Last week was wonderful. I took it off work! :) I decided that if i didn't take time off I would never get the things done that needed doing - work is such a good excuse to "not be able to" get the crap things done.

I went to the department of home affairs - which is always a hellish experience, and applied for a new passport and ID book. My passport expires this year, in August, and in this country it can take up to 6 months to get a new one, the same as an ID book. Welcome to Africa :)

Because of all the power cuts we are having at the moment, the dept of home affairs was horrendous. It seems that when there is no power there is very little the staff can do - so they sit there and ignore everyone, not bothering to say "the system is down and we are unable to help you" but just letting you stand and wait and get more frustrated and closer and closer to boiling point. I knew this would happen, so being the bright spark that I am - I took a book :D I know you are all saying - well can't you see the power is off and that would indicate hold ups? - and the answer is "NO!" so wah. They have generators for the lights I mean really, what would they do without their coffee and games of solitaire?!? tee hee - i think it was just an excuse for a go slow.

The power cuts have been ridiculous of late, I don't know if news of it has spread world wide, but it has reached the point where our gold mines have been shut down - this equates to us loosing hundreds of millions of Rands EVERY DAY. It also means that traffic lights are out - causing huge congestion problems, which were bad enough already - businesses lose money on a daily basis and companies will in all likelihood not be able to maintain themselves causing job losses and hell, there goes the crime rate, straight back up again. It's all due to a lack of planning by both the government and of course our electricity provider Eskom. If you want to read more about it - Google "SA power cut problems" and you will see link after link, story after story, saying how the mines alone are loosing R195m per day ~ i don't think crisis is the word to describe it really.

Right moving on to happier and not so grr arg stuff - I painted my flat last week - spent a huge amount of time with my nose in the paint fumes and my clothes slowly changing from black to white... What can I say, I’m a clumsy painter! :) And damn has it made a difference - no man, not the paint fumes! ;) I was always this special! I went to the doctor to my skin sorted out - I don't know why I’m being picked on but I swear I'm being punished - I have pimples. IM 26 FOR THE LOVE OF GOD - I SHOULD NOT HAVE PIMPLES!!!  so I took my 17 million faces (that’s what it feels like) to the doctor and threatened to have them all shout at him if he didn't give me something to make them go away. I think i scared him - yay anti-biotics *happy dance* So hopefully by the time I have to head off to upcoming birthdays, dress up theater goings (a group of us are going to the Rocky horror picture show at the theater and dressing up in the same theme - woo hoo suspender belts), weddings and hell maybe even a date or two, I will look like a human again!

I have been sticking to my kick boxing but have been slack on the gym side of things, I figured painting was sorta a workout in itself, so this week things are back on track - back to gym and Kick boxing, and back on diet, always on sodding diet. UGH ~ oh well I guess if I’m gymming i might as well be eating well too, otherwise what exactly is the point? I have found some fantastic home workouts on the Woman’s health site. Both with and without props. I have the stability ball and some weights at home, i can also imagine that my collection is about to grow. I need a floor mat and a medicine ball... for those days I don't feel like going to the gym and then feel guilty so end up working out at home :) So - should anyone want an at home workout, fully illustrated drop me a mail and I will happily send it to you!

That aside I have been in hiding really - I have not been going out much and I have sort of been avoiding people - I went out with Gaz while he was here played pool, hit the pubs and jolled (partied) with mates, then I went out, bought myself a teach yourself how to play guitar book, had my guitar serviced and hid in my flat, leaving for only kick boxing and family - something that I have decided to stick to doing this wee as well – I’m enjoying the time out from people - words I never thought I would say :)

Mom has been in Mexico on holiday with her sister and gets home today, I can't wait to see her, I will hit the gym after work so I get to miss out on the traffic, and then I will head though to the parents house where I shall stink it out and give big sweaty hugs of happiness at her return! hehe - hey possibly there will be a free meal in it for me, otherwise I will go to F!sh on my way home and get me some half priced sushi. mmmm love sushi so much!

Well thats me - I'm sorry I have become boring, im sure you will get over it though, hehe, besides how long can it really last till I'm climbing the walls and screaming to go out! (like this weekend, hahaha, Friday night - clubbing @ the Doors... I can't wait for that, and on Sat I have a friends 30th to go and be a hooligan at - also always fun!) and hopefully we will have been paid and have our bonuses by then - this could be a make or break thing ya know hehe - I will have to let you in on all the details of this next week - the doors never ceases to amaze me - the music is awesome, the people are... generally ankle biters - who then try to hit on us, which is just hilarious cos I’m sorry , but if you are unable to grow facial hair due to the fact that your balls have not yet dropped - I'm not all that interested! Call me crazy tee hee! (also it's dark, so I can disguise the 17 million other faces coming off of mine!)

loves and hugs

me