Nov 20 2006

Week 198

Published by Fence under Ramblings, TV, Weekly memes

    Luna Nina says:
  1. Teacher ::
  2. Fifty ::
  3. Crossword ::
  4. Stuffed ::
  5. Family ::
  6. Purr ::
  7. Toad ::
  8. Cocktail ::
  9. Insecurity ::
  10. Magical ::
  11. mine are under the cut

So Sat we got our digital stations all hooked up. We now have something like 50 or 60 of ‘em, and yet there is still nothing on[1]

On Sunday I got a text at around half eleven, from a brother informing me they were in Maynooth. So I had to head out in that horrible weather and meet them[2] take them shopping for foodstuffs and whatnot before they headed off to the rugby.

And three hours later, watching the match on the telly, I figured they’d be soaked as the rain was bucketing down, and Lansdowne is well known for its “swirling breeze”. But no, their seats were right in under the tier so they were nice and dry. I is a genius with my ticket buying isn’t I?[3] More importantly, the match itself was fabtabulous.

Image Hosted by ImageShack.usWell, the first half was. From Ireland. The Aussies may now be blaming the weather but, in mature reasoned tones I say to them, Ha-Ha, sickened[4] on ya!

And what’s the story with the agro? What is it about Australians that they have to resort to violence when playing against us. First the International Rules match, and now in the rugby too.From now on all sporting encounters between Ireland and Australia will have to display a “warning, may contain extra helpings of violence” sticker. Though, in fairness it wasn’t really all that violence, more a bit of a “dude, who you talking to!”

So far, so good in the Autumn[5] Internationals, 2 out of 2. And next week the Pacific Islanders who seem to not play in the first half and then come out, all guns blazing in the second, but with too much to do. Wonder what sort of a team Eddie’ll pick for next Sunday.

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Linknotes:
  1. all together now, 57 channels and…
  2. #4 and #5
  3. let us ignore the fact that I didn’t actually chose them okay.
  4. a Sligo term that pretty much means Ha-Ha
  5. I’m pretty sure we are well into winter so why they are called Autumn Internationals is beyond me
Tags: Australia, autumninternationals06, digital telly, Ireland, Ireland V Australia, Luna Nina, rugby, sickened on ya

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Nov 11 2006

32-15!

Published by Fence under Ramblings, Sport

Go on my son! Free Image Hosting at www.ImageShack.us

Although I’m a little worried about Argentina[1] maybe one of the Leinster boys can take out Contempomi in a “training accident” a little closer to the World Cup?[2]

Anyways, moving away from sport at the moment, I’ve discovered that I have too many books I want to read. I’ve taken a break from The Tenant of Wildfell Hall cause the group isn’t discussing it for a while yet, but I still don’t seem to be able to get stuck in to either Kafka on the Shore or One Thousand White Women, despite the fact that I’m enjoying them both. Kafka on the Shore is especially intriguing. Maybe my brain has been fried from all this time online and watching the likes of America’s Next Top Model?

Pic nicked from BBC

Linknotes:
  1. on account of them playing pretty damn well
  2. this is obviously a joke peoples, obviously…
Tags: autumninternationals06, Ireland, Ireland V South Africa, Peter Stringer, Ronan O'Gara, rugby, SOuth Africa

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