Free fall...

Ok!

So, I am lying down on the floor with half of my body on the spiral stairs and the other half on the concrete. There is sharp pain shooting out from my elbows, my thigh, my shin, and my thigh to my feet is now wet from the pool of water I am lying down in. 

I just slipped and fell on my way down the stairs.

I think the annoying part is when a friend later said to me “HOW did you fall?”

“Oh, I just thought the stairway looked like an amazing landscape to try out my new-found abilities to fly!”

Depression is a tool...

I sat down in the study staring at the screen, cursor blinking, mind blank, desktop covered with chocolate wrappings, an empty cup on one side, books piled in a corner, unshaven, unwashed – and unhappy. The time was about 3am. 

You have seen the movies: Girl gets dumped and she locks herself up for days till a friend comes in to find her drowning in chocolate and icecream, fetid from not having a bath and with streaks of makeup where tears have washed off what would have made her appear more beautiful. I was at that same point; depressed with a capital “D”!

Can’t give details, but it had to do with work-related changes and how much that affected me. It also involved someone who was (and who remains) dear to me. My wife (the angel) was good as always, trying to cheer me up, making the best meals and all that stuff… Even my son tried too; he crawled in love-shaped circles around me, and at some point tried to say the words in ‘babynese’: “John, or dad, or you lovely man with the shaggy beard, it will be alright…”

Ok, I made that up!

However, if there is something I am lousy at, it is staying depressed for long. I have always had a need to “make it happen” – and suddenly, in my depression, I had an epiphany.

XTsamurai Interview

OK!

So here I am right in front of the cams, doing an impromptu interview which was really quite interesting.

It was done by a friend who co-produced and co-sang (if there is any such word) on the track which will soon be available to the public.

It's a song called "Shine in my Light"

Enjoy the video - and I would LOVE to hear your thoughts and comments.

And do share this one...

Divorce: The sad goodbye

I was stunned to hear another notable figure had divorced from his wife. Two days ago, another celeb had walked away.

In all the cases, the couple had children.

I don't know why I felt broken. I am aware the world is imperfect and there will be such sad incidences, but maybe what I find more appalling is the general decline in the regard for marriage. I guess I am someone who still thinks 'old-school', but in all the misunderstanding and quarrels that may parents had, they stuck - and that's what I have come to understand as what marriage is all about...sticking through good and bad.

A bad cold!

I had a late night, doing things on my computer and blackberry and my guitar, and then playing a bit of video games, and then going back to my computer and blackberry and my guitar.

Get the picture?

Finally, in the early hours of the morning, I had a cold shower and crawled off into bed with my 'natural uniform', got under the duvet and went to sleep.

Well, I learnt a bitter lesson in the morning:

XTsamurai Live in Concert at 9ja Music Fair

I had an interesting time performing at the 9JA Muisc Fair, a wonderful week-long music event put together to showcase musical talents and educate artistes. It includes concerts and workshops and other pretty fun shows.

My brother tagged along that day (as well as my wife and baby!) and he recorded me doing 'my thing' at the event.

So, here is a peek into my performance on that day using my stage name XTsamurai

(You can check out my stuff at www.reverbnation.com/xtsamurai and follow my rants on twitter)

Enjoy 

Disclaimer: Try not to mind my brother who held the cam and was 'sqealing' along!)

Clandestine!

Now, that morning started normally.

I’d said my good-byes to my wife in the morning, and went off to do some business - I do some MLM on the side for extra income.
Now, I did not hit my left leg on a stone or see a black cat cross my path or an owl on a power cable – or any other silly superstitious stuff. I tell you, it was a regular day.

So there I was trying to get and fill an order form, a simple order form. I turned to a lady that happened to be standing next to me to ask for a pen.

It was just like that. No fireworks anywhere – I turn and say “May I use your pen, please?”

She obliged – and I was grateful.