strong weak end

it's just past 1am on a monday morning, i've just uploaded the latest episode of my podcast to soundcloud and am rendering the video for youtube (why the hell does imovie take so damned long?!)

friday 16th:

friday night at the temple mr smear wasn't the least bit interested in being inside - he was thoroughly enjoying himself running me around and playing with the rabbi's kids, and the four of us were having such fun it was ridiculous. he passed out on the way home, my mom coached us on walking him to the toilet in his sleep - the first time was weird but fine, the second time was hysterical because he was so deeply asleep he just flopped face down onto the floor and then dangled precariously off his little toilet

saturday 17th:

gd took a meditation course this weekend, which she found immensely helpful. while she was there on saturday i took mr smear to the mall to buy birthday presents and return crap microphones. i can't walk into a book store and not buy something for us, and mr smear and i started reading the graphic novel adaptation of the hobbit over a coffee and babyccino and we are IN to this stuff!

he was also quite satisfied with me being forced to exchange rather than get refunded for the microphones and picking up a captain america shield keyring. which became a learning opportunity because he loves it, but was sad about not getting a hulk action figure.

taking him home for some quiet time and lunch (and finally finishing the long earth - which is amazing until the last chapter, which was anticlimactic), then picking up gd and returning home with a sleeping mr smear, taking advantage of his downtime and resting before the rabbi, his wife and their daughter arrived for tea. translating one of rabbi nachman's texts was an interesting experience, and the kids (including gd) had a great time.

passing out getting mr smear to bed, waking up just before midnight,

sunday 18th:

and being unable to get back to sleep (rls), destroying bloons until 3am

struggling to get up and take gd to her class, driving to the other side of cape town for a birthday party, which was nice, relaxed and mr smear's allergy was taken into consideration for which i was very grateful. an amusing moment learning that the birthday girl had exclaimed "mr smear will love it" when they disneyfied her nails

rushing to leave to get all the way to gd on time - discovering i'd forgotten to strap mr smear in *just* before hitting the highway and having to find a spot to pull over - getting all the way there and receiving a message to say she'd managed to get herself home. returning home for a few minutes, then heading to mouille point for brunch at mary-ann's emporium with my mom. the food wasn't as amazing as i was led to expect, but it was definitely good and the experience was excellent.

*sigh* being fined for not having updated the car license :(

trying and failing to nap, then going to a park in heavy winds for our friends' kid's birthday party. for a couple of reasons we were the only people to show up, one of them being the wind, the other being the lack of warning, but the birthday boy's adopted grandparents offered to host us when things got too hectic and we not only had a nice time but our hostess turned out to be an editor and connected me with someone who might be able to assist with my sonnet project!

bringing the party back to our place, a freaky experience fleeing our apartment because our neighbour allegedly spilled turpentine and we thought there was a gas leak (i kinda suspect he's running a meth lab), a really fun evening that went on till late, eventually giving them a ride home and coming back to write and record the new podcast episode and get some paid work done.