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- EightySix have offered one years free hosting plus a .co.za domain to both finalists
- Joyanne is offering a couples photoshoot [sadly, this is only for Capetonians - we're hoping to get a JHB offer too - so come on photog's out there!] which includes a disk of 50 edited photos.
- MerylPixelMagic has designed us one FANTASTIC logo, you can see it above
- Alerting The Media will hook us up with some Mowali & Sterkinekor merchandise for the top 20 finalists
- Jeanette Verster Photography aka @Jenty has matched @Joyanne’s offer to the Jhb segment of our winners
- 5fm Radio Station has come forward with Hampers for each of our two winners
- HyperText Media Communications have kindly put forth subscriptions to Connect Magazine for one whole year!
- Poken Africa – NerdMag branded pokens for the winners & a few spot prize categories
- CraigN has donated 1 x Springleap shirt to the spot prize category of his choice
- R150 Kalahari voucher from Beetle001
- DimitriouA has sent us an iTunes gift card to the value of 30 USD
- Springleap have kindly given us 5 tee’s PLUS a 30% discount to anyone who nomnoms or gets nomnomed
- This slot could be allocated to YOU! Please contact me via DM on Twitter or email sheenagates@gmail.com
So those are the prizes so far. I know, they’re awesome right? Of course they are – the days of NerdMag’s hiatus is over, dudes. We sleep at night!
Our charity has been chosen. All proceeds of the up coming auction will go to The Wet Nose Foundation. Saving the furries!
This is the official ribbon-cutting post – Nerdy Nomnoms are officially OPEN!
How does it work? Well, easy really – just comment here and tell me who you’re nominating and why. If your nomnominee gets more than 5 individual nominations, they will go through to the next round.
If you’d like to nomnom in private – email nerdmag09@gmail.com with “NOMNOM – [nomnominees name here]” in the subject line. You can nominate as many people as you like.
- The T’s & C’s – the Nomnominees MUST either have a valid blog or twitter account.
- Nomnominees MUST have been active in the last 3 months
- All Nomnominees will have to be in South Africa [although, non South Africans are more than welcome to vote and nominate though]
That’s it for now, if we think of anything else or if problems crop up, these T’s & C’s may be adjusted accordingly.
So there you have it – on your marks…get set…GO!
vincenthofmann
SheBee
AcademicGeek
gogi
gobz
cath-jenkin
JuicyJustin
BlindCripple
supercopygurl
Green_Guerrilla
Cassey
romeogeek
steve-tech
beetle001
I nominate @Charlvn
@Rafiq you need to say WHY you’re nomnoming Charl or its not valid.
“I nominate @nickhuntdavis, for being the biggest geeks i know for loving MMORPG like World of Warcraft!!!
Cause she is Feisty and gives me a good chuckle now and then. She does not mince words!
I nominate skepticdetective!!!!
Thanks Shz!!
I hereby nominate my Glugster (www.glugster.co.za)!
He not only helps me with technical-type stuff (I know, I know, I’m a little bit biased), but many other people have benefited from his knowledge and generosity.
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Kay here goes man.
I’m nominating @BecauseI (http://www.becauseican.co.za) because she’s the love of my life and secret lesbian lover. We send eachother secret messages and although she claims to love this ‘SexyG’ person, I know she really only has place in her heart for me. *snigger* No really, I’m nominating her because she manages to be a nerd, a working mom and a stunning woman every day without ever complaining too much.
And then I’m nominating @RichardCoote (http://www.richardcoote.co.za/) because he’s the only one of you fuckers who plays Quake Live with me. Oh and he has deelish taste in tv series and stuff.
I’m forgetting someone else. But it’ll come to me later.
You getting me all worked up here..I think this calls for some phone seks..
I’ll be Bambi and you pretend you have been kidnapped by the chippendales and you are looking for some help 
*licks*
femmes:
1. cath jenkin – because she gives great smooches.
2. cath luckhoff – Mango OMC ftw
3. snowgoose – no one works harder than the goose, and no one else (except chris mills) has a gayer personalised numberplate.
4. angel – love those boobies.
5. kerry haggard – because she sends me emails with tips on how to be a better writer. and she is all-round supernice and incredibly helpful and always has good advice
6. tertia – only because she’s Max’s mama
manne:
1. andrevr – he always helps me with my mac-related problems and with whatsits and code-related stuff on my blog and is the NICEST guy i know.
2. justin spratt – because he has a nice bottom
3. elan lohmann – because he has a sick sense of humour.
4. Marcel Perform – because he’s…..mmmmmagic!
5. brettski – because he likes to over-use the word ‘rad’
4.
LOL ExMi!
Apart from that, can’t believe I didn’t make your list of nominations, my heart bleeds
I hereby nominate Angel, (www.angelsmind.co.za). She’s much more of a nerd than she would admit. Also, the collossal amount of time she spends online and the fact that she was already blogging long before it became popular should make her an automatic entry.
And @Beetle001 for being all man baby. All man. Even if he’s from the dodgy Hoek.
I nominate:
@mikestopforth – for generating revenue for being nerdy
@simondingle – for great nerdy articles & super sense of humour to boot
@ulricogc – for building a ridiculously cool bumblebee transformer out of coke cans
I nominate *drumroll*
Females:
@GoblinZA – For constantly riduculing me over my penis size and all round bad-taste humour as well as co-starring in the first ever Twitter Porn movie with me and…
…@BecauseI – For co-starring with me and Goblin in the first ever twitter porn movie, as well as the most ridiculously sexy avatar on Twitter.
@SamWilson1 – For teaching me the art of boring.
Males:
@andrevr – His daily photo makes me glad to be a Kapie.
@Marcel_performs – The best facial furniture in the business.
I think we should do another porno.. “Bambi spanks Norty Boys Part2″
I knew that porn would get me somewhere.
I want to nominate the following people for being hot-working-nerdy-moms:
ExMi
BecauseI
Cath Jenkin
CowGrrrl
Thank you! MWAH!!!
