I have the cold =( *sniffle*

So...ya know when you're sick, your dreams are always a little bit off the wall...

...last night I drempt I worked for Wolfram & Hart. How bizarre.

Man, their filing system was a mess.

*choo!*

Anyways...

Things That Make Me Smile - Part II

I never felt I had the words to describe the exact process of taking childrens portraits...thankfully, the Mad TV gang did it for me.

This is documentary footage people! This is what it's really like taking photos of kids...

My bad.

I thought I was going to watch hockey last night. Turns out I was just going to watch "referee" Mike Hicks, take the piss out of these new 'zero tollerance' rules.



The official Giants site reports: "The game was a penalty filled affair as both teams struggled to adapt their play to reflect the league's new zero tolerance rules designed to improve the speed and excitement of the game."

Balls. "Speed and excitement"? Ha! They must be on crack =/ I have never, in my entire life, seen a slower game full of random and usless stoppages. The new '3 fights and you're out' rule is a little pointless if they cant even brush past each other without getting sent to the bin, don'tcha think?



Everyone was completely baffled (pictured above) by the extent of the so called new rules. They really need to sort out what is deemed an acceptable hit and what isn't, because if you cant check or put a niggling opposing player back in his place, then you aint playin hockey.

Later in the bar, Matt asked a slightly tiddly JB* if he was glad he didnt have to play in that shambles...he said it was worse having to watch it. No kidding, eh.



On the upside, our Lucky Looney (again pictured above...no, not Matt...the coin), burried at centre ice, held true for us and we won 4-3 after a penalty shoot out, with goalie Mike Minard deservedly receiving the Man of the Match award.

*Ex Philly Flyer Jason "JB" Bowen was one of the original Giants, and a key member of the team through 5 seasons. Last month, according to the Sunday Life, he was 'dumped' by email. Nice.

I have new hair! =D

And for some reason I have the Muppet Babies theme tune in my head.

...And did I mention there was hockey tonight?? =D

Things That Make Me Smile - Part I

Yes folks, a spangly new feature for the old blog, which I'm pretty sure is quite self explanitory.

The first, is a clip from Mad TV, where President George Bush (Will Sasso) teams up with WWE's Triple H.



Enjoy!

3 Days to Go!!!

I felt myself becomming a little distracted today...

=(

*sigh*

Steve Irwin

22 February 1962 - 04 September 2006

I couldn't quite believe what I was hearing this morning. Mum was telling me The Crocodile Hunter was dead. The Crocodile Hunter? Steve Irwin? Dead?

I still cant believe it :'(

The man who risked his life everyday to rescue and relocate crocodiles, and save many other endangered or distressed creatures, was killed in a freak stingray attack while filming off the Great Barrier Reef. He was only 44.

Irwin was at Batt Reef, off the remote coast of northeastern Queensland state, shooting a segment for a series called "Ocean's Deadliest" when he swam too close to one of the animals, which have a poisonous bard on their tails.

"He came on top of the stingray and the stingray's barb went up and into his chest and put a hole into his heart," said his friend and colleague John Stainton, who was on board Irwin's boat at the time.

Stingrays have a serrated, toxin-loaded barb, or spine, on the top of their tail. The barb, which can be up to 10 inches long, flexes if a ray is frightened. Stings usually occur to people when they step on or swim too close to a ray and can be excruciatingly painful but are rarely fatal, said University of Queensland marine neuroscientist Shaun Collin. Collin said he suspected Irwin died because the barb pierced under his ribcage and directly into his heart.

His death was only the third known stingray death in Australian waters.

As I am sitting here typing, I am still so stunned that this has happened. Steve has been in my living room almost every day for the past decade and I can't quite shake the feeling that I have lost a member of my own family as my prayers are with his. A feeling like something will never quite be the same again. There has never been anyone like him and by crikey I doubt we'll see another. His excitable, passionate and lovable character will be remembered by millions for many years to come. G'day mate.

Jo