Today is a low day for the Feed Jon Foundation. This is mainly because I wasn't thinking like a lunch ninja last night. Let me break it down. Last night we had our young adults social. It was delightful. Pastor Chris's yard was looking magnificent, man compared to about a year ago its like a 400% improvement. I got to catch up with Megan (Pastor Chris's wife), played a bit with the kids, chatted with Pastor Chris while he braaied the vienna's for the hot-dogs. It was great. Megan made this really tasty bean salad/gravy thing, it went down well with the hot-dogs.
The conversation was great; we played Cranium and my team won, and the desert was fantastical (yes that is a real word). But this is where I made my fatal lunch-ninja mistake. While I was enjoying myself talking to the guys eating a bit more desert than I should have I wasn't thinking like a lunch-ninja. A lunch-ninja would've been spotting all the good food that can be easily packed in a lunch tin (that means not ice-cream or soup) and taken for lunch the next day. There was cake and extra rolls and a few other things that would have made a real nice lunch. I should've been like those old coloured ladies at funerals and parties who pack away the food in their bags for their kids or grandkids. I should've been spotting the good stuff and putting it away, and asking for paper-plates and serviettes and loading that stuff into my car. Why? Because now I'm sitting at work with a container of peanuts for lunch. And the cheapest meal I can possibly get is a whacky Wednesday which we all know isn't as good as it used to be. Who wants a chicken burger, when you could've had 2 proper beef burgers before?
Oh and then this morning I couldn't find black socks for work so I'm wearing blue socks with a black pants (which needs to be given away now), and black shoes. It looks ridiculous.
One thing that will definitely make my day better is if I find that missing cat in my complex and give it back to the lady. She's offering a R5000 reward for her cat! It's a cat! Not a flat screen LCD TV! The initial offer was R1000 and I would've been happy with that for finding her dear "Babs" (Yes that is a rather short and rushed name for a R5000 cat, a R5000 cat needs a name like "Lord Nelson" or "Trafalgar" or "Paris Hilton", at least two names for that kinda money). But R5000? I can get a PS3 for that kinda money! And maybe even a game or two. But then I don't have a TV so scrap that idea. But I could get a really nice digital camera, and a digital camera doesn't need to be fed and cleaned up after and most importantly doesn't leave hair all over the place.
So wanna help me find the cat? I'll split the finders fee 80:20, promise.
7 comments:
dude I am coming to visit tonight. if I find that cat the money is mine. do you have a picture of the cat somehow. that would be cool. I'll go to the SPCA and at least find the one with the closest resemblance. she should give R5000 for that.
maybe its a trick. maybe when I bring the cat back she will arrest me. at that stage I'll hand over responsibility and money to you. otherwise its mine.
Hi Jon
Came across your blog on SCL and immediately latched on to 'South African'! Very chuffed to see your blog has just begun, now I get to keep up, easy :)
Great post, had me giggling away, especially about the sad state of Steers Wacky Wednesday, the expensive cat and your blue socks. I personally don't care if socks even match one another! But that's just me.
Rowman-
Lol! The lady put colour photos everywhere.
Always looking for a quick buck, you should be a stock broker
Hi Nessie,
Thanks for following my blog, I feel deeply honoured. I've added you to my Google Reader.
Looks like your blog is well established, dig your banner.
Thanks! Yeah whacky Wednesays aren't what they used to be, but at least they've switched back to beef :) Hehehe that's slightly eccentric nessie; but who am I to judge wearing these blue socks?
I actually created a blog just like this last year sometime. Same website and everything. But didn't continue.
I'm coming to Jozi for my bday now!! Just so that we (I) can look for that cat!! I know we can find the cat, keep it till she increases the finders reward to R10000....
Hey Jon, like Nessie I found you on SCL (which must be the centre of the blogging universe).
Will you split the bounty if I give you clues where to look. ie in a tree, behind a dustbin, in the scary lady with the checkers trolley`s apartment? Ok consider those hints and if you do find Barbs, you can contact me for my banking details... :)
Hey Francois,
Thanks for popping in, I really appreciate it. SCL is brilliant, Jon Acuff is the man.
Lol! That was really insightful Francois, if I do find Babs in the scary lady with the checkers trolley`s apartment, I'll get those banking details of yours, hehehe
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