Posts by Kyle Matthews
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And I'm speaking as one who's recently plumbed a second hand commercial espresso machine into the kitchen. The results, however, are worth it!
Seriously. Get out more. That's scary.
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When one team's passing the ball around at the back, there's probably a contest going on -- how's the attacking midfield finding space, how's the defending team putting pressure/denying space/marking runs?
Meh. It feels to me like it needs the defending striker to come shoulder the guy with the ball into the goal posts, and then stand over him and say "stop fucking around and play the game". I hear that's discouraged though.
In rugby you'd never fuck around with the ball like that in your own end - you'd be swamped and lose it in a ruck. In ice hockey you'd either be mashed up against the boards or called for delaying the game. Basketball you have to get it over halfway within a time period. Rugby league and American Football you'd run out of plays and have to kick. Netball it never happens, they get the ball up court as soon as possible. Field hockey does it a bit like soccer I guess.
Soccer? Sure, take a few minutes, we'll chase the ball around while you kick it between three guys waiting for the perfect set up. No problem, it's a 90 minute game, as long as 10 minutes of it is exciting.
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Yeah, but you probably don't know what they are trying to do, and how to judge it.
Oh I understand what they're doing. It's just boring to me.
Similarly water polo and handball, where the passing around is around the goal. I think all of the sports field should be a contested space. Often that's not the case in soccer.
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__I'm, in that sense, a federalist, where I believe that states should have more say in the laws of their lands and individual areas.__
Isn't that the EXACT OPPOSITE of federalism?
Well er, yup. One presumes she means 'state-ist'.
I mean really, if you're running for VP, how important can it be to know what federal means? It's not like she'll be 2nd in charge of one or anything.
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I like shoes, hate wearing them
What do you like them for then? Wall ornaments?
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The TBHS old boys must be spewing.
Probably bemoaning the lack of school certificate/bursary etc.
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I hardly ever watch football. It seems there's so much passing around at the back and waiting for the opening and oh god. I try to watch the world cup finals but I even struggle with that Rugby is a much more interesting game to watch for me, it's interesting no matter where the ball is.
Vice-versa to actually play. I'll happily kick a soccer ball around and chase after it, but won't play rugby unless it's touch.
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How many pairs of pants do you own? :)
I wash my pants way more often than I wash my shoes.
I have a graduated scale with my shoes.
1. New and fairly tidy, good to wear to work, out for dinner etc.
2. Starting to get a bit rough, good for weekends and going out any place not nice.
3. Holes. Can't throw these away until they fall off my feet, good for walking the dogs and mucking around in the garden.My problem is that I've got about 6 pairs of shoes at stage 3, and it's taking ages to completely break them. I'm completely fundamentally opposed to throwing them away until I have gotten every last step out of them. As more shoes move into that stage, I'm less able to focus on one and wear it out completely.
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I think we should put on a shuttle bus first to see how many of you would actually use it.
Lol. David brought the funny today.
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Just to report I shopped around the 3 decent cycle shops we have in Dunedin on Saturday, and bought a Raleigh Mojave 6.0 XL for $400 (after 20% off) along with towbar bike rack, lights, pump, and bottle holder (another $150 or so). Took a brief ride with my son on Saturday night, and this morning I rode into work (about 10km) along the road from Port Chalmers and then onto the cycleway at Ravensbourne (mostly flat, a little up and down at points).
Took me 28 minutes, which wasn't too bad given it's I think my third bike ride since I stopped riding my ten speed after a car pulled out in front me and knocked me over in sixth form. Was also good fun, even with a couple of trucks passing me, and I feel great.
Once you consider driving time, parking, walking to the office, it's about 10 - 12 minutes longer than driving. I figure I can get it down to 25 minutes with a bit more practice. My leg muscles are fine as I spent about 10 hours a week ice skating, but the gears take a while to get used to.