Kitten picture of the day

The Andy Hadfield Blog: ANC Youth League to shut down Twitter...

The Andy Hadfield Blog: ANC Youth League to shut down Twitter...: "I know we shouldn't laugh at ignorance. But hell's teeth chaps, if you're going to put out a press release, make sure you can back up your militant action."

Kitten picture of the day

Book Review: Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People

I belong to a craft circle, much to Franci's dismay. But we make shit, drink tea and chat about life once a week. Clearly we are trend setters as Amy Sedaris has just written a whole book on crafting. I have now come to the realization that our craft circle is so much fun because we are often high on glue, but no one has complained so far.

But being written by a Sedaris, it looks like a damn funny book. http://www.etsy.com/storque/handmade-life/simple-times-crafts-for-poor-people-10849/. And it is amazing what you can do with a glue gun, googly eyes and peanuts. You are all getting home made poresents for Christmas!

P.S. Since the blog is dying and no one even reads posts let alone writes them I don't care if you have no interest in crafting. The sad fact is that we are about to surpass the October post total of 4 and it is only the 3rd of November!

I think this is cool

http://devour.com/video/tatooine-by-jeremy-messersmith/

The game of rugby explained by a girl....

http://tailsofamermaid.wordpress.com/2010/11/01/the-game-of-rugby-explained-by-natalie/

He he - I can relate as I still don't understand all the rules and spent the Currie Cup final dancing on the lawn to Lonesome Dave in the sun instead of in a sweaty loud marquee!

Is blogging dead?

Is blogging dead? No, if is definitely not. I went to an interesting Heavy Chef's talk by Seth Rotherham and Rich Malholland last week on the topic and although other forms of social media Facebook, Twitter, Buzz etc are increasing, they are all reliant on blogs and often the content that blogs produce.

Which lead me to the question: Is our blog dead? Yes, I am afraid that it is dying a slow, drawn out, painful death. Well it is not like I have been single handily keeping the blog alive and I am very much to blame. So I am going to post some more. I promise.

But blog master, don't you want jazz up our blog and inspire us with a fresh look?

Telkom Mobile is really cheap

But will you switch?

www.8ta.co.za

This is not cool

Farmers warn of ‘dirty-water’ risk for produce exports

Banking as it should be

Since opening my Capitec account I have earned about R284 in interest and spent R199 in fees, including the R125 for the security code generator dongle thing. So actually only R74 in fees.

Admittedly I don't have my debit orders moved across yet (I'm actually waiting for the promised switching regime to be finalised because I want to test it - we asked them about 18 months ago to craft one) but I've done plenty EFTs and ATM withdrawals since March this year. And besides debits cost like R2.50 each or something.

Must read on SA politics

Finally some clarity on the NGC. Thank goodness for Anthony Butler.

http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/Content.aspx?id=122530

These are RAD

http://hakim.se/experiments/

Kez's cowgirl blog is now linked bottom right

And here.

She really seems to be having some proper fun! Quite jealous.

JZ fights back!

But I don't know if that's a good or bad thing! No really, I have no idea anymore. Getting excited for Zuma in his battle for political survival only tells me that the forces ranged against him are, well, less palatable than Zuma. If that's possible?

Yes Vavi has said a bunch of encouraging things, but it means nothing as long as COSATU is a member of the alliance, as this speech has so clearly shown. Vavi and Juliaaas got big fat smacks. And besides, how crap is our body politic that we might get excited about Vavi's utterances? That is, how transparently corrupt is our political elite that union aristocrats, those morally and ethically pure defenders of the poor (not), are able to claim any high ground?

For me Mantashe must come through this NGC intact, and rapidly strengthen his position. Even though I don't really know what he thinks anymore on the more important issues, he and Kgalema Motlanthe seem to be the best hope the ANC has of some sort of stability. And lord knows the country needs a stable ANC!

http://www.mg.co.za/article/2010-09-20-zuma-straight-up-with-no-frills

PS. As far as I could tell from the reports no real direct mention of mines nationalisation, but a big fat smack for the ANCYL might indirectly be a big fat no to their proposals.

Musical distraction

Right. so I need some help. If you could buy just 1 album this year what would it be...........? I am in desperate need of some musical inspiration and distraction. Plus I have a voucher for Look and Listen and I trust your musical tastes.. (well most of you :-))

Happy New Year!

Happy Rosh Hashanah! Please eat some apples and honey for me as I always remember getting them at the tuckshop after assembly at Westerford.

UPDATE

Stupid swimmer gets her just deserts!

I wonder why everyone (except Australians) hates Australian sportspeople?

Oh, that's why. Just another reminder than being a sportsperson doesn't mean you actually have two brain cells to rub together.

Farewell Hayibo - A sad day for satire

For those of you who have not heard the news, today is Hayibo's last day, as lack of advertising revenue has forces the site to close. We will miss you Hayibo.

Mulatu Astatke in Jozi

http://www.artsalive.co.za/music/details/23

10 September, apparently at WITS. So decent acoustics then.

Woot!