I had a post up, about a thing. That thing is currently being sorted out, so until everyone has a chance to have their say, I’m taking it down. Thanks guys, and good luck to the people involved.
blogren, what gives?
I’m sitting in Kansas biting my nails. Does this month mark the end of Uganda Bloggers Happy Hour? No word from Ivan (too tired from your party?) or Rev.
If it is the end, hit the comments and let me know why. I have my own theories (mainly involving you all sitting at home, mourning my departure and/or that you’ve concocted a bigger, better blogren bash and aren’t inviting me, though that would be crazy), but I want to know yours.
GVO Uganda: Poverty and Paris Hilton
My next piece is up at Global Voices Online:
Wednesday’s Public Poverty Forum in Kampala had one blogger, Tumwijukue, asking, “Did they (re)define poverty? Did they speak of poverty of the mind? Or did they merely use the event as a networking opportunity and an excuse to miss work for the day, rushing to the organizer’s table at the end of the forum for the Ushs. 50,000 delegates’ allowance?”
looking for africa
People ask me what I miss about Uganda other than the people, and as I’m drinking real coffee (sorry, Dennis) and watching the leaves change colors, sometimes it’s hard to come up with a quick answer. Yesterday, though, I was listening to a mix my friend made right before I left, and this song came on.
Blogren, you know what I’m talking about: the remix of Toto’s “Africa.” The one that’s played every 83 seconds in Kisementi? With the rappers? And the a cappella? And the “CH! ch ch ch, ch ch ch ooooh”? Yeah, you guys know.
The thing is, I don’t know. Who remixed it, I mean. The name of the group. So, armed with my delicious coffee and my fast American internet and a gchat window with the Comrade open, I went on a search.
I found MIMS:
And then the eurotrash dance remix:
And the Notorious B.I.G.:
And this, which I’m still having trouble explaining:
And the requisite terrible embarrassing amateur cover:
And this Wikipedia article. But not my song. Blogren, help.
well, that’s surprising
Museveni’s candidacy in the 2011 presidential election was officially announced this week. The choicest quote comes from Major Kakooza Mutale, the mastermind behind the Kalangala Action Plan, the paramilitary organization that intimidated (and often beat the living daylights out of) opposition supporters during the 2001 and 2006 elections:
I am not among those people who will die for Uganda but among those who will kill you for Uganda. I will kill anybody who challenges Uganda and don’t underrate me because of my gray hair, I will kill you.