Sunday, November 30, 2008

Lebowski

It is hot today...I had a brilliant surf yesterday & cut aprons....then got home & fell asleep till 10pm when Geoff woke me to go to Joelle's party...what fun: Party till 2.30am...get up at 7am to meet my siblings and have our 'bachelor-sister' event. Our brother is walking down the isle next Sat. In addition to helping him out with a speech structure, we decided to go bowling.

Now I've been once...T has been once...and Stan had never bowled before. He got the highest score. I would say 'beginners luck' but we're all beginners! I found a ball that fitted my fingers (although it eludes me how they're supposed to feel) without getting the suction thing going and fingers stuck & panic of can't get them out.....It was really really good to spend some 'alone time' with my siblings. Don't know when we'll get the chance again...

Stan's bachelor party was last night...actually, it was an all day thing with go-carting, a braai..and needless to say: too many beers & B&C's (brandy & coke's). Geoff came home with pics of my beloved brother trying to get up from his fall on the grass with a beer glass taped to his hand, 2 friends standing half on top of him in conquering sort of poses. He didn't look well but he was smiling all the way & he survived it all.

The character that ties into my recent goings on is Jeff Lebowski in ' The Big Lebowski ' for being both a bachelor & a bowling fanatic. I didn't see this classic until about 3 months ago. Its one of those movies I've always heard about and intended seeing. After hearing too many quotes heard (especially 'If you don't give us de money, Lebowski, vee'll cut off your johnson'), Geoff rented it for us. What a laugh :)
So if you are one of the 2 people who read my blog & you haven't seen it, go hire it - its dry...but an entertaining sneak view into a few weeks in someone else's really bizarre 'reality'...and boys enjoy it too so you can watch it with your men :)

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Thumb Strength

The dictionary is fantastic. But it is also a bit boring...wouldn't ya say?
I just found the coolest thing! THE URBAN DICTIONARY!

So today's word of the day is

THUMB STRENGTH
Definition?
The energy required to write a text
Used in a sentence:
Forget it, I don't have the thumb strength to text him. Guess I'll just call.

This is actually hilarious!

BAGSIDE
Definition?
(noun) The side of a body where a gigantic purse or messenger bag is carried, and an awkward barrier preventing others from walking comfortably alongside is often created.
Used in a sentence:
I would hold your hand, baby, but I don't want to get on your bagside.

JIVE-BY
Definition?
The act of briefly dancing up against a stranger as you cross the dance floor in a club.
Used in a sentence:
Tasha was enjoying a dance with a few mates when, unexpected, she was subjected to a jive-by. She got jive-by'd.

SARGASM
Definition?
Deriving far too much satisfaction from glibly berating another with sarcasm.
Used in a sentence:
Brian: "Oh, thanks a lot for drinking my last beer! No, it's my fault... if I wanted it for myself, I shouldn't have put it in the fridge!"
James: "Dude, don't have a sargasm."

COMRAGGER
Definition?

A person who brags while complaining.
Used in a sentence:
She is such a comragger! She said she had a hard time picking which luxury car to drive today.

OK! enough!!! got to get something constructive done!


Deep Thought I

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Beach Day


Geoff and I spent the whole day on the beach today...we basically woke up and headed out & only left at 5.30pm. What a lovely time we had in the sun! It seems that summer has actually arrived!

Cape Town is amazing...all these beaches..things to do things to see things to experience...we've been talking about going away on holiday abroad...important to do these things before kiddlies arrive & we are tied down for a while. I want to buy a ticket ASAP so that we have something to look forward to. So many places to go!

We're on week 9 of Artist's Way...I did my pages on the beach...spent lots of time going through last week as well as this week's writing & tasks...actually re-did my tasks from last week. We also got stuck in and tidied the studio...All the Miss Molly stuff was all over the place - it gets out of hand so quickly...so I re-packed my activities cupboard and sorted things out in boxes -- even have a to-do box with half-finished projects so when I set some sewing time aside I can do all those repairs and finish off the bits of things I still need to do to make things salable!

