Friday, February 15, 2013
ST(agn)ATE OF THE NATION
I opted not to watch the state of the nation address last night. just like every other state of the nation before that. i just wait for the bullet point summary published in newspapers and on websites the next day, it's all you need really. President jacob zuma stood aloft the onlooking crowd of delegates, do-gooders, and do-nothings alike with his dreary gift of gab belting out a few well-known yaatnommes we're all too familiar with. jacob zuma you star. i don't think his name deserves a capital J or capital Z as that only applies to proper nouns and not (in this case) a stagnant noun. does he ever begin with "the state of the nation is…" or does he begin with high-brow lingo to woo the crowds and academic scholars? nevertheless, after reading this morning the basic plot its just another case of jz stating the obvious, points that any troll or za-hating/loving self-proclaimed political analyst on the news24 comments section could've said. i'm not gona go into detail about this do, you can read the entire thing here.
the SONA should be released as a checklist so we as a nation can tick off all the promises and ideas posed to the country at large.
if you think about it the state of the nation address feels like an intricate and detailed journal entry.
"dear diary, feeling bit down this day, Apartheid spatial patterns still persist in our towns and cities. Municipalities alone cannot deal with the challenges. We need a national approach."
Leme make a 3-point turn 'ere :
"Working together we can do more to create a better Africa and a better world." - er = as opposed to what, each bra maaching on his ace?
"The citizens of our country have a right to expect that their democratic state will exercise its authority in defence of the Constitution that so many struggled so long and hard for. We cannot disappoint this expectation." - but you will
this was uttered by ol' faithful at a The New Age breakfast:
"I don't think as a nation we just became violent overnight. Violence is a direct consequence of apartheid. Apartheid was a very violent system. So violent that even if you peacefully demonstrated, they would shoot at you and kill you" - watte stront is die?? blaming apartheid? ad nauseum mate, you cant wana point fingers at apartheid no more, you'll never figure out what makes people violent so don't bother but you should bother to try figure out how to reduce crime considerably and how to better deal with offenders. maybe the chair? "yo oscar, pull up a chair!"
honorable members of the chair. tjé. tjémin of the bød. anyhow.
hey maybe the speakers at Design Indaba will pose ideas on how design can change the world.
perhaps we should get more graffiti artists to do politically charged murals and tags in rural areas.
i am officially a self-proclaimed political analyst and forecaster.
The state of the nation is… in a state.
the SONA should be released as a checklist so we as a nation can tick off all the promises and ideas posed to the country at large.
if you think about it the state of the nation address feels like an intricate and detailed journal entry.
"dear diary, feeling bit down this day, Apartheid spatial patterns still persist in our towns and cities. Municipalities alone cannot deal with the challenges. We need a national approach."
Leme make a 3-point turn 'ere :
"Working together we can do more to create a better Africa and a better world." - er = as opposed to what, each bra maaching on his ace?
"The citizens of our country have a right to expect that their democratic state will exercise its authority in defence of the Constitution that so many struggled so long and hard for. We cannot disappoint this expectation." - but you will
this was uttered by ol' faithful at a The New Age breakfast:
"I don't think as a nation we just became violent overnight. Violence is a direct consequence of apartheid. Apartheid was a very violent system. So violent that even if you peacefully demonstrated, they would shoot at you and kill you" - watte stront is die?? blaming apartheid? ad nauseum mate, you cant wana point fingers at apartheid no more, you'll never figure out what makes people violent so don't bother but you should bother to try figure out how to reduce crime considerably and how to better deal with offenders. maybe the chair? "yo oscar, pull up a chair!"
honorable members of the chair. tjé. tjémin of the bød. anyhow.
hey maybe the speakers at Design Indaba will pose ideas on how design can change the world.
perhaps we should get more graffiti artists to do politically charged murals and tags in rural areas.
i am officially a self-proclaimed political analyst and forecaster.
The state of the nation is… in a state.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
OSCAR PISTORIOUS - SAD OR FAD?
i got sadness by enigma klopping on my headphones and its on shuffle so im anticipating the next track cos i love surprises! maybe a dope premier beat or a two ronnies sketch/ all the while im reading this oscar pistorious madness which is really sad, and without fail something hairpins in the news and people immediately start conjuring up puns and the like as if they were anxiously anticipating the next tweetworthy event (the way i anticipate the next track which by the way was duel of the fates from phantom menace), one trying outdo the other with witty puns and/or understanding/analysis of the subject at hand. you're not gona stop them so best embrace it (with a four-point-frown).
if you're gona have a go at the guy don't go for the deuce (the shooting AND his disability), im sure he's devastated about the shooting now you gota do a double-tap and throw in amputee jokes too?? no man behave yourselves. current affairs and hot news topics we can all agree do become social media fads and bandwagons to some extent but some folk just go overboard and it's all egotistically inclined - 'who said it first' - jy wiet. im almost certain that sentence is gramatically incorrect. onward and upward.
nevertheless, its a sad day for oscar and reeva's friends and famron. i would say my thoughts go out to them but unfortunately i have no thoughts to go out as im swamped with work this day but perhaps i could spare a thought. social media is the perfect condolences platform, even if the people involved never see it, as long as others can see that you care.
would the reaction have been the same if it were oscar ryneveld and his girlfriend blanche?
sad or fad? - it be both.
if you're gona have a go at the guy don't go for the deuce (the shooting AND his disability), im sure he's devastated about the shooting now you gota do a double-tap and throw in amputee jokes too?? no man behave yourselves. current affairs and hot news topics we can all agree do become social media fads and bandwagons to some extent but some folk just go overboard and it's all egotistically inclined - 'who said it first' - jy wiet. im almost certain that sentence is gramatically incorrect. onward and upward.
nevertheless, its a sad day for oscar and reeva's friends and famron. i would say my thoughts go out to them but unfortunately i have no thoughts to go out as im swamped with work this day but perhaps i could spare a thought. social media is the perfect condolences platform, even if the people involved never see it, as long as others can see that you care.
would the reaction have been the same if it were oscar ryneveld and his girlfriend blanche?
sad or fad? - it be both.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
ATTERCOP
STILLS FROM THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG
IN WHAT LOOKS LIKE BILBO'S ENCOUNTER WITH THE SPIDERS
Monday, February 11, 2013
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