Hi! I'm Telana Simpson, and I'm trading one matchstick for offices. I started this project on 12 June 2006, and will be trading items up until I get offices. Would you like one of 375 Springleap.com T-shirts? That's my current item to trade. Send me an email (onematchstick@gmail.com) or give me a buzz or sms on +27837302979 to make your offers. When I get my offices, I'll be contributing some space to mentoring a start-up entrepreneurial enterprise. I'm in Jozi, South Africa, and will go anywhere in South Africa to make the trade- I'll even consider anywhere in the world if the trade is right!
     
matchstick > green pen > Rodrigus > THE Books > First Sighting Wine > Holiday in Utopia > R3000 Cash > Balloon Safari >
Party with DJ Al > 375 Springleap.com T-Shirts > Trade with me by using code onematchstick
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Invitation to Premiere of onematchstick the movie
08 November 2009

onematchstick the movie

The onematchstick Movie is ready to be released, and you're invited to come see it before anyone else does- at the onematchstick Movie Premiere. And Adin is in Jozi- so you'll get to meet him too!

If you've been wondering what 'onematchstick' is all about, this is your chance to find out from me in person! And you'll get to brag how you were the first to see the onematchstick movie.

Adin Van Ryneveld

My new friend Adin Van Ryneveld from Cape Town is on a mission too- he's living without cash for 5 years! You'll get to hear from him what his NO MONEY REQUIRED experiment is all about. And believe me, you'll want to hear all about it, from the horse's mouth!

Also you'll get a chance too to share about anything crazy that you're up to.

It's going to be so much fun!

So join Adin and I for a few drinks and a bite to eat. Get to mingle with some fab people. And be one of the first to see the onematchstick movie, not at cinema's near you!

Date: Sunday 15 November
Time: 17:00 to 20:00
Venue: Primi Piatti , The Zone, Oxford Street, Rosebank
RSVP: onematchstick@gmail.com or on facebook or twtvite


PS-Fans have been asking for a Premiere in Cape Town too- so I'm organising one. Watch this space for details, and keep the 25th November open!

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I didn't do this…
02 November 2009

The White washed bus stop on Jan Smuts

But I did do this:

Our latest masterpiece!


Because my timing sucked and our last attempt at graffiti got painted over within 24 hours, I decided to give it another bash, with the help of Richard and Carol... and on the way there we passed this white bus stop on Jan Smuts, just near the Zoo...

The White Bus Stop

I have no idea why someone has whitewashed the trees and grass around this bus stop, and the actual bus stop, but it made for a fun playground for a few photos!

Carol and Telana

Now I am looking for 285 people- I've trade 90 T-shirts so far, and am ready to trade with another 285 people for any of these Springleap T-shirts (use coupon code onematchstick to track your trade with me!). So contact me on 0837302979 to find out how to become part of the onematchstick story!

Carol, Richard and Telana

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Are you one of the 302 people I am looking to find?
19 October 2009

Passersby passing by

If you saw my latest mischievous act, and haven't heard of onematchstick before this, then you might be wondering why I graffiti'd "trade with me".

I believe... well it's more than a belief... I know like I know like I know that there are 302 more people out there who'd love a new funky springleap.com designer T-shirt and who'd support me in trading with me for one of the 375 T-shirts I have to trade. So I'm trying to find those 302 people (I've already traded 73 T-shirts, so at the time of writing this I have 302 T-shirts left to trade).

You see, I'm aiming to turn a matchstick into an office through a series of trades, where each trade gets bigger and bigger in perceived value, and takes me closer to my end goal of getting offices.

I've done 9 trades so far and for my tenth trade, I am trading the t-shirts on individually. So if you want to be part of this and trade with me, send me an email and read the instructions here on how to do the trade with me.

Are you one of the 302 people I am looking to find?


Carol and Telana- the Mischief Makers

( PS- this is my accomplice Carol who helped me with doing the graffiti, and me!)

