Here is a lil blog to say mega sorry for the emailbombardment of planet crunching levels over the long weekend. Technical glitches can be such a bothersome aspect of “net life”.
Yep we have a new mailing system and we hit a bit of a glitch. Basically it started spewing out an email for every single posting made on the site, to every user….holy cow that is a lot of emails.
At first I thought the technical team were playing a cruel trick on me, but when I checked on the website I noticed that a few people had commented that they were experiencing the exact same problem. While it was a ”poofie situation”, it was nice to know I wasn’t the only one getting the emailmissile attackhahaha!
Yes the cold fronts have started to poke at the soft, warm underbelly of the Western Cape and pretty soon the clouds will descend and let rip with that foul chilly weather that we all know so well. This is a trying season for all of the “fitness crew”. You know what it’s like, summer gets everybody out there training and the fitness season gives way to hot bodies and outdoor fun. Winter on the other hand gives way to multi-layered fashion and an excessive amount of biscuits. The evil of winter transforms all those with weak initiative into ripply fat chunkers!
The answer to this dilemma is to don some killer armour and defy the cold weather. It’s time for killer cooltrack tops!
While there are a million different companies all telling you that their track tops are the best and that you would be a fool to not buy their gear, only a few actually deliver on the full F3 description (Form, Fit and Function). Here are my top 2 choices for the season by two of the most well respected labels in the fitnessindustry, that being Nike and Adidas.
Ok, so Nike may be a commercial brand, but it seems to be dropping into an even more commercial bracket lately. Sure you know you are getting a product that takes many hours of design “know how” and the materials are all top notch, but where is the originality and the soul gone? I perused their site thinking I would find more of the same old “Nikesque” gear, but I must say I was pleasantly surprised with much of their latest range.
The track top I decided to feature is their Nike Flywire Windrunner Jacket. It comes both a black and white variant and is designed to make your fitness experience that much more comfortable and fashionable. The Flywire Windrunner Jacket has a slick design with cool bungee toggles and the “flywire” technology gives you a track top with enhanced anti-tear strength. While this design is mega cool I would only use it for training, while I know a few of my friends who think the wind runner, or windcheaters as we call them here in SA, is ok to wear around town…please understand they are a serious fashion DONT. They always remind me of the “Vaalies” who came down on holiday when I was a kid in the 80’s…goodness no, please make it stop. Even though the Nike Flywire Windrunner Jacket is the coolestslickest type I have probably ever seen, it still has its domain for use!
Here is some interestingnews for all of you aspiring Africanwriters who are trying their best to make it big.
We know how difficult it is to truly break into the writing business, for most writers the dream of publishing their own book is a great big fluffy cloud that floats up high and out of reach.
The interesting news that I mentioned comes in the form of the PEN/STUDZINSKI Literary Award.
Pens at the ready?
The PEN/STUDZINSKI Literary Award asks for writers from SADC countries to submit original unpublished English short stories and make their presence known! The mass of stories will be carefully reviewed by a very well informed and professional panel and from that a 3 winners will emerge victorious.
Writers must be from SADC countries: Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Not only will writers earn huge exposure, but there is also some seriously big money to be won!
First place wins: £5 000, second place: £3 000 and third gets: £2 000.
