Dudes. I mean dudes. The US Open hasn’t been this awesome in a very long time.

Hello Roger! I won't say it is a pleasure to see you lose your temper like that, but wow it has been a very long time. I suppose this does make you more human. Also, del Potro was pretty damn amazing there, just wow. You know del Potro just exemplified why I love tennis.

Also, Patrick Swayze dead at 57. Gods, I still remember seeing him for the first time in North and South. Farewell, and thank you for all the memories.

Andy Roddick!!!!! EEEE! EEE! EE!

Andy Roddick ends Andy Murray's Wimbledon dream!

OMFG! EXCITEMENT! Guys, I honestly thought Murray had won the game several time because for the first 2 to 3 sets it appeared as if Murray was coasting through despite the screw of the first set. But guys, Roddick played GOOD net game! I still can't get over that. Roddick playing net game.

Federer vs Roddick! Guys, Roddick have lost, like 18 out of the 20 matches against Federer, but by the gods wouldn't it be awesome if Roddick won. The guy have vastly improved.

EXCITEMENT!

WHAT?!

DO NOT COMPUTE!

HELP! THIS MUST BE A LIE! WHAT?

spn_j2_bigbang update: Over the 2000 words mark, have plotted out 15 scenes and I now know how it is going to end. Let’s all hope I can maintain the momentum and finish it.

I'm still thinking over the whole tennis thing. Yes, still. louiselux sum up the whole reason why I'm still mulling over the match perfectly.

I'm still not over the tennis dramas of yesterday, not really. It keeps ringing around my head and I keep thinking about Roger - there is a person with so many expectations heaped on him, so many that I feel like his life is all bent out of shape from the vast pressure of them. Part of the joy of watching someone achieve at the highest level is that they are making a rare and almost impossible dream come true for themselves and for everyone watching. Watching them fail to do that is-- well, it is heartbreaking.

Also, still haven’t seen the new SPN episode yet.

2009 Australian Open Champion; Rafael Nadal. I wanted a placeholder to remember. That was an excellent match, not as amazing as their Wimbledon match, but I suspect very few match ever will be. Nadal was the better player tonight and deserved to win, however, this doesn't mean I don't feel CONFLICTED! There is such an emotional investment for Federer to win tonight; his 14th Grand Slam, winning the Australian Open again, just so many reasons why it would have been an amazing evening if he had won, but Nadal was the better player, so kudos for Nadal.

Also, I just wanted to hug the two of them during the awards ceremony. Roger cried, and Nadal didn't smile much and just looked really sorry. It was all very TEARFUL! SADS!

ETA: I have slept on it, and you know, I feel kind of gutted about the match, not that Nadal won, because he did deserve the win. However, it was just utterly devastating seeing Federer's reaction to the loss. Just, damn it. The whole thing was heart breaking.

O.M.F.G.

I am WATCHING THIS LIVE (I'm in Perth, I'm probably getting some sort of delayed telecast)!
Currently watching Nadal v Federer! Guys! Guys! Guys! OMFG!
- It is 4 / 5 5 all 6 / 5 7 / 5 (Nadal / Federer), first set.
- I DON'T KNOW WHO I WANT TO WIN THIS?! GUYS! GUYS!
- OMFG! ROGER! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! FIGHT DAMN IT! FIGHT!

- 2nd SET; 0 / 1 1 /2 2 all (Nadal / Federer) [I am getting really, really, really STRESSED! OMFG! WHAT THE HELL IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO ME IF THIS LASTS FOR 5 HOURS? HELL, WHAT IF THIS DOESN'T LAST FOR 5 HOURS?] 3/2 (Nadal / Federer) [Oh bugger. ROGER! PLEASE DON'T DO THIS!] 3 all (Nadal / Federer). [But SERIOUSLY WTF?! GUYS, YOU ARE FUCKING BETTER THAN THIS. Just HELL!] 3/4 (Nadal / Federer) [Also, COMMENTATORS, STOP WITH THE FUCKING DOOM and GLOOM! My poor little heart can't handle it.] But seriously, Roger, you need to win the mental battle. Also, NADAL! I'm starting fear for your body. PLEASE BE OK! 3/5 (Nadal / Federer). 3/6!!!! 1 set ALL!

