Monthly Archives: May 2007

“It’s just like the 60s, but with less hope.”

Posted on 29 May 2007 by

I guess a film about a pre-orgasmic protagonist is bound to be a little anticlimactic. But in the case of John Cameron Mitchell’s recent film Shortbus, the anticlimax is both relief and disappointment. Many will rage and roar that it’s … Continue reading →

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An eye for an I

Posted on 27 May 2007 by

I must admit, I don’t like thinking too hard about disease and injury. Yes, hospitals make me uneasy. The thought of surgery makes me squeamish. The details of my death are something I figure I can ignore. And I’ve had … Continue reading →

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When I grow up…

Posted on 25 May 2007 by

Just back from my big adventure to the soggy island known as England, and the slightly smaller, but no less damp island of Arran in Scotland. Where I discovered that you can never tell what’s going to happen when you … Continue reading →

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Airports and nationalism

Posted on 22 May 2007 by

Because I come from South Africa, and not, say, the UK or US, I need a visa stamped into my passport before I can set foot in most countries on earth. When I travel to the Caribbean on business, I … Continue reading →

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The soft and the spiky

Posted on 17 May 2007 by

cactus flower, Nieu Bethesda “It is my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.” – Abraham Lincoln

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Choices and choicelessness

Posted on 16 May 2007 by

Two years ago, a teacher from India told me: “When you are truly free, you do not spend your energy making choices. True freedom is choiceless.” I argued with him. Daily, we have to make choices! Doesn’t taking responsibility mean … Continue reading →

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Quotation of the weekend

Posted on 13 May 2007 by

“Anything worth doing is worth doing full frontal.” – DdB, my favourite piece of girl-fluff.

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Photograph

Posted on 8 May 2007 by

One of the many faces at the Owl House. I think Candice took the photograph.

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Why I liked Venus

Posted on 8 May 2007 by

because Peter O’Toole gets the gleaming, soulful heart of a dirty, dirty old man because Jodie Whittaker’s smoky scowl is as convincing as her legs because two old men dancing and weeping made me want to dance and weep because … Continue reading →

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Invitation

Posted on 8 May 2007 by

So a close friend looked deeply into my eyes (hers blue into mine hazel) and asked: “Do you view all your friendships romantically?” If we hadn’t been laying back on the grass, too comfortable to move, I would’ve had to … Continue reading →

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