Of wag, ek sal nog hooooer klim

9.2thirty-six

Mini shopping with dad and Ruan, and Tannie S. Beautiful farewell brunch at Brenton-on-Sea, great big windows onto the ocean. Crazy dude with a paraglider taking off from 50m above sea level.

Back in CT after the 6 hour drive. Climbing table mountain with mom (Pipe Track and Tranquility Cracks)! Squash and gym, and then chill the eff out at Misty Cliffs! Ukulele, and 1 out of 5 videos! (Doubt).

Jazz brunch at The Winchester Hotel. Nes and Raz pack the shop to show me!

MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR

8.3thirty-three

The mystery has played out successfully!

Rohan is drawing to a natural close for now. South Africa performing well in the Olympics. SJ takes 4 games!! 5-4 at the end of a gruelling session that's left us both invalids.

In other news: Dinner out with Andrea, M and SJ at Jackson + Rye. Gin cocktails and a burger. Mandela started and almost finished in one go.

Cherry-picking

8.1thirty-one

Tif&Bri over from Oz to stay with SJ. Free 1 hour UI session with a senior in the field. Ams in London Bridge - with the PAINTING!! Gruelling session with John. Training to lift 1.5 times my body weight :-O Currently at 3/4. Start of the Olympics.

Lz&On over from Oz as well - meetup in LBG on Friday; drinks at the George all night with Cm and Shz. Slipped out to catch Carina Round at the Lexington.

Saturday Visions festival, attempting to get into Netil House for street food. Q too long, so went for indian. Anna Calvi, Lightning Bolt with Dave.

Sunday in Kingston with the girls at Patisserie Valerie, seeing them off at the X26, then shopping in Lakeland and Claus Ohlsen for amazing things.

Dancing dirty

7.4twenty-nine

Visiting Ams in LBG, lunch with SJ and work friends on the steps of the church by the BBC. Escape the room game in Finsbury park - aced it in 32 minutes! GWN pub quiz in Barbican with Jo&O and shaw - lovely people! DIRTY DANCING on Sunday was absolutely WONDERFUL. Kicked our ball about, took part in camp games, bought legendary BBC double LP, ate hotdogs despite having packed fajitas and a litre of G&T for lunch...! All dressed up, watching the show with a very interactive crowd :) Had a really lovely time.

In double rainbows

7.1twenty-six

All week at RZF. Pingpong with the lady every day - so much fun! Trying out a new dimsum restaurant near TCR. Tattoo discussions with my besties. 3D sketches for Nes' shoji screens, as well as my bedside table.

Missus off to Scotland. Grateful that we managed to iron out wrinkles and reconnect before that. Asian food market in Peckham with Mel on Friday evening - double rainbow is the payoff for the rain! 15 minute wait for bubblewrap dessert.

March against xenophobia in central London with Mel, Gita, Dan and Ellie, Jck and Lz. Spotted one of the LGBT traffic lights Jan pointed out! Jim Morrison tribute band at the Brooklyn Bowl with Davex2. Sunday full day session at Blackheath! Rossini Overtures conducted by Herbert von Karajan vinyl picked for £4 (but actually free).

In rainbows

6.4twenty-five

Getting my ears pierced! Back at RZF, and just about managing to get to gym once a week...

Doing some light shopping at Sainsburys. CD from Dad full of 70's african rock - amazing. More 'light' shopping in John Lewis. Nice new jacket and shirt. Redoing SJ and Sb's treasure hunt in Kingston. Another IKEA run, this time with some heavier furniture.

LONDON PRIDE! So colourful! Spur-of-the-moment decision to go and have a look, mostly thanks to Su! IKEA build session with Mel. Managing to clear my desk! Talking shoji screens with nes. Carmen tickets bought for Su and SJ! RV and Fred released from the box!

Britain votes to leave the EU

Miss a lot, gain a lot more

6.3twenty-four

New handbag discussions with the girls. IKEA run! Hotdog and ice-cream :) Loot small enough to carry home, Agree to come back. Finn starts martial arts classes. Deliveroo from Byron is a little disappointing.

Nes finds a new place! Right next door at Catherine's lol. Looks lovely though. Huge welt on my forehead from the broom cupboard door.

Radiohead finally puts In Rainbows on spotify!! \0/ Mel on holiday in Spain with Andrea - gives me room to settle in. Serious 3D experiments in room layout as I sit in my office chair in the kitchen. Room is definitely smaller than before :-O Finally make it to the record store right outside our flat - pick up Billy Joel's double LP for a fiver!!

