- Breakfast meeting at Jason’s Bakery. I haven’t actually been since the name change. Looking forward to a bacon croissant. #
- RT @gussilber: Nice CNN piece on CT’s “Robot Artists”, an aspect of SA we easily take for granted http://bit.ly/iyeRv2 (via @USEmbPretoria) #
- The IMF is very bad. To understand why citizens of countries like Greece protest at ‘austerity measures’, read this http://ind.pn/jVzEgf #
- The next Pecha Kucha evening is tomorrow night at the Assembly from 7pm http://bit.ly/d2d1dF #
- The Col’cacchio celebrity chef pizza for the month is by Justin Bonello & is vegetarian with a wholewheat base http://bit.ly/joPVlo #
- Celebrating meat free monday by taking advantage of the 2 for 1 special at HQ tonight. Hahahahaaaaa #
- Hey, @virginactivesa, can you get the Point to reinstall the ‘Q Here’ sign at the treadmills please. People are queueing from both sides now #
- Thank you RT @virginactiveSA: @RelaxWithDax sure thing. #
- Right, gym done. Now time for Free Meat Monday at HQ. #
- Snuck in a quick beer at &Union. NOW time for steak! #
- So it turns out that HQ is fully booked so we’re at Societi Bistro. Enjoying it. #
- What is happening to the One & Only? I pull up & there’s nobody to welcome us. Valet parking? I’m at the bar & my car is still in the drive! #
- An hour later & my car was still sitting at the entrance of the One & Lonely, undisturbed. Still no staff anywhere to be seen. Quite eerie. #
- It turns out that if you want to enjoy Free Meat Monday at HQ, you need to book. Also, ask them to seat you as far from the band as possible #
- Some interesting articles on group buying. Why it’s losing appeal http://tcrn.ch/m0Mt74 & Groupon’s financial situation http://bit.ly/lsbM0B #
- RT @ChristianEedes: Savoy Cabbage restaurant Offal Festival has started. Tripe, brains, tongue and sweetbreads on the menu today. #
- New restaurant, Il Cappero, in Barrack street, is getting positive reviews http://bit.ly/isgIhf #
- Some more group buying, because we don’t have enough already RT @SifisoMaz: Facebook deals will be launching in South Africa in Aug. #
- Another new spot getting positive reviews is ‘Skinny Legs n All’ at 70 Loop street. A breakfast & lunch luxury cafe http://bit.ly/ikOxYG #
- Attending a book launch at The Bay Bookshop in Cape Quarter later. The Protein Crunch by Jason Drew, looks interesting http://bit.ly/iQPWH7 #
- After the book launch tonight, it’s Pecha Kucha at the Assembly. You should come, it’s cool & free! http://bit.ly/d2d1dF #
- Bruce Good with Name Your Hood, the first presentation at Pecha Kucha tonight. Looks like a very cool project. #
- It’s useful that the guilty person in CSI always admits everything at the end. #
- Luyt Brewery in Ballito to close, but Luyt Lager will be brewed under licence in Stellenbosch going forward (Cape Times) #
- It’s World Oceans Day. The WOD website is down, so instead here’s the endangered fish list on SASSI’s mobi site http://bit.ly/kaqj8X #
- Ladies & gentlemen, please make some space for another group buying website… http://www.buywithus.co.za (not worth a click) #
- Slow Food committee meeting tonight then the Beardly Bunch charity launch at Fireman’s http://bit.ly/lo8ahc #
- ha, I just spent 5 minutes strumming the Google doodle! It’s so cool. http://www.google.com #
- Just got sent this beer ad, it’s is legendary. Who comes up with this stuff? http://bit.ly/mRlDSn #
- Tonight is your opportunity to taste the winning wines from the Old Mutual Wine Trophy wine competition http://bit.ly/iiLmNz #
- Cook Franschhoek, for all food & wine enthusiasts, is happening this weekend. It looks really cool http://bit.ly/jhz2Xb #
- Off to Caturra Coffees for a tour just now. Should be interesting http://bit.ly/iyMb1H #
- Cadbury’s plain dairy milk chocolate goes Fair Trade http://bit.ly/jhWoxH #
- Learning a lot at this tour of the Caturra roastery. #
- You know you’re at a coffee roastery when the toilet seat looks like this! http://twitpic.com/593d2w #
- I agree 100% RT @raouldejongh: Gym Etiquette 101: Taking the Power Back http://bit.ly/kFSVLh #
- Having dinner at The Grand on the beach tonight. They are launching their French menu, part of their ’round the world’ promotion. #
- Goodness gracious me, there are some phenomenal wines here at the Old Mutual wine trophy tasting. Hard to recommend as they are all good. #
- I was asked to recommend a winefarm, this was their feedback: Had THE best time at la motte, thanks! Best wine farm I’ve been to in my life! #
- Just in case you thought it was safe to leave the house… we have another group buying site on it’s way http://daddysdeals.co.za #
- Another brilliant Zapiro cartoon, this one about the Protection of Information Bill. This guy has balls! http://bit.ly/mz02pF #
- The Tuesday super deal from Dish, dinner for 4 for R100 has changed from butter chicken to ossobusso with penne. Yum! http://bit.ly/jOxsfz #
- For those with kids, do you know the red sightseeing bus allows 3 kids free with a full paying adult. Great way to spend a day. #
- Ideas for the weekend: Check out the Encounters doccie festival (http://bit.ly/dA0YNb) or the Tretchikoff exhibition at the National Gallery #
- Nokia users, search for Relax with Dax in the Ovi store and download the Relax with Dax app! #
- Quite moving, the story of ±300 retired engineers who volunteered to clean up Fukushima for free to save younger workers from the radiation. #
- Having drinks @ a friend’s place which happens to be the penthouse in Mutual Heights. I would tweet a pic but this place is unphotographable #
- Drinks at Brio, place is buzzing nicely. Pity we don’t have a Laurent Perrier sponsor tonight, downgraded to Kaapse Vonkel. #
- And we’ve moved over to The Reserve. Working off those drinks on the dancefloor. #
- About to have a tour of the biodiversity garden at the Greenpoint stadium with Slow Food Mother City. Glad it’s a nice day. #
- The entire 50 hectare precinct is watered by the stream that comes off Table Mountain #BioGarden #
- The park itself is 12.5 hectares. Mouille Point lighthouse is the oldest in the country. Marijke who did the garden is our guide #BioGarden #
- The tour of the Greenpoint park & biodiversity garden was really interesting. It’s a real asset to CT and I, for 1, am very proud of it. #
- I learnt recently that Mugg & Bean changed their coffee supplier from National Brands to a smaller provider. About 25 tons a month I believe #
- Here’s that article about the Fukushima cleanup retiree volunteers http://bit.ly/mDTSc6 #
- Again, the Nu Metro website is behind. It has been announced that Fanatics members earn points but the website does not allow for it. #
- Had a nice home cooked dinner with family tonight. Now home for a good night’s sleep. See, I am normal. #
- I’m quite enjoying having the Sunday Times arrive on my doorstep each week. That was a clever group buying deal through Zappon. #
- On this ‘fine’ Sunday morning, there is a velocity enforcement device operating on the Greenpoint end of Western Boulevarde. #
- Why oh why are businesses still creating profiles on Facebook and trying to ‘friend’ me like they are a person. CREATE A FREKKING PAGE!! #
- For the denialists: illustrations of the warming of the earth per decade http://1.usa.gov/k2uGmz #SlacktivistSunday (via @mikebaillie) #
- Another graphic, this one depicting the depletion of fish stocks over 100 years http://bit.ly/lf9kw6 #SlacktivistSunday #
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