Tennis

I played tennis yesterday with G-Dor and J. We played at 9am like the freaks we are, bundled up in thick layers with the frosty courts allowing very little bounce. It was the first time i'd played on the shitholes so i was excited to say the least. All 3 of us played reasonably ok, considering we're not completely back in the swing of things yet and we're only likely to improve from here on in.
Moments that tickeled me:

• After nev had shown his suprise at why we were playing and so early, J replied saying that we felt like doing something really radical and off the wall lol! It's quite funny that it's become such a rarerity that we play these days that it's reached the point where we feel like we're extremists!
• When gareth asked Nev if he'd been playing much, he replied saying 'yeah about 30 years' lol lol
• A really abysmal sequence of games culminating in J doing a smash that should have gone miles over the back fence but somehow fizzed up into orbit with the most viscious amount of spin and somehow landing in!
• An off-peaker turned up and said to my mum, 'when are these juniors finishing up then?'. Not only was he mocking our standard of play, but calling us juniors?! Baring in mind 3 of us are early 20's and the other mid 30's it seems a fucking daft thing to say!
• Doing weird imaginary celebrations opposite Gareth at the net
• Nev commenting to J (after he'd hit a backhand slice into the net) that his game very much resembles that of Andy Murray's. With J groaning in disapointment! lol

I'm looking forward to the next hit. We were supposed to play again today but the weather is dire and having played tennis and doing gym yesterday my arms are fucked.

A Catch Up

It's been a long time since i've blogged and like Gareth says on his recent post, i shan't make promises that this will be a regular return to action, but i will do my best to post more frequently and less sporadically.

I've just been watching some of the snooker. The masters is always a good tournament as it's at wembley and the atmosphere couldn't be any different to the other scheduled torunament over the coveted year. The crowd are noisy and boisterous and have no qualms about shouting out. 2 years ago the young Chinese lad Ding Jun Hui was reduced to tears and left the arena mid frame to sulk in his dressing room, such was the voiciferous backing they gave to O'Sullivan. I read the other day that Ronnie deliberately smashed his cue up in what he called a clensing, healing process. Many players have the same cue throughout the whole career, which makes it even more bizzare and funny. Ronnie's nuts, and there's probably a lot of people out there who think he's a wanker, but i love watching him play and wouldn't watch snooker if he wasn't.

On the subject of sport i hope to get back into playing tennis soon. I normally don't return to playing until May(which J jokingly said was very early the other day!) but i got a call from Nev the other day saying that i will be playing in the 4th team this year. They will be in div 2 so the standard should be fairly decent, so returning ahead of schedule is probably a wise idea. Gareth and J are both keen to start playing again too, so hopefully we can get some hits organised.

As for work, it has been relatively quiet since returning after the xmas break, which i guess isn't surprising. I find it difficult to pretend that i'm busy, so i actually would embrace the idea of being genuinely busy! well, not too busy of course as i need time to browse the QPR message boards and watch classic porn. I have written a few case studies for the website which has been quite good. If you're bored shitless go to bbv.co.uk and case studies and there is some of the stuff that i have produced.

Lastly it is the return of the darts season. The recent world Championship combined with the upcoming premier league always generates a renewed interest in playing as well. Me, Daz, Gareth and J played on Thursday. We weren't exactly firing on all cylinders but it was a good laugh all the same, with some closely fought legs. We have a fair few crazes going on at the moment - spontaneous wrestling, darts and now the new one, quiz machines! Long may they continue!