I nominate @ExMi for her TMI Thursday post
and @blindcripple because he’s almost a girl and @saulkza – cause he always stirs a good one
and @laurakim123 – cause she has a lot to say
and lastly @shebeegee cause HER mommmy called her Sheena-Laura in public and she actually has a boyfriend
Girls:
1. Exmi – because no-one can talk about their vagina online like she can
2. CathJenkin – for a midget that considers herself a n00b, she is one helluva Social Media Geek – and a gamer of note.
3. Cath Luckhoff – Cos she is too flippen beautiful, inside & out. And he is using Social Media for Social Good (read about the 16 days of activism campaign people!)
4. Shebeegee – I don’t care if I’m not allowed to nominate you. You started NerdMag FFS – you deserve a nom nom!
Boys:
1. ShaunCusters – The Original Ginger. From Being a total n00b just over a year ago – his Cricket Blog has become the biggest personal cricket blog in Africa. And he’s sexy.
2. JustinSpratt – because he is a huge social media evangelist and a very clever boy. And he has the dirtiest mind I have ever encountered
3. ElanLohmann – The man knows more about online media in SA than anyone else. And I bet he’s the only one who can out-drink Exmi in a tequila face-off.
4. Rob Stokes – Because he’s my boss.
AND he won the Bookmark award for ‘greatest individual contribution to digital in SA’. And he’s a ginger.
Sorry – just realised i made a HORRIBLE typo and called Cath a he… eish, proof yourself before you click goose!
I nominate:
@sezleigh and @ElanLohmann
Both are big tequila drinkers and great people.
i second @za5′s nomination of @sezleigh – she’s just started blogging http://www.sezleigh.com….and as a result of seconding his nomination i also nominate him….because he gave/made her blog for her – agh kyoot man!
ps: and also because he’s my smoking buddy.
pps: cigarettes, man! what were you thinking?
The Gals:
1. Cluckhoff – for being amazing, and inspirational. For being tenacious in everything she does.
2. Snowgoose – for bravely putting herself out into the world, and never stopping talking. For her passion.
3. ExMi – for flipping the bird towards career she did not want, and finding the one she was destined for online.
The Dudes:
1. Elan Lohmann – for being on the ball, at all times, and remaining unashamedly human throughout.
2. Andre Van Rooyen – for his sunrise twitpic every morning.
3. Christopher Mills – for his totally human, direct manner, which aims to enlighten people. A big goal in his life is to help other people learn. I respect that!
ExMi don’t come and play innocent here chicken, we know you dip into the kitchen stash and smoke your oregano.
@gobz – if only….
it’s been a month or so – green-free
And I want to nominate the following people for also being hot-working-nerdy-moms:
Laurakim123
Jenty
I nomnominate @supercopygurl!
I nomnominate @supercopygurl cause she’s my friend, and awesome and inspiring and I feel obligated to get on this bandwagon, and can’t think of anyone else I’d rather nomnominate.
That is all.
From the Desk of Nick Hunt-Davis
Dictated, but not read.
And I want to nominate the following people for some awesome writing:
Goblin (http://www.goblintalk.co.za/)
Cyber Sass (http://cybersass.com/)
i nomnomnominate:
Gels
1. Jenty – doing what she loves and being so supportive of her man after 13 years of marriage, plus being a great mom to two gorgeous boys
2. Nadine (@nayes1982) for her passion for poetry & photographyb and pulling the makers of both together via The Poetry Project.
@LaBetenoir cos she makes me PMSL so often
Boyz
1. @andrevr cos he is Awesome. and he addresses me, rightly, as Ms Mermaid. The photography stuff is obvious
)
2. @6000 cos he has an attitude and makes me laugh, and he has a cool blog.
Also, since I’m already on the band wagon, just behind the obnoxious drummer that gets all the chicks…
I’d like to nomnominate @nickhuntdavis (www.nickhuntdavis.com) ’cause he, is the biggest geek here. Hands down. No contest. And he’s prepared to prove himself via Star Trek AND StarWars trivia, Wallflowering, Social ineptitude, Dezcribing in detail what the Picard Manouvre is, fixing your broken PC or Mac, Snorting while laughing, Getting into a very heated debate about whether or not the end of Quantum Leap was also the beginning, Time travel and Quantum theory trivia, Science awards, Women repelling abilities and general geekiness. As the author of the highly acclaimed ‘Leet Manifesto’ and as a geek before being Geek was cool. I reckon I’m more than qualified to toot my own horn.
I’m going to sit here now and tap f5 repeatedly until I see someone backing me up…. my f5 finger is strong.
Okay I’m so gonna nominate @nickhuntdavis too just for the Star Trek and Star Wars trivia.
Although I think that should put @GoblinZA in too. Trekkie face off? I think so!
@Gobz, Trekkie face off?! Bring it! Phazers set to stun!
Right, Nick, fess up – how much have you paid these people?
I know who I forgot!!!!
The two boys from beyond the boerewors curtain.
@craiglotter (http://www.craiglotter.co.za/) – Craig is beyond awesome. He posts tons of helpful articles about geeky shizz, has a CosPlay Sunday, games like there’s no tomorrow and agrees whole heartedly with my Watchmen love.
and
@terrance_b (http://countingbeans.co.za/) – Mr. T is the only accountant I’ve come across in my vast experience of accountants who is not more boring than a plank of wood. Writes awesome game reviews and hearts Blade Runner. Oh and said I had the best quote of 2010 so far. That counts for a lot of love.
I nominate @nickhuntdavis too. Because he is just too fantastic!
I nominate @nickhuntdavis for being awesome… He kicks ass!!!
I nomnominate @nickhuntdavis (www.nickhuntdavis.com) because of his general techy now-how and he is super awesome!
I really wanted to nominate Jeanette – she is the most geeky girl I know
But since I can’t I am going to go with Cath – cos she is a hot geeky fellow single mom and she does lots of good with her nerdiness!
LK – why do you feel you can’t nominate Jenty?
Geez I need a cup of java! Know-how not now-how duh.
