If you didn't just watch the England – Portugal match, this post will make no sense to you. But we wuz screwd. That was a fair goal, seen by the linesman and given by the linesman but denied by the ref. But why? What was wrong with it? Seemed like a perfectly good goal to me, no one got fouled, what the hell was wrong with it?
The ref was patently biased – all the yellow cards were for the Brits, yet the Portuguese were hardly angels. As the guy on the BBC said, “There were times when it felt like we were playing against twelve men, and one of them was Swiss.” That pretty much sums it up, really. Ref should be fired for screwing up like that.
And then, extra time… oh gods, how painful to watch. But we evened up 2-2. Then penalties. Ooh, bad. Bad badness.
*sigh*
We wuz screwd.
And Rooney's ankle is hurt, possibly broken if what I hear is right. Bad news. Very bad news.
DISCLAIMER: I only like international tournaments. I am not usually a footie fan. Honest, guv.
On the other hand, Goran Ivanisevic got through in Wimbledon, which is great new. I love Goran. Last year I watched Wimbledon obsessively, and blogged it thwack by thwack. This year, I don't have time to catch but the occasional game, which is a pity, but that's life.
I haven't posted about my Search for Gainful Employment lately, mainly because there's not been huge amounts to say. I've been doing some design work which has taken up much of my time, but, as you'll know if you've been reading this blog a while, what I really want to do is get back into writing for a living.
I used to work as music hack, writing mainly for the Melody Maker and trade rags. Those two years spent hanging out with bands and roadies were two of the best years of my life, if you don't take into account the fact that I earned sweet fa the whole time. You really can't live of £4k pa in London and so I had to call it a day.
Since then I think I've become a much better writer, something I put down at least in part to the fact that I'm blogging almost every day. I've certainly become more adept at networking, spotting stories and pitching.
So I'm chuffed as a small horse to say that today The Guardian have accepted a short item from me about… well, you'll have to wait and see. It will be published in the Online section either next Thursday, or the week after, and will also be available online.
This is my first proper byline for quite a while, and I have to admit, it feels good. I've worked on this pretty solidly since I got the commission at the end of last week, and I'm very pleased with the way that the piece has come out. I hope that, when you get a chance to read it, you will agree.
So, that's it. That's my 'Sekrit Projekt'. Hopefully, just the first of many.
