I awoke from my sleep, feeling a bit jetlagged and a bit congested. Good thing I took that Codral.

While I slept, the Saints played Collingwood in the 2006 Pre-Season NAB Cup. My kids promised to record this for me while I was away.

So, with anticipation, I flipped open my tablet and surfed over to the AFL site.

This is a snap shot of what I saw.

OMG!!

The Saints lost by one point.

In Extra Time.

And the score is the same as the 1966 grand final (74 to 73), except this time it's reversed and the Magpies won by 1 point.

Collingwood 2.8.8 (74) def. St Kilda 1.9.10 (73)

Round up of News

Saints downed in extra time

COLLINGWOOD d ST KILDA
Magpies shine in extra time
Collingwood's one-point defeat of St Kilda contains more drama than an entire series of Desperate Housewives. more

Triumphant Pies put in little bit extra
Australian - 4 hours ago
THE first round of the pre-season is always a novelty act. There are the new draftees to induct. The old faces in new jumpers to get used to.
Magpies shine in extra time The Age
Magpies lead Saints at halftime Melbourne Herald Sun
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10:21:55 AM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • My Hobbies • TV

Very funny reaction to the current tv ad with the slogan - .Where the bloody hell are you?"

It's a bloody good ad, if you ask me.

Sydney Morning Herald

'Bloody' tourism ad campaign rattles some MPs ABC Online - 14 hours ago Several Federal Government backbenchers have taken issue with the new advertising campaign for Australian tourism that uses the slogan, "So where the bloody hell are you? Face of Australia Daily Telegraph Where the hell are you, Australia asks Germans Expatica The Age - Australian - New Zealand Herald - Times Online - all 95 related

11:05:11 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • TV

The AFL pre-season competition for 2006 kicks off this weekend.

My beloved Saints play Collingwood on Sunday.

The game is live on Fox Footy, but I wont be around to watch. I'll be in Seattle for the week. Double Whammy!

9:32:42 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • My Hobbies • TV

Great 3rd final of the VB Series.

Sri Lanka played well and set a good score of 256/9 after 50 overs.

The Aussies reply wsa simply amazing, 267/1 (45.3 ov), led by Adam Gilchrist's incredible inninga of  122 in 91 balls.

Just look at the scoring chart. Very entertaining cricket

Full Scorecard

10:00:09 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • My Interests • TV

I got home, turned on the telly and the little fella started talking. What a champ. Molly, looks lie you were right, he needed a signal to wakeu

time (aest)	Talking Boony Said...
4:30pm	show us a replay of that
5:30pm	where's me beer
7:25pm	oh its a good pill, a very good pill
5:30pm	looked out from here ump
7:30pm	got any nachos. i love nachos
8:45pm	ill drink to that
9:15pm	shot
9:50pm	boring
9:55pm	quack quack quack

Tag : talking boony

7:17:05 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Geek • TV

Hmmm - Boony hasn't spoken yet

The game has started and not a word. Maybe Boonie didn't expect the game would go to 3 finals.

Tag : talking boony

2:52:21 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Geek • TV

What a surprise. Australia lost the first final to Sri Lanka. The Aussies now have to win both finals, otherwise it will be their first VB series loss in 13 years.

Boony is anticipating a good game too.

time (aest)	Talking Boony Said...
1:30pm	grab a VB the crickets about to start
3:00pm	nice shot
4:00pm	when's the dtinks break
4:20pm	i feel like some watermelon
4:45pm	i'll drink to that
5:00pm	we're going to the pub
5:10pm	oh that's a good pill a very good pill
5:15pm	got any nachos. i love nachos
6:15pm	hey give me a vb, the crickets about to start
6:55pm	looked out from here ump
6:55pm	shot
7:25pm	oh it's a good pill, it's a good pill
9:15pm	anyone seen me thongs

Tag : talking boony

3:47:34 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Geek • TV

I read this SMH article today, entitled " Hit shows plundered".

It starts with how Australia is the world's second biggest market for pirated TV shows after Britain.

Hmmm, I remember reading simlar stories 12 months ago, like UK, Australia top TV piracy list and Impatient TV viewers turn to BitTorrent

The article also has some comments from Mark Pesce, who had the Piracy is Good speech from last year.

What I find amusing is the networks execs living in denial

Seven director of corporate development Simon Francis said he was not concerned.

"The vast majority watch television . . . the ratings for the shows show no erosion - you look at the figures for Lost and Desperate Housewives, there is no audience loss," he said.

and

But Ten's David Mott isn't convinced that pirate TV viewers create buzz for shows. "We don't condone piracy and we support the US networks' efforts to prevent it," he said.

