Crazy?

Think you may be crazy? Take this quiz.

According to this quiz I have ADD, which i think is rather..........Oh my, look at that pretty cloud........hello Mr. rain cloud...

Sorry...ummmm......what was I saying??

Click HERE to take the quiz. (The questions made me laugh).

I am off....

The Boyf and I are off work for the rest of the week. We are heading a little out of the city to spend some time with his folks. Its his Dads 60th birthday tomorrow, so his parents have booked us into a bed & breakfast and some celebrations have been planned. I forsee alot of drunken dart playing and stories about "the good ol' days". Im sure it will be a good party :)

...because of this mini getaway I probably will not get any time to blog this week (but i am considering scheduling some posts).

My work blocking blogger has put a serious damper on my bloggyland social life. Please dont be offended if i am not commenting as much. i am trying to read ALOT blogs as often as I can. It can be a bit hard to get through all of them everyday now (though somedays i do try).

To all my American bloggyland friends - Happy Thanksgiving for tomorrow. Please eat an extra helping of turkey and stuffing for me :)

Facts and Fiction

Click HERE to read the real reason why the sky is blue. Personally, I think I am going to keep believeing that sky gnomes paint it.

Id just like to mention that I think people should be more careful what they take as a fact on the internet.......This may come as a shock to some people, but there is just as much fiction on the net as there are facts (and sometimes you cant tell which is which) - Yes, you using the online doctor to diagnose your "rash" - I am talking to people like you.

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(cartoon found on Savage chickens)

Book junkie

I really love to read. I love to read so much that I think if i could never read again it would be a kind of hell for me.

When choosing a book to read I try stay away from anything political, depressing, scary or disturbing - if i want that i'll just read the news.
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I seem to favour fiction with maybe a twirl of romance and a touch of magic (or the supernatural). I really do mean just a touch of magic, I cant actually handle insane, over-the-top, geek fantasy.

Since i am being honest, I should admit I like to read what I wish I had written and what I feel is closest to my own writing style (don't most wannabe authors?)

These are a few authors I really adore - Alice Hoffman, Sarah Addison Allen, Sue Monk Kidd and Stephenie Meyer.

Currently I am devouring the Twilight saga.
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What type of books grab you? Id love to hear...

My 200th post

Wow , I seem to have written quite a few blog posts in the last 7 months.

Just bear with me a minute while I get a bit dorky and deliver my quick 200th post speech.....heehee.....*coughs*.....*serious look*
Thank you to everyone who reads my blog. If noone read my blog Id feel rather sorry for myself. To everyone who leaves me funny, uplifting comments - I must give you a double helping of Thank you with extra cream, cherries and sprinkles ;)

I wish i could take you all out for some drinks to celebrate this great blogging occassion .......Realistically though, I doubt i would be able to arrange it (or afford it) and some of you may not read my blog again after seeing me drunk - but hey, its the thought that counts.

*big smile*

Happy Friday!

“Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.” -Anonymous

A bit of a babble

I wont lie to you, I am not in a writing mood today. but Its good to keep up the writing even on days like these. Its so easy to slip out of the blogging groove. I guess I cant really expect myself to be in an enthusiastic writing mood everyday. Thankfully I dont have too many days where i feel like writing is a mission.

The worrying "R" word has been thrown around at my work alot these days.Dont people resalise "retrenchment" is not a word people want to hear before christmas time. It doesnt exactly put people in a festive mood. Im not too worried about myself, but hey you can never be 100% sure how indispensable you are in a big company.

Health note: I am currently taking Omega 3 fish oil tablets (1000mg a day). Omega 3 is so fantastically awesome. My hair has never been healthier and my nails have been growing so much better since I started taking it. Not only is it great for hair and nails, but its allso good for your heart. If you dont already take it , you should give it a try.

I am a pretty addicted to the Twilight book series right now. They are very easy, get-lost-in -it kind of reads. I am about to start reading the fourth book in the series. Thankfully its the last book in the series (well, for now anyway), so after this one I can take a break from being a complete bookworm for a little bit.

Who else is reading the series at the moment? What do you think?

