Early this Saturday morning I was rudely awakened by hooting and shouting and noise and crashing and uninterrupted loud sounds.
The Durban municipality had decided that this morning I should not worry about setting my alarm to wake me up.
later...
Saturday, May 28, 2005
Sunday, May 22, 2005
Good relations with the wookies, I have....
Well we went off on Saturday night (Orli, Denzil, me, Sandra and Robbie) to the Gateway to see Revenge of the Sith. We first went to eat a meal at some place at the center. We were indecisive about which place to eat at, as we did not which of these joints were the least terrible. In the end we went to place none of us had been to before, and so, could not definitively say "No." Well now we can.
The service was shoddy, the waitress pubescent, the manager incompetent and the food mediocre.
Lee, a friend of mine, was wandering outside wearing clown makeup, on stilts, juggling. He told me it was "weekend money." I did not know he could stilt walk - but I did know he can juggle five juggling balls effortlessly. In Jerusalem when I lived at Givat Ram, there used to be a juggling class held in the hall near by where I lived; where two jugglers used to teach basic juggling. They could juggle nine juggling balls each effortlessly; and twelve together. Apparently they used to travel the world doing shows.
Anyways, we then went on to the cinema. I had booked us all tickets in the new fancy leather seat in the back rows of the Gateway cinema. Sandra was higly impressed - apparently in seats like those any movie is bearable. (Robbie said in seats like those any movie is enjoyable.)
So we all sat down in comfort (with huge legspace) and entered in the world set in a galaxy far far away.
My favourite line was Yoda's:-
Robbie favourite line was Kenobi's
Sandra was bored.
Afterwards, we drove back home, the five of us chatting away.
A nice evening.
later...
The service was shoddy, the waitress pubescent, the manager incompetent and the food mediocre.
Lee, a friend of mine, was wandering outside wearing clown makeup, on stilts, juggling. He told me it was "weekend money." I did not know he could stilt walk - but I did know he can juggle five juggling balls effortlessly. In Jerusalem when I lived at Givat Ram, there used to be a juggling class held in the hall near by where I lived; where two jugglers used to teach basic juggling. They could juggle nine juggling balls each effortlessly; and twelve together. Apparently they used to travel the world doing shows.
Anyways, we then went on to the cinema. I had booked us all tickets in the new fancy leather seat in the back rows of the Gateway cinema. Sandra was higly impressed - apparently in seats like those any movie is bearable. (Robbie said in seats like those any movie is enjoyable.)
So we all sat down in comfort (with huge legspace) and entered in the world set in a galaxy far far away.
My favourite line was Yoda's:-
Good relations with the Wookies I have.
Robbie favourite line was Kenobi's
Only a Sith thinks in absolutes.
Sandra was bored.
Afterwards, we drove back home, the five of us chatting away.
A nice evening.
later...
Thursday, May 19, 2005
I am holding myself back...
(unlike this guy....)
I will probably only see the final Star Wars this weekend (or maybe even next week sometime.)
But I am very interested in this movie's meditation on how democracies can collapse into totalatarianism; and this visual exploration into the birth of one of modern western culture's fictional and mythic icons of evil.
Rise Lord Vader.
later...
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
Chips for lunch?
I wonder...
Did that guy who appeared to the right of my car window eat chips for lunch. There he was, in a white helmet and dark glasses on his police motor cycle looking at me through my window. What was he doing?
.... indicating for me to pull over....
I put my cell phone away; and pulled over.
We had quite a chat after I rolled down the window and gave him my license.
He told me that the fine these days for cell phone use by the driver of a motor vehicle is R1800.
"Wow! Thats quite a lot... Geez..."
"Yup...."
"So do you have any suggestions about what we should do?"
"Well, I don't have R1800 in my wallet."
"hmmm... so.... do you have any suggestions about what we should do?"
"I do have R50 in wallet right now.."
"hmmm... so... do you have any suggestions about what we should do?"
"umm.."
"Well do you want the the R50?"
"Are you offering to buy me lunch?"
"Yes."
"Drive Safely!"
"Yes Officer."
hmmmm....
Monday, May 16, 2005
Red Eye
On Saturday night at 6:30pm Robbie jumped into my car and we went off to the middle of town to see the Red Eye art installation. We had to work out before hand the best way to get there because the art installation was happening in the street itself and so Smith street had been closed off to traffic.
