SHOOTINGS AND CHAOS DURING THE LAST ROUND OF PLAY IN MEXICO

So many security and crime problems in Mexico have created a terrifying scenario for football fans. A shooting occurred right outside the stadium during the Santos vs Morelia game last Saturday. Fans, players and referees took cover, even though the shootings were unrelated to football. Here is a link to an article and video about the situation.

http://theoriginalwinger.com/2011-08-22-gun-battle-breaks-out-during-santos-laguna-vs-morelia-match-in-mexico

A photo shows fans hunkering down inside the stadium after the players fled to the dressing rooms.



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CRAP...

*sigh*

Transfer season sucks. Seven days to go. What else is gonna happen? :(



Standings are here:

http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/fbgb;_ylt=AruZCkFaO.PxM6nOXhA8qbsHNgU6

There's some other stuff you can click on.

Despite the fact I might seem unenthusiastic at the moment, there are some things to be happy about, and there were some lovely pics from last weekend to gaze upon.

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ONE BOOK, ONE MOVIE

The Book: The Foreigners by Maxine Swann

Reviews and description in amazon.com:

http://www.amazon.com/Foreigners-Maxine-Swann/dp/1594488304

The Movie: Nowhere In Africa, directed by Caroline Link

Link to IMDb page on the movie:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0161860/



Both deal with ex-patriots. I've always been interested in people who can move from one country to another. Such drastic relocations always struck me as being heroic steps to take. The idea of unknown experiences lying ahead of you always gave me some sense of exhilaration, though.

As a child, I used to dream of going off by myself to a new place and not necessarily with enough money to do so easily. I always thought it should be hard. And I preferred to think of myself as living on the edge, having to find a job, any job. And renting a room or small apartment, but always paying in advance. I liked the idea of paying a year's rent in advance from savings I had accumulated while still living at home, and then trying to set myself up during that year without having to worry about where the rent was going to come from, just so I could concentrate on working and using some of my salary to pay for language courses, or anything else I needed to improve myself.

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This was cross-posted to my Dreamwidth account, here: http://jenni-blog.dreamwidth.org/1143.html

ONE BOOK, ONE MOVIE

The Book: The Foreigners by Maxine Swann

Reviews and description in amazon.com:

http://www.amazon.com/Foreigners-Maxine-Swann/dp/1594488304

The Movie: Nowhere In Africa, directed by Caroline Link

Link to IMDb page on the movie:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0161860/



Both deal with ex-patriots. I've always been interested in people who can move from one country to another. Such drastic relocations always struck me as being heroic steps to take. The idea of unknown experiences lying ahead of you always gave me some sense of exhilaration, though.

As a child, I used to dream of going off by myself to a new place and not necessarily with enough money to do so easily. I always thought it should be hard. And I preferred to think of myself as living on the edge, having to find a job, any job. And renting a room or small apartment, but always paying in advance. I liked the idea of paying a year's rent in advance from savings I had accumulated while still living at home, and then trying to set myself up during that year without having to worry about where the rent was going to come from, just so I could concentrate on working and using some of my salary to pay for language courses, or anything else I needed to improve myself.

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