While on this subject, I must add that I am jealous that The Twilight movie (which is based on the first book) is coming out in America tomorrow. I still have to wait a month and a bit for the movie to come out here. I can not wait to see if Hollywood does the novel justice.

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The week has been dragging....thank goodness tomorrow is Friday!

Extra Moola

While alot of buisnesses are cutting down on costs and people, I feel truly lucky to still be getting my year-end bonus next month (The Boyf is not as lucky)

I have started thinking about what I should spend my money on or whether I should save it all.

I always dream of taking my whole year-end bonus and spending it on a party, a pair of Manolo Blahnik shoes or a plane ticket...but sadly that would not be wise or practical *sigh*

I think this year I am edging toward spending it on things I really need: new tyres, eye check up, new glasses etc etc..

A bit boring, huh? but truth is sometimes i need to strap those impulses in and take them for a ride down sensible lane. heehee

Are you getting a christmas or year end bonus? If so, what will you be spending it on this year?

Uncool day

Two uncool things happened to me today:

1. My work blocked me from posting on blogger. For a while I just thought there was just something wrong with the site, but today I am 100 % sure work has blocked me posting anything. They also just blocked facebook, myspace and flickr......grrrrrrrrrrr......

all I have to say is: uncool, IT department, uncool.

I hope its just a phase and they come to their senses and unblock it all soon.

2. I realised an hour after eating my lunch that i had a big peice of black pepper stuck between my front teeth - Did anyone I had talked to in that hour tell me this? No, of course not. grrrrrr..... sooo uncool.

Did anything uncool happened to you today? Do tell.....

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*Ps - I realise I used the word "uncool" about 10 times in the post. heehee. How very uncool of me.

Monday mourning

This exact thought passed through my mind this morning.

Ever had one of these days?

Cartoon by Doug Savage

margheritas and sunburn

A few random weekend notes......

Friday night we trotted off to a birthday drinky with one of The Boyfs work friends. We were suppose to go for one little drink.....but, one drink quickly turned into: one alcho-pop and three very large, strong, fruity margherita's.....all on a rather empty stomach....naughty me. I got pretty tipsy and we got to bed much later than we had planned.

Saturday morning i felt very sloth -like and wanted to sleep in. Tequila gives me nasty morning after feelings....Unfortunately, we had plans to attend an outdoor music festival and were meant to meet at my moms around 8am. We got to her place 2 hours late. She was highly unimpressed with us. I personally felt we should have been congratulated for getting there at all ;)

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We got to the K-Day Festival and had already missed one of the bands i wanted to see ( i blame the margheritas). We set up our umbrella, put down some blankets and chilled. It was very warm. We heard and saw a few great local bands. I tried to stay clear of anything alcoholic. I saw Twinkle and her man for about 5 minutes. There were apparently ten thousand people there - Most were rather tipsy and getting very sunburnt.

By the end of the day i was tired and despite my best efforts to be "sun safe", I was sunburnt. It is horrid that I was sunburnt at all, but what made it even worse is that I got sunburnt in a weird , freakish pattern on my chest - really attractive *sarcastic grin*

Now i have to spend the next week or two trying to hide my blotchy, red chest. Trust me people will laugh if i expose it.

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So far its been a fabulous, tiring weekend. Strangely enough i have a craving for a big strawberry margherita right now......must be because Monday is almost here.... ;-)

Happy Friday!

"There are but two things worth living for: to do what is worthy of being written; and to write what is worthy of being read”- Ross Perot

Cavemen and pizza

Last night my mom called to invite The Boyf and I out to a play. She had 2 spare tickets and told us that if we were keen to join we had an hour to get there. We hadnt eaten dinner yet and i was already in PJ's. So, we ran around like crazy, getting dressed, ate 2 slices of peanut butter toast and rushed to the theatre.

The play we went to see is called "Defending the cave man". It is a one-man play and its really, really funny. Its all about how different men and woman are (from the mans perspective, of course). It also tries to explain that these differences have been part of us since the stone age. Men= hunters. Woman= gatherers. If this play comes to your town. I highly reccommend that you go and see it. The play is also currently being performed all across America too - to find out dates and towns click HERE

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After the play we were hungry and started looking out for unhealthy take-away places. We landed up going into a pizza place, ordering a pizza, driving home and then waiting for the pizza to be delivered ( heehee...thats the height of impatience).

