Itching Fingers

Sadly this one's not mine but I like this style.

I am feeling lately like I need to find an outlet for the creatively adept genius that I know is shyly hiding away inside of me and psychotically desperate to get out...

There are a few things I want to get into/back into. I really want to start sketching/drawing/doodling/scribbling again! I've always enjoyed pen and paper and the subsequent consequences but have never had much confidence in my abilities so rarely keep at it.

I'm (is this a stupid idea?) considering doing one sketch/drawing/doodle/scribble a day for the next month to try keep my heart (and fingers) at it...

If I don't succeed in keeping up my daily quota then I will wash the dishes at home for a week (no, I'm not one of the "I'm-so-happy-I-walk-with-a-bounce-in-my-step-because-I-have-a-dishwasher-therefore-am-free-from-wrinkly-fingers-for-the-rest-of-my-and-my-dishwasher's-life-provided-I-don't-spend-too-much-time-in-the-bath" people...don't you just hate them?grrrr)

So there. My pledge: 1 doodle a day from now until 14 August

*Sighs

The Weekend That Was

 Phew, these weekends fly past! This weekend I...

+Went to Panchos with three lovely girl friends
+Satiated (well, almost) my craving for Chilli Poppers
+Discovered that Berry flavoured Brutal Fruit is too sweet for words, or for drinking!
+Was excited for the last of the 2010 games
+Spent rainy Saturday doing much nothingness (and made the lovely drummer a fridgetart)
+Was Happy that Spain won (Viva!)
+On Monday (not quite the weekend but so close it counts) I went on the Big Eye in Cape Town
+On Monday I was also scratched by a curious squirrel trying furiously to get my peanuts (which meant this morning I had to get a tetanus shot)

What did you do this weekend?

Photo from here.

Things I Want...

I entered a competition to win something lovely from Durban-based jewelry designer, Genevieve's collection. She makes things that make me happy!

Wish Me luck and why not enter the competition on Being Brazen's blog too? *Holding Thumbs

Dreams

Last night I dreamt I was walking in a field. It turned out to be the sports field of my university and there was a soccer (go figure) game going on.

Then it ended and the celebrations were chaos! There were people everywhere and colourful bits of paper flying through the air and people dressed in giant Disney character suits (Mickey and Dumbo especially) all huddled in on me. The thought they had me convinced that all they wanted was a hug but I'm sure they wanted to suffocate me.

Damn giant suits trying to suffocate me. I woke up and was not impressed. I mean who wants the papers to read "Girl Suffocated by Giant Disney Characters with Cheesy Grins!" Not me, that's for sure.

Photo from here.

Eating Out

Last night we had Chinese. I ordered the Chicken Chow Mein but I think I preferred my mom's Ginger Chicken.

What's your favourite food?

Last night I...Supported Uruguay

I caught a train after work to town to walk the fanwalk from Grand Parade last night. It was crazy, there were thousands of people wearing orange and all walking in the same direction, I felt like I was part of some kind of Great Migration.

During the evening I:

Paid R10 and had a Uruaguay flag painted on my cheek
Bought a Vuvuzela (and I still can't blow it properly)
Had some guy dressed in an orange lion hat pour Amarula down my throat
Had same said orange lion hat guy funnel his beer with my Vuvuzela :/
Walked amongst thousands of people walking in the same directio.
Had my favourite purse pickpocketed from my jacket (there was only R10 in it, I hadn't found an ATM :) )
Got into Quay Four
Watched Netherlands beat Uruguay
Caught the train home.
Slept.

I support Spain.

Fantastic Mr. Fox and Bright Star

We watched Fantastic Mr. Fox and Bright Star the other night and I loved them both for such different reasons.

Fox: Wes Anderson has such a great way of captivating awkwardness and making it so entertaining. This rendition of Roald Dahl genius is truly brilliant with such appealing energy and some of the sharpest dialogue I've seen in a movie lately.

Best Quote (it was so hard to choose):
Agnes: I'm still your lab partner.
Ash: No you're not, you're disloyal

And

Ash: Do you think I'm an athlete?

Mr Fox: What are you talking about?

Ash: Well, you know, I think I'm an athlete, and sometimes I feel like you guys don't see me that way.

Mr Fox: What's the sub-text here?

Star: This movie is the most perfect portrayal of love I've seen. It captures the agony of being rejected, and loved, and left behind, and an artist and the whole misunderstanding of the entire world of the human soul.

Fanie and Keats have such chemistry but not the modern-day sexual kind, it's a love that's so real no other two hearts could possibly understand it and Jane Campion manages to bring that across while making the film a poetic feast for the eyes.

Best Quote:

The whole of John Keats' poem read as the outgoing credits roll slowly away.

Too magical!

The Weekend That Was

1 Picnic

2Picnics

Another busy one, this weekend I...

+ sat in 3 hours of 2010 World Cup Traffic (traffic makes me claustrophobic)
+ saw the last half of the Germany/Argentina game
+ studied for my learners (I passed, yay!)
+ had two anniversary picnics
+ fed some horses halved apples
+ chilled with a very furry cat
+ met a curious Egyptian goose
+ went to the planetarium
+ fell asleep at the planetarium
+ found out that not every boy is as lovely as the lovely drummer
+ remembered my love for Turkish Delight
+ went to a "cool" party and realised "cool" people are also just people

Photos I like from my weekend:

A squabble

A moment

A toy

A floor

A room

A furry cat

A gee

A bag

A brand

A ceiling

I love my camera.

Smallest Surprise

Photo from here.

Today I succeeded in surprising the lovely drummer with a ready set-out picnic in the public gardens in Town.

I'm super proud of myself because I can't keep exciting/happy secrets from him. I bought him some fresh bagels, smoked salmon (I'm not really a fan) and cream cheese. It was lovely and afterwards we fed the friendly gulls, pigeons and nosy egyptian goose.

Then we went to a showing at the Planetarium. It was really cool how dark that room is and how magical the sky can be but I fell asleep during the show :/

Happy Three Years my lovely drummer ♥

Now we're getting ready to go to the soundcheck for his gig. He is playing at a Puma Party.

Have a lovely weekend everyone!
x

Photo from here.

Some days are slower than others

Today the rush stopped. I was feeling so tired this week, always having something to, somewhere to be or someone to help but now I'm feeling more tired than ever with nothing really to.

I'm writing my learners on Monday so will dedicate this weekend solely (this is a lie) to studying my big yellow learners book.

The lovely drummer boy and I turn three on Sunday ♥

Photo from here.