Shucks, I can’t believe it’s the end of the year already. As I sit in my empty room, I strange wave of nostalgia sweeps over me. It’s good to leave – it really feels good to have something new and potentially exciting to look forward to, and yet, it’s a sad moment because I’m leaving possibly the best thing that happened to me. Res is completely completely empty, I’m the only person on my floor and...
Friday, December 01, 2006
Saturday, November 18, 2006
i’m feenished!!!the feeling of relief sweeping over my sleep-deprived body was – is an indescribable sensation… something like making it to the loo when your eyeballs are floating, or snagging the last piece of chocolate cake… mmm… chocolate cake. yes, the feeling of relief… incomparable to any other human experience.in other news…hopefully, my synapses catch up with the good news and allow me some...
Friday, November 17, 2006
so it’s my last paper tomorrow… my last friggin paper… the day before my first anthro paper – the mutant spider bite on my ankle flared up, was itchy as hell and woke me up at 3:32 am. because of the wonders of nervous energy i found myself staring at the ceiling for a solid 4 hours, before finally giving up and getting ready for my paper (which was in the morning). therefore, all in all, i had about...
Sunday, November 12, 2006
and the noise goes on...i can't believe how badly - or how well - noise travels in oriel. last night, i pulled an all-nighter, working into the wee hours of the morning, and i was very suprised at disgustingly inconsiderate people are. at 2 and 3 in the morning, doors were slamming, and people were talking - not even whispering - in the coridoors. i'm so over res. just so over it.the drama continues...sam...
Friday, November 10, 2006
it’s that time of the year again (no, not christmas – but that too is coming around soon!)… it’s exams!! and apart from the copious amounts of gherkins i’ve been munching on – i’ve actually not been procrastinating as much as i usually do. the freeky part though has been having insomnia and hypersomnia at the same time. as usual, i’m a terrible insomniac at exam time, and yet, i find myself sleeping...
Sunday, October 29, 2006
to blog, or not to blog… that’s is the question… the most trickiest things about blogs are how much information to include, or how much not to. i could ramble on about the 15 fantastic orgies i attended this week, maybe you’d enjoy hearing tales of crimson dyed animals, or how about the one where my psychiatrist recommended that i self-commit to an institution, ‘somewhere quiet, with lake or a garden’...
Thursday, September 21, 2006
i have to have to have to brag about this...rob started experiencing pretty nasty stomch cramps and a runny tummy - not good when you trying to break a world record...so... after taking some lodium (similar to immodium) - rob took it not me!!!, i realised that this man needs some immidiate symptomatic treatment otherwise he's going to be a very unhappy chappie for a very long toim. and so, oh best...
it's 2:11am and i'm at the rmr (rhodes music radio) studios on campus and doing first aid duty for a crazy (yet amazingly balanced) fellow who is attempting to break the world record for the longest dj stint. currently the record stands at 125 hrs and he's now through 66 or 67 ish hrs... more than half way - yay rob!so... i have taken his pulse, which is at 90 - good and healthy considering he's had...
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
oh life life life… i am so loving student life at the moment!! on vac at the moment in joburg and loving every moment of being a busy student! i’ve been doing a lot of fieldwork – interviewing various people for my fieldwork project on snuff (non-smoking tobacco)… and trying… trying oh so hard to relax! life has been treating me pretty well… at major crossroads in my life – choosing between carrying...
Thursday, September 07, 2006
and now… for the looong overdue birthday update! before i begin anything, i’d just like to send one humungo thank you to each and every person who contributed to my day in some way or another… you really made it amazingly special! so… the big 2-1!! and my was is a big 2-1!! it all began, oh best beloved, on wednesday morning outside oriel house (my residence/hostel) with a breakfast picnic at 8am....
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Sunday, August 20, 2006
life is beautiful. fact. as much as so many of us bitch and moan (me included) about the shittiness and complexities of life, the undisputable fact is that life is beautiful. one of the most amazing things is that no matter how many times we chose to ignore or reject the eternal divinity, when we...
Monday, August 14, 2006
Friday, August 11, 2006
it’s 1:30am on a friday morning and i’m wide-awake - like a 5 year old on red bull. oi. save my hyperactive ass. rhodes is a bad place to be sober. sam, kish and i went out tonight (to get into the vibe of tri-varsity) and because it’s shraavan (hindu holy month) none of us were drinking (yes, we were stone sober… J). i can honestly say that it was one of the most painful nights i’ve had out....
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
i solemnly swear not to ignore my blog… well, the upside is that now that i’m back at uni, things in terms of internet should be easier! for those of you who are otherwise uniformed… i have a lan internet connection in my room… yay for technology! vac update: for the first week of vac, i did absolutely bugger all!! and guess what, it felts bloody good!!! *yogs grins inanely!* apart...
Saturday, June 24, 2006
ok, all together now...yes people, i am finally on vac!! the miracle of this all is that i have managed to crawl out alive and well, a small feat of nature! psych (paper 2) was a tad painful, but do-able none the less, and all i have to do now is wait... wait for that fateful sms to tell me whether i'm not-so-smart, or just a little bit smart.the up-side of this is that i shall finally have a social...
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
right, i believe a pity-party is in order…i don’t know where to begin… should i begin by slating my oh-so irritating neighbour to the depths of hell, or should i target her parents, who have obviously taught her that it’s ok to be a screeching, squealing abomination? in all fairness, her ‘dear’ (note: none is a dear – save for an animal) friend should take at least half of the blame – for she was...
Monday, June 19, 2006
the irony of life: youth day (an official public holiday in south africa), is on the 16th of june… june is that time of the year when students recycle washing, scholars draw spots on their faces with markers and moms pace around their kitchens with anxious tension. yes, june is exam time. and the strangest thing is that the 16th of june, happens to be in the middle of the month, which also happens...
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
niks has kindly pointed out to me that i have another spelling error in my previous post. from now on i'm cutting and pasting from word... my liver just can't handle it anymore...on a brighter note… i’m writing anthro tomorrow (tourism) and will only have 1 paper left after that! yay… the challenge...
Sunday, June 11, 2006
i've found a spelling error in my previous post... that traumatises me.blogging is so wierd... it's like talking to all your mates (and a bunch of randoms) all at the same time, in the same room... and yet, you're all alone... mmm... someone should write a book about this- any takers?ok, so i've progressed from procrastinating and studying, to procrastinating, studying and eating. was video conferencing...
Thursday, June 08, 2006
i've finally got a blog... and i have no idea what to write... oi.ok, so lets start in the now...i'm stitting in me res room and procrastinating like it's on sale and... i'm feeling rather lazy. so, rather than be totally unconstructive, i thought i'd share what's goin on in me life now.for starters, i wrote anthro (theory and fieldwork) yesterday (8th June), writing psych (paper 1) on tuesday (eek!)...