- 3rd set. 2/1 (Nadal / Federer) It seems like Federer is picking up his game. 2 all. YES! 3/2 (Nadal / Federer). OMFG! Nadal, you are fecking awesome, just omfg! You are so awesome. That was some amazing tennis. 3 all. 4/3 (Nadal / Federer). 4 all (Nadal / Federer), no comments, too busy, watching tennis. VOLLEY! ACE! SET! OMFG! 5/4 (Nadal / Federer). This sport is such a psychological sport. Oh gods, this must be so fucking with Federer's mind. Seriously, Nadal looks slightly less sparkly. 5 all. 6/5 (Nadal / Federer). 6 all. This tie breaker is going to kill me. Over 3 hours of play now. 7/6 (Nadal / Federer). Oh bugger, Federer is in trouble... unless he can win the next set, in which case it is going to be awesome.

- 4th set. 2 all. So very tense. 2/3 (Nadal / Federer), that was epic (7 deuces). 2/5, 3 hours 42 mins. 3/6. And we are going into a 5th set.

- 5th set. OMFG! Just OMFG! Nadal. OMFG! NADAL! YOU DESERVE IT!

- Award presentation; Oh gods, I CRIES! Roger! *HUGS*. Australia LOVES you, you and your tears! And Nadal! OMFG! Boy, you deserved that win, you need to enjoy this. *CLINGS*. It was an awesome match, just so very awesome. I LOVE you guys.

“This is sport but it is also theatre.” - Jim Courier you are so in love.
And this, my friend, is WHY I love single men’s tennis.

Working on the weekend. Urk.

I'm also obsessively listening to new KPOP. OMFG! I'm LISTENING to so much Girl's Generation and Brown Eyed Girls. OMFG! They CAN sing, their vocals are just phenomenal.

nekomancy, you will LOVE Girl's Generation, and I have finally found the rest of my Epik High albums. We should meet up sometime next week and I can pass you music and stuff.

Not going to watch the new SPN episode until I finish all my work.

Also, TENNIS! OMFG! WHAT?! OMFG! 5 HOURS AND 14 MINUTES! OMFG! OMFG! OMFG! I'm WATCHING CLIPS of this! BUT OMFG! THAT WAS AN AMAZING GAME! HOW THE HELL DO THEY DO IT?! OMFG! THAT WAS JUST AMAZING! IT IS FEDERER V NADAL FOR THE MEN'S FINALS AT THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN! EEEE! CAN YOU IMAGINE?!!!

HELP: Do people make .avi files of tennis matches (or, maybe tapes)? I still have NO tv and I'd love to see this match (and the final) live. Anyone?

Also, nekomancy, I LITERALLY CANNOT UNSEE the WHITE DOTS ANYMORE! I HATE YOU SO VERY MUCH!

Currently I have NO tv, mum took mine as her one died a silent death. This usually wouldn’t be a problem as I don’t tend to watch tv much anyway. However, it is currently the AUSTRALIAN OPEN, tonight’s match is Federer v Roddick, and I CAN’T watch this because I have NO tv. Guys, can you understand the pain I’m going through, this is Federer v Roddick, where Roddick seems to be in an actual good form. Like Roddick haven’t been this good in a very long time, and there is a potential that he could put up a really good fight against Federer. This is like promising me FOOD and BEER and then TAKING IT ALL AWAY to FEED my MORTAL ENEMY and I HAVE TO SIT THERE AND WATCH!

*CRIES*.

On other news; broke the 1000 words mark for my bigbang! YAY!

ETA: FINALS! OMFG! INTO THE FINALS! NADAL! YOU ARE HONOUR-BOUND TO GET THROUGH! OMFG! THE THOUGHT OF A FEDERER VS NADAL! OMFG!! EEE! I MUST PRY THE TV FROM MOTHER FOR THE FINALS!

