I don't have anything major to say, but I think I ought to keep the weblog up-to-date-ish. Christmas preparations are progressing nicely. Tree's up and lit, presents are bought and wrapped, Christmas Day plans are finalised. Joy, cheer, and good-will imminent.
We went out with Marla's work colleague's last night for her department Christmas meal. Nice meal, fun time. I have one more organised Christmas meal before the 25th - that's the one Fi and Andy organised for the usual gang. It's going to be at Le Beaujolais, which is a nice French restaurant in town. The evening will be like an office Christmas meal but for us and our friends instead of our work colleagues. Should be a great time.
Thursday, December 16, 2004
Wednesday, December 08, 2004
Dramatic ending no. 2...
It's 10:30pm and I've just returned from Griff's house where we watched the UEFA Champions League match between Liverpool and Olympiacos of Greece. To qualify for the final stages of the competition Liverpool needed either a 1-0 win or to win by 2 goals (i.e. 3-1 or 4-2). Well, the first half went badly and at half time Liverpool were losing 0-1. A dramatic effort was needed. Well, they delivered! Goals from Florent Sinema-Pongolle, Neil Mellor and a dramatic third from Steven Gerrard with less than five minutes remaining sealed Liverpool's place in the next round. It was genius. Another one of the greatest sporting moments I can remember.
So in the space of just over a week Liverpool have achieved two incredible last gasp wins that hopefully will help define the rest of the season and the team's future.
So in the space of just over a week Liverpool have achieved two incredible last gasp wins that hopefully will help define the rest of the season and the team's future.
Monday, December 06, 2004
Jess of Arabia...
Very silly I know, but I have received at least one request to post the picture of me in my costume for the murder-mystery evening a few weeks ago... so here it is. Not quite El Aurens but not bad for limited resources.
Friday, December 03, 2004
Time flies...
... even when you are not having fun.
I've been meaning to write this review of the weekend since Monday. But everyday events conspired against me.
The Annual Games Championship on Saturday was once again a great success. Ten games on various consoles were played. Mostly X-box but there was a humorous and tiring event on the Playstation 2 using a device called the Eye Toy. Basically it uses a camera placed on top of the TV that superimposes your real-time image onto the screen. This particular game was boxing and left us all more than a bit tired - and I must say suffering from some long term injuries. Anyway, Andy was once again AGC champion - albeit by a much slimmer margin than last year. I finished a dissappointing 5th but half a point behind Jason.
On Sunday, Marla and I hosted Thanksgiving dinner. The food was great - each dish was brought by someone in a pot-luck stylee - with some highlights being Marla's Turkey and stuffing and the stir-fried sprouts brought by Andy and Fi (you can read more about them on Andy's weblog). After dinner we all collapsed, full to the brim, and watched Fletch on video - an old-school choice indeed. Then after Fletch we watched a great little Cary Grant and Ingred Bergman movie called Indisreet, which was remarkably entertaining for everyone.
One other item of note is that Sunday was an exceptional day for my favourite sports teams. The Miami Dolphins won for only the second time all season. Bath Rugby had a nice win. But most importantly Liverpool had an incredible 2-1 win over Arsenal. It was only Arsenal's second defeat in 54 (or is it 56?) games and came thanks to a dramatic 30-yard curling shot from Neil Mellor with about 10 seconds remaining in the game. I managed to video-tape the highlights and it has become one of my favourite sporting moments of all time.
I've been meaning to write this review of the weekend since Monday. But everyday events conspired against me.
The Annual Games Championship on Saturday was once again a great success. Ten games on various consoles were played. Mostly X-box but there was a humorous and tiring event on the Playstation 2 using a device called the Eye Toy. Basically it uses a camera placed on top of the TV that superimposes your real-time image onto the screen. This particular game was boxing and left us all more than a bit tired - and I must say suffering from some long term injuries. Anyway, Andy was once again AGC champion - albeit by a much slimmer margin than last year. I finished a dissappointing 5th but half a point behind Jason.
On Sunday, Marla and I hosted Thanksgiving dinner. The food was great - each dish was brought by someone in a pot-luck stylee - with some highlights being Marla's Turkey and stuffing and the stir-fried sprouts brought by Andy and Fi (you can read more about them on Andy's weblog). After dinner we all collapsed, full to the brim, and watched Fletch on video - an old-school choice indeed. Then after Fletch we watched a great little Cary Grant and Ingred Bergman movie called Indisreet, which was remarkably entertaining for everyone.
One other item of note is that Sunday was an exceptional day for my favourite sports teams. The Miami Dolphins won for only the second time all season. Bath Rugby had a nice win. But most importantly Liverpool had an incredible 2-1 win over Arsenal. It was only Arsenal's second defeat in 54 (or is it 56?) games and came thanks to a dramatic 30-yard curling shot from Neil Mellor with about 10 seconds remaining in the game. I managed to video-tape the highlights and it has become one of my favourite sporting moments of all time.
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