Category Archives: Unstructured Musing

I am Not Looking Forward to the December Holidays…

Each year, around the 30th of November, I start to feel this sense of doom creeping up on me. School is out, all the sisters are home, our friends have gone away with their families, we are eating more out of pure boredom, and there is no wi-fi. It’s bleak. This end-of-year dread is compoundedContinue reading “I am Not Looking Forward to the December Holidays…”

Craving Intimacy

As a rule, I avoid close interaction with people, especially those I don’t know. But it turns out keeping people at a physical and psychological arm’s length is not the best strategy for survival as a human being. There is a lot to be said for the simple but intense experience of touch: a brushContinue reading “Craving Intimacy”

An Extract from "Sometimes I Look for Good News in the Spam Folder"

This afternoon while I was walking back from Pick n Pay I was thinking about my life. Specifically I was thinking about my work situation, i.e. my lack thereof. I thought of how, when I was in school, I thought I would have a job that I loved and that I was very good atContinue reading “An Extract from "Sometimes I Look for Good News in the Spam Folder"”

I Thought He Liked Me. (In which I use the word "feel" way too many times.)

[Scroll to the bottom for the tl;dr summary] It started, as millennials’ relationship stories usually do, with a Facebook post. I liked a status update of his, and waited to see if he would initiate conversation. He did, and for the next three months I tried to get to know him and potentially start aContinue reading “I Thought He Liked Me. (In which I use the word "feel" way too many times.)”

Pop. (In which I drop a whole lot of links and hope you like one of them)

Twitter is great for click-baity articles, viral Vines, memes and, my personal favourite, music recommendations. Drake recently released Views, and the memes and covers have been rolling in. I have yet to hear the album, but I’ve become familiar with the lead single, ‘One Dance’. This cover by Alex Aiono was floating around the TLContinue reading “Pop. (In which I drop a whole lot of links and hope you like one of them)”

Throwaway thoughts on sharing feelings with boys

I’ve been thinking this week about how much I struggle to articulate my feelings because I am afraid of rejection. In all my relationships, I never want to be the one who feels too much or too obviously, because I don’t want to be judged or misunderstood. It’s the reason I am very slow toContinue reading “Throwaway thoughts on sharing feelings with boys”

I think things are getting out of hand (or: "I am literally always on the brink of tears. Send help.")

It’s been one of those weeks. The days went by in a dull, uninspiring blur; school was suffocating me; I felt like I had no direction in life; I thought my image needed a serious revamp and I was generally feeling very “bleh.” I went from having the urge to go out and get newContinue reading “I think things are getting out of hand (or: "I am literally always on the brink of tears. Send help.")”

Where I am now

I started blogging because I had thoughts and opinions which I felt had to be put out into the public domain. I wanted to share my ideas with whoever would understand where I was coming from. I wanted to write. 2010 was an exciting time: blogs were becoming popular, and the possibilities were endless. TheContinue reading “Where I am now”

Exam-Time Rants: I Hate my Housemates (Or: "These Hoes Ain’t Loyal")

For a student who wants to live off-campus, accommodation options are pretty slim. Finding a place that is reasonably priced (whatever that means), in a safe area and close to public transport is difficult. I just needed somewhere with a manageable number of tenants and a good bed. After living through the hell that wasContinue reading “Exam-Time Rants: I Hate my Housemates (Or: "These Hoes Ain’t Loyal")”