A sweeping statement...
Things you never think you will hear your mother say:
"Helen! There's a feature about cosplay on the news."
Despite having written about anime for two years now, I can't ever remember talking to her about cosplay...I'm not even that interested in it! Heh.
I didn't think she even knew what it was!
Well, it's been a pleasing sporting time so far. Sunday's French Open final was really hard for me to watch. I was so nervous and (please don't throw things at me...) after the tournament he had, I really thought Söderling was the favourite. Very glad and relieved that I was wrong. I was sick with nerves throughout the first set though. I think watching Rafa is much harder than watching Arsenal because it's just him and not a team.
But oh yes, French Open number 5. Queen's going OK although a slight injury scare...oh to be the trainer working those 'tight glutes' as Greg Rusedski put it so eloquently.
And yes...the Hawks won the Stanley Cup! And Kane scored the winner...and what a winner it was. This morning I woke up at about 3:30 and immediately sneaked down to get the ESPN card and whacked it in my telly. I turn on and there's 5 mins to go the Hawks are leading 3-2. Only five minutes, I think, they can hang on. Oh but then, the Flyers score and my heart sinks. Mostly because the ESPN transmission via TOTV/Freeview has to end at 4am, which means that I won't see a minute of the overtime. :/ I cling to the vain hope that they might just make an exception with the Cup on the line, but no. 4 o'clock = blank screen. Cheers. In contrast, much praise to NHL.com for their great video coverage.
I think the Celtics are 2-1 behind though. :( Come on the green!
The World Cup is almost here and I wish everyone would stop their fucking moaning. First there's the freak show of a ball (we hear this before every BLOODY tournament). I'm sorry, but they aren't going to make the ball favour the keepers, are they? Who wants to watch 101 great SAVES of World Cup 2010? Goals are what it's all about. Then there was the altitude moan. Well, I'm sorry England, but which country does actually PLAY at altitude?
And it seems that the ref for the England vs USA match, a controversial Brazilian, has been learning English swear words (20 or something...let's list them for fun!) and that this is all a ploy to get Rooney sent off for bad language. Hmm...OK. Now, remind me, which language do they speak in the USA? Oh, that's right....
I have South Africa and Germany in the sweepstake. Not bad.
Having a barbie on Saturday, hoping for good weather, then will watch the match. I think it will be a close one. And although the England squad does contain so many horrid eejits, c'mon England!
Good luck to everyone who has a country in the World Cup. :)
Hahahaha Detect location thinks I'm in Canvey Island. Close, but no cigar!
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