"For my unconquerable soul"

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

The possiblity of dawn

Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark.

And the hopeless swamps of the not quite, the not yet, and the not at all.
Do not let the hero in your soul perish.

And lonely frustration for the life you deserved but never been able to reach.

The world you desire can be won.

It exists.

It is real.

It is possible.

And it is yours.

---Ayn Rand---

The view from my bedroom window this morning after the few hours (that being 3hrs) sleep that I managed to squeeze in before I had to get up again. Things this term at Rhodes are just crazy! The old saying "so much to do and so little time" has never been more true!

But I must admit that when I wake up to a view like this it is hard not to be hopeful about the possibilites that dawn holds for us all.

So today is a new day and tomorrow will be another and as Ayn Rand says it exists, it is real, it is possible and it is yours...

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Scotland

Edinburgh Zoo

Scotland

Down memory lane.......

Why is it that whenever you have work to do your mind begins to wonder. I should be thinking about Greek sculputre and how the nude has developed of the years or even about the Levellers and the English Civil war.....BUT alas I'm thinking about my last trip to Scotland and how I would love to go back. Maybe after lunch my mind will be more co-operative!

Protection. Cannons positioned within the castle walls keep the city safe.

Who you looking at? Edinburgh Zoo.

The City.

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

A moment caught ...

As you can see the photo's didn't stop when we got to Wimpy. Luckily I have friends that aren't camera shy and are such good sports.

I really love this photo of Rice! I particularly think that her eyes are awesome! Hope you like them too.

Elections 2009

Rhodes students up before 7am on a public holiday now that is not something that you see everyday! But as most of you well know today is no ordinary day.... it is ELECTION DAY 2009.
Voters all around South Africa will today exercise their democratic right to place an X next to the party of their choice.
So at 6:30 this morning I dragged my lazy bum out from under the warm covers and headed down to the Rhodes Drama Department to vote. As it turns out I was not the only student who had the same idea about voting early as there was already a sizable queue! The queue was buzzing with the chatter of friends and one keen student even brought along his guitar to keep boredom at bay. After waiting almost an hour and a half I finally put an X in the appropriate box and walked out feeling like one of the people that make our country democractic. It felt good!
And to put the cherry on the top I was informed by a police officer that Wimpy is giving all voters a free cup of coffee!!!! WOW now that is what I'm talking about!!! Students LOVE free stuff! So off my friends and I went to Wimpy to fulfill our daily caffine requirement free of charge.
Now this is what I call a good day!