February 2012
Ilunga (Bantu): A person who is willing to forgive abuse the first time; tolerate it the second time, but never a third time. Apparently, in 2004, this word won the award as the world’s most difficult to translate. Although at first, I thought it did have a clear phrase equivalent in English: It’s the “three strikes and you’re out” policy. But ilunga conveys a subtler concept, because the...
Note to self: before accusing a coworker of sexual harrassment, make absolutely certain that he isn’t your boss’s favorite.
and so the incredibly awkward work environment begins…
I’m gonna close my mouth now You...
Watchnever gets old
“And you keep telling me,
Telling me that you’ll be sweet,
And you’ll never...”
Incredibly tired, yet unable to fall asleep. Such is life.
