Category Archives: the last hurrah 2010

Pete is very trying

By 6000 | 6000 | December 28, 2011

As I mentioned earlier this week, things all get a bit confusified at this time of year when it comes to blogging. And despite the fact that I’m away from my beloved internet, that doesn’t stop the potential post suggestions rolling into my inbox. Here’s another one I thought might be worth sharing. It’s evident that [...]

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Quick & Chilly

By 6000 | 6000 | April 3, 2011

I had such high hopes to be doing a post on the municipal elections next month – specifically around the dangers of voting for the Cape Party, but then I went and played the best part of two hours of 4-aside football and I am completely and utterly broken. Then I put Deep Heat on [...]

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PTSD therapy

By 6000 | 6000 | March 30, 2011

I haven’t really talked much about the events of four months ago, but I did meet with a psychologist recently (not in her professional capacity, I hasten to add) and she told me that it was entirely possible that I could have mild Post Traumatic Stress Disorder over the whole missed concert thing. Mild, I suppose, because [...]

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SA Xmas

By 6000 | 6000 | December 26, 2010

While many may say that there’s nothing like a traditional UK Christmas – dark nights, snow on the ground, roasted chestnuts and a local pub or seven – I’m very much getting used to Christmas in summer. We spent most of yesterday sitting around the pool, braaiing crayfish and drinking beer. And as today seems [...]

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Sad.

By 6000 | 6000 | December 4, 2010

All the way from Cape Town to London. But no further. It’s sad that after all the anticipation, all the planning, all the trials and tribulations, that the final photo I managed to get on my trip up North was this one: But it does speak volumes about my last few days in the UK. [...]

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