Round 4 - A Dog day afternoon for the Cats ...

To know frustration is to be a Geelong fan. Cousin Davis and his new (siamese) twin, the District Attorney, who is a Collingwood fan, joined me at the phone booth yesterday to watch a heart-breaker. Notice the boys trudge off in the background? Rather than go into depth about the match, please read the match report instead. The pain is too much to go through again and I'm quite enjoying my lazy Sunday afternoon anyway. I've also got to get ready for G-Squared's engagement party. The final score was Western Bulldogs 14.14 (98) to Geelong 14.13 (97). Yes, a heartbreaker.

Walking back to the car from Telstra Dome yesterday, I was thinking what I could do as a Geelong fan to help my team get across the line and I came up with this winning formula: When I sit with Poppa Blog in our seats at K-Park and we consume tomato soup, we win by more than 10 goals. It's pretty simple, except to think the next game at Skilled Stadium isn't until May 27, for the Round 9 clash with Richmond. We could be 2-6 by then!

I knew the day got off to a bad start when we got to Melbourne and my beloved York Cafe was not due to open for another 20 minutes. Running out of time, we decided to get some over-priced foccacias served by some Fabio look-a-like at a nearby cafe. Anyway, we went back past York and they were open, so I got some famed Singapore noodles, with cashews, to go. The day was seemingly back on track. But then we went to the footy. A good afternoon ruined, although it was good to catch up with that dynamic duo and a colleague from work.

For a guy who has been watching his weight, the last week has been a blowout. But then I go and surprise myself by spending a couple of hours at the gym today to later weigh in at under 100 kegs. Yesterday, I also enjoyed a Whopper value meal, supreme nachos, a jam donut and beer at the footy, as we watched Geelong bumble, fumble and ultimately stumble. After such a promising start, one thinks it could be a long season. And to think I persuaded Cousin Davis to buy a membership. The guy might be permanently scarred.

Rivjuando e-mailed me the other day and said: "Looks like their's a lot of footy in your life these days." Well, apart from the footy and the long commute to and from work, there hasn't been much else. But I am going to Sydney on Thursday in a few days for, you guessed it, more football and some general sightseeing. Hopefully I'll have something else to report on then.