The awards season are officially coming to a close. The glamour. The hype. The speculation. Finally, its all drawing to a close and in its wake, we can confidently await the summer epics and small independent movies. This award season for me has been particularly exciting. Ive loved it mainly because I had seen almost all the movies in the running and was quite excited about the main two – Avatar and the Hurt Locker.  The hurt locker for me was an amazing movie. I had had the chance to …

My head is still reeling from my weekend – so much so that I had to pen it down in an effort to understand the colossal pit of dung I find myself in.
To set the scene, I must take you back a few weeks.  You see I met this guy who simply put – took my breath away. He was HOTT. And friendly. And funny.  And easy to talk to. And down to earth.  He had such an easy-going aura about him that I was won over almost immediately.  We …

Don’t know what it is but I’ve been learning some valuable lessons through music recently.  Random lyrics have been floating around in my head of late and instead of being dismissive of it, I find myself picking out words of wisdom and storing the rest away for future dissection!
This morning it was a song about women doing things better than men. Not just doing things better, but doing it better in BROKEN heels! Now every woman out there understands full well that very little can be accomplished with broken heels.  …

Just felt like I needed to take a walk – some time alone.  Funnily enough, there’s nothing wrong.  Just need some air.  So much going on in my head yet it’s the silence that engulfs me.  No escape from it; not sure I want to.
I’ve been walking for so long. My legs are starting to burn.  Damn.  I forgot my cash card. Great. I’m gonna have to walk all the way back.  I was trying to avoid the familiar but seems like my subconscious wont let me rest.  I’m back …

At the start of a New Year, most people feel reflective on the past year and are excited for the New Year ahead. All the past hurts and burdens as well as the unmet expectations and frustrated promises are quickly discarded in the hope that a new year would bring with it a turnaround of fortunes and luck. For some people, this ‘new year euphoria’ lasts the month of January. For others, it carries on as far as March, maybe April but then reality comes crashing in.
A …