random thoughts

• i've always been glad that i've never worked or studied in a place where i have to travel with traffic during rush hour, but every now and again i forget that that's a thing and i get stuck for a bit. today i left home using waze, though, and once it realized i wasn't going anywhere (ten minutes' gridlock trying to get to the N1/N2 onramp) it took me through all sorts of areas i'd never been in or considered travelling through. and boy, did i get to see what cape town's rush hour traffic really looks like for a LOT of people living in this city. it's horrifying, not just how long it takes to move but the kinds of driving you have to deal with whenever there's a moment's flow. i cannot begin to fathom the depths of patience that any of you who know what i'm talking about have, after an hour of struggle and vying for position while being cut off by buses i turned tail and fled the less than ten minute drive going in the other direction. i just don't know how this is a thing that millions of people have come to accept in their lives, and i know cape town's just one city of (i guess) thousands with this kind of problem. surely people think "let's try something else"?
• if chocolate was sold in half-slabs i probably wouldn't eat as much
• in spite of today's storm, we here in cape town must remain vigilant and water-wise.
  
  do you know how much water we could save if everyone shaved their heads? our local representatives should show how much they care (and some solidarity) and lead by example!
  
  #capetown #watercrisis #shaveandsave #shavewater #wearedryingoverhere