Monday
through Wednesday I really did nothing of note; henceforth, let me
talk about some sports that are considered niche in the United States
but I have viewed in the past few weeks. Late last month was the
Grand Final in the Australian Football League; yeah, I still once in
awhile see Australian Rules Football. In hindsight, I am not
surprised that Richmond defeated Greater Western Sydney in a massacre
(114 to 25) yet I did hope for something more competitive. During
this past week I saw a replay of the National Rugby League Grand
Final (also in Australia) and it was rugby league; Sydney Roosters
defeated Canberra 14-8; while low-scoring, at least it was more
competitive. Finally, this month I have seen a few rugby union (they
are big differences between that and rugby league... it'd take
paragraphs to try and explain to someone who don't know) games as the
Rugby World Cup is currently happening in Japan. That huge typhoon
canceled a few games but much more importantly, not too many lives
were lost and the person I know who actually lives in Japan is fine.
Thursday was
definitely the most interesting/exciting day for me. I returned to
Disney, Epcot in particular. It was nice to experience the Food &
Wine Festival again and eat dinner there, but the big draw for me was
the new Disney Skyliner gondolas. They opened late last month and not
even a week into operation, the whole thing broke down and people
were stranded for a few hours; there's not a good look for Disney.
Thankfully there were no issues while I was on them. From the Epcot
station I went to the end of that line at the Caribbean Beach resort.
I then transferred to the line that took you to the Art of Animation
and Pop Century Resort; I hadn't been there in ages but both have
tremendous theming so it was nice to walk around there for a bit.
Back at Epcot, the band performing on this night was .38 Special; I
am not sure how cool it makes me to admit I happily listened to all
their songs in that 35 minute set, but I'll admit it anyhow.
The rest of
the week, the only noteworthy event was picking someone up from the
Sanford Airport. After Saturday it should be awhile before I make
another airport run. Due to traffic and other factors, I was happy to
lay low and relax. The Chicago Bears game against the New Orleans
Saints game was on locally so I... well, did not watch all of it;
instead I saw small bits and pieces, which was enough for me. The
Saints won 36-25, but note that until late the score was 36-10 and
the Bears were totally humbled. After what happened last Monday night
where the Green Bay Packers won a game against the Lions after some
atrocious refereeing, it sort of is a relief that Chicago will be
mediocre at best this season as that will make it easier to ignore
the NFL in general and not have to watch the New England Patriots
(probably) win it all yet again. I'll have better things to do with
my time instead.
Next Monday,
I am expecting to write about more events as the upcoming week should
be at least a little livelier... that's the plan, at least.
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