I can't believe its another week starting tomorrow..it seems way too quick. T and I have our photo shoot with SpringLeap tomorrow...because Miss Molly is TRENDEEEE! What fun! I think I may take the afternoon off tomorrow - I've been planning to take a couple of hours tomorrow for an artist date (I like to plan them in advance, then they feel like a real date)...must just not run out of time!

....and hopefully I can get a surf in tomorrow...

Saturday, November 15, 2008

The Wetsuit Saga

I've never felt happy about hanging wetsuits over the balcony to dry...
  1. It looks untidy.
  2. I'm afraid they might blow off or something.
On Tuesday I woke up to a serious storm which flooded our balcony.

On Wednesday, I woke up to both our wetsuits having blown off the balcony...nowhere to be found!
The worst of it was that my spare car key is attached to my wetsuit so, not only did I not have a wetsuit any more...but now I had to worry about my car getting zapped.

Writing about this in my Morning Pages on Thursday, I feel its not very synchronistic of the universe to take my wetsuit away (even though I'd love a new one without holes in) when I am making new breakthroughs in my surfing with every session & its my goal to really get much better at surfing & I'm its not really in the budget to get a new one at this stage. I had just finished a little affirmation that we'd get a really good deal on suits / get free ones / something would happen to restore my 'suit'ability to go surfing soon...when Geoff phoned and said that someone had found my suit!! With my car key still attached!!

They didn't find Geoff's suit...but he has been complaining for the last 8 months that it's 'like a seive' in letting water through (especially not a good idea on the cold side of the mountain)... So he's treated himself to a new one (which hopefully will last better than the previous one).

And so it all worked out perfectly & synchronistically! I fix my suit & carry on surfing - even as soon as tomorrow at sparrows :)

Friday, November 14, 2008

Etsy Alchemy

I just love the idea of this and even though it chewed my bandwidth like nothing, I really enjoyed watching this video about the first order of Etsy Alchemy:



Here is the link to Alchemy

Umbrella Bat Costume


Oh my...Yes: procrastination today...
I am SO going to make this!!

BEYOND Y.U.M!!

So I just found this picture of the most BEEE-U-ti-ful guy!

I'm not that proud to say it, but I've literally FOLLOWED guys with curly hair to keep looking at their curls...it is SUCH a weakness....

There is something amazing about playing with someone's curls...pulling them gently and watching them bounce back...spiraling a finger around a perfect, glossy curl ...twisting them together to form new curls...I could go on and on...Its just too divine for me...

HOW could I possibly have forgotten to put it higher on my ideal man criteria list?
The universe is definitely looking after me at least a bit in this regard...Geoff's poker straight hair goes all mad and curly and amazing when he's been in the sea, so that's my fantasy come true (quite often!)...

Feast your eyes, ladies, on my 'ideal-hair' man:

OH: BTW: PLEASE NOTE:
This post is just about the hair & not the rest of this delicious guy or it would get out of hand & be construed as inappropriate. I say no more.


Y.U.M!


Yes...its a real one hundred percent edible Flying Spaghetti Monster treat with working googly eyes.
Click here for details on how to make :)

Friday, November 07, 2008

Fantastic Sky


The waves yesterday were tiny but powerful enough to have a really nice surf...as I walked toward the water, Geoff took pictures of the amazing storm clouds moving over... The back line was waist deep so that was strange & unusual in itself -- It meant that I didn't have to paddle much to catch wave after wave.

The rainstorm moved over...between the cold rain water falling from the sky & the saltiness of the warm water I was surfing in, a cold wind came up & blew the spray and the rain into my face...The calm of hardly anybody being out because of the weather...the atmosphere of those out, hanging out in the shallow waters waiting for sets to come through...the sky, dark & gloomy & the light fading because it was getting late : these things all made the experience otherworldly.

...and then I had the sweet kiss of my lovely husband - like lovers meeting at their secret rendezvous - & the warmth of my car to enjoy as soon as I got back to the parking lot.

How wonderful it is to savor these moments.