Phew. One hell of a trip. It’s been nearly five years since the last time I went back, and a lot has changed. A lot has progressed in Khartoum. Yeah. There. I said it. Even I was surprised.
I’ll be sharing my thoughts about the trip soon, just like how I did with Beirut.
I’ll also need to finish a round up post for Global Voices which you can expect, and the 7 Categories of Faith series which I got too busy and distracted to continue with.
Lastly, the journey with my book continues. Yes, it’s still happening. Although I must admit, writing it is one thing. Getting it published is a whole different story. Luckily, I’ve learned my lesson.
I should have hired a professional a long time ago. It would have spared me some wonderful headaches and lack of clear direction.
Things now are so much better. The whole writing process has been deeply therapeutic, and it’s taken the form of a memoir. Plus, given my recent career transition, I’m going to enjoy a lot of more free time.
Talk soon.
- Drima
PS: Meanwhile, watch this cool video by Mona Eltahawy about how the internet is impacting Islam. Agreed!
Cool new posts coming. Why? Because I’ve been away and busy traveling observing some fun stuff that are pretty relevant to this blog. So yes, Drima will be back, shortly. Stay tuned and don’t go away.
Bailing shit out in 2009 helped save the financial system from collapsing in the United States, and thanks to globalization, elsewhere in the world.
Good, but also bad.
The American auto industry lives on, even the big portions of it which should have been allowed to fail, because you see, if America has been pretty damn good at anything, then it’s failing.
Heavy government regulation prevents that, and contributes to propping up inefficient business operations that end up wasting resources and killing real entrepreneurship.
Still, if America is to survive and flourish economically in this increasingly competitive world, there needs to be a balance and it must fail.
It must continue failing.
Failing forward.
Meanwhile, I leave you with Ayo’s sexy reggae tunes: Help Is Coming!
Two days ago, I watched Avatar for the second time. The first time, I watched it to enjoy the orgasmic cinematics in 3D. The second time, because I wanted to focus more on the in-your-face preachy storyline.
Happy (or sorta happy) Independence day to all Sudanese readers. This is going to be a big decisive year for Sudan, and so will the next.
Our first elections in like a zillion years, followed by Southerners deciding in 2011 whether they want to divorce the North to finally end that lovely dysfunctional bitter marriage arranged by the British.
And then of course 2012 will arrive and we’ll be screwed anyway, so why worry about voting?
Bleh, okay, I admit, a big part of me is pretty pessimistic about the transparency of the upcoming elections, but if I allow the pessimism to take over, then I’ll simply be embracing what can only be described as a defeatist attitude.
So, in Kawther’s words… “Here’s hoping that the country doesn’t descend into even greater chaos.”
Back to slowly revamping the subtleties of this blog.
Location: Deep, deep down the orgasmic rabbit hole of epistemology.
The Bio of Awesomeness: Fundamentalist Muslim, turned hippie Sufi and fan of science. Total blogging junkie since 2006. Social entrepreneur and digital media and marketing consultant. Proud Sudanese and cultural nomad. Author of upcoming book on Islam and new media. Pro-democracy guitar-strumming activist. Loud and drop dead gorgeous. Fan of integral theory and spiral dynamics. Sarcastic Afro-Arab goofy genius. The High Priest of Mischief. Welcome. You've Been Warned! ;)
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