Wake up and smell the coffee. Bits are moving freely and people are watching downloaded TV Shows. There are sites like Kangaroo TV springing up with how to instructions for the everyman. It's happening and will accelerate in the coming months.  The networks in the US are starting to adapt (CBS Cuts Out Download Middleman), and even the UK, with the Channel 4 Geek Sitcom  "The IT Crowd", which offers the epsiode online.

1:36:36 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Geek • TV

We're watching the 2006 Winter Olympic Opening Ceremony, and Emma asks me how many people live in each of the different countries marching into the stadium.

Quick as a flash, I jump to wikipedia and voila the top 10

Rank	Country	Population	Density (people/ km2)
—	World	6,446,000,000	43
1	China	1,306,313,812	136
2	India	1,103,600,000	328
3	United States	297,800,000	30
4	Indonesia	241,973,879	126
5	Brazil	186,112,794	21
6	Pakistan	162,419,946	202
7	Bangladesh	144,319,628	1,002
8	Russia	143,420,309	8
9	Nigeria	128,771,988	139
10	Japan	127,417,244	337

Australia is #52 in the big list

10:46:19 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Family • Geek • TV

The finals have begun. Australia plays Sri Lanka in Adelaide

I left my little fellow at home today *AGAIN*, so i relied on the kidness of my family to record his sayings.

time (aest)	Talking Boony Said...
1:30pm	turn on the TV the crickets about to start
3:00pm	duckie duckie duckie
5:25pm	when's the drinks break
5:45pm	got any nachos? I love nachos
7:40om	when are we going to the pub
8:55pm	where's me beer
9:25pm	nice
10:00pm	i feel like playing table tennis

Tag : talking boony

10:10:12 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Family • Geek • TV

Another game during the week and the last one before the finals.

I forgot my little fellow at home today, but my wife (the greatest wife in the world) delivered talking boony to my work, so that he could entertain the folks.

time (aest)	Talking Boony Said...
10:00am	turn on the TV the crickets about to start
11:00am	anyone seen me thongs
2:30pm	the code word today is VB
3:00pm	ill drink to that
5:30pm	got any nachos? I love nachos

Tag : talking boony

2:54:09 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Family • Geek • TV

Australia hit a record score of 6-344 in tonight's match against South Africa at the SCG, with Man of the Match Adam Gilchrist smashing 88 in 66 balls. He is back in form!

Australia's total was their highest against South Africa and the second-highest at the SCG in one-day internationals.

South Africa was never really in the race, as the graph below shows, however, their final score of 6-287 was the highest ever losing score at the SCG in one-day internationals.

Complete Scorecard

10:10:39 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • My Interests • TV

Another game, and another afternoon with talking boony.

I missed the start of the game, as we went out for lunch, but I've been listening intently for most of the day: The Aussies are in a punishing mood today.

time (aest)	Talking Boony Said...
1:30pm	get me a vb the crickets about to start
3:45pm	got any nachos? I love nachos
3:55pm	looked out from here ump
3:55pm	is it time for a beer yet
4:20pm	looked out in my book
4:55pm	show us a reply of that
5:15pm	got any nachos? I love nachos
6:15pm	get me a vb the crickets about to start
6:45pm	get us a beet
7:10pm	show us a reply of that
7:55pm	anyone seen me thongs
9:00pm	today's code word is BALL
10:00pm	how about a game of table tennis

Tag : talking boony

5:41:16 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Family • Geek • TV

 I took talking boony to work again today. I missed his little smile and his witty comments.

I also did some surfing around and found some amazing community research that had been posted, including the Facts of Boonie and the Reverse Boonjaneering project. unreal.

Here's what I recorded today:

time (aest)	Talking Boony Said...
1:30pm	get me a vb the crickets about to start
2:15pm	anyone seen my thongs
3:30pm	have a swing mate
4:55pm	when's the drinks break
6:45pm	grab a vb the cricket's about to start
7:15pm	where's my beer
7:45pm	he's seeing them like watermelons
8:00pm	is it time for a beer yet
9:00pm	today's code word is Cheers
10:00pm	i feel like playing table tennis

Tag : talking boony

10:02:42 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Family • Geek • TV

I left Boony at home today

the kids recorded some of his comments

 525 ill drink to that 
 540 where are my nachos 
 645 get me a vb cricket is about to start 
 735 pass me the biscuits please. a monte carlo would be nice 
 900 got some nuts 

Tage : talking boony

[listening to: Bigger boys & stolen sweethearts - Arctic Monkeys ]
8:19:08 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Family • Geek • TV

I stuffed up.

I went on a trip and forgot Talking Boony

None of his little sayings for me!

Tag : talking boony

8:23:21 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Family • Geek • TV