so it doesn’t look like i’m going to be spending much time on the track this week. when i’ve not been sniffling and sneezing at the studio, i’ve been home on my back – and no, not in a fun way!

had a late call (for a change) today, so managed to make it to the doctor. and the little piece of plastic otherwise known as a credit card did marvelous acrobatics in and out of my wallet. doctor,  bloodwork, various prescriptions, etc., etc. so though i am anti antibiotics, i am, once again, on them.

at least the doctor is young, funky and cute – the total opposite of the doctor-character i play. her name is dr. d. green and if you live in the linden, northcliff area of johannesburg and need a good gp, dr. d’s your gal (that was an unpaid for plug, b.t.w.). she recommended that i keep a ventilator/inhaler at hand – just in case the exercise induced asthma gets any worse. that’s when i finally recuperate and make it back to my training program! though it looks like i’m going to be stuck on 5k’s for the immediate future!

totally different track, pun intended; anybody catch “californication”? i’m totally hookered, uhm, i mean, hooked. 😉 i’m really liking david duchovny’s anti-hero character (as long as i don’t have to live with him!). the writing’s pretty cool and so are the characters. nothing predictable here – except the endless nudity and sex scenes, which i’m not above enjoying, but might find more appealing if i were a guy. 

have also been getting into “life”. and loving pvr. i love that i get to ffwd through the ads and promos – even though i think south african commercials are some of the best in the world. funny. pithy. apt. but still, once you’ve seen it x dozen times, you’ve seen it x dozen times. 

had 2 funny “coincidences” today. when i was at the doctor getting blood drawn (no mean feat! with my miniscule veins i’d suck at being a junkie!), the cutest little blonde boy came running into the room, and locked eyes with me, only to be whisked off moments later by a woman i presumed to be his gran. it took me a moment before i realized that it was the son of one of the actresses i work with. odd, cause she brought him to work recently and i missed him that day. it was like i’d been given another opportunity to see him. in fact, i’d almost forgotten that i got to spin some fire at his baby shower.

after that, i decided to treat myself to breakfast at my favorite breakfast spot, paputsi’s on 4th street in linden. their menu features the hand-drawn  head of a cat on the front, and it’s butt, with butt-hole, on the back! over breakfast i paged through one of the free mags they usually have out front and there, to my surprise, was an interview with a fracquaintance (a word i just made up – an acquaintance who’s almost a friend) of mine, dave chislett, journalist, pr guy and one of the few other bloggers i know. check him out at http://www.thechiz.co.za 

he warned me that blogging was addictive. though hey, at least one doesn’t need to stick a needle in one’s veins!