Time to go

So, its time for me to go away. I am rather excited. (Its not manly to admit that, is it?)

Going to Holland just for the night, to a town called Kaatsheuvel in Noord-Brabant. Then, off to France early on Saturday morning. 12 hour drive. yay. NAAAT! We're going to a skiing village called Le Deux Alpes, which is pretty damn cold. Its -23 degrees at the moment. Sigh. hahah.

We're are there for 8 days skiing and doing whatever else we decide, then we're going back to Kaatsheuvel for a week, hopefully I am going to Friesland for New Years, where I will see a friend I met at University. Keen. Then we're off to Italy for a week. We're starting in Rome and Then going to Venice. It's gonna be awesome! Then we're back in Holland for 4 days or so and then bck to Cape Town. I am excited. Like, really!

Chat to me on twitter or Facebook for updates and pics!

Much love

The state of the City

Good Lord, things have changed around here, haven't they?! Man, I leave this place for 3 months and when I come back, Jug Night is lame, Manic Monday is boring and Fiction is popular. Noooooo!!!!

But, no matter, I have never been entirely into the party scene in any case. Too much money to be surrounded by pretentious 16 year olds strutting about with there chests puffed out.

And now apparently there is a cover charge for most places that used to be free?! Baaastards!!! aaaaah.

Anyway, I'm off to listen to my newly acquired Eurotrance mix.

x

Homzies

Whoody Doody Everyboody. Its been a while since I last posted.

Well, its nice to be home, kinda.

My friends have been replaced by family feuds, crappy dining hall food has been replaced by the food that I make and instead of the weather changing every 10 minutes, as it does in Grahamstown, it is rainy for a week. All this said, I do love Cape Town summer, I really do. Its usually warm and everyday is a beach day. Its nice to see my friends again, although I have to reconnect with them after not seeing them for three months and evidently things have changed around here.

Ciao bbz.

Gimmie a hand

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Accomplish things, but don't boast

Don't you hate it when people do something, and then boast about what they have done? There is a clear difference between being proud, and boasting, as there is a clear difference between fishing and standing on the shore with a stick looking like an idiot. This thought occurred whilst listening to the Jesus Christ of folk, Robert Zimmerman (aka. Bob Dylan). Man, that guy is good. His music is still in my top 10 and I have been listening to him for the last 10 years at least. Times are a'changing' was the first song I learnt on guitar and he has inspired me everyday. Most recently, I discovered a line in It ain't me babe, that says, 'go lightly from the ledge babe, go lightly on the ground' I interpret that as meaning that one must leave a situation and not make bones about it, in other words, don't make a big schpeel out of something when it isn't necessary (I recently learnt how to spell necessary, so I thought I would use it).

Well that's me for today. Leave a comment, add me on twitter and if you are stressed, add a drop of lavender to your bath water and soak yourself calm.

TheUrbanSpaceman

10 things I don't need in my life

Here are 10 things which influence me in some way, when I wish they didn't.

1) Wholewheat Bread

2) Application forms

3) flat batteries

4) A job

5) That Bieber kid

6) Peas

7) The price of Petrol

8) People who click on stupid links

9) Losing my keys

10) Real life

5 Things people get blamed for which isn't their fault

So, I recently have noticed that I have been given blame for all sorts of things that I did not do or have no control. This list is the 5 things that people get blamed for:

1) Misunderstandings

2) Poor academic achievement

3) Watching too much TV

4) Not caring for the environment (hippies)

5) Being drunk

cheerz bbz

TheUrbanSpaceman

Its friday

Woot Woot!!! Its friday!!! The end of another week of work for all of us. I miss high school (naaaat!!!!). Although at high school you could do no work and make up a shit excuse and it will be fine. If varsity is worse, man the real world will suck. Big time.

Its shirt-before-the-shirt time. This, my friends is awesome. It is a vest that one wears before going out. This means that when you are pre-drinking, you don't mess up your 'cool' shirt you intend wearing when you going out. Go check out Robynne's blog, its a good lolzie!

laterz

TheUrbanSpaceman

The art of free beer

Today I thought I would post a good life's lesson I learnt last night. How to get a free drink with out being hit on by anyone. This is for people who appreciate beer as much as I do.

Step 1: Look innocent

Step 2: Pretend to have no money (this is crucial, because then it rules out the possibility that you are flirting with the buyer.)

Step 3: Inform the buyer that you will 'buy them one next time'

Step 4: Don't ask the same person twicea nd don't let the same person see you with another beer (They may think you are 'cheating' them)

This should be fool-proof, but adjustments may be necessary.

laterz

TheUrbanSpaceman

Say what?

So here is the LOL of the weeks, for defs, bru. So Blade Nzimande issued a statement last week saying, "The media is a threat to Democracy". This alone is funny because he is a communist, so logically he would not be in favour of the neo-liberal principles instituted by Trevor Manuel in 1990-odd, no? Apparently not. And he is the minister of Higher education and training. And the General Secretary of the SACP. I see a problem here.

Time for me

It's been a while since I last blogged, so I thought it would be appropriate to rant a little about my life. Speaking of ranting, check out my latest rant vlog at bit.ly/955SPq. It's rather interesting, I think... Cruise around the site and check out some of the other news and some of my other vlogs.

Recently, my life has been pretty average, comprised of the usual bull* punctuated by the incessant assignments. It's kinda a situation of 'Different day, same bull*'

Jeezy creezy. This work is getting to me man. Really it is. I suppose that is varsity though? And I have to get into second year Journalism. AAAHHHH!!!! Digging one of my lectures at the moment... I'll give you a clue- It isn't politics, history or english... *sneaky face*

I've rediscovered Bed on Bricks again. Wow, they're cool. Their lyrics are so relevant to my life, but in a subtle kinda way. Go check them out their site: http://bit.ly/aoJzA0.

And here comes some subliminal advertising for a good DJ mate of mine, Das Kapital. Go have a listen to his latest mix on Soundcloud. It's a mad mix of electropop and house that really gets my toetsies tingling... Man I miss that kiddo.

Leave me a comment of follow-a-brother on twitter.

I'll be back soon....

TheUrbanSpaceman

a Word on Footie

It makes no sense why people are so confident in teams that really aren't that good, for example Italy. Look at tonight's game. They drew with Paraguay. There was no reason for it, it's not like Italy had all of their good players injured or that Paraguay were particularly good, it's just that Italy aren't as good as people think.

It cheeses me off when people say 'Forza Azzuri' or 'Viva Italia'. Are you Italian? No. So Stop it.

Things that make my life average

- PeOpLe hU rITe LYk DiS

- My bad spelling

- Running out of hot water

- Res food

- Coffee creamer

- The designers of Daihatsu

- Miniture paper punches

- Green bananas

- Small televisions with no DSTV

The end, my friend

When something is gone, a void is created.
She fills this void with what she thinks she needs.
She really is just going to create
What she cannot handle


We are not friends any more.
She deems me not good enough.
A waste of time she says.
So was the time I was with her.

I have nothing to show for it.
Other than a pair of faded blue jeans
A bottle of contrived courage
And a string of metal links

This, my friend is the end

Every day we are screwed over
Every day we get out of bed
In the hope that that day
Will be the day that makes
All the pain and anguish worth while

Well, this be not that day.
This, my friend is the end

It's harder in real life

As you gaze
gaze upon the ways
you have done

You may come to find
it is not how they said
that justice is not blind

leave nothing there
save for the influence
of thought and deed

One may not need
the Knowledge
you have sown, and reaped

Some seed may land on rock
some among thorn
some shall grow tall

You will yield
what is not easy to deal
the seed that groweth into bloom in the field