Well, that happened. I can't say much - I only saw the first few games. I was confidently expecting five sets passing the five hour mark, so I was a little surprised ( Read more... )

Not long at all now before the men's final! I was almost glad I couldn’t watch the Murray-Federer semi - following the results was tense enough, and then reading up about the match, it sounded unappealing.

I did watch the women’s final, ( Read more... )

As it's minutes before the Murray vs. Federer semi final, which I won't be able to watch, it's high time for me to talk about the first Slam of the year. I can't say too much, because I've been following it more by results than anything. ( Read more... )

I discovered/realised I could have watched the Murray vs. Djokovic semi on iPlayer after knowing the results. Although it sounds like a corker, knowing the eventual winner (and being a little disappointed, although this is why Djokovic is the one to beat) takes away most of my desire to watch it ( Read more... )

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It’s very frustrating not to be able to watch the tennis - I can only go look at the BBC Tennis page of a morning and see what’s been going on, although apparently they’re going to show one men's semi-final and the finals. As with last year, it feels like the top four men are on course to meet - with a slight shuffle as to who meets who. In its way ( Read more... )

I meant to post about the end of the Australian Open, what I saw of it and what I thought, but I didn't get round to it. I saw the highlights of Murray's semi-final, the women's final and a three-minute round up of the men's final. Perhaps the last was for the best. I have noticed myself getting choked at the build up and endings of women's finals ( Read more... )

For the past couple of days, I’ve kept up with the results online then watched the red button round-up while knowing the result, although I seem to be hopeless at retaining the score, which has added a little freshness. ( Read more... )

This would be much more timely if I'd managed to post it last night (my time)! ( Read more... )

The bookshelves arrived safely - if a little later than I'd expected and rather needed them so be. It fits in where it was meant to - I was paranoid about my measurement-taking skills, and had been matched to the same colour as other bedroom furniture, so it looks nice. My Ns to Rs (Girls Own) more or less fit in to it with random books on the top ( Read more... )