Life Does Debbie

Global Warming Perhaps

2009-02-08T19:41:00.004+01:00

To all of those who don't believe in Global warming...here is your proof.

Cape Town Weather

Sunday

Sunrise 06:14 (SAST)
Sunset 19:46 (SAST)

36°C

20°C

very good

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Ive been spritzing all weekend. The last time Ive spent 6 hours a day in the pool was when I was 8!!!

My Self Portrait after todays Heat!

London Weather

Tuesday

Sunrise 07:24 (GMT)
Sunset 17:04 (GMT)

4°C

-2°C

; >17

very poor

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You guys can have this weather all to yourselves!!!!

Piccie Stolen from The "Ooms" Facebook profile.
(Dankie Oom)

Odd Couple???

2009-02-07T19:28:00.005+01:00

Spent the day in the pool today due to record high temperatures and saw the oddest couple ever!

What could she possibly see in this man???? You have to ask the question.... is she a escort?? or just plain blind!!!

Wasted Weekend

2009-02-01T15:23:00.004+01:00

Now Ill be the first one to admit that I love a drink or two (or three) every now and then. However this weekend was a total write off due to the failure to control my alcohol intake on Friday night.

I failed to adhere to the six rules Ive set out when it comes to drinking:

1. Never start a drinking session at Lunchtime.
2. Always eat before drinking commences.
3. Believe your friends when they tell you that you are pissed and should slow down.
4. Never, Never, Never become best friends with the looser at the end of the bar who has no friends of his own.
5. Don't drink and drive home.
6. Drink a glass of water when you get home.
6.1 Ensure that you get home!

Due to the breaking of these rules I woke up on Saturday feeling like life had ended. Ive spent the rest of the weekend at Mom and Dads place feeling very sorry for myself and avoiding all my social obligations.

Theres nothing worse than facing your friends after a session of absolute name throwing. I now plan to live the rest of my life as a recluse thus avoiding further embarrassment.

Yours in soberness
Debbie
AA member since 01/02/09

Poor Capetonians

2009-01-31T22:50:00.004+01:00

Shame I can really see why other people feel sorry for us poor Capetonians.
Just look at the horrible scenery I had to endure while at the Chermans 21st birthday party last week.....

What a crap city we live in!

Unhappy New Year

2009-01-28T15:22:00.006+01:00

So I suppose you've all have been missing me terribly, well the good news is that I'm back!! Where have I been you ask?

Well it all starts once upon a time in late 2008 with me jetting off (albeit just to Durbs) to see the love of my life and long distance boyfriend for the last three years, 'Mr London'.
It was 10 days of bliss and no explanation needed as to why I wasn't around my PC much.
(Winking Smiley face)

BUT he emails a couple days later to break up with me. No, that wasn't a typo he really did email me to say its over for good!!! Along with this unfortunate event I also started a job that I'm not entirely sure I'm going to enjoy ( who does actually want to work 9-5 every day especially when your earning the SA Rand???) moved into a house that I'm not entirely happy with ( its a little sub standard compared to the Clifton penthouse I was gunning for) and on top of this we lost a very special friend to a freak stroke.

SO as you may gather it wasn't a very happy start to the New Year at all.
To all of those who wasted their time sending cheesy Happy New Year messages next year try this: "Merry Christmas and Shitty New Year".

Be honest here, who really does have a happy start to the New Year??? Its back to work for most of us, summer romances fizzle out and almost all of us are broke from overspending during the December holidays!

SO here's three cheers to a shit January. Unhappy New Years to you all!!

Who is Grayshirt Man?

2008-12-18T13:40:00.002+01:00

The Jew and I have been enjoying the odd stroll along Sea Point promenade lately to take in the atmosphere and scenery. Scenery being a mysterious young man who is always running at 17:30 dressed in a Gray shirt.

Now girls this hot fine specimen is a definite 15 out of 10. Facts show that in the last 13 years The Jew and I have been friends we have never, not once found the same man attractive till this very day.

I have never witnessed anyone looking so good covered in sweat! In fact earlier this week I happened to be driving along instead of walking, saw GrayShirt Man and nearly crashed my car!

