Meet Joe Black

Meet Joe Black is on TV and I'm quite loving watching it again. I guess having this damn TV connected does have it's benefits.

Peanut butter never looked tastier!!

The visit is going well. We are going to the putt putt place tomorrow- YAY!!!

The Visit 2

Okay, my niece and nephew are still here. There are good times (laughing, beach, singing etc) and really horrid times (teasing, crying, sulking etc.). I'm coping, although a friend of mine has said that this might be a great contraceptive LMBAO.

They've just brushed their teeth and are off to bed *thankful sigh*.

Today, we... Went to the beach.

I love the city that I live in. Cape Town is beautiful :)

This was huge for me because I'm not a big fan of the beach because you go there and take the beach home with you forever, there is sand in my car, bed, bra, ears, hair etc. Dammit!! But I had a good time :)

The most beautiful woman in the world

...according to my dad (okay, besides my mom of course): ANITA BAKER!!!

Anita Baker - Caught up in the rapture


Okay, okay the video is a little... Uhmm ja!

Brothers kids here for 2 weeks...

wooooosah!! I'm rubbing my earlobes and trying to calm down. My beloved niece and nephew are here to visit for 2 weeks and I fetched them from the airport less than 2 hours ago.

IN LESS THAN 2 HOURS:

We now have a TV... Connected and EVERYTHING (haven't had one switched on in this house since august '08)

In all fairness a good friend found out about Marcee and I being TV-less (poor us- sarcasm) and she offered to let us use her TV. We kept it on the floor in Marcee's room because we dont see the need for a TV. The NEPHEW decided we needed to have it on because he is BORED (he says that every 2 minutes)

My nephew has taken his pants off... Because it hot!!

My niece has decided her iPod is much more interesting than us. I feel a hundred years old!!

I'm thinking of turning to the bottle. Poor aunty!!!

AND... AND... There has already been one death threat. Nephew wanted to kill niece ha ha ha!

Way-back-when-Wednesday (227)

My parents and I used to love 227, although I think I would enjoy it more now that my English vocab has expanded LMBAO!!

227 (theme song)

Way-back-when-Wednesday (Mobb Deep)

My best friend/sister/soul/manager is a LOVER of hip hop. Mr Carter (Jigga) is one of her favourite-st rappers of all time. She knows all the lyrics to songs I have never heard of.

So today I let her pick something from 'way-back-when'. she picked her one of her FAVOURITE RAP songs of all time *drum roll*

Quiet Storm by Mobb Deep


This is how happy it makes her:


I LOVE THIS GIRL!!!!

David after the dentist

I saw this video on YouTube and thought it was kind of cute. The reason I say kind of is because at first I was smiling because I understand that the meds were making him feel woozy. But then I got a little teary when I saw the confusion on his little face.

I think I'm going to be one of those mothers that cries ALL THE TIME! I think I will cry when my kids are happy, sad, sleeping, singing etc Marcee agrees & is thinking that she might not go to any recitals with me ha ha ha ha!!!



She is such a good friend she says she will sit 2 rows behind me and then offer me tissues like some kind stranger when I start crying because my son the rock just appeared on stage LMBAO!!!

Way-back-when-Wednesday (Cheers)

I wish I could go to a dive where everybody knows my name... Sigh!! Marcee and I are on the search for a pub that we can frequent without feeling grimey!

Cheers intro


My dad and I used to bond over Cheers, maybe that's why I grew up to love pubs so much LOL! I REALLY want a Cheers box set

Quality time

I don't get to hang out with my friends a lot because most of them are in Jozi, but some of them are in Cape Town. Last week I visited my girl Zoe and when I looked back at the pictures I realised how much I love pulling funny faces when everyone else looks normal.


Zoe wearing my super styling sunnies :)


My girls


Trying my best not to act the fool

I can't help it...

No alien abduction!!!

No, I have not gone fishing. I have been moving from one cozy apartment that had all my stuff in it (and even smelled like me), to a bigger place that feels a little cold at the moment and all my stuff is in boxes and black plastic bags.

The new place is so weird, because there is some BRIGHT SPARK who has parked in my space (for the whole weekend) and my remote (to open the gate and boom) does not work properly. I have no TV, all new furniture (because my last place was fully furnished), no sofas (though), my fridge is only arriving tomorrow and I still need to get pots etc etc whine whine...

