winners!

I am overwhelmed by the internet. We had a late late night last night and today has been a bit of a sloth-day, so I've been cruising Time's Top 50 Websites articles from 2005- 2007... and there's almost too much. No, there's not, but in my slow and slothful shtate, it's overwhelming. A site with a list of sites with a list of links to other sites... I've bookmarked 25 or so, including National Geographic, Open Secrets, PBS, History Link, Lala, Fact Check, How Stuff Works, Indeed (job search engine), New York Public Library Digital Gallery, Last FM, Artists Gallery and Favorite Website Awards. LOTS to check out...

Okay, more importantly, last night's big double-header was a double success! Tammy's squad won easily against a team that is (obviously) struggling in their first year in the first division, and Steve's CVM Tomis team also won 3-0, beating the team that they met in the finals last year. So, everyone was happy... yay! We went out for dinner afterwards to The Irish Pub, a restaurant that is not pub-ish or Ir-ish... but did serve up some good eats. We had calamari to start (which was fresh and YUMMY) and I had chicken stuffed with cheese on a bed (oooh) of spinach and topped with a mushroom sauce - SO GOOD! The table shared a few bottles of wine and after a few hours of eating and drinking we called it quits and headed for the bar. Wish (not "Waste" as Stelio called it today - "How was Waste last night?" - ha!) was classy, and way nicer than any bar you'd find in Vancouver (or Winnipeg) - no surprise there. The decor was great, layout, lighting... it was all good. The music was decent too, except for the live techno singer - not a hit. There were quite a few foreigners there; a small percentage of the American Navy, a group of Japanese men that stuck close to each other and to the bar, and a New Zealander, here playing rugby for one of the two Constanta teams. There were also scantily-clad dancers (as in Yaroslavl) and, when we got there, there was a bride getting lots of attention (several photographers, videographers) up on stage in a frilly, poof-poof ugly dress... it was odd. Anyways, it was a good group of people - a super fun night of good food, drinks and dancing! Woot woooooot!

Tammy and Steve, in between games


Bisons at the bar (they're all U of Manitoba volleyball alum)

The bride in the spotlight.... complete with assistant - it was vraiment strange...

Ha. So today has been slothy, but we made it down to the port to get some fresh air and check things out. The weather was great and we had a nice (short) walk down by the water close to the port - not too much to see but it's nice. And it was warm and sunny. This week Steve has a European Cup game on Wednesday, and pooooor Tammy has to make an eight-hour bus ride with her team... on her birthday! To play an away game on Wednesday. Blech. Anyways, I better get off this computer before my eyes turn into screen-rectangles. Adios!

The old casino - the building isn't used for anything now, but apparently there are plans to restore it (?)


Right on the sea, it sort of stands alone...