With today being Mother’s Day, we’re a bit too wrapped up in Boomerish celebrations to write a full game diary for tonight’s game.
We’d write something schmoopy here about how awesome Boomer is, but we already did that for last Father’s Day. Instead, we’ll just say Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there, and in the meantime, let’s all enjoy an open thread and, we hope, some fantastic hockey!
I have this week off, so I’m totally free to hop in the car and help you eat that cake. I’ll be there tomorrow. Happy Mother’s Day, Boomer!
This cake is so freakin’ good. There… might not be any left tomorrow. Heh.
Yeah, Boomer thanks you for the thought, Katebits, but she says, “By tomorrow she might be too late.” :P
Yay! I’m so in the mood for this game! WOOOOOO!!!
I bet the reason why the Flyers didn’t have Hatcher practice yesterday was because they were hoping if they pretended he wasn’t on the team, he wouldn’t be anymore.
When are hockey teams going to realize that it’s in their best interest to require their high-priced investments wear visors?!
Okay VS, this is in HD. We DON’T need to zoom in on Sid’s facial hair.
Ookies, looks like you did your mom proud! That cake is beautiful and sounds even yummier! I hope Boomer had a great Boomer Day!
Sid’s facial hair completely transforms him from a sweet natured, agreeable goodie two shoes, to…something less savory. It’s a remarkable playoff beard.
Dang! That was a feisty fight! I’m used to watching Andrew Peters.
That cake looks yummy! Happy Mothers Day to Boomer and all of the other mothers out there.
I’m shocked that we just had a fight in a playoff game.
The only really good fights are the ones with the little guys.
Hey, it’s great to see that these two teams are able to throw things like “It’s the Eastern Conference Final” aside in favor of acting like a bunch of knuckle-dragging goons. I really, honestly LOVE the Penguins/Flyers rivalry.
And thanks, Myra! I think Boomer was very happy with her day!
Boomer says, “Thanks, Amy!”
Katebits, you’re so right about Sid’s facial hair. It makes me squeamish. It’s like the embodiment of how upset I am that Sid is no longer the best play on his team. I’m going to write a novella about Sid being overtaken by Malkin in a Southern Gothic style and the entire conflict and lurking evil will be symbolized by Sid’s terrible facial hair.
Myra, I think Boomer was having a great Boomer day until she broke out the Nintendo DS and BrainAge that we gave her. The baseline test is a Rock-Scissor-Paper game, which Boomer claims she never learned as a child. So after the baseline test the computer told her her “brain age” was 80! :D
Well, you know how I feel about Malkin (*singsong voice* looove him), but I think not being the best player on his team might actually be good for Sid in the long run! Maybe it will transform him into a real boy!
So after the baseline test the computer told her her “brain age” was 80! :D
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Maybe it will transform him into a real boy!
I don’t want Sid to be a real boy! *Pouts*
I realized that my Southern Gothic novella synopsis makes it sound like I don’t like Malkin (I believe the words “lurking evil” were used) but I, too, love Malkin (not, obviously, as much as you). I can’t, however, handle Sid not being the Hart Trophy, best player ever anywhere, that he was last year. I just want to get a time machine and go back to last season’s game Pittsburgh against Phoenix, after which I’d encase Sid in amber and save him like that for ever and ever.
I don’t want Sid to be a real boy! *Pouts*
That’s a very good point. Maybe Sid not being the best player on his team will magically stop his aging process and he will never ever grow up! Sid’s age can only advance when he is the best player in the world!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
After reading that very lovely story about Mike Knuble and his mother, I don’t think she would be appreciative of that cross check he gave Staal.
I think that goal was Sid’s way of saying that he wants me to encase him in amber for ever and ever!
I think that goal was Sid’s way of saying that he wants me to encase him in amber for ever and ever!
Totally! He wants to live in amber for you, Pookie!
Sid TOTALLY wants to be encased in amber, just the way he is now. I’d be all, “Can you at least shave first?” but he’d insist he be encased as is.
I think the only way to know when Briere’s on the ice is to pay very close attention to whether Beninati has mentioned him. Just as an aside.
I mention that about Briere, because, as Beninati says he’s on the ice now, I’m all, “Who?”
