April 2009 – the month that is was..

I was really hoping for a month of “boring”, Cath will know what I mean by this.. I just wanted boring.. plain, simple.

Lets look at the word BORING for a little bit.

Dictionary: bor·ing (bôr‘?ng, b?r‘-)

Adj. – boring – so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; “a boring evening with uninteresting people”; “the deadening effect of some routine tasks”; “a dull play”; “his competent but dull performance”; “a ho-hum speaker who couldn’t capture their attention”; “what an irksome task the writing of long letters is”- Edmund Burke; “tedious days on the train”; “the tiresome chirping of a cricket”- Mark Twain; “other people’s dreams are dreadfully wearisome”

deadening, ho-hum, irksome, tedious, tiresome, wearisome, dull, slow, uninteresting – arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement; “a very uninteresting account of her trip”

Sooooooooooooooo … by definition I did not get a Boring Month..

I ended up with a month of “Interesting” instead..

Brief Recap:-

• I started with April Fools day – this should be outlawed
• National Cleavage Day – I participated, what did you think?
• Arsefuk being ..well.. an Arsefuk!
• Sprinkled Dinosaurs on Cupcakes - Therapy never tasted better!
• Got myself Adopted - Ain’t that awesome!
• Went to go watch Barry Hilton - he had me weeping in laughter!!
• Achieved an awesome Milestone in my goal for better health - I will outlive everyone!
• HairyKnuckle displayed more disgusting behaviour - who knew it was possible to reach such lows?
• Won a Book - Was a very cool surprise!
• Puppy Love - Landlady adopted the CUTEST damn little puppy and he gives me lots of hugs & kisses!
• Created a Political party that will ultimately dominate the world - One Criminal One Missile!
• Voted in the elections - Even though it was a corrupt election, I firmly believe my vote made a difference!
• More HairyKnuckle Bullshit - I am starting to feel very sorry for her.. If I see her again I may hug her..
• My Outlook crashed a little bit - nothing super serious..would appear though that it may/may not have been too big

But all through this..I am pleased to report that the boys are growing super fast.. displaying proper and well mannered behaviour. Getting good marks in school and being just gorgeous!

SexyG and I are doing ABSOLUTELY wonderful and I think I fall in love with him more and more each day!

So apart from not seeing enough of my QueenG, I don’t have that much to complain about off the top of my head.. but if I really have to think about it I am sure I can muster a few things up

Next month I am praying for a more “Relaxed” month… hahahahaha!

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ON a Different NOte:-

I was wondering how many lurkers are out there? From my stats it says there are MANY people passing through..so I would like to say hello if I may

So if you love me or hate me.. leave a comment and let me know who you are!

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I was in tears when I saw this!

Go ahead.. Pull it!! I dare you!!

Gives a whole new twist on Pull My Finger!

Have a Fantastic Freedom day & I will see everyone on Tuesday..

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The talk of the day is elections and the shocker that apparently some people voted for the ANC? Who are these people? I don’t know anyone who would vote for them. I firmly believe ol’ ZUMA spent the whole week marking an X on stolen Ballot forms and just promptly dropped them off this morning and demanded they be included..

For realtime results visit here –> Election 2009 (it has had me in a foul mood all day).

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On a different note..

HairyKnuckle is Obviously pissed off since she got caught fandagling in my private business the other day.. And has promptly decided that she will be even more difficult if that is at all possible in refusing SexyG all communication with the kids. Wont answer the phone or allow them to come visit.. Easter eggs still sitting in the cupboard for them..

Today SexyG FINALLY got hold of her on the phone and she told him that its supervised access from here on out..he must come to her place (yes, her place,this after she refused to tell him where she lives because “She is afraid he may stalk her and declare his love to her….hahaahahahahaa!!) alone and she will ensure its all quality time!?

Hhmmmm… Can you say Scary Desperate Bunny Boiler?

Told SexyG he should go.. I will wait outside and make friends with her neighbours. I am very personable like that.. people love me. Maybe they will offer me tea and I can bond with them…Can never have too many friends I always say!

