Random Thoughts

Don't have anything substantial to blog about today - so here, have a few random thoughts instead:

* I've just been downloading some electronica/trance type stuff for my son, who seems to be developing into a bit of a clubhead... So far it's all from one artist, Automate. Love the way he/she develops each track, layering on sounds and rhythms. Will put it all on a CD soon for the boy, then probably go make a few more from other artists.

* I bear scratches, a broken nail and sore limbs from my first-ever grave-digging experience. I won't be taking it up as a career (at least I hope not!). But my Spinney's grave is deep enough, covered over with rocks and branches to prevent any other animal getting at her, and topped with the very last deep-red rose in my garden. May she rest in utter peace.

* Been wondering if I'll ever find a place where I fit in. I feel like the kind of traveller that passes through a town, stops for a while, but knows they're not there forever. Folk might admire their journey, or they may criticize it. The traveller may find bits that remind her of home, but it's not home. I've been struggling to fit in at the church I attend (Baptist) and at the place where I work (Seventh-day Adventist run). There's stuff that bugs me in either place, makes me feel like an outsider. I can't go back to how things were. I've changed. Perhaps the only place I'll ever truly fit in is not of this world (but will I fit in there?).

* I'm making tentative plans for a very long road-trip. North. I want to see the Richtersveld, the Augrabies Falls and canyon, the semi-arid desert areas there with stark, amazing landscapes. My son wants to hunt for crystals and minerals, I want to get out my camera and see what I can capture. And we'll stop by that volcano we've wanted to see on the way there.

* I need a holiday. 'nuf said.