Bed is finally up after SJ's valiant push for helping me sort the layout! JL wardrobe built, IKEA cupboard built! Magic!  :) Using every last one of the shoe racks in some place or the other. Bought a handbag :) Completely missing the Taste of London Food Festival in Regents Park. Missing my date with Ams, who lands back in hospital. Dealing with Nes and mom's fallout. Missing my panel talk on women in radio as well. Nesting though :)

Sunday morning sitting on my balcony with coffee and biscuits, loving life.

Pop shop Carmen!

5.5twenty-one

Washing the stars off my ceiling... Squash date night! Two games taken off me! I must get back into the league... maybe now that we're moving to Palace! Starting the song game with Nes on WhatsApp :-D Fajita / tacos at Esh's.

Cancelled Tidal subscription. Pooooossibly reconsidering NX Gate apartments. Getting addicted to minesweeper on iPhone. Serious memory lane as I rediscover Pop Shop vol 13 and 19. Yoga book for Nes's birthday arrives in Houtbay. Packing the first bits.

Em and Co visiting. House meetings and dens parties with the bitches. Blackheath kicks off with a cymbal crash!!!

New home

5.3nineteen

Quiter week at home, despite the Monday of 9 viewings. Concentrating on Crystal Palace now. Memory stick collected from Andrei at the music studio. Songs uploaded!

Offer made on Alexandra Drive! Wonderful chat with mom! Letting go of my garden on a universal scale. Ams' hair shaved off. Finn in a fistfight at school. Oupa using his haircut voucher. Nes' D&D figurines.

Chat about friends who don't know I exist. Turns out they do! More than I realised! \0/ E's birthday snub... :( Great PT session with John. Trying to organise measurements at Alexandra Drive amidst ongoing tenant reference checks and upheavals.

Meeting up with old work friend Ben Lamb, possibility of business in the future? Rzfsh for half a day, visiting Ams! Esh off work not feeling well :( Squash booked, but missed. Islington with SJ Sat morning, bakery, optician, banners, another bakery, second hand record store with birthday presents in it! Sunglasses for me! Missed the Blackheath kick-off due to excessive banner work (and a little procrastination and interruption from other things). Silly work choices in terms of prioritising work already in hand.

Womanhood

5.1seventeen

Beyonce's perfect Lemonade storm. R is confirmed gay. The news about Beeeeeee! Viewings and disagreements. Hilly fields is wonderful. Working at Tag and doing Gain cap work. Band problems... trying out Esh's new gym.

Soaking up the nighttime, lying in bed with E staring up at the stars on my ceiling. Weekend with Esh, walking through the park after viewing place that was so close to right... not enough sunshine though. Dinner at IC&LC's in their new home. Prepping and painting the flat!!

Silly little start to mixing up Sound of Music - very excited to continue. Whimsical bet placed on the Palace FA Cup game :) 4/1 on a straight out win (90 mins play).

Out & about, climbing and running around

4.4sixteen

Listening to Fratellis' new album - inspired to phone dad :) Gain cap work underway. Rohan and getting angry at Rz. Running there and back! Playing drums at home for the first time in forever. Rocked out! Played ukulele as well - need to do it more! Mom in Sodwana. Dr Hobbi for my white filling.

Bouldering!! COCKTAILS with the girls (mel & sj) at the luggage room after dinner at cocochon. Finally managing to chat to nes. Also phoned dad and ouma. Kicking around at the gym. Prince :(

Great big walkaround viewing one property after another. Viewing New Cross Gate apartment. Getting closer to the place we like. Short viewing of a terrible place in Forest Hill. Roast chicken dinner. Mowed the lawn half-heartedly.

Nessie's sculptures! Munnio's hood! Ams' superheroes are taking off in great colour! Palace in the FA cup Finals! Visiting Ams on Saturday morning, lunch with the Harringtons in Borough market.

From Vida - wow! https://amp.twimg.com/v/842478c2-363c-4e8b-937c-de7855484f38

Uninvited apologies

2.2six

Back at the fish of razor. Dan and E moving out :( Room listing up on Spareroom.com. iPad has died. Going on more dates with myself to the gym. Antt from varsity - blast from the past! And, speaking of, Arnz replied! \0/ Office Pingpong!

