As you know, it's winter. On top of this I'm single. This all equates to unshaven legs. What is the point if there is no one else's comfort or impressions to take into consideration?
Anyway, yesterday I go off to gym and meet my friend John there for a bit of a workout. I go into the change room all amped and ready. I open my gym bag, pull out my gym pants and look at them wondering where the rest of them went. Turns out I packed short (only used in summer) gym pants. Not so bad… until I remembered I haven’t shaved my legs in a few weeks. Aaarrggghhh!
And I'm not giving up my parking spot at the front of the gym to go home and get another pair! So I suck it up and put them on. Even I was shocked by the state of my legs! I also decided to leave my normal black socks on instead of changing into little gym socks… anything to limit the amount of leg sticking out! So yes, I looked like a huge tosser! I'm too old to carry off a 'grungy' look!
But the worst part is that a girl (I think she was a girl… Amazon woman rather) walks up to a locker behind me and I notice she has a moustache and smoother legs than me! Oh the shame!
In the end I decided to draw more attention to my boobs hoping no one would notice my legs. I think it worked!
Needless to say, when I got home I shaved! It was time….
And in other news, one of my best friends, Sue, got engaged last night! It's been coming and I'm so happy for her!
I will soon be making my own version of "27 Dresses"….
Tuesday 8 July 2008
Tuesday 1 July 2008
Drama, drama, drama!
Why do people need drama? What is the point of making things complicated and seemingly out of control?
I know we are all prone to a bit of drama, (I have been known to get quite dramatic when i tell people I am going to start riding a bicycle to work because of the high petrol prices) after all it makes life a bit more exciting and sometimes helps get your point across, but ALL the time? Doesn’t it get tiring?
We all know people like this who blow things way out of proportion. Is it just me or does it get very old very quickly? Is it worth the effort?
I once knew someone who thought everything was a huge drama. Almost every word that came out of her mouth was either negative or venting with a lot of huffing and puffing thrown in. The smallest thing, good or bad, would be blown out of proportion into a monster of a problem, centring around her. She would go on for days about this alleged injustice that had the potential to ruin her entire life or until the next bit of unfairness came along. Such a cruel world!! A classic example of making mountains out of mole hills. And no, it’s not about you! (Watch out for sarcastic comments)
I think it's just easier to just go with the flow and vent and perform if the need really arises, like when you drive into the back of someone by mistake or lose a toe in a freak skiing accident. Now that's drama worthy!
Sigh… I just don’t get it… it makes me tired just thinking about it.
I know we are all prone to a bit of drama, (I have been known to get quite dramatic when i tell people I am going to start riding a bicycle to work because of the high petrol prices) after all it makes life a bit more exciting and sometimes helps get your point across, but ALL the time? Doesn’t it get tiring?
We all know people like this who blow things way out of proportion. Is it just me or does it get very old very quickly? Is it worth the effort?
I once knew someone who thought everything was a huge drama. Almost every word that came out of her mouth was either negative or venting with a lot of huffing and puffing thrown in. The smallest thing, good or bad, would be blown out of proportion into a monster of a problem, centring around her. She would go on for days about this alleged injustice that had the potential to ruin her entire life or until the next bit of unfairness came along. Such a cruel world!! A classic example of making mountains out of mole hills. And no, it’s not about you! (Watch out for sarcastic comments)
I think it's just easier to just go with the flow and vent and perform if the need really arises, like when you drive into the back of someone by mistake or lose a toe in a freak skiing accident. Now that's drama worthy!
Sigh… I just don’t get it… it makes me tired just thinking about it.
Wednesday 25 June 2008
What's Karma all about?
I am a firm believer in karma. It's everywhere… that much is obvious (to me at least). But my question is… what the hell is up with mine??
I was the lucky witness to a very fitting "what goes around comes around" in about April. Someone who (refer back to the totally crazy posts I have written in the past – when the happy pills were letting me down… that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!) hurt me last year, got it back threefold. Yes, that's right, threefold! The first time I heard I found it extremely satisfactory! The third time I heard of the same thing happening to this person (who seems to be a sucker for punishment) I was a bit bored.
But it all got me thinking that perhaps my karma was turning around and that I had a clean record again after the hurt I had caused over the years (though I wasn't fully aware of it at the time, or didn’t want to be). Alas, it seems this is not so! Maybe good karma has passed me by or has just given up on me?
Someone I know who I have recently discovered has been lying and been doing all sorts of bad things has met someone great and is super happy. So where is karma here? Don’t you have to do good and be a good person to get it back? Kind of like a reward scheme… I am very confused! I like to think I do good and have calmed down a whole lot and mended my bad ways. So? Where is it? Huh? Huh?
