rollerblades, frozen yoghurt and beer

i needed that. nothing like syrup dribbling down one's face at high speed on a dark boulevard :D

ran into a guy i used to serve with, who spent a couple of months this year in cape town. it's unbelievable - all the things he was amazed and excited about (he's also planning on coming down for new year's) are the things i take for granted, the things that drive me nuts here because they're so unnecessarily different.

and that's not a complaint against israel in particular; cape town is just such a magical place (in spite of all its problems) that one cannot help but compare.

i've decided (with a little help from my beer) to watch some police academy.