Voila

Submerged

Today I tried to upload a very cool photo.

The site doesn't want to upload photos today.

I will post it tomorrrow.

If you want to replicate the photo, take the following steps.

1. Go to Mozambique.
2. Take your sister and two boys who like to dig holes.
3. Take the aforementioned to the beach.
4. Wait a few hours.
5. Put sister in the hole.
6. Take the snap.

Out and about

I have an excuse for not posting - I have been away from my computer, away from Lilongwe, on field trips. I have been to Kasungu in the Central region, Mangochi and Machinga in the Southern region, and Mzimba in the North.

Hers is a picture of the field which won the prize for best view.

Money

How is money created?

It is created from debt.

In the US, the government gives government bonds to the Federal Reserve (which, by the way is not part of the government) in exchange for money. The bonds are like IOUs - the first step of debt.

This money is put in the bank. The bank then creates more money to lend out with this original deposit as a guarantee. More debt.

People are charged interest (which used to be a crime called usury). This is creating more money into the system.

The amount of money in the system goes up, therefore there is inflation and people get less for their dollar (pound, euro, yen). they are bound/obliged to paying back their loan plus interest and therefore must pay this off with their labour. they are slaves. they are controlled by those who control the money (who are NOT elected).

Following a couple of documentaries "Money Masters" and "Zeitgeist 2" (and someone speaking about not much else for 2 months) this is slowly sinking into my head.

Think about it.

If at first you don’t succeed

I didn’t post anything yesterday.

But there is an explanation for this lack of a post.

This explanation will take the form of a limerick.



A blogger’s experimentation,
Sought brilliance through proliferation,
What came as a shock
Was enhanced writers block,
So instead she took up meditation.




So yesterday I had abandoned blogging for meditation (of course it had nothing to do with completely forgetting).

However, following some reassurance (in the comment on “Luscious Words”) that other artists have tried this sort of thing before, and have found it to be successful, I will continue!

BTW if anyone feels like reading about someone who has had a VERY interesting life, look up Christopher Isherwood on Wikipedia. I look forward to reading some of his stuff.

Word of the day – PERSISTENCE

Luscious Words

So this New Year’s Resolution is very difficult.

It’s not difficult to write a few mindless sentences. But it is difficult to put a few mindless sentences on my blog. I was always very self-conscious and this ended up making me post only ever few months.

But I was inspired by a friend (it was your Adam, Shela) who said that his friend posted every day. And I feel as if it is a learning curve. To begin with there will be some mindless posts, you will be bored and I will be embarrassed. But this embarrassment will make me be more observant in day to day life, and be more inspired.

So until I am there, please be patient. It will take a while but someday, maybe I will post something interesting every day.

Here are a few luscious words/phrases that I heard in a song on my way to work today. I love them. I love words and I want to be more observant when it comes to words too.

Devilishly gorgeous temptress

Elegantly wasted

And eloquently said

Word of the day: WORDS

house

So here’s a bit of news. I am moving house on Sunday.

For over a year I have been either staying in friend’s places in London, or staying with mum in Lilongwe. And as wonderful as this has been, I am SOOO excited to be moving into my own place.

I am moving in with another girl, and we have a spare room so please come and visit!!!! Photos coming soon.

Words of the day: HOUSE, HOME, RESIDENCE, DWELLING, ABODE, DOMICILE, ADDRESS, QUARTERS.