Big Week(end)

Spending the weekend with the family, but generally still quite busy, so this will just be a quick update, touching on a few things that have caught my attention recently.

1) Do you reckon the AFL grand final is special enough to get a full day of televised coverage, or is a five hour pre-game show stretching the limits? And yes, the NRL coverage is going to be all day tomorrow, but that's going to include three actual games. Speaking of which, I must admit that I'm looking forward to the women's game most out of anything this weekend. From what I've seen of the season, I really do have to applaud what the league has done. They've televised every match; they've done their best to schedule double-headers, where a men's and women's team from the same club plays at the same ground, back-to-back; they've scheduled the grand finals as a double header; and on top of that, the quality of the games has been really impressive too—even better than the WAFL, in my opinion. And yet, sadly, they still haven't been able to get more than half a dozen spectators to turn up to a match. Here's hoping things go differently tomorrow.

That's not to say that I don't have a few nitpicks. With no North Queensland side, my mob have been forced to barrack for the Broncos, which hasn't exactly sat comfortably. Also, can I point out how silly it is to have a female team called "The Roosters", when a rooster is specifically a male chook. Of course, calling yourself "The Hens" doesn't exactly have the same punch; but then again, I've always questioned the wisdom of naming your team after an animal that is primarily known for being delicious.

2) I'm curious to know what youse all reckon about this business with the board of the ABC. When the news broke, I had quite a strong reaction, but within two days, I'd sort of settled into the mindset of "Oh, it's just corruption as usual. No big deal." I feel like I might be developing an unhealthy level of apathy towards these things.

3) Anyone who thought Trump might have stuck to his rhetoric over deescalation in the middle east, must be feeling bitterly disappointed after his little spiel on Iran to the UN the other day. At this point, I don't even blame the Iranians for wanting a nuke.

4) The other day, I posted about weird clusters of coincidences, where—as Squib put it—it starts to feel like there's a glitch in the matrix. Well, today, I come here, and find the conversation has turned to menstrual issues, and then I update my ASMR feed, and find this video talking about re-usable/environmentally-friendly feminine hygiene products. And no, I've never seen an ASMR video like this ever before. Talk about getting beyond a joke.

But while we're on this topic of periods, has anybody else heard of "free-bleeding"? And is it just me, or is it not the most idiotic new-age hippy bullshit that you've ever heard of? What's next, shitting your pants?

5) What else has been going on? Given the hours I've been putting in lately, there's bound to be all sorts of stuff I've missed.