tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18173351.post2594759866856525989..comments2023-11-11T21:26:46.689+00:00Comments on This Side of Sunday: Insomnia, German, the Book of the Year, and HockeyJon Couttshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01728055140831842717noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18173351.post-18835221603254296672009-05-01T05:12:00.000+01:002009-05-01T05:12:00.000+01:00Colin: "Sleep is for the weak". Nice. I used that ...Colin: "Sleep is for the weak". Nice. I used that line today.<br /><br />Joel: What your girlfriend doesn't appreciate the way Das Berliner rolls off the lips? Philosophy Masters in Phenomenology? Yeah we gotta get together someday!<br /><br />Tanti: For the record I'm neither into basketball nor baseball, but I get the American fascination with situational sports, and its the NFL's perfect mix of that with gorgeous play and great athleticism that has won me over.<br /><br />And to be honest I don't quite see it the way the West Wing writers did. They sound like people who've never played it. But the flow of the game has bored me lately, with some exceptions, I won't deny. <br /><br />Truthfully though it might be more that it has taken a backseat to NFL and euro football, and I only have so much sporting in me.<br /><br />Go nux.Jon Couttshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728055140831842717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18173351.post-29092871518517048762009-04-30T21:04:00.000+01:002009-04-30T21:04:00.000+01:00congrats on picking a school Jon, I know it was a ...congrats on picking a school Jon, I know it was a tough choice. Time to start planning our trip to Scotland.Tony Tantihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619319927519736211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18173351.post-28737885802086509322009-04-30T03:43:00.000+01:002009-04-30T03:43:00.000+01:00Cool beans, I am thinking of specializing in Pheno...Cool beans, I am thinking of specializing in Phenomenology for my philosophy masters and so I will also have to learn German. My grandparents will be proud but I doubt my girlfriend will.joelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18173351.post-80975271101167944682009-04-30T03:12:00.000+01:002009-04-30T03:12:00.000+01:00Think of your insomnia as training for your doctor...Think of your insomnia as training for your doctoral studies. As I have reminded myself repeatedly this year, sleep is for the weak ;).<br /><br />I'm starting with German this coming Monday, so I'll soon be sharing in your linguistic torture.Colin Toffelmirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13857934895856384717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18173351.post-60602412067354704572009-04-30T03:02:00.000+01:002009-04-30T03:02:00.000+01:00Nice. It saddens me to see that this sums up your...Nice. It saddens me to see that this sums up your view on hockey these days. I guess if savouring a sport is what someone is looking for then baseball would be right up their alley, maybe golf too.<br /><br />Growing up with hockey makes me (rightly or wrongly) judge all sports against it so to me baseball is mind numbingly boring, basketball is too simple, football is ok and soccer is the only close comparison. There is no better playoff in all of sports than the Stanley Cup though.<br /><br />Nice to hear you're keeping up with the nucks, I hope they get to the 3rd round just to bring you back to your roots and getting into the best sport again.Tony Tantihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619319927519736211noreply@blogger.com