I nominate:
@laurakim123
@Jenty
@blindcripple (also because he’s almost a girl)
@thejacksonfiles
@Wenchy
@Angelsmind
And I may just add to the list later on
i nominate @nickhuntdavis as he is THE consummate supergeek-extraordinaire.
surely there can be only one?
I nominate @nickhuntdavis for his extreme geekiness…! He really is such a nerd.
I nominate:
Cath Jenkin
ExMi
Snowgoose
Annaling
CowGrrrl
SamWilson1
Because they are all rock stars in their own way and beautiful to boot.
I also wanna nominate @tuism – for his amazing t-shirt inspiration and for rocking spectacles so hard
LAstly, @ncikhuntdavis – for coining the geekiest expression ever! The ‘nerd-on’
Um cos I dont read properly – she tweeted something about donating a prize so we shouldnt vote for her!
But I think I read it wrong!
Give it to @cluckhoff. One of the few social media denizens who understands how to sell it as well as use it. And doesn’t get all precious about the stupid interweb.
@cluckhoff just reminded me i wanted to nom-nom-nom @cow_grrrl too – because she’s super-hot and always positive and supportive and is such a seriously cool mama
@ChrisRoper I gotta agree with you there.
I have a question. Because I just nom-nomed Andre and wanted to nom-nom @cow_grrrl but am not sure – are we allowed to NomNom last years winners? I am unsure!
Also, @SheBeeGee – are we allowed to nom-nom you?
@Cath of course you can vote for Andre & Suetjie again – if they reign a second year in a row all the better for them.
No, you can’t nomnom me though, thanks anyway :p
@SheBee Cost me around R250 per nomination. A real Geek doesn’t have ‘friends’ to count on you see? Only money (stolen 1 cent at a time from ABSA users :p)
I’m not allowed to nomnom, so these don’t count, but if I was allowed – this is who it would be:
Don Packett – for bringing radness to being a geek. The dude does Stand Up Comedy, wake boards, is fulla tattoos and every time I encounter him online, I’m left in stitches.
Mel Attree – this woman is a supernova rock star online & in the social media scene – someone I aspire to be (everybody say awwwww)
SnowgooseSA – in just a few years she’s managed to grab a career by its balls, and make a name for herself. The goose is a legned.
CathJenkin – for finally listening to me and saying “yes” to opportunity – and look at her go now. She’s the biggest small person I know.
Jayx – for his always wit & knowledge about anything internetty related.
Mike Stopforth – because I’m still determined, 12 months later, to get a bit of his hair fuzz.
In that case, please add
Cow_grrrl to my listing of NomNoms… for being a brilliant businesswoman who cares about the smallest of details for every single one of them and who positively uses social media for her clients. Moreover, for being a brilliant human being.
That’s my NomNoms.
@SheBeeGee hehe. okay.
@nickhuntdavis I nominate Nick, he has more geek time than anyone I have every seen, his blog is like a geeks wet dream !!
I would also like to nominate Briget (@BecauseI / becauseican.co.za) – She is uber cool and funny and a self-confessed Sci-Fi Groupie (I quote: “I am a Sci-Fi groupie..Yep, its true.. I may not speak Klingon but I can understand Maggog !”).
I don’t think people realise just how much of a nerd she really is!
Wahahaaaa.. you have an awesome memory! Thanks for the nomination!
“I nominate @supercopygurl and @nickhuntdavis, for being the biggest geeks i know that love MMORPG like World of Warcraft!!!
I nominate Robert Bravery (The Brave Programmer), articles are always interesting, with a high interest in the blogging community and a mutual helping hand. Collaboration articles ftw!
http://www.integralwebsolutions.co.za/Blog.aspx
I nomnominate @nickhuntdavis http://www.nickhuntdavis.com) because he mentions ninjas, zombies and/or tech news in every other social networking post.
My Nominees are!!!
(drumroll please)
the lovely ladies
*@goblinza aka http://www.goblintalk.co.za <–The bringer of fluck friday and my scissor sister. I can think of no more awesome person to do a twitter porno with!
*@cathjenkin aka http://www.cathjenkin.wordpress.com <– The supermom of the most extraordinary little girl. She makes being a nerd look sexy
*@cowgrrl aka http://www.justbcoz.co.za/headspace <– She is an inspiration to us all. A successful businesswoman in the online industry and because she also makes being a nerd looks sexy..
*@angelsmind aka http://www.angelsmind.co.za <– She is awesome in just so many ways I do not know where to start!Ehem, I am also nominating her in the hopes that if she wins she will send me cupcakes (I have heard they are to frikken die for!)
The Manly Men
*@Beetle001 <– my twitter Porno Co-Star, I feel so close to him now
*@hennokruger aka http://www.rwrant.co.za <– He says good morning to me everyday..and asks me about the weather, I like him alot! (hugs)
*@glugster aka http://www.glugster.co.za <– Always helpful and friendly with a very naughty side(I remind you of the bed incident of 2009 between him and his significant other) Not to mention incredibly romantic
That is my list for now.. There are more but I am needing to run out the door again
MWAH MWAH!
An awesome post done by Geekery.co.za
http://www.geekery.co.za/the-2010-nerdy-nomnoms-have-begun/
I nominate @nickhuntdavis because he is making me rich and is a massive tome of geeky knowledge.
Oh and @supercopygurl deserves a nom too! Her name says it all.
I HAVE to nominate @supercopygurl, best girl game reviewer out there! Hawt!
Wow! I have to add a nominee… I nominate @BecauseI! Or rather… Bambi! http://becauseican.co.za/2009/11/11/meet-bambi/ Hahahaha! Think of the kids…
Oooh.. why thank you
(hugs and kisses all round)
@8UNNI on getting some web shit together ….
I nominate
@CraigN for being the ultimate tactfull Twitter chronographer
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@cc_monkey – for been able to say it like it is…
@mylifescape – for finding twitter happiness
@louisabouwer – for growing and having the perfect twitter baby
@craign – for been so awesome and rocking the mostist
@andrevr – for his awesome photography skills
@gregnietsky – for always been there to lend a helping hand
I nominated @laurakim123 (http://www.harassedmom.co.za) because I love her and think she is awesome.
