So here it is… The obligatory 2010 in a nutshell post. The post where I look back on the year that has been and say some stuff about it… It’s been a year like most others, some good stuff happened, some bad stuff happened, some really crappy stuff happened. Most importantly I think I actually learned some really important lessons about life and friendship this year. I’ll probably relearn the lessons again next year because that’s how people are, but right now, I’m kinda happy about it all

So what happened in 2010? Deep breath… Here we go:

• I discovered blogging and created this lovely little home for myself! It’s been great fun and I can’t wait to build up my blogs even more next year.
• I worked very hard, at one point I think I was working about 4 jobs at once (freelancing, part time job, plays, voice overs!!!)
• I did two very successful plays this year: Rumours and Gigi. SO MUCH FUN!!! I don’t think I have ever laughed so hard in my life before than I did backstage during Gigi.
• I made some awesome new friends this year! Truly awesome people
• I also cemented two friendships that I will treasure for the rest of my life, and the best part is that they are as close friends with each other now as they are with me. We are all three quite different but somehow that just works. And I take it has a huge complement to me that they took the time to get to know each other and become friends!

Oh. Em. Gee. BFFs

• So on the down side, I lost some friends, which sucks. Not sure exactly what happened and I don’t want to dwell on it. I’m glad the worst of the nastiness is over and I’m actually past the emotional part of it.
• On the losing side still, we lost a family friend to the Son of a Bitch that is cancer. The less said about that the better. RIP Carla.
• So what else happened… My family had some ups and downs but we’re still together with all our animals too.
• I got a new phone! Yeahness! And a new laptop… which switches itself off for no reason and is still doing it after being “repaired”
• I discovered Google Calender! Life changing! Facebook events you can eat your heart out!
• I started a bucket list. And I’m filling it slowly with things that I really want to do or try or accomplish and hopefully, one day, I will.
• I had a personal trainer for 2 months, trying to give myself a kick up the arse and get fit. It worked! I fell off the wagon a bit but I definitely think it was worth the money.
• Oh yeah, there was that World Cup that happened How much fun?!?
• There was also a lot of giggling, cocktails, drinking games… Well the drinking games was just that one time and NEVER AGAIN, EVER! Until next time…
• I also re-found my direction. After a lot of hesitation and messing up (well I think I’ve been messing up), I think I may have actually found something that will work and I can be happy with

And I think that was most of the highlights…

OK, it’s true, right now South Africans everywhere are riding high on the crest of an extremely proudly South African wave! We have just spent an amazing month showing the world what we do best, hosting a damn good party as well as the world’s biggest international sporting event, the FIFA World Cup. So you can be forgiven for thinking that I am going to be extra positive about this film purely because of the South Africaness of it… Well I won’t be! I’m going to be extra positive about it because I thoroughly enjoyed it as film!

Those who know me will tell you that I can be a real girl a lot of the time… but for some reason I LOVE action films! I really enjoy guns, explosions, special effects and, of course, the occasional Yippee Ki-yay. District 9 was exactly what I expected and wanted it to be and it was made in South Africa, starring South Africans and made mostly by South Africans, so it’s even better. This film had all the right elements for a Sci-Fi action film and it had some really wonderful comic moments. It did have a very strong moral message which is reasonably standard for Sci-Fi, about segregation and acceptance. The wonderful thing is, this film doesn’t whack you over the head with the message which is all too common in South African films. Usually our films are all about Apartheid and the guilt that goes along with it. District 9 allows you to ignore the message, you can leave your brain outside and just enjoy the film and the message is still there in the background.

I absolutely loved District 9!!! Go and watch it. And if you have already, watch it again

On Saturday 03 July 2010, I joined everyone and their uncle in Cape Town to do the Fan Walk. What a day out!?!

I have never before danced in the streets, and have never before been in a crowd that was so full of goodwill and cheer.  The entire Fan Walk was packed with 100s of 1000s of people and everyone was there to just soak up the atmosphere. And boy was there atmosphere!

I just want to say a huge thank you and well done to my home town – Cape Town! You did us proud! Everyone was dressed up, everyone was smiling, the police were very present but also very pleasant and no one seemed to be in a bad mood.

Cape Town – We felt it! It was here! “Waka waka! Eh Eh!”