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i am completely entranced. i just watched "the ghost and the darkness". holy crap! it was really awesome. actually, i don't even know if awesome is a strong enough word. it completely awe inspiring, that's for sure. like i said... entranced. whoa, its the story of these two man-eating lions in kenya. dita told me about it when i was there, they killed about 50 workers as they built the railroad alone (around 140 in total). she told me that they recently did an autopsy on these lions and found they had a terrible over-bite which would have made it difficult for them to eat animals (because they have a thicker hide). anyway, it was really awesome, i have it for another week if anyone else would like to see it. one thing that really struck me is, there's something unusual about the kind of people who would run towards trouble. for example, when the lions would attack the village, everyone would run except for a few brave men who took it upon themselves to defend the others. people like that are made of something special. here's another link it shows the actual lions in the museum in chicago where they now reside (dead). interesting fact... they were maneless males. odd huh?

it was pretty amazing to see kenya in a movie and think "i've been there!" i saw crescent island a scene from taken from close to eburu. i think watching it made finally hit me "i've been to africa!!" i know that might sound odd, but its the kind of thing that just seems so natural to me. its something i've done, like gone to school or ride a bike, that sometimes i even forget! i know, its ridicules. apparently novelty is lost on me. but wow, that is pretty astounding.

i've recently discovered a love for wikipedia. i could spend countless hours clicking thru there. that's how i learned about the 8 qualifications of what makes something a country. such non-countries include: taiwan, scotland, greenland... quebec.

anyway, sad news... the plumber arrived at 6:30 to take a look at my toilet and announce that there's no valve and he'd have to turn off the water in the whole building so that would have to be done later. so disappointing. however, my landlord's mother is going to let him in tomorrow afternoon. i'm not thrilled to think of her snooping around my house when i'm not here, but i agreed because i want my frickin new toilet already!

i was kind of, sort of busy at work today. not a lot, but i have a few things to be working on. so perhaps this is the beginning of things starting to pick-up. here's hopin.

close your eyes, child, and listen to what i'll tell you.