just because its funny......

i miss crouchy....


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yup yup.....

and now for the latest instalment of fernando torres bitch faces...................

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versatility is key......

this is peter crouch, he plays for england.......

 he does a lot of other cool shit too though......

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just because i love it..............or at least the idea of it......

i have a thing for new york, i have never been befor you ask, but i love the idea of the place. i think that is why i have thus far been reluctant to commit to actually going there and livving there. how can a place ever live up to what one has romanticised in their mind for a long time. its a place where it seems one can accompish anything, what if the opposite turns out to be the truth. is it better for me to keep the idea i have of the place intact, or should i try to make it the place in my head......until i decide, i like to use these as the basis for my fantasy.

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wandering around my past.....

my family has a history in jozi, i think thats why i like it up here so much, there are so many places that mean so much to me. today, for example, i went for a quick lunch and a ramble around at the wanderers club. the wanderers is a huge part of my family heritage, my grandfather was the secretary for the quagga barbarians rugby team and an all around great guy. my parents had their weding reception there and my grandfather's wake also took place there. i have been going there since i was a baby, but i had not been back in the last ten years, until today. i truely love the place, its a throw back, part of the old world (think the playboy mansion meets a gentemens sports club), i love the bars, the underground billiards room, the ball rooms, you can really feel the history. its  a place where my grandad got drunk, where he took my dad when he started seeing my mom. im glad i went back, i will be returning for more often in the future, i need to keep my family prescence there intact.



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random blogosphere goodness on a saturday afternoon...

this pic is from burberry's new sunglasses campaign. so far so good, i ike wayfarer style frames, you can never own enough in my opinion.....but i have a problem with buying shit.....so, maybe you can.hmmm...

these wierd little guys are a furniture-artist collab.... pretty fonky, no?

and just because i love nikes.............

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just because i love my chucks......

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this is good.......

this ad is for the hundreds' new sunglasses line.....there have been worse ads.

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the secret diary of fernando torres............

Dear diary

I am still struggling to adjust. I keep telling myself that the move was the right thing but doubts creep in.
I don’t feel one of the boys here. At Liverpool I’d go into training, see Dirk’s face, and immediately feel better about myself. I miss this.

Today at training I made another faux pas. We were getting changed and JT dropped his armband, I picked it up and handed it back to him. Everyone went quiet. I had to go and stand on the naughty step for 10 minutes. Nnobody is allowed to touch his armband unless he hands it to them. I don’t even know why he needed to wear it, we were only going swimming.
That’s the second time I’ve been on the naughty step this week. We were playing five-a-side and Frank took a shot, it hit me then two defenders, crashed against the post and went in off the goalkeeper's back. I queried why Frank was celebrating so much as it was clearly an own goal. I had to stand on the step for 20 minutes that time.

After swimming JT tried to make small talk to build bridges. He asked me how my new house is and I told him it was great, but the drive was very narrow and I struggled to get my Range Rover through. He said he knew what I meant as it took him ages too. I don’t understand as I haven’t invited him around yet, perhaps it’s some Cockney nonsense. I nodded.

We then all had something to eat. I finished first and went to leave the table, everyone looked astonished. I was told I had to ask first, so I asked. JT, Frank, Didier and Ashley then had a five-minute debate about it and gave me permission.

The tactics talk for the Manchester United game was interesting. All about pressing and watching their key players, which areas to exploit, who is getting picked and how we’ll be set up. Mr Abramovich is a very accomplished speaker.

Ashley brought a gun in last week, this big rifle thing. I was bemused as to why but JT explained to me it was part of his new training ground tours.  Apparently the ‘punters’ had been concerned they weren’t getting value for their ten grand a go and so Ashley and JT are setting up a clay pigeon range so the corporates can do some team building after he’s showed them around the facilities. He told me it’s all part of being a captain and then touched his armband and growled.
It’s certainly very different here.

Fernando



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because im still bitter and he is just a bitch.............

i give you, the biggest douche in football....................feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeernando torreeeeeeeeeeeeeeessss.................

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minimilism and modernism, my two favourite isms...........................

ive said befor that im a bit of a nerd for design, it just gets me. i love clean lines, minimilist decorating and hate mess. im a complete sucker for good design and i completely understand the notion of not caring what something costs if you feel a connection for something. some may say im shallow that way, they would be wrong, but fuck it, i like pretty things, in all areas of life.i love the way people can use basic shapes and color, or even a lack of color to create something new and unique. thats probably why i like these................

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its chromeeee-its chromeee-oooooo.............................

there exists a duo, called chromeo. they are canadian and they are oh so funky. listening to them is like listening to the electronic 80s, in the best way possible. the dudes can also play live, the true hallmark of talent. i love their unique sound along with their own true sense of style.....here is a lil somethin somethin to wet the appetite.and perhaps the knickers............

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mexican fresh up in this piece..............

the mexican place that i was blogging about earlier is called mexican fresh. apparently its part of a franchise, so not quite as small as i thought, but its a killer spot non the less.

http://www.mexicanfresh.co.za/

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fajita up in this piece..................

so, ive been in jozi for about a month now, so far, im into it. it has a real buzz and energy, there is a certain pace to everything, i love that, it keeps me on my toes, it doesnt allow my laziness to kick in. im out and about quite a lot up here and im already developing some favourite spots. tonight, for instance, im going out for mexican food, ive been to the spot about 5 times in 5 weeks now, i love it, cant get enough of their chicken fajita burrito. the name for some reason is eluding me, but ill post it up later for your viewing pleasure. what i really love about this mexican joint is its simplicity, it has about 6 tables and is in no way pretentious, it doesnt take itself too seriously, which is always refreshing, especialy up here in jozi.

anyway, thats all for now, il get that name posted up, so while you are all eating dinner this evening, just know that i be enjoying mine way more than you are enjoying yours.true story.

adios amigos


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geeking out, public holiday style.............

new dj gadgets floating around the blogosphere always get me going. i lke shiny things, what can i say...............

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public holiday consumerism swaggggggggg.....................

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