My week away from blogging

Since my last real blog, I've been to the tennis twice: last Tuesday when I just chatted with friends the whole time and yesterday night at Rod Laver, where I saw Hingis-Stosur and Federer-Haas in a five setter, but by the third set I was so tired I just wanted it to end. Two hotties Sharapova and Hantuchova battled for my affections on the tennis court. Sharapova won, which was awesome, as she was my favourite anyway. I also went to the cricket at the Dome on Friday. With the roof closed it was unbelievably humid; thankfully Brett Lee's 5-wicket heroics made it a worthwhile evening.

I got my new laptop and watched season 2 of Drawn Together and some more season 4 Family Guy. With TV out and audio out to my stereo, it's a terrific setup in my room. I truly respect the Media Centre concept, as well as the concept of downloading TV episodes aired in America but not yet here. Gold, Jerry! Gold! Now to stack some games on it...

The fresh batch of interns arrived yesterday and holy crap, there's a lot of 'em. They seem pretty with it, albeit some of them significantly nerdier. As Josh points out, they're a bit over-confident, staunchly standing by their principles (be it anti-Windows or pro-Stargate) and wearing them proudly like a glowing neon sweater. They'll soon settle in and become more open to the thousands of opinions held in this place. There's no shortage of people older and wiser around here, and most of them enjoy hitting you with some knowledge, regardless of how cynical or disgruntled it may be. Still, it's an opportunity to pretend I know everything and that's always fun.

With all the heat and late nights, I'm really looking forward to putting the Seattle-Carolina NFL videotape on and having an early night tonight. Even if poor Briony, back from overseas, is trying to make up for lost time with us friends each and every night of the week. But on the other hand, I do really want my beer stein she brought back from Germany...