James McGillivray

Air travel and massive ships both break my mind a little bit! I understand the physics behind them, but I still can’t quite wrap my head around it. Like how can water hold up something that weighs a quarter of a million tons 😳

Welcome back! Hope you had a great break, and you’re feeling ready for the rest of the year!

Can’t decide if that’s a good or bad thing 😂

It’s not great, but I was working on something like this….

Zubimendi
Runs the game with style and grace
Zubimendi
Wins the ball, then finds the space
Zubimendi
Arsenal’s número seis!
Zubimendi
Zubimendi

We got Zu x 3, as a new recruit

I do think both songs are inherently chant-able, and could work well.

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In a rather weird coincidence, Arsenal’s two biggest signings this summer have names that fit beautifully into the underlay of choruses of Village People songs.

Anyone have some interesting thoughts on how to create chants for

Zu-bi-men-di (In the Navy)

and

Vik-tor Gyo-ko-res (Macho Macho Man)

The view from the toilet in question. In the foreground you can see 3 urinals, with a large window facing out onto an open plain. 4 rhino are drinking from a trough, an ostrich is standing, and antelope are grazing.

The rest of the view from outside the bathroom. A variety of African animals are visible, along with people photographing them.

As promised. Happened to stop here this morning for breakfast. Couldn’t take a better photo from inside the bathroom without it being awkward 😂

Ah, sorry, I was wondering about the Hungarian part. Didn’t know Anders was part-Hungarian 🙈 mea Culpa

Freddie would like a word 😋

A picture of a toddler holding a cricket ball, wearing sunglasses and a beanie.

They only stay body stickers for a little while! Enjoy every moment. Soon you’ll be introducing her to your hobbies. Lots of love from halfway around the world.

Don’t you lose your citizenship for this in NZ?

When you do finish the app, I will send in a contender for the best toilet in the world. Certainly one of the only ones with views of Rhino, Eland, Gemsbok, Buffalo and Ostriches at almost all times!

Does it work if you put them on the rows and columns? I’ve done something similar before, but I need to find the article. There’s something you have to configure in the calc group

We miss you!! I even had to compensate for the lack of pink!!!

This has started happening to me too. But I have two very disparit listening identities (with/without my 18-month old son) and the playlists should NOT overlap (even if I do occasionally enjoy the workout provided by “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”)!

A steamy Friday night adventure! Sounds like you’re living life right!

We don’t want him back

Sorry, that should read, but *once* here, it’s very affordable. And very worthwhile.

An elephant charging down a road directly at the camera

A lioness staring directly into the camera

An African barred owlet, captured during the day, neck turned almost 180° and starting over its shoulder at the camera.

A very dark photo of a hyena, taken in almost pitch darkness, with only the slightest visibility.

South Africa has a lot of problems, but a lack of opportunities for photography is not one of them! I’m very fortunate to be in the bush at least once a year, and have managed to take a few photos that I’m quite proud of. It’s a real pain to get here from the States, but here it’s very affordable!

A leopard climbs down over an anthill in Mpumalanga, South Africa.

I’m very much a beginner, but I will keep the advice in mind, thanks.

Here’s a photo where I did manage to do a few things right. It’s quite a bit rarer to spot a leopard than a hummingbird, but a lot easier to get a good photo once spotted!

Thanks so much. Really appreciate that. Yeah, I wasn’t able to get below 1/1250 with the light, so was wondering how much further I would have needed to go to make the photos work. Turns out, a lot!

Such a beautiful photo. Would you mind sharing your Av, Tv and ISO? I tried taking photos of hummingbirds when I was in Vegas, and I couldn’t quite get it right (admittedly the light wasn’t very good).

A selfie from the stage of an Andrea Bocelli concert facing out towards the audience.

A picture from rehearsal from Andrea Bocelli concert.

It is wonderful. That’s the Symphony Choir of Johannesburg, and we are actually a fairly serious choir (despite this evidence). We were lucky to provide backing chorus for Andrea Bocelli in April. Amazing experience!

The orchestra is the wonderful Phoenix Orchestra. They’re full on professionals

As evidenced by the photo, there are plenty of choristers who also tut-tut at the idea of participating in such things. But I am a very persuasive man… and I will get the clarinetists involved 😂 even if it’s only for the final number (Pomp and Circumstance)

In that pic, I’m just next to the conductor’s elbow, complete with mullet wig, maroon bow tie and suspenders/braces and oversized plastic yellow glasses.

A picture from the concert mentioned in this post. The conductor is wearing a top in the style of the South African flag, the orchestra members are in various hats, glasses and other paraphernalia, and are covered in streamers, and the choir have all manner of weird and wonderful accessories, including a huge number of South African flags.

I think they’re hilarious. I’ve just suggested to our choir that we get some for the woodwind section of our partner orchestra. We do a fun concert every year which involves a lot of dress up, and everyone trying to “out-ridiculous” everyone else.

I’m fascinated that there is more than one brand of clarinet-stache. Woodwinds are usually so serious, it’s the brass and percussion sections that involve themselves in this sort of frivolity!

I’ve never seen this product before, it’s quite amazing.

Did you have this custom made? I love it