Current Reads July 2, 2008

Well I went shopping the other day. Fun? Not really, this was for my English reading list. 11 Classics…ugh. So i’m starting with “Nostromo” by Joseph Conrad and if I can find the time inbetween to read what I want then i’ll be reading “But Inside I’m Screaming” by Elizabeth Flock.

I will have a few classics coming up that I have no choice to read. I find when I am forced to read something that I very seldom find any good in it. It’s wrong I know but that’s just the way it is. So if anyone has any help or information on the books I will be reading please do feel free to share them. I need it!

Studying June 28, 2008

What do you love to do when you are studying? How do you get through it? I know studying gets rough but i have a few things that help me through the studying process.

Firstly this is how it looks…what a mess!

This is what helps prevent me from procrastinating…NOT!

… and finally this is what gets me through it. Snacks and Tea.

Weekend Fun? April 20, 2008

My weekend started off rather well yet busy. I went to dancing and then rushed to take my mom to the doctor. The doctor practiced Iridology on her which is where she takes a photo of your eye and then from that can tell what is wrong with you. It’s really fascinating.

Friday evening an old friend of mine (Lisa), Matt, and I went to a play which was put on by the Tuks Drama department. It was horribly boring and we found ourselves along with 80% of the other guests leaving after the 1st half. I love theatre, but that was just a bit much.

Last night we went to a girl i dance with, Denise’s, 21st. We did an opening dance there, which was great fun. The theme was African Zulu and a wonderful night overall. Matt even langarmed with me. It was the first time he had ever even tried and i have to say he was surprisingly good at it.

Me, Denise, Natasja

Small Gestures April 16, 2008

Today a really good friend of mine found out that she has a cyst on her ovary. She’s 20.

This made me think that there are so many things in life that we take for granted everyday. Wonderful friends, Giving birth (as painful as it is), having warm beds and a roof over our heads, and good medical care. I know these things sound rather normal and everyone has heard that you should be thankful for them, but are we really? Do we really realise how lucky we are?

I always park in the same area at Varsity and the car guard there just went missing the one day. He was gone for about a week. When he came back his foot was all bandaged up and the bandage was covered in a mixture of blood and puss. He had poured boiling water over his foot by accident. He didn’t have painkillers so i took him some along with some food and water. Just the smile on his face was absolutely priceless for me. He was so grateful. That to him was way better than money. Today i walked past and he stopped me to tell me that another guy also wanted to help him. He brought him some detol to wash his foot with and some betadene and clean bandages. Now that made my day. Just knowing that people care and are willing to help him.

At the same time today the younger car guard saw a big bag of smaller individually wrapped packs of tissues in my car and he asked if he could buy one from me. I gave him the whole bag as i wasn’t using them in any case. He was so happy about that.

I know these examples sound insignificant to us but by just acknowledging people ,like these men, as human beings and treating them as equals gives them more pride than you can think. Small gestures can make someones day. Small gestures can make your day. Small gestures can even change your outlook on life.

Extreme Forgetfulness April 9, 2008

My day started off wonderfully with me oversleeping as usual and then falling out of bed just in time to shower and get ready for my first make-up practical. For a few days now i have been preparing. I got green contact lenses, a red wig, green false nails and eyelashes and covered ivy leaves in latex. All to perfect my poison Ivy make-up. As this has been going on for so long, i have been asked by even my optometrist for photo’s so that she too can see the final product. So i cleverly took my camera with me into the practical to take photo’s.

My Red Wig

Preparing the latex covered Ivy leaves

Green contact lens and natural blue eye

I encountered a few difficulties during this practical; Firstly my nose putty didn’t want to soften and mould to my nose. When i finally got it softened it didn’t want to harden as the lights in the change rooms were so hot. Then my make-up started running and melting also because of those stupid lights (and no i can’t move away from them because then you are not able to see how your make-up will look under the stage lights). And lastly when i was finished my make-up and after my lecturer assessed my work of art, i quickly started to remove all my make-up and extra accessories. Halfway through this process i realised that i never took a photo. OOPS! I then recieved a message from Matt reminding me to take a photo. Just a minute too late. So i took one of my red nose as i ripped the prosthetic nose off my face and with most of my make-up already removed. I also then took photo’s of everyone elses faces.

My extremely red nose…OUCH!

Because of my complete forgetfulness I now have to do my make-up all over again from scratch so that i have a photo to show everyone. Don’t worry that photo will then soon be posted on my blog too. For the meantime though, here are some of the photo’s of the really awesome faces that were made up today.

Stunning shading in this parrot

Fairy and Witch

Scary Skeleton (looks like something out of “Nightmare before Christmas”

Really good Kabuki make-up (Japanese Theatre)

Girly Classics April 8, 2008

This is me. This is my blog. Please read the about me section for more information on who I am, What I do and where i am from.

What i have lately found to be interesting about myself is the fact that, even though I am an English Studies student at the University of Pretoria and one would think that i enjoy reading great English classics and famous literature pieces but instead i mainly only ever want to read soppy but funny girly books by authors like Marian Keyes and books with titles like “Pants on Fire” and “Pretty Little Mistakes”. I simply can’t help it. These are the kinds of novels i prefer. I see them as a form of escapism where i can relate to the characters and their feelings.

Of course most of these books end with juicy yet happy endings. Does this mean that I always look on the bright side of life or simply that i can be naive? I would like to think that it is a little bit of both worlds. In my eyes naivety is not always a bad thing. It keeps ones spirit high and ones hopes up. These could be false illusions that i am creating for myself but isn’t it ok if that is what makes me happy? Isn’t it ok if that is what makes my world go around?