Briere is playing like he’s still a Sabre, and this is last year’s ECF.
Sid is being super ferocious tonight. It’s like he’s begging to be encased in amber.
Oooooohhh… BURN! That’s the meanest thing anyone’s ever said about Briere, Katebits!
Sid is being super ferocious tonight. It’s like he’s begging to be encased in amber.
I KNOW! That little thing where he wheeled around behind Biron’s net while doing his crazy magic scooter edges thing (uh, you all know what I’m talking about, right?) — that was hott. That was “encasable in amber” hott. John Madden once tried to do the magic scooter thing while cutting across a goal mouth in a Devils game once this past year and it was TERRIFYINGLY awful. Pens fans should have to watch footage of it every few months, just so they never take Sid’s skating for granted.
I’m going to find the hottest, most awesomest amber to encase Sid in. Only the best for him!
Aw rats. Then they show us his mustache again. Oh, Sid. You poor, poor thing.
I KNOW! That little thing where he wheeled around behind Biron’s net while doing his crazy magic scooter edges thing (uh, you all know what I’m talking about, right?)
I know exactly what you’re talking about! That move was SCREAMING, “Encase me in amber! Freeze me in time!”
Briere is playing like he’s still a Sabre, and this is last year’s ECF.
Ouch.
Since Sid’s mom is at the game, how long until we have an interview with her?
And that puck is in the net.
Sid is all like, “FUCK MALKIN” tonight! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
That was a total goal!
You know what’s a gift that keeps on giving? Derian Hatcher being on the Flyers roster. Heh heh heh.
Zubrus scored a goal like that against Tim Thomas this year, and it was just as clear/unclear. The call went against NJ. So… this will be called a goal. Heh.
I would say this is totally a goal, but that wouldn’t be a goal if a Devil had scored it.
There is no way that’s not totally over the line.
Sid just looked sad, like he’s concerned we won’t want to encase him in amber if this doesn’t count. Don’t worry, Sid! We still do want to!
I feel that in the one angle it is incredibly clearly a goal. (I’m watching CBC.)
Kate, Mark was saying in Game One that Danny disappeared in the ECF both years we were in.
I missed it. Was the call on ice goal or no goal?
There was no call on the ice, Heather.
With the NJ non-goal, the puck had to have gone it, because there was nowhere else for it to be, and Tim Thomas (who had the best view) reacted as if it was a goal. The video evidence, however, didn’t show the whole goal because the crossbar was in the way. Biron’s glove is obscuring it just as much as the crossbar did. So if they call this a goal, it’s because they’re saying, “In context, this must be a goal even though there is not indisputable evidence saying it is.” Which is NOT how the War Room called it earlier. Just… you know, just sayin’.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! This is an OUTRAGE!
That’s bogus. Common sense says the puck was in.
That’s bullshit.
I thought that shot from inside the net pretty clearly showed the puck over the line. Whatevs!
As an embittered Devils fan, I say good call. As much as I want Sid to have 2 goals tonight, I don’t want to get even more mixed messages from the NHL than I already do when it comes to video review. (I do think that was a goal, but so was Zubrus’s.)
I have no real beef with that call. The overhead, which was a more “straight-on” angle of the goal line than the one inside the net to Biron’s left, didn’t show the puck all the way over the line. I bet if the officials had called it a goal on the ice, though, it would have stood.
Wow. Sid is being really awesome tonight.
Sid’s all pissy-like! I LOVE IT!
Sid clearly doesn’t like him being the second best player on his team any more than I do!
Yeah, I don’t think any of the angles were conclusive but common sense says if the puck was on the line and then kept rolling, it had to go over. (And I know it’s all about what you can see and not common sense but still. I just have to complain.)
I thought that was a goal, too. You couldn’t see the ice between the puck and the line, but you could see the puck and the line and see that mathematically, it could not be touching the line. Are they saying there’s no way to tell if the puck became a different shape and size, somehow making it possible to be that far from the line and still touching it? Huh? Is that what they’re saying??
Sid’s facial hair is at least filling in. You don’t think he’s shaving it into that chinstrap look do you?
He seems a lot bigger than I usually think he looks.
I keep wanting to say, “I should go by common sense and not video” but I know that’s just asking for trouble. It does sting though when the team you want to win gets on the wrong end of it.
