Hello darlings!

My but you've all been up to nonesense in my absence! Who wants a good spanking??? Light ass slap? Or are you into something a little more kinky???

I'm so sorry the pic didn't load properly! Turns out it was a bit big... *blushes ashamedly*. I missed you all so much! You won't believe how time simply slips away when you have a little one! He's already 4 1/2 months old! A sign that I've been lax in my SG attendance and that is to be rectified...is being rectified. Ok well first things first...pics of BLAZE! The cutest little guy I know! Sure, I'm biased, wouldn't you be?

First pic I took of him...fresh from theater


At a week old he was the size of his Domo toy...


My cunning little minx is plotting a means of getting food...


I'm sure they think us adults rather daft at the best of times...


You can't make it out but that's a Metallica shirt he has on!


I believe Lumo and Tarion have new sets hiding up their skirts? Anyone else fancy a peek?

As for parenthood...it's demanding and hard but so worth it! Blaze smiles a lot, can grab things now and can almost sit up by himself...with a little wobble due to his large (brain-filled) peanut-head. For those planning to have a little one, take your time. Once they arrive, you seem to dissolve into this role of parent and you have to take a few steps back every now and then to find yourself. Still, I can't imagine my life without my little man!

I need to take a quick peek around and see what's happening. Do let me know what you've been up to darlings...everything naughty and nice

P.S. I'm almost there in terms of losing my baby fat so watch this space for a set in the next 2 months or so!

Warm greetings and many kisses to the inhabitants of SG Land!

I see many hot sets have gone out in my absence - thank you Lumo, Tarion, Skylar and Zebrah!!! Many more sets but those are the ones I can recall off the top of my still preggie-addled mind. For those who've been counting and scratching their heads, my little one has indeed hatched! He's now a month old and that's kind of why I've been as quiet as a graveyard...babies take up a lot of time and energy!

First things first: I had to go for a c section as Blaze (my little boy!) hadn't dropped and he had the cord around his neck. Thankfully all went smoothly for both of us. What an experience though...they made me watch as they took him out despite my protests and promises that I'm more squeemish than they thought. Still I managed to survive...won't be doing it anytime soon though! Gonna need time to get back in shape and to push out a few more sets...plus catch up some much needed PARTYING!!! OMG I miss partying...and booze...sigh.

Cool so my little monster is just over 4 kg and 54 cm long. His shape is classified as tall skinny...that make anyone else think of coffee??? We decided on going with the spelling of Blaze as opposed to Blaise as those phonetic fanatics out there will call the poor kid "Bla". Turns out that the name is not only that of a child prodigy (do Google some of his quotes, they are delightful!) but also of the patron saint of Croatia. Small world eh?!? This is the smallest file I could find. Need to reinstall some software...



By the way...how the hell are you all doing? What's news? Xmas plans? How was your Halloween?

I'll be going to the coast from the 6th of December but I'll be staying in touch due to lack of or severely tamed partying. Still, time by the sea will be awesome!

It's been a while since I've left a little piece of myself up here for perusal I do hope I haven't missed too much! I see there are some new and simply titilating honeys that have joined the SGZA ranks: a warm welcome and spank on the bum for
Lunar

and
Jeckyl

The gorgeous Tarion and Lumo have new sets up for view so if you haven't yet, turn your peepers to their stunning sets!!!

Believe it or not I've been rather busy the last few months with all things not involved with the 40 hour drag per week I'm around 32 weeks now and my little man is busy as ever - not to mention cute as hell! Had the 3D scan last week and I was blown away for how clear the pictures were! To think that this technology wasn't available a few years ago...you have to love and respect the rate of technological development. Speaking of which, here are some pics of my little heartbreaker:

This is a picture of his little face and arm.


This is what I look like now with my protruding belly:
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Well...the nursery is coming along and I've decided on an outer spae theme complete with glow in the dark stars and related stencils. It's so much fun! I realised (and no, this isn't a feel sorry for me comment) but I never had the opportunity to have a theme for my room. My little mister is going to be spoilt rotten! he weighs around 1.6kg now...can't believe it!!! I only have about 6 Mondays left at work - THANK GOD!!! There may be a deity of sorts out there...4 months away from that hole and spending it with my little punk...can't help but smile at the thought.

I'm watching Jimmy Carr as I type this out: I love the dry, dark, British humour. For those not in the know:


And another video I found that brought back some wonderful memories:


And for those with an-all-things-cute bone, I thought this was marvellous:


Btw not sure if the You Tube links are working...lt me know if they're not? Alternatively the first one is Jimmy Carr and Offensive jokes, the second is Hubba Hubba Zoot Zoot (try it!) and the last one is a kitten and a cigarette...needs sound (it's a cute little ginger kitten that wants the cigarette).

So I've been working on the nursery and stencils (pics to follow), getting used to my expanding belly, doing baby shopping and doing a whole lot of solicalising. Who knew that people are okay around pregnant women? I always used to feel strange around them as I never wanted to offend them or get too broody...look where that got me?! I witnessed a friend's marriage a while ago - simple, stunning and no puffery of ceremony, I loved it!