Mental Note to self: Never do that again.

So please please please, anyone who has any whereabouts of this fine young man let me know so that I can stalk him for the rest of my existence.

Many Thanks
Debbie
CEO Of Grayshirt Man Fanclub

Winter Sniffles

2008-12-17T13:36:00.002+01:00

So after just about everyone I know from the UK complaining about being sick this winter (especially Mr 'Associate Director' who is even threatening to cancel his trip to SA if he doesn't get better soon) I have decided to share with you my ancient and coveted anti illness remedies........

1. Eat at least 7 cloves of Garlic a day (swallow them like pills if your worried about bad breath)

2. Drink a breakfast smoothie with the following ingredients:

1 cup water,
1 whole peeled lemon and orange,
half a pear,
garlic clove,
fresh oregano,
cayenne pepper.
( beg or steal a blender if you don't have one)

3. Move away from the bloody UK.

Its called Vitamin D people! The sun is a healer, I should know after a blissful day at the pool yesterday....aaaaaaaa.

UK winters my ass!

Office Christmas Parties

2008-12-12T08:51:00.004+01:00

Apologies for not supplying compelling reading to you yesterday but with silly season in full swing I was consumed by offices parties for the day.

The 'Jew' very kindly found me a temping job at her advertising company for December and yesterday was the staff party, now working at a creative company you would assume that all sorts of brilliant ideas would surface for the 'perfect staff day' however a decision was made to go to Ratanga Junction for the day. I wasn't too phased but since 'The Jew' suffers from Vertigo it may not have been the best choice.

On arrival 'The Jew' and I felt very out as the average age of clientele was 13 and we had forgotten to dress in our best Hannah Montana and High School Musical attire.

Remembering Ratanga in its Hay Day I was shocked by the decay, half the rides were closed, most of the restaurants were closed down and the whole place just looked rather dismal and run down. Do they not think that it might be time to just call it a day??

However the day was not lost to Ratanga because when 'The Jew' and I arrived home the company beneath our apartment was throwing a banging party for their staff and kindly invited us to join. I won't get into the juicy details but what I can say is that they mixed all the right ingredients of a good office party, some dancing, some scandal, some embarrassment and a killer headache in the morning!

Yahoo Ineffciency

2008-12-10T13:47:00.004+01:00

So I get to my PC today after an interview that I think went really well ( What Dorks if they don't hire me!)
I open my Yahoo Inbox only to notice a whole lot of Mail Delivery failure and RE emails with Christmas as a subject title..........HUH????(I was thinking to myself)

Now before I continue with the story allow me to set the scene.... I have had this Yahoo address since the start of Cyberspace so there are ALOT of email addresses stored in my address book......Guys I dated in Grade 7, every single company Ive ever applied to, old girlfriends who's boyfriends Ive stolen, work colleagues........ you get the picture.

So some asshole hacker has hacked into Yahoo and sent every single person in my address book some stupid Christmas, come shop at our website spam email. We are talking about over 500 people who Ive known once upon a time who have now received this shit!!!

How embarrassed am I!!!!!

I haven't stopped receiving
"Oh my word its you!" ,
"Your still alive?",
"I hate you so stop mailing me",
"Debbie??? didn't we hold hands in school once?"
"Why are you sending me spam?" type emails all day.

To make it worse it seems millions (okay hundreds) have been affected by the same Hacker but Yahoo doesn't even have the decency to let us all know what is happening and why??

FOOLS

So after all these years today is the day I put my Yahoo email to rest. It was good while it lasted.

Johnny Walker does it in style

2008-12-09T08:44:00.008+01:00

I had the privilege of cracking an invite to last nights Johnny Walker Red experience compliments of 'The Gertrude'

Being on a Monday night I was quite reluctant to go, as the couch looked so inviting after a busy weekend, but I dragged myself along swearing I would only stay for an hour.

After attending a rather average Brutal Fruit event on Saturday night I really wasn't expecting much, another pretentious Cape Town gathering perhaps?

However on arrival we were handed over to a stunning young man who took us through to a darkened room to begin the "Johnny Walker Experience"..........drum roll please..........