Patty, :^::::::::::::::::: Maybe they are trying to say that the puck ripped a hole in the space time continuum. It’s the only logical explanation.
And I know it’s all about what you can see and not common sense but still.
There’s no common sense in hockey!
And there’s no suspension for Ribero and Osgood, but there are fines, according to CBC.
I like that Osgood just took the Brad Ausmus “I don’t remember calling her a bitch, but if I did, I guess she deserved it!” defense. Well played, Ozzie!
See Osgood fall, then try to look over his knees to see if somebody’s coming to help him? Guh. That was embarrassing.
Ok, sorry to backtrack but we stepped away to eat dinner and are now catching up.
So after the baseline test the computer told her her “brain age” was 80! :D
Hubbie & Kid have been talking about getting Brainage for me. Hubbie’s response to your comment was, “Guess we won’t be getting that for Myra after all.” Thanks for that vote of confidence, Babe.
And I have a soft spot for guys who can’t grow facial hair, so I love Sid’s sweet little attempt. :P
And there’s no suspension for Ribero and Osgood, but there are fines, according to CBC.
Woooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!
Hubbie said as part of their fines they should have to wear signs saying for Osgood:
“I AM A CHEAPSHOT DIVER”
and for Ribeiro:
“I AM AN IDIOT”
Oh, good I’m glad Osgood is getting something too. I was afraid it was all going to come down on Ribeiro. Osgood deserves something just for that horribly dramatic reaction to a hit he probably barely felt.
Hubbie’s response to your comment was, “Guess we won’t be getting that for Myra after all.”
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In Boomer’s defense, she was supposed to be picking winning and losing plays in Rock, Scissor, Paper, but she didn’t know how the various things ranked, nor did she know what the hand gestures were. I was saying she basically set her baseline artificially low so she’ll see instant and significant progress as she plays every day!
Hubbie’s response to your comment was, “Guess we won’t be getting that for Myra after all.” Thanks for that vote of confidence, Babe.
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After having cocktails this afternoon, I remarked, “My bladder is the size of a pea now!” and Boomer responded, “Which is apparently bigger than my brain.” She’s insisting her baseline was so low because she doesn’t know the rules to Rock, Scissors, Paper. I think not knowing the rules to that makes you pretty much an 80-year-old.
Did the announcers say that the Flyers had 9 even-stength shots in the first? Or do they mean total in this series?
I think not knowing the rules to that makes you pretty much an 80-year-old.
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BOOO! I had to talk to my mother 9we’ve been playing phone tag all day). Why is it tied?! I don’t want it to be tied! I want the wheels to stay off Biron! Whiiiiine!
The Pens were sitting back, waiting for you to get off the phone, Katebits.
She’s insisting her baseline was so low because she doesn’t know the rules to Rock, Scissors, Paper.
Do you have to talk for Rock, Paper, Scissors? If so, I totally couldn’t get my DS to understand me and came out as like, 60. It wasn’t until I started telling the game that I wasn’t in a place where I could talk, and it gave me an alternative game, that my age started going down.
You do have to talk for Rock, Paper. I didn’t realize the DS had voice recognition so I was like, “Why is Boomer sitting in the other room shouting, ‘Hand! Uh… Fist! How does this work? Paper?’ Does she have an 80-year-old brain or something?”
Ooooh. Talbot has a foxy beard!
I do love Max Talbot. I was so sad that Inside Penguins Hockey dulled itself down so it didn’t have as much zany Max Talbot as it used to.
Talbot had that hilarious Fu Manchu at the start of the season; the one he insisted was a “Mooostache”, not a “Mustache”. He’s adorable.
‘Hand! Uh… Fist! How does this work? Paper?’
Awwww, poor Boomer! It’s not your fault, you’re not that old, I’m sure!
I just giggled so loudly I woke up my parents’ dog. Time to go back to bed. Enjoy the game, everyone!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
I think not knowing the rules to that makes you pretty much an 80-year-old.
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Hee hee! We just noticed Briere twice — turning the puck over in his own zone!
Talbot had that hilarious Fu Manchu at the start of the season; the one he insisted was a “Mooostache”
My sister unearthed an early season Pens game from the DVR this morning and we had quite the laugh over his “mooostache”. Oh Mad Max. You’re so mad, and well, maxxie.
