Of slumdogs and nail polish

Work was better overall this week - it's still not "comfortable," but at least I didn't come home in a funk every night.
Unfortunately, though, I had 3 migraines over the past week, and I hope it's not a continuing trend.
In fact, I couldn't even make it to church this morning due to the pain, as I only started to feel better about 10 minutes ago... and I took the meds over 2 hours ago. I'm guessing that later today I'll work on swatching more of my nail polish stash - See here for an example: It helps me to compare existing colors and to see what I have without having to pull out the bottles.

Yesterday afternoon, B and I splurged on a matinee at a regular retail cinema to see "Slumdog Millionaire." I really wanted to see it before it wins all the awards and because it's about Indian society. After having seen it, I won't be surprised when it picks up its awards (so far it has won 4 Golden Globes and 5 Critics Awards, and is up for 10 Academy Awards and 11 BAFTAs) and it's really a universal story in that it could have been shot anywhere in the world's impoverished areas. A work of fiction and based on Vika Swarup's novel Q and A, it apparently is very true-to-life.

... Which brings me to Friends of Mercy, which is run by a friend of mine, of sorts, the Reverend Mark Sell. His organization works to educate on Hospice Care in the US and to support AIDS orphans/widows and victims of Female Genital Mutilation in Kenya, primarily in the Kibera slums of Nairobi, in conjunction with the Meekers at Springs of Life Lutheran Church. I am sure that many of the storylines in "Slumdog Millionanire" could be easily translated to this region. Pr. Sell's organization does amazing work in caring for the physical and spiritual needs of the population it serves. One of my dreams is to be able to go with Friends of Mercy on one of its expeditions. The adult and children's Sunday School at B's congregation have been collecting money each week to help in this project. Of course, it's my "baby," so the support hasn't been great, but what doesn't seem like a lot here will surely help in Kenya. If you want to support, there are links on the websites to which I've linked above, or you can just contact me.