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slang physics - what's up must be going down

I'd quite like one of these, I think.

This:

showed up on my other journal's friendsfriends (here: http://springheel-jack.livejournal.com/2836842.html).
(I link to the source as much for the comments there as anything.) I was interested to see who the friend who the poster was a friend of was, as there was a friendsfriend by a completely different route commenting.

My official A-League hierarchy of hating. That is, when these teams play each other, I'll be cheering for the one further down this list (unless another result is better for the Phoenix, of course). So, I really don't like the top three, quite like the bottom three, and am ambivalent about the two in the middle.

1) Queensland Roar - each of the last two seasons we've had a player who just wasn't the same after the Roar kicked the stuffing out of him. And they're a decent footballing side too, so they don't need to do that.
2) Newcastle Jets - similar to the above, but not as many hard bastards, and less talent. More cheating. Had some tinny luck against us, especially last season.
3) Sydney FC - not nearly as good as they still try to make out. More cheating.

4) Perth Glory - some sympathy, some pity, some contempt.
5) Central Coast Mariners - Decent bunch of players, for the most part (I'd probably be ranking the 'Nix one side or the other of here if I wasn't a Wellingtonian).

6) Melbourne Victory - some of the better players to watch, mostly an entertaining team - subject to the occasional bout of playing crap.
7) Adelaide United - a class team - and the play in the right kind of strip too (/liverpool fan).
8) Wellington Phoenix - last season we had some better players, and a whole bunch of worse ones (the trouble with having to recruit a whole team in a hurry when the other teams have already been going two years). This year that was rationalised, and we've had a good solid base of a team, but not particularly exciting. A bit of icing on top for next season and we should go well.

I'm finally starting to feel better than I have for the last week. This cold progressed much the same as the last one (started off with uncomfortable symptoms (throat etc) but still feeling well, with energy, overall - through to yesterday, when the congestion etc had just about gone, but was quite wiped out generally). Another early night now I think.

What am I doing here?
I'm linking to this little gem (that I saw linked to by someone at several friend-removes from this here lj).


So, what are you doing there?

Oh look, another ignorant subeditor (or whoever writes the headlines to go with each story):
Too heavy for the stalk: newborn weighs in at 6.4kg
(I must admit to thinking that 'the stalk' might be what a particular kind of baby-weighing machine is known as, before I realised.) [Edit: I see they've corrected it to 'stork' - someone must've told them...]

Also, a couple of days ago, we were out pre-buying prizes for the Scrabble tournament, for whenever we end up holding it. The stuff on the table of really cheap stuff at Briscoes each had a label with it, saying what was wrong with it to be so cheap. There was the set of saucepans missing all the lids, and a couple of pans as well; the pedal bin with dents in the back; and the set of knives which was missing the "craving knife". Yes.

News from the touchline (in the game that's currently being rebroadcast):
"It's his remedial knee ligament. We're not sure how serious it is, but it's serious enough to be immediately replaced."

Today.
Slept in a bit. Had to drive as far as Pori to get a train that would get me to work on time. Got that far and decided to drive all the way - assumed the carpark at work would be quieter than it has been, and it was. Got some things done at work. Went and moved my car from underground to the outside carpark (so that I wouldn't have to go back inside after the game). Left my bag in the car (so that I wouldn't have to find room for it in my stadium seat). Wandered off and ate something, then wandered further to Borders and almost bought 2 or 3 books (but didn't buy any). Went to the game. We won! Drove home. Watched the following game on TV (who'd be a Melbourne fan, eh?).
Yesterday.
Confirmed that I'll be starting a new job at the end of January.