Tag: Lazy

Lazy Day

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I should have done a lot more than I did today. A late start, well-deserved as we are still trying to get back into the swing and the routine of normal life. And then… nothing really happened. I should have gone to gym. I didn’t. Instead, a bit of golf, a bit of cricket, some football.

Watching, obviously. Not playing. That would be far too much effort.

And that’s about it. Except to say that American golf fans are annoying. And Brian Harman’s addressing of the ball is annoying. Golf generally is a bit annoying though, so maybe they fit in quite nicely.
And I feel like a bit of a fraud even showing a modicum of interest.

Especially as my favourite golfist isn’t there.

Lazy Saturday

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Bit of a lazy one today, as the Cape Town weather alternates between bright sunshine and torrential showers. After a wild night last night, with winds gusting to near 100kph, I’ve been removing most of the neighbourhood from our pool. And – happily – even after 30mm+ of rain, my waterproofing efforts seem to be working at the moment.

And – notably – there was this:

I’m not quite sure that South Africans will know what to do with no loadshedding. But I doubt that we’ll have very long to think about it before normal service resumes.

EDIT: 18 minutes after I wrote this post:

For me: a nice fast run in the cool, fresh air this morning, and then a variety of different televisual sports: The Derby (won a bit on that), some motorbikes, some rugby, a touch of cricket, and soon, the FA Cup final.

Top off the evening with some La Liga and that potjie:

…and it will have been a lazy, but enjoyable Saturday.

Day 570 – Weekend

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After my being broken yesterday morning, we had an enjoyable afternoon out at a friend’s place with sparkling conversation, delicious not-homemade pizza and lots and lots of sitting down. It’s hard to say which was the best bit, but the sitting down was very nice.

Then home just in time to see United bounce two goals in in the last ten minutes to beat the mighty Stoke City:

…and then early to bed.

It’s been a bit of a lazy Sunday. We’re looking forward to the return of our prodigal son, who has had the worst weather for his Scouts survival weekend. Cold (9C), Wet (26mm) and Miserable (3 sad faces*). In the meantime, I’ve lit the fire (the SA equivalent of having to switch your central heating on again) and played some lackadaisical pool.

I’m about to go and sit in front of Everton v West Ham, and even if it’s really exciting, I absolutely reserve the right to fall asleep on the couch like an old man. If the caps fits…

* I don’t know what the SI unit is for Misery

Day 366 – Lazy

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I’m having a bit of a lazy day today. The kids finished school for Term 1 yesterday with excellent reports and there was literally nothing to get up early for this morning so I literally didn’t get up early. We visited a shop to look at fireplaces (here), I came home and watched some excellent rugby league (this) – I’m loving the new ESPN channels that DSTV have added – I tidied the house a bit, I played some pool, I listened to some music (this), and then I sat down here and started a blog post (this).

Other things I am going to get through this evening is a bit of football, an exploration of this website, which has taken me right back to my childhood, and the third-place playoff for this year’s Only Connect series.

Other than that, I’ve just got to put a bit more work into my Transcontinental Catapult System (TCS), which I am marketing to various shipping companies on Monday morning as a viable alternative to the Suez Canal. It’s all a bit random on the landing bit at the moment, and with shipping containers being flung a few thousand kilometres, you want to get your aim just right.

I’ll have it sorted by Sunday evening.

But first, some football (this).

Day 156 – A last blast?

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One can always tell when Spring is coming along. In the UK, it’s when you switch off your central heating. In South Africa, it’s when your wood order moves away from bluegum for the fire towards kameeldoring and rooikrans for the braai.

It’s when Capetonians stop complaining about the cold and start complaining about the wind.

We’re not there yet.

Because it is still cold. Today is a freezing (ok, it’s 9.7ºC but we’ve covered this), wet, grey day with a strong, squally breeze that feels like it has come straight from the Antarctic. It’s a day for fortified red wine, a good fire, a thick duvet, some hearty soup and making sure that your local shelter has enough resources to provide some beds and meals for those who don’t have those luxuries described above.

I do have a plan to wrap up warmly and drag the beagle around the block at some point, but there is – perhaps understandably – a degree of canine resistance to that idea right now.

And so, for the moment, I’m being lazy and staying put. Maybe I’ll have a last blast on FIFA 20, maybe I’ll try and find some sort of live sport to watch, maybe I’ll even contemplate (and follow through on) an afternoon nap. And I won’t feel guilty about not getting out and “doing stuff”.

Everyone needs to have a day off every now and again. And given that it is thoroughly miserable out there today, this one is mine.