The idea of having a tasting in a dark room was genius as you really savour what you drink. Our host was informative and I felt every effort was used to build brand awareness which happens so rarely these days.

After our little whiskey lesson the doors opened onto the most elegant party I have ever witnessed. Laid back lounge tunes with a live trumpet player infused with hors d'oeures and an eccentric mix of Capetonians slowly sipping their sexy drinks.

I truly felt like I had been transported to a hip NYC bar. The organisers really got it right this time, great people, great music, great food, great product and fantastic environment.

So congrats Johnny Walker, you have transformed me into a true fan, needless to say I stayed well over a hour!

Next time I order a whiskey its definitely going to be 'Johnny Walker please and make that a double'

Marie Claire VS Hustler

2008-12-08T09:12:00.007+01:00

I subscribe to the Marie Claire newsletter because I find that it doesn't include the usual Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears type gossip but rather something a bit more substantial.

However I was in shock when I saw today's headline....See Jeniffer Aniston's Raunchiest look yet.

Am I reading Marie Claire or Hustler?? This is not the type of image a female wants to see first thing on a Monday morning. What are you thinking Marie Claire?

Marie Claire

VS

Hustler

Thanks for ruining my morning!!

SA Crime Concern

2008-12-06T09:39:00.005+01:00

Ive only been back in the country for four weeks and already two friends have been involved in a 'smash and grab'

This is obviously a cause for concern. However I would like to take a moment to talk about the intelligence of these 'smash and grabbers'

The first victim was my next door neighbor who had his laptop stolen from the seat next to him. The second victim was my good friend ' The Cherman' who had her handbag stolen from her seat.

So smash and grabber number one gets a laptop to the value of R10 000. Not to shabby for a three second job. I say good for him. He saw a opportunity and he took it.

Smash and grabber number two on the other hand steals a handbag from a 20 something female.... lets see what he gets out of the deal.

Lip Gloss in five fruity flavors
Birth Control Pills
Hand Cream
Emergency Sewing Kit
A empty wallet with a couple of maxed out credit cards.
Mobile Phone
Hair Straightener

Resale value around R400 ( If his lucky enough to sell the Phone and the Hair Straightener)

I mean really where is the sense and intelligence in that??? I just don't get it! So to all you would be 'smash and grabbers' out there, don't steal from females.
Your profit margin is low and its just plain rude to part a lady and her Hair Straightener!

Google = Alcoholism

2008-12-05T13:32:00.008+01:00

In my excitement at having started a blog I thought it wise to Google 'Life does Debbie' and see how far down the rankings my site would appear. I had no big dreams, in fact I would have been quite happy to see my link on page two, even three for that matter but NO.......to my utter dismay I made it all the way to page 11 without seeing one reference to my blog, nothing, nada, niks.
Why Google why??????

On the bright side I guess this means no-one is reading what I'm writing so I can continue to write utter crap without the worry of people laughing at me.

However my feelings had been hurt by Google's lack of interest in me and the only thing to do was get horribly pissed on cheap red wine.

Why am I going for the cheap variety you ask? Well besides the fact that I'm currently unemployed I also refuse to spend money on something that's just going to make me feel like shit in the morning anyway!!

The situation is getting so bad that this is the label from my last box of Dooswyn. (Box wine)

Photographic evidence compliments of "The Jew"

Day 1 as a Blogger

2008-12-05T08:46:00.005+01:00

Well for all of you who are thinking this blogging thing is easy, I tell you its Not!!
Ive been sitting at my desk for what feels like hours wondering how on earth to summarize the past 24 years of my life into one post?? Impossible I tell you, impossible!!!

Ill start with three basic things to know about me........

1. Spelling and grammar, not my forte, which again leads me to the thought that this blogging thing is not so easy!

2. Female, blond, big boobs, small ass, size 6, dating Ryk Neethling, most popular girl in Cape Town....... *

3. Confused, confused, confused.

So due to point three, I found this fantastic website which claims to sum one up by you making visual choices for questions ( I just love these quiz like, time wasting surveys)

So here in a nutshell is the essence of me.....

Find your own essence http://youniverse.com/

*It excites me how one can stretch the truth on the Internet.