Maybe if I donated a kidney…?
I was the lucky witness to a very fitting "what goes around comes around" in about April. Someone who (refer back to the totally crazy posts I have written in the past – when the happy pills were letting me down… that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!) hurt me last year, got it back threefold. Yes, that's right, threefold! The first time I heard I found it extremely satisfactory! The third time I heard of the same thing happening to this person (who seems to be a sucker for punishment) I was a bit bored.
But it all got me thinking that perhaps my karma was turning around and that I had a clean record again after the hurt I had caused over the years (though I wasn't fully aware of it at the time, or didn’t want to be). Alas, it seems this is not so! Maybe good karma has passed me by or has just given up on me?
Someone I know who I have recently discovered has been lying and been doing all sorts of bad things has met someone great and is super happy. So where is karma here? Don’t you have to do good and be a good person to get it back? Kind of like a reward scheme… I am very confused! I like to think I do good and have calmed down a whole lot and mended my bad ways. So? Where is it? Huh? Huh?
Maybe if I donated a kidney…?
Wednesday 7 May 2008
Who invented spam?
Luckily, we have a spam filter at work. Every day at 12:00 we get our Quarantine Summary, with the emails that don't get through.
Sometimes it is stuff that should be getting through, like daily newsletters or email from people whose addresses seem suspect. But inevitably most of it is crap.
Some examples of email I have been sent include:
Gain your true length easily
Try and you will be pleasantly surprised
Bring joy and happiness to your bed - new bed linen?
Get a monstrous-sized pecker now - Monstrous? Could be worth a look...
Give her a rockin time
Plunge your meat into her - Um... no thanks!
stronger ejaculations - So you can make her hit the ceiling... literally?
Don't be embarassed by the size of your manhood - if you respond to this, you should be embarrassed!
Pink, wet and tight - i don't think they're talking about clothes...
So there's a little bit of everything for, well, men.
But do people actually try these things? Do they work? How desperate do you need to be?
Sometimes it is stuff that should be getting through, like daily newsletters or email from people whose addresses seem suspect. But inevitably most of it is crap.
Some examples of email I have been sent include:
Gain your true length easily
Try and you will be pleasantly surprised
Bring joy and happiness to your bed - new bed linen?
Get a monstrous-sized pecker now - Monstrous? Could be worth a look...
Give her a rockin time
Plunge your meat into her - Um... no thanks!
stronger ejaculations - So you can make her hit the ceiling... literally?
Don't be embarassed by the size of your manhood - if you respond to this, you should be embarrassed!
Pink, wet and tight - i don't think they're talking about clothes...
So there's a little bit of everything for, well, men.
But do people actually try these things? Do they work? How desperate do you need to be?
Thursday 17 April 2008
Things I just don't understand
I was sitting in traffic for 1 1/2 hours today - the main traffic lights were out - and started wondering about certain things.
First, if there is a queue of cars, rolling down a hill (as I do every day), do you think we're there because we don't know better? You'll always find someone who isn't used to this traffic who will do a U-turn and try a different route usually through the suburbs. But, the reason we stay on the main road is that there is no such thing as a short cut in peak traffic. It just means that you have to tolerate the same traffic, in a different setting but with more stop streets. Eventually you're going to end up on the same road and probably further back than if you were just patient.
Secondly, why do people get upset when in the left hand lane a taxi stops in front of them? This is what they do! It is to be expected! If you're driving behind a taxi, it will stop. So why get upset, hoot and make a performance, if you know it's coming?
Thirdly, why are people allowed to get away with blatant child abuse by making their children wear Crocs?? It's bad enough that adults actually choose to wear them (and decorate them with 'jewellery') but why must they make their children wear them?? I know that children don't always know better and don't have much say up to a certain age, but why abuse them like this? What happened to the days of just dressing your children the same? Believe me, when they're old enough they will hate you for the Crocs incident!
There are far more things I don't understand but these are the ones that really stood out this morning.
First, if there is a queue of cars, rolling down a hill (as I do every day), do you think we're there because we don't know better? You'll always find someone who isn't used to this traffic who will do a U-turn and try a different route usually through the suburbs. But, the reason we stay on the main road is that there is no such thing as a short cut in peak traffic. It just means that you have to tolerate the same traffic, in a different setting but with more stop streets. Eventually you're going to end up on the same road and probably further back than if you were just patient.
