The Warriors won 20-10 against the Parramatta Eels tonight at a stormy, cold, wet game in Auckland. This is the first time in all the live games I've been to that it's rained hard. The gusts of wind popping umbrellas inside out in a freaky version of the mexican wave.
So happy to see the Warriors play well and win solidly in less than ideal conditions. And what about that 70+m run by Stacey Jones WHAT A TRY!!
Weird to see the boys with shaved heads though, but now Clinton Toopi and Brent Webb's beautiful faces are plain to see. Lovely boys. Nice new shoes Henri - like rocket feet!
I'm so glad we went tonight. Its so cold we nearly didn't.
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It didn't rain - I got to yell lots. But we lost - again. Suckimoto.
You can see from the photo how many empty seats there are - they used to be full every home-game last season. But each week with each loss the fan base stays away. And me with a season pass. Last season and the season before if you were late there were no seats, now you can sit anywhere you damn well please. Nah, I like having a season pass and I like showing up to the home-games and I like yelling at the opposition and I hate watching my team lose but I love watching them try or not try - anyway.
Starbucks coffee is truly awful. The one I got from Starbucks, Westfield Plaza Pakuranga was so hot I couldn't drink it, THEN when my tastebuds finally encountered the much hankered for latte grande they were so displeased they made me leave the entire concoction behind a pillar in the car park.
Horrible stuff.
I made the effort to drive to Botany to get a decent cup at Ed Browns - it was worth the detour.
Oh thank goodness. After committing to a season pass I was beginning to think I'd put a jinx on our