Waiting for the pizza was horrid, I felt super Cranky (yup, with a capital "C"). I'm one of those people that struggles to stay perky on an empty stomach. We only ended up eating after 11pm. Thankfully the pizza was drool-icious.

Today I am sitting at work feeling a bit out of it *yawn* I think I may getting too old for too many late night in a row (shocking, i know)

Tonight The Boyf and I are having dinner at Twinkles apartment. On the menu is lasagne and wine. It will be nice to have someone else cook dinner for us.

On a bright note tomorrow is Friday.....Hooray!!!! I love Fridays.

Scary gym germs

Even though it was rainy, stormy and rather unpleasant this morning, I actually managed to muster up enough motivation to go to gym. I think I shall give myself 10 brownie points for being disciplined (or for being stupid - you decide).

Gym was ok, though I must admit somedays I dont like gym. It can be a bit gross. Im not a huge germ-a-phob but the idea of lots of people walking around sweating on all the machines still makes me feel a little dirty. Sure, i have a gym towel - but that is not good enough to wipe away the memory of the rather big guy that dripped sweat all over the treadmill I am just about to use *ewww*

I just want to state for the record that I have NEVER showered at gym. Thats a whole other gross thing Id rather not think about. Shared showers? - no thanks! Luckily I live close enough to go home to shower.

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Even though gym is not one of my favourite places, I still find myself very happy and full of energy after going..........maybe gym germs are not so bad after all.

Facial hair, vampires and glue sniffing

The Boyf is currently growing a moustache for the month of Mo-vember (no, thats not a spelling mistake). Its odd to see him with that kind of facial hair. He is starting to make me think of Magnum PI when i look at him. heehee.

He is growing it for charity. Alot of guys are growing a moustaches this month to raise money and awareness about Mens Health issues. If you want to find out more about Mo-vember click HERE

I finished the second book in the Twilight Series, New Moon. It was awesome and left me craving for more. I would never have thought that a teenage vampire novel would stir up so much enthusiasm in me. The Twilight saga is really just an epic love story. It may be a rather unconventional love story, filled with "immortals", but its still really beautiful. I am definitely trotting over to my local bookstore and picking up the third book, Eclipse, today. Highly addicted?? yes, I think so

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Today all i can smell is carpet glue all around my office. Some guys were here fixing some of the office carpets. I feel a little sick from the smell and slightly high. I know if I start laughing hyterically and sticking smiley post its all over my desk - its gone to my brain. Looks like I am a forced glue sniffer today. heehee.

Writers block cure

Monday is my least favourite day of the week (for obvious reasons) - So, its no surprise that I am feeling a lack of inspiration to write today
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I think the chickens have a rather interesting idea on how to cure writers block. Though, its probably not a good idea to try it unless you feel like seeing mad hatters, laughing cats and white rabbits in waistcoats...heehee -I think I'll just stick to wine.

Im sure as soon as I wake up from my weekend daze I wont be able to shut up

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(Savage Chickens rock!)

A decade of me

Po and Chester, suggested I do this meme...so i did.

I realise this post looks rather long.....but I assure you this is the shortest I could make it ;-)

1998 - It was my final year of high school.I had bright, blood, red hair. I wore very bright clothes. I wrote sad, deep poetry.I wore too much jewellery. I dated Mr. Hot. He looked just like Kurt Cobain. He had a motorbike. I made a few girls jealous. It only lasted 3 months and then he dumped me. I was too "innocent" for him.

1999 - I enrolled and then dropped out of journalism college. I fell into infatuation with Mr. Ego. I packed my bags and moved to London to be with him. It was cold, gloomy and absolutely fabulous. I worked at Selfridges selling christmas decorations. I began to loathe christmas songs. I went to Cyprus on holiday. I had pink champagne and cold chinese on new years eve.

2000 - I was still in London. I dyed my hair dark brown. I had an interesting job as a receptionist for the British Film Commission. I was still infatuated, but cracks were beginning to show. I travelled home on holiday alone. Tried to figure out what on earth love was all about. I went back to London for a while longer.

