tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435931593894536137Fri, 08 Nov 2024 15:24:06 +0000morose musingsmarose musingslost in the postZombie Apocolypsea piece of the pieCape TownHigher AuthorityNagatha ChristieTranceYogabudgiescensushairy wormsreflective vests"M" is for MonkeyA Pimp Named SlickbackA Tribe Called QuestAustralianBazingaButton SoupCruciferous vegetablesDancing BearsDarth SidiousDarth VaderDeadmau5E-L-O-P-E-DEarthdanceElle DriverEncylopaedia BritannicaFestivalFunkyGin RummyGypseyHula-hoopIt’s LeviOsaJapanJazz shoesJustin BieberKalk BayLittle Book of CalmLoveMarilyn MansonMarlboroMothMusic FestivalNaked MexicanOutdoorOutdoor partiesPaarl RockProblems...peopleRPGReal MccoyRiviersonderendSimon's TownSolly KramerSomali piratesSons of AnarchySpice GirlsSpockSprungSquircusStranger DangerTANGENTTESTIFYTwisted NerveVortex. Psycho StompersWarWilly Burns Wonkabukakicage- rotchronicdiamondseleventy-sevennot LeviosARphobiaspublic transportquiet desperationrastaricesheepspontaneous combustionsuper powersthe awesome that is Mothhttp://charlie-sunshine.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)Blogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435931593894536137.post-5838537778364965196Tue, 26 May 2015 09:58:00 +00002015-05-26T11:58:29.921+02:00marose musingsmorose musings As I look back, my twenty-seventh year has been the most challenging and rewarding year of my life. I’ve been brave this past year but not fearless. I’ve been reckless but not inconsiderate. For the most part I’ve chosen to live through my experiences and adventures alone in an effort to become more familiar with myself. I hate birthdays, I really do. It leaves me feeling overly emotional http://charlie-sunshine.blogspot.com/2015/05/on-birthdays.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435931593894536137.post-932272505883417860Wed, 01 Apr 2015 15:36:00 +00002015-04-01T17:36:48.094+02:00morose musings I’ve had a notable journey since I last posted something here. I’ve lived through all sorts of experiences. I’ve survived the muted build-up of saying goodbye and leaving. Settling in with my new perception of time. I’ve stood precipitously on edge of everything I know and with reckless abandon, leapt head-first into the great unknown. Travelled. Adventured. Journeyed. Journeyed alone, http://charlie-sunshine.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-convergence-of-choice-chance-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435931593894536137.post-4191445461086525071Tue, 23 Sep 2014 12:55:00 +00002015-03-20T20:09:45.972+02:00a piece of the pielost in the post It’s hard to say goodbye, it’s hard to let go, it’s hard to leave everything you know. You know who you are, Let’s not think about tomorrow. Let’s just focus on today. The future has always been a gamble so let’s strip away all the doubt and all the fear and adopt a rather clinical approach, steeped in logic when we look at our future.  We have the benefit of sharing a long and http://charlie-sunshine.blogspot.com/2014/09/an-open-love-letter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435931593894536137.post-438405215736618815Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:10:00 +00002015-03-21T04:11:30.910+02:00marose musingsmorose musings We are kings and queens of the wind. Children of mystery and madness. Sentient, indomitable, extraordinary… extraordinarily fucked up that is. The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence. Absent I have been, safely ensconced in my own twisted mind, plagued by MSG induced nightmares. Today marks the start of a new chapter. I quit my job, done my time, paid my dues, and gone http://charlie-sunshine.blogspot.com/2012/11/kings-and-queens-of-wind.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435931593894536137.post-5649429302331243674Fri, 17 Aug 2012 17:21:00 +00002015-03-20T20:31:00.345+02:00marose musingsmorose musings I said no offence... This is my voice filled with ink and rage. Well, more like pixels and misplaced anxiety. I do declare that the novelty of feigned apathy has worn garishly thin. I've meticulously crafted a life where public access to my person is heavily regulated and restricted. And although I feel quite accomplished with my achievement, I've recently realisedhttp://charlie-sunshine.