Talbot had that hilarious Fu Manchu at the start of the season; the one he insisted was a “Mooostache”, not a “Mustache”. He’s adorable.
I remember that, and I think I was just assuming he was sporting that look for the playoffs. I was pleasantly surprised to see he’s got a proud playoff beard.
I love that Sid’s face-off stand is like the even-more-badass version of Jeff Bagwell’s batting stance.
WOOOOOO!!!
That was nice. Hossa wanted me to see that before I went back to sleep. Nice try, Hossa! I’m not letting up on you!
We just noticed Briere twice — turning the puck over in his own zone!
Heehee! I noticed him too! Poor little hobbit!
Pookie, between Baggy’s batting stance and the Ausmus “bitch” thing, we’re really bringing the Astros references tonight, aren’t we?
Poor little hobbit!
I wouldn’t feel TOO sorry for him… Heh.
I love that Sid’s face-off stand is like the even-more-badass version of Jeff Bagwell’s batting stance.
No. I love Sid but you do not get more badass than Baggy’s batting stance.
Mark is in love with Max Talbot.
You’re right, Schnookie! I’m one “Killer B” reference away from bringing out my Larry Dieker Hawaiian shirt!
I wouldn’t feel TOO sorry for him… Heh.
Oh, I don’t. :D
Boomer just proclaimed around a mouthful of dinner, “I don’t think the Flyers are going to win any games in this series.” You heard it here first! :D
No. I love Sid but you do not get more badass than Baggy’s batting stance.
No, it’s so more badass. To be as badass as Sid, Baggy would have had to walk out to the batter’s box a full 45 seconds before he was supposed to and then just take his stance and stand there, perfectly still, waiting for the pitcher.
Poor lil hobbit took an elbow to the head.
Malkin, no elbowing the hobbit.
Malkin: I will elbow whomsoever I choose! Bwah-ha-ha-ha!
That cake looks scrumptious. Tell Boomer I say happy moms day!
Malkin: He’s just lucky I didn’t slewfoot him.
Boomer says thanks, Josh!
No, it’s so more badass.
It’s not more badass! It’s not, it’s not, IT’S NOT! :P
(Okay, I’m done.)
Malkin, you’re FIRED!
Hey, Josh! How’re things? I mentioned earlier today something like, “It’s so nice that it’s Summer now!” and Boomer was all, “It’s not Summer yet; it’s only mid-May.” I was like, “The Devils aren’t playing are they? It’s Summer.”
Schnookie, that SH goal was just for you!
Oh, geez. That was vintage 2007-2008 Sabres right there. On the PP, 25 seconds left, tying goal.
Happy Boomer Day! (Sorry I took so long!)
That shutup the Pens crowd!
God this series is causing such personal inner conflict. I really want Pittsburgh to lose, but it’s so hard to be happy when the Flyers score. Unless said Flyer is Jim Dowd, of course.
Heather, I’ll give you that Baggy was very, very badass. When I was in college, I hung a picture of Baggy and Biggio up on my door so that every day when I left for class I was reminded to have a badass kind of day.
Hey, Josh! How’re things? I mentioned earlier today something like, “It’s so nice that it’s Summer now!” and Boomer was all, “It’s not Summer yet; it’s only mid-May.” I was like, “The Devils aren’t playing are they? It’s Summer.”
Things are meh. My week vacation is over. =(
And you’re both right about summer. It makes me sad(der). =(
My boyfriend Beaker just shot that shortie RIGHT AT MY OVARIES.
God this series is causing such personal inner conflict. I really want Pittsburgh to lose, but it’s so hard to be happy when the Flyers score. Unless said Flyer is Jim Dowd, of course.
This is not an easy one to watch, to be sure. Thanks to my playoff goggles, though, I’m in a nice balance of liking both teams equally (while disliking them equally, too, but I’m trying to focus on the positive). That said, I think I want to marry Mike Richards. While seeing an encased-in-amber Sid on the side.
Happy Boomer Day! (Sorry I took so long!)
Boomer says, “That’s quite alright.” You were held up by Bookworm, which is just the kind of thing she would have been doing! :D
That said, I think I want to marry Mike Richards. While seeing an encased-in-amber Sid on the side.
