Well this blog marks the beginning of my full access to UWA and the services they offer. I have only just upgraded my user account to full user status, so im taking full advantage of it to update what has been happening lately.
My first day was pretty nerve-racking, not knowing anyone and having to basically wing it on public transport that i had no idea how, when, or where to catch. Basically i was a nursed fowl released into the wild with nothing but its bands hands (and wallet) to survive. I managed to figure out pretty quickly that a smartrider card would be handy.
Anwyay i got there, all was good. Except that i had no friends, which didnt really change for the first two weeks. At least being a loner gave me the opportunity to concentrate fully at lectures, which we have 4 of everyday, along with a test and at least 3 hours of homework.
Ive been doing alright on my tests, averaging 64% over 11 tests with my lowest score being 48%. The marker was being a bitch that day... I also had an exam on tuesday which was hard but im confident i passed. If i didnt, ill be madder then kelly after a loss.
Speaking of Kelly, he, Brock and myself will all be moving into to trinity this weekend. A new friend i made recently is undercover (staying) at trinity already and informed me that Lyndon White is already staying there too. Well he told me some Computer Nerd kid who talks funny and i knew that to mean it was Lyndon. I cant wait to move, i checked it out the other day, its about 50m from the uni and right next door to the all girls college, no complaints there...
Umm what else can i say? We went to Moore River the other weekend to celebrate Brocks 19th, which was very eventful and the mornings very seedy. Cant wait to hang out like that again.
Dates to look forward to:
O-Week commences on Sunday the 15th.
Monday the 16th is my final exam, which im not looking forward to, but i cant wait to finish.
Rest of the year, living at trinity and being a bees dick away from anything that going on. ie, basketball, cricket or footy mtches, concerts, nightclubs, casinos, etc.
Just have to keep Brock away from the strip joints is all.
Sorry about the wait on the update, it couldnt be helped.
have fun, Alex.
Showing posts with label Basketball. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Basketball. Show all posts
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Monday, December 15, 2008
Last
Last night we played our last game for the year. And we won again, so we are pretty happy. We played Saints development, but they were without 4 of their biggest players, so it would have been interesting to have seen who won if we were both at full-strength.
Player of the Week: Jarryd Kelly. Shot the lights out, but only when he was open. Whenever he took an uncontested 3, he nailed it, to finish with 7 from long range. Thats 21 extra points to us, if you didnt realise. He also contributed well in transition to get a few fast baskets.
honourable mentions: Brock Monck: His offensive game and on-ball screens were very classy. Sean McMulkin. Didnt spend much time on, but played well when he did, including a 3
Play of the Week: I'd have to call it a draw this week, between 1. Brock's massive drive and lay from the top of the key through 3 defenders - something we've never seen hi do before but all know he can, 2. Lachie's improvised ally-oop off an errant pass for 2 points. Slick.
Honouable mentions: Brock's block, any of Jarryd's threes.
Completely off the topic of basketball, we found out yesterday that Jeremy Armstrong died yesterday. He was hit by a taxi early sunday morning and was taken to Perth Royal hospital, and he was in a critical but stable condition, but things worsened, and his family had to turn off the life support.
For those who didnt know him, he was a pretty stand up sort of guy. He was my best friend all through priary school, and Kelly knows him pretty well from hockey too. So it's pretty bullshit that this gay stuff keeps happening to good people.
im out.
Player of the Week: Jarryd Kelly. Shot the lights out, but only when he was open. Whenever he took an uncontested 3, he nailed it, to finish with 7 from long range. Thats 21 extra points to us, if you didnt realise. He also contributed well in transition to get a few fast baskets.
honourable mentions: Brock Monck: His offensive game and on-ball screens were very classy. Sean McMulkin. Didnt spend much time on, but played well when he did, including a 3
Play of the Week: I'd have to call it a draw this week, between 1. Brock's massive drive and lay from the top of the key through 3 defenders - something we've never seen hi do before but all know he can, 2. Lachie's improvised ally-oop off an errant pass for 2 points. Slick.
