Archive for: February, 2010

Sunday Songs: Fire and Rain

28
Feb
2010

I think that James Taylor has one of the most beautiful voices of our time, and his songs are straight from the heart, goosebumps and lump in throat kind of stuff. On this strangely melancholic and tired Sunday morning, Fire and Rain seemed fitting. James Taylor – Fire and Rain Just yesterday morning they let me know you were gone Susanne the plans they made put an end to you I walked out this morning and I wrote down this … Read More »

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A world imploding?

28
Feb
2010

As Haiti still struggles to pick up the pieces, news of yet another massive earthquake hit the interwebs yesterday. This time it was Chile, and the consequences of this 8.8 scale earthquake were far reaching enough for panicked coastal regions within the Pacific to issue major Tsunami warnings. Mass evacuations in Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Antarctica, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Pitcairn, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, French Polynesia, Mexico, the Cook Islands, Kiribati, Kermadec Island, Niue, New Zealand, Tonga, American Samoa, … Read More »

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Zombified Saturday

27
Feb
2010

Well it’s something like eleventy million degrees out there, and despite feeling like something the cat dragged in, I have managed to get all my work done and still go out for coffee. What I took for a bad hangover on Friday saw me going home to my death bed before lunchtime, and considering that I still feel lousy, I guess I either have a bug or my ear issues are to blame. Whatever the case, with a bit of … Read More »

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Hmm…

25
Feb
2010

A few things… 1. This heat, please could someone tone it down a bit? Really getting tired of it now (and I love summer). 2. I am having a supremely good hair day today. 3. I am also wearing solid black (right down to my toe nails) for some reason, despite a cheerful mood today. 4. I just finished my second cup of coffee and I haven’t even left for work yet. 5. The vanilla meal replacement shakes taste like … Read More »

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Free Willy (and the rest of the pod)

24
Feb
2010

I just read a few news reports about an orca (or killer whale as we like to call them) killing a trainer at SeaWorld in Orlando. This makes me mad for many reasons, not least because of the stupid comments about the fish being treated better than humans. Mostly, I just cannot understand why zoo parks and aquariums continue to keep these animals when it is so obvious that they are not meant to be kept in captivity – and … Read More »

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The Big Three Oh

24
Feb
2010

Come Monday, it will be just two months until I hit the big one. While some may find this a scary milestone, I have always wanted to reach this point. Thirty, flirty and thriving just about sums it up for me – and knowing that I’m only just reaching my prime, it’s all rather exciting. Along this journey I have learned some valuable (and some just plain useful) things… 1. No matter how bad things are, and how much you … Read More »

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TIA: This is Africa

23
Feb
2010

One of my favourite things to debate is colonialism in Africa, and how this has been one of the biggest influences in many a country’s violent history and subsequent state of chaos. My father probably wouldn’t agree with my somewhat emotive and liberal views, he was born and raised in Zimbabwe, and fought in the Rhodesian War. He got to see terrorism first hand, and my sister missed being born into a country in crisis by a few months, when … Read More »

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Not-so-terrific Tuesday

23
Feb
2010

There are very few instances that hot and wet go well together. Baths, wet t-shirts, saunas and hot springs are about as many that are polite to mention. Humidity and this horrible tropical cyclone vibe we have going on in Cape Town today is not ayoba however. Not least because of the effect it has on my hair. I missed breakfast and was feeling too tired and ickey (ok lazy, whatever) to go out at lunch. Instead I survived on … Read More »

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Blogger Bash in the City

23
Feb
2010

Calling all Cape Town blogger types, there will be a little gathering in the city on Thursday night. Just so you know. If you’re keen for details, email or DM me.

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Happy Birthday Kyle MacLachlan

22
Feb
2010

When I was like eleven or twelve, Twin Peaks and Cop Dale Cooper were quite honestly the coolest thing since Benetton Barbie. My cousin and I were complete addicts, and our idea of the perfect man back in those prepubescent days was Kyle MacLachlan and hot cops in general. Sure he bombed in Showgirls, but he bombed in a cool, spectacularly bad way. The remote light up palm trees and swimming pool scene will always go down as the most … Read More »

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