Secondly, why do people get upset when in the left hand lane a taxi stops in front of them? This is what they do! It is to be expected! If you're driving behind a taxi, it will stop. So why get upset, hoot and make a performance, if you know it's coming?
Thirdly, why are people allowed to get away with blatant child abuse by making their children wear Crocs?? It's bad enough that adults actually choose to wear them (and decorate them with 'jewellery') but why must they make their children wear them?? I know that children don't always know better and don't have much say up to a certain age, but why abuse them like this? What happened to the days of just dressing your children the same? Believe me, when they're old enough they will hate you for the Crocs incident!
There are far more things I don't understand but these are the ones that really stood out this morning.
Thursday 10 April 2008
Load shedding
I am at work, waiting for the effects of the latest load shed to wear off. We have load shedding twice a week between 10am and 2pm. Not the most convenient time for the biggest business centre in the country, but who said there was any reasoning behind the timing by Eskom?
So due to this phenomenon, we have a huge generator in the basement. A generator that overheated and burnt out! I was in the middle of a video conference that still had another hour and a half to go, so luckily that ended!
It did give us a taste of what other businesses in the area go through, when we don't even notice the switch over from Eskom to generator.
But now the other side of this is that they load shed in my area from 6pm to 10pm. Yes... prime TV time and a time where you need electricity to do most things!
I experienced this load shedding at home for the first time last Thursday. I was bored out of my mind after 5 minutes, after which I proceeded to try and irritate the hell out of my cat. Another 5 minutes down... 3 hours 50 minutes to go.... luckily, I had book club to go to!
It happened again on Tuesday evening. I then had an excuse to get pizza (wood-burning ovens are awesome!). The DVD shop next door was also open... how does that work?? But after eating and talking crap with my housemate and a quick shower, I still had 2 hours left... so i did some work on my laptop! So sad! Bored enough at home at night to do work. Sigh....
The next load shed is going to be on Saturday evening. Guess I'll be forced to go out, to ensure I keep my mental faculties in tact.
Suppose I should find something to do that doesn't require electricity to keep boredom at bay... but what??
So due to this phenomenon, we have a huge generator in the basement. A generator that overheated and burnt out! I was in the middle of a video conference that still had another hour and a half to go, so luckily that ended!
It did give us a taste of what other businesses in the area go through, when we don't even notice the switch over from Eskom to generator.
But now the other side of this is that they load shed in my area from 6pm to 10pm. Yes... prime TV time and a time where you need electricity to do most things!
I experienced this load shedding at home for the first time last Thursday. I was bored out of my mind after 5 minutes, after which I proceeded to try and irritate the hell out of my cat. Another 5 minutes down... 3 hours 50 minutes to go.... luckily, I had book club to go to!
It happened again on Tuesday evening. I then had an excuse to get pizza (wood-burning ovens are awesome!). The DVD shop next door was also open... how does that work?? But after eating and talking crap with my housemate and a quick shower, I still had 2 hours left... so i did some work on my laptop! So sad! Bored enough at home at night to do work. Sigh....
The next load shed is going to be on Saturday evening. Guess I'll be forced to go out, to ensure I keep my mental faculties in tact.
Suppose I should find something to do that doesn't require electricity to keep boredom at bay... but what??
Tuesday 25 March 2008
Goodbye 20's, hello 30's!
I went to the Coke Fest on 21 March, a perfect way to see out my 20's and see my 30's in. As it happened, I turned 30 at the Coke Fest, during Korn (not my ideal band, but there you go).
We arrived in Alberton at about 1:00 and parked waaay down at the end of the racetrack. Luckily for us, the weather turned out well and we got a bit tanned as well.
While Gareth (Natalie's boyf) spent an hour and a half in the bar getting beers to quench our thirst, we (Natalie, Geraldine and me) sat on the grass and watched the people. Shew! There were some freaks! Being a rock festival, I guess it's par for the course. There were the usual Goths, plenty gingers, huge bodybuilder types and girls in next to nothing. I don’t know when last I saw so many tattoos either! Good lord! It's amazing what people will put on themselves!
There was also a marriage proposal on the big screen, which was very touching and got lots of aaahhhs and cheers from the crowd.
There were also those whose manners left a lot to be desired! People throwing up all willy nilly where they sat, guys peeing into cups and pouring it out onto the grass. Things like that, I do not need to see!
The concert itself was awesome! We had Golden Circle tickets. I had to fight the urge to run past the non-Golden Circle people giving them the finger and calling them cheap.