I'm a little sore, sad (because I miss my tiny little flat already), broke, tired and looking forward to another day of 'moving admin' bleh!!

EP Update:
I have seen the 'final' designs for the sleeve- I'm happy, can't wait to print those damn things. MY little brother will be working on the MySpace page next weekend- we were too busy moving this weekend. I don't know how we would have managed without him. What a great little brother!!!

GREEN by BLACK PORCELAIN coming soon...

They get it from me

My brother has the most gorgeous children in the world and since he is not half as pretty as the children I'm starting to think that they get it from me LOL!! I'm such a lucky aunt :)

Khutso the baby, she is growing up so quickly :)

Tumi, don't let that sweet face fool you he is quite a handful. But he is so cute...

This is princess Kamo, what a pretty and intelligent little lady. You see whose teeth she's got right LOL!!

You see!! They get those good looks (and brains) from me :)

PS lack of posting is because I have some sort of viral infection thing-majiks and it's got me feeling pretty BLAH!!

Manga Madness

I'm being held hostage in my own house. Marcee and my klein boet Junior are addicted to some Anime, or is it Manga (or is it all the same), series called Claymore. What is a girl to do? It's in Japanese and has Englisg subtitles (obviously), but I'm working in front of my laptop so I can't really 'watch'. So all I hear are a bunch of screaming, fighting Japanese people in my flat... HOOWEEE!!!

This whole Anime thing is fascinating because they are both so totally engrossed with this Claymore. Marcee asks Junior to pause everytime she has to go to the kitchen. I actually never thought that SHE would be this engrossed in it. I mean, this the same person who wont let me watch Doodlebops on the weekends.

Okay, okay. Maybe I'm pushing it with Doodlebops LOL!! So, do any of you enjoy Anime/Manga? If so, can you recommend one that has NO 'demons' in it? Or perhaps something a little less dramatic?

I found the image on wikipedia, this is the main character Clare, who from the sounds of the people i live with has undergone some MAJOR transformation. Marcee is in complete disbelief LOL!! This is funny!

PS- Now Marcee and Junior want to learn Japanese... Anime is going to change our lives :)

Birthday update

Hellooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!

Quick birthday update:

• Woke up early and exercised (who knew that I could actually do that?)
• Washed my hair and shaved my legs (with age comes great responsibility LOL)
• Marcee, Junior and I went and had breakfast at Paranga in Camps Bay.
• They gave me my gift............... Wait for it................ A 4GIG iPOD NANO. I cried, because it was truly more than I ever expected. They are amazing!!!
• The got completely spoiled with a massage, mini mani and *pedicure at Elixir spa. I HAVE THE MOST AMAZING BEST FRIEND IN THE WHOLE WORLD.
• Went back home and played a game that they introduced me to: Mahjong Titans, while loading all my music on my new toy- YAY!!
• Then we went out for dinner and had champagne to celebrate my big day.
• 25 truly started off with a bang.

Having breakfast, even if the toast took forever to arrive.

Marcee was taking all the pics, hence none of her :(

* I had to include a picture of my toes. They have never looked so lovely.

Little brothers ARE good for something

Stretching Marcee's new shoes :)

Such pretty feet for a boy ha ha ha ha. I guess I will never outgrow dressing my little brother up ha ha ha ha!!!

The week that was

I have been MIA again... There has been lots happening and I was also ill during the wknd.

