aches and pains, but satisfaction!

my new pair of Adidas F5 boots :)

Haven't bought a pair of football boots in ages, and I'd forgotten how it felt to pull on thick socks, squeeze into stiff seams and lace up, wobbling to the field and feeling the reassuring grip of the studs on soft grass and harder mud. It felt good! Had a great time playing in a 'Cousin's Cup' football match, and I actually lasted the whole match! This time, it's a case of quantity over quality :) It felt natural to be on the field again, but nowadays the body doesn't always listen to what the mind tells it to do, or believes it still can do! The best part of the match was getting together with family. Of course, now I get to wince at the aches and pains that have suddenly surfaced, post-match syndrome. But it was worth it! :)

"My nerd is all natural"

Was watching Smallville Season Seven episode 9, 'Gemini', and there's this wonderful scene where Jimmy Olsen and Chloe are having a conversation about her being a meteor freak. It's a touching moment because Chloe finally feels she can trust Jimmy enough to tell him. He's trying to guess what power she has, and he asks her if it's her intelligence / analytical ability / general all-round geek braininess, and then she says, "No. My nerd is all natural."

(sorry the picture is badly taken, used my hand phone and snapped my tv while the dvd was paused)

For some reason, I just love those lines..."My nerd is all natural." Regardless of what word class the word "nerd" belongs to in this usage, the lines just fit the moment, and it's great characterization, because it's so Chloe. Coming from a show that has a few great moments against a backdrop of baffling, 'what were they thinking?!' moments, it brought a smile to my face. Kind of weird too, that the first time I feel compelled to write something about Smallville it turns out to be about Chloe and Jimmy Olsen! But Chloe's a great character, and someone who has remained relatively consistent throughout the show... unlike the lady with the alliterative name and who isn't a reporter for the Daily Planet.

Oh, since we're on that topic, I wonder if anyone ever made a conscious decision to have Clark always fall for girls with the initials LL? Lana Lang, Lori Lemaris, Lois Lane... any I missed?

Scanned the cover of the Life section of the Straits Times - sorry that it's a poor scan! I was intrigued by the use of the title 'Hitman' because although it may seem out of the blue, unrelated, and an odd choice for a title (it doesn't seem to have much to do with the brief summary of the article - At the grand old age of...), it actually makes sense once you consider who it is being used to describe (or put another way, once we consider the context).

Clint Eastwood is a veteran actor who starred in many 'tough-guy' films where he was the lone gunslinger or trigger-happy cop. Hence the term 'hitman' is appropriate when we take into account his acting history and his roles in those films.

In his later years, he started to direct films, which have done very well at the box office, winning awards and critical acclaim. Therefore, his films were 'hits', making him the 'hitman'!

The play on the word 'hit' is what makes the title work - it takes advantage of the two possible meanings of 'hit' - an act of violence, or a succesful project, product or venture.

Just thought I'd share this for fun! Are there any hidden layers of meaning you've spotted and would like to point out?