Love is Blind. .

This photo has always been one of my favourites..

Heath Ledger's death 22.01.2008

What sad news!!
Loved Knight's Tale and Brokeback Mountain..

Heath Ledger's Birthday: April 4, 1979
Place of Birth: Perth, Australia

Sounds familiar!

Brilliant Documentary - Spiders on Drugs

Fergie

This song refuses to leave my head..



Fergie - Big Girls Don't Cry

Da Da Da Da
The smell of your skin lingers on me now
Your probably on your flight back to your home town
I need some shelter of my own protection baby
To be with myself instead of calamity
Peace, Serenity

[CHORUS]
I hope you know, I hope you know
That this has nothing to do with you
It's personal, Myself and I
We've got some straightenin' out to do
And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket
But Ive got to get a move on with my life
Its time to be a big girl now
And big girls don't cry
Don't cry
Don't cry
Don't cry

The path that I'm walking
I must go alone
I must take the baby steps until I'm full grown
Fairytales don't always have a happy ending, do they
And I foresee the dark ahead if I stay

[CHORUS]
I hope you know, I hope you know
That this has nothing to with you
It's personal, Myself and I
We've got some straightenin' out to do
And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket
But I've got to get a move on with my life
Its time to be a big girl now
And big girls don't cry

Like the little school mate in the school yard
We'll play jacks and uno cards
Ill be your best friend and you'll be mine
Valentine
Yes you can hold my hand if u want to
Cause I want to hold yours too
Well be playmates and lovers and share our secret worlds
But its time for me to go home
Its getting late, dark outside
I need to be with myself instead of calamity
Peace, Serenity

[CHORUS]
I hope you know, I hope you know
That this has nothing to do with you
It's personal, Myself and I
We've got some straightenin' out to do
And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket
But I've got to get a move on with my life
Its time to be a big girl now
And big girls don't cry
Don't cry
Don't cry
Don't cry

La Da Da Da Da Da

I think it got stuck in my head because it's so relevant.

Reading in 2007

Promised myself in 2007 that I would do more reading. .and not just fiction. I have also been watching the Best Sellers Lists and I am trying to enlarge my own personal collection of classic books. It was interesting to see how much I got to read - I doubt 27 books in a year is a record, but taking into account that most evenings I either spend on mxit or just fall into bed and sleep like the dead, I think it's not too bad.
Let's see what happens in 2008.

What I read in 2007:

Annalie Botes - Sabbatsreis
David Baldacci - The Collectors
Emma Lee-Potter - Taking Sides
Erin Hart - Lake of Sorrows
I.L de Villiers - 'n Vrou en haar God
James Patterson - Cross
Jodi Picoult - Taking Sides
John van de Ruit - Spud
Kahlil Gibran - Die Profeet
Lance Armstrong - Every Second Counts
Lance Armstrong - It's Not About The Bike
Liza Palmer - Conversations with a Fat Girl
Michael Connelly - The Closers
Michael Connelly - The Lincoln Lawyer
Michael Connelly - The Narrows
Michael Connelly - The Poet
Nicholas Sparks - True Believer
Nora Roberts/J.D. Robb - Born in Death
Patricia Cornwell - At Risk
Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist
Phillip Margolin - The Associate
Phillip Margolin - The Last Innocent Man
Richard Branson - Screw it - Let's Do It!
Sheikh & Shneider - I dared to call Him Father
Sue Grafton - G is for Gumshoe
Tess Gerritsen - The Apprentice
Tommy Tenney - Hadassa, One night with the King

Load Shedding..

We are experiencing the second day of Electricity load shedding in Bloemfontein. Traffic is hectic and people are sitting in their cars looking angry.. saw a car flipped over on it's roof in Park Road this morning.. The owner is definitely not a fan of load shedding. Shouldn't robots be on a different electrical circuit? Understand that traffic has never been a problem in Bloemfontein, driving 30minutes on 4 kilometers is a brand new experience to us!
Oh and by the way...shouldn't consumers be informed about schedules for load shedding?

Since observing is one of the few acceptable pass times in traffic jams..have you ever wondered how observant you really are?
The quiz is USA based..so please bear that in mind.

Your Observation Skills Get A B-

Your senses are pretty sharp (okay, most of the time) And it takes something big to distract you!

How Observant Are You?

Thought I was more observant than that..:-)

Rainy Days..

It's raining again..I have pity for the parents who have to keep their kids busy indoors for another day..
The view from my bedroom window, is spectacular with the mist

just covering the mountain top.
Raindrops clinging to leaves..looks likebeads of crystal on a Christmas tree.

I reminisce about an evening spent with my best friend over a lovely bottle of wine.
She loves the Dixie Chicks and her favourite song at the moment is this one:
Not ready to make nice

The lyrics are beautiful.

Dixie Chicks - Not ready to make nice

Forgive, sounds good.
Forget, I'm not sure I could.
They say time heals everything,
But I'm still waiting

I'm through, with doubt,
There's nothing left for me to figure out,
I've paid a price, and i'll keep paying

I'm not ready to make nice,
I'm not ready to back down,
I'm still mad as hell
And I don't have time
To go round and round and round
It's too late to make it right
I probably wouldn't if I could
Cause I'm mad as hell
Can't bring myself to do what it is
You think I should

I know you said
Why can't you just get over it,
It turned my whole world around
and i kind of like it

I made by bed, and I sleep like a baby,
With no regrets and I don't mind saying,
It's a sad sad story
That a mother will teach her daughter
that she ought to hate a perfect stranger.
And how in the world
Can the words that I said
Send somebody so over the edge
That they'd write me a letter
Saying that I better shut up and sing
Or my life will be over

I'm not ready to make nice,
I'm not ready to back down,
I'm still mad as hell
And I don't have time
To go round and round and round
It's too late to make it right
I probably wouldn't if I could
Cause I'm mad as hell
Can't bring myself to do what it is
You think I should

I'm not ready to make nice,
I'm not ready to back down,
I'm still mad as hell
And I don't have time
To go round and round and round
It's too late to make it right
I probably wouldn't if I could
Cause I'm mad as hell
Can't bring myself to do what it is
You think I should

Forgive, sounds good.
Forget, I'm not sure I could.
They say time heals everything,
But I'm still waiting