One of the highlights was seeing Jared Leto up close. We were at the back of the circle but he decided to run through the circle and climb the dividing fence behind us…. He is breathtaking! I also got the meet Khan from the Parlotones and Joel Madden form Good Charlotte.
The bands were fantastic! I loved Good Charlotte, who were the main reason I was there. Chris Cornell and Kaiser Chiefs were also great!
After about 6 (or more) beers and little bit of a joint (Hey! I was celebrating the end of an era!) I was happy, relaxed and loving life! I also kissed a boy because it was almost my birthday and well, I deserved it! Oooh and I managed to score a set of devil's horns!
A great time was had by all! Until we had to wait an hour and a half to get out of the racetrack and then got stopped in a road block on the way home. It's really amazing that it only takes R50 these days to ensure you don’t get arrested!
So after a fun filled day and night, with all sorts of excitement, I am now ready to settle into my 30's… I think.
We arrived in Alberton at about 1:00 and parked waaay down at the end of the racetrack. Luckily for us, the weather turned out well and we got a bit tanned as well.
While Gareth (Natalie's boyf) spent an hour and a half in the bar getting beers to quench our thirst, we (Natalie, Geraldine and me) sat on the grass and watched the people. Shew! There were some freaks! Being a rock festival, I guess it's par for the course. There were the usual Goths, plenty gingers, huge bodybuilder types and girls in next to nothing. I don’t know when last I saw so many tattoos either! Good lord! It's amazing what people will put on themselves!
There was also a marriage proposal on the big screen, which was very touching and got lots of aaahhhs and cheers from the crowd.
There were also those whose manners left a lot to be desired! People throwing up all willy nilly where they sat, guys peeing into cups and pouring it out onto the grass. Things like that, I do not need to see!
The concert itself was awesome! We had Golden Circle tickets. I had to fight the urge to run past the non-Golden Circle people giving them the finger and calling them cheap.
One of the highlights was seeing Jared Leto up close. We were at the back of the circle but he decided to run through the circle and climb the dividing fence behind us…. He is breathtaking! I also got the meet Khan from the Parlotones and Joel Madden form Good Charlotte.
The bands were fantastic! I loved Good Charlotte, who were the main reason I was there. Chris Cornell and Kaiser Chiefs were also great!
After about 6 (or more) beers and little bit of a joint (Hey! I was celebrating the end of an era!) I was happy, relaxed and loving life! I also kissed a boy because it was almost my birthday and well, I deserved it! Oooh and I managed to score a set of devil's horns!
A great time was had by all! Until we had to wait an hour and a half to get out of the racetrack and then got stopped in a road block on the way home. It's really amazing that it only takes R50 these days to ensure you don’t get arrested!
So after a fun filled day and night, with all sorts of excitement, I am now ready to settle into my 30's… I think.
Tuesday 26 February 2008
A quick catch up
I have decided to do a quick recap of the last month or so now that things have calmed down a bit on the work front (thank god!!)
First, the family went off the Zanzibar for a week to celebrate my dad's 60th birthday. We had an awesome time! It is a gorgeous island and the people are incredibly friendly ad the culture and architecture is wonderful. The only downside is that it is a very popular couples and honeymoon destination…. And people assumed that my brother and I were married. AWKWARD! We relaxed, scuba dived and got fantastic tans and of course ate far too much! I even learnt how to weave a hat out of palm fronds! So Survivor! (i've added some pics below)
A couple weeks after my return, I was off to Cape Town for work. I was there for the gigantic power failure, where we ended up driving all the way to the northern suburbs for food. We had a stand with some African firms at the Mining Indaba. So after two days of schmoozing and going on about how fantastic our firm is, I was all mined out! And those mining people are a whole other breed!
While in Cape Town I saw my friend Kerry again. We have been friends since we were about 6 and had a fantastic time as teenagers! We were very naughty but in a good way J. I haven't seen her for 3 years, after a bit of a falling out, that I guess was due to happen after so long. She is now 6 months pregnant and very happy! It was awesome to see her again! I think I may also have mellowed in my old age, so things seem to be back on track.
Then it was back to Joburg and the biggest client event of the year… the Budget Breakfast. This happens the morning after Trevor's budget speech and we host about 250 clients. I am so over lists of people and seating plans, it isn’t even funny! But all in all, the 16 hour days paid of and it was a huge success!
So here I am catching up on the things that I have put on the backburner for the last month. It actually feels weird not to be getting irritable and feeling very overworked. But it still feels good!
Other than that, not much else has changed. I still spend 45 minutes in the traffic every morning reading The Times or doing the You magazine crossword or surfing Facebook on my phone.