And of course I have so very many fantastic stories to share..All I need is an audience and cookies

Oh well.. maybe I should buy her some rechargable batteries.. so she doesn’t have down time. Her mood may improve.

I am looking forward to a great weekend. Dunno what I am doing yet.. but I just know it is going to be a good one!

What are you doing this weekend?

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My thumb bears the mark of the VOTE today and hopefully my vote truly does make a difference and doesnt just end up being hidden in some obscure hidey hole that

“the-bad-party-that-always-does-this-type-of-shit”(you KNOW who you are!) has.

One of my favourite things to do on election day is watch TV. It is actually one of the very few days that I do watch TV ever!

TV is evil.. rots the brain and I hate being told what time I have to watch something.. so therefore I dont have TV at all anymore. I miss the adverts though.. and the NEWS (twitter has made up for that in many ways, lol).

SO here I sit today unable to do the one thing I really want to do.. watch the election process unfold while playing scrabble.

I suppose I could go to a friends place and watch there.. but its not the same thing.. and I am not in the mood for people today. I would just get annoyed at the end of it.. So instead I will just stay home and listen to the bloody *draadloos feeling  sorry for myself and hating the fact that I didn’t hook up an aerial for this event.

After voting SexyG and I went the long way home and I took a pic of how beautiful the sea is today after that dreadful rainy weather yesterday!

Really is a very Beautiful day today..isnt it?

Ja, well no fine…

I should actually take my marked finger off to the wimpy.. heard they giving away free coffee to those with ink.

But then I might bump into people and what is the first thing they ask? Who did I vote for!!

Stupid People stay home please.. I dont want to talk about my voting preference with you..lets rather discuss how you managed to make it this long without being used as sharkbait? Aaargh!!

See? I am not fit for people today.. I will just stay home and sulk about the No TV thing.

Hopefully I wont have anything insane to blog about tomorrow.. need to just stay out of trouble..

* A draadloos is afrikaans for radio – roughly translated into english it means wireless.

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This is a unpaid for advertisement and this Blog is totally in agreement with this FANTASTIC flippen idea and endorses with spandex and whips..

VOTE OCOM!!!

One Criminal One Missile - is a new party invented this morning, by me of course, in my half sleepy state while I contemplated the various kak options available to us on Wednesday 22nd April 2009 for voting.

So the focus of this new and obviously brilliant party is Crime.. and how to destroy Crime altogether in this country and eventually the world using Missiles.

Now I can hear you asking how do we implement such a wonderful plan and ensure that the missile obliterates the criminal and not innocents?

Well the the solution is chipping. ALL SOUTH AFRICAN CITIZENS will need to have a microchip implanted in their buttcheeks and will from then on be monitored closely.

Whenever a crime is committed and the guilty party has been identified a missile will be sent to the criminal using the SMART TECHNOLOGY of the microprocessor and GPS.

Problem solved. No more Bad Guy/Girl!

And I feel that after a few initial hiccups the system should be up and running within 6 months and its effectiveness will be seen quite soon as crime drops to ZERO as most people will just behave for fear of being blown up remotely.

• So guys who beat woman – Kaboom!
• People who dont pay SARS – Kaboom!
• Murderers, Rapists, Thieves – Kaboom!
• Drunk and Driving? – Kaboom! ~ Kaboom!
• Psycho ex-gf’s who piss me off – Kaboom!

I will naturally be monitoring the offenders list closely as I am such a fair and just person, flower yielding all round nice person.

SO VOTE OCOM NOW!!

TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS!!

SPREAD THE WORD!!

THE WORLD WILL LOVE OCOM!

Its the right thing to do..

P.S. The following postions are still available for those wishing to join my Campaign.. Marketing, Telephones, Tea-girl (I am just that important), Masseuse, and some other stuff I am sure I need..

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I got a LOVELY surprise in the post yesterday!

I won a copy of JK Rowling’s “The tales of Beedle the Bard” thanks to CHILDMAG!!

(I am in two minds as to whether I should read it to the kids or make them read it, followed by a 10 page book review)

Cool hey?

Now if only the Lotto would give me more than just the 3 numbers every so often…come to think of it.. I don’t know anyone who has won the Lotto…hmmmm… Perhaps its all a big scam!

