I am not dead
Nov. 13th, 2013 06:46 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
redfiona99Nor am I only watching TNA.
Mostly I have been going to the gym, which sort of takes 6 hours out of my week rather quickly. If we ignore my sucktacular chest press (oh how I loathe thee chest press), it's not going too badly, I can deadlift more than half my bodyweight and my squat is getting there slowly.
I've also been typing stuff up for secret website stuff. Now that that's finished I hope to do my yearly round up of WIPs which I always find helpful for clearing my folder either by way of finishing stuff or by forcing me to accept defeat and shoving it in the "never going to be finished" folder.
And then there's been the rugby. The way they scheduled the group stages of the world cup, there's been matches on on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The radio coverage has been mostly excellent, and the whole tournament has been so much fun. I've been cheering and shouting and cursing, frequently for and at teams I never imagined I would. One really good thing to have come out of it, other than the glorious and mostly good press for the game, is that everyone now sees what I see in Danny Brough*.
I've not been posting about it much because I know I have been doing a lot of Fantasy Managering of England and squeaking over Scotland, Fiji and Samoa. Part of the problem is that very few people complained about more than 1 or 2 of McNamara's choices for the original squad but that everyone feels they have a much clearer idea of who their starting 13 is from that squad than McNamara does. I think he's gotten closer to it as the tournament has progressed. Basically, dear Mr. McNamara, play the 13 you had on from minute 40 to about 65 of the Fiji match, or as close as you can given injuries, and I think you're sorted. And don't make that weird interchange that leads to James Graham playing hooker. I don't know how he can be so bad at it given that it's league and he's a prop, but he is.
I've also been trying to put together a beginner's guide to rugby league so that any passing Americans who want to watch the quarter final against Australia will know what's going on.
*who could have been English for the tournament, Steve McNamara. And I know he plays in the same position as Kevin Sinfield but I'm sure he's a better scrum half than Rangi Chase and he can play there too.
Mostly I have been going to the gym, which sort of takes 6 hours out of my week rather quickly. If we ignore my sucktacular chest press (oh how I loathe thee chest press), it's not going too badly, I can deadlift more than half my bodyweight and my squat is getting there slowly.
I've also been typing stuff up for secret website stuff. Now that that's finished I hope to do my yearly round up of WIPs which I always find helpful for clearing my folder either by way of finishing stuff or by forcing me to accept defeat and shoving it in the "never going to be finished" folder.
And then there's been the rugby. The way they scheduled the group stages of the world cup, there's been matches on on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The radio coverage has been mostly excellent, and the whole tournament has been so much fun. I've been cheering and shouting and cursing, frequently for and at teams I never imagined I would. One really good thing to have come out of it, other than the glorious and mostly good press for the game, is that everyone now sees what I see in Danny Brough*.
I've not been posting about it much because I know I have been doing a lot of Fantasy Managering of England and squeaking over Scotland, Fiji and Samoa. Part of the problem is that very few people complained about more than 1 or 2 of McNamara's choices for the original squad but that everyone feels they have a much clearer idea of who their starting 13 is from that squad than McNamara does. I think he's gotten closer to it as the tournament has progressed. Basically, dear Mr. McNamara, play the 13 you had on from minute 40 to about 65 of the Fiji match, or as close as you can given injuries, and I think you're sorted. And don't make that weird interchange that leads to James Graham playing hooker. I don't know how he can be so bad at it given that it's league and he's a prop, but he is.
I've also been trying to put together a beginner's guide to rugby league so that any passing Americans who want to watch the quarter final against Australia will know what's going on.
*who could have been English for the tournament, Steve McNamara. And I know he plays in the same position as Kevin Sinfield but I'm sure he's a better scrum half than Rangi Chase and he can play there too.
