This is just a quick note to all of you sweet people whom I have grown to love and respect in the past couple of weeks.

I’m just letting you know that today at one I’m off to go on holiday, so i’ll be pulling a bit of a disappearing act for a while. But I’ll be back soon enough to share all the stories and odd people I’ve met on my travels.

Have a good one!

Love

Ruby

I *keep forgetting to do this. Thank you so much for tagging me in one of your little meme’s. I appreciate the thought and will do my best to try and answer the little questions to the best of my musical ability. Please do not take this as an open invitation for all meme’s to cross your path. If you have to tag me please do so with only the really interesting and fun ones. This one isn’t too bad and therefore I’ve decided to complete it.

I do realise that for some reason you were under the impression that I will have difficulty in formulating this silly little thing to look like a letter. How silly of you;-) You seem to have forgotten the fact that I am indeed a genius. Or maybe you’ll be forgiven if you simply plead ignorance.

According to the information supplied to me I have to put my ipod on shuffle(i don’t have one) and answer the questions with song titles. I decided to compromise since I couldn’t bear the thought of letting you down cyber friend. My computer’s play list has been set to random….so here goes nothing;-)

1. IF SOMEONE SAYS “IS THIS OK?” YOU SAY?
Since you been gone – Kelly Clarkson

2. WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY
Eye of a tiger

3. WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Just friends – Gavin DeGraw ( I doubt it)

4. HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Shine – Imogen Heap (Cool)

5. WHAT IS YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE
I believe in a thing called love – dunno

6. WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO
What brought the house down – Ditty Bops

7. WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Drop the pilot – Joan Armatrading

8. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS?
Every breath you take – Sting & the police (aawwwweeee)

9. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN
Again – Lenny Kravitz

10. WHAT IS 2 + 2?
Lover Boy – Billy Ocean

11. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND
Something about you – Five for fighting

12. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Baby be mine – Parlotones (LOL)

13. WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Bitter stranger – Nickle Creek

14. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Tangled – Maroon5

15. WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Fever – Michael Bubble

16. WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
SOS – Rihanna (Not very likely)

17. WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
I’m not missing you you – Stacie Orrico

18. WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL
You’re crashing but you’re no wave – Fall Out Boy (uhm???)

19. WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
You Learn – Alanis Morissette

20. WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Beep – The pussycat dolls (I guess it’s gonna remain a secret for just a little while longer)

21. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Beautiful – The Parlotones (I kid you not!)

22. WHAT SHOULD YOU POST THIS AS?
Keep forgetting – The Cinematics (Sort of *)

I hope that this will sufficiently quench your curiosity as to my taste in music;-p You also requested that I name the people I would like to complete this little meme. So here goes nothing:
Vimbai
Blond Blogshell
High in Dubai
Natalie
Miss M

Good luck guys

Regards

Ruby

P.S. – I’m sorry, I’m still a bit stupid, so unfortunately I didn’t put the links in? I know how to insert a link but then it shows the whole bloody link???????? If someone can help me I’ll fix this so only the name shows it would be greatly appreciated.

Since I understand that you must be a very busy man I shall make this short and sweet. I suspect that I might have cracked/broken/smashed a teeny weeny little bone in my right foot. I say suspect since I’m no professional in the medical area, but have had plenty bones broken, ligaments torn, bones completely smashed etc, and therefore I think I’m entitled have an opinion on this.

I realise that you will probably tell me the same thing you tell every other unsuspecting patient be it over the phone or otherwise…”make an appointment and come and see me”. I have 2 problems with this.

First of all I am absolutely petrified of doctors. As in I get completely hysterical, I cry, I become a spoilt little child who likes throwing tantrums.This is a big problem. You’d think that after the 2 weeks in hospital and all follow up visits I’d have grown used to you people in white lab coats..but no…I’m still petrified.

The second problem is more of an ethical one. I have a problem with the fact that a doctor can charge me anything between R200 and R400 per visit of 10minutes max! jeepers! and I thought my charge out rate was ridiculous! It doesn’t cost you a cent to quickly glance at my foot, write a little note to the lady at the x-ray centre and send me on my merry way within 2 minutes…this of course after you made me wait for 40minutes…despite the fact that i pitched up on time for my appointment. I think, since I am paying you a small fortune, that you should at least have the decency to see me at the appointed time.

Maybe you can just e-mail me a little note which I can produce to the sweet little lady at the x-ray lab? that way I don’t have to see you and nurse a stomach ulcer due to the stress caused by this and you can save the 2 minutes you are going to spend talking to me…..lets say at a fee of around R50?