@cluckhoff – Easy… she’s incredibly HOT.
Shoo! Such a hard task.
Here are my TOP 10 NOMnominees (n alphabetical order or course):
@andrevr – Always ready to help with an IT query. Awesome photographic skills and full of advice.
@blindcripple – One of the most REAL blogs I have read – by a guy.
@CathJenkin – Cath writes one of my favourite blogs. I really FEEL what she writes
@cow_grrrl – This sexy lady has strong work ethic and is passionate about her business. Very inspiring.
@garymeyerza – This sexy boy knows all this kewl stuff about Apple
@justinhartman – Afrigator – need I say more? oh yes i can – I guess we better prepare to hear all about his kindle now that has finally arrived.
@majorproblem – Another helpful IT soul!
@MarcForrest – My nickname for this young man is NERD for good reason! Gggggo MAC!
@SnowgooseSA – For being a hardworking and very passionate Goose!
@supercopygurl – This chick is ADDICTED to gaming!
I have to nominate Barrie Bramley –
Both in a personal capacity as a downright interesting guy but also in his capacity as Chief Imagination Officer for TomorrowToday –
SUCH an interesting team of futurists and thought leaders.
Seriously pay attention to this guy!
@tomorrowtodayza @barriebramley
Read our blog: http://www.connectioneconomy.com
Posterous: http://barrie.posterous.com/
Websites:
http://www.tomorrowtoday.biz
http://www.bramley.co.za
I nominate:
Chicks=> @ExMi because her blog never disappoints
@cow_grrrl because she’s gorgeous, funny and her blog is beautiful
@SheBeeGee because she invited me to SA so she clearly has excellent taste.
Guys=> @andrevr because he takes the coolest pics, he’s always there when I need tech support and he’s old skool.
@gregnietsky because he RT’s the most interesting tweets, links etc.
@SheBeeGee new found homie and I adore her!
@cow_grrrl Because she seems to have everything together.
@MarcForrest because he isn’t full crap like most.
@tuism because I’m not sure what we talk about but its amusing
@hennokruger cos I dig his blog
I totally need to nominate @khayadlanga as well. No one pops up in my twitter feed more, and it’s seldom nonsense… not always though :p
I nominate @barriebramley cause he translate geeky language for me into plain and simple english… he’s also got some interesting stuff that he shares with the geeky and not so geeky world. Nice guy actually!
sooooo … is there someone we can nominate for just being a Doos then? Everyone is just so nice
#unsettling
TC, despite appearances. I’m a doos, I kick kittens, cling-wrap toilet seats and put lepers feet first through wood-chippers regularly.
is there room for those who like to poke dead things with a stick?
Of course, hell I say lets start a revolution starting with Nerdies!
I nom-nom-nate Sheeb’s (http://www.shebee.co.za/), cos her blog’s damned interesting, insanely funny and in-yer-face down-to-earth.
I also nom-nom-nate ExMi
(http://www.expensivemistakescheapthrills.co.za/), cos I seen her grow from a wild child into a mommy, through her blog. You go gurl
@cow_grrrl – I check her blog daily due to the fact she writes amazingly well and thoughtful posts.
@craiglotter – His blog contains just enough tech, movie and general geeky posts to tide me over every day.
@ExMi – Her blog should be the first stop for any new arrival to the world of blogging
@GoblinZA – Her blog has got so many posts that cause me to blow milk out my nose from laughter that if she wasn’t nominated it would be a crime against humanity.
@roxbradnick – Even though her site is pink and I’m a guy I still need my daily dose of Rox’s musings. That should prove how good her writing is
I’d also like to put up another two nominations:
@LudwigK – He writes about games. Using the power of PUNS!
@Mark_Bot – He too writes about video games, but without the puns.
I would like to put forward Barrie (@barriebramley)Bramley, chief immagination officer at TomorrowToday futurist consultancy ( @tomorrowtodayza)
Check out his blog: http://www.connectioneconomy.com
His Posterous: http://barrie.posterous.com/
And TomorrowToday’s Website:
http://www.tomorrowtoday.co.za
Barrie has loads of interesting insights to share on many nerdy subjects
I have only started reading South African blogs recently, being mostly with the oversees multiples community, but I have to nominate:
Tertia – Ag, she is evergreen. The original mommy blogger.
Angel – ’cause I love to read what she writes – and she writes so well.
Jenty – what a girl, mommy and photographer.
I nominate @Laurakim123 – because she is just so fecking lovely.
I hereby nominate Angela of The Skeptic Detective (http://skepticdetective.wordpress.com/) because, well, she’s (1) my fiancée, (2) a nerd of note and (3) awesome…
I nominate @nickhuntdavis cause he can paint with a mouse.And on many occasions he has had me hit the f5 button just to make sure I’m looking at his latest status.
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http://stellasassen.co.za is my nomination.
I need my daily fix of this blog. It features brides, babies and travel and the subjects are very fortunate to be captured by this talented artist. Very inspiring.
I nominate the following:
@terrance_b – always interesting, well worth reading every time
@ChristopherM – the ultimate web dude, on track every time!
@cow_grrrl – super hot and awesome to read
@exmi – uber hot mommy with a great outlook on life
@shaunoakes – Cape Town’s Favourite Son
@SolidGame – the ultmate playah and game expert
Hmmmm, my nomnoms are:
@exmi – raw, uncensored and so freaking funny!
@tertia – she is a goddess, how can you not love her
@jenty – her photography is awe inspiring
@cathjenkin – cause she is the rocking-ist mama
I nominate all the ladies Gina nominated (@exmi, @tertia, @jenty and @cathjenkin) for the same reasons she nominated them.
Mostly, though, I nominate Gina herself, aka @sproutsmom, who runs two great blogs (http://gnatj.com and http://overheardinmyoffice.co.za – some of the funniest stuff to come out of an office) and because she is my beautiful wife and mother to our child. If she doesn’t deserve to win, does anyone?
