I will never forget my Year 11 retreat day. Retreats in all-girl schools usually mean one thing: crying. The retreat I remember the most was Year 9 and it was the last ‘Footsteps’ session. The whole year level was lying on the carpet in a dark hall crying our eyes out as girls made up [Read more]
AFL Round 22: Arrrrggghhhh!!! Magpies force me to attack Nutella jar with a spoon
August 31, 2009 by 22 Comments
On Friday night I decided not to watch the footy after hearing that my favourite actor Colin Firth’s movie Nanny McPhee was on the TV. By the end of the movie I felt so very annoyed, I said: “Be damned Colin Firth! Why do you have to be 49 years old AND married?” Colin is [Read more]
AFL Round 21: Pies score another win as I dread the end of the season
August 24, 2009 by 512 Comments
The footy season is nearly over and the big questions I’m asking are: * What am I supposed to do now? * How will I spend my weekends? * And more importantly, how will I survive? The seriousness of this matter is epic! Footy is the only reason to get out of bed on the [Read more]
General Footy Writing: My AFL pretty list
August 23, 2009 by 10 Comments
The following players should be commended on being born pretty yet sacrificing their good looks on the footy field for their fans. How ugly would footy be without them?
AFL Round 21: Dogs back to A-grade form
August 23, 2009 by 2 Comments
Alleluia! The school week is finally over! My whole week consisted of Sacs. Monday: Literature sac Tuesday: English sac for a double period Wednesday: Literature sac for a double period Thursday: Literature sac Friday: English sac. Today I completed my English sac and resisted the temptation to rewrite the whole thing in the single period. [Read more]
AFL Round 20: Fight makes me flip but Pies right the ship
August 16, 2009 by 2 Comments
It got pretty crazy at school yesterday. It was a celebration day consisting of a Liturgy, house group activities, my friend Brittany’s birthday, food stalls, a DJ and in my case SingStar. Despite having to read about boring things, the girls and our teacher had a few laughs making the house meeting a lot more [Read more]
General Footy Writing: Collingwood for premiers; it’s written in the stars
August 12, 2009 by 9 Comments
TAURUS: Horoscope – August 12, 2009 Today you might have some important phone calls which you want to make, Danni, and you’ll want to get them out of the way before doing anything else, no matter what it is. You’ll definitely get your message across today, as your communicative abilities are very strong. Words combine [Read more]
AFL Round 19: Superman wins P.O.G. as Pies get super win.
August 10, 2009 by 1 Comment
By Danielle Eid School passes so slowly when you’re thinking about the Collingwood vs. Adelaide match. Let’s reflect: MONDAY: level assembly about school leadership positions. “No thanks” My hair sucked! Wondered what day we are playing this week.
AFL Round 18: North have Delicious midfielder but Carlton taste victory in the end
August 2, 2009 by 87 Comments
Danielle Eid Is it possible to get a degree in laundry-folding? If so I should receive honors. Mums got me doing laundry all week and it’s come to the point that I don’t even bother complaining; why waste my breath? All it will do is get Mum in an angry mood.
General Footy Writing: President’s Pets were never going to leave the Pies. Trust me!
July 29, 2009 by 7 Comments
By Danielle Eid I wasn’t even out of the school grounds when my Dad called me on my mobile to tell me that Bucks had signed as an assistant at Magpie Land. I got home, not bothering to eat yet, and jumped onto the site just to make sure that Dad wasn’t pulling my leg. [Read more]
AFL Round 16: Idiot umpires
July 22, 2009 by 27 Comments
by Danielle Eid I woke up at my usual 12:30 in the afternoon, might I add that I was forced to wake up and would have slept in but whatever! After putting out a load of laundry outside (mum’s orders) I settle down to watch the Richmond vs. North match for two reasons. 1. To [Read more]
AFL Round 16: Pies need wake up call
July 20, 2009 by 12 Comments
By Danielle Eid OK, OK, let me get this straight. Collingwood lost by 45 points and Nathan Brown has an ankle injury? Does anything else want to go wrong? Truth be told, I did not watch a minute of this game; I was out at Crown Casino Cinemas to watch Harry Potter. I did think [Read more]
General Footy Writing: I’m celebrating my sixteenth birthday and a bunch of AFL stars walk in
July 15, 2009 by 12 Comments
By Danielle Eid I’d like to share with you something that I will never forget, an event in my life that was so captivating I had to write it down. It happened last year when my family took me to the Conservatory in Crown to celebrate my Sweet Sixteenth … We are having a great [Read more]
AFL Round 15: Too much for a girl to deal with
July 11, 2009 by 8 Comments
Danielle Eid Well what a crappy week it’s been, well for me anyway. To top it all off Mick has omitted my favourite player, Nathan Brown from the side. I don’t see what it was that Nathan has done wrong. Sure Ben Johnson deserves a shot after recovering from injury, but why take out Nathan [Read more]
AFL Round 14: Collingwood v Essendon: Revenge is sweet
July 5, 2009 by 4 Comments
By Danielle Eid Last time these teams met the red and black crowd was up and my tears were streaming down. Never in my life I had I been so annoyed at Channel Ten for removing the clock off the screen. My team was leading, the clock had disappeared, and surely the time was up! [Read more]
General Footy Writing: I’ve decided what I want to be
July 2, 2009 by 2 Comments
ByDanielle Eid We all grow up with a career in mind. When you’re a five year old girl, you want to be a princess. Younger boys want to be firefighters or superheroes. We grow up with an imaginative, “anything is possible” attitude, which dissolves by the time you hit high school. In the early years [Read more]
AFL Round 13: Collingwood v Fremantle: Five in a row — thanks Freo!
June 29, 2009 by 2 Comments
By Danielle Eid As Round 13 came along so did the school holidays. As I left the school gates I was bursting out in song, singing: “Ceeeeelebrate good times — come on!!” The holidays couldn’t have come fast enough. But unlike most students, even though I’m on holidays I’m still constantly thinking about school work. [Read more]
General Footy Writing: A life of a Pie
June 24, 2009 by 2 Comments
By Danielle Eid I was recently asked by Paul Daffey why I barrack for Collingwood. So I was inspired to write up a piece on why I am one of those Collingwood supporters you love to hate. When my Dad came to Australia he lived with his uncle (my Godfather) and together they started the [Read more]
AFL Round 12: Shaw, the slipping Swan
June 22, 2009 by 7 Comments
by Danielle Eid Ahh, can it get any better? Exams are over and my family is happy to have the ‘normal’ Danni back. I was able to ace my Literature, History and Media exams (haven’t got my English back yet) However to my dismay I produced a Rhyce Shaw by slipping on my accounting exam. [Read more]
General Footy Writing: How teenage girls choose a footy team
June 22, 2009 by 1 Comment
By Danielle Eid My friends can never understand, and will never understand, my attachment to footy. They don’t see a reason to fuss over a key player getting reported, or to cry over a rivalry thrashing. At school I’m known for two things: 1. My obsession with the Jonas Brothers (my favorite boy band, especially [Read more]
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