In the mirror

Have you ever tried to tell a friend/relative that they need to get their shit together and stop lying to themselves? You may as well shoot them, because they will pummel you with excuses and insults, the likes of which you have rarely seen.
We lie to the people around us everyday. I am no exception.
We [...]

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One Good Turn Deserves Another

Disclaimer: These are the incoherent rants of one S-E-R-I-O-U-S-L-Y pissed-off wanker (namely me) and do not necesssarily reflect the views of the Academy of Idiots.
With awards season upon us, I thought I’d get a head start and hand out two early awards in the category, “Fuck You!”.
1. To the senior sales manager who said [...]

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Going up!

As I stepped into the lift in Sandton Towers yesterday afternoon, I overhead part of the conversation between two young women (early twenties?):
Girl 1 (skinny blonde with revealing top): Listen to this… she claims that while she was on the operating table, she felt herself slipping away and was bathed in a beautiful white light, as though [...]

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Foot “in” mouth disease

I am my worst enemy. I remind myself of it every opportunity I get… like I did this morning.
One of the nastiest communication mistakes you can make is when you use call-waiting on your phone and mix up who you are talking to. You know, when you put someone on hold and think you are [...]

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Déjà vu

You know what I hate about running into somebody from the old neighbourhood? They always want to talk about the good old days.
Don’t get me wrong. I like reminiscing about the past as much as anyone. It is even better when there’s a bottle or two of red wine involved.
Life was a whole lot of fun [...]

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Cinematic lunacy

I went to the cinema last night to watch, The Departed. I know it has been on the circuit for a while, but I was busy towards the end of last year, so bear with me.
I normally don’t gush like a Catholic schoolgirl when I speak about a movie, but this one fucking deserves it. [...]

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Yes, dear

Family!
You gotta love them, because you sure as hell won’t understand them.
My sister (and a few other people I know) has the annoying habit of asking me for a favour by saying things like “Don’t let me forget to… ” or “Remind me to… ”.
I find it all rather amusing. She thinks she may forget [...]

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Reminded of my mortality

I got a call from my insurance broker today. It seems I need to upgrade (WTF!) my life insurance and in order to for that to happen, I need to take the compulsory HIV test. No HIV test – no life insurance! It is all part and parcel of living in South Africa, I guess.
My [...]

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Back Home…

Tomorrow is the first day back at work and despite having had a great holiday; I am feeling somewhat slow, sluggish, and uninspired.
Too much ham and holiday hooplah can have that effect on people, so I guess I am not the only one. Still it is not a good way to start off the new [...]

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