When journalist Toby Shapshak first broke the news of Tshabalala-Msimang’s death over Twitter, there were very few condolences on the public timeline.
People tend to have long memories when it comes to hundreds of thousands of lives that could have been saved had Tshabalala-Msimang and the rest of the Mbeki-acolytes rolled out antiretrovirals (ARVs) instead of [...]
I’ve a folder named Misc on my pc where I stash things that don’t quite fit anywhere else. In it I discovered a few vintage pre-blog typings. This one is probably circa 2004. It’s one of those arb ‘eh?’ pieces.
Today’s random regurgitation-
Bad BO-yfriend…………
I once went out with a guy who had really bad BO. [...]
When in doubt, Helvetica.
Go zen or go home.
Being odd is auspicious.
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{picture-heavy post up-ahead, most of which has been pre-tweeted/facebooked}
While this is effectively the second month of my 8-5 rebellion, here’s the official announcement;
I am now a freelancer.
I’ve swapped traffic terrors to battle pyjama-procrastination, with some losses and a few wins. I’ve just passed that stage where the amount of free time was so novel [...]
So, I have decided that next year, I will be turning 26. I will be 27 in four years time.
I’ve always had one of those ‘mature’ faces, and after seven years, I’m finally grown into it.
Oh all you wonderful people; you are the seatwarmers of my winter days.
I came across this old gtalk chat while [...]
Purgatory on the earthly plain; that’s what this April is proving to be.
Deadlines to the thick of my eyebrows, my unkept promises and weekends that are never mine, but hey, one thing at a time right?
So in the midst of all this mechanical mindlessness, it’s centering to be reminded of the things you love.
So thank [...]
For the down-low on Dadaism, get the wikipedia notes here.
This experimental ‘antiverse’ uses selected phrases from spam comments garnered from my foodblog.
Amison walked exactness
Kleenex sticking
tanned arm
his man
Belle began
her tongue
fed animals
Kill one knife sheath
very still
Harry who
chills down
tonight gone off
backup
very basement
your neck and bunnies
dark cord that eyes flicked
his smile noise grew and stared
told her you inside
but ignorance slid
Popeye [...]
Ever since I shacked up with the Other and got myself double-barelled, I find myself increasingly drawn to stores like Boardmans, @home and Mr Price Home Zone.
I can’t quite explain the science behind the magnetism, but say “silicon sunflower cake mould” and you could tweeze every single one of my generous nostril hairs (another gift [...]
419 scammers are just no fun anymore.
I’d like to blame this on the global down-turn or something I could throw shoes at, but it could just be that some people aren’t quite inspired enough anymore.
From: “MISS J.SMITH” jsmith_12008@yahoo.co.jp
To: jsmith_12008@yahoo.co.jp
Sent: Mon 29/12/08 19:21
Subject: Fwd: Urgent Calling For Help,
Hope this mail meets you well, please permit me to introduce my [...]
It happened just after my eyes fell on the notice stuck to one of the walls at Khan’s Butchery.
“Ready fried onions. Perfect for vagaars and biryanis. Don’t be fooled by imitations”.
Where my mind was fixed on the pastrami and chump chops, it was now ambushed by intrigue. Fake fried onions? What a thing! Perhaps the [...]
June 4, 2007 - 1:54 am
ooh, native north american names are lovely!
mine are:
“she who is slow”
“she who rides the white stallion up the Appalachians in morning mist”
i used to be called “she who falls down aisle at weddings” but then i stopped going for weddings.
how about “she who gives off mystery in photos” for you?:) i wish someone would call me “she who makes cakes, paper cranes and maaf” cos that’s all i do, in summary
June 2, 2007 - 5:24 am
how about ’she who flogs those with pesky questions?’
June 1, 2007 - 9:39 am
oooooohhhh i love the meanings of your name
June 1, 2007 - 9:05 am
thanks
I heart my sumerian/assyrian/babylonian/
mesopotamian/egyptians yadayada
May 31, 2007 - 8:12 am
she who is hailed as hippy princess by pigmies
May 30, 2007 - 6:51 pm
She who is loved by trees. Trees are Saaleha-huggers.
Lame, I know. But it’s post-exam stress atm and brain is not it’s usual self
May 30, 2007 - 2:18 pm
amended.
May 30, 2007 - 2:14 pm
it’s annUnAki btw
May 30, 2007 - 10:46 am
“she who blogs on a whim.
“She who is hungover on fermented peas and cauliflower”
oh foggit. you’re nuts. welcome to the clubbb.
mind.gone.
M.