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-novelty-of-feigned-apathy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435931593894536137.post-3906362507320432193Fri, 13 Jul 2012 10:36:00 +00002015-03-20T20:31:00.323+02:00marose musingsmorose musings Sometimes I wonder who the hell these people are competing with? To be better than everyone else is not the point. To be the best version of you…now that sounds more authentic. Call me what you want, bestow me with any label you choose. Agnostic. Heathen. Pagan. Religiously misguided. New-age hippy. Sun-worshipper. It’s cool, really. Most times I answer with agnostic when http://charlie-sunshine.blogspot.com/2012/07/this-is-not-moral-olympics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435931593894536137.post-4086512946043259468Wed, 04 Jul 2012 08:12:00 +00002012-07-04T16:41:57.676+02:00Yes…yes, I know. This post is not up for public consumption in the allotted time previously agreed to. What can I say….I’m a creature of bad habit and some behavioural patterns are set in stone. If you are salaciously wondering about how I’ve been so vehemently denied my most basic human right due to obvious consequence, I’m afraid it’s rather disappointing. Think what you want. I’m not goinghttp://charlie-sunshine.blogspot.com/2012/07/five-tbsps-of-condensed-milk.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435931593894536137.post-4120458927363659677Fri, 29 Jun 2012 10:55:00 +00002015-03-20T20:09:45.967+02:00a piece of the pie If I had to take 15 million steps back (give or take a few), I’d find myself in the exact same place, where I found him. On the edge of a continent, on a street that is Long, in a club now closed and at a party that would make even the likes of Chuck Palahniuk proud, we stood contently beside each other as strangers…or so we thought. I know now that I knew him long before that fateful nighthttp://charlie-sunshine.blogspot.com/2012/06/light-of-pie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435931593894536137.post-2032908310818094882Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:56:00 +00002015-03-20T20:31:00.308+02:00budgiesmarose musingsmorose musingsSo my lovable compadre, the awesome that is Moth has set me to task yet again. He has inadvertently pit two of my most beloved things against each other, namely my deeply rooted affection for fine green herb and, well… him. Okay, at least in my realm of thought this is how the following challenge is laid before me. Challenge: If I do not post something new on this here “revered” blog….within http://charlie-sunshine.blogspot.com/2012/06/challenge-accepted.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435931593894536137.post-8658077116578647543Fri, 11 May 2012 13:23:00 +00002015-03-20T19:09:29.148+02:00budgiesButton SoupDarth VaderdiamondsEncylopaedia BritannicaIt’s LeviOsalost in the postNaked Mexicannot LeviosARSpice GirlsSo, there are a few things I don’t believe in: 1.      Diamonds 2.      Family Don’t get me wrong, I don’t doubt their existence, but I sure as hell don’t promote their ideals. In my mind’s eye, they leave behind them nothing but a path of false ideals of value, pain, suffering, guilt and a clear distinction between those who “ have” and http://charlie-sunshine.blogspot.com/2012/05/its-mothers-day-in-zed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435931593894536137.post-8234707177811984045Thu, 29 Mar 2012 07:11:00 +00002015-03-20T20:31:00.365+02:00Elle Drivermarose musingsmorose musingsStranger Dangerthe awesome that is MothTwisted NerveWilly Burns WonkaIt all shits and giggles, until someone giggles and shits themselves. My body, your body, everybody’s body is one amazing machine. Yes, indeedy. And although I was the type of kid that would rather let a splinter the size of a piece of braai- wood assimilate naturally into my body than have one of my parents attempt to take out the sucker with a needle….- I am not immune to the seduction and http://charlie-sunshine.blogspot.com/2012/03/eye-for-eye.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435931593894536137.post-9051794988511642747Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:53:00 +00002015-03-20T20:31:00.372+02:00Hula-hoopMarlboromarose musingsmorose musingsProblems...peopleSquircusTESTIFYYogaI didn't always feel this way, but if there's one thing I believe with growing certainty (well at least in my sphere of thought) is that we are all old souls.  I believe our souls are evident...constantly on some plain of existence. That we preside continuously on different levels of consciousness. Logic...or should I rather say Science dictates that energy can never dissipate. What are we, http://charlie-sunshine.blogspot.com/2012/02/resolute.