t teach me this, but I guess I needed a reminder).
2. Watch your thoughts… for they become your actions.

PS- If you hear an earth-shattering cry of anguish anytime soon... that is me, crying that the batteries in my Sudoku game have died.

PPS:
For my fellow volunteers... Okay, which one of you posted this? I congratulate you. Whoever it was, just want to let you know that we ALL feel you:
To-Do List

For my fellow Africans... and other interested weirdos. As some of you may know, Ghana recently celebrated it's 50th anniversary. I heard it was quite the party! Virtually every station coming through my shortwave has had commentary and shows on it. The BBC did a pretty good job, so podcast away:
BBC World Service
BBC Africa Have Your Say
NPR- Ghana's 50th
CN- Ghana Celebrates
Town Hall- Celebrating What?
All Africa- Ghana
All Africa- Ghana's Future
Joy Online- Ghana

posted by Me at 8:39 AM