Keepin' It Light, Keepin' it Fresh (Back In Action Edition!)

A few quick notes on an overcast Thursday morning here in Rosebank:

- Had my first bout with sickness in Africa yesterday. Despite my parents' claims that I was suffering from amoebic dysentery, or the plague, or possibly "African Death Sickness," it turned out, as I had surmised, to be the 24-hour flu. You know, the same one we get at home. Probably turned out to be a good thing in the end, I got to spend the whole day in bed, even got a little work done, but more importantly was able to watch Anchorman, Bourne Supremacy, Holy Grail (with the Eric Idle, Michael Palin and John Cleese commentary - which is hysterical by the way), and all of Series 2 of the Office all in one day. The chills, fever and body aches were but a small price to pay for entertainment like that. Alright, so it was a pretty big price to pay, but still...

- Got my first African haircut the other day. Now, those who know me now that I am VERY particular about my hair. Also, I rarely, if ever, trust me my hair to a non-Italian. Nevertheless, I set out Tuesday, got in a minibus and made the short trip to Riverside Mall in Rondebosch for the Step Ahead Salon. I was a bit less apprehensive than I might normally have been as Kevin had already gotten a decent haircut there, still, not being in Franco's trusted hands gave me pause. Luckily, a very nice woman named Beverly took good care of me and I got a very good haircut. Thus, I can continue to be my incredibly sexy self for another 4-6 weeks.

- Contemplating going to Namibia for Spring Break. Anybody with any thoughts on the matter, drop them in a comment. A bunch of us are thinking of flying to Windhoek, driving through Etosha National Park for 3-4 days, seeing lions, tigers and...well, rhinos, I guess, before heading to the coast at Swakopmund and Walvis Bay for a day or two of sandboarding, etc. before returning to Windhoek and flying home.

- Finally, blogging might become a bit more infrequent over the next week or two. I have all three of my midterm papers due in fairly short order. So, if you don't hear from me for a while, rest assured, I have not succumbed to "African Death Sickness" I'm just in term paper hell.

Cheers.