Sans Direction Sense

My sister left early for work yesterday so i had to wait till the baby sister came to pick her baby up. She normally comes with someone to hold the baby or with a baby car-seat. Sonehow she forgot to bring either so i had to go with her.

She lives at Broadwater Farms in Tottenham. Quite near my house actually so it wasnt a big deal about returning. I decided i'd walk. Well, i think this picuture says more than i can ever explain with words:

Where did my sense of direction go?

My Digital Camera

My camera came in yesterday. It's a FujiFilm FinePix A201. I won it on auction at ebay for £127 [including p&P of £5].

Here are some test pcitures i took:

More Pics: Plant Life

I've been out and about and since i dont yet trust anyone yet with my cam, the only pics are of other people or self-portraits. Now you've had enough of that havent you? So let's go wild with some plant life

MORE...

More Pics: Silly Shots

Some more pics. Funny signs and just plain boredom induced shots. Hey dont blame me i just got this gadget:

MORE...

Lunch Break at Lloyd Park

Pictures taken on Wednesday at Lloyds Park, Walthamstow. We were on lunch break from the CCNA course and decided to go relax there.

DSR - Drugs, Tits and Carjackings

Another Disturbing Search Request from Google!

articles about women putting drugs on their tits and st.. ..ealing mens cars

What's In The Stars For You?

I've always thought horoscopes were crap. I still think so. That's why i try to hide it whenever i wanna take a peek at it. Recently, i've had to do that more. Probably cos i read it everytime i look at a paper.

I dont believe any of that shit. I mean, millions of people cannot have the same day... or week. I'll still hide when i'm reading it... if anyone asks me what i'm doing, i'll say; "i like the whole gothic look of Mytic Meg, I think she's shaggable"

Miss Me? Blame It On Stormy!

So I havent been posting of late? You miss me? Yeah I miss me too. Well i've thought about it and decided we can do some blame-storming [def. The act of finding someone to blame for every thing that happens]. Well i decided we can blame Abbi, aka. StormChild for all this. I find myself talking to her on MSN MSNJA a lot.

Like yesterday... when my [free] CCNA Course at my former college was cancelled. Not just for the day... cancelled outright. I'd tell you about it... but that's another story all together. Well i spent almost all day talking to Abbi. We get on that well. That's why we married our sites.

I dunno why i'm telling you this, but maybe i'm gonna be leaving this site unupdated every now and then... you can always blame it on her. That said, i dont mean send her hatemail or send her tarantulas in packages. She wont like it. Anyway... where was i? Yeah so after talking to her that long... i decided to take a nap. It's now 10pm, and i've only just got outta my house. That is more than 24hours after i our conversation ended. Well, i'll admit, i've spent the last 5hours playing Unreal Tournament, but hey... like i said... always blame it on [you know the rest].

Hmmm.... i havent used the camera in more than 24 hrs. My hands are getting fidgety, maybe i shoud snap that can of coke sitting on my desktop? Hold on... [snap]. Ok, if this comes out fine i'll upload it. Or maybe not. Gosh I'm hungry. Now where is that tin of Shito [def. african pepper stew]. It would go with some of my Sis's Kenkey.

Hey.... gotta go find something to munch on.

ClubGH. com

If you didnt know, Spideronline's Classmates section has had a revamp and a name change, it's now called ClubGH, and if you aint in the database yet, you should make your way round there right now! Find all you classmates from wayyyy back and the recent past on there. I already found a my SP from Accra Academy on there.

This site is gonna make a name for itself soon and you better be in it from the start.

-- --- .-. ... . -.-. --- -.. .

.. .- -- - .- .-.. -.- .. -. --. - --- ... - --- .-. -- -.-. .... .. .-.. -.. --- -. -- ... -. -. --- .-- .-.-.- ... .... . ... --- -. - .... . ..-. --- -. . ... --- .. -- .-. .- -. -.. --- -- .-.. -.-- ... ..- .-. ..-. .. -. --. .-.-.- .-.-.- .-.-.- - .... . -. .. -.-. .- -- . .- -.-. -.-. .-. --- ... ... - .... .. ... .-.-.- .. -.. ..- -. -. --- -- --- .-. ... . -.-. --- -.. . .-.-.- .-.-.- .-.-.- -... ..- - .. - .-.. --- --- -.- ... ..-. ..- -. .-.-.- -.. --- -. - -.-- --- ..- - .... .. -. -.- ..--..