Honouable mentions: Brock's block, any of Jarryd's threes.
Completely off the topic of basketball, we found out yesterday that Jeremy Armstrong died yesterday. He was hit by a taxi early sunday morning and was taken to Perth Royal hospital, and he was in a critical but stable condition, but things worsened, and his family had to turn off the life support.
For those who didnt know him, he was a pretty stand up sort of guy. He was my best friend all through priary school, and Kelly knows him pretty well from hockey too. So it's pretty bullshit that this gay stuff keeps happening to good people.
im out.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Lately
Well the weekend was sort of eventful i guess. Friday night i had to work, and i was hell mad about it, cos everyone decided they would go out once again. Cowtown was on, which made me even madder, but i decided i would go after work and catch up. But as it happened, i used my Jedi mind tricks and brazen charm to get off at 8, and i went out with the guys.
It was a bit anticlimax actually, cos i knew as many Cowtown songs as Cal does women, which is to say, not very many. (sorry Cal, i havnt ripped on you in a while...) . But the beers went down good so that was okay with me... And soon as Kelly got given the ultimate Ultimatum by the lovely Morgs (i wont say what, but you can probably guess) and bailed on us, we decided the time was cherry ripe to leave.
And Saturday i saw Chels for a bit, went to Steph's house. Which is quite wicked, she has a sun heated pool, even though it had a bug that bit me hell bad, thought i was might die. And a huge ass clock. (yes, i did mean clock, you dirty minded freaks) And a bench with like indents in it that doubles as like a sink drainer, it was pretty cool. If your into houses and shit anyway..
And today i S.F.A. Actually went and saw Mulks again for a bit. We played horse at the leisure centre, where i preceded to dominate them... and because Tom isnt with you at the moment, he cant tell you otherwise. Then i got mad when i realised its my last game for like ever tomoro night, actually im still hell mad now thinking about it, i am punching the keys hell hard in anger. But not as angry as Kelly was in his little smish last week...
Today was also the day that Lebron and the Cavs lost their first game in ages... im pretty mad about that too, because the Cavs were in both my bets. I lost them both cos of that, the tossers.
Anyway, thats about all i can think of saying atm. Oh, except Chelsea doesnt want to go with me to the Staff Xmas Party at Abbey, so auditions to be my faux-girlfriend/boyfriend for the night are being held this week... so treat me real nice.
Okay, im out. peace.
It was a bit anticlimax actually, cos i knew as many Cowtown songs as Cal does women, which is to say, not very many. (sorry Cal, i havnt ripped on you in a while...) . But the beers went down good so that was okay with me... And soon as Kelly got given the ultimate Ultimatum by the lovely Morgs (i wont say what, but you can probably guess) and bailed on us, we decided the time was cherry ripe to leave.
And Saturday i saw Chels for a bit, went to Steph's house. Which is quite wicked, she has a sun heated pool, even though it had a bug that bit me hell bad, thought i was might die. And a huge ass clock. (yes, i did mean clock, you dirty minded freaks) And a bench with like indents in it that doubles as like a sink drainer, it was pretty cool. If your into houses and shit anyway..
And today i S.F.A. Actually went and saw Mulks again for a bit. We played horse at the leisure centre, where i preceded to dominate them... and because Tom isnt with you at the moment, he cant tell you otherwise. Then i got mad when i realised its my last game for like ever tomoro night, actually im still hell mad now thinking about it, i am punching the keys hell hard in anger. But not as angry as Kelly was in his little smish last week...
Today was also the day that Lebron and the Cavs lost their first game in ages... im pretty mad about that too, because the Cavs were in both my bets. I lost them both cos of that, the tossers.
