Today is the day! Today is the day that I leave for South Africa. It will be 16 hours in the air from Atlanta to Johannesburg, but I think it is going to be worth it. I had such an extraordinary experience 4 years ago in Germany, I have high expectation for this trip.

I am traveling with my friend, Meg, whom I have known since the first grade. She and I have been to no less that 10 countries together at this point. For reasons that I have not yet been able to identify, she has not murdered me. If you know me well, I am sure you are wondering that same thing. She recently shared some of her thoughts about this World Cup and our trip to the last World Cup.

I thought it would be fun to try and share some of our adventures and misadventures (as the case may be) from this trip as they happen. As long as I can get some Internet access, I going to try and post, at the minimum, a few pictures each day. With any luck, a few good tales, too.

Starting tomorrow, Meg will be acting as my editor. I am expecting a lot more from her than just filling in the commas and shit. I have a feeling she will be trying to keep my bad jokes to a minimum and the quality of my puns to be no less than "two dingers".

So... if you are interested in getting a fan's perspective of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, check this site for the next 10 days. Very likely some interesting things will happen for me to write about. If not, I assure you, I would never let the truth get in the way of a good story.

- Scott