Yeah, but amber-encased Sid wouldn’t be very engaging. You’d be having a relationship with a glorified coffee table.
Yeah, but Amy, what a coffee table! :D
(I’m also not convinced a non-encased-in-amber Sid would be that much more engaging than an amber-free one.)
You’d be having a relationship with a glorified coffee table.
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My boyfriend Beaker just shot that shortie RIGHT AT MY OVARIES.
I don’t think Beaker would appreciate it being described as a shortie. :P
I don’t think Beaker would appreciate it being described as a shortie. :P
Heh heh. I might want to marry him, but he is a Flyer. I had to phrase that as disparagingly as possible.
Is Mike Richards the one the Flyers signed to a bazillion year contract this year?
Yes he is, Kate. He’s going to Schnookie’s Flyers boyfriend until her brain turns 80.
Is Mike Richards the one the Flyers signed to a bazillion year contract this year?
Yes he is, but I’m pretty sure he’s going to demand a trade to the Devils any minute now. Just like Sid is.
He’s going to Schnookie’s Flyers boyfriend until her brain turns 80.
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He’s going to Schnookie’s Flyers boyfriend until her brain turns 80.
Hey, I haven’t set my Brainage baseline yet. My brain may very well be over 80 already!
That commercial for Speed Racer makes me think they’re using the term “live action” pretty loosely.
My boyfriend Beaker just shot that shortie RIGHT AT MY OVARIES.
Hehehehehe. That was very foxy.
Geno is a little pissy tonight. Awww Geno. I still love you, even when you’re sucking on your necklace during the anthem.
You guys, I can’t stop thinking about buying Matty on hockey reference. I think I might just have to. $40, but then I can write something about Swedish meatballs, or Hot Swede playground or something.
Awww… I’m all crying.
alix, just do it! Just do it! Do it! Do it! Do it!
Why are you crying, Patty?
Don’t cry, Patty! You’ll make Bouche sad.
Hee. I think you’re right, Heather. I should. Yeah it’s silly, and $40, but it would make me giggle all year.
Oh, just the sick kid thing. Saying to think positive and don’t let everybody tell you there’s nothing but negative in the world. I’m a pushover.
It’s a good thing you’re there to be a softie about the sick kids, Patty, because I’m like, “They’re doing a sick kid feature? Is there anything else on?” I’m terrible.
Give Ruutu another! He’s showing you up, ref!
alix, just think! One day Matty is going to start wondering who’s sponsoring him and he’ll look you up :P
Awwww. I kind of miss Roots. Heh.
Apparently BGL visited a dying kid right in the middle of a playoff run when he was still with Edmonton. I kind of love him.
Did y’all hear a Flyers blog kidnapped PensBlog Charlie?
Heather’s right, alix! He’ll go there to see his own stats and then be compelled to click on your link and once he sees The Humming Giraffe, he’ll be in love!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Heather, that’s totally going to happen! He’s all bored in the off season right now. I better get on that right away. :D
WOW, Max Talbot’s beard is MARVELOUS!
WOOOOO!!
Holy, SHIT he’s hot with that thing!
Maxie’s beard is aiming right at your ovaries, Katebits!
(What’s funnier than Hatcher and Downie costing the Flyers the go-ahead goal?)
Was that a PP goal? Im barely paying attention here. I’m been blinded by Max Talbot.
Hey, did anyone hear that Brenden Morrow and his wife, Anne-Marie had twins today.
Brady–5lb 13oz
Mallory–6lb
Just before 2 pm. Anne-Marie is a little thing, I can’t imagine her carrying 2 babies that size. Those Carbonneaus are made of pretty tough stuff! I had not heard anything about them even expecting. Have I been living in a hole?
I just thinking the other day that no one seems to name their kids Mallory anymore! How odd!
Mallory Keaton!
Was that a PP goal? Im barely paying attention here. I’m been blinded by Max Talbot.
Nope, that was an even-strength goal.
Wow, are they paying Briere $8 million a year for that breakout? That was awesome.