Anyway, thats about all i can think of saying atm. Oh, except Chelsea doesnt want to go with me to the Staff Xmas Party at Abbey, so auditions to be my faux-girlfriend/boyfriend for the night are being held this week... so treat me real nice.
Okay, im out. peace.
Monday, December 1, 2008
All Work and No Play
makes Boomers Black go crazy. I knew our first week with a bye would suck, and it does. But oh well. Me and Brock went and chot some consolation shots before i had to umpire, so that stemmed the pain a little.
Last night Cal played his first game though, and he was pretty impressive, especially in a new team. He was pretty much the only player who had any sense of 'team' or 'putting up a decent shot', but they were playing the best team so Cal's team made more mistakes than Brock has with Morgan.
I also got to see Chels for once, even though she was pretty scared. But she had balls, which is pretty impressive. Metaphorically, i mean. And Jess Burge was there, so me and Cal did the right thing and recommended Brock... Not that she needed much convincing, Brock's guns speak for themselves these days...
I get to work heaps this weekend cos of the ironman being on town, and there is heaps of people competing, staying there.
Last night Cal played his first game though, and he was pretty impressive, especially in a new team. He was pretty much the only player who had any sense of 'team' or 'putting up a decent shot', but they were playing the best team so Cal's team made more mistakes than Brock has with Morgan.
I also got to see Chels for once, even though she was pretty scared. But she had balls, which is pretty impressive. Metaphorically, i mean. And Jess Burge was there, so me and Cal did the right thing and recommended Brock... Not that she needed much convincing, Brock's guns speak for themselves these days...
I get to work heaps this weekend cos of the ironman being on town, and there is heaps of people competing, staying there.
Thursday, November 27, 2008
The Big Easy
We had a pretty easy game monday, but by the first 5 minutes you wouldnt have thought so. YCW, with their second string, makeshift, fillin side, obliterated us 12 - 0. They bombed some threes, and our starting 5 were a bit slow to react.
But we made some changes and smoked their asses, to be up 30-14 at half time. The rest of the game was pretty breezy too, nothing that special happened.
Player of the Week: I can't really give anyone best player, it was pretty much an all-round average performance. Although Paul had a real-hot dip for the time he was on.
Play of the Week: Lachie's absolute ripper ankle-breaker was awesome. He also pickpocketed the opposition whenever they got close (and stupid) enough, so any of them could be considered also.
We have a bye this week, which isnt very exciting is it... Pretty much like Dark Crystal.
Tomoro is Mazza's party, which should be pretty fun for everyone going, I'm hoping everyone will get smashed and have a good time... Happy Birthday Maz! Kelly reckons he will drink everyone and anyone under the table so i beg you all to take the challenge because 1. you will definitely win and 2. I want Kelly to chunder everywhere haha.
Oh yeah, ive decided to remind everyone that we need to get our tattoo by christmas, so somone help me organise it... and stop ignoring the idea Brocky, i know you are cos youre scared of needles but man up. That is all.
Peace
But we made some changes and smoked their asses, to be up 30-14 at half time. The rest of the game was pretty breezy too, nothing that special happened.
Player of the Week: I can't really give anyone best player, it was pretty much an all-round average performance. Although Paul had a real-hot dip for the time he was on.
Play of the Week: Lachie's absolute ripper ankle-breaker was awesome. He also pickpocketed the opposition whenever they got close (and stupid) enough, so any of them could be considered also.
We have a bye this week, which isnt very exciting is it... Pretty much like Dark Crystal.
Tomoro is Mazza's party, which should be pretty fun for everyone going, I'm hoping everyone will get smashed and have a good time... Happy Birthday Maz! Kelly reckons he will drink everyone and anyone under the table so i beg you all to take the challenge because 1. you will definitely win and 2. I want Kelly to chunder everywhere haha.
Oh yeah, ive decided to remind everyone that we need to get our tattoo by christmas, so somone help me organise it... and stop ignoring the idea Brocky, i know you are cos youre scared of needles but man up. That is all.
