Weekend Song – Ezra Ngcukana
January 12, 2008
There’s probably no better way to lull yourself back into anything than to the sad, subtle triumph of South African harmonies.
I’ll write more later, but for now? Hello. I know. Sorry. Better. Thanks.
So here’s Ezra Ngcukana, with a song which makes me feel proud and I don’t even know what at – maybe just the sheer uncompromising wonder of everyday life.
Look at me. All lulling.
How’ve you been, OK?
Listen: You Think You Know Me
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All right, who had nine days?
11 comments
The over/under was 4.5
I was betting against myself at one point.
Oh MAN, this is just Peruvian Liar Dice all over again.
Cliff, I am now officially speaking directly to you again. Which must be a relief for Wendy.
Yay!
Never bet against a man with Exact Change, Cliff. Never ever ever.
Welcome back.
Nice to see you back, Mr Jones!
I’m glad to be back. Thanks all.
Goal! (jumps over puddle)
I was starting to enjoy my new role, actually.
Nice to see you back. Don’t go pushing yourself to post every day, okay?
No way, Wendy. I was taking it all to seriously, and enjoying writing a lot less towards the end of the year, and it showed. In my time off I wrote something every two or three days, without necessarily intending it to be for here, and they turned out better because of the lack of pressure. I also went back to completely writing in long hand with pencil and pad, something I’d dropped away from occasionally in the last few months. A blank page in a pad is an invitation, but on a computer screen it’s a taunt. For me at least, because I work on computers all day, so making that division was one which I realised served more purpose than the simple practicality I’d assumed.
Excellent! I’ll happily supply you a dozen legal pads and a buncha boxes of pencils- AND I’ll throw in an electric pencil sharpener.
Ooh, it’ll be like a Blue Peter appeal for starving children – we should have Bring and Buy sales to fund writing materials and a sun lamp for Cliff.
Leave a comment. Play nice. I will turn this blog around.