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DJ Al is in the onematchstick movie!
10 October 2009

Next, on our day of filming, we zooted off to Melville to the funky Transky to meet up with DJ Al your Pal to shoot the trade I made with him: 1x Hot Air Balloon Flight for 1x Party.

Within a few minutes DJ Al had his deck all set up and we were bopping to some cool tunes as Jarrod set up his dolly and got the lighting just right. I got a chance to spin the decks too, after DJ Al gave me a brief lesson. Man, that was fun, playing around with the beat and all those buttons, experimenting with what little knob did what! I can see why DJ's have such a great time when they're tuning the tunes.

Jarrod filiming DJ Al doing making his music!

It was great too to catch up with DJ Al. Since we traded a lot has happened for him: he's got engaged, bought a super duper super bike, and created his own group on Facebook. He's the King of Entertainment and it's worth joining his group! Because if you're a member and get them a confirmed booking for one of their Karaoke DJ's, you get a R500 drinking tab on DJ Al's account! Sweeeet!

DJ Al still hasn't been yet for his flight in the hot air balloon- so I hope he gets some time in his hectic schedule to fit it in. I'm glad though that he managed to fit in the shooting of his scene in the onematchstick movie- it's a great scene, and an even better one because of his personal appearance! Thanks DJ Al, my pal!


Telana and DJ Al

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Filming the 'books for wine' trade
06 October 2009

Our next full day of shooting 4 scenes for the onematchstick movie was on Wednesday 30 September. Our first location was Solly Kramers in Parkhurst, where Wally of Solly allowed us to use an aisle to do our filming. Wally's the manager, and he's a cool guy, letting us take over an aisle like that... and he offers a good price on First Sighting, so we heard.

Nick and Telana

Nick was his charming self as usual. In between scenes, he was telling us about the story of how First Sighting got its name, from way back when that dude Bartholomeu Diaz was trying to get to the East and had literally a 'first sighting' of the Cape. Nick also got us up to speed with the happenings at Strandveld Vineyards since I traded the 2 books with him for 2 cases of his First Sighting wine. They have a new range of Standveld wines, including the Strandveld Shiraz and Sauvignon Blanc. The Strandveld Sauvignon Blanc has won quite a few awards, including the Gold Medal for the 2008 SA Young Wine Show. You go Nick!

Jarrod filming Nick of First Sighting wine

This was the first time during the filming of the onematchstick movie that Jarrod pulled out his dolly from his car. It's awesome how creative these creative guys can be: with a few plastic pipes and old skateboard parts you can have a nifty, little, portable dolly that does the trick just right.

The filming of the 'books for wine' trade went quite quickly, and next thing I know I'm sitting in the car park with Jarrod and we're scheming if we can fit in another shoot before we meet with DJ Al for his scene.

We did manage to fit in filming my first trade: the matchstick for the ordinary green ballpoint pen that I traded with Nikki. We filmed this scene in my mom's office and we even got tea and biscuits (thanks Mom and Sally!).


Jarrod and Telana filming the first trade- a matchstick for a pen

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The onematchstick movie Update
04 October 2009

Filming of the onematchstick movie is in full swing!

I met up with the rockstars at Missing Link a few weeks ago and got introduced to the multi-talented Jarrod: my producer, editor and camera man. The team talked me through their ideas which I loved, and without giving too much away, here's a sneak peak behind the scenes of the onematchstick Movie.

Eran Eyal, one of the guys who I am busy trading the T-shirts with, was in Jozi at the right time, and we grabbed the opportunity to shoot a scene or two with him. He fitted us in his busy schedule and we met up at Primi Piatti Rosebank. Springleap T-shirts were all over the place, and we had loads of fun!

Eran and Telana, with Jarrod behind the camera

I had my first taste of what it must be like to be a movie star- and it's turned out to be not as easy as I imagined. We worked on the script right there and then, and thank goodness my friend Gen came along for the fun, as she helped me get the script just right (she also took a lot of the photo's- Thanks Gen!). There's a lot to tell about my story, but only a short amount of time to get what I want to say across, so we had to choose the words wisely. And then I had to remember them! From the excitement of it being T-shirt Trade day - the day I started trading the T-shirts - and the first film shoot, plus the fact that I had only got a few hours of sleep, we had a good laugh at my few tongue-tied moments!