I was thinking more about the Mallory from “The Babysitting Club”, actually…
I forgot about that BSC Mallory! Mallory will always be a Keaton to me. :D
Okay, is Darren Eliot saying, “I can’t explain why Prospal’s been so invisible” supposed to be unintentional comedy?
Go, clock! GO!
Yeah, BSC Mallory was a loser :P
BSC Mallory really was a loser. Although she was still better than Mary Ann.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Mary Ann was a loser too. I did like that Mallory was the writer but that’s it. I was all about Kristy.
Mary Ann was a dullard. Not like sweet, sweet Amber Sid. He’s never dull.
Heather’s right, alix! He’ll go there to see his own stats and then be compelled to click on your link and once he sees The Humming Giraffe, he’ll be in love!
Hee! This is totally going to happen, Patty!
alix, Matty will email you and say, “Hey, just out of curiosity, how do you feel about cabs?”
The amber casing actually makes Sid a bit dullardly, but nothing too awful.
Kristy was the most approachable one. Claudia and Stacy taught me at an early age that I would never be as cool as them.
The amber casing actually makes Sid a bit dullardly, but nothing too awful.
No, no, I’ll have the amber polished to a high sheen.
Ooooh, Claudia and Stacy were SO much cooler than me. I kid of felt bad hanging out with them, like I was dragging them down. I liked Dawn a lot, though. She was so sunshiney. Just like me. :P
You guys are cracking me uo! These names are ringing far away distant bells in my head, but I would never have been able to recall them!
Matty’s been ordered! Heh.
alix, Matty will email you and say, “Hey, just out of curiosity, how do you feel about cabs?”
HA HA HA! And then I’ll write back, “Is Rufus coming?” And Matty will be all, “Huh?” “Is that your pet name for me?”
I, um, read the BSC books WELL into high school. Heh heh. I was so cool.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!! The “On The Fly” guys just suggested Stevens bench Briere!
Ooh! I always forget to switch to NHL Network!
And then I’ll write back, “Is Rufus coming?” And Matty will be all, “Huh?”
If Matty doesn’t know who Rufus is, he doesn’t deserve you, alix!
I’m sorry, is there seriously a Babysitter’s Club discussion going on here?? Hilarious, wow.
Um, and on the subject of that hockey-reference.com thing (and Briere, oddly enough)…someone left a comment on my blog today directing me to go here. I have to say I laughed for about 10 minutes ;)
CC, that’s hilarious!
Sid is so saucy!
Sid looks like he wants to dunk a bitch!
CC, that’s great! This Hockey-reference thing is so out of control! I’m totally expecting to click on some random scrub and find “Kilroy Was Here” as the blurb.
HAHAHAHAHA!!!!! That’s awesome, CC!
Sid looks like he wants to dunk a bitch!
Just before he was asked that last question I said, “Sid looks like he ran out of patience for answering questions about 5 minutes ago!” and then BAM! He really did!
HA! That’s beautiful, CC!
If Matty doesn’t know who Rufus is, he doesn’t deserve you, alix!
Hee. True, Schnookie. I bet Matty will sponsor some endangered rhino in Africa and name it Rufus for me. :D
Yeah, Sid was trying to disable those reporters with his steely gaze!
This Hockey-reference thing is so out of control!
I know!! I was totally thinking about wasting $10 and sponsoring one of the Caps’ pages, but I think this is much better (plus the Caps blogosphere has carved up most of the boys already :P).
I can’t believe someone did that, seriously. The magical spearing midget will live on!
When I read that the Morrows’ little girl was named Mallory, I immediately assumed it was the wife’s idea. I associate it with Mallory Keaton, too, and it’s SO eighties.
If their little 4-year-old girl is any indication, they’re going to be adorable kids.
Myra, did you see that feature on them building their new house? Anne-Marie is fairly pregnant there.
Yeah, Sid was trying to disable those reporters with his steely gaze!
Sid is completely unaware of how the mustache really undermines his steely glare.
Sid: No! Not undermind! Enhance! ENHANCE! *steely glare*
Ugh. I’m kind of annoyed about how Pro Osgood, the Osgood/Riberio incident chat is. I mean Osgood started it, and then dove like he was a ballerina shot out of a cannon and then shot by a sniper. Riberio shouldn’t have done it, obviously, but Osgood’s not Mr.Innocent Pants over there.
