I know I am rather useless at posting regularly - but I have a good exscuse (at least this time)!
My blog was more then a little bit technically broken … apparently it was not happy with being 7 majorish versions behind!!
So here we go again within the next month I am going to try and get my online life in order and that includes actually actively making a point to write those blog posts I keep on thinking about writing and yes @SnowgooseSA adding an RSS widget 
How to have an awesome Birthday 101 (and for once I’m actually not being sarcastic):
1) Leave work early (4pm) the day before your birthday
2) Do not open e-mail for the entire evening - just say no!!
3) On the morning of your Birthday - organise to not be in the office (a visit to a vendor perhaps?)
4) Ensure that you arrange a decent lunch (preferrably with someone else paying)
5) Make sure you arrange to leave work early (don’t forget to pick up all the chocolates before though!!)
6) Relax.. Go Out/Stay In… but most importantly.. RELAX!!
Thanks to all who phoned/smsed/said
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambivalence <– Word of the day.
Ok so it’s official - my twin (by everything else other then genes), the other pea in the pod is moving to Quirkier pastures 
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Admitedly she is the more creative spontaneous pea of the two of us and big corporate was never going to be a perfect fit - that still doesnt mean I am going to be 100% unselfish about it all…
*stamps feet on the floor like a 2 year old* Who am I going to have gossip sandwiches with now?…
To Ms. Snowgoose (because farewell cards are so last century):
You will be missed and Quirk are very lucky to have you. I’m sure you will have an absolute blast!
I know a heading like that should be followed by a very long inspirational blog post.
For the moment at least I am quite happy to let it sit there as a statement all on it’s own … Something to make you take a moment step back and ponder…
No really.. promise promise.. I will actually make time for a proper blog post..
I have some awesome MPH pics I have to share!!
So for better or worse.. I’ve registered to study for my Honours at UNISA..
(Well almost registered…still need to go in person … to submit my documents… yes in person to a distance education university! )
Not really sure it was the best of ideas - but if I didn’t do it now .. I doubt I would have ever done it and I do actually like using my brain expanding my knowledge. Really hoping that the studying experience will be better this time around (3 year degree..taking 5 years to complete… yaaah).
If all goes to plan I will be doing Honours Business Management (General) with Cybermarketing, Information Management and Strategic Management as my first 3 modules…..
Looking back at 2008 my resolution was simple … Be Happy!
It was a mildly successfull resolution … It was a happy year but (as life always is), filled with a generous sprinkling of lows.
So resolutions for 2009 …
1) Balance - Something that was severely lacking in 2008
2) Happyness - Always important to keep this on the list
3) Fun - Part of Balance but important enough to have it’s own place on the list
2009… Bring it on! 
Several times in the last couple of months, I have had the fortune… misfortune?.. stupidity? of being at the office REALLY REALLY early…and REALLY REALLY REALLY late… I am trying to convince the company that bunk beds would be a good idea for those of us that practically live at work… but anyways back on topic…
I work in the JHB CBD in a building on Simmonds street… and if you spend enough time in the building you realise that the building is alive…
My parking lot opens at 05:30am, before then you have to press a buzzer which sets off what can be best described as a doomsday siren.. the kind of thing you hear in World War 2 movies….the siren leads to a very grumpy looking security guard stumbling out and opening the gate..but that is a whole story in itself…
The revolving doors on the side entrances open at 6am…and believe me you want to wait for 6am or you will be faced with a very very long walk around to the main entrance….Walking in at 6am has some other perks you get to see the fountains come on…(Im a sucker for fountains, they somehow seem very peacefull evenin the middle of a chaotic building). Last but not least are the lights which also switch on with clockwork prescision at 6am.
Of course for the true and honorable members of “The Losers Club” … nothing beats the moment when the white noise stops
My Building has what I can best describe as white-noise-generating-machines, I guess during the day it helps keep things quieter, you would never know it’s there unless you are there once it switches off - very creepy yet odly relaxing!
Now all that is really required are some bunkbeds…or maybe those new leather couches on the newly renovated floor… they are probably a better idea especially when the lights go out…
I have officially found a new obsession … art .. specifically art by an artist called Ann Gadd (www.anngadd.co.za, www.artforewe.co.za)
I am obsessed with Art for Ewe .. unfortunetly I am not rich as all hell (which is a requirement if you like art) so my collection is rather small at this point. I am hoping to be able to get some more 20 x 20 prints around bonus time though.. the prints are really really well done and they are on a board backing thing which makes them look really nice.
The art for ewe stuff is good for geeky appeal or corporate boardrooms ..geeky boardrooms? To me it has a real Google office quality.
At the moment my collection consists of 15 x 15 paintings and one 20 x 20 print. I kind of like the 15 x 15’s it’s the perfect size to make arrangement on the wall with.
So my collection so far:
Ewe-Tube
Logon
F-Ewe
R.T.F.M.
Zero Tasking
Deleting Cookies (Print..in red/white)
Im looking forward to hopefully getting ..
Phishing
Booting Up
and of course some general ones 
Passing the buck
Cooking the Books
etc..etc……
Ok Ok Im going to stop now … lest I get myself to spend money I truly do not have…
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Shew.. so many different things happening…
Work as always is all consuming and takes up 90% of my time .. which I guess is an improvement from the 98% it was taking up a few months ago.. still a long way to go to being balanced…
I spent quite a bit of time this weekend looking at job sites in the UK .. and figuring out if I need a visa or if I don’t need a visa to work (not as simple as you would think)… I need to really accelerate the actions and stop just talking about it… I don’t think my career here is going places fast so now is the best time to do something about my long term plans to move to the UK .. Let’s see how it goes.. so far it doesn’t look very promising.. it looks like it is going to be very difficult .. but lets face it thats something I was expecting .. not like life to just make things easy 