Just Pix

In The Stars

2011-10-26T15:36:00.001-07:00

Once a fortnight, I pick up a free magazine that I read while waiting for the bus. On the back page is the best horoscope for Scorpio folk. I say for Scorpio because sometimes, when I have a lot of time to kill, I read other signs and I invariably come away glad to be a Scorpio. And this week it was as though the horoscope gods were sending me an action kick from on high. I quote:

Daytime. An empty room. Some wine spilled on the floor. Tile curling up under the sink. The fridge door is swung open and it is obscene. Upstairs there is shouting. Outside, sirens. Why can't you move, Scorpio? Why can't you just bring yourself to some small moment of action? This $@1& is depressing.

So, there it is. My small moment of action.

Hot Spot

2009-06-01T20:20:00.000-07:00

Whenever I talk to people about my trip to D.C. for inauguration, I feel as though I cannot find enough words for how many people there were. Everywhere I looked I saw people and everyone was headed to the same central spot.

And I mean, everywhere you looked. And I ride the subway to work every day and I have been squeezed into a car with what feels like a thousand other people. I am often surprised at how full a train can be after letting 3 full trains go by and I was still bowled over by the masses.

And to have so many happy people in one place without a clown around? I don't know.

I should have done more but you see, it is kinda difficult to take pictures while wearing massive mittens...

November 4th, 2008

2008-11-11T04:50:00.000-08:00

There were all kinds of buttons, all over the place

Can you imagine, four guys had to hang about on the side of the building, manually changing those numbers.
I got dizzy just looking up.

Do you see the red elephant?

Or the blue donkey?

So, on one side of the building they set up this huge screen for us to watch all day. Outdoor theatre.

And we got to see the softer side of politics.

One for each party.

And for those with ADD, on the other side of the building was another TV screen, with a different channel on.

And a lovely blue carpet to make us feel special.

This is where I went to vote.

Did I mention, buttons galore?

People let their opinions be known, where ever they could.

You Say Farm and I Say Small Town

2008-03-25T19:29:00.001-07:00

so i went over to ian smith's farm - where he was born and raised and then heir to the family fortune.

there are several dams on the mini-town

we went for the sheep

and stayed for the orchards

and wonderful greenery

i caught a glimpse of the home where ian smith was born.

it doesn't matter what you farm, no farm has credibility unless it has dogs. that goes for small towns too.

those silos were used to cure tobacco. not that the climate in the midlands was good for tobacco but there was a time where tobacco was good for the economy and so the prime minister had to lead by example. see, i farm tobacco and so must you, good citizen.

there are signs for the on-site school.

And Don't We All Want To Be Smart?

2007-12-03T19:30:00.000-08:00

most ubiquitous ads during my visit to zimbabwe.

At Least It's Environmentally Friendly

2007-11-17T08:20:00.001-08:00

i'm getting a little seasick looking at the pattern

A Few of My Favourite Things...

2007-09-09T19:20:00.000-07:00

mmm-mmm good!

Our Baby Turned One!

2007-08-21T20:17:00.000-07:00

i share this lovely little lady with 3 other moms. can you tell how loved she is?

Don't Get Lost Kai!

2007-07-12T19:43:00.000-07:00

our building has new owners and they have embarked on some MAJOR changes, the biggest being these little trees in big flower pots. with all the scaffolding and construction men around, hanging about outside my fourth floor (on ropes or just the fire escape) i should be excited about all the improvements. but you know what thought fills my mind?

they better not try to raise my rent.

Something New...

2007-06-03T19:13:00.001-07:00

during my time in zimbabwe, i made some new friends. we took a self-portrait.

Old Time Styles

2007-05-22T16:02:00.000-07:00

my sister and her very good friend.
don't you just love the way folk used to post for pictures back in the day?
make sure you're holding onto nature!
it never gets old!

Is Brooklyn In The House?

2007-05-04T05:09:00.000-07:00

i was at the cattle market in gweru and this was the guy who controlled the flow of animals. i was treated to the back of his head most of the time and spent it wondering how this cap got here.

If Loving You Is Wrong...

2007-05-01T05:04:00.000-07:00

after deciding that living in the present was getting a tad too much for me, i embarked on my weekend project. my leg warmers! and i WILL wear them, during that one week of spring that we are going to have. on friday. i may even frost my hair and hairspray the life out of it. i put them on and already i was tempted to try dancing on the ceiling... who knows, on that future flashback spring friday, i may start a street dance, flashdance, fame moment. i put on those funky leg warmers and i really believe that i'm gonna live forever. baby remember my name!!!!

The Rare Find

2007-04-23T18:18:00.000-07:00

i saw lots and lots of dogs (i think there are about 7 on the farm) and so sometimes cats are difficult to come by...

Adieu!