Email from ex's ex makes one of two uninvited apologies. Drum session went well! Beatles and Billy Joel on the ukulele! Nes's back might be better! Valentines Friday at Hawker House Streetfood fest with my lady :) SO FULL. Desktop pingpong and Art trumps! Room cleanup. Awesome breakfast. Skiing trip cancelled.

Stuffing in even more

1.5four

SA vs ENG test series. Lamb chops, delicious chicken, silence. Quadbiking, turn down stargazing, rock-climbing (real rocks), bushmen paintings. Kaggakamma rocks and sunset, twist of the ankle :( Reading the Tao of pooh with mom :) SA win last test! (Lose series). Drive back on longest dirt road ever. Stop at tolhuis and have moerkoffie and carrot cake. Listen to lost opera. Whirlwind last few days: Nes doc, More pollock!! Tote bag, scarf for sj, iPhone cover, Mountain experiment (making a mountain out of sand and stone and pine needles), High tea in 15 mins, Selecting beads for solar system bracelet, Planning balcony adjustments, Hannes hair (fight), threading at Skin, Mangwanani!! Yoga at houtbay gym, Yoga photoshoot, Kickboxing at gym. KFC, Smiling skull necklace / armour for NES! nanodots. Dad, Ruan and Janis at the airport. Janis's swearing colouring-in pics. Music shop with dad and Ruan after Steers burger. Sleeping on plane! Troy and Friends on the plane. Lovely lady fetching me at the airport at 6:30am!! Chilling, watching Archer and Pretty Little Liars. Happy :)

Stuffing in as much as I can

1.4three

Su in houtbay! 12 apostles spa, Cake shop (Charly's bakery), Eeeeaaarly morning beach yoga and body boarding! Two golden labs on the beach. Hiking in kirstenbosch. Some city index work. Vinyard hotel. Black bean soup. Doctor in Houtbay. Braai on the balcony, sangria and Eton Mess! Swimming pool sangria and chill; bollemakiesies! Su back at the airport. Terrified of next week. Pollock pants and dress with nes and Raz! Leaving for 5 hour drive to Kaggakamma with mom. Harvest table stopover light lunch. Pool with Bernard. Near divorce, chinese restaurant.

Angel Death Brain

1.3two

Chris hadfield desert island discs, Gym, Hippo in the sand. Sonata in c, allegro and andante! Massage with NES. Pilates with NES. Yoga with NES! NES website! Pool, mom wins twice! Shopping, coffee with Ester, squash with mom! Bodyboarding in Big Bay! Sunburn Harry Potter scar. Yoga at the Source (birth of Angel Death Brain), yoga at Catherine's studio. Cape Philharmonic Orchestra at the Town Hall, for a Viennese New Year; absolutely gorgeous. Missed Karen Zoid in Kirstenbosch. Being pelted by acorns in the new deli in Constantia. Greek restaurant with nes and raz. Aneesa's Avengers bag :) Meeting Raz' family. Playing Mozart's Sonata in C on Ukulele with mom on piano.

The Knysna week

1.2one

Knysna with Dad, brothers, Ouma, Oupa, Tannie Sus, Boeta, Nes and Raz! Braai! Chatting to bros. Oupa being confused. Boat (called toxic), Paddle boats. Jumping in after the boat when Raz falls in! 30 seconds! Nataniel DVDs from dad. Drinks with Boeta and friends, Ouma oupa new house, Wolf sanctuary. Driving Tannie Sus's car, Buffel's Baai with brothers and dad, swim in the sea, out to the bouy. Navigating Knysna like a pro. Shopping with Ouma, fish restaurant, sunset boat cruises, Bioluminescent fluorescence near the heads. Watching the cricket and showing Oupa my ukulele. Wakeboarding early in the morning! Nes and the bee. Dad and the stomach virus! Me and Ecoli! :-O fight with ouma :(

New year at Kenrock

1.1zero

Flight to JHB, one seat, little sleep :( Edgar J Hoover, and The Assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford on the plane. Dad, Janis and Vida at the airport! Wimpy! Some stupid new coffee shop in place of Mugg & Bean. Flight to CT - Mom and Nes! Droiving a B class Renault Clio :) New Year's celebrations at Kenrock, Pilates classes with Nes. Drive down to Knysna with Nes and Raz and a biiiiig bag of snacks. New Serial podcasts, Poirot (murder on the orient express) and Cabin Pressure. Make-up with Nes, lunch at a vinyard. Jackson Pollock shirt from Nes and Riaz! Shopping for nap presents for mom.