2001 - I was still in London. I worked for French Connection. I took the best holiday ever. I went to The Greek Islands of Skiathios, Skopolos and Alonossis. I went on boats. I saw dolphins. I ate olives. I went topless on a beach. I got a very dark tan. We returned to London. The next day Mr. Ego broke up with me. I was beyond heartbroken. I took an au-pair job and moved in with a family. Mr. Ego wanted to try again. I said ok. We moved back to South Africa.

2002 -I was in sunny South Africa. I worked at my mom's property company. It was ok. I began planning a trip to America to see some extended family. The year slipped by quickly. Nothing profound happened. I was restless.

2003 - I decided this was the year to go to America. Mr. Ego thought it would be a good idea if I went alone. So i did. On the way I stopped in the UK. I stayed with my friend Blondie in the English countryside. We laughed alot. We drank alot. I flew to America. I stayed with my aunt in Massechusetts. Then I travelled to California. Mr. Ego broke up with me on the phone. I saw it coming. It still hurt..........I met Mr. Music. He played the bass guitar. He had tattoes. He wore alot of black. I was smitten. He swept me off my feet. I started working at a Target store.

2004 - California was ok, but I missed home. Made some great American friends. Still worked at a Target store. Met Mr. Playa. He was a womaniser. He flirted. He was a bad idea. I was intrigued. We became work friends. I started getting an american accent. I got addicted to mexican food. I went to disneyland. It was awesome.

2005 - I landed a great job working for a Safari company. I started dying my hair blonde. I was still with Mr. Music. He tried hard to make me happy. Mr. Playa still was in my head. I tried to get him out. I went home on holiday alone. It was fabulous. I returned to America. I went to Disneyland. I went to Las Vegas. I went to Sea World.

2006 - The whole world fell apart and then fixed itself. I still lived in California. I travelled to New York for a working weekend. Mr. Playa was also there.Things happened. I cheated. Mr Music was hurt. I cried. he cried. We continued to stay together while we decided what should happen next.....

.......I left him. It was sad. I flew back to South Africa.

I met The Boyf. He was handsome. He was funny. He was amazing. He had long hair. After an 11 hour first date we started dating. We saw each other everyday. I fell head of heels. I was convinced this was the real deal. I was very happy. I started working at my current job. I tried to lose my american accent.

2007 - Still in South Africa. Moved in with The Boyf. Was very much inlove with him. I dyed my hair dark brown. I learnt to be domesticated. The year passed by so quickly.

2008 - Still in South Africa. Still with The Boyf. The Boyf cut his hair all off. He looks even hotter. I started this blog. It saved my sanity. We went to Dubai for a week on holiday. It was hot, very hot. It was interesting. I got back. I decided to do a corresponce course. I still havent really started it. I actually started exercising. It helps me keep the moody cow away. I am very happy.

I have a good feeling that the next ten years will be way better the last 10 years :)

Happy Friday!

"If nothing ever changed, there'd be no butterflies".

~Author Unknown

Chilled out ramblings

I just want to start by saying - Obama made a great speech. It totally choked me up and made me want to be an American ( just for a second, anyway).

This Morning I went to the gym. It was good. The more i go the easier i find it to get up so early. I think its true when people say "it takes two weeks to form a habit".

The Boyf told me that at our gym there is this thing called the "Tan Can" and that i should maybe use it to get some colour on my legs. Im still a bit unsure about it. anyone used one before?

I finally picked up my copy of "New Moon" by Stephenie Meyer. I had to order it. Just my luck that none of the bookshops near me had any. I started reading it last night and I must say its pretty good so far.

I also saw the trailer for The movie "Twilight" on the internet this week - after reading the book I cant wait to see how the film compares ( i am guessing it will not be as good).

Today I read through quite alot of peoples blogs and found a common theme. Alot of people seem to be making, going through or wanting a change. A guess change is in the air.

I have changed quite alot in the last couple of months. Though, only this month have I felt and seen the change in me. Im liking it. No, actually i am loving it. I feel the person I want to be and the person I am right now are getting closer to being one person (if that makes sense).

In my opinion We all just need to cast off our issues, turn our backs to the already gone and fully live in the present.

* Hope you all have a chilled out Thursday.

The all knowing fortune cookie...

How did it know that???

