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Scott and me has run away to finish our novels at an undisclosed location. Posting from behind the walls of our hidden bunker may be intermittent and on the shortish side. Book must be finished on the soonish.
In the meantime, it is
conclusive, "monster" and "white-ant" are verbs only in Australia. For confused non-Australians a white ant is a termite. Thus to white-ant someone is to undermine them: to bore away at their foundations, you know, like termites do. Is most useful verb.
Thanks for the Cadel Evans commiserations. Second two years running. Surely next year.
Yes, I is stoked that the Liberty are in the second place in the Eastern conference. Here's hoping we come out after the Olympics break ...
Posted by Justine at 0:00, July 29th, 2008 under Basketball, Bloggery/Internetty Stuff, Liar, Sport, Tour de France, Travelling |
From this
sensible article on cheating in sports by JERÉ LONGMAN for the New York Times:
Fausto Coppi of Italy, who won the Tour de France in 1949 and 1952, was once asked if he ever fueled himself with amphetamines.
"Only when necessary," he said.
How often was that?
"Most of the time," Coppi replied.
The Tour de France ranges from 3,000 to 4,000 kilometres long (1,800 to 2,500 miles) which must be covered really fast in three weeks over hill and dale with just two rest days. Evidence is pretty strong that chemical assistance has been used since the tour began.
Longman points out that the two sports that have had the most drug scandals are the ones that have pursued the issue most ...
Posted by Justine at 12:22, July 30th, 2007 under Sport, State of the World, Tour de France |
Marrije asked over on insideadog if I'll be following the Tour de France this year. Sadly, I will not.
This year has gotten out of control. I cannot afford to spend hours every day watching the Tour and following it online. I am incapable of following the Tour non-obsessively. So for the first time in years I'm not following it at all. (No spousal pressure was brought to bear in the making of this decision. Well, okay, just a little bit. I am not husband-beaten! I am not!)
Waaaahh!!!!!
The New York Liberty (10-8) will have to sustain my sport-following needs this northern summer.
And now I go back to the myriad tasks that confront me. At this point it's so bad I'm resorting ...
Posted by Justine at 12:02, July 9th, 2007 under Basketball, Sport, Tour de France, Whingeing, Writing goals & milestones |
This is not a question I get asked very much. Not directly, anyway, but every single time I post about sport someone writes and asks me when I'm going to post about interesting topics again. That's right, the biggest complaint I get from you, dear readers, is that I talk about sport too much. (( It's particularly weird as I've hardly blogged sport at all this year. Very little mention of cricket, the World Cup, or the Tour de France; pretty much nothing about the Liberty's unhappy WNBA season, and hardly any mention of all the various Australian triumphs this year. I've been busy, okay?))
Now I ain't never gonna stop writing about sport, no matter how many of you are ...
Posted by Justine at 0:03, September 26th, 2006 under Basketball, Cricket, Fans & readers, Sport, Tour de France |
You are correct that I have not been blogging much or responding to comments like I usually do or even responding to email a whole lot.
The reason is that I'm on a deadline (yes, the same one, yes, it was moved again, yes I really have to meet this one) and am working my arse off. (Oh, how I miss my arse!)
In the meantime I think you lot should entertain me. Here are some questions:
Does anyone have any recs for best brunch place in NYC?
Who's going to be the first Australian to win the Tour de France (no, it doesn't have to be this year)?
What's the best book you've read lately?
I just read
Out by Natuso Kirino. Loved it. ...
Posted by Justine at 11:18, July 16th, 2006 under Basketball, Bloggery/Internetty Stuff, Excuses, Fashion, Food, Frippery, Magic or Madness trilogy, New York City/USA, Praising, Reading, Sport, Tour de France |
Okay, I got nothing against France. They
publish my books after all, and it's where some of my ancestors are from, but I love the Brazilian football team, have done for ages, and I really, really, really wanted to see them in the final.
I'm bummed.
Yeah, yeah, France played better. Yeah, yeah, I have the consolation of England being knocked out. But it's depressing knowing it's going to be an all-European final with not one team from the rest of the world.
Poo!
Oh, well, maybe we'll be able to take the Tour de France. Are there any Brazilians in the Tour? Ghanaians? Japanese? With all those drug expulsions surely my Aussie boys Cadel Evans and Michael Rogers are a shot?
Right ...