The weather is slowly turning here which means warmer climes are on the horizon - YAY for summer!!!

Other than that I'll be catching up with you darlings as internet permits - I can get my hands on a modem at intermittent intervals so please be patient If you're keen for a chat, I've set myself up on Gmail so pop me a mail sometime (Facebook page coming sometime): arqsuicide@gmail.com

I'll leave you with this thought: if you could be a soup, what kind of soup would you be

Long overdue hugs and kisses to u lovely SG darlings! Life, the weather and my access to the internet have beeb unpredictable at best - unforseen probabilities we analysts hate! I'm 19 wks preggies with my first little demin!!! We're calling him Blaise after the 17th century child prodigy...he was a mathematician, philosopher, inventor and scientist...no pressure on my liitle one :-) It's been smooth sailing what with no morning sickness or aches so I'm well pleased on that front. What got me thinking is how kind and touchy strangwrs are to pregnant women: I've had to tell several strangers that they nd to at least buy me dinner b4 getting touchy with my belly!

I've felt the beginnings of wriggling and kicking and let me tell u, it's amazing!

On the gaming front: WITCHER 2 ROX! Can't get enough! Try it out if u haven't already. Dungeon Siege 3 hopefully being released this month...took them long enough!

I've included pics if anyone wants to meet Blaise :-) For those that may doubt the accuracy of his gender, trust me, he's either a boy or a girl with some problems. The pic with me in a black shirt is at 10wks and the other at 18 wks. Nxt scan on the 14th.Congrats to the new babes gone Pink!!! Simply gorgeous!!!

Ah my darlings..it has been too long! I'll be catching up with you all shortly. Otherwise here's an update from my side: work sucks balls, I've come to hate my job but it's not getting me down (yet), my home is coming along nicely with a feature wall and gorgeous Klimt prints and a stunning Marilyn Monroe print (the latter I got for my bday)...oh yeah and my bday rocked!!! Pics to follow once I find my damn camera...I've been really disorganised lately and I'm starting to annoy myself!!!

Dragon Age 2 ROCKS!!! Finished it as a mage, working on my rogue and warrior soon to follow. Can't wait for the new releases in may being Dungeon Siege III and Fable III. MUCH OF GAMING GOODNESS THIS YEAR!

I have another tidbit of news...I'm 11 weeks pregnant! Pics to follow again, once I find my f**king camera No idea of gender yet but wow, what a trip so far!!! Many upsides and downsides but all round, I have a freaking life growing in me!!! Any and all advice is welcome. I still feel the urge to party every now and then (minus the alcohol), would that be weird?

Love you all and can't wait to catch up!

Greetings, salutations and love to all SG-landers! I'm really sorry for not replying to all the wonderful messages and being more involved but I've only recently returned from a wonderful trip - of which I'll share some pics as proof I can't believe how quickly festive rug has been pulled from under me and now I'm sprawled on my back with this heaving, wheezing beast that is 2011 looming over me with a slobbery look of hunger in its eyes...I'm not sure I'm ready for this new year but I guess it's kind of late for that notion. Moving on to more fun stuff being the trip...here be some details...

It started out on the premier class train which is just a class below luxury (not that I'd be able to tell the difference). Firstly, this is what the train looks like on the outside...anyone else LOVE the colour?!?!? I so want a car this colour!


What's great about the deal is that you get your own cabin and gourmet meals are included. Here's a quick peek at the cabins.


While you're enjoying your dinner, the staff sneak into your cabin and turn down the seats and turn them into beds...awesome but not conducive to getting naughty on the train There's even a spa on the train! Sadly, prices were such that the closest I got to "treatment" was adorning my white fluffy dressing gown (which they supply), taking a glass of wine and smokes to the smoking car and enjoying the scenery. For some reason the other passengers didn't quite understand and my man refused to take a picture No sense of adventure! We were quite pissed to I kind of get it. Here's where they stuff you with weird and wonderful meals...


The train goes from Johannesburg to Cape Town...which was obviously the next leg of the trip. Small catch however, floods in some part of the world has displaced heat from some desert and deposited it over Cape Town, just as we arrived. Thankfully, we stayed in an air-conditioned hotel for the first night. I mean, who can function in temperatures of 36 degrees celsius and upwards in a place where the sun sets around 9pm-10pm in summer?????? It was mad! The first 5 days were probably the most expensive due to hanging around places with air conditioning but here are some pics of Cape Town - beautiful city!



An odd attraction the city offers is that of its unfinished highway...


These were taken at a cafe near the Nelson Mandela centre which is basically a stop off before you catch a lift to Robben Island.




We discovered this wonderful little place called Hudsons...they make the most amazing burgers in the southern hemisphere! Gourmet but not for those with small appetites - there's an amazing little thing called a jalapeno popper (big thing in Cape Town apparently) which is a jalapeno stuffed with feta then deep fried. Absolutely amazing! Sadly, on our first night we had to sit inside, by the kitchen, during a heat wave...you have no idea how quickly you get drunk when it's so hot!


