Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Advantage, Madamoiselle Sharapova

Maria Sharapova is just great!

It's so wonderful to see her back on the circuit and firing on all cylinders again. I sure missed her in the Australian open, but seeing her powerful, intimidating game flourish again at Roland Garros just brings a smile to my face.

A lot of people get annoyed with her grunting and groaning, almost painful screams as she powers the ball back at her opponent, every single point. And a lot of people get really annoyed with her tediously slow pre-serve routine, but I personally think that both of those things are a vital part of the Sharapova game which makes her so fantastic to watch!

Of course, there is the looks factor, and yes she gorgeous...but for me it's not all about the short, short dresses, the tight sweaty tops and the down-the-top camera shots they just love to put on the big screen. I just admire the way she goes about her business, both on and off the court, I think she speaks politely and handles herself really well.

The glitz, the guts, the grunts, the glamour, and the triumphant scream of "come on!" after she comes out on top...the package that makes Maria Sharapova the great player that she is. A lot of people really loathe the way she goes about it, but I know one guy who will always be sitting up until the early hours of the morning, just to see her blow her kisses.

Monday, June 1, 2009

Awesome Love


I tried to not love Lost, but it was hopeless...because I did love Lost!

Sport: Just a short word.

"It's the great thing about sport isn't it? That the underdog can have it's day and the giant can falter" - Harsha Bogle

Friday, May 29, 2009

Georgia's last.

Today was the last day we would have Georgia's company at uni (for a little while anyway!). I can't imagine what life at uni would be like without her. Being her last day, and the last day of semester, and we celebrated accordingly! 






For George. Good luck with everything! You will be sorely missed, until we meet again.

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Two for the Road

Another couple of shots from my journey to and from uni today. It's not the most exciting ride, yet it never ceases to amaze.


Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Oranges and Lemons

Ever had one of those days were you just feel upset, for no apparent reason? Today was one of those days for me. It sucks, doesn't it?

I don't really like writing blogs about how I feel, and that describe my day, but today...I don't know, I'm just going to.

Those of you that have read my blog previously would know, I'm
really not a big fan at getting up at six in the morning, just to be at uni by eight. At that time of morning, the world is beautiful, and the world just feels so clean, but this morning was the first time in a while that I just didn't want to be awake.

As I sat on the bus I found it hard to concentrate on my book, Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell. It's a hard book to comprehend anyway, even without so much going on in my head. I can't imagine how hard it would be living in a society like the one in the book. If I were Winston, I would have been vaporised a long time ago. But, Winston battles through the tough times by hanging onto the little things; the diary, the glass paperweight, the rhyme. That's what I would need to do today.

Oranges and lemons, say the bells of St. Clement's,
You owe me five farthings, say the bells of St. Martin's.

I met Brooke on the bus, as I usually do. She always manages to cheer me up a little bit. She said she'd been up since 3am studying for the Algology test we had later that day, yet she was happy as ever. I'd gotten three more hours sleep than her, I didn't really feel I deserved to be feeling that groggy after the night she must have had.

After having a nice chat with Brooke, and meeting the rest of my friends for our usual 8am date with the Sneese (our lecturer is called Ms. Sneesby, how great is that?), I was feeling a lot better. I even got 79% in my Quantitative Biology test, along with my good friend Alex. But as soon as the euphoria of that wore off, for reasons unbeknownst to me, I was back to feeling miserable again.

Brian, our Invertebrate Animals guy, gave us the stupidest lecture today. I had no idea what was going on, so I'm not going to bother trying to explain it (it involved something to do with Fintan, Mel, and 'Homo Stupidous'). Then he tried to convince everyone I came from Indonesia, just because I told him that my father is part Dutch.

'Art' I did in invertebrates.

Not even did an injection of Nicola, Brammo and various hilarious youtube videos (sneaking cat included!) could make me feel any happier, and those things always make me feel happier!

The highlight of my day was probably the Algology lecture. After we had gotten the test over and done with, it was really nice just to relax and spend some time with some quality people. Guys like Kenny, Fintan, Synge, Ant, Alex, Mel, Lina, Dan, Georgia and Simon are always great to be around. Jacob, our lecturer, was also in a happy mood!

Have a Rhodoriffic day!

Unfortunately, Georgia seemed to be a bit upset after the lecture, which reminded me of the somber mood I was supposed to be in. Speaking of which, I guess I was in one of Georgia's tired moods (just not as crazy, and actually tired. Nothing against you George, love you!). On the way home, I almost fell asleep multiple times reading my perplexing book. It was a long ride home.

I guess this story doesn't really have a point, except that sometimes, no matter how much fun you should be having, no matter how many friends you have to make you smile, no matter how brave a face, or how fake a smile you put on, sometimes, you just can't change the way you feel inside. Oh well, at least Australia's Next Top Model was awesome tonight!



Monday, May 25, 2009

Three of the best.

My top 3 favourite episodes of Lost ever:

3. Season 3, Episode 1: A Tale of Two Cities.
Such a good episode, not as much for it's advancement of the plot, but for complete all-round effect. The acting from all involved was top class, especially the Ben - Kate breakfast scene. The music was heart wrenching and the scenery was absolutely stunning. The opening 5 minutes were some of the best the show has ever produced.

"Something nice to hold on to"

2. Season 4, Episode 11: Cabin Fever.
Very close, in my opinion, to being the best hour of Lost ever made. It has the perfect mix of telling flashbacks, great on-island action, a bucketload of fantastic acting and plenty of Keamy just killing stuff.

"You can't be the quaterback"

1. Season 2, Episode 23: Live Together, Die Alone.
This episode is not only thrilling but I hold it close to my heart, and is just typical Lost. What can I say really? I just adore Desmond, I love the on-island hatch flashbacks, and the cliffhanger...the final scene where the guys in the ice station contact Penny Widmore, you just can't put into words how brilliant it was!

"Miss Widmore, I think we've found it!"

So there you have it, my top 3 all time favourite episodes of Lost. 

Episodes that didn't quite make the cut: S1E04: Walkabout, S1E23: Exodus, S3E20: The Man Behind the Curtain, S3E22: Through the Looking Glass, S4E09: The Shape of Things to Come.

(All images courtesy Lostpedia.com)