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435931593894536137.post-1427485245654192285Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:38:00 +00002015-03-20T20:09:45.963+02:00a piece of the piechronicE-L-O-P-E-Deleventy-sevenLovereflective vestsRPGWarZombie ApocolypseSometimes, extenuating circumstances dictate an aggressive course of action.Sometimes, life calls for you being militant about your life, those in it and what you hold dear. Finding love can be as time consuming and challenging as sitting through an entire LOTR marathon unaided by methamphetamines….. Keeping that love is like walking the actual road to Mount Doom (in my case in genocidal heels; http://charlie-sunshine.blogspot.com/2012/01/life-is-battlefieldand-love-love-is-war.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435931593894536137.post-3876156200097305902Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:30:00 +00002015-03-20T20:31:00.317+02:00"M" is for MonkeyDeadmau5hairy wormsJazz shoesLittle Book of Calmmarose musingsmorose musingsOutdoor partiesphobiasRiviersonderendTranceVortex. Psycho StompersI’ve just narrowly survived the manic decent into the month of madness that is, and will be my December. I keep on returning from these missions and wild forays of lunacy with fewer and fewer marbles….always a little more restless with the mundane clutter and opaque shades of bullshit that sometimes colour my days. I all too often forget the genius in simplicity, things that used to excite us as http://charlie-sunshine.blogspot.com/2011/12/m-is-for-monkey.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435931593894536137.post-1696739101022873093Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:37:00 +00002015-03-20T20:31:00.303+02:00bukakicage- rotcensusDancing BearsFunkyGypseyJapanmarose musingsmorose musingsMothquiet desperationriceSons of Anarchysuper powersFirstly I'd like to preface this post by sharing my latest discovery with you. You might recall me mentioning a Hari Krishnoligist (either Hari Krishna or Scientologist) randomly giving me this book which proverbially set a swarm of bees on my bonnet. After the minimal amount of searching on the interwebs, I've discovered its not a cult, people. It's a legit Swami's account of the ancient texts http://charlie-sunshine.blogspot.com/2011/11/konichiwa-bitches.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435931593894536137.post-334306787943358012Fri, 14 Oct 2011 06:34:00 +00002015-03-20T20:31:00.312+02:00AustraliancensusMarilyn Mansonmarose musingsmorose musingsReal Mccoyreflective vestssheepI am by no means paranoid, but fuck with my freedoms and we've got problems. Generally my M.O. is to have as minimal interaction with any government authority as possible, its just too much admin and frustration. I've met the minimum requirements...I have a Real Makoya identity document and I made my chicken scatch on a ballot paper a couple of years back thinking I could swing the electionhttp://charlie-sunshine.blogspot.com/2011/10/right-of-admission-reserved.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435931593894536137.post-7509348180557675387Fri, 30 Sep 2011 10:44:00 +00002015-03-20T20:31:00.355+02:00Cruciferous vegetablesGin Rummyhairy wormsJustin Biebermarose musingsmorose musingsSomali piratesSpockspontaneous combustionTANGENTZombie ApocolypseIn an effort to ensure our family’s survival during a not too distant zombie apocalypse, as well as to test our readiness against the imminent domination of the mindless masses…wait a minute (on account of my last statement, I do believe we’ve already been helically compromised), I took the liberty of revising our current contingency plan, aptly named Zurviving  Zhe Zombies v2.0. And yes, I http://charlie-sunshine.blogspot.com/2011/09/zhe-zombies-are-comming.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435931593894536137.post-6843847461492317270Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:15:00 +00002015-03-20T19:12:20.547+02:00A Pimp Named SlickbackA Tribe Called QuestBazingaCape TownDarth SidiousHigher Authoritylost in the postNagatha ChristieZombie ApocolypseDear Nagatha Christie, A Hari Krishna handed me a book recently (I'm still trying to figure out if she was infact a Hari Krishna....or a Scientologist posing as a Hari Krishna).There's a gem in the book that stuck to me like syphillis, and it reads... "When your mind is crippled with auhority, as it is, it is very difficult to be free." At the best of times I'm easy; but being free is a tad http://charlie-sunshine.blogspot.com/2011/09/crippled-mind.