Posted by Justine at 17:05, July 1st, 2006 under Sport, State of the World, Tour de France |
Stupid English weather with it's stupid rain. The fourth day of the first Ashes test has yet to begin. And Australia with only 5 wickets to bag. Most annoying. Better not rain tomorrow. Better not end in a draw. Bloody English weather!
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Especially as
Scott after much diligent googling found a bar in NYC that shows the cricket! Thus earning my eternal gratitude and undying devotion (not that he didn't have it already, mind). That's right, yesterday we watched the last hour of play at
Eight Mile Creek in Soho surrounded by Aussies. Most excellent. They'll be showing all of the Ashes---every day of every test---from the 5AM start till the end of the day's play ...
Posted by Justine at 10:19, July 24th, 2005 under Cricket, Sport, Tour de France, Viewing, Whingeing |
Watch the Tour on the tellie while following the cricket through the BBC's online radio and exchanging emails about it with your sister. Apparently I don't multitask well. My head hurts. Thankfully the Tour is finished for the morning and I can concentrate on the cricket.
Am really enjoying the cricket right now.
McGrath is bowling like a demon. He's already gotten fivefer. Ha ha! I knew that Australia getting out for 190 was all about the wicket, not about the bowling. Of course now that Australia is in it's all about the bowling not the wicket. No, I am not one-eyed.
Oh my, I'd forgotten about the BBC commentator---Blofeld's appallingly plummy accent. It is to gag. Ack. Ack. Ack.
Update: ...
Posted by Justine at 11:30, July 21st, 2005 under Cricket, Listening, Sport, Tour de France, Whingeing |
Today's Stage ended in an all out sprint with two Aussies coming out on top. I'm happy, even if I was hoping they'd come in the other way around---Stuart O'Grady, and then Robbie McEwen. And it's always sad to see a breakaway mowed down within sight of the finish line. It's gonna be a tight race for the green jersey. Fingers crossed that it winds up on O'Grady's shoulders and stays there till the end. But with McEwen's current form, well, sigh.
Posted by Justine at 11:29, July 15th, 2005 under Sport, Tour de France |
Working hard thus am not so bloggery as usual. Other than the novel I'm writing here's what's up in Justineland:
Daphne Lee has posted the
unedited (and illustrated) version of her interview with me where I persist in getting the name of Samantha from Bewitched's grandmother wrong (got all that?). Daphne reports that Magic or Madness sold out in Kuala Lumpur the week the interview appeared in
The Star. How stupendous is that?
Last night the
New York Liberty beat the Houston Comets in overtime in Houston. Scott and me, we was screaming at the television like you wouldn't believe. So happy! And as usual when the Liberty win everybody played their part. They are so teamy and ...
Posted by Justine at 11:43, July 13th, 2005 under Basketball, Bloggery/Internetty Stuff, Cons & Other Gatherings, Magic or Madness trilogy, Sport, Tour de France, Viewing |
The Tour is taking a rest day today. What's that about? Rest day! What about me and other viewers like me? What are we supposed to do while the riders are slacking, luxuriating in bubble baths and drinking champagne and generally not riding their bikes and cat and mousing one another? It's an outrage! There should be no rest days on the tour. None! Lazy slackers!
If you put the missing rest days back in then the Tour would be closer to 4 weeks long than 3. Imagine it! A whole month of the Tour de France. July truly would be the Tour month, every day of it. How fabulous would that be?
But would it be enough? How about all of ...
Posted by Justine at 9:14, July 11th, 2005 under Sport, Tour de France |
Several people have asked what I make of Robbie McKewen using his head and shoulders to try and muscle Stuart O'Grady out of his way yesterday. Stuart O'Grady = Good; Robbie McEwen = not so much. I'm pleased there are
consequences for that kind of behaviour.
That is all I have to say on the matter.
Posted by Justine at 10:18, July 5th, 2005 under Sport, Tour de France |
At least there's one epic non-US sports event I can watch live in the USA: the glorious
Tour de France. The first stage began today and the yankee, David Zabriskie, is warming the yellow jersey for Lance Armstrong. I'm not saying Armstrong's gonna win overall, but we all know he's going to be seeing a lot of yellow time. There goes my writing schedule!
This is where I'll be getting my online coverage. Thanks again to
Christopher and
Gwenda for introducing me to the glories of the
daily peloton.
Posted by Justine at 17:10, July 2nd, 2005 under Sport, State of the World, Tour de France |