Peace
Thursday, November 20, 2008
My bad
Sorry for that, Calum took too long to blog then i had to leave... And i didnt realise he was going to admit his bent sexuality on the internet for everyone to see. But basically, what he should have said, is that we beat YCW, even though we were 11 points behind with 15mins to go. Some good shooting and impenetrable Defense was the reason for this... and they are pretty much all old dudes.
Player of the Week: There wasnt really an individual best player, but we did play as a team really well in the 2nd half. We had better pressure defense than the Chicago Bulls ever did, and we were quicker in transition that Jarryd can break hearts.
Honourable mentions: Brock for his tight defense and Kelly for his all-round game.
Play of the week: Probably the best play in the game was Brock's long two to take the lead for the first time since half-time, but the most pivotal was Lachie's possession retaining in the final two minutes, followed by a successful drive to the bucket.
Honourable mentions: Pagey's huge block, and my 3 late 3 pointers
Once again, here are some stats for the game...
Brock: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 0 from 2 at free throw, 0 from 1 from 3point, 37.5% shooting and 39.5mins
Alex: 11 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 3 from 5 from 3point, 44.4% shooting and 30mins
Kelly: 5 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 from 2 from free throw, 28.6% shooting and 40mins
Make what you will of those stats. This week we play Monday night against a seriously depleted YWC Kings, as their regular players will be on Leavers. Needless to say, we will be 5 - 1 after that week, second only to the undefeated Colts.
Player of the Week: There wasnt really an individual best player, but we did play as a team really well in the 2nd half. We had better pressure defense than the Chicago Bulls ever did, and we were quicker in transition that Jarryd can break hearts.
Honourable mentions: Brock for his tight defense and Kelly for his all-round game.
Play of the week: Probably the best play in the game was Brock's long two to take the lead for the first time since half-time, but the most pivotal was Lachie's possession retaining in the final two minutes, followed by a successful drive to the bucket.
Honourable mentions: Pagey's huge block, and my 3 late 3 pointers
Once again, here are some stats for the game...
Brock: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 0 from 2 at free throw, 0 from 1 from 3point, 37.5% shooting and 39.5mins
Alex: 11 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 3 from 5 from 3point, 44.4% shooting and 30mins
Kelly: 5 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 from 2 from free throw, 28.6% shooting and 40mins
Make what you will of those stats. This week we play Monday night against a seriously depleted YWC Kings, as their regular players will be on Leavers. Needless to say, we will be 5 - 1 after that week, second only to the undefeated Colts.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Single Mum
This week has been pretty fun i must say. It's interesting to see how much stuff my parents do for our family, and how much housework you have to do to stop the rest of the house looking like my room.
Well the weekend was the most intense of it all, cos i was on constant kid-lookout. But they are still alive now, so i did okay i suppose. Friday night Jackson and Ben organised a sleepover at a friends so i took them over there and discovered i had the rest of the night to myself basically. Or at least that's what i thought.... Baw Baw Bawwww...! (You know, the dramatic noise they have in soaps? Work with me here)
Just as i was leaving, and thanking them for taking the kids for a night, Ben came running up to me, more hysterical than Kelly was the time that we lost the grand final. He was screaming about his thumb and wouldnt let me see it and when he finally did, it looked okay, like it wasnt swollen like a mo fo like mine was when i broke it. But he said he heard a crack when he fell on it, so i went to get it checked out at emergency anyway.
When we got there, there was noone there but us in the waiting room, but it still took 45mins to get seen. Thats the slowest ive ever seen anything move since seeing Jarryd in transition last week. Well the doctor said its wasnt broken, and Ben copped an ice cream out of it, so it was worth it for me.
They didnt even offer me one but...