-- --- .-. ... . -.-. --- -.. .

Faf Sighting

Saw this on my way from work today. Click on the image to zoom in on the car.

Just in case you cant figure out the web address painted on the car, it's:

www.fafs.uk.com ... and oh, dont bother checking it out... well why am i even telling u that, u're gonna click on it any way.

Exam Results

Hmm... i just saw my result slip. Not good. Not good. Not goodat all. I got a B in IT... i really thought i'd get an A in there. Really not good. Economics... was a bit hmm... C's alright.... but Maths, i think i'll go with the AS level result, cos that's what i need and that's what i'm able to tell, ... another C.

It's good i'm taking a year out, cos then it'da been a bit hectic getting into Kingston.

Anyway, i'm alright... well, i'll be in half an hour.

PS: Abe, gimme a call.

Waheyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!

So i wasnt quite happy in the morning. Well now i am ecs---[how d'u spell that word]? ecstatic? yeah i am! i just got into Kingston Uni, wahey!!!

I'm just coming off the phone.... and this weekend... there has to be a party of some sort. Anyway what makes me happy is that, i have a place in the Uni and all i have to do is wait till next year to take my place. Taking a year out is gonna be fun cos i can take holidays an' all... and have all the fun i want.

Talk to y'all later. PS: I'm still waiting for that call Abe.

Fakin' It

So if you've been paying attention all day you'da seen me asking.. begging ... pleading fro a call from Abe aka Stormy. Well she did... yeah so we talked. Now that i think about it, the convo didnt go like two people who were hearing each other's voices for the first time. It centered around congratulating me for getting into Kingston, to Abi spotting the same car... or similar that i wrote about a few entries ago. [uncanny huh?]

Anyway... yeah she sent me this, i think she did it a while back:

And i thought it'd look better this way:

The few things i can do with PhotoShop. Let's play spot the difference.

24 Heaven

Tonite. It's on. The final episode[?] of the series 24. I know i'll be glued to the TV. Where will you be?

I'm hearing some rumors tho that there will be a second series. What i wonder is, wikll it continue right on from the day we're in? Or will it be say... 2 months later? 2 years later? Cos, damn! Jack Bauer needs some sleep!!

Blog Meetup

I'm thinking more and more that i'm going to be at this months Meetup for bloggers in London. Of course it'd help if i knew some one i know was going too. [hint hint]. I'm yet to convice anyone to turn up as well. But like i told someone earlier this week, i have contingency plan; I'll turn up... if i find it boring... i leave and go back home. It'll work. I think.

Oh and i'm ... [nah forget it]

Oh My God! They Killed Teri.

[sob sob] I loved that sweater she wore. I loved her nicely wrinkled face. I loved her innocent look when she had amnesia... oh sod it! I love Patty more. [24 character profiles]. Who else thinks she's gonna be the future First Lady?

Blog Meeting: Preparation

I'm still not sure whether i'll be going... but that's all down to whether this months pay get's into my account like they say it should.

So after work on Wednesday, i'll go check my account balance. It should have increased by around £600 .... if it has... i'll most probably be there

Blog Meetup: Update

I'm closing from work now. As of now, the money has not been paid into my account. I guess i could get some money from someone and still make it to the meetup but there's no incentive to BE THERE! You may know what i'm talking about... or you may not.

Anyway... there's always next month.

I'd like to officially welcome Marian "Slew" Harris back to dotFAF. Blog Away!!

NOT The Blog Meetup Update

It's past 11pm on Wednesday, 21st August and i'm writing this just after getting home. I'll be posted tomorrow on the 22nd:

Hmmm.... I know i said i wasnt going b'cos i hadnt been paid and that i didnt borrow money to go cos there was no incentive... well turned out THERE WAS an incentive afterall.

Infact so much has not happened in a few hours of my life before. I'm calling it the Jack Bauer Syndrome. I'm gonna start from when i added the last post...

So I added that post just when i was leaving work [around 5.15PM BST]. Brendon and I left for the bus-stop and then he realised his pass was dead. Meant we had to walk all the way down to somewhere near Black Horse Road station so he could get money from a cash point.

THE CALL
We got on the bus and were discussing the next days work... then it moved on to games. i think it was an argument about what 1st person shooter means... but i'm not going into that. He got off the bus at Seven Sisters station and i'd just alighted in front of the Tottenham Police Station when my phone rang. Abe [pronounced Ah-be]. Yeah Stormy.