I shall write again soon about the weirder things that have happened to me in the last couple weeks. This post is getting a bit long.
First, the family went off the Zanzibar for a week to celebrate my dad's 60th birthday. We had an awesome time! It is a gorgeous island and the people are incredibly friendly ad the culture and architecture is wonderful. The only downside is that it is a very popular couples and honeymoon destination…. And people assumed that my brother and I were married. AWKWARD! We relaxed, scuba dived and got fantastic tans and of course ate far too much! I even learnt how to weave a hat out of palm fronds! So Survivor! (i've added some pics below)
A couple weeks after my return, I was off to Cape Town for work. I was there for the gigantic power failure, where we ended up driving all the way to the northern suburbs for food. We had a stand with some African firms at the Mining Indaba. So after two days of schmoozing and going on about how fantastic our firm is, I was all mined out! And those mining people are a whole other breed!
While in Cape Town I saw my friend Kerry again. We have been friends since we were about 6 and had a fantastic time as teenagers! We were very naughty but in a good way J. I haven't seen her for 3 years, after a bit of a falling out, that I guess was due to happen after so long. She is now 6 months pregnant and very happy! It was awesome to see her again! I think I may also have mellowed in my old age, so things seem to be back on track.
Then it was back to Joburg and the biggest client event of the year… the Budget Breakfast. This happens the morning after Trevor's budget speech and we host about 250 clients. I am so over lists of people and seating plans, it isn’t even funny! But all in all, the 16 hour days paid of and it was a huge success!
So here I am catching up on the things that I have put on the backburner for the last month. It actually feels weird not to be getting irritable and feeling very overworked. But it still feels good!
Other than that, not much else has changed. I still spend 45 minutes in the traffic every morning reading The Times or doing the You magazine crossword or surfing Facebook on my phone.
I shall write again soon about the weirder things that have happened to me in the last couple weeks. This post is getting a bit long.
Wednesday 9 January 2008
... and it's 2008!
Time flies! I can't believe it is already 2008! I am definitely hoping for a year that is better than 2007 was.
So here is a quick recap of my last holiday in Palm Springs. We had good weather, hence the tan, has some rain and some vicious wind. I was on the beach all morning if the weather was good and slept most afternoons.
I drove around the town with my dad the one day, i guess having a last look, because the only reason to go to East London is for Palm Springs.
The locals are really fat and generally inbred (well the ones we saw). The 'locals' of Kidds Beach were also a bit on the special side. One night while we were at The Barn, they cut a beach buggy fuel line, stole our number plate and let some friend's tyres down.
All in all a good time was had! On my second night there, my friend Kent arrived and we went off to the Barn with someone we met named Jackie. After a few vodka's and making friends with all sorts of people there, one being from JHB (and who looked familiar from the club circuit) we decided it was time to go swim in a heated pool.
So, off we drove. We snuck onto the property, climbed a fence, removed the pool cover took most of our clothes off and proceeded to spend the next hour relaxing in someone's pool.
This may the holiday where i have broken the most laws!
1. Driving under the influence
2. Trespassing
3. Breaking and entering
4. Indecent Exposure
Then add (with my dad):
5. Poaching mussels
and i think this just goes to prove that my holiday was quite a goodie!
Enjoy 2008! And remember.... just don't get caught! :)
So here is a quick recap of my last holiday in Palm Springs. We had good weather, hence the tan, has some rain and some vicious wind. I was on the beach all morning if the weather was good and slept most afternoons.
I drove around the town with my dad the one day, i guess having a last look, because the only reason to go to East London is for Palm Springs.
The locals are really fat and generally inbred (well the ones we saw). The 'locals' of Kidds Beach were also a bit on the special side. One night while we were at The Barn, they cut a beach buggy fuel line, stole our number plate and let some friend's tyres down.
All in all a good time was had! On my second night there, my friend Kent arrived and we went off to the Barn with someone we met named Jackie. After a few vodka's and making friends with all sorts of people there, one being from JHB (and who looked familiar from the club circuit) we decided it was time to go swim in a heated pool.
So, off we drove. We snuck onto the property, climbed a fence, removed the pool cover took most of our clothes off and proceeded to spend the next hour relaxing in someone's pool.
This may the holiday where i have broken the most laws!
1. Driving under the influence
2. Trespassing
3. Breaking and entering
4. Indecent Exposure
Then add (with my dad):
5. Poaching mussels
and i think this just goes to prove that my holiday was quite a goodie!
Enjoy 2008! And remember.... just don't get caught! :)
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