Elyse

The people behind me at the hockey at the worst. Like seriously the worst. And they have a lot more opinions about the game now the women are playing. Has also complained about why people even came to the game if they aren’t going to watch. Anyone at the hockey is a good thing.

I think we should be less concerned about whether athletes sing the national anthem and be way more concerned about how our response to the haka is singing Waltzing Matilda. That’s just embarrassing. We might as well say we’d rather drown ourselves in the billabong than face your battle cry

Apparently there is uproar about the rugby league players not singing the national anthem. It’s like they have never watched a sports event before, because it’s not a new thing at all. Our anthem sucks. It sucks so much as a nation we’ve decided to not to include the second verse anymore

My podcast did end up saying that Australians pronounce emu as Emew but that they are dumb Americans and will continue with emoo. Like a digital cow. I didn’t call them dumb Americans. They did that.

I’m currently listening to a podcast about the Emu War. It’s by Americans. Im not sure I’ve ever heard Australian history told by Americans. It’s odd. Plus, the mispronunciation of Emu grates.

Hearing the word Emu pronounced as Emoo hurts my soul. Especially has someone who has yelled the word Emu a lot.

Just got a One Nation based market research call. I hope they value my opinion.

Every time Cloudstreet by Tim Winton tops some kind of best Australian novel I feel the stab of a thousand pens. The lack of quotation marks in that book is a nightmare. I had to read so many Tim Winton novels at school. Each one of them contains a scene about a wet dream. Every one.

I’m just watching some of the UK Traitors and James Blunt just took control of the task. And it’s like oh yeah, he was an officer in the army and not just that dude that sung a massively misinterpreted song.

I’m watching season 4 of Australian Taskmaster. It’s very enjoyable because it is very clear that everyone hates Hughesy. In very overt ways. Even Australia’s sweetheart Lisa McCune.

In case anyone wondering, there is someone in a Souths jersey at the Newcastle Grand Final viewing at the knights stadium. Because of course there is

Chekhov’s puppy power really went off in this third act.

There’s something so right about seeing SMG beat people up

The magic being real in this Scooby Doo feels insulting to the entire thing about Scooby doo. The monsters weren’t real. They were just some creepy dude in a mask.

Winnie had surgery on his feet on Thursday and he has now worked out how to take off his bandages. What a fun turn of events. I’m going to have to get better at bandaging.

Sugar Ray being demons. Amazing.

Sugar Ray? How very 2002.

This will be very upsetting if monsters are real in this universe.

Scrappy doo just appeared and was kicked out of the van. I’m assuming he is the villain.

Scooby has such big paws. Which is normal for a Great Dane. I just live with a greyhound. They don’t have big paws. Problematic paws, but not large.

I don’t know why any of these characters need luggage when they only have one outfit

I’m pretty sure Winnie and I could go in a van and solve crime together.

I know im having a wild Saturday night because im watching movies and not tv. Bugonia followed by Scooby Doo. Im only just starting Scooby doo now. I’ve never seen it before I did not expect it starting with Pamela Anderson.

The things that take break my suspension of disbelief are wild. All the ridiculous plot points in Xena? Sure. Xena being thrown into a pit and having rats unleashed on her to I assume try and eat her? No. Rats would never do that.

Thing I just searched on the internet: “Do rats eat humans?” Thanks Xena.

There is a fat bear week animation on Google if you search fat bear week. It is the only thing getting me through the day.

I have no idea what to watch anymore. So I’m just rewatching taskmaster. Season 7 is my favourite. I haven’t reached season 19 yet, but the chaotic energy of Jason Mantzoukas and Stevie Martin team tasks is top tier Taskmaster.

I’m on my lunch break in my car. I need to back but the effort of doing things is just way too much.

I wonder if on the RUOK? Day, if someone will ask if I’m okay. Without that prompting. No one normally asks. I think most people don’t actually want the answer. My roommate has never asked. Even in contexts where the answer was no. I do wonder what will be the catalyst if she does.

The world is crushing me. I can’t even bothered to talk about my current book project. It’s the hunger games. I read the two prequels and after reading sunrise on the reaping, I’m doing a reread of the original trilogy to see what it has added. The opinions just feel like weighing me down

Melanie C is a shirt sponsor for the Sheffield Women’s football team. I don’t support a team in that competition. Did I just become a Sheffield FC fan? Do I want a jersey that says Melanie C on the front? Yes and yes.

You know who else has an unfair advantage in sport? Naturally talented athletes. And people with high hemoglobin. And rich people with money for sports camps and coaches. Why should they be allowed to compete? “Fairness in sports” my ass. Never since NFTs have I heard such bullshit.

My work has a family fun day in November and you can only invite immediate family only. What even counts as immediate family? What even is family?

Finished the Ballard of songbirds and snakes. My review is: holy fuck.