There is a significant chance that young people will live to 100 (current Guardian article). Now I am not 16 and I don't live in the UK, but I haven't had any serious health concerns *yet*, don't smoke, drink etc. Being the anxious soul that I am though, I doubt I will live to 100. But the very thought freaks me out ( Read more... )

Scary Scientology ad on the right of my screen! Do you get it too ( Read more... )

The World Cup is over. President Jacob Zuma urged South Africans to 'be good' during the World Cup and it seems that we listened to him...each day there was a collective sigh of relief that no terrible violent attack on tourists had been made that day. I will feel much more serene when I know they have all gone home. Our criminals can then go ( Read more... )

Still recovering from my Sat/Monday exams I think. Just slept from 19:00-20:00, something I usually never do. Luke coming home tomorrow!

Last Thursday had my two wisdom teeth removed in Greenacres hospital, PE. I'm taking the same dosage of painkillers but the pain (or discomfort, really) has not been getting better, and perhaps my tolerance is getting worse. After a frustrating IS 2.5 hour prac this afternoon it was a real pleasure to sing in the cathedral. I've always loved the ( Read more... )

Tomorrow is a public holiday and I was supposed to go on a mountain club climbing trip to Oudtshoorn, leaving 4am. This week has been incredibly busy and I'm still recovering from 2 hrs sleep Monday night (Ecos essay: "Money demand stability in South Africa and internationally: significance and measurement". Need i say more?). So I've decided not ( Read more... )

Luke left on Monday for the overseas portion of his gap year. He should be in Antigua by now, and will be in the crowd watching SA Australia on Saturday! I will be in the bush climbing at Fort Fordyce away from all that excitement but I hope for the spectators' sake that it's a close game ( Read more... )

Luke's birthday today. He is 19. Phoned him at 07:45 reckoning he'd be up early on his sailing course and I was right: he said he'd been up for two hours and that he was going to be sailing [from Durban] to Richard's Bay later today.

Misty and a bit cold today. Went to a lovely Eucharist at the monastery. Came home to an sms [text] at 09:07 asking where I was for the RUMC [Rhodes University Mountain Club] introductory climb to Howies. This upset me because at the committee meeting I hadn't said I was going (other climbers said they would), and when Mike smsed me a couple of ( Read more... )

By the way a 'dawnie' is a lecture that begins at 07:45. Yup.