After I had already bought my $30 ticket, my uncle forbade me to take the bus from Nairobi to Kampala, Uganda, a 12 hr. journey. The main reason was because it departed at midnight from River Road, one of the sketchier parts of Nairobi. He also fed me with horror stories of falling asleep on the...

I swore I would neer work another New Year's Eve but found myself at it again. I tried to do something nice for the employees and clients. We hooked up a small projector (borrowed from a client) and was able to project a countdown clock. We gave out Redd's alcohalic cider (because no one buys it)...