lynyrd skynyrd - simple man

want to learn a quick lesson?
listen to men who know what they are singing about. 

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Mama told me when I was young 

Come sit beside me, my only son 

And listen closely to what I say. 

And if you do this 

It'll help you some sunny day. 

Oh, take your time... Don't live too fast, 

Troubles will come and they will pass. 

Go find a woman, oh baby, you'll find love, 

And don't forget son, 

There is someone up above.

And be a simple kind of man. 

Be something you love and understand. 

Baby be a simple, kind of man. 

Oh, won't you do this for me son, 

If you can?

Forget your lust for the rich man's gold 

All that you need, is in your soul, 

And you can do this, oh baby, if you try. 

All that I want for you my son, 

Is to be satisfied.

And be a simple kind of man. 

Be something you love and understand. 

Baby be a simple, kind of man. 

Oh, won't you do this for me son, 

If you can?

Boy, don't you worry... you'll find yourself. 

Follow your heart, lord, and nothing else. 

And you can do this, oh baby, if you try. 

All that I want for you my son, 

Is to be satisfied.

And be a simple kind of man. 

Be something you love and understand. 

Baby be a simple, kind of man. 

Oh, won't you do this for me son, 

If you can?

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enjoy the rainy day cape town and stellenboch kids

the rest of you, just enjoy the day. ok :)

.x.

an introduction

I feel the need to re-introduce myself to the interweb.

So.
If you haven't already read it please read this post:

http://youngonelives.blogspot.com/2011/02/heading-into-inter-web.html

And yes,
Enjoy.

An artist I just re-introduced myself to:
Jamie - T
http://www.jamie-t.com/
"she said I'm a loser and she's a user with a gun"

Hope everyone's week is full of good food, productive work, slept nights and good times.
.x.

homeward bound - Simon And Garfunkel

You know that music means the world to me.

music and many other things.

Sitting at my computer at home for the 1st since my last post

been a crazy (for the lack of  a better adjective) last 7/8 days

this is the song iTunes threw at me this time.

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I'm sittin' in the railway station 

Got a ticket for my destination, Mmm

On a tour of one night stands

My suitcase and guitar in hand

And every stop is neatly planned

For a poet and a one man band

Homeward bound

I wish I was

Homeward bound

Home, where my thought's escaping

Home, where my music's playing

Home, where my love lies waiting 

Silently for me

Everyday's an endless stream 

Of cigarettes and magazines, Mmm,

And each town looks the same to me 

The movies and the factories

And every stranger's face I see 

Reminds me that I long to be

Homeward bound

I wish I was

Homeward bound

Home, where my thought's escaping

Home, where my music's playing

Home, where my love lies waiting 

Silently for me

Tonight I'll sing my songs again

I'll play the game and pretend, Mmm,

But all my words come back to me 

In shades of mediocrity

Like emptiness in harmony

I need someone to comfort me

Homeward bound

I wish I was

Homeward bound

Home, where my thought's escaping

Home, where my music's playing

Home, where my love lies waiting

Silently for me

Silently for me

Silently for me

.

Going to start working on my next post now.

Have a lovely Sunday

Listen to Simon and Gafunkel

and Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

if you can.

.x.

in between dreams

I don't know if you remember the CD, song or artist that made you realize that there is more to music than head bobbing any money making.

for me it was Jack Johnson
and i'm not ashamed to say it
many people don't want to listen to him cause he's to plain
so much the same, all the time

but for me, when I was 15/16 years old and I heard good old Jack at friends house I was like wow.
Actually listen to what he's saying. this makes scene. I want to sing along not just because its a good catchy tune, but because I agree with what he's saying.

If you know me I'm one for stories
I have many stories where a Jack Johnson song is the soundtrack.

In between Dreams reminds me of the holiday when we visited my oldest brother for the 1st time after he'd moved out of the house.
It reminds me of worrying about finishing a 250 word English essay and complaining cause I couldn't spend the holiday with friends, I had to be with family.
It reminds me of the good times and drives I've had in the George/Knysna area.
basically, it reminds me of being 15 and simple life.

red boots - joshua grierson

Good Morning,Evening or Afternoon

wherever/whenever this blog might find you:

My initial plan was to write about a weekend that i had recently

But

I cant do the whole weekend justice.

 Not in one blog

So,
here are a few pictures, words and links.

One day my life will calm down and I will be able to tell this weekend in whole and share my joy with the whole world.

  youngonelives: 4th-8th March

if you dint know

i love the sea, and nature and sunsets

Friday night's sunset

Stroll on the beach Saturday Morning.

One should never go through a month without visiting at least one local market.