Thank you, alix. That’s what I think.
I like how Draper is all righteously indignant about Ribeiro, after he sat on Ott for 10 seconds and tried to break his ribs with his stick. (Un-called, of course.)
Heh. Totally. I mean neither team is totally clean, but don’t act like your team is completely innocent and act like the stuff you pulled was an “accident”.
Oops, I totally spelled Ribs’ name wrong. Sorry Ribs.
I agree, alix. I love how one team always acts like a bunch of put-upon choirboys who can’t even imagine doing stuff against the rules. (The team that’s most driven me nuts about this during this postseason is the Rangers, grousing about how the Pens whine. ALL WHILE WHINING ABOUT THE OTHER TEAM WHINING TOO MUCH.)
Myra, did you see that feature on them building their new house? Anne-Marie is fairly pregnant there.
What, you mean Anne-Marie was in that? :P
No, I guess I let that go right by me. Between the house, the adorable little girl, and Brenden being a funny henpecked husband, I must have glazed over on that part of it.
Thank you, alix. That’s what I think.
I second that.
I like how Draper is all righteously indignant about Ribeiro, after he sat on Ott for 10 seconds and tried to break his ribs with his stick. (Un-called, of course.)
Dude, that was so not cool. I was like, you mean sitting on someone on purpose is not some kind of call? They call “holding”, can’t they call “sitting”?
Hubbie said that Otter should start a “fine” fund and have them deposit a certain amount of his paycheck each time so he’ll always be prepared since apparently the League has his number.
I agree, alix. I love how one team always acts like a bunch of put-upon choirboys who can’t even imagine doing stuff against the rules.
Ugh. I know. Lame. The Wild do that all the time to the Canucks.
(The team that’s most driven me nuts about this during this postseason is the Rangers, grousing about how the Pens whine. ALL WHILE WHINING ABOUT THE OTHER TEAM WHINING TOO MUCH.)
That is just crazy pathetic. Don’t they realize how insanely stupid/hypocritical they sound?
can’t they call “sitting”?
Hee! Hearing sitting called out as a penalty would just crack me up if I was at a game. But yeah, they could call that intereference or something I’m sure.
Well, I better call it a night. Tomorrow is a big big day! The Kid turns 11. Let the festivities begin! Good night all.
Ooooh being 11 was fun! Tell MiniMyra to have a famtastic birthday! Night Myra.
Happy Birthday, MiniMyra! And good night, Myra!
G’night Myra, and Happy Birthday to the Kid!!!
Morning, IPB… how is everyone?
I feel so torn and awful about this Ribeiro/Osgood thing. Damnit, Ribs! Why do you do this to me?
Good morning, Caitlin!
I think the best thing to do with the Ribs/Osgood thing is just let it slide. Both players were ninnies and jackasses, both players got fined, and we all move on, right? :P
Morning, IPB… how is everyone?
Its be a hectic morning for me. Its been a “make sense of other people’s messes and filing systems” morning.
Both players were ninnies and jackasses, both players got fined, and we all move on, right?
You speak the truth, Schnookie. It’s just incredibly disappointing to me for both guys, but Ribeiro especially. Also, I had sincerely hoped we could get through a series with the Red Wings without anything gross cropping up, but apparently…not.
In other news, Alexei Yashin wants to come back to the NHL. I guess he’s sick of Carol Alt bitching about living in Yaroslavl now?
In other news, Alexei Yashin wants to come back to the NHL. I guess he’s sick of Carol Alt bitching about living in Yaroslavl now?
But I thought he needed to play somewhere where he would be treated like the hockey God he so clearly is?
Story is here:
http://ottsun.canoe.ca/Sports/Hockey/2008/05/11/5530811-sun.html
But I thought he needed to play somewhere where he would be treated like the hockey God he so clearly is?
This reeks of Forsberg-esque crap. His agent has basically come out and said, “He needs to be signed by July 1 or else he has to resign in Russia.” I can see 31 GMs in my head, just nodding like, “Yeah, I’ll put that in my DayTimer. Uh-huh.”
Its been a “make sense of other people’s messes and filing systems” morning.
