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Happy birthday darkrefuge!
Happy birthday Nancy! I hope that you had a really special day. :) -
Happy birthday velvetwhip!
(Posting this from my cellphone. Holding thumbs it works.) Happy birthday Gabrielle! I hope you have an awesome day. :) -
Don't make me throw something at you
I'm not sure if it's like this in your country, but in South Africa there are people who stand at almost every intersection to a) beg, b) sell something, or c) hand out flyers. It's particularly tricky when all three are at an intersection and I am constantly paranoid that I am going to hit someone someday ( Read more... ) -
Film rec: Julie & Julia
What’s not to love about a movie about food?
Jacques and I watched Julie & Julia last week. (It was my turn to choose.) Neither of us knew who Julia Child was, but he likes a) food and b) Amy Adams, so he was keen.
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Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is not a South African holiday, but I decided to join in the spirit of it and think about what I'm thankful for ( Read more... ) -
Spooks drabble - 4x03 - Ruth/Harry
Ruth/Harry. 100 words. Episode 4x03. Not my characters ( Read more... ) -
Spooks drabble. 4x02. Tash.
Tash. 100 words. Episode 4x02 ( Read more... ) -
Mini review: Fido
I have wanted to see Fido ever since I first heard of it. Convincing Jacques to rent it whenever we went to the video store never worked, even though we have a policy of “you choose this time, I’ll choose next time”, which we use when we go the cinema too. So even though I could have picked it at any time, I didn’t because we usually choose ( Read more... ) -
Book rec: Walking from East to West
aIn 2005 I had the pleasure of listening to Ravi Zacharias speak at a seminar in Singapore. All I knew when I went was that my pastor admired him and quoted him in at least one sermon a month. I had this image in my head of an American evangelist, so imagine my surprise when an Indian gentleman took the stage. (Okay, so ‘Ravi’ should have been my ( Read more... )