In which all thought turn to food

[listersgirl]

Happy birthday dorrie6! I hope you have a wonderful day.

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The week of the constant *thwack*, *thwack* of squash balls is almost over. I don't know whose idea it was to put a freaking SQUASH COURT in the middle of a place where people are actually working, but I'm guessing it was someone whose office doesn't front onto the atrium holding said squash court. Idiots.

I also don't know why anyone would want to watch people playing squash. Granted, I don't understand why people want to watch most sports, but squash seems particularly silly. It's like watching someone run on the treadmill - there's no strategy, just lots of power. Feel free to contradict me if you know better. :)

(Ha! We've decided that the next event in the atrium should be strip poker. Or possibly jello wrestling. Much more entertaining.)

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Yesterday I discovered that what I thought was free extended cable was actually cable that I was paying for, even though I hadn't asked for it. Nice. And of course the reason it took me three months to figure this out is that at some point I stopped receiving bills, even though I hadn't asked for that either. Too bad they didn't decide to stop taking the money from my bank account, even though I didn't ask for that either.

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I am impatiently waiting for blueberry season. Strawberries just don't cut it (I know, blasphemy), although I've been eating them anyway. Yesterday I found some not-ridiculously-expensive blackberries, which made me happy this morning, but they're still not blueberries.

Blueberries and ice cream -- the two best foods in the world.

Mmmm, now I want some ice cream.

Comments

[dramaqueen-23.livejournal.com]

I have blueberries! And ice cream! Come over to my house.

[sarcasma.livejournal.com]

Blackberries made me very happy when I got home last night. And I just happened to have a container of blackberry yogurt left to have with them!

[emiline.livejournal.com]

Mmm...blueberries. When I was little, my family would go camping in Sudbury, and there were always wild blueberries growing all over the campground. My favourite summer dessert is blueberries and vanilla ice cream because of that.

[dorrie6.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the birthday wishes!! *heart*

[tinkerer.livejournal.com]

Having never watched a squash game, I am nevertheless going to argue in favour of doing so. (I've been meaning to go down and watch the squash all week — but I've not been able to get anywhere near downtown...)

Judging from what little squash I play, there is a LOT of strategy involved; where to place the ball is a very important question. (And of course, while you're deciding that, your opponent will be trying to figure out where you intend to place the ball, so that s/he will be in the best position to get it, so you have to figure out where your opponent thinks you'll place the ball, etc. etc. etc.)

In a high-power game (which, I guess, is how the professionals play it), each rally is like a series of soccer penalty kicks. ;)

(Oh, and booo! to Rogers [I'm guessing] for their shifty billing practices!)