Before the last Super 14 I wrote a little prayer to the gods of rugby (featured at the bottom of this post)... things didn't go my way.

Tomorrow my Sharks play against some half arsed side..(think they're called the bulls or something like that). I now feel compelled to once again to reach out to the rugby gods.

"O gods of rugby...

It has been many moons since that fateful day when you so cruelly denied me my rightful celebrations. That day which will go down in history as the day the Sharks didn't find touch, and instead found Bryan.

That moment haunts me still.

Now- O gods of rugby - you have bestowed upon my Sharks a chance for redemption, a chance to inflict the wrath pent up from sleepless nights. Nights spent praying for just once chance- to do it all over again, to make that kick, to make that tackle – just once chance.

That chance has come!

O rugby gods,

Come the rising of the sun tomorrow, 15 men will grace the field of the Park of Kings- as true believers know to be its true name. These men will don armour of black and white and face a foe, in a lovely shade of baby blue. In reserve we withhold 7 great champions… ready to unleash them when the time is right. Their number will total 22, and they must be victorious.

As the great ocean swells nearby, our 15 men will inflict wave after wave of merciless attack, showing no quarter and expecting none in return. As our battle cries envelope the Park of Kings, fill our Sharks with pride, passion and an unrelenting hunger for tries.

Bestow upon our Sharks the vision to see the gaps, and grant them the pace to scythe through the defense of the baby-blue-balled-bulls.

Rapturous glory will glow in the hearts of our Sharks as the tick tock of the stadium clock finally seals the fate of the carcasses draped in blue cloth.

Their number will total 22, and they must be victorious.

Sharks: 15-Stefan Terblanche, 14-Odwa Ndungane, 13-Adrian Jacobs, 12-Francois Steyn, 11-JP Pietersen, 10-Frederic Michalak, 9-Ruan Pienaar, 8-Ryan Kankowski, 7-Jean Deysel, 6-Jacques Botes, 5-Johann Muller (captain), 4-Steven Sykes, 3-Jannie du Plessis, 2-Bismarck du Plessis, 1-Tendai Mtawarira.
Reserves: 16-John Smit, 17-Deon Carstens, 18-Albert van den Berg, 19-Keegan Daniel, 20-Rory Kockott, 21-Bradley Barritt, 22-Waylon Murray.

Here is my post from the Super 14...

O gods of rugby...

Please protect my beloved Sharks tomorrow, and prevent them from tripping over the fallen corpses of the bulls who wear blue.
Grant them the judgement to know when to pass and when to take the gap.
Instill in them the belief that it is actually okay to beat your opponent into a bloody pulp.
Lead them not into the temptation of sitting back after scoring the 8th try.
Grant them the humility that when 50 points up at half time, that they go out and add 60 more just to show they can.
Give Francois Steyn the guidance to slot 3 drop-kicks from within his own half, and please let JP Pieterson catch the ball, for when he does he can be quite good really.
Bestow upon AJ Venter the patience to think whose watching before punching.
Enlighten Butch James of the no-arms rule as he is prone to wonder from the path of righteousness.
Grant Percy Montgomery that little bit of extra speed he's lost over the years , but allow him to bestow upon his team mates the skill and experience we have grown to love.
O rugby gods, light the fire in our forwards' bellies, so they might crush the bulls who wear blue come scrum time.
Lay down your hand on the shoulder of John Smit so when he throws the ball in, it flies straight and true, and finds his jumpers.
Allow Dick Muir the foresight to bring on Adie Jacobs at the right time, as he is too great a player to deny him the feast of points on offer.
Allow Bradley Barritt the confidence to run the ball up, but to every now and then pass the damn ball.
Waylon Murray, O gods of rugby, has been a giant for us, so please allow him to continue on this path.
Our unsung hero, whom was so harshly excluded from the bokke, Jacques Botes... he doesn't need your help, O gods of rugby, for he has been blessed with too great a talent to want for more.
Finally O gods of rugby, protect the bulls who wear blue for they are in for a rough day!

Amen

South African Airways recently provided what can only be described as 'horrific' service to someone I know. Despite his complaints at various levels within SAA his problem has not resolved and he ended up being swindled out of R1,000.

Understandly he has hit back with a site for other dissatisfied SAA customers to voice their complaints.
So go visit SAAsucks.com and if you too have had a bad experience let them know by submitting your own story.

Hey everyone...

Now I agree that, normally, family photos and videos should be confined to just those unfortunate souls who have to endure the hours of "Aunty Petunia's latest visit photos".

However, I noticed this morning that my uncle had posted a video of my cousin singing in a play, so I took a look. OMG! Obviously I will be super biased- but hells bells!

So check it out- and forgive the Aussie accents... it's not their fault.

I really dig getting free stuff!

This morning I receieved a box full of goodies from Berocca. Included was a stress ball, a 'bubble-wrap' keyring, a 'dead-dude' penholder, a branded glass, a USB panic button, and a tube of Berocca.

As you can imagine this caused quite a fuss in the office!

Many thanks got out to Bayer for this, and all I can say is keep it coming! :)

All this being said I have to ask "Why?..." Are bloggers (or the buzz they create) so influencial that they warrant targeting? I'm in two minds on this one.

Much love

Okay, since I've been so quiet lately I thought I'd put down a quick update on what's been happening on planet Grant:

I still work for Glam Media.
I'm still in a relationship with the same fantastic girl.
I'm still enjoying living in London.
I'm still working on getting Tazoo up and running. Although we're definitely getting there. (Just before writing this I implemented the adsense and affiliate ads.)
I'm all booked up for a trip to South Africa in December for a mates wedding. I'm bringing my girlfriend along and we have 3 weeks of fun and sun planned.
I'm obsessed with Brie and chutney on cheese crackers.

Can't wait to blog about the Apple event on Tuesday. I'm going to use it as a review for Tazoo. :) So until then I don't think I have much else to talk about.

I'll leave you with a song for a Sunday night:

Much love.

Hello everyone...

Yip I'm still alive despite the silence here over the last couple months.
I find that much of my online life is dominated by twitter these days, and even that is minimal.

Fear not... I'm on the comeback trail and it has taken two things to wake me up from my online slumber.

1.) A berocca promotion aimed at bloggers
2.) I got invited to the next Apple event next week which I will tweeting to da max!

Until then I will probably disappear into the blackness of the real world.

Much love.

I've been in SA for a week already! It's crazy how quickly the time goes.
I'm loving being back 'home' and as you can imagine I haven't exactly struggled to find things to do. Braai's, bars, poker... great times. Oh, before I forget... Glory, glory, Man Utd!

I haven't had much time to blog, tweet, facebook, etc... and to be fair it's great to get some time away from the laptop.

Anyway... I'm looking forward to the weekend. I've arranged for some old friends to come watch the rugby at my place. (Come on Sharks!). My folks new house is awesome, and I can't wait to show it off.

I'm off to the bush next week Wednesday, well when I say 'bush' I mean Sun City and then Kwa Maritane, so not exactly full-on bundu bashing.

I'm really hoping that while I'm there I can find a handmade swazi tea-cozy. ;) Everyday I keep thinking... gotta get a swazi tea-cozy.
(No that isn't supposed to make sense unless you know about the swazi teapot)

Right- I'm off to get some admin sorted before a boozy Friday afternoon.

Much love.