Faraway, So Close

skate - shot on red - 120 fps from opus magnum prod. on Vimeo.
I’d recommend clicking through via the direct link below and watching it in HD on Vimeo’s site for a much better version.
Direct link - via kottke.org

Mountain Wingsuit. These guys are nuts.

As you can see, there’s a tight race for 1st place in the NHL fantasy league I’m in. With 25 odd games left (how many do they play now?) it’ll be interesting to see how this ends up. Wien’s Warriors (Kevin), MennoKnights (myself) and Miners Rock (Derek, my father-in-law) are all within 26 [...]

Woohoo! Not a great game to watch - but still great to see them hang on and win the Grey Cup. Hopefully the first of many with the great roster/coaching staff they’ve assembled. I don’t want to have to wait until Damien is 18 for their next Grey Cup win.

The Roughriders are headed back to the Grey Cup! And they’re playing against Winnipeg in Toronto. And unfortunately for Winnipeg, they lost their starting quarterback. Things are looking green for next weekend! The Roughrider’s winning is mainly due to Damien wearing the jersey:

The hockey season starts tonight and while I’m not a huge hockey fan, I enjoy the odd game now and then. It’s partly nostalgia and partly just enjoying an entertaining sport. I used to upset my dad when we’d watch games by always wanting to watch the commercials and not actually paying attention [...]

Such poetic beauty from the announcers.
“Teardrops the Size of Pineapple Chunks”
“braver than a madator in high heels and a pink tutu”
“braver than a bullfighter with no knickers on”
That’s Ray Hudson announcing with a nice Geordie accent.
Direct link / Found via www.darrenhoyt.com

Some intense defensive soccer (football) action from the weekend at the U20 World Cup - semi finals set for Wed (Austria vs Czech Republic) and Thur (Chile vs Argentina).
Check out this bizarre clip from Thursday’s game between Portugal and Chile in which Chile was losing and let their frustrations get the better of them:

Direct link