Flickr: Three Months Free

If, like me, you enjoy a bit of Flickr every now and again (here’s mine, now show me yours), you’ll be delighted with the news that Pro members will get three months free.

Normally a Pro subscription to Flickr will run you $25 for a year, but until January 4th, you can get your start for free. Existing pro-users won’t get left out in the cold either; their next payment date will be pushed back three months automatically. How nice.

This excellent deal is widely believed to be an effort to mop up the Instagram users who have defected from their natural hipster home because of the much publicised (and much over-exaggerated) new T&C’s. Those new terms don’t bother me, but I’ll happily take the extra three months free, thank you very much.

The Flickr app for Android is rather similar to the Instagram one, which makes this a good deal for those who are a little disgruntled with the latter. However, for me, the photo filters and options available on either of those apps are dwarfed by Vignette, which I have been enjoying for a few years now and which gets better and better. Give it a go by clicking here (QR code) – although you’ll still need a photo sharing program (like Flickr, maybe?), you’ll have better photos to share.

Fly Me Home Tonight

Angry Birds is a big favourite with both my kids and they were delighted to find that there’s a Christmas song out from Rovio:

 

You can download the song, should you feel the need, and they’ll make a donation to Children in Need. (Rovio, not my kids.)

Coupled with the lazy swing sound, we went and saw the Jonny Cooper Big Band up at the local Wynberg School this afternoon. Very chilled with a few glasses of wine and a only mildly drunken walk home. I like concerts I can walk to to.

A Grand Day Out

We did the touristy thing today and headed out to Simondium, on the outskirts of Franschhoek.

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A quick stop at Dalewood Fromagerie for some of their award winning Huguenot cheese was followed by a visit to Solms Delta,where we were helped out by the chatty and informative Leon.

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Then on via Vrede en Lust – lovely architecture, disappointing wines – for lunch in The Glasshouse at Babylonstoren. Because when it’s 43C in the shade, a long walk through some kitchen gardens is exactly what you need. Lunch was exactly what I needed though and it was really good.
And then home on the chaotic N1 and straight into the pool and a cold beer.

My camera is on enforced leave at the moment getting repaired, so I’m relying on my phone to record the holiday. It’s ok, but it’s not as good as my camera. That said, my camera isn’t great at making phone calls, so I guess all’s fair etc etc.

They’re Back…

No, not the aliens. These ladies:

FasAidaYes, it’s Fascinating Aida.
You may remember that I went to see them in February 2011 and that’s exactly why I will be going to see them again. Absolutely hilarious stuff. Don’t miss it.

They’re doing Joburg from 15-27 Jan 2013 and Cape Town from 30 Jan-16 Feb 2013.

Oh, Hello…

Hmm. This has crept in under the radar so far (at least it seems to have done), but look what’s just opened:

Not sure quite where 6000 miles… fits into their category list, but I guess Entertainment /Lifestyle is the way forward.

After all, are you not entertained?

I’ve cheekily slipped myself in for Best Religious/Spiritual Blog as a reserve category.
Winning.

Registrations close on the 14th December and voting begins on the 19th – 28th.
What? Did you have plans for those days?