Work has finally been completed on my latest production - this clip covers the whirlwind trip that occured across the US during March. Hope you enjoy!
Monday, May 15, 2006
Monday, May 08, 2006
European Regulators Victorious
With the Australian contingent of the regulators disbanding, the Northern hemisphere sister team have decided to enter the arena of competitive basketball, and have come up triumphant.
6 teams entered the inaugural All-Souls basketball tournament, and the format of the event was going to be a round robin running from 10am to 1pm.
The regulators had a tough opening match, and the team mates had to get accustomed to playing with each other for the first time. On the team were Hamish, Greg, Chico, Miffy and me. The rules stipulated that there had to be a girl on at all times, so Miffy had to play all games, with the rest of us rotating.
5 games later, we finished up on top of the table with 5-0 record. 2 close games, so the competition did have a bit of heat, with a few injuries by the end of the day.
We then moved into the semi finals with a bit of a curve ball with the line up - the guy organising the event decided that the team with the most points scored would be 1st. We scored 85 points, compared to their 86, so we ended up finishing 2nd, even though undefeated.
It also meant we had a tough game for our semi's - but the rules were slightly changed, with a 10 minute game, along with the restriction of the female player having to stay on at all times being removed. This was a very close game, with us winning by 2, but being down during the first few minutes definitely made us a bit nervous.
The final turned out to be a blow out - it was the team that we played last in the round robin rounds, and we beat them with not too much effort; they managed to beat the team that finished 1st, and so deservedly made the final. Unfortunately they lost one of their (better) players to cramps so the final came and went very quickly.
and that's that.
6 teams entered the inaugural All-Souls basketball tournament, and the format of the event was going to be a round robin running from 10am to 1pm.The regulators had a tough opening match, and the team mates had to get accustomed to playing with each other for the first time. On the team were Hamish, Greg, Chico, Miffy and me. The rules stipulated that there had to be a girl on at all times, so Miffy had to play all games, with the rest of us rotating.
5 games later, we finished up on top of the table with 5-0 record. 2 close games, so the competition did have a bit of heat, with a few injuries by the end of the day.
We then moved into the semi finals with a bit of a curve ball with the line up - the guy organising the event decided that the team with the most points scored would be 1st. We scored 85 points, compared to their 86, so we ended up finishing 2nd, even though undefeated.
It also meant we had a tough game for our semi's - but the rules were slightly changed, with a 10 minute game, along with the restriction of the female player having to stay on at all times being removed. This was a very close game, with us winning by 2, but being down during the first few minutes definitely made us a bit nervous.
The final turned out to be a blow out - it was the team that we played last in the round robin rounds, and we beat them with not too much effort; they managed to beat the team that finished 1st, and so deservedly made the final. Unfortunately they lost one of their (better) players to cramps so the final came and went very quickly.
and that's that.
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
a day in Oxford
Photos: http://www.globalregulators.com/gallery2/v/lisa_and_al/ourtrip/oxford2006
Just a quick post for a quick day trip that we did during the first bank holiday weekend in May. Orignally had planned to head to Cambridge for the day with Greg and Kath, but for various reasons, that fell through. So Lisa and me decided to spend the afternoon out in Oxford.
Jumped on the overland trains from Paddington to Oxford, which took about an hour to get there. I felt right at home, considering the majority of the trip is what I normally do every day when heading to work out at Theale.
Once we arrived at Oxford, didn't really have any set plans or things that we 'had' to see. So instead, just walked around and looked at a few shops. While walking around, we stumbled across a walking tour that was just about to start. We looked at each other and thought - yep, this will be a great way to fill 2 hours in the afternoon. So off we went - the tour guide was fairly informative (as you'd hope), and was a tour of quite a few of the oldest colleges in the centre of London.
It is a beautiful town, and had a great vibe to it (maybe due to the high number of pubs/food joints that were geared towards accommodating students).
We had hoped to stay into the evening there, but the weather did start to take a bit of a turn, and we had only worn clothes appropriate to warm weather, so at about 5pm, we came home.
So yes, only a quick little visit, but it was a good way to spend a day out on a sunday.
Just a quick post for a quick day trip that we did during the first bank holiday weekend in May. Orignally had planned to head to Cambridge for the day with Greg and Kath, but for various reasons, that fell through. So Lisa and me decided to spend the afternoon out in Oxford.Jumped on the overland trains from Paddington to Oxford, which took about an hour to get there. I felt right at home, considering the majority of the trip is what I normally do every day when heading to work out at Theale.
Once we arrived at Oxford, didn't really have any set plans or things that we 'had' to see. So instead, just walked around and looked at a few shops. While walking around, we stumbled across a walking tour that was just about to start. We looked at each other and thought - yep, this will be a great way to fill 2 hours in the afternoon. So off we went - the tour guide was fairly informative (as you'd hope), and was a tour of quite a few of the oldest colleges in the centre of London.
It is a beautiful town, and had a great vibe to it (maybe due to the high number of pubs/food joints that were geared towards accommodating students).
We had hoped to stay into the evening there, but the weather did start to take a bit of a turn, and we had only worn clothes appropriate to warm weather, so at about 5pm, we came home.
So yes, only a quick little visit, but it was a good way to spend a day out on a sunday.
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