Reports that Zanzibar in Newtown is starting a Thursday night trivia this week could mean an end to the SRF crisis. Last night Mattwa Starr, global IT manager, futsal goal scorer, hobo and one of the original members of the troubled society, claims he witnessed a sign outside of Zanzibar, the well known but rarely frequented neighbouring bar of the once regular home to the SRF brains trust, Kelly's on King. Mattwa claims that the sign foretold of a new trivia night to hit the streets of Newtown and in what could prove to be a lucky revelation, a competition to run on Thursday nights, the traditional home of SRF beer winning and swilling.
In a bid to boost the flagging mid-week social commitments of the well-regarded society on the eve of its 10th anniversary, five members agreed to investigate Mr Starr's claims further, arranging to stakeout the new venue tomorrow night. The small but dedicated reconnaissance team is also issuing a call-out to any other members who may wish to support them on this relatively simple but crucial mission.
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
Monday, August 06, 2007
Behold the Cuteness!
Ok, so I didn't hold out for very long... behold a cute picture of Suzy and the Boys, sunning themselves on Saturday morning! Not the most flattering angle for Herky, he looks like he has even more junk in his trunk than usual.
Awwww, that deserves a close-up!
Awwww, that deserves a close-up!
Matt Starr's Nerdling Glory
I love bets and dares. Especially against Matt Starr. Especially when I know going into it that Matt is going to be receiving a dose of humiliation. So it goes without saying that I was thrilled when in early January this year, Matt proposed the following bet:
He will learn to play Blood Bowl, and compete in my local league, with the end goal of playing competitively this year at Eucalyptus Bowl (which I was helping to organise). In exchange, I agree to return to the blog.
That's right, Matt loves me soooooo much that he volunteered to put himself through more than half a year of nerdy torture in exchange for my posts about dental appointments and video games. I agreed immediately, we hammered out the terms, and by the end of January his training had commenced!
One of the many games where Matt got thrashed. I took this picture after catching him laughing and enjoying himself. He later denied it.
For those who don't know what Blood Bowl is, it is a boardgame where two "coaches" control their teams in a game best described as "american football chess". It is a Games Workshop game, and includes teams such as Undead, Orcs, Humans and Elves etc. On first view it is extremely nerdy. Ok, on ALL views it is extremely nerdy, but underneath the veneer of lame there is an extremely complex and enjoyable strategy game which has a small but extremely social community here in Australia. It also recently had it's 20th Anniversary, so this isn't a new game by any means.
This year I agreed to assist with the organisation of Eucalyptus Bowl (which if you recall my original Nerdling Glory post, was the tournament that I won in 2005). It blew out into the largest tournament of it's kind in Australian history, with 46 coaches playing over 130 games across the two days. Players were competing not only for 1st/2nd/3rd, but also a host of minor prizes such as Best Painting and Most Casualties.
A crowd shot showing table upon table of proud geeks, who will take the prize of Eucalyptus Bowl 2007 Champion? I'll give you a hint... Not Matt.
One of those prizes was our "Encouragement Award", which is a nice way of saying Wooden Spoon. It was hotly contested, but after six games and six losses, Matt managed to secure the prize as the only contestant to play all six games without at least a draw. In other words, Matt is pretty much officially the worst Blood Bowl player in Australia.
The trophies were all professionally painted miniatures on a small wooden base, and we tried to pick miniatures which were appropriate to the prize. In the case of the Encouragement Award, we went with an Ogre Cheerleader, and I believe Matt is planning on displaying this proudly on his bedside table, next to the baby oil and a box of tissues.
The Encouragement Ogre, she will be keeping Matt warm at night.
So here I am. Matt has fulfilled his part of the agreement, and will never again be able to say that he has never taken part in a Board Game Tournament, or indeed won a trophy from said tournament. And for my end, here I am back at the blog, and looking forward to sharing my indignation on topics that irritate me, posting cute pictures of my dogs and grossing people out with unnecessary detail about dental procedures. And you can all thank Matt for sacrificing any street cred he might of had in the past to make it happen... Give him a hand everyone!
Tired but Proud, here is Matt collecting his prize.
He will learn to play Blood Bowl, and compete in my local league, with the end goal of playing competitively this year at Eucalyptus Bowl (which I was helping to organise). In exchange, I agree to return to the blog.
That's right, Matt loves me soooooo much that he volunteered to put himself through more than half a year of nerdy torture in exchange for my posts about dental appointments and video games. I agreed immediately, we hammered out the terms, and by the end of January his training had commenced!
One of the many games where Matt got thrashed. I took this picture after catching him laughing and enjoying himself. He later denied it.For those who don't know what Blood Bowl is, it is a boardgame where two "coaches" control their teams in a game best described as "american football chess". It is a Games Workshop game, and includes teams such as Undead, Orcs, Humans and Elves etc. On first view it is extremely nerdy. Ok, on ALL views it is extremely nerdy, but underneath the veneer of lame there is an extremely complex and enjoyable strategy game which has a small but extremely social community here in Australia. It also recently had it's 20th Anniversary, so this isn't a new game by any means.
