tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705927924848906242.post5570880693195016714..comments2023-05-15T10:21:43.665+02:00Comments on face value: hooks to hang me onAcaciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03148234753192860981noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705927924848906242.post-65127482805703928802010-01-26T09:59:23.029+02:002010-01-26T09:59:23.029+02:00I needed a cigarette and mile davis in the backgro...I needed a cigarette and mile davis in the background after I read this....I had to settle for "Blue in Green' by him...your expression...where is that cigarette..lol..you have hooked me lady..Tareek Henrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705927924848906242.post-3568795102207811902009-11-10T15:19:20.053+02:002009-11-10T15:19:20.053+02:00for a fleeting moment, I crawled in under your ski...for a fleeting moment, I crawled in under your skin, and tried it for size, and realized that my own fits perfectly, overabundant in melanin, snug, but with enough room to outgrow any concieved pigeon hole. And it is here that I make my home. Beautiful, insightful piece. And as one of your commentators stated on the Theophilus piece, build on your words. Make something of them. R.Rachael Jerenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705927924848906242.post-69702785622295824142009-11-10T11:08:45.504+02:002009-11-10T11:08:45.504+02:00jesse that was genius maybe u need to concentrate ...jesse that was genius maybe u need to concentrate on who u r n not who or what ur not... I don't like labels. Language can be one of the ways to determine nationality or interest in a country imagine showing up at heathrow claiming to be english but not knowing a single word of english.Thoko Tembonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705927924848906242.post-67552505153274703392009-11-09T22:26:51.551+02:002009-11-09T22:26:51.551+02:00jess i have just read this for the first time, and...jess i have just read this for the first time, and i love it. i get it. it was you who described me as versatile and i think ur the most versatile of us all. ability to fit and make it work in every social situation.Burfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705927924848906242.post-9393123355490975802009-09-22T12:31:44.685+02:002009-09-22T12:31:44.685+02:00I needed a cigarette and mile davis in the backgro...I needed a cigarette and mile davis in the background after I read this....I had to settle for "Blue in Green' by him...your expression...where is that cigarette..lol..you have hooked lady..TareeK Henrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705927924848906242.post-34515958260816687782009-08-18T22:06:13.930+02:002009-08-18T22:06:13.930+02:00Having worked out what you're not, have you wo...Having worked out what you're not, have you worked out what you are?!Lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705927924848906242.post-85654710781429332622009-08-17T17:10:25.304+02:002009-08-17T17:10:25.304+02:00Be who you are and enjoy it. People will put you i...Be who you are and enjoy it. People will put you in the box they want, regardless of the facts. Just don't make the mistake of taking life too seriously!Kate Wolfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705927924848906242.post-1036905591735438002009-08-14T09:38:43.967+02:002009-08-14T09:38:43.967+02:00You are a child of both worlds.... Citizen of the ...You are a child of both worlds.... Citizen of the heart if you will.Blessings Samuel Phumisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705927924848906242.post-90247097807134966822009-08-13T08:12:59.593+02:002009-08-13T08:12:59.593+02:00best yet, doll. ironic that the majority of people...best yet, doll. ironic that the majority of people reading it feel the same! ha. i want to know who/what creates the inclusion/exclusion criteria for us? do we do it ourselves?abimacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705927924848906242.post-21377853522846098452009-08-12T13:43:45.268+02:002009-08-12T13:43:45.268+02:00i love iti love itZilanie Gondwenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705927924848906242.post-26362342382916493142009-08-12T13:31:18.374+02:002009-08-12T13:31:18.374+02:00Ecclesiastes 7:29
This is all that I have learned:...Ecclesiastes 7:29<br />This is all that I have learned: God made us plain and simple, but we have made ourselves very complicated.Mothernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705927924848906242.post-43593938986815392472009-08-12T12:37:09.306+02:002009-08-12T12:37:09.306+02:00Stunning piece of writing Jess - a joy to read and...Stunning piece of writing Jess - a joy to read and to feel a shared lack of definability.Gillian Mannnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705927924848906242.post-10270507950414224922009-08-12T08:56:50.249+02:002009-08-12T08:56:50.249+02:00So not trying to 'sound the same'... :) bu...So not trying to 'sound the same'... :) but my favorite part of your piece is:<br />"Of course I find it hard when people gather a few misperceptions... But I find it equally difficult when people spot one or two similarities..."