... before the generator goes out and plunges me into darkness once again. Just me and my computer. I've been sitting here for the last few minutes with my computer, musing about the fact that perhaps I need a hobby. Or perhaps I need to stop living vicariously through other people's blogs who keep going on fabulous holidays to resorts. Or perhaps I need to stop reading Hello! magazine. Maybe I just need more exercize.
I don't know, but whatever it is, I've had a few moments here where I've been feeling that perhaps I just need something... don't worry about me, I mean, this feeling has lasted an entire... let me see... 14 minutes so far. And my personality type is such that I have a really short attention span, so I'm sure that by the time the lights go out in exactly 7 minutes, I will have gotten over myself and I will feel quite happy with my computer, the episode of the West Wing I'm planning to watch tonight, and a good night's sleep.
However, it is also still over 30C in my bedroom at 10:21pm, and when the gene goes off... so does the fan. So it might be a rather warm night tonight. As Jackie said, "I won't need my track suit tonight".
Anyways, I had quite an encouraging visit to the Catholic sister's bookshop this afternoon. They have been selling a book that my organization produced some time ago on how to learn the local language here. And people have really been buying it. When I went to go and pick up the money, the Sister there asked me what other books we have in our organization, so I told her about the mother tongue Bible portions that we have, as well as some of the literacy and development books that we produce in the mother tongues of the people.
She was so interested and wanted to come see our book shop... but of course, we don't have a bookshop. So she offered us a little corner in their bookshop to sell some of our books! What an amazing offer! So we have to sit down and work out details etc., but it's so exciting and encouraging that other people are interested in helping to get people reading in their own languages! And it really came quite out of nowhere, actually. So I'm very encouraged by this little step... who knows how it will all actually work out, but at least the possibility is there :)
See, I've forgotten that I need a hobby already! Only 3 minutes left... I'd better go find my headlamp.
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i happen to know that you also make a really amazing cookbook. i've only had my hands on it once, but i plan to pick it up next time we are in the US. maybe the catholic sisters should sell that- for all of the Sudanese women with ovens, sugar, and endless amounts of flour and products made in Canada:)
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