Plans for the Weekend

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Damn, I’m stiff today after Wednesday evening… I wonder why there is a 24 hour delay between exercise and irritating, burning pain in shoulders, biceps and thighs?

Anyway, the weekend is pretty wide open apart from our plan on Saturday to join Ashley, and Ian, for round 2 of Paul and my couples photo shoot. By the sounds of it we’ll be taking the pics up in the Hillcrest area, going for whole rustic railway effect. I’m really looking forward to it. I’m sure Paul will enjoy himself as well- he loves anything train related.

Otherwise, we’re seriously considering going to see The Narrow, probably South Africa’s top alternative band at Burn on Saturday evening- I suppose I better listen to their album/s one time properly before we go!



This weekend I’d also like a bit of retail therapy in the form of picking up the Fatboy Slim Greatest Hits CD, and buying myself some proper athletics shoes. I realised recently I don’t have anything I’d be happy being seen in, or happy scuffing while doing sporty things.

Paul and I also really need to go soon to the casino to spend/launder the latest batch of vouchers. And I would really like to squeeze in the sketching of the new Girlz ‘N’ Games. The upcoming one involves Titan Quest…

Comments

Mr. Underhill said…
Hey Noelle,

(I’ll add your blog to my list as well; I really need a dedicated blog browser)

I'm hoping for a nice relaxed, lazy weekend, if only it wasn't so cold and wet*in Slaap Town, I'd actually consider taking a stroll through Newlands Forest.

*Lol! Even our wooden doors have started to swell. That only means, I'll have my work cut out for me, come Spring.
2:24 PM
Pfangirl said…
Thanks for popping in, Xavier. I've been enjoying yoru new blog.

My weekend did end up being quite lazy, or at least I got to spend a lot of time out in the sun during the day, and catching up on my sleep deficit in the evenings.
9:20 AM
Mr. Underhill said…
It's my pleasure and thanks. I'm trying to post at least twice a week (just to get back into the blogging frame of mind), so I hope you don't mind reading about tuna lasagne and wet weather :)
7:52 PM
Pfangirl said…
That's fine by me... it gives me something to read when I'm on a break from work.

BTW, what is the new address for The Pond? The link on the side of my blog is out of date...
8:01 AM
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