forthcoming attractions

A few weeks ago, I was chatting to my super-inspirational friend,
Rita Dhankani, and I mentioned that I wanted to do an exhibition and
if she would interested in joining me.

Next thing I know, we have together a group of 8 designers
(from various backgrounds) and we are se-ri-ous-ly going to launch
an exhibition!

How exciting is this!?

Right. So all we have to do now is sort out all the little details,
such as gallery space, group name, theme, etc. Oh yeah, and produce
the actual pieces.

Watch this space for a Designers' Art Exhibtion coming to a town near you!
:)

!Hola! Yo soy Lezanne

My good friend Liezel, made a list a few years ago, called
'40 things to do before I turn 40'. I thought that this was an
excellent idea and started making my very own list. Only thing
is, my list is still incomplete as of now. Perhaps 'Completing
my list of 40 things' should be ON the actual list.

I digress.

So right at Number 3 on my list it says: 'Learn to speak Spanish
like a Spaniard'.

Which is why I recently enrolled myself for a Spanish Language
Course through Berlitz here in Dubai.

During the first 5 minutes of our very first lesson, our Mexican
teacher, Ana Maria, told us in English that this would in fact be
the last English we would be speaking for the duration of our
course. See, Berlitz is based on a learning system of total
immersion in the language.

And that's exactly what it has felt like. As if someone has
dropped me into the deep end of this wondrous ocean filled
with Spanish words. Suddenly I have to make room for and
wrap my tongue around all these beautifully sonorous words.

And even though I'm just treading water at the moment
to stay afloat, I can just feel that in time I will become a
champion swimmer! Move over Penny Heyns, there's a new
kid in town.

on leaving one's mark

A few weekends ago, I attended part of a yoga workshop given by
Jeff Phenix. On the second day of the workshop, we were doing a preparatory pose for scorpion. We had to clasp our hands in front of us on our yoga mats and then kick our legs over so that our feet would touch the wall. You could then walk your feet down the wall and perhaps take one foot away from the wall at a time. In other words, slowly working towards coming into the full scorpion posture, eventually.

I was a bit overzealous and kicked over, feet missing the wall completely and instead flipped straight into Chakrasana or wheel pose. However, there was a very loud CRASH as both my knees made contact with the wall as I came down. I rolled away from the wall, and Shock! Horror! realised that my left knee had gone straight through the drywall.
Talk about leaving one's mark!

Jeff Phenix thought it was super-funny and kept sniggering about it throughout the rest of the session. (And to be honest, it was pretty hilarious.) I think the other yoga students were either in shock or awe. Couldn't quite tell from their expressions.

All I can say is don't try this at home folks. Or if you do, make sure your legs are long enough to reach the wall.

And yes, I'm ok, apart from a few bruises to the knees and ego.
Thanks for asking.