Amazing. Just realized now while cooling my red skin in the tub that I haven’t sms’ed or gone online for 24 hours!
Main contributing factor of course was my one phone dying on me last night – the one with the data bundle and LOADS of free sms’s. And I was in a training workshop from 9 until almost 4; and them the long trek back home for nearly 4 hours.
Guess I also managed this NaBloPoMo post just in time.
So I’m in Cape Town this weekend. Need to attend a workshop for work on Monday. Came down a day earlier to visit with Supachik sans Amelia and Henk.
Summertime in SA means braai. My friend had some friends over, filled the pool and the kids had a blast. I missed Amelia though, she would have enjoyed the party so much!
But the excitement (and the 5 smoked cheese pork sausages) proved to be a bit too much for Bratt. While SC went to buy ice-cream, Bratt got a bit sick. I just put him in an empty tub and wiped him down.
Not much planned for today. Will go with the flow.
And I’ve had a successful “International comment leaving week” day today. Posted my 5 comments, and my theme for yesterday was blogs with a colour in the title- even if it’s a surname.
Happy ICLW!!
I got this in an email. And since this is NaBloPoMo, I get to post a meme cause I need to plan my posts a little ahead this month 
This test is for fun! I scored 34.
Dr Phil’s test
Be honest when answering – it might reveal some hidden truths.
So GraB a pen and some paper (or open up Notepad). Once you’ve answered, click MORE to get to the scoring part.
(Dr. Phil scored 55, he did this test on Oprah and she got a 38.) Some folks pay a lot of money to find this stuff out!Read on, this is very interesting!
Don’t be overly sensitive!
Answers are for who you are now and not who you were in the past.. Have pen or pencil and paper ready.
This is a real test given by the Human Relations Dept. at many of the major corporations today. It helps them get better insight concerning their employees and in their prospective employees. It’s only 10 Simple questions, so grab a pencil and paper, keeping track of your letter answers to each question.
Ready?
Begin.
1.When do you feel your best…
A) in the morning
B) during the afternoon and early evening
C) late at night
2. You usually walk…
A) fairly fast, with long steps
B) fairly fast, with little steps
C) less fast head up, looking the world in the face
D) less fast, head down
E) very slowly
3. When talking to people you…
A) stand with your arms folded
B) have your hands clasped
C) have one or both your hands on your hips
D) touch or push the person to whom you are talking
E) play with your ear, touch your chin, or smooth your hair
4. When relaxing, you sit with..
A) your knees bent with your legs neatly side by side
B) your legs crossed
C) your legs stretched out or straight
D) one leg curled under you
5. When something really amuses you, you react with….
A) big appreciated laugh
B) a laugh, but not a loud one
C) a quiet chuckle
D) a sheepish smile
6… When you go to a party or social gathering you…..
A) make a loud entrance so everyone notices you
B) make a quiet entrance, looking around for someone you know
C) make the quietest entrance, trying to stay unnoticed
7. You’re working very hard, concentrating hard, and you’re interrupted…
A) welcome the break
B) feel extremely irritated
C) vary between these two extremes
8. Which of the following colors do you like most…..
A) Red or orange
B) black
C) yellow or light blue
D) green
E) dark blue or purple
F) white
G) brown or gray
9. When you are in bed at night, in those last few moments before going to sleep you are…..
A) stretched out on your back
B) stretched out face down on your stomach
C) on your side, slightly curled
D) with your head on one arm
E) with your head under the covers
10. You often dream that you are…
A) falling
B) fighting or struggling
C) searching for something or somebody
D) flying or floating
E) you usually have dreamless sleep
F) your dreams are always pleasant
I worked until midnight last night on today’s post. Not necessarily the content, but the coding for other posts etc. Get to work this morning and I forgot to bring my flash drive. *sigh* Can’t believe I forgot it. I managed to remember the DVD I’m lending my friend, and the pumpkin seeds for work snacks, and my hotel voucher for Sunday for the workshop Monday… but not the silly stick.7
I’ll make a plan tonight maybe or later today to fetch it and upload it – darn it. Maybe I should strap it to my phone, that way I’ll NEVER for get it.
And I’m going away this weekend, only back home on Tuesday, so the next 3 days’ posts will be short and sweet – mostly likely 3 ‘my day’ posts.
Tomorrow is the start of IComLeavWe too. Will have to juggle social and intertubes.