Comic by Natalie Dee

Random thoughts for the week

I was tagged by Expensive Mistakes to do this meme -So here it is:

Word for the week in my head is - hmmmm..I have so many words for this week, but if i must choose one I'll go with "Attitude", because i have decided to keep mine positive from now on. A persons attitude toward something makes all the difference sometimes.

Thought for the week in my head is - Dont sweat the small stuff. I have to remind myself of this thought daily. Its so easy to just let little silly things ruin a perfectly wonderful day.

Thing for the week in my life is - wine.....yummy red wine.

Song for the week in my head is - "One Step At A Time" by Jordin Sparks (its cheesy, but still very cute)

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Food for the week in my belly is - Seafood...I just cant get enough

Colour for the week in my life is - Sunshine yellow

Smile for the week on my face is - due to fact that I have very little to frown about.

Blessing for the week in my heart is - My wonderful Boyfriend - He supports me, encourages me, makes me laugh, still gives me butterflies, is totally handsome and loves me (what more could a girl want).

Here are the rules:

1. Link back to the meme creator (cathjenkin)

2. Link back to person who tagged you (me)

3. Share your random thoughts list.

4. Tag as many people as you like.

Now I shall randomly tag:

Boldly Benny

Kitty Cat

Vodka Mom

Glows to Green

Redframe

Sass

Blogshell

* if I didnt tag you and you wish I had - Please feel free to do this anyway

Money, craziness and voting

Ive been in a rather odd ball mood lately. I seem to be laughing at my own jokes alot. thats totally normal, right?....anyway, moving swiftly along......

Just recently i have found out something very sad and shocking....now, please brace yourself for this news.....ok, here goes.......money doesnt grow on trees!!!! I kid you not...money does not grow on any trees, anywhere, ever! Such sad news. Oh well, I guess I better go into the garden and dig up all the coins I planted.

At the moment i really wish I could find a money tree or a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow (Oh and btw - thats another untrue thing, no pot of gold at the end of a rainbow - I know, I know...will the bad news ever stop )

The festive season is almost upon us and its beginning to look like it may get completely crazy this year. On the one hand the current financial crisis is making people pretty broke and sad - but on the other hand people shop to make themselves feel better and happy.....hmmmmm... see the problem here????

The American elections are tomorrow....so, i might as well share my quick (rather uninformed) opinion on this matter - I would vote for Obama. I would vote for him because i do not like the grumpy vibe McCain puts out and the crazy vibe Palin puts out. In my opinion, Obama seems more mentally balanced.

To all the Americans out there, Id just like to take this moment to say - Happy voting!!!

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(PS - to all the South Africans reading this - dont forget to register to vote on 8 & 9 November)

Current addictions

*Exercising - Who ever would have thought that this would make my current addictions list? Well, it has. I am enjoying getting fit and hope i can keep it up. Procrastination is a rather bad influence on me, I will try hard not to listen to its small, lazy voice.

*The Twilight book series - I finshed the first book in the Twilight series this weekend and in under 24 hours. I literally could not put the book down. I fell inlove with the main characters from the beginning and was held captive by the enchanting story until the very end. I will be dashing out to get "New Moon", the next book in the series.

*Fish and chips - I have been having major cravings for fish and chips for over a week. Even when i have some i just want some more. At the moment i think i could have fish and chips for every meal. yummy.

* The i-phone - I want, I want , I want ! (ok fine, its more of a "lust after item" than an addiction....but anyway). My boss just got one and its really awesome. I have never been one for obsessing after the latest gadgets, but the i-phone is worth lusting after.

* Making pretty - I have been enjoying decorating, cleaning and organising our rented apartment at the moment.We just recently de-cluttered our study and now we finally have a functional study room that can fit our two computer desks in it. My next project is to print out some of The Boyfs fabulous photos and hang them in frames around the apartment.

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To read all my past "current addictions" click HERE

Quick note

Some of you may have noticed that I am posting my blog posts much later in the day than usual. This is because my blogger no longer allows me post from my work computer. I have no idea why, its odd. I have a few conspiracy theories about it.

Until I have fixed my annoying issue with my blogger at work, you will just have to check my blog much later in the day if you want to read my latest post ;)