Round our way, Ridaut's Corinthians-mad friend Doug was in town over the weekend, and the three of us went to the Itaquerão on Saturday night for the potentially tricky tie against Sport Recife, sixth in the league and managed by the excellently-named former head coach of Brazil, Vanderlei Luxemburgo. It was a walkover by Corinthians in the end - three easy goals with nowt but a scant consolation strike in reply - but the atmosphere was excellent, the seats were more or less pitchside and fun was had by all.
The next day we had the extended family round for a BBQ, sampling a selection of grilled meats (and pineapples), and yesterday we went to the talking pictures house to watch "Dunkirk" in FULL IMAX, before Doug headed back to the States in the evening. Whilst foraging for meat at the supermarket earlier in the week I was amused to note that one of the big manufacturers over here is called "Cowpig", presumably to illustrate the variety of produce and not the ungodly genetic splicing thereof.
Otherwise it's been business as usual, which means it's time for a new compilation and a saying of the week ("to stick one's foot in the jackfruit") which means to overstep ones limits, usually on a night out and with shameful consequences the morning after. Apparently the saying comes from when mule drivers would get drunk and put their foot through the "jaca" baskets they were supposed to be transporting, but nowadays it's associated with the tropical fruit of the same name. So now you know.
BONUS BLOG CONTENT: a picture of me with the cat.
Speak soon,
Freddy Player One
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