Friday 20 May 2011 - boxed out

I'm often told I think out of the box. Truth is I think I lost my box a long time ago. I was an irresponsible kid, I think I put it down somewhere and then forgot to pick it up again! All my nice, neat, regimented thinking was probably then blown away in a strong breeze and now lies at the bottom of a lake somewhere, the home of fish and funny squirmy things!

Can't say I miss it!!

Thursday 19 May 2011 - woohoo!!

It's always nice to have something to be excited about! And there is usually so much out there just dying for you to get excited over it!!

Seriously, I know folk, who shall remain nameless lest they hunt me down and bludgeon me to death with a spade, who seem to feel the only things worth getting hyper over are great events like a ginormous concert or winning the lotto or the second coming! (I'll ignore number 1, take number 2 gratefully and meh to number 3...)

But there's a bunch of little things too! The apple you plan to have for supper tonight (you should see it! Big and red and rosy and smells like heaven!), the hot bath you plan to have (extra bubbles if you'd be so kind), or even the good book you're gonna curl up with before going to bed! (I have three so far, who can read just one? Wait, don't answer that!)

So come now, what excitement is in your life today? Look around I bet you can find at least 3! (If not invite me over and I'll find them for you! :P)

Tuesday 17 May 2011 - thought deux

Well now I can't leave that sorry excuse for a thought of the day up on it's own-some! What if someone susceptible read it and decided life is too cruel and wanted to slit their wrists or hang themselves or worse, watch local TV? I'd have to live with that guilt for the rest of my life! (OR until I forgot and moved on!)

So please do remember that life is worth living even when you've got all sorts of problems up the wazoo! (I think they have creams for most of those anyway...)
There's still always hope! (Thank you Pandora you schmuck...)

BE HAPPY!!!

Tuesday 17 May 2011 - ah bugger

I find folk are often quick to say, "You have a talent, you should use it!" But they never tell me how to go about doing it! The amount of folk who've said I should publish my toons is ego satisfyingly high. The amount who've given me step by step instructions on how to go about it though, well they're just slightly less then zero.

[And google is no help unless I wish to publish my own book, each one costing about R900!! (I've got that cash in my OTHER coat pocket, as to who has that coat...)]

Sometimes in life you have to accept that a talent you have is not going to do diddly for you and can, in fact, often not be seen as a talent at all! (I write better then half the monkey men in magazines but without experience or a nifty diploma, what really does it matter?) < - - rather miffed about this. It seems a waste.

Maybe when I'm dead those who know me can do all that and live off whatever royalties come from it? (And if it flops royally well then, what do I know, I've reincarnated as a sparrow by then!)

Monday 16 May 2011 - dare to compare!

Are you a cat or a dog person? The eternal battle that has raged since the dawn of time continues on today, with both sides equally sure that their animal is the best of the bunch. I figure let's look at the facts here:

Dog:
Loyal
can keep you safe from burglers (or at least annoy them with their yapping)
will eat any and all scraps
will love you even if you abuse him (though you don't deserve it if you do)
can be taught tricks
eager to please
come in a wide variiety of colours, shapes and sizes
can sniff out drugs and explosives
Can be carried in handbags by socialites who need help.

Cat:
Mysterious and sleek
Keeps your home vermin free (often bird free as well)
will love you should he feel you deserve it
can be taught tricks if he decides he wants to learn them
require less space
Can be very loving
easy peasy to house train and generally neat animals
You'll never read in the newspaper of a toddler being mauled to death by the family tabby

So when you tally up those good qualities of each animal and compare them rigorously with each other, the superior animal is very easily spotted!

A hamster!!

Sunday 15 May 2011 - sunnyday

Sundays are just lovely. The frantic needs of going here, there and everywhere of a Saturday have been taken care of, you can sleep well (God, kids and pets willing), and have a whole day truly and utterly to yourself. (Until you get bored and go out to find company...)

I do feel it's a bit sad to only have 2 weekend days out of 7! That would be a fail mark on any test! (Except at some government schools who create people like Doctor Rashid who got 20% biology but is pretty sure he knows where to cut you, ON YA FACE!)

But to me Sunday is always the bestest! No other day has such a warm, relaxing feeling to it. Sunday says, "Goof Off, enjoy life, live!!"

So why am I here, slaving over a hot blog when the whole day is calling to me?!
I'm outta here so fast you won't even realize I'm gon....

Saturday 14 May 2011 - predictably umpredictable!

It is so annoying that life does not give us any real indication of how it's going to turn out! Sure sometimes there are signs which, always in hindsight, you can later say, "Doh!" to, but even then you can still be thrown for a total loop! I fear if there is a grand high deity upstairs, then they might just have a wicked sense of humour!

A cute girl worries she'll lose her looks as she ages, only to be caught in a fire and have to learn to live as a burn victim.

A bloke get's this idea for a funny little skit on the internet, it catches on and he becomes a multi-millionaire!

A loving wife suspects her husband of cheating on her, only to find out that yes he is and with another man!

Life loves throwing curve balls and all you can do is to try your best, not give into foolish temptations and pack extra ammo just in case!