Weekend at Jakobus

This last long weekend was two days in Kuilsrivier with Jakobus and other friends. We mostly played Unreal Tournament 3 which was a lot of fun. The action was hectic in the deathmatch and the campaign mode was also good. Unfortunately campaigns are limited to four players.

After having yet again four people named "Player", I finally set up an online account just to have that different. The problem being that the player name displayed is the same as the account login, which is an annoyance.

Anime roadshow in Capte town

According to the local Otaku Magazine, there will be an anime road show in Cape Town at the UCT on 17 and 18 May 2008. This should be interesting and it is my first time that I am going to such an event.

Preparing for Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) 2008

The preparations for the annual Free Comic Book Day event at the Readers Den Comic Shop are coming along well.

This year there will again be local professionals from the comic scene as well as a sound system for announcements and the prize draws. The prize draw location will also be moved to enable better flow of people who want to move past the event.

If all things go well, there should be four costumed characters this year. As usual, I will be one of them.

Fundraiser in Westridge, Mitchels Plain

Last night was a most interesting fundraiser for a little girl that needed cochlear implants. The event was also a costume party. I came there dressed in a bunny suit which was chosen because it was easy to put on and I wanted to try a suit like that because I have never used those at a costume party. The bunny suit did get a bit warm, but it was bearable. I did meet several interesting people.

Magic Events in the Garden Route doesn't pay invoices or really late

During the Easter weekend, the Magic Events company in the Garden Route approached me about renting bunny suits. I was assured payment by bank transfer either the same evening or the next day. Bank details were sent via the person who collected and returned the suits and by invoice. An invoice was sent to multiple email addresses listed on their website and up to today (4 April 2008) there has been no response at all. This not paying issue and trying to ignore that is bad for business and people need to know that they will have to be careful with a company that most likely just wants money and refuses to pay and tries to hide that fact.