So, I finally found Zhao Xintong... after he'd already lost. I told him I was rooting for him & he was very sweet. And he even responded to my small attempts at Mandarin, even though I didn't get to use the question I'd been practicing.
I have to post this one here. This is the most emotional I've been after meeting him since the 1st time. He was upset with himself at letting yesterday's match go to a decider, but also warm and lovely as always. He also tapped my shoulder & said "see you again." ❤️
Neil teased me for my shirt, and said "Team Jester? Boo!" 🤣🤣 But then stood around talking for a good few minutes. Thank you @nr147.bsky.social You're so nice!
Too much sunshine in one photo, but Iulian Boiko is so lovely. On his birthday, he was one of the people who made me the happiest.
When you meet Mark after his match, and totally forget to ask for a photo because of all the other nice things that happened....🥹
Sometimes snooker is the best sport to follow as a fan.
@snookerorg.bsky.social now has a separate page detailing the Ding curse:
www.snooker.org/res/index.as...
Well done to Stan Moody for being Snooker's Official Cursebreaker, btw!
@snookerorg.bsky.social Say,if I have Judd Trump/Farakh Ajaib in my pick (because that was how it was listed at the time of sign-up),it doesn't give points for correctly having predicted Trump.
I assume this is not intentional? There was no way to predict the held-over qualifiers separately. (2/2)
@snookerorg.bsky.social Hi. There's an error in the event prediction game in which we aren't getting points for the players who had held-over qualification matches for Wuhan Open. (1/2)
Jeg har forresten vært og stemt allerede. Forhåndsstemte i går.
Stem på hvem dere vil på venstresida, men for guds skyld stem!
Hi @moniquelimbos.bsky.social, have you managed to get a Weibo account yet? I was told that it's possible to sign up from any country if you do it via the mobile app, instead of the website. It seems true, because every country is on the list there, but I haven't tried yet. Good luck!
So true. I still miss the community over there. Dreamwidth were never able to recreate the same feeling.
@torfinnopedal.bsky.social Hei. Utrolig fin artikkel om deg på NRK.no nå i kveld. Selv om jeg ikke kjenner deg så godt, så kjente jeg at jeg ble ordentlig rasende på det du har opplevd, og samtidig skikkelig glad da jeg leste videre. Du er et forbilde. Stå på! Tøffing!
So, I've been crazy. Just bought myself some learning materials for Mandarin Chinese. I really want to learn, but I also feel so lost because it's so different from anything I'm already familiar with. Time to make a proper try this autumn.
What a match from Iulian today! I'm so, so proud as his fan! Beautiful interview afterwards, too. You can't imagine how much I was smiling.
Yes. I love how he is around the table. So much life and emotion. He's in my top 5 favourite players, definitely.
I made myself a nice little table-picker script.
This one automatically copies the stream URL to the clipboard, so it's easier for me to just paste into VLC.
*cries*
A peacock showing off its art.
A screencap of my player and calendar links from snooker.org. List of players featured: Mark Selby, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Iulian Boiko, Thepchaiya Un-Nooh, Michael Holt, Zhao Xintong. In that order.
I'm cleaning up my browser bookmarks, and trying to set up a system of what I actually use. Want a peek at my bookmarks from @snookerorg.bsky.social? Here you go. The main page is on my bookmarks bar, of course.
Me with Vikki Selby, at the 2024 Shootout in Leicester.
Let me share this photo here, for the birthday of a very special lady.
Happy birthday to Vikki Layton Selby. ❤️❤️
Wishing a beautiful day, and many reasons to smile. 🎉❤️🎁
Trying to remember that this app exists again. I've made my Summer uncharacteristically full - travels, Summer camp, work, and a planned long visit from the best friend. Snooker starts back up in only two weeks, too.
(Oh, and you know about @selbyfansunite.bsky.social, right?)
Happy birthday, @stillglorious.bsky.social !
This moment absolutely made my day. ❤️ Mark Selby said "nice to see you again," and it's starting to register in my mind that he remembers me, now. I'm so happy, you can't even imagine. Got to wish him good luck ahead of his match, too.
Shaun Murphy had every reason to be sad last night, but he was absolutely lovely and took the time to talk and pose for a photo and was smiling and all. ☺️
Fantastic match from Barry Hawkins yesterday. And great to meet him for the first time.
I'm at the snooker #TourChampionship for a week, and I sort of forgot to post over here for a while.
So, let me post a couple of photos from last night.
Luna er utrolig søt. Smilte så fort jeg fikk øye på henne.
I can't get over the fact that Mark Selby made a maximum in the Championship League today. That's the first time I've been able to watch him make a maximum as it happened. Such a special moment.
A mug with hot milk and honey. There is a teaspoon with a wooden handle in the mug. The mug has a picture of a colourful owl on it. It's standing on a table covered by a tablecloth depicting a red rose against a black background.
Warm milk with honey in this morning. Woke up with my throat and ears hurting. Not feeling well today.
