Well it’s been a long time and it’s officially my first blog post of 2007. While the break hasn’t been good for my web stats or PageRank, it’s been fantastic for my mind, body and soul (and some of my fingers which used to hurt when I typed).

Anyway, a lot has happened this year already, so here’s a brief summary to fill everyone in:

• Enjoyed an extended holiday, thanks largely to the fading benefits of working at a university, where I parked off on a beach for most of the time
• Asked my long-term varsity sweetheart Lauren to marry me. She was so bedazzled by that many diamonds that she actually said “yes!”
• Bought our first launching pad in Melville, Johannesburg which is everything and more. Look out for pictures on Flickr coming soon
• Met with my new boss, Ray Hartley, and Carly Ritz at the Sunday Times who muttered on about some “Black Rayne” nonsense. We also spoke about potential projects and how we plan on taking over the world. I am looking forward to starting there as New Media Strategy Manager in February.

Right now I’m back in Grahamstown for a one week stint to tie up loose ends before moving back to Jo’burg for good. I’m currently finishing the much anticipated redesign of YoungBLOOD and setting up a new domain, which will be the home of YoungBLOOD by the end of the week. Look out for the announcement!!!