what I sound like, and its not naff okay?!

I honestly didn’t think my decision would be very hard but I was wrong. The thing is, I had to keep reminding myself that this was just a tongue in cheek pageant and that the fate of the blogosphere didn’t actually rely upon our decisions as to who would be crowned The Sexiest Nerdy 2009. But still, I have this annoying voice at the back of my head whispering “but if you choose him, the geeks will think [this] and if you don’t choose him, everyone will assume [that]“. And so I took my emotions and reservations out of it, looked at the characters at hand and knew I needed further enforcement. A chat with my trusty friend Cath, who knows me and my thought process better than most ever will.

This is what she had to say:

The one I’d select is nice, approachable, always ready to help and support, and never shoves his shit down other peoples throats. Also, he’s not afraid to be himself online and does not do a “persona”. I’d imagine him to also be huggable and clever.

Immediately I knew. Not because the rest of the contestants don’t fit that bill, but because one of them sprung to those specs more so than others. And so I congratulate Andre Van Rooyen, for being South Africa’s Sexiest Nerdy for 2009. Well done, and more importantly, thank you. For sharing yourself and the treasures that pop out of your personality with all of us online. We’re lucky to be able to interract with & have you with us. Also, your eyes fortell something that most girls wish to be told.

Then, luckily for the girls, I was fortunate enough to secure Steve as our male judge. He was given total power over choice I think he did a sterling job. Here are his words:

I always knew the decision would be tough as hell but I have to go for Suetjie. The Cow_Grrl is geeky and pretty at the sametime. I think if we have this again next year, Heidi [Snowgoose] will take it. I’d love to declare a draw between the two of them but Suetjie got more votes so rightfully I choose her. Via email, twitter, sms and blog comments, she’s been a pillar of strength to many and coped with all her own issues as well. Thats hectic inner strength and resolve. Reasons:
1) well she *IS* the cow_grrrl
2) has some of South Africa’s finest working for her.
3) She is an avid blogger and keeps us all updated on everything all the time.
4) She had an incredibly tough year and still supported a lot of us.
5) She’s HAWT, I would never have guessed that she was a mom of two teenagers!Thank you to everyone involved. You’ve surpassed my expectations of participation and coolness. We’ll definitely have a go at this again next year, me thinks. I’ll be contacting the winners shortly regarding prizes, and I’ll keep you all informed of the bidding finalizations and when/how/why the donations and proceeds go to the charity.And that about sums it up. If I had an MC closing this deal, I’m sure he’d end with a joke or something. So here’s my favourite joke of the moment:What’s pink and fluffy?Pink fluff.What’s blue and fluffy?Blue fluff holding its breath.What’s green and fluffy?1972′s world Hide and Seek champion.Ba-da-ba-da-BOOM-DASH-DING!