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[sherryillk]

My, it looks beautiful in Australia today...

I'm watching the Men Quarterfinals of the Australian Open right now and I can't help but long for their weather just a bit.

It snowed today. And actually, it snowed a bit more than I had been expecting actually. They had predicted 4-8" early last night, revised it to more around 1-3" but I thought we weren't going to get even that. So it was a bit of a surprise to wake up and seeing about and inch, possibly two of snow on the ground. But then the rain came in and it melted most of it away...

I think that's all the snow we're going to get for a while. But truthfully, snow is better than ice any day. This sort of weather is getting a little tiring -- especially having to shovel snow from the drive way and from the walkways day after day. Not really into that, to be frank.

And shit, I just realized, I should have done the front. :\ Well, it's too late now. I was being a bit lazy today so I guess it's biting me in the ass right now. *sigh*
Whatever, I'll deal with it later.

Anyway, I'm pretty sure Nishikori has no chance in hell of beating Murray since he's kinda awesome but I can't help but root for him anyway. It's been a while since an Asian even made it this far and I'm always there, hoping for their success. Plus, it doesn't hurt that his ass is damn fine... Not the cutest boy but he seems rather earnest and he really works hard at getting points, even if doesn't seem to win most of them. I want to watch his match with Tsonga, I bet that would be really fun...

Truthfully, my mind is half on fanfics and half on how I should be shoveling to really enjoy this match (doesn't help that it's not particularly close and I suspect Nishikori is going to lose in straight sets) but I'm hopefully going to plough through it.

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[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

You say this now, but wait five minutes and it will be 45 degrees and on fire in Melbourne. Which it already is in Western Australia. Or currently sodden and flooding as it is in Queensland and New South Wales. A famous Australian poet called it a land of drought and flooding rains, she was spot on the money!

I hope that your snow lightens up and that there is no ice to replace it, just cool clear days of pleasantness!

And just flicked over, Nishikori is doing well, though I suspect Murray will win. I am culturally obliged to cheer for Andy Murray, alas.

[sherryillk.livejournal.com]

Normally, I would root for Andy Murray too! I've been following him for a while now, even before he took over for Tim Henman as the next great British hope to win back Wimbledon but up until now, there hasn't been an Asian guy for me to root for in singles... Not since Chang and his heyday was during my toddler years from what I can recall.

And as I suspected, Nishikori lost in straight sets. From the way he was playing, I kinda figured it. He seemed tired to me, and he wasn't making the most of his chances so I figured it would be an easy sail for Murray. But it's okay, I like him too.

And ouch... That sort of heat with wildfires is certainly something I wouldn't want. Although, Oregon is flooding now too after over a week of snow. It's warming up so all that melting and we're still raining too so I imagine we're going to be even more in trouble as the week goes on. Compared to that, the weather in Melbourne is looking like perfect summer weather so I'm still quite jealous.

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

If I win the lottery I bought a ticket for today, I'll fly you over for a fortnight and fly myself down to meet you! Even if it does turn hell hot, Melbourne has lots of wonderful things to do inside, it's actually a wonderful city.

And poor Nishikori, still he is quite young, isn't he? It's all ahead of him!

[sherryillk.livejournal.com]

LOL!!! I wish you the all the luck then! I'm always tempted to buy a lottery ticket but I always end up chickening out before doing it.

Nishikori is young, and he's actually doing pretty well. I'll be watching for him in the rest of the Slams this year and the next couple of years. It's always sad that professional tennis players have such a small window to make an impact on the sport but hopefully he'll make the most of the time he has left.

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

It was $5 for a possible $20 million, so I decided to buy it rather than chocolate. The odds are astronomically against me, but it does mean I've not eaten a big block of chocolate while trapped inside with miserable weather :-)

And yes, I will keep an eye out for him, too!