napoleon dynamite

Napoleon Dynamite cost just $400 000 to make, the lead actor apparently earned $10 000 and it grossed over $45 million worldwide!
It's difficult to describe the movie without sounding too dry. Napoleon is the next big cult icon and you just can't explain why. He's a complete anti-hero and yet he's being quoted in schools and colleges across the globe. "[He's] that kid who sat next to you in math class and never said a word to you - he just sat there drawing magical creatures". Jon Heder (plays napoleon)
I don't think I can do Napoleon justice. But to give you a taste, here's how you can learn to dance like Napoleon - brilliant!

work peeps

These are all the pretty people I work with. Some are designers, some developers, some writers, some drinkers, some all of the above. As colleagues go, and from stories I've heard of other offices - this bunch are pretty cool ;o)
This is us sitting in the gardens at Zoo lake enjoying Moyo's finger foods.

you're not the only one bored at work

Quip board lets you view reems and reems of messages that random people have written and saved - their "quips". You can write your own or edit someone else's. If you're looking at an edited message, you can see the original. It's not hugely creative, but it is fun to see what goes through other people's heads.

guess-the-google

Here's a nice time-waster/game (one of many I'm sure I'll blog...). It's called Guess-the-Google. What you basically have to do is guess which word has been entered into Google Image Search to bring back the pictures they've presented you with. The answer to this one, for example, was "green".
Try it out - it's addictive.

winter wunderland

If you're anything like me, you're wearing three layers of clothes, a snazzy new scarf, socks that reach your knees and you've taken a fresh new liking to old brown sherry. Yup - winter's here!
And I'm a complete woos when it comes to the cold. So from me to you - happy winter, and I hope blue looks good on your toes!

old friends, new friends

We went down to ballito for the weekend to see Gary and Leigh Ann get married at Zimbali. Quite something. I've decided we need way more of this weekend-away stuff. But without the freaky B 'n B owners. Above is a pic of myself, my mom, Nadja and Vanessa at dinner the night before. Below is Robin and I at the wedding. Luverly.