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I am tired

2010-09-26T22:47:00.006+02:00

This weekend; every time I got home...it was time to leave again. Every time I went to sleep, it was time to wake up again. Yet every time we smiled, we were happy.

When the dog bites...

2010-09-26T22:21:00.004+02:00

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens,
bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens,
brown paper packages tied up with strings,
these are a few of my favorite things.

Cream colored ponies and crisp apple strudels,
door bells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles.
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings.
these are a few of my favorite things.

Girls in a white dresses with a blue satin sashes,
snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes,
silver white winters that melt into springs,
these are a few of my favorite things.

When the dog bites, when the bee stings,
when I'm feeling sad,
I simply remember my favorite things,
and then I don't feel so bad.

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens,
bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens,
brown paper packages tied up with strings,
these are a few of my favorite things.

Cream colored ponies and crisp apple strudels,
door bells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles.
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings.
these are a few of my favorite things.

Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes,
snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes,
silver white winters that melt into springs,
these are a few of my favorite things.

When the dog bites, when the bee stings,
when I'm feeling sad,
I simply remember my favorite things,
and then I don't feel so bad.

Market Day

2010-09-10T12:49:00.002+02:00

My brother participated in his first school market day yesterday.
I was his parental supervision
He did pretty well, made R158 profit. He was selling; soccer balls, vuvuzelas, bouncing balls, marbles, shocking bubble gum, slime and bubbles.
at the end he was just left with the bubbles.

Silk Worms

2010-09-10T12:45:00.000+02:00

I saw silk worms the other day. I was sooo tempted buy some.

Good Riddance!!

2010-09-10T12:00:00.003+02:00

So I got my drivers license about a month ago,finally!!
This was kinda a 2 year mission and the ultimate bane of my existence. I actually can't even explain how traumatic this whole endeavour turned out to be, but it's over now!
I had planned to do a few things once I got my license. One thing I planned to do was, as I had collected all the documents from my failed attempts, burn all the documents and my expired learners. Not too sure if you're even allowed to do this, but it is done!
Stay posted for the other things I planned to do =)

Crocodile Farm

2010-09-02T18:42:00.004+02:00

I felt my family should do something different this weekend and not get trapped at home exactly a week after losing Nala. So we went to the crocodile farm.
It wasn't the greatest farm ever, but the owners were really passionate about the animals, even if the owner had no index fingers, and a chunk of his left leg missing...
I also learnt that "Crocodile Farm" means that they actually farm crocodiles, for meat and skin.
So the crocs in the cages were the breeding animals, and the rest were for slaughter...I'm still not too sure about this concept, but we got to see the crocodile feeding, an alligator wear my sunglasses and crocodile curry (eeewww).

Fire Through The Window

2010-08-26T23:24:00.007+02:00

Recently I went to Fire Through the Window's "Golden Show".
It was really rad. Free tequila, a movie (or music video) and balloons!...and at the end they handed out cards to promote their new single.
It was like Pokemon cards all over again. People were boasting which band member they had received whilst others traded cards, or stole the band members they wanted.
Which led myself and a few others to think, how cool would band cards be.
They could have stats like: Shred Power, punctuality to band practise and other information such as whether they are an original band member or not.

But anyway...the real point of this post is to boast
I don't care which card you got...Mine is signed!
=P

Stop All The Clocks...

2010-08-22T14:16:00.002+02:00

She truly was the best friend you'd ever have.
I love you, Nala.
I will never forget you.
Good-bye, my friend.
♥

My Pet Zebra

2010-08-15T20:08:00.003+02:00

We got Puppy a new jersey today. They only had this print...

Sushi

2010-08-15T19:27:00.002+02:00

I got my mom and brother to try out my favourite sushi place, Bite Your Tongue.
They loved it!

Dodgeball

2010-08-15T19:06:00.002+02:00

There really is no party like a UKZN party.
And no drink better than cheap yakka.

New owls

2010-08-15T18:12:00.002+02:00

My Mom got me some owls from an antique store somewhere in the area.
I am happy with my growing collection.

Tree

2010-08-15T17:57:00.002+02:00

I got this rad tree from a shop called the Space.
They sell rad stuff that is so hipster, you'd wanna take pictures of everything with your Holga

I Love Fluorecents!

