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Come right out and say it

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5 score and seven years agoI better rest my eyes
Cause I’m growing weary of this point you’ve been trying to make
So rather than imply
Why don’t you just verbalize all the things that you’re trying to say

Thought this would turn out so well
But I’m beginning to see that instead its trouble
Into a pattern we fell
Of prolonging the inevitable

Why don’t you come right out and say it
Even if the words are probably going to hurt
I’d rather have the truth than something insincere
Why don’t you come right out and say
Come right out and say
What it is you’re thinking though I’m thinking its not what I want to hear

I better check my pride
Because I was starting to think that I was on to something good
But things started to slide
And I sit here in retrospect understanding that I misunderstood

Thought I could make up your mind
You had a decision locked up so tight it couldn’t be touched
Thought you were being so kind
By keeping your mouth sealed shut rather than just opening it up

And I’ll try to guess what goes on in your head
Cause in your mind I just might find
All those things you left unsaid
And I’ll try to make you not regret anything
But later on after I’m gone
You’ll wish that you had listened to me

Why don’t you come right out and say it
Even if the words are going to hurt we’re better off this way
Why don’t you come right out and say
Come right out and say
What I know you’re thinking anyway

TomTom

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It’s finally here… My TomTom ONE 3rd Edition! Okay, so I’ve only been waiting for a week, but still…

I did something almost out of character for myself: I told someone what I wanted, instead of asking what I could have. And it has turned out rather spectacularly for me: I received a free TomTom with my cellphone upgrade!

I’m not entirely sure what I’m going to do with it, apart from using it to find Achsah’s house in Alberton. The odds of needing its services in Ladysmith are slim-to-none! Now, of course, I can never again use the excuse of getting lost in big cities or not knowing how to get there. Now I’m going to have a fantastic time finding places!

I haven’t actually used the device yet (apart from a 3 minute drive home from work), so I cannot give a true opinion of it. But I will say this: I love it! I will be testing it out tomorrow during a trip to Durban with my old school for a training course. So yay – I have a day off in which I can play with my new toy! Look back soon for details and possibly some sort of review…

The Invasion

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Invasion Movie PosterLast night I took out two movies: Resident Evil: Apocalypse, and The Invasion. Resident Evil piqued my interest because of an article I watched about effects used; the movie was entertaining and the effects were fairly fantastic. But The Invasion is what I want to talk about…

This movie is also know as ‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’ and is a remake of the movie of the same name from 1993. And that’s what it’s all about. I think it was a cleverly-made movie that brings some plausible ideas to mind. I’d watch any movie with Nicole Kidman in it, but I would watch this movie even if she wasn’t involved.

I’m a sucker for science-fiction movies, and that’s what made me take this movie home, but it doesn’t seem to be too far ‘out there’ to be enjoyable.

Here’s the synopsis from Wikipedia:
A NASA space shuttle crashes to Earth under mysterious circumstances, and an extraterrestrial disease in the wreckage begins infecting human beings. A psychiatrist from Washington, D.C., Carol Bennell (Nicole Kidman), and her colleague Ben Driscoll (Daniel Craig) discover that once infected, a transformation which robs the victims of their humanity is triggered by hormones released during REM sleep. As the infection spreads, fewer people can be trusted. Fighting to stay awake, Carol looks for her son, who may hold the answer to stopping the invasion.

Saturday

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All I can say is: ‘Hooray for the weekend!’ For a change I have absolutely nothing planned for this weekend. My intentions are simple: relax and enjoy myself. With a plan like that there is always the possibility of becoming completely bored, but I will just have to deal with that eventuality.

I am supposed to be in Jo’burg visiting Achsah, but unfortunately it didn’t work out – sorry Ach! I would still love to be there, but there seem to be too many things making that impossible. I guess I will have to make it up to her sometime!

So if you see this post and think it would be good to invite me around for lunch, or supper, or afternoon coffee and cake – the answer is yes, I would love to come and eat your food!