That night, all the COOL guys (basically us guys except Kelly cos he was being a pussy) went to the vasse then the nard as usual. It was pretty eventful actually, especially for Brock, who copped a few sneaky texts from one of Tom's ex's (we wont name names here, not like you do on your blog Brock) and tund the shit out of Jenny Donovan (sorry pal, had to mention that name).
But apart from what ive written here, ive just been a good Single Mum doing my housework and cooking and cleaning.
Oh and tonight is our basketball game, so come on down.... 8.20. be there or be square.
Peace out, A-Town
Well the weekend was the most intense of it all, cos i was on constant kid-lookout. But they are still alive now, so i did okay i suppose. Friday night Jackson and Ben organised a sleepover at a friends so i took them over there and discovered i had the rest of the night to myself basically. Or at least that's what i thought.... Baw Baw Bawwww...! (You know, the dramatic noise they have in soaps? Work with me here)
Just as i was leaving, and thanking them for taking the kids for a night, Ben came running up to me, more hysterical than Kelly was the time that we lost the grand final. He was screaming about his thumb and wouldnt let me see it and when he finally did, it looked okay, like it wasnt swollen like a mo fo like mine was when i broke it. But he said he heard a crack when he fell on it, so i went to get it checked out at emergency anyway.
When we got there, there was noone there but us in the waiting room, but it still took 45mins to get seen. Thats the slowest ive ever seen anything move since seeing Jarryd in transition last week. Well the doctor said its wasnt broken, and Ben copped an ice cream out of it, so it was worth it for me.
They didnt even offer me one but...
That night, all the COOL guys (basically us guys except Kelly cos he was being a pussy) went to the vasse then the nard as usual. It was pretty eventful actually, especially for Brock, who copped a few sneaky texts from one of Tom's ex's (we wont name names here, not like you do on your blog Brock) and tund the shit out of Jenny Donovan (sorry pal, had to mention that name).
But apart from what ive written here, ive just been a good Single Mum doing my housework and cooking and cleaning.
Oh and tonight is our basketball game, so come on down.... 8.20. be there or be square.
Peace out, A-Town
Monday, November 10, 2008
Favourite Day of the Week
Yes, I have a bad case of Mondayitis. Every week. Its also my favourite day to blog about. Its probably not hard to guess why, but we had basketball last night. And, as promised, we came away with a win. So here is my amateurish review of the night:
Player of the week: Dwayne Wade, aka Lachlan Cudmore. We should start calling him the flash cos he is quicker in transition than Tom is to a chick's 16th birthday party. He had more steals than Jarryd has women on the go, and too much poise and class for any opposition, let alone the inexperienced Saints White.
Honourable Mentions: Brock Monck (see overwhleming stats below), Tony Page (5 points including a 3, a block and a handful of rebounds in his 20 mins)
Play of the Week: Without a doubt, Lachie's rejection to gather to falling out of court to pass to teammate. I didnt see it, but everyone basically got their junk out about it so it must have been okay!
Honourable mentions: Pageys first three-pointer (after a minor travel), and our team's press which forced them 8 seconds in the backcourt.
I also got my brother and Sean and his friend Alex to count a couple of our stats for us, and he ended up taking Mine, Brock's and Kelly's. Here they are:
Brock: 16pts, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 0 from 4 at free throw, 0 steals, 61.5% shooting and 31.5 mins
Kelly: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 from 2 at free throw, 2 steals, 50.0% shooting and 30.5 mins
Alex: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 0 from 1 at three point, 1 steal, 44.4% shooting and 26 mins
We will try and take them over the next few weeks aswell, to get some idea of what a good game is for us individually. Anyway, we knew these guys were an average team of great guys so we started off playing a little stupidly. but after the timeout at 12 - 16, we kept them scoreless until halftime at 12 - 34. We tried the press for a bit but it was a bit rusty, and our turnovers increased, but so did theirs and we ended up with a few fast breaks from it. Final score was 26 - 72, our highest ever score in A-Grade basketball to date.