Have yourselves a great weekend!
P.s
I also watched (with one eye while typing) the last of Grindhouse and flicked through Death Proof – again. Now I can’t get that song out of my head. Hold tight, hold tii-iigh, Hold tii-ai—ai-ai-ai-ai-iiii-ght.
And Jungle Julia – It’s MICK not MITCH.
I made Strawberry Jam!
This is the easiest jam to make too – really!
And since it’s strawberry season now in South Africa, why don’t you try too? I used the recipe in Kook en Geniet.
You will need:
Strawberries, washed and stems cleaned off (I used 1 kg)
Sugar in equal weight as the strawberries (i.e. 1 kg)
Sterilised bottles to store jam in.
Place strawberries in a big pot, pour sugar over and let stand overnight. Do not add any water, the sugar will extract the juices from the berries.
Heat slowly and stir until all sugar has dissolved. The jam mustn’t boil before the sugar is dissolved.
Let Boil for about 30 mins then test. Drip a few drops of the jam onto a saucer, let cool for a few seconds (it’s VERY hot); run your finger through the jam (draw a line). If the jam doesn’t cover the line up again, it is ready to be bottled.
Carefully spoon hot jam into bottles. Keep a little bit of syrup separate. If the berries stayed whole enough, ensure they are covered by syrup; use the extra saved syrup to top up the bottles. Seal and store in a cool, dry place.
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My adventure with the jam was a bit of an ordeal. I got distracted and the pot boiled over. Henk and I spent the rest of our Sunday scrubbing the stove. So my jam came out a bit darker, and not quite as spread able.
Hectic! This whole Rugby Fiasco of Ras Dumisani mutilating our National Anthem in Frans, and to top it all our flag was also displayed upside down.
Easy to remember people, red is up, and here is a link to the lyrics. Might be a good idea to finally memorise it (it’s been 15 years after all) so that we don’t embarrass ourselves at the Soccer World Cup next year. (Yes, I dare bring that up cause it’s important – learn to bake your own bread and get a solar geyser so long – don’t get me started on Eskom’s shenanigans)
And when my non-rugby-watching-nor-understanding friend even commenting facebook about South Africa’s Idols moment in sport, it reminded me of my pub-rugby-watching days. Tipsy chicks watching rugby at Dross. I don’t even remember who played(probably the Stormers or WP) cause I can’t remember if it was Super 14 or the Currie Cup… don’t think we even knew or cared. And the only thing we knew about the rules were: you score tries, you kick a conversion, scrum a lot, and there are line throw ins when the ball goes outside the boundaries. Henk has tried to explain the finer rules, but it doesn’t matter cause the referee doesn’t apply them anyway.
Maryke and I were not supporting the favourite of the day, and of course the favourite won. For our penalty we were to swim in Jan van Riebeeck Primary school swimming pool, naked, at midnight, the breaststroke. Beer induced bravado will make you bet anything.
That’s when André the Hilarious Hypnotist came to Comedy Warehouse next to Bourbon Street. To heck with the midnight skinny dip, said Maryke and I, for your amusement we will be hypnotised. Always suckers for public humiliation; which I preferred than being caught by a nun swimming starkers (me starkers, not the nun).
Off to Comedy warehouse and onto the stage we marched. Found open seats at different ends of the stage, few volunteers even had to stand – it was so popular.
After the terms and conditions and some hypnotrick mumbo-jumbo, you had to extent your arms in front of you, link your fingers and raise your arms above your head while your eyes follow your hands. I stole a peek at the oke next to me: his eyes had rolled so far back only the whites were showing. I tried to copy him, but my eyes stung.
André proceeded with the brain washing: “Your eyelids are heavy.” My eyelids were heavy. “You are under my command” I am under your command. “ You think you can open your eyes. But you can’t.” I open my eyes. He tells me to get off the stage.
Slightly chuffed at not being easily influenced by the power of suggestion (though I’ve been craving cola for a few days now) I sit down ready to enjoy the show at Maryke’s expense; only to have her reach accross the table and hand me a beer. “How fast can you swim?” she asks.
Villa Maria girls can’t be hypnotised – fact.
I got a bit behind with posting my received postcards from Postcrossing. So we’re playing catch-up today 
This one is from Switzerland. Still trying to figure out why their abbreviation is CH.
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