2010-08-11T21:58:00.003+02:00

I got this light for my brother's birthday
I want one too now
=P

GMS

2010-08-11T21:45:00.002+02:00

G= Good
M= Music
S= Sunday

Because of various factors (long weekend, Billy Talent..) GMT became GMS, this weekend.
The party was awesome, the parking was terrible and the music was good. =)

Luke's Birthday Party

2010-08-11T21:37:00.002+02:00

Nothing makes you feel older than thinking about the day, 10 years ago, that you younger sibling was born and being able to remember it
=)
He's an awesome brother, bit of a tyrant...but he makes the house a lot more fun!
Happy Birthday Luke!

House Sitting

2010-08-11T20:23:00.003+02:00

The Beaumonts went away for the weekend, and I got to look after their adorable pets.
The ginger cat is mine...but not really =P

Good Bye to another Durban Legend

2010-08-11T19:32:00.005+02:00

Recently I went to another emotional last show of a Durban legend. One could even say they were THE Durban legends. =)
So we all gathered one last time in from of Ross, Rich, Ray and Doom, we smiled, we all danced and we all sang along, for the last time. Bands even rose from the dead for them =P
I just wanna say thank you to CrossingPoint. Through this band I have made countless friends, had the best times of my life and managed to stay in a positive environment.

Virginia Airshow

2010-08-11T19:24:00.005+02:00

In Durban, July means many things;Mr Price Pro, School Holidays, The July Horse Races...but ever since I can remember, one weekend of the month Durban locals all gather on the beach, on the roofs of close by houses and braai whilst watching the Air show. Here I've seen everything from an air bus dropping out 100 sky divers, to a ever load Mirage that breaks the windows of numerous houses every year. I really like the air show:

GMT!!

2010-07-18T21:58:00.002+02:00

G= Good
M= Music
T= Tuesdays

Every Tuesday I will now be at the Bat Centre (located at Durban Harbour) dancing to whatever magical sounds the DJs send my way. I will be drinking R8 tequilas and I will be with friends.
This is what GMT looks like:

See you there!
♥

Kyle's 21st

2010-07-18T21:43:00.005+02:00

I'm sure I've said this before but I don't mind repeating myself; For the next couple of months I will be going to a 21st at least once a month if not more. The most recent 21st's were Kyle and Rory's. I Didn't take any pictures at Rory's gathering, but these are my favourites from Kyle's:

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Good Bye Fan Park

2010-07-18T21:11:00.006+02:00

As we all know, the Fifa World Cup came to an end a week ago and before the amazing vibe that surrounded the World Cup disappeared, we (Juane, Sarah, Rory and myself) decided to bid good bye to the awesome Durban Fan park.

Of the whole World Cup experience, the Fan Parks had to be my favourite feature. It made me proud of my country, my city and my fellow South Africans. Everyone had gone out of their way to make the atmosphere spectacular.

Here are some snaps of our Fan Park adventure:

Thanks so the organisers involved in putting this awesome attraction together!
♥

Action Sampler

2010-07-10T16:45:00.002+02:00

So my friend Nich went to London for his brother's wedding and got me the raddest little Lomo camera while he was there! Saved me a lot on import prices.

What I love most about Lomography cameras (other than how much fun they are) is their rad packaging!

Thanks Nich!
♥

Don't wake me, I plan on sleeping in...

2010-07-10T16:43:00.001+02:00

I went to book my drivers, so I got to sleep in an extra hour or so.
No one was gonna ruin my sleep in
=P

I heart I Heart Durban

2010-07-10T15:45:00.002+02:00

This had to be one of the most perfect party nights ever...for me
=P

Ch Ch Ch Check it out...

2010-07-01T18:07:00.002+02:00

I'm really keen for this weekend!
We have glorious plans of I heart market, the people mover, the fan park and the I heart Durban Party!

So in the spirit of things, check out this rad blog, these items can be found and the I heart market!
amped!

