Work and stuff

So yeah, work.

It's been pretty fun, actually. My team's really fun to work with, and the other vaccies are pretty cool as well. I've been working at the Hyatt for the last week, which has been pretty awesome. My buddy Daniel's been spotting tennis stars all over the joint, but none for me so far.

The only thing that's stressing me out a bit is the study that I have to do up until Friday, but other than that, it's all cool.

Something exciting happened! The rear end of my car got swiped off by an 87-year-old driver while my mum was driving it. First weekend I've had free for a bazillion weeks, and my car is out of action.

Typical.

Thankfully, nobody was hurt, including Michelle, who was in the car at the time.

It also made me marvel at the genius of Toyota engineering. The back of the car just came off at the joints, resulting in less damage to the car body as a whole, and less impact to the driver. It's also pretty easy to repair. Essentially, you just pop the rear back on, and away you go.

But yeah, kind of sucks.

Two more nights of study to go!

Word of the Day: Engineering

The Emphatic Return of King Henry

Not much time for a proper post today, so I'll keep it short.

Thierry Henry! It's been said elsewhere, but it's like it was scripted. Arsenal needed someone to lift them, to score the deciding goal against their old nemesis, Leeds, and, of course, Henry climbs off the bench, and scores one of his trademarks. Left channel, beautiful control, curls it around the keeper into the far post. As Arsene Wenger said, it was a very Henry angle.

If you haven't seen what I'm ranting and raving about, click here.

In case you haven't heard, this man was the reason I started following the Gunners all those years ago. To me, in his prime, he epitomised so many things that were beautiful about the game. Pace, skill, power, timing, teamwork, athleticism, goals. Ripping through teams as if they were paper, and he was some kind of paper...ripper. All done with seemingly very little effort. He's also a throwback to a team that was as good as good can be. I'd say that team would give the modern day Barcelona a run for their money. Ljungberg, Vieira, Pires, Campbell.

To see him return, and score the decisive goal in his first game back, is beyond unbelievable.

Trademark.

Although his facial hair is questionable, there was no doubt about the elation he felt at the goal. All in all, pure, undistilled, sheer awesome today. 

Also, started work yesterday. Been learning quite a bit, settling in, and all that. Still finding my feet a bit, but starting to feel a lot more comfortable. More about that anon I guess.

Word of the Day: Henry

A (very delayed) Happy New Year

A (very delayed) Happy New Year to all and sundry. And everybody else too. I'd like to think there's a reason for the delay, but really, there isn't, apart from being busy with being busy.

Anyway, to kick the year off, a golden oldie!

Shalalalala

Apologies for the slightly weird middle part of the MV. I am, however, unapologetic and unrepentant for the fact that the song is now definitely stuck in your head. Forever. 

Brings back such memories. And with that blast from the past, we now look forward to the future. 

More than anything (or anything I can think of at present), this promises to be a fantastic year for films. The Hobbit, The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises, The Something Else That I Can't Remember Right Now But Probably Begins With 'The'. 

Ah. The Hobbit. Not since The Return of the King have I been this excited about a film coming out. The trailer sends shivers down my spine. In a good way, too. 

I'm glad Peter Jackson's doing this film. Love that guy.

Funny story time! A couple of days (or weeks - I forget which) before the trailer came out, I was watching Love Actually. If you have watched that film in any great detail, you may have realised that the guy who plays Bilbo (in The Hobbit, not Love Actually) is the sex scene extra actor from Love Actually. Funny thing was, when I was watching Love Actually, I said to my sister, 'Hey, is that guy in Lord of the Rings? He looks like a hobbit. Was he one of the extras?' Ok, that was more curious than funny. Point is, my calling in life is clearly to be an actor/actress picker dude for films. It matters not whether the job exists or not. If it doesn't, I'll make it exist. If it does, well, all the better.

Cannot. Wait. 

Anyway, Happy New Year. I hope it's a good one for all of you, and I'll try to share more jolly times with all of you and all that. 

Word of the Day: Hobbit