Is this the Stodgy Brisbane Ultimate Blog Retirement Village Now?

So, new BPL overlord AdsB has spoken - he is setting up a BPL blog for *everyone*, as well as a dedicated tipping competition!

So now the venerable Brisbane Ultimate Blog feels like a well loved toy that's being tossed into a corner and left for the roaches. Is this the end? Have we been moved from the stately BUB mansion to the stodgy BUB retirement village?

Well, we'll always have the archives.

(ps just to be very clear - we're kidding. AdsB's work is a good thing. BPL has LONG needed its own official website (and this has been glaring since the buml.quda.org site got up), the tipping thing should be entertaining, and while we can't see how a BPL blog could possibly be better than this one, we don't imagine we know everything over here.)

Sense Us

The poll is closed and no surprises, most readers play a high level of ultimate. There are more voters tuning in from interstate to check out what's going on up here - no doubt ex-pats who are playing some decent ultimate somewhere else.. or on hiatus.

We at the BUB are open to suggestion...

What should this blog focus on more?

News Team:

That's right, we're looking for writters. If you think you can write a corker of a general interest piece, maybe do up some pretty graphs and stats, keep track of tipping, or check all those email lists that JdR put me on to that I haven't bothered checking yet - we need you. Perhaps you've got your ear to the ground, more fingers in the pie than JdR (doubtful). Of course there are the perks - the coveted gold-plated hovercraft, the new loo and the cone of silence. Besides, it's kinda.. lonely around the palace..

Look.

My plan was to ask you

if I could squire you
about town

as one professional
helping another professional,

because I know what it's like
to be lonely in a new city.

Oookay, so drop me an email at danielstrelan@gmail.com if you want to contribute to this mess. Someone to keep track of women's ultimate would be especially good.

Announcing the Unannounced + Quick Summer Summary

So regular readers will have noticed we have stepped back from daily updates to zero updates.

Here at stately Brisbane Ultimate Blog mansion, there’s a lot of not Brisbane Ultimate community stuff going on (although the admin stuff continues as usual). So blogging will be sporadic at best for a bit while we see if the blogging batteries can be recharged.

Don’t forget we’re always looking to post your material or even offer you a room here at the stately mansion yourself, complete with access to the gold plated hovercraft and the private indoor disc golf complex. You just need to be able to write relatively coherently (sorry Carl).

As this post may be at the top of the blog for a while, for those new to town or seeking some news on the Brisbane Ultimate, here’s a quick summary.

Brisbane Ultimate generally has its off-season over December-January, with Mixed, Women’s and Open Leagues restarting in early February. Get onto the BUDA email list (link on the right there) to get up to date. The top level Open and Women’s Clubs Firestorm and Black Betty are training through these months as preparation for Nationals, which will be held here in Brisbane on 1-4 April 2011. There is also some Wednesday night pickup (open to new players) at Oakman Park over the Summer, but you’ll need to be on the BUDA list to keep up with rain closures and the like.

Local tournament-wise, people are keeping their eyes open for the Australia Day Beach Ultimate Championships in late January, as well as booking their flights to the Queensland Open State Championships (aka Northern Regionals) to be held in Townsville on 19-20 February.

YouBUB

Things are a bit dull here in the stately Brisbane Ultimate Blog mansion at the moment (although this will change tomorrow with Lovefest, baby Lovefest).

So send us some (safe for work) links. Either leave them in the comments, or email them to ye blogger. Anything you want or tickles your fancy or you think worth sharing.

We'll compile the lot and then post them next week.