Not everyday is a public holiday
And so another month comes to an end! This was a busy month for me... tests, projects... I'm suppose to be working on the second part of the operating system project, but for a week now I haven't been able to bring myself to work too much. The procrastination started after the last test. I didn't write too hot, but apparently I didn't do too badly, so I'm not going to complain. Just a few more weeks to push hard...
Friday I was at a friend's 21st and I must say that that might've been the best so far. The atmosphere was just so friendly: it was mostly friends from school and it felt good having all these familiar people there. Yeah, I can't let go. Of course I'm playing down on my own party and a few others from this year, but this one had a touch of zing that the others didn't.
Saturday I took the day off and headed back to Bellville. My parents are away attending the centenary celebrations of the town where I grew up - I would've liked to attend, but, alas, I couldn't/didn't. Anyway, so the idea was to spend the most of the day shopping for presents for people and the rest getting together with a friend or two. I went to Tygervalley mall and was walking around after locating the first potential present when I walked into straight into a wall. I was walking toward a bookstore when, clear as day, I recognized a friend from school, whom I hadn't seen in more than two years, walking outside the shop with her brother. After school she left to go work in Britain. We stayed in touch via e-mail for about a year and a half after which contact just... dissolved. Now she was back, permanently, studying, I didn't know and I was talking to her. Forgive my over-dramatisation, but that moment in time felt surreal. We exchanged a view brief pleasantries and a promise of going for a coffee. In a couple of weeks I'll e-mail her, and then we'll see... I would've probably held it against her for not letting me know what's been going on this past six months and that she's back, but after continuing to drift through a cloud of surrealility for the rest of the day (and going to talk to someone - no-one that was suppose to contact me did so) I realised how completely selfish I was for a long time. I gained a few more insights and eventually decided it's not worth hold any grudges and that she doesn't deserve it. Like I said, we'll see what happens in a couple of weeks and what happens happens... It was strange that, after that encounter, I saw/ran into a lot of people I know or knew (of) at one point. Tygervalley is a strange beast indeed...
Earlier I saw a double rainbow... weather is getting to be pretty. Try finding something you like in each season instead of stubbornly clinging to a favourite season.
If finally moved the site to the new server... I think I'm not going to care too much about what domain name it is under. Sorry to all the loyal fans that won't be able to find this site again... :-P Currently it's very patch-worky, I know, but I'm working on a "new" photo gallery and after that is up... some new graphics? I'm also thinking of making a slight move into abstraction (without redoing the entire layout), but I'm not too sure how that'll work. Meh, we'll see, in time...
Deep breath; the second shift starts.
Friday I was at a friend's 21st and I must say that that might've been the best so far. The atmosphere was just so friendly: it was mostly friends from school and it felt good having all these familiar people there. Yeah, I can't let go. Of course I'm playing down on my own party and a few others from this year, but this one had a touch of zing that the others didn't.
Saturday I took the day off and headed back to Bellville. My parents are away attending the centenary celebrations of the town where I grew up - I would've liked to attend, but, alas, I couldn't/didn't. Anyway, so the idea was to spend the most of the day shopping for presents for people and the rest getting together with a friend or two. I went to Tygervalley mall and was walking around after locating the first potential present when I walked into straight into a wall. I was walking toward a bookstore when, clear as day, I recognized a friend from school, whom I hadn't seen in more than two years, walking outside the shop with her brother. After school she left to go work in Britain. We stayed in touch via e-mail for about a year and a half after which contact just... dissolved. Now she was back, permanently, studying, I didn't know and I was talking to her. Forgive my over-dramatisation, but that moment in time felt surreal. We exchanged a view brief pleasantries and a promise of going for a coffee. In a couple of weeks I'll e-mail her, and then we'll see... I would've probably held it against her for not letting me know what's been going on this past six months and that she's back, but after continuing to drift through a cloud of surrealility for the rest of the day (and going to talk to someone - no-one that was suppose to contact me did so) I realised how completely selfish I was for a long time. I gained a few more insights and eventually decided it's not worth hold any grudges and that she doesn't deserve it. Like I said, we'll see what happens in a couple of weeks and what happens happens... It was strange that, after that encounter, I saw/ran into a lot of people I know or knew (of) at one point. Tygervalley is a strange beast indeed...
Earlier I saw a double rainbow... weather is getting to be pretty. Try finding something you like in each season instead of stubbornly clinging to a favourite season.
If finally moved the site to the new server... I think I'm not going to care too much about what domain name it is under. Sorry to all the loyal fans that won't be able to find this site again... :-P Currently it's very patch-worky, I know, but I'm working on a "new" photo gallery and after that is up... some new graphics? I'm also thinking of making a slight move into abstraction (without redoing the entire layout), but I'm not too sure how that'll work. Meh, we'll see, in time...
Deep breath; the second shift starts.
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