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Jul 15, 2011
Some of us do love him. A lot. But what you're saying about most of us is so right I'm almost crying.
Friend 1: "Andy Murray stood on my foot once."
Me: "Whaaaaaaaaaaaah?" [Contemplating kissing her feet.]
Friend 1: "Yeah, I was stood outside a gym. I had been going to say hi so when I said ouch it came out really loud and weird. He put his hand on my shoulder and was like "Oh my god, I'm so sorry" and kept on being really apologetic."
Me: "Awwwwwww."
Friend 2: "I hate Andy Murray."
Friend 1: "Me too!"
Friend 1 & 2: [Animated discussions about what an arse he is.]
Me: [Headdesk.]
Don't Worry. I'm Sure He's Still a Grumpy Prick and You Can Go Back To Hating Him Shortly.
So I camped overnight in the Queue at Wimbledon, right? A more comprehensive description of that experience will follow. But while I was in the Queue I did a thing with ESPN that involved me interviewing other peeps in the Queue (#humblebrag). It was fun and I met some really interesting peo...
Gorgeous.
Pic This: Proud Mom is Proud.
This was Judy yesterday after Andy was able to claw himself out of an 0-2 hole to level the match at 2-2. And this is Judy today, marvelling at the grit her son displayed just stepping out on court. "Yeah, whatever. I LOVE MY BOY. Don't distract me." I find it all incredibly sweet. (Pics:...
Sveta, Pico and Andy all knew each other at the Sanchez-Casal Academy in Barca as teenagers. I consider this proof that head-case-yness is contagious.
At Least You're Resting.
Moose is out of Barcelona after getting an MRI on his right elbow and being advised to take 4-5 days rest. You know what that means: VIDEO GAMES!!!! Luv ya, nerd. (Pics: AP, Andy Murray's Twitter)
Haha. Cue Westlife's "Mandy".
Sad thing is, if you saw the whole match, Andy was probably the better dubs player on team boyband. But he's talented, so he can still suck whilst not sucking. Skiiiiiiiiiiilllllllllz.
NolAndy. More Like NoAndy.
Everyone knows the formula for an awesome boy band. You always have to have the super-talented, hot, charismatic, wide-grinning one who all the boys want to be and all the ladies want to be with. They're the Michael Jacksons, the Timberlakes, the Lacheys, the Lennons, and the George Michaels...
"the British equivalent of Comic Relief" ahahahahaha
Nina, Outnumbered is amazing! Definitely check it out if you get the chance :)
Ramona Marquez. Remember the name. http://bit.ly/ffarvU
"Try and look more you. Like, emo."
Well done sketch for Red Nose Day, the British equivalent of Comic Relief, aka "Giggles for Charity". That kid rules. I wonder how much weed she smokes between takes.
:D
I don't understand how anyone can say they wouldn't like to hang out with the Murray clan. What's not to love?
Pic This: Blow It Up.
My boyfriend and future sister-in-law blowin' it up. Too cute. (Pics: Forty Deuce)
There's a reason that the highlands are so sparsely populated. Personal space, people! :)
Pic This: Something Tells Me Andy's Not a Hugger.
Tongue or it didn't happen, Gentlemen. (Pics: Forty Deuce)
Warning: contains nuzzling, Judy and half naked Scottish people. Not in that order. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcjWrRH8xWg
Nuzzlin' Nole.
I just...it's too much. Too much. Thanks to @Noleksa for tweeting.
Maggie would be a wonderful wife. High maintenance, but worth every squirrel-steak. That said, you can't kill Andy! Aside from the evil of robbing the world of one of its finest dorks, every time a tear drops from Kim's eyes another fairy dies. [Rhymes --> facts.]
I Stand By My Answer.
During today's lovely Live Blog, the tennis got a wee bit boring and so, as is the Forty Deuce way, the chat devolved into a game of Marry, Boff, Kill. Someone posed the ever impossible trifecta of Judy, Maggie, or Andy. After much thought (2 seconds) I settled on my answer: Marry Judy, boff M...
"Marry Boff Kill: Andy, Judy, Maggie. [Muwahacacklecackle]
Wednesday January 19, 2011 9:06 Fay
9:06
C Note:
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
Wednesday January 19, 2011 9:06 C Note
9:06
C Note:
Marry Maggie, eff Judy, kill Andy. I'm going off personality on that one."
You're switching around Judy and Maggie? What gives? Did you realise that Maggie would never forgive you for killing her Dad and you'd be stuck in what would probably be an abusive relationship? Smart.
I Stand By My Answer.
During today's lovely Live Blog, the tennis got a wee bit boring and so, as is the Forty Deuce way, the chat devolved into a game of Marry, Boff, Kill. Someone posed the ever impossible trifecta of Judy, Maggie, or Andy. After much thought (2 seconds) I settled on my answer: Marry Judy, boff M...
Boy is 15. Boy leave home and family. Boy spend next 8 years travelling globe without parents. Boy live 400 miles from parents. Boy have good relationship with parents. Commenters on blogs think this is a sign that boy can't look after self. This makes them silly.
Spreading The Joy. Or Whatever It Is Andy Plays With.
Mum and Son hit the courts in Melbourne with some kids to teach them the finer points of jaw-stretching, how to be the best tweeter ever, and how to balance a ball on your head while your mom is trying to be serious. Dude. That kid has some form, no? Andy looks worried. Aw...look at my b...
I have recently realised that I love Dan Radcliffe. Did you know he's a huge Tom Lehrer fan? Also a Frank Turner fan.
C Note, if you don't know Frank Turner, you should know that you would love Frank Turner. He's pasty, British, cynical and brilliant. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQMVHhxTtLc I have reason to believe that might be your type.
