Sometimes I think my opinions make me a foreigner. Or perhaps someone who is flying the flag for the great British Eccentric.OK sometimes I know my views can be a bit different; challenging maybe. That’s why I have this blog so I can write and say what I want and think.I’ve been thinking a lotContinueContinue reading “Ich bin Ein Auslander”
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Closer
Married lifeI’ve been asked about this so many times…usually by people who are not married.Here’s my answer.The good things are a hundred times better……and the bad things are a hundred times worse.Onwards and upwards.This post has been brought to you (yet again) by NIN
No-one said it would be easy
Well.It’s been a very long time.And so much has happened since I last posted…I’ve got married and been on honeymoon, entered my second year as a fully-qualified teacher, learned how ambivalent I am about myself, recaptured my love of guitar, reminisced about university years, learned about Africa, and completed community (leadership) service.Even more interesting isContinueContinue reading “No-one said it would be easy”
Life is a rollercoaster
Have you been on Oblivion at Alton Towers? Check the pic.I’ve discovered/ created that preparing for a wedding is like that ride.You wait in a long queue. The anticipation begins to build. You hear the screams of on the ride. Is that terror? Is that delight? You think you have ages to wait.Slowly, almost imperceptibly,ContinueContinue reading “Life is a rollercoaster”
Friends will be friends
Not to get too cheesy, but getting married is a big deal.I’ve also learned a lot about friendship during this process. I mean – being a friend is different from being in an intimate relationship, or being part of a family. I can exercise choice over my friends. It’s heightened even more with the phenomenonContinueContinue reading “Friends will be friends”
I'm only Happy when it Rains
The weather leaves much to be desired. Whatever happened to the great British summer? It’s July, and I should be struggling to wear my black suit/ black shirt/ black tie combo to school every day – but I’m not at all.Perhaps this is all a result of climate change?I’m sure the rain isn’t always bad,ContinueContinue reading “I'm only Happy when it Rains”
This Love
NO…MORE…HEAD…TRIPSThis post was brought to you by Pantera – metal at some of its finest.
Just
If I’ve been invited to an event/ party/ gathering whatever at a bar, I expect the people who have organised it to be there to meet and greet the first people who arrive.Especially if I have been specifically urged and requested to get there at a particular time because there is a reserved area.Is thatContinueContinue reading “Just”
Tire Me
[Tirade of the tired]I am tired.Tired of madness,Tired of sadness,Tired of looking good,And looking bad.Tired of wanting,Tired of wilting,Tired of feeling like I ought to do something.Tired of feeling,Tired of feeling – like the world is against me/you/ us/ them/ humanity.Tired of debating the existence of God.Tired of badness, and evil.Tired of goodness, and truth.TiredContinueContinue reading “Tire Me”
Another Version of the Truth
Year Zero. New NIN album.It’s good. It’s urgent. It has a definite theme and structure to it.It’s also going to take more than one listen to get into. Sometimes the best albums do – ‘OK Computer’ by Radiohead took me a bit of time.Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah…I know I keep using NIN titles forContinueContinue reading “Another Version of the Truth”
James D'Souza 