@rafiq – promoting mobile web growth in SA
@ChristopherM – great blogger enjoy his posts
I hereby nominate/second Angela of The Skeptic Detective (http://skepticdetective.wordpress.com/). She is waaaaaay nerdy.
I nom nom nominate
Snowgoose
Mike Stopforth
Don Packett
Shahil
I wanna nomnom a few of my crushes:
Vincent Hofmann for being so slick
SlickTiger for being even slicker
Za5 that quiet bald man of sexy
Mike Stopforth for making nerds look hot
Saul for having the sexiest podcast voice ever
CraigN for always having his camera ready with a smile
Last last last one I promise.
I hereby nomnom @AngelsMind because she makes cupcakes. Of course there’s more to her than that, but I think everyone else has covered them abundantly and the cupcakes are important. Especially if she makes some one day with black icing and pink glitter skulls on. Like the next time she’s in Cape Town. And decides to swing past my house to deliver. Just saying.
I nominate Angel from http://www.angelsmind.co.za. Reasons being she keeps up to date on a number of blogs, is on Facebook and Twitter and often posts links to all sorts of interesting things which all means she must spend a vast amount of time online which I think completely qualifies her for a Nerdy Nom Nom.
I’d like to nomnom @BecauseI, @Angelsmind @Bangersandnash @screaminlacey @vincenthofmann @justinmccall for all being awesome twits & bloggers
oooh, Why thank you. I am soo overwhelmed by all the love/nomnoms!
Ok..so its 6 good deeds I am going to have to do?..
I will get cracking. (did a few last night so will give updates later)
MWAH!
I wanne nominate @AngelsMind and @Sproutsmom because they’re gonna share their prizes with me and PlusOne when they win
And also, if you need a more appropriate reason, they are of the few hot momma’s out there, who not only work, raise kids and blog and tweet, but they run and update MULTIPLE blogs on a regular basis! That’s AWESOME!
I’d like to nomnom:
Mike Stopforth for being so cool, calm, collected (and hot)
and
@battica for nomnomnom (http://www.nomnomnom.co.za) for the best JHBrestuarant reviews and cos @battica is such an awesome designer..
hehehe!! thankeeeeu!!
i also nominate:
@sleepyjane: because she’s as awesome and sexy and nice in real life as she is on her blog!
@singlesyllable: she’s so nerdy she created a twitter list for blackberry users (and i’m on it!) and because she has a super-hot sunhat and red lipstick thing going on!)
@snappingturtle: a beagle momma and a super-cool designer (she’s going to do a makeover on my blog soon)!
i also approve of the nomination for @becausei – i remember having lunch with her one day and her getting so excited about the new 1TB harddrive she’d bought heself….and the fact that she called it ‘chubby’…..naaaaice.
Thank you! .. and it was a 1.5TB and I named it the “fat bastard”. Since then I have bought two more
oh yes…now i remember
Must add @singlesyllable cause she RT’d my shameless request for nomnoms, also she is an amazing writer, I love reading her stuff!
I nominate the lads @MatthewArnold and @SirDyl for their amazing blog http://www.pixelvulture.com/
It is a great place to get all the tech, social media and gadget info. All from a South African perspective and with a healthy dash of wit.
Ahhhh, also @boobahsmom cause i said I would share the prizes with her and PlusOne and I hope she will return the favour! Also love reading about her adventures with Boobah and now PlusOne!
Great idea and great to see all the support for this initiative. This is going to be big.
PS: I like what you’ve done w.r.t tweaking the WP Theme
@battica for nomnomnom (http://www.nomnomnom.co.za) for a great site.
lol!! thanks!! **blush!**
Now also @cluckhoff cause she said she will donate R10 if we nomnom her!
please nomnom Gina….sproutsmom!
I agree, nominate @sproutsmom for the reasons I mentioned earlier but also because she has more gadgets than I do (and that says a lot)!
My NOMinations:
@cluckhoff – Cos she’s a babe & super rad
@craigrodney – Cos he doesn’t care that he can’t see above the steering wheel when he drives, that’s just how he rolls
@heidipatmore – Cos she loves us, and she’s way too awesome
@iwolfy – Always willing to share a gold nugget of info
@annaling – Cos she’s the hottest Russian South African
@richmulholland – Cos he doesn’t have a vote yet, and he likes to argue on Twitter, a lot
@laurakim123: For the website she runs Female2Female.
@Jenty: Photography
@leevanlog: Inspiration to women
@Angelsmind: her website and inspiring pieces about ADHD.
@ExMi: For being so witty on her blog
@sleepyJane: Everyone can relate to her
@hunnyblong: She says it they way it is
@Wenchy: Inspiring parenting
@Pinkhairgirl: For being original all the time.
Right round two
Jeanette – cos she has endless patience and is always willing to help me with web related queries
ExMi – she makes glasses look hot and studied some environmental law (I think or something equally nerd-like) and really only nerds choose THAT field of law
Wenchy – cos she rocks my little world and knows stuff!
Angelsmind – she is just a smart inspirational!
lol – not environmental law – ADMINISTRATIVE law – even more boring…and involves the government, mostly.
as well as constitutional law
I nominate Laura at Harassedmom, cos I like some of the work she’s done online.
Catherine Luckhoff – because she has nice hair.
I nominate @barriebramley cause he’s my boss.
@sproutsmom….cause we love her and she is nagging and she makes me laugh and she rocks!!
I nominate Gina Jacobson @sproutsmom because I think she is brilliant, articulate, funny and could quite conceivably rule the world with her technological prowess.
I’d like to nominate @musicalmover, @supercopygurl, @laurakim123, @KerryHugill, @Rose_Cohen, @nafisa1, @TalyaGoldberg, @Jenty, @liliradloff, @SnowgooseSA, @SamWilson1, @SingleSyllable, @cluckhoff, @MelAttree and
@gabyrosario the last 15 ladies that tweeted in my twitter stream.
