Smeets

Check it out here

Ever had the need to drop a quick tweet on the go? Via SMS, perhaps.

I started using it last night and it rocks! Mainly, probably because it’s made by none other than superhero, Kish

b(l)og roll

The b(l)og roll… scroll down a little, to the right… there you go, it’s under

reciprocate.

Do you read it? Do you get it? Do you ever click on through?

Are you pissed because you’re not on it?

Hehe. Some of you should be

Some of you no longer have any reason to be

My point is. I read these people. Every day. So should you.

(this blogpost is brought to you at 00h47. i will sleep sometime, promise).

this.

this is my song for today.

this version particularly.

it’s been a HELL of day.

Work insanity. Cam sick.

I think headless chickens have a better chance of walking straight with a blindfold on, than I did today.

And at midnight, when I am talking to a good friend.

After being loved and supported through the insanity of the day by good friends…

I am left listening to this.

I want you to listen to this too.

Because now…

Now I am okay.

Thank you.

So much.

 

incomplete – a.n.m.

One day I’ll find relief
I’ll be arrived
And I’ll be friend to my friends who know how to be friends
One day I’ll be at peace
I’ll be enlightened and I’ll be married with children and maybe adopt
One day I will be healed
I will gather my wounds forge the end of tragic comedy

I have been running so sweaty my whole life
Urgent for a finish line
And I have been missing the rapture this whole time of being forever incomplete

One day my mind will retreat
And I’ll know God
And I’ll be constantly one with her night dusk and day
One day I’ll be secure
Like the women I see on their thirtieth anniversaries

I have been running so sweaty my whole life
Urgent for a finish line
And I have been missing the rapture this whole time of being forever incomplete

Ever unfolding
Ever expanding
Ever adventurous
And torturous
And never done

One day I will speak freely
I’ll be less afraid
And measured outside of my poems and lyrics and art
One day I will be faith-filled
I’ll be trusting and spacious authentic and grounded and home

I have been running so sweaty my whole life
Urgent for a finish line
And I have been missing the rapture this whole time of being forever incomplete

heart

i heart you my friends.

in this absolute chaos of the day.

i heart you.

you keep me strong.

with the emails, the messages, the tweets, the texts, the calls.

you keep me strong.

thank you.

larcy

larcy

made me smile today.

thank you my 99percenter.

i may

throw a seismic shitfit today.

 

Larcy

Dear audience of twelve ,

You’ve heard me speak and write of Larcy before. Larcy, my 99percenter, shoe-swapping, mad mate who left me for a year to sojourn to the UK. Yeah, you remember those emo posts now don’t you? Heh.

Anyway, the truth is, Larcy is clever. Larcy is funny. Larcy can tell by the tone of my voice on the ‘phone that it’s a good/bad/middle of the road kinda day. Larcy can get me totally in a two-word email.

But. Most of all, Larcy has an eye for things. Pretty things. strange things. Wonderful things.

And she puts them here

Go take a look!

pleasefindthis gets me every time

Every time. A cupcake.

 

This had me in tears, again, and reflecting on a conversation I had last night.

 

It’s more than true.

 

Thank you.

 

 

i don’t do this often.

have a good trip.

tell the world i said it better be good

or i’ll kick it’s arse.

just as soon as i get some of this sleep

and get my ass kicked. heh. in the good way.

you’re right

i don’t get this back.

and i will probably never look this good ever again.

no matter what I think now.

so i should stop whining.

what i do get…

what i do get…

is every day of my life

in all of it’s crazy and beautiful.

and i thank you.

Udobo School Needs Your Help

Dear my fabulous audience of twelve (and more…)

Udobo School is a school very, very close to my heart. It’s run by a group of people who REALLY care, and aims to empower little ones in need, with school readiness schools.

The sad part? They’re running low on cash and support. If you can help, please help.

Please help these children and their School friends.

These children and others like them are facing the possibility of losing the hope that The Udobo Grade R School (Durban) brings to them.  The school is a privileged school for the underprivileged.

The idea behind our vision for the Udobo Schools’ Project, is to provide a quality Grade R education to children from low-income families in preparation (R – Readiness) for their formative years of education.

Our mission is to provide the children from these families (many of whom are victims of HIV and/or are AIDS orphans living with impoverished extended family members) with a Grade R education equivalent to any found at the schools within more financially flush sectors of society.  We have provided a privileged school environment with qualified teachers and we offer a NCS Grade R programme for the preparation of these children to enter their formal schooling phase at Grade 1.

We believe that our programme not only prepares our children more than adequately within the three learning areas of Life, Numeracy and Literacy skills, but also instils within each child a greater sense of self-worth, adequate fine and gross motor skills, adequate emotional and social skills, keen sensory perception, adequate mega-cognitive processing skills, self-discipline and motivation, creativity and planning, execution and evaluation skills.

Our goal is to lower the risk of future school failure and to give our children confidence and hope for a better future.

We also provide these children with 3 nourishing meals every school day. These are, in many cases the only meals these children will receive in a day.

Our school has been in operation now for 5 years and the need has been such that our numbers increased from 3

children when opening our doors in April 2004 to 100 children in 2008 and a waiting list of 56 children in 2009.

This has resulted in an enormous increase in our need for sustainable and committed funding to assist us to retain the high quality of education and care we offer the children.  The crisis in the global world of economics has caused great difficulty in our fundraising endeavours and we have, unfortunately, lost some major sponsorships because of funding now being unavailable.

Please, please would you try to find it in your heart to help us to save our project by giving whatever you can to us as a monthly commitment – anything from R50 a month will go a far way to helping us to continue reaching into the lives of these little ones.

(R50 = 10 loaves of bread

R100 = 20 loaves of bread – a loaf a day)

Udobo is an approved public benefit organisation under section 18A of the income tax act.  We are also registered as a NPO (Non-Profit Organisation) and we are able to receive donations from you which would then qualify for certain tax deductions in terms of and subject to the limitations prescribed in the act.

Please contact me for a debit order instruction which will make your monthly donation effort-free, or contact Kathy Mercer, the School’s principal on .

Please could we ask you to assist us with this appeal by forwarding this mail to your contact lists in the hope that there will be those who are in a position to help us.

Thank you so much for the time you have taken to share our vision and burden with us.  We look forward to your becoming an integral part of the Udobo family.

Always Fishing

Kathy Mercer

(Director of the Udobo Schools Project)

udobo@polka.co.za

www.udobo.org.za