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Black Cats Hit For Six

The games kicked off yet due to traffic I find myself jogging past the church towards the Holte End.  It's just started raining. An omen?  This is a must win game.  My season ticket clicks in the card reader and I pass through the turnstiles.  A quick glance at the screen in the foyer shows only a few minutes have passed, but I pause briefly to watch a corner be claimed by their keeper.  A two hour journey means a quick pause at the gents is required before I take my seat.  As I stand at the urinal I feel the adrenaline pumping through me, my heart pounding so hard in my chest I swear I can hear it echoing off the tiled walls.  Did I mention this was a must win game?  To those who don't 'get it', it's moments like this why us football fans just can't walk away.

I remember games like this when I was younger, just wanting games to end and points to be bagged.  A much older, wiser, and less superstitious me can enjoy the moment much much more.  And tonight was just amazing.   Properly 'did that really happen' amazing.  Sunderland took a beating and somehow we repaired our goal difference to climb above Newcastle to 16th.

The Highs And Lows Of A Footy Fan - In 60 Seconds

Oddly enough when I was playing with the Duc on Friday night I had 5Live on the radio which was previewing the weekends football.  And they focused on League 1 as it was the last fixtures of the season.  Brentford were due to play Doncaster.  After 45 games they were only 2 points apart, Donny on 81 in second and Brentford on 79 in third.  With only two getting promotion automatically it had basically come down to a one game shoot-out.  If Brentford could beat Doncaster they would steal that last promotion place away from their opponents.

And so with Tash out Saturday afternoon I was focused on the radio.  Every time they went to Griffin Park it was stalemate.  Doncaster seeming happy to play the game out for the point they needed.

The 90 minutes had passed.  Doncaster's army of away fans must have been preying for the final whistle.  This this happens.  Thankfully 5live clicked across to the game just in time.  Best end to a football season ever?  Quite possibly!  Click here to listen for yourselves.

Thankfully, in the Premier League, Spurs grabbed a last minute equaliser against Wigan, and it looks more and more like it will be a shoot-out against Villa and Wigan for the final relegation spot ... and we happen to play them last game of the season too!  We play Sunderland tonight which really has become a must win game for us as it would mean we could open up a 5 point gap on Wigan.  I think every Villa fan is preying we have more than a 3 point gap on Wigan come the last day of the season!

I Lick Spoon!? I Lick Bowl?!

First cupcakes since the Bake Off!  Maybe the week of endless practice scarred me more than I realise!  That was over two years ago now!

To be honest I always find cupcakes a bit pointless when you could just bake a proper cake instead.  But I fancied them so Alfie and I got busy with the electric mixer!

The Plague Of Italian Electrics Begins?

Was hoping to spend my evening fitting a new water temp sensor on the 'cati to get my gauge working tonight.  However upon removing the fairing I learnt that the wire is missing the needed connector.

So I made this for Alfie instead.

Of Course, Next Was Meltdown

But for a few minutes two overtired kids lovingly shared an ice cream!

Two Seasonings In One Day

BBQ season is here.  Well, for a day anyway.  So lunch was a gorgeous marinated chicken with sardines lovingly prepared by Dawn and Dale and dinner was black bean burgers with bacon and cheese.

Does My Bump Look Big In This?

Cutting Back The Climbers

I have just realised that this photo basically looks like I've taken a photo of the washing.  What actually happened was that mass of jasmine, honeysuckle and bay got a big chop back.  Still got a little to finish and then we'll be raising the wall!  Big thanks to my Dad for coming up and getting stuck in with me.

We Want To Live Under A Big Gay Rainbow

Don't get me wrong here, the politics of a nation doesn't figure anywhere in reasons why I want to leave the UK or move to NZ .... however many could learn a thing from the attitude and approach of Maurice Williamson the MP for Pakuranga.

This is the speech he gave when NZ legalised gay marriage last week.  It's fantastic!