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#1 ·
if i get a chance to get on to the internet, i'll do some reporting... otherwise see you all in a few days. wish me luck :)
 
#27 ·
michelleg said:
Closest thing to tennis on my telly is the four hundredth replay of the Gullickson charity event featuring Mal Washington, Todd Martin, Mardy Fish and some other loser, all highlighted by Justin Gimelglob officiating!
Ohh !! Do you know if Pete Sampras expects to play too ?? He is very concerned and active in the fundation of his frmer coach... ( maybe you don't know it, but I am an huge fan of Pete, it's my absolute idol for a long time!!!! :hearts:)
 
#28 ·
aaahh michelle...... mine is an olympus c750 with a 10x zoom (thats how we measure optical zoom here for digital cameras) and among the 'cheaper', below $1000 (AUD) category, it should be the best long zoom camera around, and it was promoted for 'sports'. however..... well someone bought it for me in hong kong so returning it is not an option, first of all. i reckon the af is rather slow too, by the time i half press the button and the camera finds the focus, the guy has usually moved elsewhere. trouble is, i can't tell very well from the display monitor if the focus has been ok otherwise i can simply delete what hasn't worked, and try again. you can see that with the one when arnaud was behind the fence, the camera got the focus on the fence and i didn't realise. with my manual camera i can see the focus exactly from the ttl window and this wouldn't happen.

:( :rolleyes: *wonder what i should do in a few days*

so do you know a better digital that doesn't cost a fortune??

lol.... see what's boring for michelle is infinitely interesting for marine ;)

liz..... i don't guarantee but that's what happened last year, on the first saturday. there's no one guarding the gates, people could go in for free, watch the qualies, and have lots of chances running into players whether playing or in the main draw. it's great for the enthusiasts!!!! :D
 
#29 · (Edited)
Panasonic has one with a Leica AF lens, supposed to be ab fab...as is the MPEG function, which allows unlimited (ok limited only by your memory) MPEG time... But the darn thing is still US (read useless money) 980, but still cheaper than the digital rebel. Not sure what I will do yet.... Note: the Rebel is a digital SLR, so it uses all Canon SLR lenses, hence the mm designation. What they dont tell you is that it really doesnt work with the auto focus and since I dont know enough about photog to get the shots off quickly enough in manual mode...well, you get it.

For Marine's interesting news: As in Pistol Pete? He wasn't at the Swingtime function (which was in BOCA RATON by the way, you know, near SEB's home :)

Whats really sad is that I went to look at piccies of Pat today and realized that he is looking more and more like his brother Peter (Pillsbury Dough Boy) every day. YIKES. Just like my husband-have a kid, gain some weight...except we have three kids and my husband has a belly to show for it!!!! So now Pat bores me too!

Loooooove the Nono in a cage pic. (That is my caption for it) He reminds me so much of a cat anyway, but that story is for another day.
 
#30 ·
michelleg said:
Loooooove the Nono in a cage pic. (That is my caption for it) He reminds me so much of a cat anyway, but that story is for another day.
LOL!!!

via where are u now? arnaud is still in doubles are u still in adelaide?!
 
#31 ·
i'll test out that stupid camera on wednesday when i go see Seb. It will be interesting but i know what u mean via about how it takes ages to focus and actually take the damn photo *sigh* see how it goes...hopefully it wont be too bad
 
#32 ·
thanks michelle for the explanation... aaah i know about those digital cameras with full slr functions, my more well-off relatives already have some of those big heavy things lol...... so there is still some corner-cutting, i suppose.

cat in a cage? ;D

yup i can see arnaud's still in the doubles, but he won't have the services of the 'maid in adelaide', ha! i've come home on wed night.
 
#33 ·
Well the Canon digital rebel bites, darn thing has me so sharked on buying another digi camera.

Welcome home just the same. Thanks for all the updates and the pretty piccies. Shame that DiP wasnt there this year... ;) I could only imagine the pic of you in the middle of l'academie :p

Well I am back over to ebay shopping tonight. I'm hooked :devil:
 
#34 ·
you're welcome, michelle! i'll put up a few more pics when i can.

while you're there at ebay, maybe you can check out how much i can sell that ?!@# olympus to americans. lolll....
 
#36 · (Edited)
........ :eek: what do u want me to do ??? detective on call ??......

of course richard is in sydney, but i'm not gonna follow him around. i'll run into him tomorrow. *bit tired of tennis stars...* (will be getting up 5am tomorrow to get to the tennis centre in time for duty :yawn: )

so where's liz ???
 
