November rain

Well if this is not my best song ever, then I don't know anymore. I was perusing my brothers Mac the other day and found Gun's 'n Roses in his iTunes library. I pumped out the “November Rain” and in the process blew my mind. It seems to be the soundtrack to my life right now. Whether I want to braai, party, chill, cry, shout, whatever, November Rain is my ticket for any mood.

Right now I feel like watching Lords of Dogtown. Gun's 'n Roses makes we want to watch it even more than before, better than before.

Moving on.

Sunday is the Cape Argus mountain bike ride in Spier, I think. Or it could be Boschendal. Either way, I should find out seeing as though I have entered the “I'm tougher than Chuck-Fuckin'-Norris” 55km MTB ride. I was such stupid boy when I sent that entry in. Must have been sunstroke. Or boredom.

Then, God forbid, one week later I ride the Argus, 109km of sheer joy. Then about a month later it's the Two Oceans half marathon, then the next month it's the Xterra off road triathlon in Grabouw. At this rate my body should completely pack up by mid-June. When I crawl the last three kilometres at the Xterra, I want Axl Rose to be singing in my ear “Nothing lasts forever, and we both know hearts can change”, a line from November rain. It will let me know that the race will not last forever, and my shattered heart will be repaired. He must carry on singing the song as I am bundled into the ambulance. As I look out the back window of the ambulance, a look of pain on my face, crowds cheering in my wake, women throwing their clothes at me, sheer agony and ecstacy from winning the race, I want to hear Axl soulfully singing “Do you need some time, on your own, do you need some time all alone, oooh every body needs some time on their own, don't you know you need some time, all alone” Shit, this soundtrack even works for me leaving the Xterra completely broken.

We are experiencing something life changing here.

We must absorb this moment into our inner zen. Now I'm talking bullshit.

Axl, you're my boy.

Second in line to Blue of course, who is my BOY!(Watch Old School)

There was something else I had to say that I read on News24 last night, but now I can't find the story. I can't even remember what it was about. Come to think of it, maybe I just dreamt it.

Well I did find a story about a man in the US who died when he veered into an oncoming lane of traffic and hit a Hummer. Granted, authorities say that it appeared that he was working on his laptop while driving, so this result can be expected. Stupid.