Published at: 06:11 pm - Thursday November 26 2009
We're a little worried about altitude sickness in our new offices...
It seems 2009 has been a tough year all round, and everyone seems to be feeling the pinch. Retrenchments, foreclosures, cutbacks and bankruptcies seemed to be everywhere, but the good news is that 2010 is looking up…
Aside from 2010 being an even numbered year (don’t we all hate odd years?!) there’s a lot of positive happenings and things are seriously looking up. And this isn’t just true for the world and specifically South Africa, everyone’s favourite primates have also got some exciting prospects on the horizon. Aside from a very exciting new media channel that we’ve patented and are in the process of launching to the world, we also have some very cool projects rolling out for some pretty big brands. Yup, we build brand love, and right now it seems a lot brands are loving us…
In fact things are looking so good we’re even looking at new premises. Apparently there’s a bit of a demand for them, but we simply doubled the nearest offer and scooped them. Sweet. Dorin’s the most stoked out of all of us and is planning to BASE jump down to his car every evening. We decided not to tell our company insurers that.
Published at: 03:11 pm - Tuesday November 24 2009
King Kong's Country Cousins
Whilst I gaze out of my window over the meandering River Severn, I can’t help but wish for a few Gorillas on my horizon … (more…)
Published at: 10:11 am - Wednesday November 11 2009
Gonzo
Ok now before the cocky comments start flying, that’s a rhetorical question… I mean other than Dorin’s new haircut, we’re clearly all virile, young primates that are still a few decades off needing the little blue sergeant major to help us stand to attention. So when I logged on to our blog this morning to find we had 8151 new comments, my first reaction was one of happiness, but my second was one of suspicion…
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Published at: 02:11 pm - Tuesday November 10 2009
My mac has gone in for some TLC from the good people at iComputing and I have discovered something wonderful. For all those FOMO suffering Mac owners who get stomach cramps every time they see the price tag on a new model and ulcers every time they think about how shockingly out of date their 6 month old machine is, apparently some dealers let you Trade in.
Yes!
Glass multi touch track pad and edge to edge screem here i come. In theory.
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Published at: 05:10 pm - Friday October 30 2009
Yes, seriously everywhere… And apparently I’m becoming addicted to Zoo Biscuits. Damn they are sooooo good!
Published at: 05:10 pm - Wednesday October 28 2009
Ok, so I’m not really into the whole ballroom dancing/latino/salsa thing… But in a moment of drunken silliness I made a bet with Colin Moss and his brother Michael – Durban’s King of Salsa – and lost… So tomorrow night I get to put on my dancing shoes, head off to the aptly named Reform Club in Durban, and participate in my first ever Salsa dance lesson!
In case you’re not sure what I’m on about, “Salsa” became popular as a nickname to refer to a variety of different music, from several countries of Hispanic influence: Rhumba, Són Montuno, Guaracha, Mambo, Cha cha cha, Danzón, Són, Guguanco, Cubop, Guajira, Charanga, Cumbia, Plena, Bomba, Festejo, Merengue, among others. Many of these have maintained their individuality and many were mixed creating “Salsa“.
Yep, not my style at all!!! I’d be happier going for skydiving lessons or learning how to skate a vert ramp… But I guess neither of those offer the opportunity of meeting hot girls (of which Mike assures me there are “copious amounts”) and every girl I know is super amped that I’m going. So maybe there’s an up side?
Either way, the first person to call me Patrick Swayze is going to taste a freshly made knuckle sandwich.
Published at: 03:10 pm - Tuesday October 27 2009
Trapeze Jaws was a miserable failure
A word of warning to any surfers or sea lover’s out there, this one will make your fiddly bits curl up inside themselves. This monster apparently washed up on the beach in Mossel Bay this week, and HOLY MOTHER OF MARY is it scary sonofabitch. Granted it’s one less set of jaws out there able to eat you, but it’s a pretty solid reminder that we share our beautiful ocean with some pretty hectic fish. However it’s the banner advert below the pic that caught my attention. SO not going to be rushing to don my boardies and flora ad style canter my way down the beach to the breakers from this jol. Sorry Park House Lodge, I don’t like the locals you have cruising your waters.
Published at: 06:10 pm - Monday October 26 2009
It’s funny how good conversations can run away from you… On Friday night Jord and I headed out with Fee (Jord’s substantially better half) and a few of Fee’s professional dancer friends. The girls were being paid to dance at a club that night, so we tagged along to lend moral support to both them and the bar staff… The evening passed in a blur that involved a human mirror ball, a girl doing tricks on a rope suspended from the ceiling, flames, several tequilas and a horde of glow sticks… (more…)