We eventually parked in the Royal Hotel's parking lot and made our way into Smith Street. Wow. I was blown away. The art installation was an "intervention". This means that the artists were attempting to intervene with the way the city normally represents itself, in order to intervene with how we normally see the city.
The main street itself, normally filled with cars, had tables and chairs and the Royal hotel was serving food.
And then the statues in the war memorial area in front of the city hall was tranformed. The artists had taken cheap materials (cheap materials found or lost in the city and transformed.) One statue had a blanket wrapping it up. The statue of Jan Smuts had a bright orange flower necklace. The Angel on the WWI memorial had many little notes stuck to it with the names of different geographical areas of Durban, and a bigger banner with the words "RETHINK" written on it.
The water fountain was filled with little boats made out of discarded milk cartons. This was my favourite.
There were thousands of orange gloves hanging from a large tree. The orange and the green provided a strikingly beautiful contrast. There was a variety of different contemporary dances being staged amongst the crowd and there was a stage with live music. It was great fun. I only realised I had a camera on my phone after the show was basically finished, but I took a few snaps. Here is a link.
The DDC followed, which Jaydon's sister won! To reiterate - Roseanne Immerman won the DDC fashion show which is a very presitigious thing; Marc said soon they will have their own Immerman label of clothing.
The Playhouse's theatres were then turned into an after party; which I went to (until Sandra called to tell me to come home NOW.)
I saw quite a few friends and acquaintances that I had not seen in a while. Vernon was there. Brendan Bunyan fom my time in the Natal Symphonic Wind Band was there (he now works for the Natal Playhouse and has two children.) And I ran into Carla to discover she was a recent mother. She has invited us next week for dinner!
All in all, lots of fun!
...later
We eventually parked in the Royal Hotel's parking lot and made our way into Smith Street. Wow. I was blown away. The art installation was an "intervention". This means that the artists were attempting to intervene with the way the city normally represents itself, in order to intervene with how we normally see the city.
The main street itself, normally filled with cars, had tables and chairs and the Royal hotel was serving food.
And then the statues in the war memorial area in front of the city hall was tranformed. The artists had taken cheap materials (cheap materials found or lost in the city and transformed.) One statue had a blanket wrapping it up. The statue of Jan Smuts had a bright orange flower necklace. The Angel on the WWI memorial had many little notes stuck to it with the names of different geographical areas of Durban, and a bigger banner with the words "RETHINK" written on it.
The water fountain was filled with little boats made out of discarded milk cartons. This was my favourite.
There were thousands of orange gloves hanging from a large tree. The orange and the green provided a strikingly beautiful contrast. There was a variety of different contemporary dances being staged amongst the crowd and there was a stage with live music. It was great fun. I only realised I had a camera on my phone after the show was basically finished, but I took a few snaps. Here is a link.
The DDC followed, which Jaydon's sister won! To reiterate - Roseanne Immerman won the DDC fashion show which is a very presitigious thing; Marc said soon they will have their own Immerman label of clothing.
The Playhouse's theatres were then turned into an after party; which I went to (until Sandra called to tell me to come home NOW.)
I saw quite a few friends and acquaintances that I had not seen in a while. Vernon was there. Brendan Bunyan fom my time in the Natal Symphonic Wind Band was there (he now works for the Natal Playhouse and has two children.) And I ran into Carla to discover she was a recent mother. She has invited us next week for dinner!
All in all, lots of fun!
...later
Thursday, May 12, 2005
Congratulations to Andrea and Rudiger
To our surprise and delight Sandra and I discovered that Andrea and Rudiger got engaged to be married in Himeville in the Drakensberg.
(UPDATE - Not to "be married in Himeville" - they will get married in Germany. But they got "engaged" in Himeville. OK? No more ambiguitiy?)
This was particularly beautiful as we also got engaged to be married in Himeville.
(UPDATE - Not to "be married in Himeville" - we got married in Durban. But we got "engaged" in Himeville. OK? No more ambiguitiy?)
Congratulations!!!
At the time Sandra wanted to get married that very week in Himeville. She got very frustrated and angry with me when I said "No." She tried to make me go into this little town's magistrate's office and ask them if they could marry us that day; or if possible the following day. hmmmm.
