As everyone knows (the dedicated 2, maybe 3, readers of my blog), Jeanna and I are off to South Africa in February. So I am posting this list of words one should understand when visiting. I think Jeanna probably has most of them down pat already!!Braai What is a braai? It is … [Read more...]
so what does it for you??
This morning, 8/13/11, I had the opportunity to ref some fine and fantastic U-10/U-11 boys hockey games. I say fine and fantastic because today I was dealt a 'blow' I wasn't quite expecting!! You see I am so used to hearing coaches screaming, bitching and down right not having … [Read more...]
have you ever lived outside the country you were born in
Well I'd say that if you know me AT ALL you'd know the answer to the subject line of this blog........DUH!!!! Growing up I honestly never thought I'd leave South Africa, heck I was 17 before I ever sat in a plane and went anywhere. We always drove to our vacations be it Durban, … [Read more...]
crazy….just crazy ways to die!!!
I didn't write this, I "borrowed" it from this site: http://www.buzzfeed.com/jpmoore/36-weird-ways-to-die I know its peculiar, as am I, but I've often said, usually after doing something just stupid, "WOW.......imagine dying like ____________" (fill in blank with stupid action … [Read more...]
I, myself, am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions…..
I saw this tattooed on someone’s side in an article about literary tattoos and I really liked it, granted not enough to tattoo it all the way down my side, but the words are good, it makes sense!! How many pieces of you make up the whole you? How is your ‘identity’ … [Read more...]
An itenary for Africa….SOUTH Africa that is!!
Well I am really excited as Jeanna and I have officially both now received the approval we need from our bosses to go to South Africa from (probably) February 5th through February 27th, about 3 weeks long. So with that said I thought I’d blog about what sort of things … [Read more...]
little bit of this…..little bit of that…….
I'm Different!!!!!! I admit this.........I freely admit it!! I prefer months that have 31 days, I love stationery...just yesterday I spent roughly half hour extra in target just imagining what I could use all the cool back to school supplies for, I love browsing the supply … [Read more...]
Madiba
I decided to dedicate this blog to one of the most profound people of our time, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. Today is his 93rd birthday, which appears to be getting much more press in countries other than the United States. This is just a short history of an amazing man, there … [Read more...]
please excuse my lesbian 'smoke'
I've been sitting here for a quite a while now trying to figure out how exactly I am going to go about getting this blog started.....and truth be told I'm still kinda sorta stuck so here goes nothing!! I was browsing through my 'tweets' the other day, well more so browsing the … [Read more...]
peeling away the layers….
Stolen from the blog of www.mrandmrspelt.wordpress.com I hope she'll be forgiving ;) LAYER ONE: On the Outside Name: Debbie Birth date: 04/17/1980 Birthplace: Hillbrow, Johannesburg, South Africa Eye Color: brown Hair Color: brown Height: 5’2/3 LAYER TWO: On The … [Read more...]
