Nibbs XXIII (Page 17)

D001 - 2008-08-15 10:23 AM

kaqphin - 2008-08-14 8:10 PM

D001 - 2008-08-15 10:03 AM

kaqphin - 2008-08-14 7:48 PM

D001 - 2008-08-15 9:43 AM I am tired. I stayed up late last night watching swimming and gymnastics. I will be tired tomorrow, too. Because I plan on staying up late again to watch more swimming and gymnastics.

The amount of swimming being shown on tv here... you would think the Olympics is a swim meet!

They show BITS of swimming, usually starting around 10 PM (EDT). I wish they'd show more of it though. (And less of the sports that I don't really care about.... And fewer commercials, too.)

Oh its bits here too... Im really annoyed becuase I know the track cycling starts today and Im not sure I am going to see much of it

we get to see Michael Phelps, everything with an Aussie in and sometime something where a world record or similar gets smashed!

If an Aussies wins a gold medal they replay the race every 1-2 hours... often INCLUDING the medal ceremony and anthem!

I did get to see the Chinese weight lifter break a world medal they cut into that, Ive seen a bit of rowing (Aussies) and umm... basketball.. they showed a bit of the USA game, a bit of hockey.

So we're not the only ones with less-than-stellar coverage, it seems....

well yeah... I think if you are intersted in a specific sport... or arent Australian the coverage can be frustrating here...

Our network had full coverage of the road racing and time trials which I was REALLY happy about... and a lot of the team sports like football (soccer), volleyball etc we are playing full matches.

But it is determined by what the main broadcaster wants for themselves too... so we havent got track cycling in full on our network which means Im relying on the main channel (a different network) which is trying to show EVERYTHING with a focus on the Aussies live AND will replay 'key moments' from other events (like I saw a Chinese girl setting a world record in weight lifting) but its not seriously live (not that you can show ALL sports live)

But... I think the average Aussie with no specific interest in any of the sports wouldnt be too unhappy with the coverage...

D001 - 2008-08-15 10:27 AM

kaqphin - 2008-08-14 8:16 PM

kns57 - 2008-08-15 10:09 AM

D001 - 2008-08-14 7:04 PM

kaqphin - 2008-08-14 7:49 PM

D001 - 2008-08-15 9:47 AM

barqhead - 2008-08-14 7:42 PM Dee - Hello! Have we met?

At this point... Do I even remember my own name?

Time for a tattoo somewhere you see on a regular basis?

So, the "new guy," who has been here for two weeks now... asked today if I'd be upset if he didn't stay a long time.... Yep. Didn't take HIM long to figure out the work situation....

You better get out before he does. Don't want another spring like you just had.

Dee - listen to Kendra.. she is wise....

Yes,Kendra is wise. But I am incredibly stubborn. And/or stupid. (Take your pick. Either word works.)

Not mention that turning your own world upside down can be quite scary! 

barqhead - 2008-08-14 6:27 PM

kaqphin - 2008-08-14 8:21 PM

geauxtri - 2008-08-15 10:20 AM

Dee...

Maybe you could find a new job, relocate, and end up in a community with a POOL!!!!!

A cockroach free pool!!!  

Move to the Upstate and swim at my pool. The we can go on long rides with George to Saluda

Now I would find that intimidating   Swimming in "Pam's Pool",  Gosh, I'd have SO MUCH to learn....  of course, then you'd be learning from one of the best 

BTW... wasn't Pam supposed to go do 400m btrfly in 200m time and report back...  seems like I recall something like that from earlier on....

geauxtri - 2008-08-15 10:31 AM

barqhead - 2008-08-14 6:27 PM

kaqphin - 2008-08-14 8:21 PM

geauxtri - 2008-08-15 10:20 AM

Dee...

Maybe you could find a new job, relocate, and end up in a community with a POOL!!!!!

A cockroach free pool!!!