Required Reading
This explains why my corgi ain't all that into tennis. Moose blogging from the WTFs. Get ready for Davis Cup. England is bidding for the 2018 World Cup. Not that Wimbledon cares. A WSJ profile on Ken Soloman, CEO of Tennis Channel. Loved Tignor's observation in the last paragraph. I missed it...
Awww, Nole, as a fellow contact lens wearer I only love you more for having this issue. The deities who rule these things are sadistic. The commentators really needed a contact lens consultant last night - Jonathan Overend was chatting away about Nole having a tendency to make a fuss over a trivial problem. He clearly doesn't understand the kind of pain and discomfort involved.
Slightly related fact of the day: Andy Murray's grandfather retired from football and set up an optician's practice, which his uncle now runs. Rock 'n' roll.
This Is Not The One-Eyed Nole I Wanted To See.
HOW DO YOU NOT HAVE LASIK??? I have horrible eyesight. I've worn glasses since the 6th grade. I was a regular contact wearer through college. After my first year of law school I went to the optometrist and he informed me that my eyesight had gotten 100% worse. "Are you a law student?" "Ye...
I love your podcasts. It's like twitter for the ears.
I think I'm ill. I'm not tired of the season yet despite having stayed up all night eating toast to get through Hopman Cup ties in January. It's people like me that design the schedules. We should be locked up.
"It's What Liezel Would Have Wanted Her To Do."
And we're back. And we tried to talk about actual tennis. But really, we just wanted to talk about Liezel. And Dinara's hair. Just a reminder, you can download the podcast directly below (right-click save), listen to it on the page (just click the arrow), listen to it from the Forty Deuce Fa...
She looks concerned for his health.
Pic This: Mambo Number Five...ty One.
Giiiiiirl. (Pic: Getty)
http://www.fft.fr/cms/GetDoc.asp?Type=5&ID=15033 Muzz is in the draw. Grannollers or Nalbandian 2nd round.
Rafa's Out of Paris. That Is All.
"I am very unhappy for not playing this year at the Paris-Bercy event. Due to a small tendinitis on my left arm caused by forcing a bit too much on my practice this week back at home I have to stay 6/7 days resting. It is nothing to be worried about but the doctor told me I have to be those day...
Ah, fingers crossed it works out well. Hopefully she can see from their time together what she needs and will get someone great.
Does anyone know who she was training with at the NTC? Was it still Heinz or someone else?
Goddamit, Heinz, You're So Lazy.
Sadz. Ana and Heinz are no more. She wants a full-time coach and Heinz was a part-time gig. Sounds like a totally amicable split. No word yet on who gets custody of Leather. I'm going to miss Heinz for sure, primarily because he got Ana to get back to basics. See the ball, hit the ball, a...
Based on that picture I'm going to go ahead and assume Andy is pregnant.
Also, "Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!" Fingers crossed Jamie plays a leeeeeeeeettle more solidly than he did last time I watched one of his matches.
Valenthia.
The big boys, sans Rafa, are back in action this week in Valencia and Basel. If that wasn't enough to get you interested then may I add that the boys are still scrapping for those last three spots for London. Moose, Sod, Fer, and Daveed lead the field in Valencia and there are some awesome m...
... Judy? Is that you?
Mealaibh ur naidheachd!
Congrats to Jamie Murray and his bride, Alejandra Guttierez. They met two years ago while she was studying in London. The only way this photo could be cuter is if Judy and Maggie photobombed it.
Lol. The omnipresent British media "friend". Always always always shorthand for bullshit.
I don't see why people are ignoring the most important question surrounding this tweet: Did Maggie take the picture???
I Call Bullshit.
So Andy tweeted this two days ago and a plethora of Twitter jokes ensued. Clearly the dude hurt his hand choking his chicken, right? I mean, it's his right hand, he's got a laptop nearby, and the sheets are all pulled off. I've walked in on this shit before. I know what's up. But apparently...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ki0qLYw9wI !!!!!!
My Mom Says, "You're Welcome".
Rafa reflects on his ridonkykong 2010. I think it's so telling that he cites Monte Carlo as the most important win of the year. It shows how much even he wondered if he could get it all back. Once he broke through there, the dam broke and the confidence flowed.
True, Rafa vids are never a bad thing. *sigh*
My Mom Says, "You're Welcome".
Rafa reflects on his ridonkykong 2010. I think it's so telling that he cites Monte Carlo as the most important win of the year. It shows how much even he wondered if he could get it all back. Once he broke through there, the dam broke and the confidence flowed.
This is gorgeous and I love Rafa, but surely this shouldn't be the ATP's first video making priority at a time when we haven't seen Andy be boring with paint? He's not playing an event for another two weeks now, I'm genuinely concerned...
My Mom Says, "You're Welcome".
Rafa reflects on his ridonkykong 2010. I think it's so telling that he cites Monte Carlo as the most important win of the year. It shows how much even he wondered if he could get it all back. Once he broke through there, the dam broke and the confidence flowed.
"Rosco and Ken Skupski taking the bronze for England." I hate myself for it, but as someone who is both English and chronically pedantic I feel obliged to point out that Ross & Ken are wearing the silver medals ;)
Great post though, lovely that you're giving the Commonwealths coverage! Gutted that Glasgow 2014 isn't including tennis, I bet Andy would've been tempted into playing and it's such a great opportunity to grow tennis in parts of the world it isn't so popular.
Wait, They Don't Win A Cobra?
Well after much insanity and, well, let's face it, genuine concern over how this event would come off, the Commonwealth Games wrapped up with a little bit of something for everyone. Somdev gave the host nation something to cheer about as he picked up the gold in singles, and Anastasia kept ...
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