Come on Lotto.. prove me wrong. My numbers are …… 

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Its funny how good news can sometimes bring not only smiles abound but startling information that makes your skin crawl..

I recently entered into a Dispute with a very well known Cellphone company because I discovered that in 2006 they listed me on the ITC credit bureau for just over R10 000.00.

The cellphone company were under the impression that I was on contract with them and when I canceled my service with them, they subsequently without as much as a “How’s Your Guava?” tallied up a bill of income they couldve generated from me and listed me. Long story cut short.. I won the dispute as they were idiots. As a finalisation of this process Transunion sent me an updated report to reflect the changes.

And there it was..

.. right at the bottom.

A list of companies/people who have requested a report of my credit history in the past. And right at the top?

A property letting company based in Durban vetted me in February this year. How Bizarre!,I have been living in the same place for the past 2-3 years and am not letting through an agent by any means or form. I have not even been on the market for property for years. Why on earth would they be scratching around in my personal business?

I then made a few phone calls to Transunion and they confirmed that unless the company has my consent they are not entitled to pull up any information about me on their database. And suggested I contact the company in question and get to the bottom of this and notify them of my findings.

Two phone calls later and I have the Manageress on the line and after a few questions the penny drops for me..

HAIRYKNUCKLE!

She actually had the bloody nerve to scratch around in my personal information!

I am very disgusted by this and I hope she gets her ass kicked for this. Who does she think she is? Does she think that she is the only one who can pull records?

Just because I can does not mean I must!

And I feel that doing that for no other reason but to pry is just not as low as I am willing to travel.

As for her employer. They should have stricter control on who uses a system that is so obviously being abused.

I await the feedback from them…

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UPDATE:

I got an email from the company late yesterday afternoon whereby they apologised on Hairyknuckle’s behalf stating that she accepts responsibility and is sorry for her behaviour.
They followed on by saying that due to the obvious abuse of the facility they have removed access from an agent level and all ITC credit Checks will be handled on a management level from now on.

I am pleased with the outcome of this situation and am pleased that they have put in stricter controls.
But I ask this question of all of you..
Have you requested your (Free)Credit Report and had a look at just who has been accessing your details lately?
Have you had a look and checked that you aren’t listed in error?
Do yourself a favour and go have a look.

Stay Fab and thanks for all the fantastic support from everyone!!!

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Easter weekend for me holds a very special meaning in my life.

It is not only the weekend of Egg Thieving Bunnies or Chocolate covered sin.. It is much more than the time off work and beaches and parties and friends.

However, nothing is more special than the christian rejoicing in the rebirth of Jesus, and the sacrifice he made for us all those years ago..but definitely right up there in importance to me.

It has a personal and therefore very precious meaning to me.

Ten years ago, on Easter Monday I sat by myself (as I so often did back then) and made a life altering decision that I have managed to stick to. I sat there on that couch in the lounge area of the B&B we were staying in at the time armed with nothing more than 3 Benson & Hedges Special Mild cigarettes and a resolve to quit smoking.. So I chain smoked al three smokes and with each drag I said my goodbyes to a lifelong friend and a filthy habit.. I have never looked back.

Ten years later I am proud at my ability to hang in there in the dark and scary hours when all I wanted was a drag from a long and warm smoke..Damn, thinking back on it now I really really don’t know how I did it.  It was probably one of THE most difficult things I have had to do.

I am by no means one of those ex-smokers that bashes all smokers and tries to get everyone to quit..I KNOW HOW TOUGH IT IS.. I wouldn’t want to force such a decision on anyone.. it is a very personal thing and can only be done by someone who chooses to and for the right reasons. So I respect the rights of smokers as long as they respect mine not to.

One of the key reasons for me quitting is because I am a high risk for cancer as most of my family have been cruelly snatched from me by this obnoxious and cruel disease.

At the time that I quit I watched my Dad suffer with Emphesymia and Cancer. He was morphined up to his eyeballs most days and would phone me often with conspiracy theories and fearing for his life. He unfortunately passed away in 2001 and I miss him still so much and despise the disease that finally took him from me so early in life.

