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patentdragonStill no clarification about my contract position for Work Slot 1 - I'll be paying the office a visit when I finish work on Wednesday, with completed contract in hand whether I need to fill it in or not.
Oh, and I so bloody hate 1) those Discrimination and Diversity forms, which now include "sexual orientation", and 2) electronic forms that DO NOT FUNCTION...
Meanwhile... should the Seattle Seahawks be in the playoffs in the NFL?
Well, they won their division in the final regular-season game of the year, with a 7-9 record - the first time in NFL history that a team with a losing record has won a division title - so according to the existing post-season system, they're in. Four division champs, and two wildcards with the next best non-champ records - this year, it's all pretty straight-forward in the AFC, BUT in the NFC, you can't help but feel that some injustice has arisen. Why are the 7-9 Seahawks in post-season play, when the 10-6 New York Giants and 10-6 Tampa Bay Buccaneers aren't? As NFC wildcards, the defending NFL champs the New Orleans Saints are a solid lock with an 11-5 record, and the 10-6 Green Bay Packers hold a tie-breaker over the Giants - if the Seahawks went 12-4, or even 9-7, there wouldn't be that much of a problem...
The Seahawks can't help being in a weak division this year, and the way they played in the season finale suggested they should have had a better record. It's hard to justify their hosting a first-round playoff game with a losing record, but you can't really go changing the rules because of an entirely unexpected set of circumstances. Next year, maybe - but not with the contentious game playing on Saturday.
Of course, I seriously doubt the Seahawks will make it past the Saints...
Post-Season Predictions...
- Saints beat Seahawks (comprehensively)
- Eagles beat Packers (just)
- Jets beat Colts
- Ravens beat Chiefs...
And Finally... As I watched the football, I did some development work, most of which went over already well-trodden ground. "The Road To Reignfall" is pretty much set in stone, and I know where I need to go with The Secret Adventures of Mane-of-Night: Flight 102 Is Overdue. The latter story is not going to be done and dusted in one go - a new "property" may be required to handle that. A team, an individual... something new.
Oh, and I so bloody hate 1) those Discrimination and Diversity forms, which now include "sexual orientation", and 2) electronic forms that DO NOT FUNCTION...
Meanwhile... should the Seattle Seahawks be in the playoffs in the NFL?
Well, they won their division in the final regular-season game of the year, with a 7-9 record - the first time in NFL history that a team with a losing record has won a division title - so according to the existing post-season system, they're in. Four division champs, and two wildcards with the next best non-champ records - this year, it's all pretty straight-forward in the AFC, BUT in the NFC, you can't help but feel that some injustice has arisen. Why are the 7-9 Seahawks in post-season play, when the 10-6 New York Giants and 10-6 Tampa Bay Buccaneers aren't? As NFC wildcards, the defending NFL champs the New Orleans Saints are a solid lock with an 11-5 record, and the 10-6 Green Bay Packers hold a tie-breaker over the Giants - if the Seahawks went 12-4, or even 9-7, there wouldn't be that much of a problem...
The Seahawks can't help being in a weak division this year, and the way they played in the season finale suggested they should have had a better record. It's hard to justify their hosting a first-round playoff game with a losing record, but you can't really go changing the rules because of an entirely unexpected set of circumstances. Next year, maybe - but not with the contentious game playing on Saturday.
Of course, I seriously doubt the Seahawks will make it past the Saints...
Post-Season Predictions...
- Saints beat Seahawks (comprehensively)
- Eagles beat Packers (just)
- Jets beat Colts
- Ravens beat Chiefs...
And Finally... As I watched the football, I did some development work, most of which went over already well-trodden ground. "The Road To Reignfall" is pretty much set in stone, and I know where I need to go with The Secret Adventures of Mane-of-Night: Flight 102 Is Overdue. The latter story is not going to be done and dusted in one go - a new "property" may be required to handle that. A team, an individual... something new.
