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horizon_greeneFirstly, Rafa:
<3 <3 <3
I am so happy he won today. I told myself I wasn't going to worry about it either way (everything after Wimbledon 2008 is icing on the cake), but of course once he started playing I got caught up in it and emotional as usual. I also thought this was an important week for Rafa, brushing aside all challengers and winning emphatically.
After the match, I renewed my Phoenix Suns tickets. I was a little nauseated by it; it's a lot of money to pay for something that likely will just drive me insane with frustration. But in the end, I had to do it. Ride or die, right?
Today is also the first day I've felt normal since donating blood on Thursday. It's been kind of bizarre; I never had issues like this before. I'd get a little crazy and woozy during the process itself, but I'd be fine afterwards. Not so this time. I spent the entire day following the donation in a stupor, utterly exhausted. I was still tired the second day, too, so I waited until Saturday to resume running. It was a strange, disoriented run, but I managed a normal distance. Everything seems fine today; went to the gym and had a good workout, and chatted with a random guy in a Roger Federer hat, the first RF hat I've ever come across in RL :D
I found more random crap while aimlessly googling during Rafa's changeovers, it was kind of amazing.
Super Bowl media sessions <3
I don't know what this is, or when. Some fool had a crazy website with photographs of all sorts of local celebs. He's made Larry look sort of...coy, almost.
Also, I'm becoming a bit fearful that Larry is secretly a bad dresser. I feel like he's fooled us with the strategic deployment of a handful of immaculate suits and pastel sweater vests, but then he goes and wears something ridiculous and I wonder if perhaps this is the true Larry:
I mean, honestly. Lavender-striped cargo pants? I hoped that maybe it was just the lighting, but there were several photos from this autograph session...and it wasn't the light.
On the other hand, I've felt kind of intimidated by him for quite a while now, thinking that if I ever ran into him on the street or at an event, my own clothes would never measure up. But I think I could hold my own if I ran into him and he were wearing this:
Totally not intimidated. Gravely concerned, yes. But not intimidated.
Eh. More stripes :/ I feel like this is bad.
About-to-be-drafted!Larry plus fam. At first, I was like, "I hope he's cradling a phone in his hands."
But honestly? Upon further reflection, I really hope he's not <3
<3 <3 <3
I am so happy he won today. I told myself I wasn't going to worry about it either way (everything after Wimbledon 2008 is icing on the cake), but of course once he started playing I got caught up in it and emotional as usual. I also thought this was an important week for Rafa, brushing aside all challengers and winning emphatically.
After the match, I renewed my Phoenix Suns tickets. I was a little nauseated by it; it's a lot of money to pay for something that likely will just drive me insane with frustration. But in the end, I had to do it. Ride or die, right?
Today is also the first day I've felt normal since donating blood on Thursday. It's been kind of bizarre; I never had issues like this before. I'd get a little crazy and woozy during the process itself, but I'd be fine afterwards. Not so this time. I spent the entire day following the donation in a stupor, utterly exhausted. I was still tired the second day, too, so I waited until Saturday to resume running. It was a strange, disoriented run, but I managed a normal distance. Everything seems fine today; went to the gym and had a good workout, and chatted with a random guy in a Roger Federer hat, the first RF hat I've ever come across in RL :D
I found more random crap while aimlessly googling during Rafa's changeovers, it was kind of amazing.
Super Bowl media sessions <3
I don't know what this is, or when. Some fool had a crazy website with photographs of all sorts of local celebs. He's made Larry look sort of...coy, almost.
Also, I'm becoming a bit fearful that Larry is secretly a bad dresser. I feel like he's fooled us with the strategic deployment of a handful of immaculate suits and pastel sweater vests, but then he goes and wears something ridiculous and I wonder if perhaps this is the true Larry:
I mean, honestly. Lavender-striped cargo pants? I hoped that maybe it was just the lighting, but there were several photos from this autograph session...and it wasn't the light.
On the other hand, I've felt kind of intimidated by him for quite a while now, thinking that if I ever ran into him on the street or at an event, my own clothes would never measure up. But I think I could hold my own if I ran into him and he were wearing this:
Totally not intimidated. Gravely concerned, yes. But not intimidated.
