I would like to hope this is the first blog you have ever read with that particular subject. If yes, another first for me. If no, I will very disappointed. I couldn't think of anything else. Google the title and you will be amazed how many times it appears.
LOCAL NEWS
The herald went all political with front page editorials on a new bill around advertising and spending that could influence election outcomes. The whole thing is pretty dodgy.
A person dressed as a panda was hit by a car on Tuesday in Christchurch. This is a terrible shame because people dressed in panda suits are becoming endangered species, worldwide. Many would see that as a good thing.
A 20 year old deaf woman went missing on Thursday in Christchurch after liaising with someone who was going to buy her car. The car showed up, burnt out, which is not a good sign. I am not sure I approve of her constantly being referred to as "deaf woman". They don't talk about "fat woman" or "angry woman". It seems wrong.
Lots of excitement about the screening of Nai Yin Xue on America's Most Wanted, he's the guy that abandoned his daughter in Melbourne and left his wife in the boot of his car.
WORLD NEWS
A gunfight in Sydney outside a restaurant (who denied it was outside their restaurant) was also outside Penny's shop. She wasn't there at the time but staff were and one had a gun pointed at her. She was taken away by police for questioning and a change of undies.
Bangladesh got a bit wet and lots of people died, the death toll is 2,000 and rising faster than the water level. It's not that unusual.
The Japanese whaling fleet have left for the southern ocean. I don't really understand why people don't just go and torpedo their ships.
REAL SPORT
Had six games to manage on Friday night. Hannah's first was ten minutes before Rory's, so they ran concurrently. Hannah's team were in semi final for div 1, they won 9-3. Rory's team were playing Rutherford with a little help from four kids from two other schools. It ended as a 3-3 draw, Rory gave three cheers for Rutherford, Green Bay, and Glen Eden at the end, which I think got the message across. It isn't really fair having ring-ins playing like that, and certainly not within the rules.
Then the Marlins played, the team Rory coaches, who had to start without him because his game was still going. They were playing off for 5th and 6th, in best of two. They won comfortably in the end but made it hard work. The Rangby team then played, with all but one being Ponsonby kids, the cruised to a 12-0 win. Then my Piranhas played in semi final, needed a win to make final, which they made very hard work of but managed to score with 20 seconds left to win 3-2.
Finally, the girls played in their semi-final, which they won 9-2 against St Dominics. So, Friday night went pretty well. Mostly about getting three teams into the finals, which we did. Big night next Friday, our last night of Intermediate polo after four years.
Hannah's Gold club team had a pretty easy win on Sunday, 8-3 over Northsport B.
The Springs Junior Girls played a team that didn't show up, which was pretty annoying.
SPORT
The Silver Ferns lost 38-42 to Australia in World Cup Netball final. Nobody likes losing to Australia.
The Black Caps lost by an innings plus, again. Woeful. You’d barely know it was on and I think I know why. The only good news is that they can't lose by over an innings in the coming ODIs, although you never know.
England has a big game against Croatia to qualify for Euro 2008, this Wednesday. A draw should be enough but Rooney and Owen are both out with injury.
MY SAD LIFE
Well, my car cost $800 on Monday for just a service, funny how you always need to redo something (brakes, plugs, and so on). Then the ignition died on Thursday and I had to get towed home from Taylors, about 2km away. Being towed is not what I would call fun, considerably harder than driving. This is especially true when the car has power steering and power brakes and no power and the car in front is a sodding great big ute you can't see past. Cars are a pain. You sort of keep thinking it’s not that old then you realise it is ten years old and practically a junker.
Emma turned 21 this week, and had the big party on Saturday night. Was good do, but we couldn't stay too late because Rory had people staying. Emma looked fabulous, hair was done, the whole nine yards. Adam, her BF, made a good little speech. He said she wasn't always there to catch him when he falls, but she's good at taking him to the hospital (he did a dive off a balcony and smashed his leg a few weeks ago and did the speech from crutches). It was pretty funny.
Rory had three friends and Maddie stay on Saturday night. The three friends were basically there to legitimise Maddie's presence. She talked him into shaving off his sideburns, so he looks weird now. They behaved pretty well, which is good, so I got some sleep. Hannah was also home and kept an eye on them.
Rory and I had a go at my car's paintjob, trying to use cutting compound to improve the paintwork. At first it wasn't looking promising, but it improved. Of course, it isn't going anywhere at the moment so the exercise could be completely futile.
Hannah was in a weird mood on Sunday, so I took her out and somehow I ended up buying her a shirt in a geek store. Hmmmmm.
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