2007-04-22T17:52:00.000-07:00

farewells - my mom and brother took me to the bus stop as i left them and gweru to head to the bright lights of the big city - harare. sniff...

Wha?

2007-04-20T20:22:00.000-07:00

so i was trying to take a picture of something and ended up taking a picture of everything and perhaps nothing...

In The Middle of My Street

2007-04-19T19:55:00.000-07:00

i live on a rather quiet street. but my neighbours still know how to let their feelings be known.

I Said I Don't Resolve

2007-03-15T17:19:00.000-07:00

i went out and bought a book on how to crochet. i sat with a ball of wool and tried to make it look like the picture - single crochet, half double crochet, double crochet, triple crochet. and this is my first crochet project. my grand achievement for 2007 - i taught myself crochet!

oh... it's a cap.

You Better Watch Out!

2007-02-16T03:01:00.000-08:00

yay! my wellingtons! i wanted these boots for months and months and months and always found an excuse not to go uptown to get them - distance and dislike of shopping are great motivators. but then finally i got them - just in time. last pair in the store. they knew they were my destiny. then...

no rain... no snow... dry weather all around. even when the weather channel predicted it. but then...

do ya see it? and in these boots, i can go anywhere. ain't no snow drift high enough, ain't no puddle wide enough... i am as aggressive as someone driving in an obnoxious big truck/suv. i am a demon in these boots! and i am LOVING IT!!!!

Love In A New York Minute

2007-01-11T18:01:00.000-08:00

you gotta love the city!
beautiful people,
brought together by the countdown
what a way to start the year!!!

I Have Height Issues

2006-12-21T20:27:00.000-08:00

oh man!
what my life would be if i were just a little bit taller

A Perfect Match

2006-12-06T18:19:00.000-08:00

when they said office party, i thought of this dress.
i think my psychic wires got crossed
i didn't realise i would blend into the background in it
when i hoped to pop out!

This Is Why November Rocks!

2006-11-27T20:22:00.000-08:00

many many self-portraits later...
eyes wide open, nostrils down...

Jazz Hands

2006-10-08T20:43:00.000-07:00

There is so much here
Beyond what you could believe
So just let me in.

i spent a day in bayside with two amazing and strong women.

hmmm....

2006-10-04T20:47:00.000-07:00

I reached over to touch you
But you were not there
I really needed you
But you were not there
What could I do?
What did you expect?
What else?

He looked for you
But you were not there
Oh, his need was deep
But you were not there
Where could he go?
What did you expect?
What else?

I saw your shadow
He glimpsed your trace
I heard your words
He saw your visions
I was looking
He was calling
What did you expect?

Anything in the Drugstore Aisle?

2006-09-21T20:41:00.000-07:00

when i was in high school i determined that i cried once a year. once a year. usually on a saturday. i would find myself in my bedroom, lying on my bed in an l-shape - with my legs up against the wall. and i would be overwhelmed with sadness about one thing or another. once it was because i was convinced my mother was either having an affair or had been abducted by aliens who had left a poor replica in her place. it turned out that she was pregnant (she was forty and we kids were pretty much grown so, at the time abducted by aliens seemed more logical). once i felt that the girls at school were trying to make me into someone i wasn't and the feeling that i was losing my identity or that me wasn't good enough seemed too much to bear. it didn't matter what the reason was - i thought it was good and healthy to lie for a good 15 minutes to half hour and just let it out. very cleansing. then i stopped. i guess i grew out of it all.

a few years ago, i think i probably needed to cry to make up for all the time i had spent not really crying. i cried but apparently not enough. i was told to be strong, so i dried my eyes and moved on.

now, damnit, i leak pretty much all the time. three years on and i cry at funny cartoons. hell, i was devastated when dumbledore died! i'm thinking on saturday - not this weekend, cos i have to work - but maybe next weekend, if i'm not too busy. i think i'll lie back in my familiar l (scuffed walls be damned) and have a good old fashioned bawl for no good reason or maybe for every good reason. i'm thinking that, if i do it right, it might tide me over a good 6 months or so.

Oh Say Can You See?

2006-09-20T12:15:00.000-07:00

what a great american i am!!!???

Business Casual

2006-09-16T07:31:00.000-07:00

Damaged

2006-08-31T19:23:00.000-07:00

i begin, cross out & start again
i struggle to find something clever
to write but it never
works that way. my page remains

blank. just as my mind
is cluttered
i search for inspiration
and find

i am tongue-tied

Big Time!

2006-08-30T04:37:00.000-07:00

apparently chess is really big in durban, south africa. i found this game in an old mall.

Optical Illusion

2006-08-26T10:56:00.000-07:00

That's What I Was Thinking

2006-08-22T15:11:00.000-07:00

When Kheti met Chengi

2006-08-07T19:51:00.000-07:00

waiting for the ride... i was nowhere near that calm.