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435931593894536137.post-2663425759024201079Fri, 23 Sep 2011 06:39:00 +00002015-03-20T19:09:29.139+02:00Higher Authoritylost in the postNagatha ChristieSprungDear Ms. Sunshine, Boo Bear and the savage fight to freedom! It pains me to inform you that your last post is past due. A month? Really? I'm not sure exactly what type of rinkiedink operation you're trying to run here? My sources confirm that you have infact come out of a self imposed exile. I personally witnessed you getting your fix of organic vitamin D at Sprung. The time for excuses has http://charlie-sunshine.blogspot.com/2011/09/past-due.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435931593894536137.post-527303617020456058Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:36:00 +00002015-03-20T20:31:00.336+02:00Cape TownKalk Baymarose musingsmorose musingspublic transportrastaSimon's TownSolly Kramer Photos: Gillian Chambers A rasta and a Bergie (mountaineer, vagrant) climb onto a train...(waiting for the punch line, aren't you?) deep in conversation the rasta uncharacteristically timid, warns the bergie that his imaginary ticket is not even valid for first class and he'd be safer catching a free ride undetected in the third class carriages. The bergie looks him dead straight in the eyehttp://charlie-sunshine.blogspot.com/2011/08/there-no-first-class-in-heaven.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435931593894536137.post-4314803724009159106Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:11:00 +00002015-03-20T20:31:00.327+02:00marose musingsmorose musingsThose words alone often illicit a soulful response of utter dread. I'm particularly ambiguous about religion and still ginometers (ginormous kilommeters-stay with me friends) away from cracking any sort of code. As an alternate I like to believe in the notion of faith instead of the man-made construct of religion. I think religious beliefs or spirituality is just another amazing flavour that putshttp://charlie-sunshine.blogspot.com/2011/08/i-have-moment-of-your-time-to-talk-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435931593894536137.post-7152353767379971114Wed, 27 Jul 2011 21:07:00 +00002015-03-20T20:31:00.350+02:00marose musingsmorose musingsPaarl RockYogaIn a typically Back to the Future-esque setting what would you do if the De Lorean we to pull up next to you, open its doors and welcome you into the manic embrace of Prof... Without even batting an eyelid, I'd jump into that ride and turn the dial back to the eighties, just so that I could have a few words with the little miss me. If you're thinking along the lines of prophetic revelationshttp://charlie-sunshine.blogspot.com/2011/07/my-dirty-yoga-confession.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435931593894536137.post-7856377488419480801Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:23:00 +00002015-03-20T20:31:00.360+02:00EarthdanceFestivalmarose musingsmorose musingsMusic FestivalOutdoorTranceAlmost a year on and I still can’t believe it. It all started last year September when I finally convinced Moth (my hetero-life partner) to shirk the luxurious trappings of the city and embark on a now decidedly lifelong trance adventure. We popped our proverbial cherries at Earthdance…popped being an understatement, more like obliterated! We came, we saw, we conquered. We conquered Earthdance http://charlie-sunshine.blogspot.com/2011/07/down-rabbit-hole-we-go.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0Cape Town, South Africa-33.9248685 18.424055299999964-34.3691365 18.075444799999964 -33.4806005 18.772665799999963tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435931593894536137.post-5345002664498268077Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:21:00 +00002015-03-20T20:31:00.340+02:00marose musingsmorose musingsDo you know The Man…you know, The Man. The one who always convinces you that you’re better off not even putting in a shadow of an effort. The Man who motivates you to stop before you’ve even started. We all know him, like Father Time slowly and unnoticingly stealing your life and offering up procrastination as a viable alternative. Well, Man…. I have this to say to you. You can happily go fly an http://charlie-sunshine.blogspot.com/2011/07/man.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)