Hackey Sac, Spades, & Poets

Had a great weekend. Hung out with Anand and Nupe Friday night. Played spades, drank some beers, talked. Its getting nearly impossible for us to get together and not talk about HIV in South Africa. This is not a problem or anything, just something I have noticed. Its just a topic that is on our minds quite a bit, and we all have varying opinions about. Regardless, they are good guys and I am glad we have run into them.

Spent most of Saturday playing hackey sac with Kylie at the Botanic Gardens. I am not sure how this happened, I kicked a hackey sac in years. But it was a nice day and there was a beautiful open green place to play. Kind of dorky, but very fun.

Went to a great poetry reading Saturday night at the BAT Center. Poets from all over the world. The best was an American girl who sounded as much like a rapper as a poet. She had a mic, and some sample pedals. She would spout a beat into the mic, capture it, and play it on repeat and then freestyle rap to it. It was pretty impressive. She read a poem about Durban, about how we are all human and have human needs and desires, regardless of our skin color. There were Cuban poets who read in Spanish, Iraqi poets who read in Arabic, and lots and lots of freestyle rapping. It was well worth the $2.50 entrance fee.