absolutwillie

Category: Migrations

  • oh bugger…

    i seem to’ve lost my blogroll-thingy :0(

    maybe it’s time to get one of those fancy ones?

  • They're Asking About You

    I’ve been tagged by warrior scout (he of kickin tina fame)!
    The rules are:

    1. The rules of the game get posted at the beginning.
    2. Each player answers the questions about themselves.
    3. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog.

    1) What was I doing 10 yrs ago?

    I switched from B.A. Town and Regional Planning to the Interior Design program at Pretoria University (which I didn’t complete either). Oh yes, and I kicked down my closet doors ;0)

    2) What are 5 things on my to-do list for today (not in any particular order):

    1. Follow up on my job application in Taiwan
    2. Pay some bills
    3. Blog
    4. Have a few quiet moments
    5. Explore French House music

    3) Snacks I enjoy:

    Peanut snack-bars, Cheese, Yogurt

    4) Things I would do if I were a billionaire:

    1. Buy an island.
    2. Build my parents’ dream home next door to my own.
    3. Fund Danabaai’s planned church complex.
    4. Build wind-turbines all along our coastline.
    5. Commission enormous architectural projects.
    6. Get me some killer heels. (You never know…)

    5) Five of my bad habits:

    1. Procrastination
    2. Over-sharing
    3. If and when I lose my cool.
    4. Assuming the worst.
    5. Criticizing.

    6) 5 places I have lived:

    1. Pretoria
    2. Stellenbosch
    3. Vryheid
    4. Johannesburg
    5. Windhoek

    7) 5 jobs I have had:

    1. Radio host
    2. Assistant lecturer at University
    3. Media and Communications Officer for a gay-rights organization
    4. Land Surveyor’s assistant
    5. Operations Manager at an organic composting business

    8) 5 peeps I wanna know more about:

    1. Geoff
    2. Stii
    3. Tresblue
    4. CB
    5. James

  • A Piece of Sky

    http://youtube.com/v/Rt_jjHAQoJU

    i watched Yentl tonight, for the first time in who knows how long. and it’s perfect. especially now that i’m preparing to go on my own “voyage”, as it were.

    Tell me where
    Where is it written
    What is it I meant to be?
    That I can’t dare…
    It all began the day I found..
    That from my window I could only see
    A piece of sky.
    I stepped outside and looked around.
    I never dreamed it was so wide
    Or even half as high.
    The time had come
    (Papa, can you hear me?)
    To try my wings
    (Papa, are you near me?)
    And even thought it seemed at any moment I could fall,
    I felt the most,
    (Papa, can you see me?)
    Amazing things,
    (Can you understand me?)
    The things you can’t imagine
    if you’ve never flown at all.
    Though it’s safer to stay on the ground,
    Sometimes where danger lies
    There the sweetest of pleasures are found.
    No matter where I go,
    There’ll be memories that tug at my sleeve,
    But there will also be
    More to question, yet more to believe..
    Oh tell me where?
    Where is the someone who will turn and look at me?
    And want to share
    My ev’ry sweet-imagined possibility?
    The more I live – the more I learn.
    The more I learn – the more I realize
    The less I know.
    Each step I take –
    (Papa, I’ve a voice now!)Each page I turn –
    (Papa, I’ve a choice now!)Each mile I travel only means
    The more I have to go.
    What’s wrong with wanting more?
    If you can fly – then soar!
    With all there is – why settle for
    just a piece of sky?
    Papa, I can hear you…
    Papa, I can see you…
    Papa, I can feel you…
    Papa, watch me fly!

    why settle for just a piece of sky ;0)
    (looks like a love for barbra streisand is part of pink genetic coding *lol*)

  • vote for i

    there’s a rocking movement online called springleap, where SA artist, designers, doodlers (whomever) get the opportunity to enter t-shirt designs online. monthly winners are voted for by, well… pretty much anyone – and the winners get produced!! check it out!

    and remember to vote for your favorites!! especially if it’s mine ;0)

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    ps: who gets the code?

  • Ah! Ah! (I smile)

    Juan Valdez: Look, I’m Only Like 5’10”, but I’ll Bring the Mule.

    Male Customer: I’ll take a tall Colombian.
    Male Barista: Does he have to be cute?

    –Starbucks, Park Row

    Overheard by: Tickled Pink

    via Overheard in New York, Apr 1, 2008

  • i very nearly wet myself

    He Could Also Bite Your Knee-caps Off, So Be Careful

    Dwarf with walking disability: Could you go upstairs and get me a glass of water?
    Man: Water? To drink?
    Dwarf: Yeah, to drink. What do you think I’m gonna do with it, wash my hair?
    Nearby woman: You could swim in it, I guess.

    –Abington Theatre Lobby

    Overheard by: Chris

    via Overheard in New York, Mar 28, 2008

  • stillness… or just being quiet?

    sometimes I’m not exactly sure if there’s a difference. between being still and just being quiet.
    other times, i see the difference clearly:

    stillness sounds to be a meditative practice, whilst
    being quiet is just that.

    one sounds serene – even wise.
    the other sounds a bit more depressing, really.

    so which have I been lately?

    mostly quiet…

  • BUSH FOUND DEAD!

    shameless… I know

  • American Idol: Texas auditions

    http://www.captainhops.com/wp-content/photos/thumb_the_scream.jpg
    Ever heard one of these on a hot tin roof? Or in heat? Then you haven’t been watching the latest installment of American Idol – have you now…

    I cant watch everything – it’s excruciating! Just now, a very “bubbly” (not) girl attempted a Celine Dion number. “If… I…” or something. I had to get up, come to my room and write this up. I get embarrassed! Too embarrassed to stay in front of my TV – but too enthralled to not want to go back and take in some more. (I’m a masochist that way.)

    Right. Better now. Let’s go for some more wondrous torture!

    Blogged with Flock

  • Mom makes my day!

    After a seriously rushed day – I was blessed with the following comment (via Plaxo) on my “How I did yesterday” post:

    Today I want to give you a reminder of what I tried to teach you for almost three decades: Do not be too hard on yourself!!!

    Nobody is perfect, but more important, no mortal soul is so important that his/her choices or decisions will rock the world off its tracks (except some African leaders like Mugabe).

    Take your own advice, and let go and let God. Even if you sometimes take the wrong decision, there is mostly something good to be learnt or experienced as a result. You may not become a millionaire in a week, or be the next big inventor, or the greatest leader ever, but you are unique and special to those lucky enough to know you.

    Some of us cannot imagine a day without your caring , joking, honesty and sometimes scalding sense of humor.

    Keep it up, and keep going.

    Yesterday is gone – nothing can be undone or changed about it; Tomorrow is still a dream – the best you can do is plan for it, but TODAY is your day – your chance to do something special, to laugh out loud, to be someone’s friend, to live according to your principles and faith.

    GO FOR IT!!

    Love
    Guess who.

    (My Mom’s the greatest!!)