c and m

jean’s bookstore!
woo!

http://booksactually.co.za/

she designed it, i coded it.

privileged spandex

alas, no hits.

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* - lots. seriously.

awesome.

check it out.

I used to be very allergic to cats.
Sneezey McSneeziod they used to call me.
But, I found that exposure to them, especially getting kittens in my own house, has lessened my reaction greatly.

However, (and this is a word of warning to people who may be in a similar situation / condition to me) do not let your cat rub its head against the inside your nostrils.
You will regret it and you will sneeze a lot.

That is all.

max went off to the waterfront last night to take pics of stuff.

here’s a pic andrew took of me.
i mean him.

GLOW!

check out the rest of the album too.
it’s cool.

in raising-one-eyebrow-slightly news, painfully trendy coffee shop vida has (according to the Voice of Truth, local newspaper “the people’s post”) applied for a liquor license.

i think i’ll be having a guiness with cinnamon and nutmeg sprinkles.
more cream, less foam!

hmm.

there’s this thing that happens.
people come into the shop, i say hi, they look scared and badgered and say something like: “just browsing, thanks”¹ or “can i have a look around?”².

i’ve figured out why.
it’s me.
i think i extend the hello look a smidgen too long.
it pushes through their glance-greet comfort zone.
i should use military precision and efficiency: ‘turn - hello - return.’

hmm.

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1 - eh? i didn’t ask you a question. i didn’t offer my shop guiding services. i didn’t even make a move to stand up. i can see you’re browsing. that’s what people do in shops.
2 - yes, of course you fucking can. it’s a shop. you look, you think, maybe you buy. what if i say no? “sorry, this is one of those close-your-eyes shops.”
3 - i appear to be a bit grumpy today.

…is why, despite going to bed at 2 on saturday night, i got up at 5 on sunday morning.

the cape argus cycle tour thing.
it was a very cool experience.
hanging around and taking pictures that is - not participating.

lots of bits quite similar to the two oceans marathon that we ‘did’ last year.
dark, early, a bit chilly, lots of people in brightly coloured clothing being all chummy and cheery and happy.

Despite it being mentioned on the wikipedia article, I’d completely forgotten that Babylon 5 has the first EVAH use of the word Interweb until recently.

Awesome.

ooh, look over here.

that’s a picture by max at the bottom of the post.
ooh.