No pain no gain...

Yes, I'm back, and the exams are finally over! I only a short while I will know whether or not I have attained my second degree... Strangely enough, I'm not exactly stressed about it. I studied hard, and worked harder than I've ever done before, so it's bound to pay off in some respects. Most of the results I've already got back were positive, so it's more a question of time than anything else...

The reason why this post took so long is not necessarily because it's been so incredibly busy, but rather the fact that nothing much has happened. Obviously, it was because everything was studying, which I found to be very weird. Having spent most of the year grinding at my academics, I found the exams to be quite a breeze, and spent most of the time relaxing (much to the annoyance of my flatmates, who were all in a frenzy... Needless to say, with my new relaxed way of approaching studying, I had oodles of time to find something else to do.

Right, so why is the title of the post a reference to an obscure song from the Scorpions? Well, due to the fact that I had so much time on my hands, I decided to convince my future flatmate (I say future flatmate, but he's essentially been squatting in the place for the past month already...) to help me in my endeavours to reinvent myself (refer to previous posts...). BIG mistake. Never ask a guy who used to have national colours in 2 sports to be your personal trainer. Especially if he tends to look and act like the Incredible Hulk (well, if the Incredible Hulk was diabetic and had German blood in him...). For the past three weeks, I have hit the gym for 2 hours, four times a week, and have been eating pretty much nothing but fish, broccoli and salad. Two scary, yet positive things resulting from this:

1) I am losing weight at a rate of knots.

2) I think I'm starting to like broccoli.

Two of the past three weeks have been spent house-sitting for my parents (who went to Spain for birthday treat/2nd honeymoon-type thing) and slowly but surely moving all the stuff out of my flat and back to home... Not a fun process, but it had to be done. After such a long time living on campus, and in a different place, it actually felt weird to have to stay at home for a night. It's pretty damn creepy, especially when alone... Although, it does have its benefits, like a liquor cabinet which is substantially better stocked, a full fridge, a TV that actually works all the time, etc....

Last night, due to serious financial issues (I'm not broke, because several people owe me money, but I just can't seem to squeeze it out of them), I was working as a wine steward at a private party. And what a party this was! The guy, Graham, clearly struck it rich at an early age, but managed to stay humble at the same time. The function consisted of 200 people, approximately ten courses of food (every single course essentially a meal in it's own... Isn't choice a wonderful thing?), two bars (one for cocktails and hard tack, the other for wine), and several other odds and ends... It was quite a cool party, needless to say, but what made it even better is when the bossman told us all to make ourselves at home, grab a drink and some food and join in... There's nothing like a good party, except if you get paid to do it! It did however leave me in a bit of a daze this morning when I had to go fetch the parentals from the airport...

Ho hum, life has been boring... That's about all that's happened to me so far. Sorry, can't even make it sound that interesting. Both ways, Monday I start working on the wine farm for the holiday, and the week after that I'm off to Kimberley (of all places) for some much-deserved (and needed) socialising... Until then, I promise to make the next post less boring...

Music Lyric of the day: "In the land of the pigs, the butcher is king!" (Meat Loaf finally releases Bat ouf of Hell 3!!!)

Arb 80's Trivia of the day: 1987 heralded the birth of ADSL internet, Anime films becoming widespread, the Simpsons (on the Tracy Ullman Show), and VGA graphics... Oh, and my sister. Talk about Karma.

Suggestion of the day: Sing out loudly and jump around like a maniac when you hear a song you like. Your real friends will understand. You only live once.

Quote of the day: "This must be what angels taste like..." - Homer Simpson