Mathew Packer

Category: Life

  • ⚽️ Love waking up to an Arsenal win!

  • Just because I like to do all the complex things at once. Not only am I in the process of moving my blog to micro.blog, I’m also de-Googling my life as much as I can. One of these 2 tasks is so much easier than the other…any guesses as to which one?

  • Alder Park Sports Club AGM

    I’ve got my first AGM as Treasurer of Alder Park Sports Club this morning, and whilst I’ll be delivering a positive report, my nerves are an absolute train wreck this morning…

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    Update:

    Well that was a major non-event! To hold the meeting we needed to reach a quorum of 25 members, only 16 members showed, including 7 of 9 Board Members.

    So now we reconvene next Sunday and as long as more than 2 people arrive, the meeting will go ahead.

  • Dental temptation…

    You know you’re having a challenging day, amongst a challenging week, when you’re tempted to say yes to an offer of an earlier dentist appointment when they call you.

  • Life Membership at New Lambton Eagles Football Club

    At New Lambton Eagles’ end of season presentation event yesterday, I was awarded Life Membership.

    It’s brilliant to be recognised for the contribution I’ve made to the Club over the last 10 years. I think I’ve held just about every position in the Club, from when Travis was in MiniRoos in 2015 through to Under 15’s PYL now.

    In that time I’ve been a Coach, Manager, Registrar, Groundsmen, Uniform Coordinator, Equipment Coordinator, Game Day Coordinator, Social Media Coordinator, Premier Youth League Boys Coordinator, Club Photographer, IT/IS Manager, and Vice President.

    Crazy! 🤪

    Looking forward, I’d like to keep doing the VP role for another year, along with having greater involvement in the NPL Men’s Program. We’ll see what shakes out at the AGM next month, which sort of times in with the new NPL Men’s squad’s first session.

    Go the Eagles! 🦅

  • 🎥 Watched: Leave the World Behind

    A family’s getaway to a luxurious rental home takes an ominous turn when a cyberattack knocks out their devices, and two strangers appear at their door.

    Leave the World Behind on IMDB

    Netflix has the worst volume differential between the dialogue and the music in their movies.

    If you adjust the volume so the music doesn’t blow your ears out, you can’t hear the dialogue, so you turn it up and some more music plays and it’s loud as fuck!

    Ugh I’m so old! 😜

  • ⚽️ Arsenal 4 – 2 Leicester

    Good win by The Arsenal over Leicester last night, especially with Manchester City drawing with Newcastle!

  • Green Day in Sydney

    Green Day in Sydney for $500 – is dynamic pricing reserving live music for the rich?

    Showing my age here, and then some, when I first saw Green Day way back in about 1996 at the Hordern Pavilion I paid about $25 for the ticket!

  • 🎥 Watched: Rebel Ridge

    Everyone, except Don Johnson, mumble their lines throughout the entire movie! 🤯

    An ex-Marine grapples his way through a web of small-town corruption when an attempt to post bail for his cousin escalates into a violent standoff with the local police chief.

    Rebel Ridge on IMDB.

  • Sea Scallops from 8 at Trinity

    Sea Scallops with celeriac, pine nuts, blackcurrants, lemon, brown butter, parsley oil & chives (gf) from 8 at Trinity.

    Super darn tasty!