This year I agreed to assist with the organisation of Eucalyptus Bowl (which if you recall my original Nerdling Glory post, was the tournament that I won in 2005). It blew out into the largest tournament of it's kind in Australian history, with 46 coaches playing over 130 games across the two days. Players were competing not only for 1st/2nd/3rd, but also a host of minor prizes such as Best Painting and Most Casualties.
A crowd shot showing table upon table of proud geeks, who will take the prize of Eucalyptus Bowl 2007 Champion? I'll give you a hint... Not Matt.One of those prizes was our "Encouragement Award", which is a nice way of saying Wooden Spoon. It was hotly contested, but after six games and six losses, Matt managed to secure the prize as the only contestant to play all six games without at least a draw. In other words, Matt is pretty much officially the worst Blood Bowl player in Australia.
The trophies were all professionally painted miniatures on a small wooden base, and we tried to pick miniatures which were appropriate to the prize. In the case of the Encouragement Award, we went with an Ogre Cheerleader, and I believe Matt is planning on displaying this proudly on his bedside table, next to the baby oil and a box of tissues.
The Encouragement Ogre, she will be keeping Matt warm at night.So here I am. Matt has fulfilled his part of the agreement, and will never again be able to say that he has never taken part in a Board Game Tournament, or indeed won a trophy from said tournament. And for my end, here I am back at the blog, and looking forward to sharing my indignation on topics that irritate me, posting cute pictures of my dogs and grossing people out with unnecessary detail about dental procedures. And you can all thank Matt for sacrificing any street cred he might of had in the past to make it happen... Give him a hand everyone!
Tired but Proud, here is Matt collecting his prize.Thursday, August 02, 2007
Feeling a bit flabby, just change your camera
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Social and Sailing Update
Decking Day 12th Aug 11-5 (also doubling as sailing planning day)
Birthday Do 25th August 7:30 onwards
Sailing Update
I spoke to the people today and got a bit of advice and found out what is needed to book. If we book for mid Feb we can have our choice at the moment, we can get the 10 nights for the price of 7 and a 5% discount because I have sailed with them before (as long as it is not school holidays). I had bit of a natter about the different boats and the Conquest 40 (http://www.whitsundayescape.com/sailingCats/conquest40.htm) def sounds like the best option. It sleeps upto 12 comfortably and is a good sailor with some extra comforts. Spa, Big BBQ, large fridge, rubber dingie with motor, good engine size, shallow draft, perfect boat. That would be $6150 for the 10 nights. So paying safe 10 people $615 each - $61 a night to sit in 5 star accom, in the prettiest place with me, the prettiest person. BARGAIN
For a rough idea of the full costs
per person (Group)
$615 - boat (6150)
$250 - flights (2500)
$175 - food (1750)
$150 - booze (1500)
$25 - worst case fuel for the boat (max 250)
$25 - Taxi to and from airport ($100 per ride)
$1240 for 11 days 10 nights. There should be no other costs.
Addition things:
*The boat comes with snorkling gear, you can rent scuba if you want.
*Staying at the islands (eg Hamilton) overnight is $80 for the boat ($8 each) but that gives you use of the island and facilities (pools, bars etc)
*Fuck, come on, this is going to be the best holiday ever!
To Plan:
1) Dates
2) No. Days
3) Boat
4) Shopping list/Menu
5) Any particular islands /stops you want to make.
SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!
Birthday Do 25th August 7:30 onwards
Sailing Update
I spoke to the people today and got a bit of advice and found out what is needed to book. If we book for mid Feb we can have our choice at the moment, we can get the 10 nights for the price of 7 and a 5% discount because I have sailed with them before (as long as it is not school holidays). I had bit of a natter about the different boats and the Conquest 40 (http://www.whitsundayescape.com/sailingCats/conquest40.htm) def sounds like the best option. It sleeps upto 12 comfortably and is a good sailor with some extra comforts. Spa, Big BBQ, large fridge, rubber dingie with motor, good engine size, shallow draft, perfect boat. That would be $6150 for the 10 nights. So paying safe 10 people $615 each - $61 a night to sit in 5 star accom, in the prettiest place with me, the prettiest person. BARGAIN
For a rough idea of the full costs
per person (Group)
$615 - boat (6150)
$250 - flights (2500)
$175 - food (1750)
$150 - booze (1500)
$25 - worst case fuel for the boat (max 250)
$25 - Taxi to and from airport ($100 per ride)
$1240 for 11 days 10 nights. There should be no other costs.
Addition things:
*The boat comes with snorkling gear, you can rent scuba if you want.
*Staying at the islands (eg Hamilton) overnight is $80 for the boat ($8 each) but that gives you use of the island and facilities (pools, bars etc)
*Fuck, come on, this is going to be the best holiday ever!
To Plan:
1) Dates
2) No. Days
3) Boat
4) Shopping list/Menu
5) Any particular islands /stops you want to make.
SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!
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