Serena Williams wins AUS Open
I just got finished watching the AUS Open Women's final against Maria Sharapova and Serena Willams. OMG, talk about a smacking! I had a feeling that Maria would win. She's played really well this tournament. But Serena started off strong, and never looked back. She won the first set 6-1, and I think she was just too powerful.
I felt bad for Maria though. The camera crew showed a picture of her at the end and she looked absolutely crestfallen. I'm not a huge Sharapova fan (due to her grunting) but I don't mind her as a person. And NO, I don't think she's hot. ::smirks:: Maria was seeded #1 and is now ranked #1 I think, and thought that she would have really given it to Serena.
But in the end, Serena was just too good. GOOD ON YA GIRL!
Yes, I'm still around
Hi everyone,
Yes, I AM still around. I know I haven't blogged since I came back here to Australia. But frankly I've been trying to get myself back into the groove of things in all aspects. Work has not changed one bit, in truth, it's getting worse it seems. But I had a meeting with my manager, and she understands what pressure I'm under. I think everyone done. But that still doesn't take away from the fact that we're totally overworked, and I think we're underpaid. But doesn't everyone think that?? ::grinning::
The Australian Open tennis started on Monday, and I've been quite religiously watching that. The first day was absolutely dreadful. I felt so bad for the people who had to play in the 60C+ temperature. Even though it was 40C outside, the courts would have been heaps warmer. There was a picture in the newspaper, that showed the temperature. Unfortunately there are no Aussies left though. Lleyton Hewitt lost last night, in 4 sets.
This week is only a 4 day week ::jumping up and down:: I'm very excited for that. But not excited, because that's one less day that I could be getting a lot of work done. But the good thing is, is that EVERYONE has the day off. It's not like when I take a day off, and have so much more to try and catch up on. Everyone has to catch up, when there is a public holiday.
I find it quite funny, that my manager told me that I could include 7:30 on my time sheet, as we're only supposed to start at 8:00. She stated that I could also acrue more than 7.36 hours of flexi time, to be able to take more than one day a month off. But the truth is, I can't afford to take more than one day off. I actually can't afford to take one day off, let alone another.
One good thing, is this one friend that I work with, who has helped me a lot, with training and just understanding my role, is coming back on Monday. It's been nice to not have her around (because I depended on her so much) but it'll be nice to have her back too, b/c she stays late all the time. :Lsnickers:: Now that my partner and I are walking Monday-Friday, if I come home late, it doesn't give me much time to eat dinner, before we have to go meet up the others.
That's a whole different thing...I can't believe how out of shape I'm in. I used to be fit, and used to be able to run quite a bit. Now, I can hardly run constantly for more than about 15 minutes. How bad is that?? I should be proud that I can run SOME. But I've been having really bad pains in my legs, not near the shins, but the side of my legs, and where my arch in my feet are. I usually walk this one big loop, then I run it..but by the time I'm ready to run, my feet are killing me. But last time I ran, it was okay. I'm more out of breath when I run, than my legs hurting. I think if I had better endurance, I'd be able to run longer. I just hope, the more I run, the sooner I'll be able to get back to how I was in high school.
Well, I will close for now. I think I've jabbered on enough.
