February has never been my favourite month. I have never been one for that Valentine’s bore-fest, and somehow it’s always one of the most challenging months. Perhaps it’s also the passing of an old year, and the start of a new year – especially on the Chinese horoscope, which I find pretty relevant. I was thinking back to this time last year the other day, strange how much things change. This time last year… * My sister left for the … Read More »

So What It’s Friday, in case anyone was wondering. I’m approaching the home stretch on my project, which means I’ll be spending today and tonight like I’ve spent every other day and night this week… at my laptop, working it up. I’m focusing my last bit of hope on being able to escape this city on Sunday for the day – Piketberg chillax is the only thing that can save my zen now, so I have to go. Just have … Read More »

VIA 10% Wool by Jeff Corriveau Saw this on the Peta blog just now – brilliant, and sadly all too true.

Well, good mostly – but rather bittersweet in other ways… I will be making a return to full-time work on Monday. It has been one of the toughest decisions I’ve had to make, and there is a part of me that is feeling a bit sad to be leaving behind the intense, crazy world of freelancing. However, there is a bigger part of me that has learnt some tough lessons over the last few months. Freelancing is extremely difficult, and … Read More »

Then don’t say nothin’! In the spirit of trying to keep the zen and avoid boring the hell out my friends and anyone else who reads my blog, I have decided to keep my mouth shut and stop ranting every time the universe goes and throws me a curve ball. Today, and most likely the rest of the week (and even more likely next month) I don’t have any happy thoughts. So I’m going to go and sit in the … Read More »

Not a single hot boy team to be seen, shame I took a break tonight to watch the much-awaited start of Amazing Race season 11, AKA All Stars. I have to say, I was not happy to see that there was not even a single hot guy team this time – who am I meant to vote for now?! In fact, the teams are all weird. There are the obvious ones, like Rob and Amber, and the beauty queens from … Read More »

Last night I suddenly had a thought about zen, and how certain people boost our zen while others drain our zen. Zen, and happiness, is like a bank – you need to be in zen credit, and try not to lose much to stay afloat. I am very lucky, most of the people I surround myself with inspire me and make me feel good about myself. These are the people I focus my of my time and energy on, who … Read More »

I can’t think anymore, brain seems to switch off at midnight like Cinderella at a goddam ball. Catch you on Terrific Tuesday, it’s going to be epic but I’m going to get through it.

Back when I was about 16 or 17, and in a very serious relationship with my troubled high school boyfriend, we used to listen to a lot of Matchbox 20. Over and over again, and Push was a song that meant a lot to both of us at our current difficult stage. Being in love is never easy, but being in love when you’re young, and dealing with adult issues like alcoholism and drug abuse is another kind of difficult. … Read More »

Clive Owen. Seriously, I am tempted to update my order to include tall, dark and rugged, with a touch of dangerous on the side. Sin City is just the most awesome movie ever – it has everything… romance, intrigue, passion… violence. The acting and characters are epic of course, but it’s the directing and the special effects that make this movie pop. No other movie has managed to pull off the comic genre, well other than other Frank Miller’s of … Read More »