Ha! got my lines right for a change :)

Eran's a fascinating guy- besides the passion he has for Springleap and their Tee's, he has a passion for life that's extraordinary and catchy. He left his mark on the movie with some of his creative, in the moment ideas and we even learnt a bit about martial arts after the shoot!

Eran adding this creative touch!

So for our first shoot, it was a great hour or so with lots of laughs, and we even got to hear Jarrod say "that's a wrap people!"

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FAQ's about the T-shirt Trade
27 September 2009

So people keep asking me these questions, so I thought I might as well share them here as you might be wondering too:

1) What is this T-shirt stuff all about?
I'm in the process of making my 10th trade. What I have to trade on is 375 Springleap.com T-shirts. I'm trading each T-shirt with 375 people for cash, through Springleap.com.

So to simplify this trade- if you want to trade with me you just need to buy any Springleap.com T-shirt online, and make sure you use the coupon code onematchstick so we can track that you are trading with me.

Then you'll be one of the 375 people I trade with- pop me an email so I know and can add you to my story :)

2) I missed T-shirt Trade Day- is it too late to trade with you?
T-shirt Trade Day- 18th September- was the day I started trading on the 375 T-shirts. It was after the competition to find the official onematchstick T-shirt, and was the day the code (which is onematchstick) to track the trades went live. Now the trading continues until I trade all the T-shirts on.

So no, it's not too late to trade with me. At the time of writing this I have only traded 46 T-shirts, and still have 76 pledges to convert to trades, and that leaves me with 254 T-shirts I still need to trade on. So please trade with me, and soon, so my tenth trade doesn't take forever. I can't wait to see what the next trade will be!

3) Do I have to trade with you for the official onematchstick T-shirt?
No. You can choose ANY of the Springleap.com T-shirts.

4) How do I trade with you for a T-shirt?
Easy Peasy.

How to trade with me by buying your T-shirt(s) and make them count towards my onematchstick trade:

1. If you haven't registered yet on Springleap.com, now's the time to do so.

2. When you are logged in, choose the T-shirts you want. You can choose ANY design.
a. Click on the SHOP button at the top of the page to see the available designs.
b. Or choose the official onematchstick T-shirt in the "being printed" section.

3. When you find the T-shirt you want, click on the size you want (there is a link which explains the sizing and the ladies T-shirts are a lady's cut). Once you click on the size, it gets added to your "shopping cart".

4. When you've finished adding your T-shirts to your shopping cart, click on the shopping cart icon on the top right hand of the screen.

5. Enter in your delivery details, and where it says "if you have a Springleap coupon, enter it here:" you enter the code, which is: onematchstick (all lower case, one word). This is a VERY IMPORTANT STEP! Please remember to add the code!

6. Click the confirm and pay button.

7. Check your details, and then you can choose to pay by credit card or EFT.

8. Just follow the prompts and you will have finalised your T-shirt trade with me :)

9. Let me know when you've made your trade via email or sms to 0837302979.

10. It will be great, if you want, to email me a photo of you in your Springleap T-shirt once it's delivered, as I'll be creating a page on my blog of all the fantastic people I am trading with in their Springleap T-shirts.

5) How do I know what size T-shirt to get?
Go dig in your cupboard for your favourite T-shirt. Measure its width and height, and then compare those measurements on the chart on this page to work out your Springleap size.

LADIES- the ladies cut it super nice, so don't worry, you'’ll look fab in your Springleap Tee!

6) Springleap.com doesn't have my size in the T-shirt I want. Now what?
No problem. Let Springleap know what T-shirt and size you want, and when there's enough requests they'll reprint that T-shirt.


So those are the most asked questions. Do you have another one? Let me know, thanks! I hope to trade with you soon!

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