Later on she wanted to get married with only us in a hot-air balloon.
But in the end she was very happy to have a beautiful wedding, in a beautiful dress, surrounded by many of her family.
So soon in the Kelm family there is going to be another celebration of joy and simcha.
(UPDATE - Not to "be married in Himeville" - they will get married in Germany. But they got "engaged" in Himeville. OK? No more ambiguitiy?)
This was particularly beautiful as we also got engaged to be married in Himeville.
(UPDATE - Not to "be married in Himeville" - we got married in Durban. But we got "engaged" in Himeville. OK? No more ambiguitiy?)
Congratulations!!!
At the time Sandra wanted to get married that very week in Himeville. She got very frustrated and angry with me when I said "No." She tried to make me go into this little town's magistrate's office and ask them if they could marry us that day; or if possible the following day. hmmmm.
Later on she wanted to get married with only us in a hot-air balloon.
But in the end she was very happy to have a beautiful wedding, in a beautiful dress, surrounded by many of her family.
So soon in the Kelm family there is going to be another celebration of joy and simcha.
Tuesday, May 10, 2005
Its not Avocado's number
Its not. Its Avogadro's number.
Sandra keeps on calling it Avocado's number though. I want to go to sleep. Altough my cold is almost gone I want to get a good night's sleep.
But Sandra is insisting I sit in the study and keep her company while she studies.
...later
Sandra keeps on calling it Avocado's number though. I want to go to sleep. Altough my cold is almost gone I want to get a good night's sleep.
But Sandra is insisting I sit in the study and keep her company while she studies.
...later
Sunday, May 08, 2005
still uggy
I spent most of the week end in the bed trying to get rid of this cold.
Sandra made me snort salt water through my nose, as she said this would help. I did what she told me; it felt quite strange. Apparently, according to Sandra, her father snorts plain water through his nose every morning as part of his daily routine.
We just went for a dusk walk around in the neighbourhood; and then visited my parents. I heard that Stevie is very busy with more than one interesting project. But apparently its all hush-hush, and if it comes together there may be a media blitz (...and I do not know more that that... because my father decided that I do not need to know more that that.) Sounds very exciting.
I forgot today was mother's day. (And I only remembered when I saw the Mother's day card Robbie bought. Actually, I would not have noticed yet; so, rather, when Sandra saw the Mother's day card that Robbie bought - and showed it to me.)
Sandra is studying the brain. I now know that its my cerebullum that I use every morning to drive to work.
...later
Sandra made me snort salt water through my nose, as she said this would help. I did what she told me; it felt quite strange. Apparently, according to Sandra, her father snorts plain water through his nose every morning as part of his daily routine.
We just went for a dusk walk around in the neighbourhood; and then visited my parents. I heard that Stevie is very busy with more than one interesting project. But apparently its all hush-hush, and if it comes together there may be a media blitz (...and I do not know more that that... because my father decided that I do not need to know more that that.) Sounds very exciting.
I forgot today was mother's day. (And I only remembered when I saw the Mother's day card Robbie bought. Actually, I would not have noticed yet; so, rather, when Sandra saw the Mother's day card that Robbie bought - and showed it to me.)
Sandra is studying the brain. I now know that its my cerebullum that I use every morning to drive to work.
...later
Thursday, May 05, 2005
sniff sniff
I have been sniffing all day. At work everyone is sniffing as well. Looks like the whole of work environment is fluish.
I am settling back into the work work work day. yada yada.
I am settling back into the work work work day. yada yada.
Wednesday, May 04, 2005
..gone but for the writing in the sand
Andrea and Rudiger left today from Durban to head back to their day-to-day lives.
Last night we went out for a delicious dinner at the Butcher Boys restaurant. (Rudiger, like normal, felt that this steak could have been bigger.)
I had the impression that they had a wonderful holiday and were sorry to leave.
I am back at work now.
I also have a bit of a sniffle.
Sandra wrote an anatomy test this morning.
later....
Last night we went out for a delicious dinner at the Butcher Boys restaurant. (Rudiger, like normal, felt that this steak could have been bigger.)
I had the impression that they had a wonderful holiday and were sorry to leave.
I am back at work now.
I also have a bit of a sniffle.
Sandra wrote an anatomy test this morning.
later....
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