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Hold that thought
Menize and I finally did our Lord of the Rings trilogy today. A dozen light beers, some cocktails, a coolerbox full of ice (thanks Mielies) and a lot of junk. They didn't say 'Mordor' as much as we would have liked. I think we each consumed a six pack each, in total, drinking everytime they say said 'Mordor'.... an idea I got from orangefriday. I didn't even ( Read more... ) -
The mental torture
I never thought I'd say this but I'd rather be training in the pool all day than doing my job. Normally, it's a walk in the park and I am not stuck in the office. It's not a nine to five, it involves a lot of driving, a lot of putting on a happy face. And then I go to my desk and the real work starts -- writing supplements copy and trying to ( Read more... ) -
Ma Duck went quack
Today I got an email from Terry, with one line, 'Are you still alive?' Owing to a severely strange sense of humour, she had also attached photos of her new husky/Newfie (I think) mix breed hound, Ace in his igloo. I kid you not, Ace has an igloo. There is just so much snow in Canada at the moment ( Read more... ) -
10 years of eljay
This eljay has hit a huge milestone. It is ten years old today. Although, from 2006 I only updated here and there, having sought shelter in dland or the old school way -- pen and paper. Despite my extended absences, I always returned here. In any case, I think it deserves a video post. Which I shall do ( Read more... ) -
A half-assed update
Arya and I seem to be developing the strangest friendship. Whenever my mood shifts, she'd ring and read a quote from Marilyn Hackner and hang up right after. Or run a difficult riff, jazzy and thus not to my liking, in the middle of skyping. We skype and she lives 8 kilometres away because I am too lazy to drive to her house. Ah, technology. It is ( Read more... ) -
Hello 2012
Well, well, well. A brand spanking new year ( Read more... ) -
You are my Arya Svit-kona (the book 2 Arya version)
I've tried my damnest to convince myself that apathy would be the best defense to take. But if you consume my thoughts so much, then I can't be apathetic ( Read more... ) -
Pablo, a fragment
"Well, now,
if little by little you stop loving me
I shall stop loving you little by little.
If suddenly
you forget me
do not look for me,
for I shall already have forgotten you.I may be slow but at least not completely stupid. I get the message, friend. Don't worry. I shall no longer bother you for anything anymore. And I shall give you back your ( Read more... ) -
Christmas morning
It's past midnight and everyone is asleep. Except me. Old habits die hard. I'd be on my way home from church now, and sitting down to a traditional feast, the Noche Buena. But that's back home.
I love Christmas even better than birthdays. It's always been a magical time for me. Presents are one of my favourite things. And I've gotten even more than ( Read more... ) -
Until some sun wakes everyone
Stripped of flesh, sinew, muscle and bone, there is essentially nothing of interest to the human form. Except of course, that which animates us. The very same substance that pushes us to be gregarious, to fear solitude. To crave approval.
A passing thought leads to so many other thoughts. For instance, today I noted that the buds of the wild lillies ( Read more... )