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With only 206 days left before voting closes for the New Seven Wonders of Nature campaign, Table Mountain is still in the bottom half of the group of finalists.

Twenty-eight natural wonders are on the list competing to be named one of the top seven wonders of nature, after 440 submissions were initially received in 2007.

Although it is not clear what Table Mountain’s precise position is on the list, organisers have confirmed that it is currently in the last 14.

That means that you, behind this screen, need to get off your butt and cast your vote!

Voting closes officially on November 11.

To vote, SMS the word “Table” to 34874 to vote for Table Mountain.

Messages can be sent in five languages (Afrikaans, English, Xhosa, Zulu and Sotho) and cost R2 per SMS.

I live in a really cool complex in Big Bay Cape Town. Its right off Blouberg Beach and I get some stunning views of the sea and Table Mountain and Robben Island and of course every single Cape Town Sunset.

One of the things I really enjoy about the place I live is how that have catered for nature. We have a green belt behind our complex which is teeming with wildlife. Shit I even have a Falcon who perches on my windowbsill most days, eyeing out the field mice (and crapping all the way down the newly painted wall, much to the delight of the painting contractor). Also lately there has been family of wild cats living off the land behind our spot.

Cats are pretty cool, I mean how cool is this cat? (Thanks Amy)

I'll have a decaf skinny latte with foam and make it snappy mofo! This is my spot sort it out.

So you can imagine my dismay when I found this in my letter box.

Cat Psychos working the system

It’s a letter from some somewhat aggressive cat junkies on my Estate. Unbelievably these people are having serious issues about a non event. You see I actually know some of the people involved, and this letter is written by two people who’s ‘cats can do no wrong’. That means that a) Their cats shit doesnt stink, b) their pissing on the neighbours front step is a condoned practise and c) they have nothing to do with the army of stray cats we now have living in the green belt behind our complex.

All this in a ‘No Pets Allowed’ complex.

Heres a transcript.

Cat owner? Fed up with the intimidation and threats? Worried for your cat?

Let’s get together for Coffee and a chat and see how we can unite and protect our beloved furbabies against the psycho on this estate who is threatening to ‘take care’ of our cats. Unlike this psycho who will not leave his/her name, we are not cowards. There are four of us already.

Suzanne and Hilary at (number deleted) Please call. You will be glad you did.

Wow! Thats just plain disturbing! The worst thing is that there are four of them already!

These are the days of our lives.

The other day my mate Tamryn and I were sitting having Doodles Sundowners, with our regular REALLY crap view and awful lifestyle, when she snapped some cool pics. So I thought I’d post them now seeing as we are in the grips of the first winter cold front of Doom and this place certainly isn’t feeling like paradise today. It normally is, I promise.

The way I feel has absolutely nothing to do with Phil the Thrills 3.4 birthday party last night which ended up at my mates club at the Old Biscuit Mill, decoDance.

Incidentally people there are like a hundred million roadblocks out there so be reponsible and work with the authorities on this one. Don’t be a chop about it basically.

Anyway… I digress… where where we? Oh yes, we were here…

What a Shite view

Click the image for a larger version. I was only kidding, seriously, it’s not that shite. What was REALLY KAK was when there was a Jacob Zuma picture adorning the lamp post that Tamryn very cleverly did not get into her picture. Something I can’t do.

‘Cos I have a piece of shit camera.. and I NEVER blame my tools.

So we looked over a little and this jumped out at us.

Sunset over Robben Island

Click to go big.

Anyway there are tons of these vendor dudes that show off their wares along the strip and this guy was a most undustrious dude. Not only did he make a flippen massive wire motorbike, he also CHARGED for the picture, before telling us his dream was to make a wire Mandela in the Waterfront. So my obvious first thought was… ummm youre making wire motorbikes at the Blouberg Beachfront, what exactly is stopping you from making wire Mandelas at the Waterfront?

Nice Bike

I think these guys are well versed in what to say to ellicit that extra buck. Incidentally brutha maaaan, while talking about extra bucks and all that, what’s under the hat? This doesn’t take away from the fact they are obviously super talented.

Then, and in final reference to my all time favourite music video (for now that is) we spotted these birds trying to get on the boat.

Birds and a Boat

Not just any boat mind you, THE boat. The one from the video… which is just out of shot… promise [video here]

After a lazy luncheon with my mother for mothers day yesterday, I decided to go for sundowners. I was sitting at my usual sundowners place, Doodles Beachfront in Blouberg. Doodles is one of the best places for a Blouberg Sunset or Sundowners on Cape Town’s West Coast. Probably because of this really crappy view….

It’s really so kak.

Damn you Samsung Omnia DAMN YOU!! How dare you spoil such a beautiful shot!

This ones a little bit better. Can you see the boat? That’s NOT the one Im referring to, the one I refer to below was BIGGER, and slighty over to the right. Kinda Robben Eilandish.

What a lovely Catamaran

Iwas having a conversation with a really pretty young thing I had just met… when she said to me… hey…. look what kind of boat is that? She pointed over to what was VERY CLEARLY a cargo carrier sitting in Table Bay. I thought about this for a second then told her… it’s a Catamaran.

She was obviously trying to make conversation.

Using my absolute niceness that I hold within me, I eventually told her “No I’m only kidding thats a container carrier, would you like a tequila?”

All this got me thinking about one of my favourite music vids of all time. This is it.

I love a bit of satire on a monday morning evening. I just love the fact that these guys can take the piss out of anything and make it sound good. Its pretty funny too. I actually remember the first time I saw an RnB/HipHop boat scene. I thought then… Ummm ok these okes are on a boat now what? (talking of WHAT check this out.)

Nice to see I’m not the only one thinking these things.

For the more risque amongst you lets revisit another one of their offerings shall we? Remember Jizz in my pants? Another powerful song from The Lonely Island. Go here, but be warned, not for the prudes amongst us. Featuring Molly Sims. Gotta love it.

I found this sign on Table View Beachfront the other day, rusted, clearly been there a loooong time, I can’t remember there having been grass at this spot for years! Now I was a wee bit hungover from a mates bday at Doodles the night before, but I think it may have amused me had I been totally sober. We had brekkie at Newscafe and it was a fucken awesome burger. Then it was Ice Cream time on the beach. This was my pre vote mission with mates of mine, Camera Lady Nicole who was also Birthday Girl, and Jade the sign and grass pointer outerer…

I mean WTF? Me explaining the anti Drug message of the sign to Jade

Ja so I figured it must be an anti drug message for all those late night tokers on the ‘erb. We discussed it a bit further…

Jade pointing out there was in fact no grass...

I then had my kiddies ice cream, think I got short changed!

contemplating Kiddies Ice cream cone for the hangover.

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