1. Met up with C.B (producer) and that first track is sounding very nice, a lot more 'old school' than I anticipated, but nice.
2. Finished reading a very interesting book Capitalist N*#$er. WOW! I enjoyed most of it, it was a real eye opener. Definitely changed the way i look at the world and myself. WOW!!I just couldn't put it down.
3. Little brother is still alive and has to stay in my TINY apartment, for another month till res opens up. The reason i say he is still alive is because he does things that I simply don't allow in my small space. Initially I was being a good host, but I'm slowly morphing into INSANE BIG SISTER.
4. Missed another one of Bridget's get together's. She's going to start thinking that I am avoiding her, when really the last 3 wknds have been intense: emotionally, physically and mentally.
5. I got my finances in order- started reading Suze Orman's book (Women and money). Funny, she was on Oprah this afternoon, talking about the same book. NICE!
6. I started eating junk again and then stopped. I really am addicted to the 'bad stuff', but I am learning how to practise self control.
7. I ordered something from Mr Delivery and they didn't DELIVER!! Perhaps the name was a little misleading. I assumed that they would ACTUALLY DELIVER the food that I had ordered. Funny that!
8. have resumed my guitar lessons- with me, the book and the DVD and so far so good. Fingers are a little sore again, but not enough for me to stop. Music gives me way too much joy?
9. Oh... I broke one of the strings on my guitar and then had to walk to music store (which isn't far from home) because car was in for service. String wasn't expensive, but the tuner (that I had not planned on buying) was. DAMMIT! It does help a LOT though ;)
10. Plans for NPO are coming along nicely, worked a lot on that. It will be registered by the end of this month.
11. Paid a traffic fine today and it felt PRETTY DAMN GOOD.
12. Took the car in for annual service. I can't believe I've had my little Jazz for more than a year now. She is so good to me, that when the car payments are taken from my account I don't even complain. Having a car has made a HUGE difference in my life.
13. Marcee passed her LEARNERS... it's still a big deal for us :)

That's it!!!

Sushi heals EVERYTHING!!!

I am not feeling very well today. Something to do with my ovaries... Not really important!

So I sent Marcee an email telling her that I wasn't feeling very well and basically feeling very sorry for myself. So she said she would come home early and she did! Early for my dear darlingest best friend is anytime before 6 ha ha ha ha and she works across the road from our little home.

So she got here and said she had a surprise for me. Guess what she got me?

YAY!!! I'm so lucky to have such a caring friend. She actually bought 'Salmon roses'... So YUM!!

I'm listening to Alicia Keys' Superwoman: "Even when I'm a mess I still put on a vest with an S on my chest..." That is my Marcee, she flies to the Sushi bar to get her ailing friend Salmon Roses. She's a SUPERWOMAN!

The post of Chritsmas past

Okay, so I did fly to Jozi after that mess with Nationwide (AAARRGGHHHH) and spending time at home was so much fun.

I got to see my brothers kids. Such precious children. He has 3 kids, but I only saw 2 of them (the other baby was with her mom).



Very smart and cute niece Kamo, she's turning 11 in Feb. She says she wants to be an archaeologist when she grows up... Oh! And she LOVES singing!!!


Nephew (and occasional trouble maker) Tumi, he got an X Box for Christmas (nice dad). Notice the plastic on the sofas. My mom doesn't play that ha ha ha. You gotta love how much she loves her furniture. She will wrap it up if necessary.


This cutie pie is the one I didn't get to see. She must be so big now! Oh my little Khutso!

I got to spend time with my brothers. I took them out for dinner (with Marcee and mom) because Junior passed Matric (Grade 12). I'm so proud of him. This year 65.2 % of the students who sat down and wrote the Grade 12 exams passed. It's scary...

Unfortunately a lot of children feel the pressure from their families and some think that committing suicide is the only way out. Scary how one moment can seem so bad, like it will never get better.

Pics from dinner we had at Soi in Melville

My two monkey brothers pulling faces. Big brother had been on the road for HOURS (back from a friends funeral) and little brother couldn't wait to go and celebrate the 'end of high school' with the class of 2007.


Mother and child.



Me and little brother Junior... You know how much I love photos where I'm looking crusty LOL!!!


Marcia (notice how the crust factor is also high here) with little brother.

And of course it's seeing people happy during Christmas time. We bought my aunty a microwave. She turns 73 this year and it meant a lot to her. My mom says she was always talking about how one day she would buy a microwave oven... WELL, now she has one!!! She was so happy she cried!!!


We had Kamo cover her eyes while dad brought in the gift.



Dad, ever the comedian, wanted me to take a picture of the hand over.


Still crying. (Oh the house is being renovated that's why it looks like day 3 of Extreme makeover
home edition with Ty Pennington LOL)


Me and crying aunt with Microwave oven. YIPEEEEEE!!!

I love spending time with my family...


Hope you enjoyed your holidays.