We were discussing the fact that she hadnt decided on whether she was going to the Blog Meetup for the past few days. And then it sounded more and more like she was going. Or wanted to go. Or something close to it. And i was walking.... walking towards my house... And then i thought, what the hell? why dont i just say i'm going... why dont i borrow some money and be spontaneous?.

THE IMPULSE
So i did JUST that. even before i entered my front door, i peeped thru the window and asked ma sis to lend me a twenty. She didnt have any... she said. [Probably cos i owe her from way back and havent paid] Anyway, next thing i know i'm telling Abe i'll give her a call within the next half hour to let her know if i'm coming or not.

Before i said that, i knew i wasnt even gonna enter the house. I knew i wasnt gonna get back to the bus stop and get a bus to my bro's. i knew i was gonna go there and ask him to lend me some money... and i knew i'd get it. And i knew i was gonna get on the Tube and go to Holborn. What i didnt know tho was whether Abe was gonna be there.

IS IT COS I'S BLACK TOO?
Got on bus back to Seven Sister and entered the Underground. Tried to get a travel card but the till [or whatever they call it] was closed. The freaking ticket dispenser wasnt working either so this guy in London Underground uniform says it's alright to ride the tube and pay at the destination.

Now when i got to Holborn station, this fucker [xcuse ma... what the hell?!]... yeah this fucker insists i'm lying and that i'm trying to con him. Sayin', "We're both black... tell me the truth and i'll let you thru." The idiot.... did he seriously expect me to say i was lying just so he could be pleased with himself for helping out a bruva?

THE SIGHTING
So this idiot wants to punish me for "lying to him" so he insists i buy a ticket from the counter before i get out. Now this normally wudnt be a problem, xcept there's only one person working in the box and his priority customers are those entering, not the loner exiting...

And then i take a look outside the station and there's this gorgeuous chick with some plain glass shades looking at me. Yeah you guessed right. Abe. Anyway, she helps me out and buys a ticket from outside so i cud exit quicker.

NOT THE BLOG MEETUP
I know this was all about blog meetup, but Abe told me she'd been to the meeting place, Pitcher and Piano [Kingsway, Holborn, WC2]... and that it looked all posh with people sipping wine in tall glasses and the whole shiznit. So me being that curious, i thought i'd just take a look anyway... y'know... so i could say, at least, BEEN THERE... ummm... BEEN THERE! So we went together to take a look... and decided, Nah! Not our cuppa

THE TriFAF MEETUP
We walked down Kinsway, Holborn and picked something that was more of our cuppa, The Bar One. So begins my initiation into the West-End bar clique. Even tho Abe insist it isnt SO westend till you go way into Leicester Sq. [or did she?]

Anyway, I got some drinks. I got a Smirnoff Ice... i dont think i'm allowed to tell what Abe got.[check out her site to see her version of events]. Well, we started off with a mock interview... with Abe asking the questions and using her voice recorder. I dont think we'd get anything off it tho cos there was [as the Black-neys say] BEAR noise in there.

I know i liked her more from then on... and i think she knew it. i thought it was BEAR funny. And then, i dunno... i guess we naever stopped talking... i had a watch but i lost track of time too. all i know is that it took quite a while to finish a bottle of Smirnoff. [Black-ney translation: Took bear time to mash up that bottle of Smirnoff, Blood!!]

**************
AD BREAK
**************
Black-ney: You may remember me from shows, i mean posts like "NOT The Blog Meetup",
Well i am what you guess when you cross a cockney and a west-indian accent. All messed up and funny to listen to.

I am mostly used by young blacks who were born in the UK and i can be heard mostly on the bus. Look out for me next time you visit London

BEAR: Adj. Meaning; a lot, many etc. Usage: There was like bear food at the party, blood.

BLOOD: A term of endearment among black-neys. It's like saying mate at the end of sentences or in Ghanaian circles, charlie. Usage; What's up, blood? **************
AD BREAK ENDS
**************

THE SQUARE
From The Bar One [Kingsway, Holborn, WC2], we decided to go get something to eat. Well that's what i assumed. That Abe wud love something other than a drink. So we started out with Abe giving me a sort of tour of Central London. And my! what a good guide she is!