I’ll describe the foot to you. Its blue, slightly black, green, purple and very red around the point of impact. Extremely swollen, though I dare say I managed to get rid of the worst of that by applying some herbal stuffies. And it hurts like hell when there is any physical contact, when i have to walk…hell, actually it just hurts like hell all the time….have found that large amounts of alcohol works for a short while, but a more permanent solution would be nice.

I hope that you and I can come to some sort of arrangement in this regards

Regards

Ruby

Since this letters’ only purpose is to inform everyone that’s been nagging me about how my date went, it was rather difficult to place it in letter form. I did however, finally decide to just address it to all you readers….since it is really for you anyway;-)

Since I am a lady after all the information placed here will be very selective of nature. But I’m sure it will be enough to keep all you special people very happy and content.

The date was absolutely fabulous! Gorgeous was a perfect little gentleman, which impressed me quite a bit. You see, my dad has pretty much spoilt me for all men. My dad is an old school gentleman. He opens doors, he always goes around the car and opens the car door for both me and my mother, he’s forever holding my mommy’s hand, public affection is not a problem for him and he treats all women with an unbelievable amount of respect. And I think somewhere in my mind I find things like that very important. My folks are happily married after 31 years, and I think this had something to do with it.

OK, so back to my date. He picked me up, he opened car doors for me(I’ve never mentioned this), he pulled my chair out for me and he was polite, interesting and very very entertaining the whole evening. He was also very honest about his past(which i like) and about what he wants out of life and from the woman in his life. He’s 30, he doesn’t wanna waste his time with someone he considers to be a bad choice as a potential wife…….a bit scary…but considering that my mind is working the same way these days even though I’m only 25 and considering the very honest letter on Friday…he received the benefit of the doubt.

I had a fantastic time. He made me laugh, I found him intellectually stimulating……which is something I’ve found lacking in most of the guys I’ve dated in the last year except for one…..he was easy to talk to:-)

He was kinda upset that i wouldn’t let him come to Hartebeespoort with me the next day, but understood that it was a special thing that had been planned for weeks and was only for me and 2 of the lovely girls in my life. He picked up when i invited him to a braai at a friends house on Saturday night tho. I think he enjoyed it. I was a bit astounded at my nerve when I invited him to the braai, but decided that if my friends didn’t completely freak him out or send him running..he might actually be worth keeping around.

The braai went off well, the friends love him, he loves the friends……and yep, he didn’t run;-) sweet sweet boy! So I’m guessing everybody wants to know if we are now “romantically involved” or not…….well, no. I’m taking this one slow. I’m just letting myself get to know him in an environment I feel comfortable with, and surprisingly enough he is cool with that. That’s one of the first signs that a guy might be a keeper, he is willing to first be my friend and then the love of my life….i like him;-)

Am I in love? Do I feel all jittery when I see him? Do i have a tiny crush on him? The answer to all of the above is no. But don’t despair…it doesn’t mean I won’t be or i won’t have. I do not fall in love easily. I am not likely to have a crush on anybody and I certainly don’t become jittery around anyone…..at least not until I’ve fallen in love with them. It takes me a while. I don’t fall in love with strangers. I might think that they are awesome, gorgeous, interesting and entertaining. But I only fall in love once I’ve gotten to know the person and I know what they are all about……I take a while;-) I’m weird…apparently. But that’s OK too, that’s just who I am and I can’t help it. Personally I think that’s a whole lot safer than just falling head over heels in love with someone you hardly know.

I hope that you guys have received all the info you need….if not feel free to ask;-)

Regards

Ruby

PS – glug….I’m a lady and ladies don’t take pictures when they are not being good but good at something

PPS – shit babe……i certainly hope you are not reading this!

Santa darling, i know I already sent my list to you earlier this week, but this isn’t an add on, I’ll stick to my original 10:-) I would just like to give you some advise?

I have found the lounge suite i want! so if you could just give me a ring when you have a second I’ll direct you to the right company and the right suite in the right colours. I totally fell in love with this suite. Its GORGEOUS! And no, i didn’t hit the Caps lock button by accident, it’s meant to be in Capitals.

so be an absolute darling and give me a ring OK? Oh alright, maybe I do have one thing to add to my little list from the other day…but it’s totally selfless and I don’t think you will have a problem with ethics here. So here comes nr 11: Please please could you find a new set of kidneys for My Boy??? I have a feeling he’s really gonna need it! And when you deliver it, please make sure that you kick his ass on the way out for being such a complete bastard at times.

Love

Ruby