I guess it's my fault. I should never go see Toulouse play again. It's a curse. When I'm in the stadium, they suck. Racing Métro were supposed to be a lowly team of mercenaries... and yet we were lucky to leave with a bonus point! I'm especially disappointed by the dismal performance of our internationals. To think that these guys will face South ( Read more... )

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Back from vacation! This was the view from our campsite (taken on one of the rare days it didn't rain):


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So... When I said I was done with the World Cup... Well I meant it at the time but I wasn't gonna throw away tickets to the other semi, right? For me it was "anything but the Pumas", so I had to cheer for the Bokke (while wearing my "Stand in Black" New Zealand scarf, no less: it felt weird). And they're actually good, unlike the three other semi- ( Read more... )

...and I'm done with the World Cup. The hell with them. Seriously, the only game I'll be watching next weekend is the ANZC Wellington-Auckland final, I have a feeling it won't be as boring as tonight's semi. At least they will be playing rugby like it's supposed to be played. Don't even care who wins, England, South Africa, Argentina, I hate the ( Read more... )

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  Oh, Dougie. Out of all the All Blacks, I'd never have thought Doug Howlett would be the one to lose his mind and get himself arrested. I have to admit, I'm impressed by the "12,500-pound bar bill over several hours" part of the story, though. Wow.
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HAHAHAHAHA look what bonnie-j did with one of my kitty pic:


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I had lunch at my friend LM's house, and she has adorable kittens. Tiny little kittens, and I just happened to have in my possession a tiny little teddy-bear-sized All Black jersey. I HAD TO DO IT. Meet Marcel, the world's cutest tighthead prop:


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This morning I woke up super early to go see the Maori blessing of the giant rugby ball at sunrise.


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After the miniature jerseys, then the giant jerseys, now the list of "Things I have to steal from the streets before this World Cup is over" keeps growing and growing. They've put those pretty prints of the French players all around the Saint-Sulpice fountain, to spruce it up while it's being renovated. I approve:


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