November is Mo-vember, NoNoWriMo and #novembergratitude

November seems to be an awfully busy month. I wonder why peeps decide to do so much so late in the year?

Anyway, November is home to the following things:

- Movember: guys grow 'taches to raise awareness around the world about men who suffer from prostate and testicular cancer (like breast cancer awareness month. I have to be honest, Movember is a lot more catchy that BCAM - B Cam... That could catch on?)

- NaNoWriMo: National Novel Writing Month. Every month, kids across the world, young and old, open a new word document on their computers and spend hours each day thrashing out a 50 000 word novel. There are prizes for all sorts of crazy goings on in the month, and kids are encouraged to send their works off for publication.

- #novembergratitude: the point of this post. carlakaywhite.com is hosting a gratitude drive. Each day, from the 1st of November until the 30 of November, she is challenging peeps all around the world to spend a few minutes a day thinking of one thing (or more) that they are truly grateful for. Share or don't share it. But Dooooooo Eeeeeeet. I thinks cats can get quite creative here - share on facebook (HappyTapper.com) or twitter (#novembergratitude) or get photographically creative on Instagram (#novembergratitude)

PS (fell free to share this banner. You can find more at http://carlakaywhite.com/2012/10/30-days-of-gratitude-are-you-in/)

Johannesburg CBD

  Old and New - Juta Street

 City of Gold Urban Arts festival 2012 - Cape Town artist (Braamfontein)

 City of Gold 2012 - Solo1, England (Braamfontein)

 Johannesburg Crew - City of Gold 2012 (Braamfontein)

 Commissioned graffiti mural and commissioned wooded heads (Newtown cultural precinct)

 Once again, the commissioned wooden heads in Newtown. There are 500 head all around city centre, all commissioned by the Municipality as part of urban space regeneration. 

It is said that one should not wait until a space is clean and then install urban art; one should instal urban art and then watch as the space becomes clean.

Some old urban art, on the steps up to Museum Africa.

If you find yourself in the centre of Johannesburg, take a stroll and watch the space around you. See the the city as text and begin to understand the people living there.

...and then...

...the reason for lingerie shopping in Zanzibar is revealed.

If you go to http://www.flickr.com/photos/30199568@N05/sets/72157627715660248/ you can browse the underwater photo shoot pictures that Angela and I modelled for.

Much fun, much water in the nose, burning eyes and beautiful coral reefs.

If there are any problems with accessing the pictures, look for the underwater h2o section.

POA!

Writing Zanzibar

One of the local score boards In Stone Town for all the football matches that captivates most of the world. Near Darajani vegetable, spice and food market.

Near the Seyyida hotel, in Stone Town. I love the contrast and the collision of the ancient and the contemporary art.

One of many black board notice boards throughout Stone Town, on which anyone can write anything (as long as it is not offensive). This notice reads: We do not want a Union; it is not serving us. (Tensions between the mainland and Zanzibar is rife - according to Zanzibaris, all that Zanzibar is - what she makes, such as spices, clove oil etc - is taken to the mainland, used there and exported from there and little of the profit makes its way back to Zanzibar). Covert political opposition in its prime! This board in in Jaws Corner, the liveliest of squares in Stone Town due to its bustling street side coffee bazara, its central location to watch football matches and also close to tour companies and internet cafes. The notices here get noticed.