ramblings – is there such a thing as an anti-expert?

Image by Siphiwe Mhlambi I’ve recently come to the conclusion that I am not an expert.  I know a bit about a lot of things and a lot more about a couple of things but there is nothing that I know inside out.  I love music, but I can’t quote you dates, and albums, and lyrics, and whatever.  I can tell you how it makes me feel and that I like it, and possibly some reasons why I like it. But that’s as far as I go. I love gadgets, and spend a lot of time fiddling with them, but it’s more about how the fit into a daily schedule rather than the specs and intricacy of the features. I may use it a...

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ramblings – new beginnings

The last couple of months have been long. A journey laced with apathy, lethargy and a lack of direction as I make a transition out of where I was to where I think I want to go. The one thing my last job taught me is that I am not necessarily the most employable person out there and, therefore, I need to focus on my own projects, my own ideas, my own dreams, my own structures. Working on Blaque magazine taught me a great deal about myself and the rag trade and I would not change the experience for anything.  We are where we are supposed to be, doing...

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