Move to the Upstate and swim at my pool. The we can go on long rides with George to Saluda

Now I would find that intimidating Swimming in "Pam's Pool", Gosh, I'd have SO MUCH to learn.... of course, then you'd be learning from one of the best

BTW... wasn't Pam supposed to go do 400m btrfly in 200m time and report back... seems like I recall something like that from earlier on....

500m butterfly??? Something like that and tell us about how long it took! 

OMG!!  I started printing this 40pg booklet for a conference I'm attending in Dec at approx 6:10pm.... It's still printing... like one page every two minutes....

no wait, I started printing it off before I sent the e-mail... so that was at about 6pm or shortly befroe... over 30 minutes ago!!!!

Umm.... Im not sure what to say.... colour? 

No, basic bw on scratch paper....  I think that it's just such a large document on such and OLD printer... sometimes when I try to print fliers I create in publisher, the memory is so small that it will print some images on one piece of paper and others on another... so that I have one flier with different parts of it spread out over two pages... CRAZY!!!!

hmm??  Don't know of such a thing on this printer....

Though the final page just did print, finally....

D001 - 2008-08-15 10:42 AM

geauxtri - 2008-08-14 8:31 PM

barqhead - 2008-08-14 6:27 PM

kaqphin - 2008-08-14 8:21 PM

geauxtri - 2008-08-15 10:20 AM

Dee...

Maybe you could find a new job, relocate, and end up in a community with a POOL!!!!!

A cockroach free pool!!!

Move to the Upstate and swim at my pool. The we can go on long rides with George to Saluda

Now I would find that intimidating Swimming in "Pam's Pool", Gosh, I'd have SO MUCH to learn.... of course, then you'd be learning from one of the best

BTW... wasn't Pam supposed to go do 400m btrfly in 200m time and report back... seems like I recall something like that from earlier on....

Hm. Let's use creative license... Pam is going to swim a 1650m fly, and then tell us how long it took.

hehe - yuo are so evil sweet! 

Hooray - now you can just slip out whenever the bike is ready! 

geauxtri - 2008-08-15 10:48 AM Bike shop closes in 10 minutes... don't think I'm getting it back tonight, not that riding it matters for tomorrow... but I am worried if they ran into more issues than they thought

Im sure they would have called you if it was anything major...  

D001 - 2008-08-15 10:53 AM

geauxtri - 2008-08-14 8:31 PM Now I would find that intimidating Swimming in "Pam's Pool", Gosh, I'd have SO MUCH to learn.... of course, then you'd be learning from one of the best

 

Yeah, see... I think of it like this: Pam will see me swim. Pam will take pity on me, as I struggle along in the pool. Pam will tell me what I'm doing wrong. Pam will tell me MORE of what I'm doing wrong. Pam will repeat this process, many times. And then someday, my swimming will finally improve. Hm. I should probably ask how much she charges for lessons.... (OK, so I'd be the only one over the age of 8 getting lessons, but it would be worth it...)

Really? Lots of places do adult beginners swim classes down here... No WAY would you be the only person over 8 learning to swim...

Dee... I thought yuo LIKED to swim? 

kaqphin - 2008-08-14 6:55 PM

D001 - 2008-08-15 10:53 AM

geauxtri - 2008-08-14 8:31 PM Now I would find that intimidating Swimming in "Pam's Pool", Gosh, I'd have SO MUCH to learn.... of course, then you'd be learning from one of the best

 

Yeah, see... I think of it like this: Pam will see me swim. Pam will take pity on me, as I struggle along in the pool. Pam will tell me what I'm doing wrong. Pam will tell me MORE of what I'm doing wrong. Pam will repeat this process, many times. And then someday, my swimming will finally improve. Hm. I should probably ask how much she charges for lessons.... (OK, so I'd be the only one over the age of 8 getting lessons, but it would be worth it...)

Really? Lots of places do adult beginners swim classes down here... No WAY would you be the only person over 8 learning to swim...

Dee... I thought yuo LIKED to swim? 

I just went to Master's  and the coach there taught me...  Surprisingly, I wasn't the slowest for long...maybe just a few weeks or so... there was another lady that had jsut started at pretty much the same level beginning a few weeks before me