Comments on: A.V_M: In the tank for Barack Obama http://forota.net/wordpress/2008/10/26/av_m-in-the-tank-for-barack-obama/ Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:13:04 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: kamau http://forota.net/wordpress/2008/10/26/av_m-in-the-tank-for-barack-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-389 kamau Mon, 27 Oct 2008 02:28:39 +0000 http://forota.net/wordpress/2008/10/26/av_m-in-the-tank-for-barack-obama/#comment-389 Sci-culturist: Asante sana. Looking to write more, I just need to be a better editor to distill my ideas (I think I tend toward wordiness). Binyavanga described exactly what we experience, but so much eloquently. Now there is a gentleman who can write; he's really inspired me in rethinking how to see life at home. Re: the elections. They can't come soon enough for me. Right now I can't focus on much else; I am in full news junkie mode ... 8 days and counting! Sci-culturist: Asante sana. Looking to write more, I just need to be a better editor to distill my ideas (I think I tend toward wordiness).

Binyavanga described exactly what we experience, but so much eloquently. Now there is a gentleman who can write; he’s really inspired me in rethinking how to see life at home.

Re: the elections. They can’t come soon enough for me. Right now I can’t focus on much else; I am in full news junkie mode … 8 days and counting!

]]> By: sci-culturist http://forota.net/wordpress/2008/10/26/av_m-in-the-tank-for-barack-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-387 sci-culturist Sun, 26 Oct 2008 20:09:16 +0000 http://forota.net/wordpress/2008/10/26/av_m-in-the-tank-for-barack-obama/#comment-387 well said, with creative accompanying images too - you should write more! your musings on you as the bridge between Central Kenya & NYC (a reality for many of us in the Diaspora) reminded me of Binyavanga Wainaina's piece on Nairobi in the National Geographic (2005) which is applicable in many other locales: "In order to negotiate our complex lives, Nairobi people have learned to have dual [I would say multiple] personalities. We move from one language to another, from one identity to another, navigating different worlds, some of which never meet." on a lighter note, speaking of US elections, we, on the other side of the atlantic await with batted breath. for me, the 1980s electronic tune 'the final countdown' is an ear-worm i cant wait to be rid of... well said, with creative accompanying images too – you should write more!

your musings on you as the bridge between Central Kenya & NYC (a reality for many of us in the Diaspora) reminded me of Binyavanga Wainaina’s piece on Nairobi in the National Geographic (2005) which is applicable in many other locales:

“In order to negotiate our complex lives, Nairobi people have learned to have dual [I would say multiple] personalities. We move from one language to another, from one identity to another, navigating different worlds, some of which never meet.”

on a lighter note, speaking of US elections, we, on the other side of the atlantic await with batted breath. for me, the 1980s electronic tune ‘the final countdown’ is an ear-worm i cant wait to be rid of…

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