My Mind, or: The Haunted House

I regard only the original three seasons (there's a 4th on Netflix, and I've seen an episode of it on D.S.T.V.) as exactly that: the original and proper series. I have extremely fond memories of watching this with Wynand. We both absolutely loved it! At the time, at least for us, it came out of left field. Entirely. He randomly heard about it on some poker forums , and it was ridiculously cheap on Amazon. The recommendation was something akin to "BEST SERIES EVER!!!". If you know anything about the TwoPlusTwo forums, you'll realize that you can find some great content there, if you're diligent enough to sift relentlessly through endless garbage. Or know exactly where to look. It was a trusted source, so to speak. We were not disappointed. I could go on all day about how this is very similar to the EXACT comedy T.V. series I'd hope to write, if I were ever given such a task. The dialogue is so intellectual and incredibly clever, the characteriza...

You do! Some of you. I digress. I do that. Don't read on if you don't want any spoilers. I'm doing my best (are other people?). WARNING: SPOILER Ok, what do I mean? My life is like that of the new Man Utd manager, David Moyes. Those who know me, know I love United. I really do. Since 1993, I remember a match against Liverpool, with me promising to support the winner of that match. At the time, I had no knowledge of football. Not really. 1998/1999, omg. I remember it as three matches, really. The Ryan Giggs wonder goal match, Juventus Quarter-final of the Champs. League and the Bayern Munich (read: Darth Vader at the end of The Empire Strikes Back)  Final ZOMG . Such history! Chills. So now? On Sunday, they brutally lost to an Eto'o hat-trick for Chelsea. Does anyone like Moyes right now? I do. He'll make it work. He might be under SEVERE pressure right now, but he'll make it work. Keep the faith. He tries h...

Yesterday, was one of the MANY highlights throughout this boy's life. Having said that, I can also add, simply, NOTHING has ever topped it. "OMG? Why??!" exclaim you, in surprise. I say, calmly, "Rather ask me in person about it." At this, you again show a mix of surprise and disappointment, "What a fuckin' retard. Doesn't he realize that blogs, and the INTERWEBS, don't work like that?" "Au contraire, companion on this crazy journey of life. Trust me, it's too special." "But..." "My mind is made up, sorry. I think we're social creatures. Novel idea /sarcasm, let's be social!" "Er...and if I can't make it to where you are??" questions a defiant you. Confidently, I get out, "Then I'll contact you. When the time is right." So with that, I'll give you an extra teaser for my TV-series mini arc. I'm gonna name 5 in total. So today, 1. Characteristics for judg...

So, I had nearly 0% sleep last night. Around 3 hours. Not in the most soopa "Entertain the masses" (Hey! Not boasting, it's a common fact that I have gazillions of readers) mood today. I do feel the need to get some stuff off my mind though. The topic is brevity. I have become VERY conscious of the fact that The Social Konrad™ (You boys in the back of the class! Stand up, Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Whatsapp!) is bombarbed with cool shit on a daily basis. Why wouldn't you be? What do little old me and Robert Mugabe, Barack Obama and Eternal Party General Secretary Kim Jong Il (bless his departed soul - Fat fuckin' chance!) actually have in common? Of course, it's time. We each have 24 hours in EVERY SINGLE DAY (favourite Pennywise song, so good!). Naturally, TIME is the great equaliser.  So, keeping it brief (topical, huh? :-D ) I just wanted to say: I am never planning on wasting anyone's time I think most people like my lists, and ...

I know you missed me. I'm back to brighten some otherwise dreary existences. With my auto-eroticism out of the way, why have I been gone so long? A combination of factors. Number 1 is that it was just nice to take a break in December when the big migration to the coast starts. Of course, my mind was active (some would say *too*) during this time, full of all the joys of life, embarking on a journey of discovery along with Alex, possibilities for the new year... Shark-cage diving, great food and braais, wine estates, Moyo in Stellenbosch, the Franschoek Motor Museum...it was a blast. In their infantility, a lot of ideas are simply easier to think over in one's mind than to get them out there. The raw processing speed, not having to communicate an idea and make sure it's understood correctly etc. There are a lot of advantages. Partly for that reason, partly being busy with AWESOMENESS, they didn't quite make it onto paper.  The Procrastination Equati...