We spent a week in Cape Town then drove over to the Eastern Cape where we stayed with my man's folks. Ladies and gents, if you haven't been to Jeffrey's Bay, you're missing out! It's a tiny little place with only one bar really, got their first little mall about 2 years ago and everyone knows everyone. The sand on the beach is smooth, the beaches are quiet (we went out of season) and it's simply more relaxing! The less developed side of the coast is amazing as you can walk for kilometres and see no one - perfect for tanning naked: which is exactly what we did Sadly the quality of the pics was bad so here's an indoor pic and another y'all may enjoy.

This is me getting my gamer geek on when the weather was not beach-visit-permitting.


This is a random.










The one day at the beach was rather educational...we got to see lots of those little green sea snails slithering everywhere. Further on we discovered sea-snot otherwise known as a jellyfish when in the water! Can you tell if the snails are eating the jellyfish or the other way round?






It seems someone else decided they wanted to share in the feeling of losing your inhibition...



I feel that my camera skills improved siginificantly over the holiday

This is one of the cutest little part siamese, midget, squint kitties in the world! Her name is Ariel and small as she is, in her hayday she took on dogs man! Kitty putting dogs in their place...I'm sure there's a rap song in there somewhere...


Two weeks of bliss, booze, beach and satellite TV were the final enjoyments of our coastal leg of the trip before the long drive back up to Johannesburg. We decided to break the 12 hour trip in 2 - travelling the 8 hours the first day and 4 or so the next. We stayed over at a place called De Oude Kraal in Bloemfontein. last luxury of the trip and it rocked! It was an original farm house which had been converted into a restaurant and hotel. The rooms are amazing as they're filled with trinkets and paintings from a bygone era...you feel as if you're stuck in a alternate reality as you're surrounded with all this history while staring at a TV...weird and wonderful....










There were a few minor adventures here and there like me driving up with full blown flu, not cool But on the train we also met this British guy who was originally from SA and wanted to move back. Sadly he had come across on his South African passport and so getting money exchanged was like squeezing blood from a stone. Eventually he had to fly back as he was low on cash and didn't know about all the red tape until we advised him.

So I'm well rested and wondering, why am I still living in a stifling city where people are impatient and cold when there are places out there where even the air is cleaner and the people seem happier...I'm probably still coming down from the holiday high. Anyway, it's great to be back in touch with SG again and looking forward to catching up. Chat soon

Hello darlings! It has been a while and I am sorry for that I have been whisked away on a wonderful trip - there will be photos I promise! I'd like to thank everyone for the wonderful wishes and hope you know that they're all sent right back at y'all! I hope 2011 proves to be a year of much promise and that we're all off to a mildly hungover start - this being a sign of the perfect means of entry for a new year! Love you all and will do a proper post and respond to peeps in a few days.

Greetings and kisses to all! The final countdown to the red-suited paedophile magically whooshing down our chimneys has begun! Hope ur shopping, wrapping, tagging, travelling and meal prep are all done! Time to relax into the laid back, warm and fuzzy feeling one gets around this time of year. I'd like to wish you all a very Merry Festive season and sincerely hope u don't get another pair of socks, gawdy tie or that mumsy dresses some Moms think are "lady-like". Drink like Dionysius, be mischievous like Loki and party like Ozzi used to! Love y'all and be back soon. XXXXXXX

Hello my darling SG-landers! I'm sorry for being so quiet, it's just: I've been workin 10 hour days, my new modem gave up the ghost, I've been arranging my dream local holiday, my younger sister is staying with me for a week and getting back to gym is so painful! <deep breath> So yeah life's been uber crazy! Got my man some cool shirts for Xmas; the one says: I went to the Dark Side and all I got was this lousy shirt...*geeky laugh* Plus a fragrance, a book and I'm thinking of a subscription to a gaming mag. The big question is: what do I get my 16 year old sister who's a scene kid? Suggestions? Missed u lovelies XXX

So much of YAYness!!! The SG fairy came in during the night and tickled me pink I'd like to say thank you all for your support Still working through all the comments and it makes me I will get the thank you's out!

Okay composure slowly kicking in...has aynone, like myself, made the mistake of trying to go to a mall after work? It's absolute chaos! I'd completely forgotten how crazy they get around this time of year I don't mind crowds but it's as if people want to run you over with their trolleys or crash into you in the parking lot. There was a lady at a pharmacy who decided she needed to test my reflexes by ramming into my feet - Achilles tendons are bloody sensitive! It wasn't all bad mind you, a seriously cute kid showed her stuffed animal and in garbled toddler speak was probably telling me how much she loved it and rainbows and unicorns and all that. Seriously cute kid

Ooooh and I found an AMAZING fragrance called Harajuku Loves...they smell divine! I figured I'd spoil myself and get one (I got the little blonde one in the middle). So ladies, go check it out and start making those hints for pressies...


On a positive note, the malls and shops are looking very pretty with all the decorations and what not. Tis the season for too much food, drinking too much and blowing that credit card Let the silliness begin!

If anyone is keen, Red Room will be the place to party tomorrow if you don't have plans. Time for PVC, corsets and vodka baby Who's getting up to what this weekend?