@sproutsmom cause she’s mos awesome! And she’s breathing over my shoulder threatening my life!
I nominate Angela of The Skeptic Detective blog (http://skepticdetective.wordpress.com/) because she has spent a substantial amount of time defending reason, assassinating quackery, and being a good all-round sceptic.
I vote for Mr Jackoff Circlejerk, cos well he runs this town and/or competition.
nomnom:
@jenty coz she takes AWESOME photos! her new born shoots make me wanna have a baby (luckily this only lasts for as long as the photos are in my sight!!)
@snowgoosesa coz i’ve known her since before she was famous ;p and we used to eat “hum-beggers” on the grass when we were young
@slicktiger coz his blog is damn ass funny… and he looks so pretty with eyeliner!
I nominate:
@SnowgooseSA because she is the only Goose that tweets and a serious business geek.
@Blindcripple cause he’s a mans man and knows also all the is to know about cricket.
@ExMi cause she has a potty mouth, and even worse mind.
and, @ganstalicious just because that spiderman outfit is so hot right now.
I would nominate @Flavid but he’s turned gay and he doesn’t even like boys.
@shauncusters because he is a cricket fundi and drinks light beer
@SnowgooseSA because she is funky and fresh and such a nerd.
@ExMi cause she is practically a lawyer and still does not have her drivers licence
@SheeBeeGee coz she is one busy bee and a Nerdie of note
@CraigN coz he has the fastest camera trigger finger and never misses an embarrassing photo @27Dinners and tweetups
So much of comments. Crazy times. Shebals, I feel for you having to coordinate this list.
Nothing a little Ctrl/Cmd-f can’t fix!
I’ve left this for long enough… I nominate:
@SnowgooseSA ‘cos she’s just a clever chick
@SamWilson1 I like what she’s done at Woman24
@MelAttree ‘cos she’s a social media warrior woman in my eyes
@BecauseI cos I liked her campaign
And the guys:
@pauljacobson – his legal knowledge rocks!
@mikestopforth – he’s a social media legend!
@donpackett ‘cos he’s funny
@andrevr ‘cos I want to take photos like him one day, and he’s such a gem and always willing to help
Right ladies, here are my nom noms
The woman
@Garsen Cause he makes me laugh, is cleva, and has a shiny head
@SnowgooseSA – She sings like rock star!
@BergenLarsen She also sings like rock star!
@RubyLetters – A fellow insomniac who doesn’t take my *licks* & *FHL* up the wrong way, like some do..
@GoblinZA – this lady knows how to handle her railgun, sometimes, and is also happy to let me punch her in the face with my gauntlet on QuakeLive
The Men
@Arcainus – A EX WoW addict, and not afraid to send erotic pictures of himself to who ever wants. Also has a great blog.
@gregnietsky – Such a character, makes me laugh, and tweets interesting stuff daily.
@CraigN – Awesome guy, rocks at guitar hero and haz a cool camera
@RicharCoote – Yes, that’s me, but I’m a giant, nuff said.
Hahaha “sometimes”.
I’ll have you know that my accuracy has shot up by a giant 3% in the past month.
I haven’t played in a little while, I shall test you later. And judge.
oi, Rick & Goblin take your taunts somewhere else, man – there are too many frigging nomnoms here already for me to sift through without your conversations :p
Ps: Please?
@laurakim123 for inspiring me to use my mind, also she is one cool chick!
@pauljacobson – cause I love him, also I hope to get lucky if I nomnom him (no pun intended, maybe)
i vote for @richardcoote because he does the most random stuff plus i love reading his blog when he posts.
@bangersandnash – awesome ‘tash
@2oceansvibe – posed nude in Marie Claire
@shaunoakes – wears sexy black vests
I nominate @supercopygurl because she is a super keen nerd and she is so proud of it, with a big heart and a gorgeous smile
I nominate the following peoples:
@sproutsmom for her hilarious “Overheard in my office” posts
@nafisa1 for being always up-to-date on news regarding gadgets, tech and websites
@cluckhoff because she’s awesome and there’s no need to explain why she’s nominated.
@chrisroperza because of unbeatable satire and a seriously cool website
@andrevr for really great pictures
I nominate Angela of The Skeptic Detective
http://skepticdetective.wordpress.com
I nominate @barriebramley cause I can ask him dumb questions like ‘what’s all the fuss about the iPad’ (actually – that thing that everyone is talking about today from Apple to be more specific). I now know what it’s all about and think I should want one
I’d like to nominate Angela of The Skeptic Detective blog (http://skepticdetective.wordpress.com/) I really enjoy her posts and the way she makes nerdy stuff easy to understand – her astronomy posts are awesome.
I’d also like to nominate Owen Swart of 01 and the Universe http://01universe.blogspot.com/. Owen is also Captain of the USS Dauntless NCC-74214.
http://sites.google.com/a/region8-sfi.org/dauntless/
Anyone who who captains a Starship is surely deserving of a Nerdy Nomnom.
Thanks!
@shaunoakes for being funny and oh so pretty, and because he’d smile at himself in the mirror every morning if he won this.
@danielneville for being super hard working and ridiculously enthusiastic about everything online related. Also for the great work he’s done with Idea Bounty.
You make me blush….
no really
And @cathjenkin too for that matter, for doing awesome online work.
@shaunoakes – because he can rock a pair of cheeky shorts on hot summer days. yummy.
@ShaunOakes for keeping us entertained daily through Cape Town’s Favourite Son as well as welcoming us with his dimpled smile when we enjoy sushi at Beluga.
@Snowgoose for being the geekiest girl I know : )
@danneville – for having the best beard in SA digital and everything that Kat said.
Definitely:
@barriebramley
@tomorrowtodayza
for his amazing insights on Generations X and Y (aka me!) in the workplace!
As well as random highly informative and interesting thoughts on all manner of topics
My nominations
@shaunoakes – For his comic brilliance and sheer sexiness
@snowgoosesa – Do I need a reason? SA’s female geek poster girl
@nicharry – A South African legend
I nominate @Barry Bramley. He is a total social media nerd and is truly insightful. He should win EVERY single nerd award in the world!