Well, thats all i have. We play last years finalists (and fossils) YCW Stingers on tuesday night next week. By all means come on down, but remember to turn off your flashes when youre taking photos of us....
peace
Player of the week: Dwayne Wade, aka Lachlan Cudmore. We should start calling him the flash cos he is quicker in transition than Tom is to a chick's 16th birthday party. He had more steals than Jarryd has women on the go, and too much poise and class for any opposition, let alone the inexperienced Saints White.
Honourable Mentions: Brock Monck (see overwhleming stats below), Tony Page (5 points including a 3, a block and a handful of rebounds in his 20 mins)
Play of the Week: Without a doubt, Lachie's rejection to gather to falling out of court to pass to teammate. I didnt see it, but everyone basically got their junk out about it so it must have been okay!
Honourable mentions: Pageys first three-pointer (after a minor travel), and our team's press which forced them 8 seconds in the backcourt.
I also got my brother and Sean and his friend Alex to count a couple of our stats for us, and he ended up taking Mine, Brock's and Kelly's. Here they are:
Brock: 16pts, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 0 from 4 at free throw, 0 steals, 61.5% shooting and 31.5 mins
Kelly: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 from 2 at free throw, 2 steals, 50.0% shooting and 30.5 mins
Alex: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 0 from 1 at three point, 1 steal, 44.4% shooting and 26 mins
We will try and take them over the next few weeks aswell, to get some idea of what a good game is for us individually. Anyway, we knew these guys were an average team of great guys so we started off playing a little stupidly. but after the timeout at 12 - 16, we kept them scoreless until halftime at 12 - 34. We tried the press for a bit but it was a bit rusty, and our turnovers increased, but so did theirs and we ended up with a few fast breaks from it. Final score was 26 - 72, our highest ever score in A-Grade basketball to date.
Well, thats all i have. We play last years finalists (and fossils) YCW Stingers on tuesday night next week. By all means come on down, but remember to turn off your flashes when youre taking photos of us....
peace
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Together Again
Tonight, the lambda boys should be back in action again... At the Vasse. Yes, this is the first time in over 4 months that the once-feared drinking unit will be doing what they do best - drinking alcohol. Except for Tom, who is best at taking his shirt off. All the time.
I say should because Kelly hasnt RSVP'ed yet. So Kelly if you're reading this, GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER, and send me a msg. Oh and if you're reading this, which you would be if you just read that, then get out your mobile right now. Seriously. Get it out and send Kelly a msg telling him to go out tonight. And to text me back. Cos we love you Clifford and cant wait to see you throw up yet again...
Anyway, nothing really interesting has happened lately, except that i met someone pretty cool, and ive been winning a couple of bets on the NBA along with my partner in crime (and also blogging), Brocky.
Notice how i said 'winning'. Brock would just say 'placing'.
Also, got my new BBL kicks the other day... Can't wait to play ball in them. Im hoping that they are like the shoes on 'Like Mike'. Thatd be awesome. But we dont need it anyway this week. We are gonna kill Saints White. Metaphorically speaking.
Peace
T-Betta out...
I say should because Kelly hasnt RSVP'ed yet. So Kelly if you're reading this, GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER, and send me a msg. Oh and if you're reading this, which you would be if you just read that, then get out your mobile right now. Seriously. Get it out and send Kelly a msg telling him to go out tonight. And to text me back. Cos we love you Clifford and cant wait to see you throw up yet again...
Anyway, nothing really interesting has happened lately, except that i met someone pretty cool, and ive been winning a couple of bets on the NBA along with my partner in crime (and also blogging), Brocky.
Notice how i said 'winning'. Brock would just say 'placing'.
Also, got my new BBL kicks the other day... Can't wait to play ball in them. Im hoping that they are like the shoes on 'Like Mike'. Thatd be awesome. But we dont need it anyway this week. We are gonna kill Saints White. Metaphorically speaking.
Peace
T-Betta out...
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