If you read her blog you'll know she knows that place a lot. She showed me round all them trendy bars andpointed out all the places not to go unless you're loaded and a bit drunk or madly in love.

We finally cam round to Leicester Sq. and the first thing i know this guy's shoving a rose into my hand. I took it on some reflex even tho i knew it wudnt be free. Now that i think of it, i shda bought it for her... but i was worried what it'd mean.

Anyway, we decided to end the tour and go into [what was that last bar we went into again, Abe?]. I like the place. The atmosphere is just so romantic. It's low-lit with candles and dark walls. That's how much contrast the inside it to the corridors into it. The corridors are bright-lit with mirros for walls and i couldnt resist taking some pics. [The only way to get both of us in a shot]

So we went in and thought we'd order something. Abe chose Crispy Duck and Pancakes. She even thought me how to eat it... i love it and i definitely would be going back. oh and whiles waiting, we played three games of connect-4. I lost 'em all. hey, i'm shit... i know. I wont the last one we played though... the one after eating. So i guess i can excuse myself by saying i was too hungry to think... or is that not valid?

Oh! shit.... we just run out of time. and i was having such a good time. i so wanted to do this again. it was getting close to 10.. and Abe had to leave. So we set off for Charing Cross station. That's where Abe get's her train from...

THE HOMECOMING
I got on the bus with a smile on my face... i'd had such a good time. in fact i gave the tramp playing the saxophone so much money it didnt look like someone who'd just borrowed £20 only three hours earlier. I was so happy i nearly missed my change-over and Euston.

THE SEQUEL?
Will we do this again? Definitely. When? Might be as early as the 24th of August. There's the Notting Hill Carnival. Abe hasnt decided yet [typical huh?]... but i know i'm going. And maybe... just maybe i can convince her into coming as well. it's her idea originally so i probably wont have to do a lot of convincing. We'll see.

THE VERDICT
Eme, you were right when you said i was enticed... i didnt know by how much myself tho. But i like Abe. And... We'll see.

THE ENDNOTE
You'll realise i never mentioned what i was thinking at anytime of our meetup. Yeah, perv, it's private... and aint telling. I think it was my Uncle Tom who once said, "That's for me to think and for you to keep guessing" ... ok someone said it... and my Uncle Tom told me... what's the biggie?

Now y'all hop over to Abe's to see her version of events.

Probably the best blog ever..

OMG.. I just wrote a really long blog and it was all deleted by a bloody 'back 'button. Well.. I guess that'll teach me..

g.. I don't feel like writing it again now.. it was wicked..!

I'm listening to Glitter at the moment.. you know.. Mariah's last album. Its rather 80s based.. its kinda.. shit (G.. am I allowed to swear on this?!)

Well, as you know Faf has packed his bags and moved out.. or rather been pushed out by my exquisite writing and my dominant popularity. As I seem to write more on this site than I do on my own, let alone the amount Faf writes here.. ;) So I'm controlling this place.. its about time too.. with all the (sucking) up I did to get to this position.

There needs to be no introduction as I'm sure you all know who I am, but for all you newbies, I'm known as the infamous StormChild, or 'Stormy' as Faf calls me, but I've decided to revert back to my original netname of 'BabyM' and/or 'Babymariah'. As this is my first official blog here, I want to shout out to my mum, dad, bro, aunties, uncles, cousins, old school m8s, uni m8s, those @ CE all over the world, all my pasts, all my futures (you know or will know who y'are!), my granddad and grandmas (don't ask) and those randoms in the street who will eventually decide to talk to me.

An issue to consider is this weekend's Notting Hill Carnival. It is terribly unlikely you've heard of it because it is one of the world's largest street parties. Derived from the cultures of the caribbean it is held in London's trendy 'Notting Hill', however, more specifically it is held around Ladbroke Grove, Westbourne Park etc. area all the way up to Harrow Road. It is something not to miss if you've never been. (Being reluctant to go because you're scared you'll get stabbed is not an excuse.) Funny enough, my friend from Hackney fairly notorious London area, said he wasn't going because he didn't want to get 'Stabbed up'. And theres him living in Hackney all his life with the stabbings, the murders, the rapes, the gang warfare, the drive-bys.. ok, maybe he hasn't seen all that.. but its something that happens there.
The carnival is now supported by a strong team of police who are surreptitiously caught on camera wearing particularly colourful flares and grinding with the locals, and volunteers. And if you enjoy a bit of celebrity stalking, this is the perfect opportunity to do it. With the likes of Ms. 'Queen of the Carnival.. whateva!' Dynamite & the other black music representatives 'representin', how could u not.. so.. go on..!

