Shmeh.

As I may have mentioned a few posts ago, the Black Dog and I are in a little bit of a stand-off at the moment. Seriously – think of the 9 minute guns-drawn-eyeballing-each-other-stand-off a la The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. As is always the case, things have to change. And are. The spring … Continue reading »

“I solemnly swear that I’m up to no good.”

So, I don’t have a Marauder’s Map. But it is July. And Le Tour started with the most unexpected finish to Stage 1. And yes, I was up watching it. Well, watching it, Wimbledon and the Crusader’s systematic annihilation of the Stormers in Cape Town. It was a good night for sport, but I think … Continue reading »

More News from Somewhere…

What a chaotic week. Between being exhausted and having wonderful friends help me fend off the Black Dog, it’s great to be able to put my feet up, savour some lovely roasted veggies, knit and read. (Short stories this time, something I haven’t done in years and the last lot of short stories I read … Continue reading »

Double Rainbow (apologies NF)

So I’m watching 186 cyclists struggle up the Col des Aravis. I’m going to get up and watch them do the Col de la Madeleine later. I’ve really missed le Tour. It’s almost funny to say that over the past three years I’ve lived from July to July. It’s been quite a year for me, … Continue reading »

TdF’09 Parcours: Montpellier Team Time Trial

Today is the team time trial… and I’ve just watched Denis Menchov wipe out 1km into the course. After yesterday’s astonishing breakaway and thrilling sprint finish, today’s time trial is all about trying to regain as much of that 40 second gap back. It’s all very exciting. Today is a 39km track around the city … Continue reading »

TdF’09 – Parcours: Marseille – La Grande-Motte S.3

Bonsoir! Stage Three of the race runs from Marseille to La Grande-Motte; 194kms starting with a couple of hills, and ending on the a flat section. Will mark Cavendish stamp his authority all over this stage, or will the other teams get their riders in place for a superb sprint finish? Marseille is the third … Continue reading »

TdF’09 – Parcours: Monaco-Brignoles S.2

Bonsoir! Comment vas-tu? Today is stage two of Le Tour – where the coast is left and the peleton make their way inland to Provence, ending the stage in the town of Brignoles, which was founded in the middle ages as the court of the the Counts of Provence. It still holds artefacts from the … Continue reading »

In which there is planning and cycling

In a few hours the greatest cycling tour on earth will begin in Monaco. Let the heavens rejoice! The cyclists are ready. Now I just have to figure out this apparent live streaming on SBS as I don’t have a set top box and will therefore not get to see the entire tour. grrrr. But … Continue reading »

I need a holiday…

…Not that it’ll happen until December though. I’m getting things done. I *think* about 3/4′s of the house is now packed. Just not quite sure what is going to happen to boxes, the book crossing books Taph lent me, and the other paraphernalia in the garage. I’ll worry about that later. The draft (“pseudo”) abstract … Continue reading »

M-O-N-D-A-Y S-U-C-K-S!

If you have no idea what I’m talking about, watch this. They’d play it on a Monday morning on the radio when I was getting ready for school a long time ago now. And it was one of those kinds of days. One of those days where you really start to wonder if everything you’re … Continue reading »