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February 25, 2006
Too much time on my hands?
I return to the age old question of is perception greater than truth?. There is a thought that as human beings, we cannot recognize all the possibilities in the world because we haven't seen them and therefore are in no mental position to accept them. The anecdote used to demonstrate this idea is one where the natives who lived in North America in 1492 could not see Columbus' clipper ships on the horizon of the ocean when he arrived because they had never heard of such ships and had never seen them before, so they were incapable of comprehending such things and therefore could not see them. Although this main stream of thought stems from the ludicrous movie "What the bleep do we know?" (which was appalling), I can't help think that it may be true
I've began to think about things like that alot lately, like do we control what happens in our lives? I can't help feel that I see things that I want to see, and therefore control my own happiness. I'm not talking about wanting to see good things, I tend to see the bad side of things, thus make myself unhappy. I feel that I need not bother myself with getting excited or having too high expectations, because I'm bound to come crashing down sooner or later anyway.
I've also started to see words that aren't in the text I am reading, and have to reread things, frantically scanning the page for the word I saw. Letters in words have begun to jump around as well. I was looking at a word the other day, and couldn't figure out why it looked wrong. After a while it dawned upon me that the second-to-last letter should have been an "a" and not an "u". When I confirmed the spelling with a colleague, they agreed that it should be spelt with an "a". When I looked at the word again, it was spelt correctly with the "a". My brain had read it as a "u" the first time, and recognised that it had been spelt incorrectly. Was that my perception, or a mechanical breakdown of the neurons transmitting the correct information. I suppose I'll never know.
I see other things as well that other people can't seem to see, which is sometimes worrying. I'm not like that kid in the Sixth Sense, I just need to do double takes alot. My mind is most definately playing tricks on me , and I don't know why. I get plently of sleep, vegetables etc. Maybe it's bored, maybe it needs more stimulation. Afterall, that brain is an organ that can, and needs to be exercised.
Too much thought happening now. I think I'll play a mindless game now, or maybe attempt to clean the house.
Posted by kat at 2:34 PM | Comments (0)
February 19, 2006
Stuff
Nothing interesting has happened to me the past week. Nothing I can make a joke, or a drama out of. I seriously dislike it when my life is stagnant. I moved back yesterday, I suppose that was something "interesting". I use interesting very loosely in that context. About as loosely as the fit of old pants on someone who has lost half their body weight from some miracle diet.
I was at my mom's home "caring" for her, as she was in a nasty bump in her car. Nothing broken, or cut, but loads of lumps and bumps. The car what written off too, which says something about the impact she received. I feel the "caring" bit wasn't excecuted to its full potential. I was staying there partly because I was worried about her wellbeing, and partly because I was procrastinating about going home, as I was not too keen to return to the abominal mess that would be home.
Needless to say, I had a good week with my my mom. We were like the odd couple tucked up in bed watching tele most evenings, and my return to the apocolypse, that is my house, was not to bad either. The boys had kept it in fairly respectable condition. I started cleaning at 07:40 this morning, and finished at 09:00, and that included brushing my teeth, and washing my face.
I told you my life was uneventful at the moment. Please someone make something happen. Off to watch more Supernatural . Maybe I'll have nightmares tonight.....
Posted by kat at 9:08 PM | Comments (0)
February 9, 2006
Greetings from Africa
Oh dear, the chaos will begin soon. H5N1 has been confirmed in Nigeria. The perfect cauldren for brewing a pandemic stain of flu, perhaps? I can't help but feel just a little bit excited about this.
Also, I perused through all my school results, and I seemed to have stupider than I though. I honestly thought I did so much better at school. It appears I was just average....
And finally, I have some form of a tan. Yes, those white bits really are whiter than the pale skin everywhere else. I have a tan line. And I waited a few hours before checking, in case I mistook it for too tight bikini lines, or dirt. Can't wait to get back to normality and routine
Posted by kat at 5:20 PM | Comments (1)
February 6, 2006
Holiday antics
So, a quick update on my mission to having the worst hangover ever. I'm getting there. Word of advice: if you are like me and get distracted from your food easily, do not attempt to drink people under the table. They have more than likely remembered to eat, whereas cucumber does not constitute a wholesome, stomach lining meal. I have war wounds to show how good the night was. Trying to slink into the jacuzzi resulted in my slipping and collapsing in like a drunk, ungraceful whale, and grazing my wrist. Also, crayfish on toast does not make a good morning after breakfast. God knows why I craved that combination this morning, but it beat a fry-up. It has, however, has left me feeling rather ill the rest of the day.
I also attempted to get my first signs of a tan this afternoon. I lasted 10 minutes, and think I may have a tan line forming. It could also be that my bikini top string was tied too tight, and has now left an impression....I do hope the former. I'm set for another evening of debauchery on Wednesday, as in ZA, Wednesday nights are traditionally "Ladies Nights". When I use the word debauchery, I do mean merry and lots of flinging my arms in the air gleeing and squeeling "Yaaaay" for no apparent reason. Lots of hugging people I don't particularly like either.
Hmm, I have also tried to post pictures, but they don't look so great as the format isn't quite right yet. Click here and here for a quick peek. I'm the one who looks constantly drunk. Oh, and the picture of the hobo was to show that the wildlife of this country is not only restained to lions and tigers (in kenya) , but also homeless people. It's great fun ticking off the different species of hobo I sighted. The other pictures include a wine farm I went to (Fairview) which sold fabulous goats cheese (hence the goats) and green grape juice. I also had sushi, mmmmm, I <3 zooshie.
Not much else to tell, apart from the fact my liver hates me right now and is punishing me.
Posted by kat at 2:16 PM | Comments (1)