Happy Days

Since last she wrote, Rafael Nadal has won the French Open title, defeating The Swede Who Must Not Be Named in straight sets (6-4 6-2 6-4). As a performance, it was comprehensive and emphatic in its brilliance. I hark on about him because he’s a lovely, professional, respectful young man who is a claycourt killing machine deserving of all his hard-fought glory. Today brings him his fifth Roland Garros championship, his seventh Grand Slam title, his 38th win on the claycourts of Paris, and that coveted return to World Number One. Federer’s pursuit of Agassi’s record shall have to wait for a while longer…sorry, Roger. Congratulations, Rafa.

Bring on the grasscourt season!

Well, I’ve been doing a fair amount of reading this weekend, in the hopes that it will inspire me to get some writing done over the next few days. As we speak I’m having a crack at a fresh idea, and last night I also spent an hour typing up some Icarus-related notes. Whether anything good will come of it is another matter entirely, but it feels good to be trying again.

I’ll have more to say on here when I feel I have the energy to type anything of a decent length and depth. I’m a bit anti-internet at the moment because it requires so much patience. I’m feeling the benefits of spending less time clacking on a keyboard and more time relaxing (though no matter what I do, I still can’t get enough sleep).