I used to work at the Slow Food Marekt at Oude Libertas close to Stellenbosch.

lots of fun was had.

went to visit the place again and fell in love with a dress

and food and the people there.

 headed over to My Lady's  house

we discovered a toy

 as Brother Berg would always say "night time is the right time"

it was night time

we headed out to town.

 this lad is a monster

my mother used to teach him and his brother

lovely boys

always up for a good dance.

waking up slowly on sunday morning

watched the cricket, the game were we lost by 6 runs. gah

anyways

talented friends are good friends to have

 My Lady with her adorable niece 

Sunday in Stellenbosch = bingo

this week we did not win

we won some of the quotes though and I made new friends with pretty girls in pretty dresses

the beautiful lady in these photos I've known since Gr5

she has a true friend

also one of those talented ones

you should see her art and listen to the reasons behind her creations 

 heading to lunch on Monday with My Lady

went for an amazing lunch at The Wild Peacock in Stellenbosch

the restaurant where I work gets dome of it's products from the emporium

their restaurant is fresh and real.

the food excites you and is eye candy as well 

they have sorbet. IN A FRUIT!

so exciting

from left to right: lemon&pomegranate, pina colada and mango&orange

ok

here comes the best part of the weekend

I'm still going to do a whole post dedicated to this man and this man alone.

not in a long time have I been so blown away by one person.

his love for life and everybody in his life is something that i honestly wish every person could have.

but because of the life that he has had he's been able to transfer it over into the most amazing music.

cannot explain

go listen yourself:

http://www.facebook.com/josh.grierson

and read his random doodles

http://joshuagrierson.tumblr.com

Joshua

you are amazing

i'm so happy that i can be called your friend

We're still going to come and visit you in she shop

just waiting for Talitha's car to be fixed.

how can you end a night out in Cape Town and not stop at the BP and woolies?

We'd been craving an ice cold green doctor the whole weekend

waking up in Cape Town is never hard to do

specially when the first signs of winter are showing themselves

now comes the interesting part

on our way to meet up with the man himself before heading back home our car broke.

cape town central

good golly gosh it was amusing

cause in situations like these i find it much easier to laugh than stress

stress just adds about 2 more hours of stressing

 so while we were waiting to get towed back home we went for a walk through the part of Cape Town we do not know but now want to visit all the time. 

Found the perfect cup of coffee and reflected on the complete irony of everything.

got picked up by The Lady's family

and headed back home listening to Cat Stevens

the music that my dad brought me and my brothers up on

that,

was just a very brief overview of the best weekend I've had in years.

the exciting thing that in the last 2 weeks my life has only gotten better.

It's safe to say that this youngone is a very happy youngone. 

.x.

goinguptoofast

Hi
I don't know how old you are.
But I really feel that I'm way to young to be making the decisions that I'm meant to be making.
I mean, the decision I make now will, ultimately, effect a lot of my future.
I guess that's why I'm so cautious while making this decision.

I'm very fortunate in that I get to discuss everything with my parents,friends and colleagues in the industry.

So to everyone in school trying to decide what to study.
Please please talk to as many people as you can before you decide.
And once you decide, go for it, full on.
Take on whatever you've decided and give it your all!

music maketh the moment

While i was working on the last blog this is some of the music that my iTunes threw at me.

and yes, Katy Perry  - Fireworks is my "pick-me-up-and-dance-" song of the moment.

✓ Firework - Katy Perry 

✓ Why You'd Want To Live Here - Death Cab for Cutie

✓ Treehouse  - Family of the Year

✓ Soul meets body -  Death Cab for Cutie

✓ Screaming Infidelities  - Dashboard Confessional

✓ Month Of May - Arcade Fire

✓ Into Oblivion (Reunion) -  Funeral For A Friend

✓ capturing moods -Rilo Kiley

✓ Icypoles (Star Slinger Dreamix) -Alpine

✓ Not Ready Yet - Eels

Also

this is in mens fashion magazine that i bought the other day for R25

and its the truth

Be good children

I'm going to to a fruit and veg shop now

.x.

CocoRosie – Rainbowarriers

The Irony of life is Irony itself

If you look back (http://youngonelives.blogspot.com/2009/04/end-of-long-weekend.html) you’ll see that I like the sky and the tricks it plays with light and my emotions. One day I want to get a proper camera to photograph the stars, because I like them more than the sunset.

Which is a lot of like cause I really like the sunset.

Here is last night’s sunset.

Went for an hour and a half stroll on Stand beach with my mom.

It was magical

i do love my mommy very much. 

these are taken from the dam close to my house. 

.Cape Town.

irony

The irony of life is that as soon as I decide to start my blog,
my life just gets too crazy busy

One day I'll post something interesting.
Like a pretty picture
Or a yummy recipe.