We're expecting... A PS5!

In these uncertain times

In this 'new normal'

So, it's 2020, and as massive PlayStation fans, we are super excited for the PS5. We watched everything Sony posted throughout the year, and when they finally revealed the release date and price, we gathered our savings and scoured local websites for pre-orders. Luckily, we were able to secure a PS5 each before all the pre-orders in South Africa were grabbed by other excited players. 

Since we are a married couple in our 30s, people expect certain ... things ... from us, so we decided to have a little fun and lightly troll our families and Facebook friends by having an 'expecting parents' photo shoot and gender reveal video for our expected 'twins'. Our friendly neighbourhood videographer and friend was more than eager to help us out with this project, and the results were amazing.

Our photographer created a lovely ultrasound scan of the 'twins'. 

It was pretty clear that these were no ordinary babies, but a few people still assumed that we were actually pregnant...

We had so much fun recreating a pregnancy shoot. All photos credit to Wynand van der Linde.

Even Kratos and Atreus from God of War were invited to the photo shoot, to bring some father-son vibes.

We had some fun with figurines we had been collecting, and we could not resist an 'Uncharted' pun... Apologies to Nathan Drake.

Agent 47 also seems excited for the new arrivals.

The older siblings lined up waiting for the next generation.

We could not resist creating a few catchy captions for some of the photos.

Looking forward to the new additions.

And finally, the gender reveal video (turn sound on!):

We had so much fun doing this (and we might have gotten congratulatory messages from people who did not properly read our posts), but we honestly cannot wait to experience the new consoles together.

 Bruh.

Geek heaven: Comic Warehouse

We were recently in the Johannesburg area (check out our Medieval Fayre post), and decided to take the drive to visit the Comic Warehouse before we went home. This place is probably South Africa's largest comic book store, and is basically geek heaven (but if you are broke, it could also be considered geek hell).

We spent a really long time going through every aisle and shelf, oohing and ahing at the merchandise. A visit is recommended if you enjoy geeky things. They have an especially large amount of Harry Potter merchandise, but also a bit of everything else. Here are some photos we wanted to share.

The entrance to greatness

Huge Aquaman statue 

Harry Potter display

Some retro posters and machines

A Punisher arcade game! Marius had to be dragged away.

A character that gets mentioned way too rarely: Throg

Some Star Wars goodies

Annalene admires Boba Fett

Retro vibes

These figurines were stunning (and expensive)

Captured by the Empire

Entrance to the Star Wars section

You don't realize that you need a life-sized Boba Fett in your life, until you see one...

Artoo!

Loot haul: Superman energy drinks, Lord of the Rings Pops, The Godfather boardgame, The Witcher 3 pint glasses, and a PlayStation mug. Not pictured: the amazing cookies we already finished eating.

All you need when drinking from these, is a song by Dandelion.

This is what the mug looks like when heated.

Aragorn and Boromir

Really cool details on these Pops. Check the Horn of Gondor.

Details of mud on the boots and cape.

Disco Fever

Welcome to the disco!

To celebrate surviving 2016 and to have a good time with a few friends before everyone disappears for the festive season, we decided to have another themed bash, and this time, we went for colour, sparkle, funk and music.

Disco is a very versatile option for a themed party, since it spans several decades and styles, and most people will be able to find a few things in their closets that will suit the occasion. Throw in a few handfuls of glow sticks, dig out the Christmas lights, pile on the snacks, and you have a party!

We also switched on the PS3 for a SingStar competition. In party mode, everyone gets a chance to compete, and the mic is switched so often that no one feels particularly exposed, with all the confusion and laughter. Even the more reluctant singers started requesting songs and participating.

Easy decor: put glow sticks into bottles with water, and scatter old CDs around

We bought a small mirror ball and Marius made it work by rigging it next to a head lamp in the corner of the room

What is a party without food? Also, we streamed a lava lamp background on the laptop, for extra ambience.

Glow stick decor with a Pacman picture in the background

Some festive champagne drinks welcomed the guests

These cool glowing lollipops were sold at a party store near us.

Lights and a nice backdrop. Annalene had some time on her hands to paint the slogans before the party.

The groovy disco people. Everyone dressed up!

Carla and Wolf keeping it classy.

Igi went all out. The pants were a highlight of the evening.

Igi and Lané ready for action.

A pic with some of the girls.

Ready to party.

Groovy dudes keeping it real.

Doing disco the 80s way

Sneaking in a picture of the SingStar duels. It was loads of fun.

Annalene waiting for the guests to arrive. 

Marius gets his funk on, ready to go full hippie.

The entrance to the party of the year.

This was the SingStar area - everyone joined in for some singing fun.