Henman pulls it out in a 5-set thriller. First round… the rollercoaster begins, and how! Of course the other brits are dropping like flies. Although Andrew Murray seems to be an up-and-comer. Once upon a time, we thought that about Elena Baltacha, too. Also, Justine is out 🙁

Saw Batman Begins on Sunday at the local cinema. For free! My brother-in-law got a cineme gift card from his workplace – worth $100 – but they don't have any cinemas of the right chain near them. So they sent it to us 🙂 Just in time for the Summer blockbusters. Batman Begins was really… Continue reading Roundup

If everything goes according to seedings. Nadal could be the QF, but I'm not sure he's proven on grass. Looks like Roger from the other half of the draw. Unless Lleyton can turn something around, but these days he's looking like a spent force.

Gaiety. Song and dance. Here we are and there we are. Mrs. Elbeno has fixed holes in two of my favourite jumpers. Jumpers which were cruelly struck down at a young age, finding themselves on the wrong end of an argument with the in-laws' washing machine agitator (agitator? I prefer my household appliances to be… Continue reading at the risk of sounding (and feeling) old…

…that one can sit down on the couch watching mindless entertaining TV (Beauty and the Geek) while laughing at the poor quality of the Daily Mirror Cryptic Crossword with a friend. I mention this just because this LJ has been a bit quiet of late, and where it hasn't been quiet it's been about some… Continue reading The great thing about the web is…

Out in straight sets to Johansson? Well, you still have a week to find your form. When you're on form, you can beat anyone on grass. Ganbare! The draw is revealed on the 19th.

Last night Mrs. Elbeno and I saw Glen Phillips and Jill Sobule at Largo. Funnily enough, Largo is almost directly opposite Bang. It was a good evening. The food was passable (although that was not penne) and the atmosphere was intimate. I would have preferred a little more light to eat by; as it was… Continue reading Glen Phillips @ Largo

Here is a survey of the spam I received yesterday. I'm not sure what this demonstrates, but maybe something. Type Example subject # Received Cheap pharmacy drugs offers Re: Good Dayy 18 Source address spoofing (As a domain owner, I don't appreciate this) Email was not delivered due to content violation. 3 Spam notification (why… Continue reading Spam survey

“Professional driver on a closed course. Do not attempt.” This now-familiar phrase is currently appearing on a Subaru advert – an advert which involves cars trundling around on just their front or rear wheels (the point being that the Subaru is 4WD). If I could make my car drive that way, I'd be rich. Also,… Continue reading The litigious society