#37 ·
hahah how far away do you live from the tournament?
Liz is at her friends place in sydney...(not the friend who saw richard) i think it's like 1 hour from where the tennis is
 
#38 ·
half an hour in weekend morning traffic... but i'll need to get there by 7.30, so what with the morning shower etc etc it will take me that long ;D

will be fun if i see liz tomorrow... not unlikely if i get to do some frenchies matches esp richard's.
 
#39 ·
when do you get told which matches u have to do? How many days are you there for? I dont know if liz is definately going tomorrow will have to ask her

if arnaud gets to the doubles final in adelaide he's not going to have a day off. hmm

are u watching hopman via?? There is a ballboy who looks like a mini Arnaud!
 
#40 ·
ok just spoke to liz and she has a few messages for you via!
1) do you know tomorrow's schedule?
2) she's definately going so she says if you see her go say hi!
 
#41 ·
lol....... i've totally forgotten there's tennis on tv. ;p

i'll get my allocations on the day at start. i'll get the order of play at the same time so i can then ask to swap to another court. well, not after being teased by the supervisor again, i guess. this year they're making us do at least 5 shifts :(

arnaud can start playing on tuesday can't he? hmmm doubles isn't that tiring. even fat rafter can do it....
 
#43 ·
loool its 5pm and shes already drunk *sigh* I hope she's sober tomorrow!! if she's not u'll be sure to notice her... LOL

neway she said shes not getting her hopes up about tomorrow but see how it goes. Hope you get some good matches via!
 
#44 ·
about arnaud playign on tuesday, arent first rounds going to be on sunday and monday tho...coz since the finals on the satuday everything goes back a day doesnt it
 
#45 ·
:worship: Liz is a woman after my own heart, drinking before 5pm!

Via, you think Pat looked chubby, too? I was starting to think I was being excessively critical (one of the old babblers told me I was nuts...) but damn, he looks almost as soft as Peter!

Have fun at the tennis, ladies, and please help me live vicariously through all you young and fun folks...I fully expect some lively reports.

A few notes to remember:

Do not touch Nono's hair without asking permission in French first.

If you are wearing a tutu at a tennis match, keep legs crossed at all times. People on the other side of the court can and will see up your tutu and might just take pictures.

Liquor before beer, in the clear. Beer before liquor, never sicker....

Have fun, girlies!!!!!
 
#46 ·
michelleg said:
:If you are wearing a tutu at a tennis match, keep legs crossed at all times. People on the other side of the court can and will see up your tutu and might just take pictures.

Liquor before beer, in the clear. Beer before liquor, never sicker....
LOL !!!
Esther/Liz, the future stars of the A.O 2004 !!
 
#47 ·
loool just got a msg from liz...she started drinking at 2pm yesterday and didnt stop until 5am THIS MORNING...LOL god but she jsut ran into Richard and asked for a photo but he's like...oh no i have to play loool :(
 
#48 ·
lol @ michelle - u should be here with us! you're crazier than we are!!! why would i want to touch arnauds hair?! LOL!! Guille's hair is better neway ;)
 
#49 ·
:drink: Poor Liz. Ouch. Sounds like me when I am in Miami.

:worship: if you see Feli, could you snap a quickie of him for me??? Puh-leeeeeeze???? It would make my weekend. (I'm sans spouse for the next six days, need something to stare at!).

And I would touch Nono's hair again if I could (and didn't think that he'd have me arrested on assault charges) Its very soft. :p
 
#50 ·
Have you cn photos of feli from when we saw the team at kooyong? i'm not a fan but liz is so i'm sure she would if she saw him...

haha oh yes i remember that whole touching arnauds hair thing. Told you u are crazier that us!
 
#51 ·
there was no sign of liz.... she wasn't even at richard's 2nd round qualifying match as far as i could tell from the spectators.

i did the stats for richard v olivier at 9am this morning..... worth that early morning (only had 4 hours of sleep last night :eek: ) they both hit very hard... it's good that richard came through in straight sets cos we thought it might last longer. of course, no sign of liz to be found back then.

i also had lee v goldstein in case anyone is interested... the poor defending champ went out the first round of qualifying.

then the court started to bubble during the pisnik v dragonmir-ilie match, and all matches after that one were shifted to other courts. so i got an early day. saw the first set of richard v verdasco which richard won. i won't know the result until tomorrow...... hope liz is in the form to update you guys :p

btw richard was very polite to the helpers after he finished the first match... emptied his bottles himself, and said thank you to people. sooo nice.....
 
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