<br /><br />I have tried and tried and tried to explain this aspect of myself to people but never got the words the way you did. Thanks for sharing.LWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705927924848906242.post-88630057941206592142009-08-12T08:03:53.398+02:002009-08-12T08:03:53.398+02:00loved it. brilliant piece of writing, as usual - y...loved it. brilliant piece of writing, as usual - you manage to get me thinking every time. keep them coming - your blog posts have sparked off some interesting discussions for me! hope you don't mind me feeding off them!Emma Keenannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705927924848906242.post-23990565747336932972009-08-12T08:03:07.864+02:002009-08-12T08:03:07.864+02:00This is an outstanding piece of writing!... I want...This is an outstanding piece of writing!... I want to read it again... I like the way you describe the tension between worlds.ccnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705927924848906242.post-34471546310830078692009-08-11T18:24:04.256+02:002009-08-11T18:24:04.256+02:00The best part about you,Jess,is that we cant hook ...The best part about you,Jess,is that we cant hook you anywhere. Indeed this is what everyone should be happy to realise- that fitting in a box is not the desirable ultimate. You don't fit in a box? Great! That means you have the malleability to take on all the challenges of life. I give this piece a full 5-star rating. *****Z . Allan Ntatahttp://doctorzax.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705927924848906242.post-5007824587764117712009-08-11T18:15:24.505+02:002009-08-11T18:15:24.505+02:00icu2icu2David boNGOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03750134863794757072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705927924848906242.post-14414003679159842092009-08-11T16:42:12.616+02:002009-08-11T16:42:12.616+02:00I see u jess.I see u jess.george naphambonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705927924848906242.post-57014454902587614272009-08-11T16:23:42.133+02:002009-08-11T16:23:42.133+02:00Love me or hate me but please dont ignore me? Plea...Love me or hate me but please dont ignore me? Please when you look at me see echoes of yourself in my eyes but not too much as I am my own individual?<br /><br />Porcupine dichotomies in the cold? They huddle together for warmth and prick each other and so run away from each other only to face the cold again in their solitude and so huddle closer again only... you get the flow...<br /><br />My heart sees beyond your lack of melanin and hears your heart's cry. The cry of the Explorers who left shore as heroes and return as strangers to find a whole new world, new relatives and mildewed gravestones of old friends and kinsmen. Neither here nor there and always here and there.Wisdom Qodebreakernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705927924848906242.post-86861528307301116792009-08-11T16:21:55.595+02:002009-08-11T16:21:55.595+02:00Acacia...
I have strong self definition in some ...Acacia... <br /><br />I have strong self definition in some areas, and not so strong in other areas, it depends all on my own opinion of whether that area is important to me and who I am...<br /><br />Yes I do consider myself a Malawian, although I may not fall into a box of what others perceive to be Malawian, and, yes I do also consider myself African, although I may not fit into the stereotypical box of what an African looks or sounds like...!Ntawirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11021037652184197193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705927924848906242.post-55024490491820800612009-08-11T16:21:50.784+02:002009-08-11T16:21:50.784+02:00so what cozy box would you like to be squeezed int...so what cozy box would you like to be squeezed into?Hannah Rabinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705927924848906242.post-10462046247062646912009-08-11T16:15:27.743+02:002009-08-11T16:15:27.743+02:00@ ntawira - glad you liked it. i appreciate the va...@ ntawira - glad you liked it. i appreciate the value in good strong self-definition. do you consider yourself 'Malawian' or feel 'African'? if so, aren't those labels on conceptual boxes?Acaciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03148234753192860981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705927924848906242.post-20660603900749886752009-08-11T14:54:01.452+02:002009-08-11T14:54:01.452+02:00having a bad hair day jess....? what the deal...bu...having a bad hair day jess....? what the deal...but on a more serious note - insightful, deep - but whr do u fit?Muzanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705927924848906242.post-70757799855991869902009-08-11T14:28:26.109+02:002009-08-11T14:28:26.109+02:00Honest yet unassuming, concise yet probing, logica...Honest yet unassuming, concise yet probing, logical yet deeply substantive, simple but multi faceted, objective yet humble... fantastic jess..Yiwondanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705927924848906242.post-64162273362311382892009-08-11T14:15:12.991+02:002009-08-11T14:15:12.991+02:00Interesting Jess. We all desire to be seen, heard,...Interesting Jess. We all desire to be seen, heard, touched, yada yada yada... I believe the best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart. Look with your heart for that beautiful friendship/relationship because what’s important is invisible to the eye.<br /><br />“There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only few will catch your heart....pursue those” Michael NolanOllynoreply@blogger.com