Cupcake Couture

♥
To an awesome weekend in the making

Puppy Love

2010-06-17T14:35:00.003+02:00

A few months ago my Grandparents beautiful fox terrier, Holly, past away after 13 years.
So my Mom and I found them a new little Jack Russell puppy.
We got our own Jack Russell from this breeder and she is so beautiful and well natured.
They have 6 Jack Russells themselves and a Great Dane, my Mom wants another puppy...I personally want the Great Dane, Patches.

So, this is the little guy we chose for my Grandparents.

Wavin' flag

2010-06-17T13:49:00.003+02:00

My heart may be broken, but I still love Bafana Bafana!
Last night we went down to the Fan Park at South Beach to support our soccer team.
We lost 3-0 to Uruguay...but only cos the ref was on drugs, I'm sure of it!
Anyways...I really love going to the fan park. The vibe is just amazing and the atmosphere was exploding with pride and love for South Africa!

I ♥ the world cup!

Germany vs Austalia - I was there!!

2010-06-14T00:20:00.004+02:00

So at about 6pm Sarah phones me and asks casually if I am going to the fan park for the game, which I wasn't. So she says, "oh good, cos we're going to watch it at the stadium"...

I go from watching tv in my PJs to rushing down the NMR to meet up with Sarah's neighbours to get our tickets, which they ever so kindly gave to us, for free.

When we got inside the main area, we met up with Nich, Ziggy and Jack just to say hi.
They asked to see our tickets....we didn't know we had the really good seats...but we did when we got to them. 10 rows from the field, right near the terminal where they run onto the field...

It was an awesome evening, and I have Sarah and her family to thank!
I would not have gone to a single game if it weren't for them!!
♥

Miss Diana Mini's Recent Work

2010-06-13T00:37:00.003+02:00

Can You Feel it? It Is Here!

2010-06-13T00:25:00.003+02:00

Last night was one of the most perfect nights I've experienced in a long time!
The FIFA World Cup has officially started, and we celebrated in a big way.

I ♥ the world cup!

Work

2010-06-12T23:30:00.004+02:00

I've always been quite blessed when it comes to employment and am never short of a job.
Recently, a friend of mine asked if I would be interested in being a facilitator for a leadership training company called Edge training. It's been pretty fun, and I enjoy it. Also, I usually do this kind of thing for free, so it's cool to be paid for it, lol.

These are some of the fun activities that we did at Crawford La Lucia

So now, I have 3 jobs..and counting

Broach Love

2010-06-07T13:27:00.002+02:00

I really like broaches
these broaches were found at the I heart market

♥

Twins

2010-06-07T13:19:00.002+02:00

On Saturday Morning I went to St.Luke's fete and got a little brass owl for R3.
I ♥ it.
and then on Sunday morning at the boot sale, I found its twin!
So strange =P

Colourburst

2010-06-07T12:19:00.004+02:00

I got this Kodak Instant Camera for R15 at the car boot sale.
I doubt it works, but I'll still get a battery for it and try anyways =P
When I opened it up, I saw that there are still two films inside.
I wonder who wanted to get rid of it so badly that they didn't even bother to take their last two photos?
(unless it broke, lol)

Holidays, So far

2010-06-06T20:12:00.004+02:00

I have been absorbed into the time zone that is midyear vacation, filled with half price sushi, rooftop drinks, flea markets and Sunday morning scones.

This weekend has been particularly fun. Friday night we saw Desmond and the Tutus and headed back to Paz's house for Chandre's birthday. We had drinks on her roof, it has an amazing view.

Saturday I went with my Mom to St.Luke's fete. Got some owls (will show them in another post) and met up with Bex and we headed to I Heart Market to meet up with everyone else. We got free shiny rocks while eating the most amazing breakfast and then headed out to Essenwood flea market where we sat on the grass, got dragged by Timmy (Bex's Pooch) and ended up having ice cream on the beach. Bliss!!
To top off the day, we went to Shevie's for a braai and I went to bed feeling very tired.

I woke up bright and early today and went with to the Car Boot Sale. We met up with Lara-Jan there and the three of us battled the sea of people. If you live in Durban, you have to go to the boot sale at least once, it's so interesting. I got an old Kodak Colourbust instant camera, for R15.
Before we went home, Se and I HAD to go for scones at Botanic Gardens...most amazing scones ever!

