A couple things to note about the results of yesterday's match ( Read more... )

I'm sitting in the office but able to tune into a live broadcast of Sharapova's Round 4 match under the lights. Can't miss this opportunity, must ignore actual work for the next hour or two and hope nobody minds.

( Live LJ blogging a tennis match awww yeahhh )

Well, there's bad news and there's good news. No, don't be silly --- of course the bad news has nothing to do with Miss Sharapova. It's just that I totally screwed up my sleep schedule because I had to work a shift from midnight till 8am this morning ( Read more... )

When it's getting near 100 degrees in the middle of the day, getting off the court quickly is a huge help. So Maria decided to trounce her second-round opponent 6-0 6-1, much like the first, in a jaunty 64 minutes. Staying fresh while steamrolling young'uns is going to give her a definite leg up when the big cats come to play in the later rounds ( Read more... )

Man, I'm tired. Good thing Sharapova left me with an easy write-up ( Read more... )

LJ, my trusted friends! How could you let me forget? The Australian Open starts on Monday and I only just now realized it! Our vaunted heroine, Miss Sharapova, has lately been recovering from a minor ankle injury, but says today in a media interview that "the body feels good". She's seeded 4th at this tournament behind Caroline Wozniacki, Petra ( Read more... )

So, right, yes, I'm in Germany now. From now till February 27. In the golden age of LJ, people would be all, "I'm traveling, comment with your address and I'll send you a postcard!" Well, I never traveled back then, but I'll happily send you a postcard now if you're into that kind of thing. Just don't comment here - since LJ land is at roughly ( Read more... )

German fun fact of the day:

hexe = witch
schuss = shot (in sports), gunshot, etc.
hexenschuss = lumbago

So, lower back pain is caused by being shot in the back by a witch.

If everyone in the world who actively uses livejournal read every album review I wrote for EarnThis.net, that would be sweet.

Audiostrobelight - The Whole Shebang (2011): A Full Handle of Action

Dude, c'mon, they're from VA Beach, represent.

I was looking for concerts in Hamburg while I'm over there and saw M83, Cymbals Eat Guitars, and First Aid Kit, among other bands that continuously assault my Facebook feed in the form of messages like "Beanie McPBR listened to ______ on Spotify". Some emo bands will also be swinging through Germany in the winter months: The Promise Ring, Never ( Read more... )