The Chinese New Year concert this year, well, it didn’t suck, and it was kind of awesome, this is very surprising. The set up for the concert hall is on a completely different level; the whole stage is set up with massive flat screens from ground to ceiling (I’m pretty sure the concert hall is about 10m high, at the very least). Hell, their curtains were round screens. It is just awesome. Also, I’m still trying to get over the fact they had Jay Zhou and Jackie Chan on tonight.

The dance performances are all so mesmerising, like just stunningly beautiful. The panda one was cute, the ocean-themed one was amazing, and the martial arts face-off one between the female and male members of the family was hilarious (very Kung-fu hustle, though breaking out into a tango was really kind of scary). Also, the Irish dancers, OMFG! I wish I had kept up learning it, but you know, Australia, not exactly the greatest place to continue learning Irish dancing.

On the tennis front because I have been watching (clips and such because I DON’T have a TV anymore); OMFG! Jankovic! WTF?! Federer, Nadal, Roddick, Djokovic and Murray! *BITES NAIL*. OMFG! The next few days for male tennis are going to be insane. At this point there is a shit load of threats to a Nadal and Federer face-off, it is kind of terrifying; Djokovic and Murray are highly dangerous, though I have to admit Djokovic is more likely to win because he has had the experience of winning a Grand Slam, though Murray can be kind of terrifying when necessary. Also, while I think Roddick have the ability to win he has huge problems when it comes to focus and mental strength. The thing is this Australian Open for the guys is completely open because any of them can win.

ETA: BESTEST CHINESE NEW YEAR CONCERT! OMFG! JUST SO AWESOME! It is good being Chinese today!

Gold for RAFAEL NADAL Olympic Winner!

Also, Federer, with Stanislas Wawrinka, wins the Men's Doubles. Federer playing doubles! And when he won there was HOPPING and HUGGING, and it was just GLORIOUS!

You know, the more I think about this the more I realise that this is probably the best outcome for a fan of BOTH Nadal and Federer. The former can usher into his position as World #1 with an Olympic win while the latter has finally won an Olympic Gold and seem to be enjoying tennis for the first time in awhile now. I’m just so HAPPY for both of them.

Nadal and Federer! Semi-finals men's singles and semi-finals men's doubles. EEEE! OK, I am HAPPY!

And OMFG! Why didn’t any of you tell me about The Office (US)? It makes me laugh and want to punch people in the face (usually Michael). I’m currently half way through season 2 and will not watch any further episodes until later in the week (want to see it with the fiancé). I LOVE Jim and Pam to little pieces, they make me swing back and forth between EEE!Happiness! to OMFG!TEARS of Woe! Generally speaking I just want the two of them to smile, laugh and be HAPPY with one another. Oh gods, I so NEED them to have a happy ending. And this series is just so amazing, they really found their footing in season 2, and I just LOVE this so very much.

Today I’m DOING no work! I shall kick back and relax, and then tomorrow I shall go into a frenzy of WORK.

1. When Liu Zige won the women's 200m butterfly the Chinese media was completely dumbfounded, they had no idea who she was and spent several hours trying to figure out where she grew up and blah. It was both hilarious and awesome because no one expected it. Oh, happiness.

2. Federer's match against Blake. I don't want to talk about it; I'm still kind of in shock. However, as someone said in much more succinct words; he's Roger Fucking Federer. He'll be fine.

3. Male swimmers and male divers, oh gods, male water sports contestants.

4. The whole brouhaha over the little girl who lip-synched. I’m confused by the outrage, I’m more confused about the Milli Vanilli comparison because dude, no one in Asia cares nor even understands the comparison. Also, as far as I understood it the coordinators for that part admitted on National television that the little girl lip-synched. I’m just really confused by people who keep on harping about it. The Opening Ceremony is a performance, something that should look good so of course they would choose the cuter girl. Please explain to me about the outrage, or is this going to end being a cultural difference thing again.

5. The gymnastics age thing; see, this outrage I can understand. I’m really quite concerned about the girls’ physical health than anything else. However, people really should shut the fuck up about their performance. The girls out-performed the other teams, accept it, and move onto the fact that really matters; their physical health and whether China should be fined/punished/whatever for the lying about their age.

