The Internet has a long memory and my blog is 17 years old. That said, my website has been around in various forms for over 23 years so it's not like I don't have a wealth of content to be embarrassed by. Reading old posts has reminded me, often in excruciating detail, of who I … Continue reading Thoughts and considerations about what I’m doing with my life
Category: General
Five things
(I'm blaming Jason for this.) 1. Kondo Living There's a Netflix show I haven't yet seen about a certain Marie Kondo, who cleans your house by saying if something doesn't spark joy, you should get rid of it. Folks were happy with her getting rid of shoes, but apparently there was a stink when she … Continue reading Five things
Gillette, Nike, and social justice
My brother works in selling things. From being a copywriter to a creative director, he's sold a number of things. He's won awards for selling things. That's literally his jam. (He does not work for Gillette.) Gillette, and Nike before them, has recently come to realize that their advertising has power to create change for … Continue reading Gillette, Nike, and social justice
In which Randolph sustains a concussion and whiplash at the same time
Car accidents, I've had a few... In what must have been 1997, because the song Barbie Girl was released that year (it was how I referred to my best friend's girlfriend), I was in a car accident. Barbie's family had a house next to a lake outside of Johannesburg, and we were going to drive … Continue reading In which Randolph sustains a concussion and whiplash at the same time
Reinvention
In 1990 I started at boarding school, aged 13. In what turned out to be eighteen months of living hell* interspersed with a life-long friendship or two, I learned the value of reinventing myself. I remember lying on my hostel bed a few weeks into the first term thinking that I could be anybody I … Continue reading Reinvention
Directing for the stage
Rehearsals are underway for The French Kiss Off, a Confederation Theatre farce I am directing, written and produced by Alan Le Boeuf. I haven't directed a farce in Canada before, so it's a first. The cast numbers nine in total, which is fairly large, so I have an able team to help me including two … Continue reading Directing for the stage
I made it
In June 1994, my father died at the age of 41. In May this year I outlived him, but for psychological reasons I needed to celebrate my 42nd birthday to make it "official". Well, I made it. Saturday 22 December was the big day and now I kind of feel like counting birthdays is no … Continue reading I made it
Happy anniversary
Married eleven years today. Together for thirteen. Thank you, Husband.
Goodbye Twitter
I deactivated my main Twitter account today, after renaming it, downloading my data, and taking one of my existing spare accounts and setting it to the old name in order to preserve my "brand" (ugh). In early 2017 I did something similar with another Twitter account. That time though I didn't ignore the siren song, … Continue reading Goodbye Twitter
It’s just not funny anymore
I recently navel-gazed about what it means to be funny. While I do believe in free speech, there has to be a limit on speaking freely when it hurts other people. The recent news about James Gunn and Roseanne Barr reminded me that I have some pretty twisted jokes on this site, some of which … Continue reading It’s just not funny anymore