So here I sit celebrating my little victory against ciggarettes, armed with the knowledge that I am just that one step closer to a long and healthy life to spend with those I love.

Arb Information for those who like stats:

• I started smoking in 1987 and quit smoking in 1999.
• My first smoke was a Chesterfield and my last smoke was a Benson & Hedges.
• I smoked anything between 20-30 a day.
• I never smoked indoors, regardless of the weather and would often be found outside shivering with a smile on my face.

And, here’s a little timeline about some of the more immediate effects of quitting smoking and how that will affect your body RIGHT NOW.

• In 20 minutes your blood pressure will drop back down to normal.
• In 8 hours the carbon monoxide (a toxic gas) levels in your blood stream will drop by half, and oxygen levels will return to normal.
• In 48 hours your chance of having a heart attack will have decreased. All nicotine will have left your body. Your sense of taste and smell will return to a normal level.
• In 72 hours your bronchial tubes will relax, and your energy levels will increase.
• In 2 weeks your circulation will increase, and it will continue to improve for the next 10 weeks.
• In three to nine months coughs, wheezing and breathing problems will dissipate as your lung capacity improves by 10%.
• In 1 year your risk of having a heart attack will have dropped by half.
• In 5 years your risk of having a stroke returns to that of a non-smoker.
• In 10 years your risk of lung cancer will have returned to that of a non-smoker.<-I am here NOW!!
• In 15 years your risk of heart attack will have returned to that of a non-smoker.

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I have been frikken ADOPTED!

.. well almost, just pending paperwork really.

I never thought when I wrote this that someone out there would actually hear me and just give their mom to me..

Mom#2 has just soo totally warmed to the idea of adopting me and all my insane shit that I am blown away.

Friendwhogavemehermom who we will call Candi (cos she damn sweet) is obviously not aware of how needy I am and that the focus is about to shift and that hijacking of momtime is about to occur.

However,I will allow this to slowly settle upon her for now.. no need in throwing a dog amongst the pigeons until the paperwork is finalised!

Only problem at present obviously being that Mom#2 lives in Jozi and doesn’t yet understand the need to move closer to me (us) to guide nurture and be available for tea.. We will get there I am sure. Its all about timing really..

So wish me luck guys.. I am going from Orphan status to one of the lucky Adopted kids out there and I am excited to say the least!

My family life  has just gone from Braai-story-Interesting to O-M-G-tell-me-again-Interesting..

Watch this space as the story unfolds further!

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I have spent many many days reflecting on my situation and pondering all the possibilities available to me with regards to revenge and making Arsefuk pay for his stupid arrogant and hurtful attitude to my boys.. And while I was at it I  thought about the other negative influences in my life and ways to remove them aswell..

And it was fun, thinking of the multitude of methods at my disposal that would make them aware of their frailties and would probably make me feel a damn site better!

But rational kicked in somewhere along the way unfortunately, I remembered something that Ghandi once said that reminded me that vengeance is probably not the answer after all.

Gandhi once said “I object to violence because when it appears to do GOOD, the GOOD is only temporary; the EVIL it does is PERMANENT”

So as hard as it is for me to let it go, let it go I am.

I wash my hands off of all negativity and just wont allow it back in mine and my children’s life. Everybody on this planet makes choices each day and THEY ultimately will need to deal with the repercussions thereof whether they are good or bad.

And since I am unable to go out and *korrel I have taken to other more effective forms of calming down… I have tackled the workshop in sorting and organising everything which was a TASK and a half because we are talking about computer stuff people.. data cables, power cables, pc cards of all varies shapes and sizes, LAN cables, Antennaes, more cables, power tools, not so power tools, etc, etc..  I was exhausted at the end of it all to be honest.. but at least I wasn’t in prison, eh ..

Also the next day I baked cupcakes for the kiddies (big and small).. My youngest, D, helped me arrange the dinosaurs on the top… he did a fabulous job dontcha think?

So for me I can finally say that I can now speak without swearing and I can now type without gesticulating profanities at the monitor.. Progress has been made.

*korrel is afrikaans for aiming.. normally used when referring to aiming a gun..

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