Thick-headed determination

In my (insert post title here), I went out and acquired a packet of cinnamon sticks even though I can't get a Bunsen burner. I arrived at the little spice store in 27 Boxes - Sugar & Spice - just  as they were closing and escaped with R12.50 worth of cinnamon sticks stashed in my pocket. I wouldn't say I stole it, but I was expecting it to cost more so it felt like a steal ;) They never saw it coming! However, I dropped R12.50 into the shop owner's hands in my hasty escape...

Info titbit: 27 Boxes is a neat little new shopping center that opened up in Melville. It's built out of colourful shopping crates and oozes with cultural diversity and creativity. Art, books, food, people... It's quite a nice social gathering spot with plenty to look at.

The glass and ingredients!

The pretty glass, yet again!

When I arrived home I had no trouble finding a glass container for my smellies (anything to do with my room-scenting project shall be included in the category of: "Smellies"). I wanted something clear and open to release nice smells and look good. So I rinsed out my wine glass from Caro's wedding in January and filled it half with water, a few drops of vanilla essence and 2 widdle cinnamon sticks. Very aesthetically pleasing to the eyes, and the nose! Yes, my nose has a good sense of aesthetics. The nose knows... So now that it's been a couple days, I'm hoping I'll notice a difference when I get home. As it is, I already feel like my nose is less congested than it used to be.

More news:

That brings me to more news - I used to have a 2 meter long Red Tailed Boa Constrictor! But no more - on Sunday evening her new owner, David, picked her up. He'll be feeding her like 12-15 times more often than I did so she'll be fat and happy there which is a very good thing :) And I won't have any animals for a while. Nope, no pets. Too much guilt when you forget to feed them...

The snake left with all her poop smells too. Nice to find out that I wasn't the bad smelling one in the room! And all this time I thought my dirty socks were at fault. There was also some mold on that terrarium from constant water spills around her bowl, and come to think of it I'm pretty sure I'm allergic to mold. No wonder I've always felt so much healthier when I wasn't in my room :O

Yours in writing
Ben or Benjamin, whichever you prefer

Stay positive. Always.

That is not always so easy. The human brain prepares for the worst to keep you on your toes, to keep you alive. Just about every bad situation you can think of gets played out in your brain, whereas thinking positively goes against how you are wired. It goes against the very fabric of your being to ignore those retched sad thoughts and possible outcomes. But you should do it anyway!

I think it's this one :P
I shall attach a picture when I get it

I am not a focused individual... :( I get side-tracked easily by everything that comes my way. I forget stuff that I am (up to the point) quite drawn into... I've left shows abandoned mere episodes from their conclusion, games left to rot during their super-exciting climax and even jobs half done or quotes not followed through. It's not because I hate what I'm doing or am easily bored, I just genuinely have the attention span of a- oh hey! I just remembered I'm finally getting my prize for winning that lunch-eating competition last week! They're giving me an 8GB Flash Drive. In the form of BATMAN! That's right folks, I'm getting a Batman memory stick B)

Why the long absence, Ben?

Leave me alone! You aren't the boss of me! Ahem- sorry about that little outburst...

Good question! On Tuesday I was lazy as all hell, I had no energy at work and even less when I got back to my bed. And yesterday I was way too busy! I sent out quotes. Productively! Built up so many LAN cables that my fingers are still sensitive today. Productively! And read the web comic: "False Positive" for many hours after work. Less productive... But still fun!

The wonderful and macabre web comic I read
(On Francois' recommendation)

Jess kicked my butt into action, she posted on her blog (telling me to post on mine too) whilst I left mine to suffer in silence... Thank goodness my blog isn't actually alive, otherwise I'd feel pretty bad about that! Speaking of animals I feel bad about, I am trying to sell my red tailed boa constrictor. She is around 12 years of age and I am not good at looking after animals what-so-ever :( The poor thing needs attention. So I put an add on Gumtree! No-one contacted me so I put up a slightly cheaper add! 2 people messaged me, but I don't know if they're all that interested. Someone must want my snake! It's long, muscular and not venomous at all. Anyone?

Tune in next time for another thrilling story of courage, bravery and deadly snakes!
Or none of the above... I haven't decided what to write about yet.

Yours truly in black and white, bold and not bold, capital and lower case:
BenjamIn