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Date Posted: 18:58:52 05/25/03 Sun
Author: Tilly
Subject: Re: Cricket and Euronsong
In reply to: Miss Cam 's message, "Cricket and Euronsong" on 18:30:22 05/25/03 Sun


>And just yesterday your Archnemesis called me
>'gracious'

If you mean LQ, then I have to wonder where she learned that word. ;) Actually I don't consider her to be any kind of nemesis. Rather I think that I'm hers. ;)

>and an aboriginal journalist told me he
>wished I'd stick around in Australia as people like me
>would be good for the country (I was very touched).
>Must be 'compliment Cam week'.

O_o You fixing up to leave Australia??


>
>Heh. Eurosong is the annual Eurovisin song contest,
>wherein 26 European countries all contribute one
>unique song (usually picked in a national contest) and
>then have televoting to decide which is the best. Each
>country gives points to the ten most voted for songs
>by their callers (can't vote for themselves,
>obviously) and the song with most points wins (duh).
>It's hours of cheesy fun, as... well, the standard is
>not always that great on all songs.

Sounds like reality TV to me. Anything like American Idol and all of that? Or more like the Olympics of music? ^_^

>And the fashions
>are hidious. This year one artist had a blue smurf
>gymnast with him on stage. I kid you not. And you
>Americans are missing out.

It does sound rather interesting, what with the evil smurf and all.

>Life changing, eh? Moments when you realise your life
>is about to go in another direction are always very
>conflicting because of equal amounts of terror and
>terrificness. Hopefully, luck shall be on your side.

Thank you; it's a Biggie. :)

>Fingers crossed. About to change my life myself, as
>I'm about to graduate, so I have a sense of what you
>must be feeling. Eek and yay, both.

Totally. What's next?


>'Howzat' is what the crowd cry whenever there's a good
>run in cricket (I think). It's a cricket term, I'd
>never heard of it before I came to Australia.

Well, that sounds pretty cute. ^_^

>Ah, pidgin English. I thought it might be slang that I
>didn't know. All my slang's been Aussie-fied of late
>(fair dinkum, mate)

Okay! A fair one to you, too! ;) Or rather I should say, hang loose, and shaka da moon! Get ya hali'i and ya Primo beer and find your bestest spot to ho'omaha wid me today! Feel good, ya!

~~T

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