6. I’m REALLY enjoying the Olympics (barring the Tennis because that’s fucking heart-breaking. So, Nadal, GO and WIN this!)

I finally watched Federer's match against Karlovic in the Cincinnati Masters. It was tense and so damn frustrating. Federer's tennis is still amazing but it felt as if he wasn't putting his all in the game. It is like his loss at Wimbledon has knocked something out of alignment in his mind and it is just so damn frustrating because it feels as if his heart is not in the match. Nadal can be #1 but not like this.

Youttube, you are awesome.

OMFG! OMFG! Nadal just CLIMBED on top of the box seats to get to his parents, and then straight to the Royal Box; where the Spanish Royalties hugged him and shook his hands. Just how much PROTOCOL did he break? AHAHAAHAHA! Oh, Nadal, you are so awesome.



Rafael Nadal, Winner of Wimbledon 2008. 22-yr-old, and played one of the best match I have ever seen.

Also, Federer, omfg, Federer, how awesome you are. Thank you for that amazing match. Thank you so very much. You are still the World #1, this is not the end, this is a minor set-back, you have changed yourself so many times in the past to become World #1, and you can do it again. I look forward to your future matches with much excitement.

OVER 4 hours of match and the whole centre court is practically in complete darkness.

Nadal is currently 4 - 2 down, after having won the first set at 6 - 4.

Federer has changed his tactics SEVERAL times!

I am SCREAMING AT THE TELEVISION! Nadal don't do this to my HEART!

ETA: Nadal is 4 - 3 down. OMFG! Can he win this in STRAIGHT SETS? Federer start making this HARD, come on. This is the Wimbledon final.

ETA 2: BESTEST FUCKING RALLY so far. YES YES YES YES! IT IS DEUCE NOW! It is NOW Advantage Federer! And it is DEUCE AGAIN!

ETA 3: It is 4 ALL in set 2! OMFG! MY HEART! MY HEART! Federer, do NOT fuck this UP!

ETA 4: Nadal, you are NOT allowed to fall down EVER AGAIN! OMFG! This is fucking terrifying. This is scary.

ETA 5: WHY DOESN'T WIMBLEDON HAVE A CLOSED ROOF? IT IS FUCKING ENGLAND, IT RAINS, AN OPEN ROOF IS FUCKING RIDICULOUS! The rain has caused the men's final to be delayed by ~40 mins. And it doesn't seem to be stopping anytime soon.

ETA 6: And I MISSED the rest of the match because my body died on me just after 1:40am, and I didn't get to see the finish, and OMFG! I MISSED, possibly, ONE of the BESTEST MATCH EVER! Nadal WON 6-4, 6-4, 6-7, 6-7, 9-7. OMFG! OMFG! OMFG! OMFG!!!!!!

Roger Federer Vs Marat Safin at the Wimbledon Male Semifinls. ARGHHHH! UTTER FUCKING FRUSTRATION! It could have been an awesome game instead it was a game of frustration and mediocre tennis. Dammit Marat, you were meant to PUSH Federer to the limit, instead the two of you didn't perform at a level deserving of a Semifinal. It was fucking MEDIOCRE tennis from the current world no.1 and the former world no.1. Just WTF?!

See, I think Federer is an awesome tennis player, possibly the best there has ever been, however, I also find his newer matches boring. He was amazing when he went up against Sampras and Agassi; that raw intensity is something that I just don’t get to see much from him anymore, and that makes me sad. Because ANGRY, INTENSE Federer was awesome. OK, fine, his matches with Nadal are a thing of beauty.

And since I mentioned Sampras I just want to talk about how he and Agassi’s decade-long-rivalry made me fall in love with tennis. Their matches were phenomenon, and the two of them only decided to participate in the Davis Cup when both were guaranteed a position. They switched the position of no.1 several times within a year, and they always pulled the best performance from each other. This is like the stuff of EPIC. So very awesome.

In short; you are only as good as your competition. And neither Federer nor Marat was good competitors in this match.

Nadal vs Federer for the Finals. YES! They better attempt to kill each other in the match.