So, that was my amazing weekend...♥

Happy Birthday Dad!

2010-06-01T21:14:00.003+02:00

Today is my Dad's birthday, so we went to Ocean Basket for dinner...yum!!

In the occasion of birthdays, here are some of the entrants to the Cup Cake competition held this past weekend at the food market. These four were my favourite.

Cup Cake ♥!

Rant and Rave

2010-05-24T14:44:00.005+02:00

Don't think I've taken the opportunity to use this to have a good rant!!
I took my Labradour for a walk, and reaslised that people who leave their gates open should be fined! I say this because these people will never have a little Chihuahua or a Jack Russell and leave them to roam the roads..no, people who leave their gates open will always have a bear! There's nothing worse than walking your elderly Lab and see a freaking monster running down the driveway toward you.
Silly rant, I know, but people leaving their gates open is the exact reason why I was attacked by a German Shepard when I was 8. So yeah, I think I have ground to stand on =P

These are the types of dogs I'm talking about.....but not really =P

Whoo Whoo

2010-05-23T11:35:00.003+02:00

Bun bought me these rad rad rad little owls from Essenwood Flea Market, yesterday.
In ♥ with them!

Negatives

2010-05-22T16:28:00.003+02:00

I got those negatives digitised
and they came out really rad.
so these are pictures from the early 70's

Old Pictures

2010-05-22T12:30:00.004+02:00

So, these are my favourite slides so far;

First one is my uncle (the clown, who even has ginger hair), at his 6th birthday.
The second one is my Great Grandfather, Bank (in the hat) and his friend.
Apparently him and I are very similar. I never met him, but he was also fascinated with taking photographs and he also hated to be in the photographs.

This is my Dad and my Uncle. Dad is about 8, uncle is about 4. The funny thing is that I could recreate this picture because their sons are about this age now, and look exactly the same as they did.

The first one is my Gran, a bride's maid.
The second one is my Dad and his pooch.

This is Bank at Stone Henge, about 1962 or so.

Slides

2010-05-22T12:13:00.003+02:00

This is my Slide projector that my Great Gran gave me. My Dad and I repaired it the other day, cos the plastic slides are pretty brittle, and one got jammed.

with the slide projector, I was given about 500 slides...some of my family, some of my Great Grandfather's travels.
So I have slides of New York in the 60's, London in the 70's...all sorts

And for those of you that don't know what a slide looks like:

Opposed to negatives(I'm taking these negatives to get developed later and see what's on them):

It really does make you feel happy

2010-05-22T01:52:00.001+02:00

Happy meals from McDonald's are pretty cool
but the best part is the toys
this Barbie compact made me smile

Yeah, Post!!!

2010-05-22T01:37:00.002+02:00

I really like getting post (when it's not from UNISA)
and recently I made my first internet purchases, it was very exciting.
So now I have officially become an internet shopper! (took me a while, I know)

I bought a second battery for my little camera. These batteries are like R300 in stores, got this one for R75.
and yes, it works.

And I got a light mixer 630 for R185
no, I'm not sure if it works.

♥ for internet shopping

Cats

2010-05-20T23:29:00.003+02:00

I love this!
favourite from PostSecret

♥

If only I were 7

2010-05-19T21:37:00.003+02:00

I would wear this until it became my skin
♥

Postcard Love

2010-05-15T14:50:00.004+02:00

These are my favourite postcards that I chose from my Great Gran's collection.
My Great Grandfather, Bank, travelled the world and sent back over 500 postcards, one from each place he visited.
I'm not too sure where I have put the majority of these, I think my Gran may have them, but these are some of my favourites.

If you click of the pictures, it'll take you to my Flickr page where information of each postcard is available.

♥

Sentimental Heart

2010-05-15T14:45:00.004+02:00

When my Great Grandmother died in 2002, I inherited some beautiful items that I chose myself.
But in true style of Amy-Sue, I didn't choose anything of monetary value. I chose postcards, slide projectors, slides and porcelain figures. So I will dedicated a few blogs to the things I chose.

Soccer Sundays

2010-05-14T23:56:00.005+02:00

Sundays, I watch my brother play soccer.
they aren't very good. But the team is pretty close, and the family members have all become good mates.
so every game is really fun, even if we lose most of the time.

I spend most of the afternoon with these guys.
they kinda like to run on the field during games.

<3

Freedom!!

2010-05-13T23:21:00.002+02:00

I am freeeeeeeeeeee...until July 12
now I need to decide what to do

Hibernation

2010-05-03T21:25:00.011+02:00

I am going into hibernation until 13th May
Do not expect to hear from me
and do not try to tempt me from my books
(this plan has proven to result in bouts of grumpiness)
Exams are upon us, and I don't know how they caught me off guard again
See ya in a week or so
Until then, I like to think of how I will spend my 2 month holiday
I'm gonna start by raiding a fabric store, and making these

Ultimate owl obsession!
Where I Stole these owls from

I'm so sorry

2010-04-25T19:08:00.004+02:00

Firstly, before I begin my little story I'm just gonna say...I don't mean to have so many posts that derive from my bathroom...it's just that the strangest things keep happening. lol

So, I was in the bath the other evening and I could see a little battle taking place outside the glass of the window, a moth was trying to get through the glass toward the bathroom light, and a gecko was trying to get the moth. And as I hate geckos, I opened the window a little for the moth. When it eventually came through the window...it kept flying into my face and stuff. And when I opened the door, it flew away.

That was on Wednesday...I found the moth today, it was dead =(

Sadness fills my heart

2010-04-25T00:51:00.005+02:00

My mom and I found these really cool cameras (see here)

I finished the film the from the Pentax ES II other day (this camera was made in the 70s), and got it developed today
but I was unsure about what may be on the film, so I asked for the film to be scanned onto a cd instead of being printed
I am very glad for that choice, as out of 36 exposures, only one worked

and the rest sort looked like this

(that's Kai eating biscuits at a soccer match)

(that's sarah and rikki on Rix's bday)

(that's my brother playing soccer)

so yeah, didnt really work out.
maybe the next one will be better?

Reading...

2010-04-25T00:28:00.005+02:00

I've just spent an hour reading a friend's blog, instead of doing my portfolio for communications. When I got to the last post of the blog I had this weird thought, of how funny it would be if this person ever told me about "this one time..." because I could either play along and pretend I don't know the story, or admit what I have done
=P

oh...and I like this picture

Originally uploaded by Kate Pulley

Thank you Durban, beautiful Durban

2010-04-22T20:27:00.005+02:00

Thank you for being my home
Thank you for being awesome
Thank you for being perfect...for me
and I am sure I will leave you at some stage
but I will come back
I'm not obsessive, I just love my home
don't be jealous
♥

White and Pink

2010-04-21T18:46:00.003+02:00

We have this peculiar tree in our driveway that has flowers on it.
The flowers are pink and white, but the pink flowers never blossom at the same time as the white, and visa versa.
I love this tree, because every day it's a different colour
=)

Hello, I'm in Delaware

2010-04-19T22:38:00.003+02:00

City and Colour reminds me of these people
=)

Kim's 21st!

2010-04-18T15:21:00.006+02:00

So last night was Kim's 21st and I was pretty muh expecting madness...and I was not disappointed
=P

We got Kim a hubbly, and Sarah wrapped it beautifully...

And then we starting working ourselves toward madness

And then Madness took over

And then we got tired...

so we went home, knowing that it truly was a fantastic evening!!!
Thanks Kim

Thank You!

2010-04-17T11:25:00.003+02:00

I don't think I thanked James Properly for my rad birthday present. Every night when I go to turn my lamp off, this rad little Duck is smiling at me

♥

Sometimes I am more grateful for cameras than others

2010-04-15T23:00:00.003+02:00

Strangely enough, I only have one question...why could I see through this slug?

Good Bye

2010-04-15T15:41:00.006+02:00

To Ceil

I will miss you bombarding me with questions every morning.
I will miss how you seemed thrilled to see me, even though I saw you every day.
Thank you for everything, I know you really cared about all of us and even if I was a bit grumpy towards you from time to time, I did care about you too.
(And thank you for the awesome socks)

Rest in Peace
♥

I often spoke of Ceil to my Gogo and when I told my Gogo that Ceil is gone, she gave the loveliest reason why. She told me it's good because Jesus knew she was tired, and now she can sleep.
It made me smile.

Late Acknowledgements

2010-04-09T12:16:00.003+02:00

It was my birthday on February 11th and I turned twenty
it was a really rad day, made special by my friends
and one present really made me smile
so mad props to Bex for making the most amazing gift!
It's a washline for my hair clips...cos i have like a million.
and she made it herself
♥

Things I Won't Say Aloud

2010-04-08T23:13:00.004+02:00

I have this notebook, and inside it I write all the things I won't say aloud.
It contains letters to people, but I'll never mail them and it contains random thoughts I have.

Splashy Freaking Fen

2010-04-07T18:06:00.005+02:00

I can't have a blog and not have a Splashy post
=P

We left at 2:30am, the drive up was pleasant but we had not even got halfway there yet and there was drama.
Basically, when we got there, we had to find 3 stray campers who had been kicked out their previous campsite.
Lol!

Personally, I can't think of anything better than camping with my mates, swimming in the river and watching bands at night.
The vibe with our campsite was quite different from last year, we had a lot less people, but I actually enjoyed splashy more because of it.
I Shared a tent with Darren, best room mate ever!
splashy is a bit of a blur, but the highlights...or perhaps just the most memorable moments

Kyle's car breaking down
Calvin cutting his foot open
Raising money for Calvin's stitches
The toilets
Making a chain across the river to get our stuff to the other side
Listening to tit songs
Being told I'm on Acid...because it's something I wouldn't know about??
Watching Horse the Band
The shower when i got home
The car pool...a literal car pool
The dude puking blood and noodles

Thanks to my friends for the rad times...and to everyone else: i hope you had a lovely easter

Camera Cupboard

2010-03-30T12:03:00.005+02:00

Ever since I got my DSLR, I knew that one day I would have a mantle piece, display cabinet or cupboard filled with cameras. So when I went on to my 7th camera, I went digging in our garage, and found this beautifil medicine cabinet and it's perfect!!!

I also went back to the Golden Hours Family Market on Sunday, and I found 2 more little pieces I Liked. (my mom also got a cool flash for me the week before

I ♥ my camera collection

Swimming with my brother

2010-03-27T20:27:00.003+02:00

My brother and I often enjoy swimming with our Golden Retriever
His name is Allistar (my mom chose the spelling)
He is our pride and joy, along with our Golden Labradour (Nala) and our Jack Russell (Puppy)

Drum n Bass in Your Face!

2010-03-27T11:56:00.004+02:00

So Drum n Bass was awesome!

thanks bun and ty!

Frog eyes

2010-03-25T19:34:00.004+02:00

The frog eye is a waterproof Lomography camera that I got for Christmas

Pocket Watch Necklace

2010-03-24T22:57:00.004+02:00

I've always wanted a pocket watch, but never really seen one that had caught my eye.
Trust me to find one at Mr Price, lol.

I ♥ Mr Price

Afternoon Swim

2010-03-23T18:50:00.003+02:00

On Friday I managed to get a lift home with Darren, so I could get some work done before Splashy.
I was home for no longer than 20mins when Bex calls, asking if I wanna ditch my work and hit the beach....so I did what any good student would...I said I'd be ready ASAP.
Sadly we couldn't get a car, so we went to Tyler's instead and had a lovely swim.

Not long after our swim Bex's mom called, we had a car and told Sarah to be ready and waiting...what a beautiful afternoon

I ♥ Afternoon Swims

Real Time vs. Lomo Time

2010-03-22T18:53:00.004+02:00

When owning a Lomographic camera, you tend to forget what pictures you've taken.
So every time you develop a new spool, you are always suprised.
This occurrence has made me develop the concept of Real time, and Lomo time, as the pictures are recent, but the events are not =)

So, these are the latest pics in Lomo time

I ♥ Diana

Vintage Cameras

2010-03-22T13:54:00.015+02:00

Recently I have decided that I will be a camera collector because there is nothing better than a Vintage camera.
About a month ago my mom and myself went to a local flea market, and came across an old lady who is moving into a retirement home, as her husband has recently passed away. She was selling his camera equipment. I got everything in the below pictures for R160. And as she starts packing up her home, she will keep aside any more items she may find. Very exciting!

This is a Pentax ESII. It was released in 1973. The Lense came with the camera, but I think it is more than likely a Macro lense...because everything is super zoomed all the time. lol. It's a SLR 35mm and still works, quite nicely.

Both the cameras came in customized leather holders, and then a larger leather carry case. The second camera is a Yoigtlander Perkeo III/E. It's a 120mm fold out camera and quite beautiful. It still works, I just need to get film for it.

I also got a flash, it's quite old and made out of plastic and came with light filters.That little thing with the copper chord is a Horvex 3 light meter, still trying to figure out how to work it. hehe!

And those are my exciting finds for now. More to come, soon I hope!

I ♥ Vintage cameras

My Friends

2010-01-17T20:01:00.013+02:00

All my life I've been searching for something
Something I can put my finger on
Maybe I've been living for the weekend
Maybe I've been living for this cyber soul
Every Friday just about midnight
All my problems seem to disappear
Everyone that I miss when I'm distant
Everybody's here

I need love
Cause only love is true
I need every wakin' hour with you
And my friends cause they're so beautiful
Yeah my friends they are so beautiful
They're my friends

All my life I've been wastin', wastin'
Wastin' all my money, all my time
All the time that I'm waitin', waitin'
Waitin for the moment you are mine
The song about yeah I'm thinkin', thinkin'
Thinkin all the things that i've done wrong
All the time yeah i was forgettin'
You were mine all along

I need love
Cause only love is true
I need every wakin' hour with you
And my friends cause they're so beautiful
Yeah my friends they are so beautiful...

I need love
Cause only love is true
I need every wakin' hour with you
And my friends cause they're so beautiful
Yeah my friends they are so beautiful
They're my friends

They're my friends...
They're my friends...
They're my friends...
They're my friends...
They're my friends...
They're my friends...
They're my friends...

They're my friends.

I ♥ my friends

..And I don't feel any different.

2010-01-13T18:47:00.008+02:00

The days are just flying by, already, and I still can't keep track of the day of the week.
Things are changing, and I don't really mind. It makes me happy, actually.
All I know is that I have some gems for friends, and others are sent to test my nature.

So...the New Year. The Party was freaking amazing, and really hasn't stopped since.
So far...I've drifted a Hyundai Getz, went to the Dentist for the first time and had a cyst removed from my head, earning myself 2 stitches.

Most importantly, I Heart Drum n Bass!!!

Dinosaur Toilet Paper

2009-12-24T19:41:00.005+02:00

This morning I was half asleep, and puzzling over why our toilet paper has Dinosaurs on it.
But I think it's freaking cool!!

i ♥ Dinosaurs

Happy Watermellon Day!

2009-12-23T06:37:00.015+02:00

I tried to do this post last night, but fell asleep waiting for the pics to upload, hehe!!
When I got home from work, I was extremely hungry but I didn't feel like making any food. I went to open the fridge, and was greeted by a very happy watermellon!
So I had watermellon for lunch! It was awesome!
If watermellon isn't cool enough...then top that off with a serving of friends, hubbly, pool sessions, a Braai and walking a Yorkie named George. Afternoon well spent, and an awesome evening.

I Heart Watermellon!!

I Heart Diana

2009-12-21T21:16:00.013+02:00

Do not leave your Diana Mini at home. Ever! She will miss something good
Do not put the Diana Mini in a hot oven. She will melt.
Do not take a bath with the Diana Mini. She can't swim!
Do not sell the Diana Mini on Ebay.
Do not lend your Diana Mini to anyone. You will never see it again.
Do not put the Diana Mini on a tripod with two legs.
Do not rest the Diana Mini on the edge of a cliff.
Do not try put a memory card in the Diana Mini.
Do not forget to load film in your Diana Mini.
Do not get jealous if other people like your Diana Mini.

Top Weekend!

2009-07-26T21:53:00.015+02:00

This weekend was awesome!! But, I'll start with friday, chronological just makes sense, hehe!

Friday was a uni and then chill with friends day. We went and chilled at Nich's house for the last time before he goes back to Uni. Twas quite lovely. Food, friends, Wii, hubbly and blankets..what else could you ask for? Oh, and I made a bunny out of Presstick

Saturday was a flippin jol!!
My Dad, brother and I took our golden retriever, Allistar, to uShaka beach. The surf there is always super flat, and it was quite cold, so we didn't expect many people to be around and we were right. Ally freaking loved the water so much, we couldn't get him out! I got back just in time to get ready and make my way to the Furber's for Robyn's Matric dance pre-party. I was doing the pictures for the evening. It was such a cool party! really enjoyed it! The girls all looked stunning!

After the girls had all left, Bex came to get me from Rob's and we made our way to the willowvale! City bowl mizers, Pretty Blue Guns and Primative Anarchiests were playing. Freaking rad show! In between sets, we sat around various tables playing with toy dinosaurs which attracked so many people, lol.

The Willowvale is like no other place I've ever encountered. During the last band, I was quite tired and decided to occupy a bench in the back corner of the room, next to a very sullen looking woman. Try this some time, just sit and watch people at a gig one day. After a few minutes, a very intoxicated individual wheeled in on a very old bicycle and straight into the depths of the crowd. Moments later, said individual was crowd surfing...still riding the bike! Soon everyone was taking a turn riding the bike. As I'm having a good giggle to myself, a bunch of people burst through the door into the room where the band is playing and all collapse onto the floor...and stay there. They're all covered in multiple colours of paint, no idea why. Soon after, a little white poodle comes up to me, stares at me, and walks away. The gig ends and we leave the room, only to be pushed onto the sides of the walkway to make way for a party of people escorting (more like throwing out) some dudes who were fighting at the bar. They continue to fight, in the middle of Umbilo road. They manage to stumble into the very dodgy road across the way and disappear. This concluded a very successful evening at the Vale!

Sunday, we got Nintendo Wii!! Too stoked! And that was my weekend. Amped for next weekend:

Pay day
Gig at UKZN
HAVE HEART
Sleep

Mwa!!

I think I Just Froze

2009-07-23T23:46:00.006+02:00

I decided to add that photo to my entry for today as I like to look at it and think I'm warm. Haha! But I'm not.

Today has been the coldest day I've experienced in a long while, here in Durban and all I have to say is, what a lovely change!!!! Seriously, it was so cool to see proper coats and jackets, scarves and gloves, but the slight film of fog on the soccer field was a bit too much for me.

My brother recently joined the Virginia United Football Club. I guess I chose the wrong evening to go watch them practise, lol. The little kids are too funny to watch though.

I also went to coffee with Sarah, Jerri and Bec Haupt, this morning at Ce La Vi (or however you spell it, I don't know these strange European languages).

For now, I'm off to sleep. Looking forward to a lovely weekend with my friends. Now to locate as many blankets as possible and snuggle into bed!

Mwa!

Getting Back On Track

2009-07-22T23:42:00.006+02:00

I haven't really done much with this blog, at all, so I am getting back on track and will try to remember it exists. The fact that I forgot that I have this blog worries me. I cannot even begin to try estimate the amount of internet accounts I own, so I guess I have littered the internet with bits and pieces of my thoughts that I will never remember, nor find. hehe!!

Lately, life has had a few ups and downs. Mostly I can testify to the fact that growing up can really be quite tedious, emotional and tiring. At the Moment I am in flux, or maybe everyone else is, either way, all I know is change is here. I'm learning a lot about myself and my friends, but mainly my friends. I'm learning who my friends are, who I can depend on, and who I can trust.

I'm learning to not get involved with every little happening in people's lives. I do feel quite secluded because of this, but like I said, I'm learning. I am also trying to be not so affected by what people say and do, this is the hardest for me as it boggles my mind how people can be oblivious to the consequences of their actions. I've lost contact with some, although I may see them often enough, I don't know them. I see less of some people, and it doesn't really bother me, but there are a few I miss dearly.

In Short, My Goals:

Smile
Take more photos
Go to more gigs
Try to stay in touch with friends (even the ones I see all the time)
Getting my mother ucking license

Now I leave you with this link

Mwa!