@zk http://www.zahira.co.za For being an online evangelist to the rest of us wannabe’s, and for dragging me kicking and screaming to heavychef and 27 dinners and what not
@saaleha http://www.saaleha.com for her awesome recipes, story and creativity. and for helping me start my own site!
http://www.concerningmjk@blogspot.com for making us “moozlims” appear funny
Dudes:
@richardcoote
@jkretzner
@unholyholekvlt
Dudettes
@shebeegee
@exmi
@anthonia
Dudes:
@richardcoote – cos he will eat me if i dont
@jkretzner – cos he is nice and not full of his own self importance
@unholyholekvlt – one day i want to be like him
Dudettes
@shebeegee- because i can vote for her and she has awesome yellow shoes
@exmi – she floats
@anthonia – have you seen her twitter profile pic?! nuff said
I nomnominate AndreWilkinson for having the funniest and most up to date nerd news on twitter!
I Nominate @Richardcoote
- That is all -
@AndreWilkinson
funny, nerdy, likes nomnoms
for being our office techi nerd!
oops!!!
I nominate @andrewilkinson for being our office techi nerd
@AndreWilkinson
What Karen & Elizabeth said, our office techni nerd
My vote can only be for:
@andrewilkinson
reasons:
1> for being the 1st person to use “ ” in a sentence
2> for combing his Wookie mask daily
3> for finding the cure for unatractiphobia
4> and finally… because all your base are belongs to him
There can only be one Wilkinator!
@EricRoest
i vote for @richardcoote big squishy AWESOME GIANT cuz love him lots
i vote for @richardcoote big squishy AWESOME GIANT cuz love him lots!!!!
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I vote for @arcainus because:
1. He loves his computers, computer games, xbox games, psp games, etc!
2. He can 99% of the time fix anything wrong with a PC
3. He’s doing an amazing job developing my site
5. He’s a real computer/game geek, but he’s my geek and I love him
I vote for @richardcoote because he asked @arcainus to ask me to vote
Did he say I asked? … Weird..
I vote for @Ann_Wilson
I hereby nominate @vincenthofmann because he so kindly hosts the site. And because I got told to. Does it still count if I say that?
Oh and because he didn’t ask me about the midget porn.
ja! @vincenthofmann for the above (but not the midget porn! I know nothing about any midget porn
)
Dude if your vote isn’t accepted then I’ll just burn this place down.
ok i’ll second/third vince’s nomnom. only because he likes to post hardcore poser pics of himself everywhere, then delete them 5 mins later….
Ok so my nominations albeit a little late are as follows:
@slicktiger – for kicking some serious ass despite having only recently started a blog.
@crayg – possibly one of the most entertaining bloggers to have ever graced Moral Fibre’s pages.
@gabigoldberg – for such a young woman, she’s shown such enormous talent, she’s fucking switched on and well connected in the SA Music scene. Moral Fibre’s music section wouldn’t be shit without her help.
@justinspratt – he’s a smart aussie who plays down just how much tech he knows. fucking legend too.
@melodymaker – the worlds most famous posterous account? need I even say more. One of the coolest people – who even laughs at my jokes. Oh and she has no mind-filter like me.
@antonyadelaar – definitely one of the most humble and sage-like dudes you’ll ever meet.
@saulk – no brainer really, apparently all the girls want to be him, and all the guys like him. He’s a smart dude, with big plans.
@melissaattree – seriously the amount of times I’ve received a DM from Melissa with a kick ass hint to improve MF alone should suffice as 5 votes. Ask around the industry and you’ll find only good things to say about Melissa and her work.
@mikestopforth – the dude who made what I do as a day job possible – how does one even begin to say thanks really? Gush weep – this nom x 10 to the power of Mike. *sorry Mike.
@craighallmayor – Tim, is a good friend and if you dudes get to know him better knows a thing or two about emerging media and animation – a deadly combo. He’s also responsible for my wallet – he’s famous for it now.
@woganmay – without him Nerdmag, Moral fibre and the other bloggers on here would be looking at a page which said “apache has been installed! Success”. The dude is a genius and has been nothing but helpful to MF’s cause.
and last but certainly not least Talita, because she’s literally the quiet driving force behind a lot of what Moral Fibre does, and because she’s not on twitter hardly gets to hear enough thank you’s from the SA blogging community for her great writing.
I know I swear a lot.
Nominations:
1. Nadine @nayes1982 – she is hilariously funny
2. Andre @andrevr – his photos are wicked.
My nomnoms are:
@BiggestMullet – of course! The hottest man I know
@ChristopherM – pure nawtiness
@slicktiger – he totally gets how sexy humour is
@Henre – friendly, smart, funny, what more can you ask for?
@Dave_Meyer – one awesome dude, pulls no punches, love that!
@justinspratt – so brainy, so yummy
@vincenthofmann – ‘cos he begged, lolz (I’m KIDDING, Vince … you’re delicious, mmk?)
oh yeah, forgot about:
@ChristopherM: blogger of note!
@cowgrrrl: excellent music taste and blogger
@dchetty: love his blogs too
I guess I should nominate some ladies that I know. I decided to pick just three, in no order of perference, here they are:
@snowgoose – Just yum.
@cow_grrrl – Gorgeous person in and out.
@Marianna_B – She can like to salsa with me.
Sorry if I left you off, I limited myself to three so don’t be upset
I nominate:
@cow_grrrl – scorching hot.
@cathjenkin – because she likes salad.
And the dudes – @ChristopherM & @solidgame – just so that I can call them nerds publicly.
I nominate @arcainus!
I nominate @arcainus cos he is hot, and there are nudie pics of him floating about among his friends. He’s also crazy smart and has a big…brain. And now he blogs a few times a day too
I nominate @RichardCoote because he has the balls to do whatever it takes to win! Fun to follow too.
