Talk about bringing the Kelp back, phew. This weekend began at 4pm on Friday with after-work drinks at Cafe Sophia, before trekking up Long Street in my beautiful killer sparkly blue shoes to meet DT. Fact of life, in the city, when you need a cab there are never any to be seen. My blister was soon forgotten after a pina colada however, which soon became another pina colada (which in typical fashion, Hood managed to stuff up so we …
Winding off an epic weekend in the company of a cute and rather fascinating boy, we went to the SA Museum today as he hadn’t been and we were keen to check out the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition. There were some absolutely amazing shots, but of all of them The Storybook Wolf was the best. This was the winning shot, however when I did a little research today I found out that the photographer had been stripped of …
Look again at that dot. That’s here. That’s home. That’s us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and …
I sat there for a long time, and thought about a lot of things. Foremost among them was the suspicion that my strange and ungovernable instincts might do me in before I had a chance to get rich. No matter how much I wanted those things that I needed money to buy, there was some devilish current pushing me off in another direction – toward anarchy poverty and craziness. That maddening delusion that a man can lead a decent life …
All fun and cuddles before someone gets mauled in the face What a week, seriously. I don’t know what it is, but I’ve been feeling so hyper and just plain awesome the past two weeks – so much energy, and good sleep, and eating well… all just results in this irrepressible good mood that is quite possibly very annoying to anyone not feeling it. Whatever, I’m rolling with it and will continue this awesome mood as long as possible! One …
Instant gratification isn’t always a good thing, but when you need a quick boost, nothing beats instant zen boosters that immediately lift your spirits and make you smile. These don’t have to cost a lot, or take much longer than a minute or two, but adding as many of these little boosts to your day can have tremendous results. Here are some of my favourite zen ‘quick fixes’ and why they rock… 1. Room and/or pillow mist – spray it …
It’s been a great day today, not least because this marks a full week of sleeping well! What a difference a decent sleep makes, and also what a difference this diet is starting to make… I’m feeling happier, more energetic and just peachy – it’s awesome. After a good run yesterday evening and an even better one today after work, I am also SO glad to be out pounding pavement again. To be free of this back pain is amazing, …
One day in the park I had quite a surprise. I met a girl who had many eyes. She was really quite pretty (and also quite shocking!) and I noticed she had a mouth, so we ended up talking. We talked about flowers, and her poetry classes, and the problems she’d have if she ever wore glasses. It’s great to know a girl who has so many eyes, but you really get wet when she breaks down and cries. ~ …
With payday around the corner at last, and a truly fabulous month of being boring (but never bored) and away from parties and mayhem almost over, this last weekend of rest and recharge has been awesome. I think that having a ‘quiet month’ every now and then is essential, even better if you add a detox and booze-free rule, but just as good with the odd wine or tequila and juice. Having time to re-focus, recharge and revive helps you …
I watched A History of Violence last night, which was one of the most disturbing and hectic movies I’ve seen in a while. Viggo Mortensen is always a pleasure to watch, as a bad guy or a goodie – in this case though, the line blurs to such an extent that he starts off as the classic all American family man and ends up as someone you would not want to cross. It’s seldom I am affected by a movie, …
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