And sorry Faf about the lack of border around the picture. I suppose I'm not used to your convention. Was this the secret you were going to let me into? If so.. is it secret?

So that's all for me.. I know that most of the blogs are short on this site, but I'm trying to go for a record set by the last blog!

Miss Ghana UK 2002

The only program i've been to every year since i came to London. Well i'm not going tonite. Got some better plans. Work it out urself.

Away on Official Trifaf Business

You must be wondering where the owners of Tristorm.Org and Dotfaf.Com have been for the past couple days.

As the two sites are legally married (see below), a (formal) meeting is required between the two owners to 'discuss' the future and plans of the two sites. The importance of this meeting supercedes events like 'Miss Ghana UK' and 'Panorama' which occurred on the same day.

More information may occur shortly, however, the owner of dotfaf.com is currently making his way home, exhausted ......

The Weekend In Pictures

It's been a busy weekend. I'm tired. I cant write much so i'll tell it in pictures:

I loved the film... i dunno if it was becasue there was action thru-out or just cos it was based around places i actually know... but loved it all the same

MORE...

Avid Young Writer

Who else here thinks that this is quite an entertaining blog?! I was reading some of the archives, and some of it makes me crack up! Seems like Faf has gone thru what only can be described as a mild rollercoaster of events over the past year since May 2001. So if you have any time to yourself (like me with my ...ermm.. work), read them month by month. Pity they're not in descending order FAF.. less confusing that way.

I'm sure you're probably sick of hearing about me & Faf's current escapades, let alone just sick of hearing about ME all the time.. the spectacular character that I am..but I think its only fair that Faf gets an award for travelling around quite a large proportion of London in a few hours. This is the guy that's barely left Tottenham.

Namely:
Wood Green (Doesn't really count.. local shopping area)
Kings Cross (on transit.. very nearly missed that station!)
Hammersmith (oops.. MISSED the Panorama..)
Goldhawk Road & Shepherd's Bush (strolling in the rain)
London Bridge
Lewisham (waitin aaaaages for the bus!)
Blackheath, Eltham, Welling (on transit)
Bexleyheath, Bexley (getting l8..)
Dartford Bridge (don't even ask how we got there!)
Bluewater .. the ultimate shopping experience!

No wonder he's still tired.. so give him a break ok? I know I'm not the best substitute, but I'm sure if Marian would start blogging here again, it'd certainly brighten up the content! :D

Mo Agsts Hl Kohts

Who else saw Oz las' nite? I did.... and i was s'posed to turn up for work at 9am. It started late this week for some strange reason [after midnite...].

Anyway i got some real good quotes from Augustus Hill last nite but i was in bed and iwasnt abt to get up to find my Revo to type it in properly so i grabbed the nearest gadget with a keypad... my phone. I typed it in in code hence the funny tittle for this post. It came up like this:

Now here's the decoded quote from Augustus:

This was right after Said, the imam, blames himslef for Sallah death. He's the most level headed person in Oz. And now he's become like everyone else. Hope he's not about to die.

I'm Like SO Picking It Up

I find myself using the words "Like SO...." and "Like TOTALLY" more and more. Generally it's be me making fun of the sterotype American teen, but i think i've been slipping of late. I know i've used them and though..."Did I?? i didnt!!". I'm gonna try to wean myself of it the over the next few days. Yeah, like totally off it!

Oh in any case... i just realised Fanta Orange really DOES taste shit! i wonder if it's cos i've been drinking Bacardi Breezer more often these days.

Poking Fun At Residue Of Pleasure

Just found this on Sameer's site:

I find this funny as hell, but i still decided to poke holes it it. Looks at the lines that mention "residue of pleasure", not if a cigarette smoker's residue of pleasure is "cigarette smoking", shdnt the beer guzzler's residue of pleasure be the actual drinking?

From the other point of view, if the residue of pleasure of the beer drinker is pissing aplenty... shdnt the smoker's residue of pleasure be the smoke coming out of his mouth and nostrils?

Ummm... okie i give up... i got bored... so i poked holes in the joke. Now if you find this extremely funny and u wann make signs to hang in your cubicle at work here's my version: