LotD/SotD

Peter Gabriel - Mercy Street


looking down on empty streets, all she can see
are the dreams all made solid
are the dreams all made real

all of the buildings, all of those cars
were once just a dream
in somebody's head

she pictures the broken glass, she pictures the steam
she pictures a soul
with no leak at the seam

lets take the boat out
wait until darkness
let's take the boat out
wait until darkness comes

nowhere in the corridors of pale green and grey
nowhere in the suburbs
in the cold light of day

there in the midst of it so alive and alone
words support like bone

dreaming of mercy st.
wear your inside out
dreaming of mercy
in your daddy's arms again
dreaming of mercy st.
swear they moved that sign
dreaming of mercy
in your daddy's arms

pulling out the papers from the drawers that slide smooth
tugging at the darkness, word upon word

confessing all the secret things in the warm velvet box
to the priest-he's the doctor
he can handle the shocks

dreaming of the tenderness-the tremble in the hips
of kissing Mary's lips

dreaming of mercy st.
wear your insides out
dreaming of mercy
in your daddy's arms again
dreaming of mercy st.
'swear they moved that sign
looking for mercy
in your daddy's arms

mercy, mercy, looking for mercy
mercy, mercy, looking for mercy

Anne, with her father is out in the boat
riding the water
riding the waves on the sea

Introducing Abra

So for a fairly long time I was browsing through the kitten section on Gumtree and a few times I actually took the next step to see if the kitten was available for adoption. Usually they weren't and it took a really long time to actually adopt; there are tons of kittens available for adoption but it turns out I'm quite picky about cats. 

I've had Abra for 3 months now and didn't blog about him due to the laziness aspect but also he doesn't sit still long enough to get a decent picture of him. Now, however, with my new, improved, super camera I managed to snap some decent pics.

Abra is quite possibly the 
biggest asshole cat on the
planet. I original got him as
company for Noname but I
fear Noname is suffering more
at the hands, er, paws, claws
and teeth of Abra. Abra is still little and Noname wins most of the fights but soon Abra will be big and that might not be the case anymore. I'm sorry Noname. I thought I was doing a good thing.

Abra doesn't just pick fights with Noname. My hands and feet bear the scars. At one point so did my face and neck. Abra feels the need to hide under cars outside when it's time to go inside. He's especially good at this when you're in a hurry. And lets not mention the waste product this cat produces. I swear he just waits for me to get home or to start eating before squatting down. For some bizarre reason he feels the need to announce to the world what he's about to do. Perhaps he's apologises for the stink he is about to create. Perhaps it's a "Fuck you, muthafuckers. I'm gonna stink it up in here". Who knows. 

Threats of putting him up for adoption don't work. I'm trying to sell him to cover the cost of my camera.

Photos have been edited in PS Lightroom 3 Beta 2.

Sunset Chasers

Driving home from Langebaan* on Monday we witnessed the most spectacular sunset. We weren't able to get any photographs since by the time we stopped at a suitable location the sun had for the most part already disappeared below the horizon. Yesterday, not willing to risk missing another remarkable sunset, my housemate** and I set off to the best. This was of course a perfect opportunity to test drive my new camera. The sunset was less than spectacular and my shots aren't the greatest since I was still testing out the camera. I also took some shots other than the sunset and with the 55-250mm zoom lens finally managed to get decent photos of the moon.

The sunset chaser herself

* I didn't blog about this because I was too lazy. My housemate wanted to go kitesurfing so we went off to laze on the beach while she got dragged around by a kite. It was a really nice day despite getting sand everywhere (yes, everywhere) and getting sunburned.

** Yes, I have a housemate now. She moved in end of January and will be staying until end of April.

I have a new toy!

I am now the proud owner of a Canon 450D. I didn't have the money to purchase it but saving R4 000 on an extra zoom lens, 8Gb memory card and a bag meant I just had to do it. Where did I get the money you ask? I sold my body you say? No. I stole some cocaine from a Colombian drug lord and sold it at an inflated price to some desperate ad execs you say? No.

I have the best mother in the world. And I will be selling my soul cats in order to pay her back.

Photos, lots of them, to follow.

The Tell-Tale Heart

And still the men chatted pleasantly, and smiled.
Was it possible they heard not?
Almighty God! -- no, no?
They heard! -- they suspected! -- they KNEW!
They were making a mockery of my horror!
This I thought, and this I think.
But anything was better than this agony!
Anything was more tolerable than this derision!
I could bear those hypocritical smiles no longer!
I felt that I must scream or die!
And now -- again -- hark!
Louder! Louder! Louder! LOUDER!
"Villains!" I shrieked, "dissemble no more!
I admit the deed! -- tear up the planks!
Here, here! -- it is the beating of his hideous heart!"

The Tell-Tale Heart is one of favourite tales. I came across this short story from 1953 which disappointingly does not contain the lines above.

Another one of my favourites, the EBM track by Diorama does contain the demented ending to the Poe story (no official music video).

SoTD/LoTD

I've got news and interesting things to share but I've been too lazy/tired to post. So here, have some lyrics instead. Check out this bands. I really like 'em.

Shout Out Louds - Walls

You just know it there's a wall and you just ran through it
You had too much to drink and all those telephone bills but it´s worth it.
Victoria I knew I would end up in Victoria
I took too many pills and wrote my will just to get to you
So go

I need a pencil
Piece of paper
Lock and a cage
Feels so much better now getting rid my rage
I'm suspicious
So suspicious
Can't get my mind straight
I just see them when I sleep nowadays
So sleep now
And go

It's so new
Being the one building all the roads
Can't wait to crack all of your codes
Learn to ally
Allies know how they love
And show you how it looks up there but it looks like a bug
So go

Whatever they say we're the ones buildings walls
Whatever they say we're the ones who never say no
To get to know yourself you gotta run away
Never trust anyone so run away
Run run run run run run

The weekend that was, in photos