Eh. More stripes :/ I feel like this is bad.
About-to-be-drafted!Larry plus fam. At first, I was like, "I hope he's cradling a phone in his hands."
But honestly? Upon further reflection, I really hope he's not <3
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Date: 2009-03-23 11:24 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2009-03-24 11:52 am (UTC)nike are lucky that rafa can get away with wearing orange but i still don't really approve. i had to miss the iw final but i am so relieved that he won - i had such a weird feeling about the match and he's seemed really not happy with the way he's been playing all the way through the tournament. in spite of everything i still don't think he realises how good he actually is.
I was a little nauseated by it; it's a lot of money to pay for something that likely will just drive me insane with frustration. But in the end, I had to do it. Ride or die, right?
this pretty much sums up all my feelings about watching roger federer play tennis of late. urgh.
glad you're feeling better, h_g. i've had to stop giving blood because i kept fainting before they'd taken the full pint. epically embarrassing. eventually they were like "please stop coming back." lol.
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Date: 2009-03-24 04:20 pm (UTC)Um, anyway.
ps there is no way he is holding a phone in that last picture <3
I hope you're right; it would make my day :D When my beta was looking at Ricochet, she was like, "Larry seems a little femme in this part; is he?" I've always felt that he has that side; this picture, if he's not holding a phone, would validate that feeling to a certain degree.
It's too bad you missed the final! What in the world were you doing that was more important than tennis?! ;) Really, though, it was a good match, despite the wind. Rafa was magnificent in the way he hit the ball. Some uncharacteristic errors, too, but I think that was a result of the conditions more than anything.
he's seemed really not happy with the way he's been playing all the way through the tournament. in spite of everything i still don't think he realises how good he actually is.
This comment reminded me of something I read yesterday (http://tennisworld.typepad.com/thewrap/2009/03/iw-rafa-sightings.html) on tennis.com - I don't know if you've checked it out or not, but it's definitely worth it. Interesting perspective of Rafa told through a series of snapshots during the tournament.
And Roger! I don't know what we're going to do with him! At the same time, his struggles of late have enabled me to view him in a much more sympathetic light - he seems human, vulnerable. I think that's what was missing before, at least for me, and why I gravitated so much towards Rafa in the beginning.
Aww, berry <3 It's probably best that you don't donate anymore, then! I honestly don't know how people get through it without at least wanting to pass out, you know? I'm the demanding patient who's constantly like, "I NEED to be tipped back!" throughout the entire thing.
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Date: 2009-03-24 04:59 pm (UTC)thanks so much for the link to that article at tennis.com, which is fascinating.
He was at a table with a hitting partner and looked smaller in his sweatshirt and vintage blue-and-yellow Nike sneakers. He was watching golf; he and his friend were analyzing how one of the golfers should hit the ball. Nadal put his hand up and moved it toward the right, indicating that it should be a slice. When the shot landed with a thunk in the sand trap, Nadal went "Ooof." He was scheduled to play the final in an hour.
sometimes i crush on rafa so hard i actually feel choked up. oh god i am pathetic.
being tipped back is totally acceptable so long as you are making a full donation in the end, i reckon. fainting before the end means i am basically just a waste of resources. get with it, body.
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Date: 2009-03-24 05:54 pm (UTC)Yes, this, exactly! I love that about them. Rafa's smile totally makes his face. I'm not even sure how attractive I find him when he's serious; somewhat, I guess, but nothing compared to when he's smiling. He looks like a different person. I appreciate that about Rafa, though (and Larry as well). I enjoy a face that has variation; too much perfection is boring.
sometimes i crush on rafa so hard i actually feel choked up. oh god i am pathetic.
No no. We have all been there. We will all be there again. Speaking of pathetic, every time I get a comment on this post, I have to take my time scrolling down through all the photos of Larry, admiring them for like the 491st time, before I even get to the comment. It's part of fandom, I think :)
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Date: 2009-03-25 01:41 am (UTC)I have to say I'm not really feeling it yet, but that's generally how I am with their stuff. Aside from a couple of tracks off WYIN, I've never loved any of their songs after the first listen—it takes a few times before I really get into it, usually. I'm just pleased to death that they have a new album coming out so soon. If they play in Portland, maybe we can meet up :)