Um...

Goodness, for the first time ever, I think, I don't quite know what to blog about this week. Does that mean all the strangeness of Jb is actually becoming quite normal? Does that mean it's time for a holiday to get a bit of perspective so things that really aren't all that normal start to seem un-normal again?!

Let's see... some highlights of the past few days:

• I enjoyed driving almost the entire way to my friends' house on a paved road for the first time! They are slowly making their way around a "ring" road for the city. I drove about 3 km on pavement, which is just about the entire length of the road, so far. Really cuts the drive down, timewise. Instead of bouncing along at 10 - 15 km/hr, I can go about 35-40 km/h on the pavement! Truly amazing. But the nurses and doctors in the hospital here have been complaining that the patients admitted due to motor vehicle accidents ("MVA"'s for those of you who watch ER or Grey's Anatomy) has dramatically increased. And I've seen it with my own eyes. It's especially frightening at night - the other night when I was driving home, I counted 15 motorbikes cruising down the road WITHOUT LIGHTS! Honestly, it's just insane, and really scary. So if you happen to think about me, please pray for my safety as I drive. Thankfully, I don't have to drive all that often.
• Zane caught two rats in the guest house kitchen yesterday evening! Richard was trying to help him out, but Zane didn't want to share in the fun. So Zane took the rats, one by one, in his mouth and got as far away as possible from Richard. I'm so proud of my mighty rat hunting cat. He's been earning his keep lately. His keep, by the way, has been all the chicken bones he can eat! Annamarie's office is in the same building as a nice restaurant, and she has asked the kitchen staff to save all the old chicken bones for Zane. He must be the most well-fed cat in the city - munching on the leftovers of chicken meals that cost the equivalent of $20!
• I found a place just near my house that will take and print passport size photos. And you even get to choose the colour for the background. I chose blue, to bring out the blue in my eyes :) I have to renew my travel permit soon, so I need some new photos, but I left my whole stack of them in Nairobi last time I was there, for some reason. Around here, you learn to travel with a stack of passport photos, 'cause it's amazing how many documents you end up needing to supply a photo for! The photos will only cost me $7 for 12. A steal of a deal (though in Nairobi they're about a quarter of the price :( )

Well, I guess for a girl who had nothing to say tonight, I've ended up using up quite a few words...