I nominate Angela The Skeptic Detective!
http://skepticdetective.wordpress.com/
She is sceptically awesome AND she talks about Star Trek Captains like, all the time!
I nomnom @owenswart. Because I can.
XD
Nomnom
@owenswart (http://01universe.blogspot.com/)
and
Angela (http://skepticdetective.wordpress.com/)
Thnx!!!
I nominate @AndreWilkinson, cause he rocks out…
I nominate @Richardcoote coz he looks good in a bow.
@richardcoote come on he has to be for all the effort he has put in to get in
you a nutter
I nominate @Richardcoote.Because he’s big and strong and he’s sweet beyond words
I nominate @Richardcoote because he rocks
om Nomnom
@owenswart (http://01universe.blogspot.com/)
also:
Angela (http://skepticdetective.wordpress.com/)
Thanks! Just like we rehearsed ;P
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@shaunoakes – Most entertaining blogger in South Africa.
I nom nome @arcainus because he knows his stuff and he’s cooler than the Ice Age
I nominate @arcainus because he can rebuild a RAID Array, fix an email server and raid Blackwing Lair all at the same time without letting his coffee get cold.
I vote for the awesome @Richardcoote because he loves me.
I nominate these blogging pregnant faeries, by way of thanking them for repopulating the blogosphere!
acidicice http://www.acidicice.co.za/
MamaMeea http://mamameea.blogspot.com/
Tay http://taysuniverse.blogspot.com/
Angel and the Darkness http://angel109.wordpress.com/
Boobah’s Mom http://boobahsmom.wordpress.com/
I nominate @blindcripple because he is the first person I thought of when I heard about this competition. Truly the nomnommiest nerd!
I nomnom Blind Cripple for funny and thought provoking writing. http://blindcripple.co.za/
I nomnom Mark for his fantastic blogging http://memadrantings.blogspot.com/
And I nomnom Andrevr for his unbelievable photography.
ok… i hereby nom nom:
@cathjenkin – for being the same rockstar in the computer and out of it
@rubyletters – fellow insomniac tweeter
@richardcoote – my online agony auntie
@justinmccall – for answering my stupid questions with patience and writing great nerdicles
Alistair Fairweather (@afairweather) – he may not market himself as vigorously as some people, but over the past 8 years he has done a ton of behind-the-scenes work for MWEB, 24.com and now the digital division of Media24 mags. He is one of the few digital citizens who understands both the front-end and back-end of the web, from editorial content to product management and development, and this makes him truly deserving of a Nerdy.
Finally have a few minutes to do mine:
@singlesyllable – has been whoring herself for noms.
@rubyletters – cause she is an awesome person
@blindcripple – cause he listens to my sob stories
@cathjenkin – cause she is a super awesome person from Durban
@exmi – cause she calls people slut pants and stuff
@za5 – cause he is my sexy man! (and who is this other Sarah chick calling me sexy and stuff?)
@BecauseI – cause she taught me to do the blank look face which I need to so use one day
@MarcForrest – cause he lives in my 2nd home town…..
@Jenty – cause she is very supportive and awesome!
@cybersass – cause she is like on Celeb Survivor and very down to earth…..
@HansHaupt – cause we share a love for space and the universe
@sproutsmom – cause her new blog makes me LOL….
I hope I have not forgotten anyone.
I nominate @cybersass. Her blog is not only full of uniquely awesome observations of life but is also funny as hell.
i nomnom
@exmi
@angelsmind
@singlesyllable
@sezleigh
@sproutsmom
@jenty
@rubyletters
@shebeegee
@tertia
@cathjenkin
don’t have time to tell you why, just trust me!
I nominate @arcainus because he still has my Supernatural dvd’s and this was the only way he’d give them back…
so you better make a plan and get me to win this competition hey, otherwise i’ll sell it for more WOW subscriptions!
Ooh I just rem, another two ppl:
@elanlohmann
@JessicaMcD
Reason: cause I said so.
My nomnominations …
@andrevr – true gentleman, kind soul and awesome photographer
@MarcForrest – full of the useful iPhone info and a cool guy
@blindcripple – not afraid to bare his soul when he blogs and it’s always a good read
@solidgame – he’s the HAWTNESS and a genuine “player”
@garymeyerza – super fantastic person with wicked Apple skills
Now for the lady nom noms -
@cow_grrrl – a beautiful strong woman, inspiring
@JessicaMcD- a breath of fresh air, fun fun fun
@angelsmind – those cupcakes, need I say more
@acidicice – soon to be mother & wicked eye shadow choices
@SnowgooseSA – the only goose i know that is a geek
@owenswart is awesome
Thanks! You’re awesome too!
@SirDyl – Crazy guy, who eats sleeps and dreams in 140 characters
@MatthewArnold – Super geek
My Nerdy Nom Noms for 2010 are:
@Maxi_Mage – The musings of a multi-lingual Mechanical Engineer turned Ballet Dancer.
@AndyWandy – The thoughts of a Nurse in the South African health care system. Sometimes grueling, always funny!
@LouisaBouwer – The most prolific and inspirational ‘life’ blogger I know of.
@Carlj – One of the wittiest Tweeple I know and is always good for a laugh.
@Innov8ive – For filling my day with interesting tech related articles.
@Akianastasiou – For sharing a likeness of all things tech related.
@cc_monkey – For closing the digital divide.
@SezLeigh – For sharing her love of Space of the great beyond.
I’m one of the sponsors so not sure I can really nomnom, but nevertheless I nomnom:
@RichardCoote as the 7 foot giant rocked up at my place with his geeky gaming rig and LCD monitor and because he digs playing Guitar Hero and Rockband 2 on Xbox 360.
@GaryMeyerZA because he is an Apple fanboi and a great guy.
@8UNNI Really nice nerdgurl
@SnowgooseSA Nerd goslings fostering
@Jenty Talented, creative – still nerdy
@CraigN Nerd early adopter and nice guy
@mikestopforth Tries hard, still a nerd
@DonPackett Funny nerd, great attitude
Oops – they all have Poken – if you win you must give it away!