Amy, that’s the worst! I’m so sorry! If it’s any help, I sat up WAAAAAY too late last night, and then the painters we’ve hired to fix some trim on our house and garage called at 7:30 this morning to tell us they were coming today to powerwash. Well if I’d known that, I wouldn’t have stayed up until 3:00, now, would I? :P
But I thought he needed to play somewhere where he would be treated like the hockey God he so clearly is?
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I love the way people held him up as the example of how the Russian pro league was going to rival the NHL, because it was drawing away “top” talent. Uhhh… riiiiiiiiiiight.
“Yeah, I’ll put that in my DayTimer. Uh-huh.”
HAHAHAHA!!! Meanwhile, Yashin’s thinking, “Let the Yashin sweepstakes begin!”
Meanwhile, Yashin’s thinking, “Let the Yashin sweepstakes begin!”
Hahahaha! He’s all pommerdoodling over in Russia and then July 1st hits and no one’s signed him. I think this must be like being a 12 year old girl when no boy asks you to that big junior high dance, so you sit at home and doodle in your Trapper Keeper while listening to whatever today’s equivalent is of the Backstreet Boys.
And Amy, I’m so sorry that your day is not going well!
Oh, in an unrelated aside to the gardening types here, we ate two of our radishes yesterday! Our first harvest of the year! They were about as big around as my pinky finger, but they were quite tasty! :D
And Amy, I’m so sorry that your day is not going well!
Thanks, this quote from MASH just about sums up my day so far:
Hawkeye (looking for maps of the minefield): Why aren’t they under ‘M’?”
Radar: Because they’re under ‘B’ for ‘boom’.
Because they’re under ‘B’ for ‘boom’.
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Oh, in an unrelated aside to the gardening types here, we ate two of our radishes yesterday! Our first harvest of the year!
Schnookie, that is SO exciting! Yay! My single jalapeno is slowly but surely getting bigger and the tomato plants just hit a massive growth spurt! Woo!
Hawkeye (looking for maps of the minefield): Why aren’t they under ‘M’?”
Radar: Because they’re under ‘B’ for ‘boom’.
Amy, I totally, one hundred percent sympathize. I hate making sense of other people’s organizational systems or lack thereof. If I have to be out from work for an extended period of time, I leave the temp who comes in for me a fanatically overdone list of how I do everything just for that reason.
I started a job one time where the paralegal before me hadn’t really kept up on the filing like she should have. We had this massively huge litigation case and one day I went to go file some things that had just been filed in court, opened the pleadings files and it was like an avalanche of paper just overflowed. Instead of actually FILING the paperwork, she had just thrown it into folders to near bursting capacity, causing it to explode all over me (and causing me 2 days worth of work just to organize it all).
….Aaaaannnnd that’s my story.
I pity the person who ends up in my job when I’m gone. I’m a TERRIBLE filer. I’m a pack rat who is not naturally inclined towards organization, so the records for my department are a total mess. I know where everything is, but I don’t think they system would be very obvious to an outside observer. Heh.
I’m a pack rat who is not naturally inclined towards organization, so the records for my department are a total mess.
I’m a perpetual worrier, so I have to be somewhat organized or I will just freak out. OCD? Yes. Control freak? Absolutely. I totally admit that. But nothing brings me into full on panic mode like not being able to find that one document that I need right then and there.
I wish I could be all laissez-faire like you, Schnookie. I wish I could just not freak out about one piece of paper. But I do, and I’m probably a worse person for it.
(Seriously, I have triple copies of everything and all my billing gets filed in two different locations. I’m a freak.)
I’m one of those people who thrives on clutter. I have a really hard time dealing with a neat desk. So I’m also one of those people who knows where everything is deep within my clutter piles. Sure, there’s also plenty of crap that can be thrown out in there, but that’s just how I roll! I can’t even imagine being all OCD and control freaky like you, Caitlin! :D
In my job everyone has full-sized desks in a big, noisy, shared office. Everyone except me. They put me in a back office that only fits two people and is thus quiet and lovely and I can close the door if I want to. The only catch is I have literally 12 square inches of desktop and it’s right in front of my computer monitor. The bosses are constantly badgering us to “keep our desks neat!” I’m like, “How can I not?! I can’t even fit a full piece of paper on my desk, let alone a stack of clutter!” And that’s my totally uninteresting story.
So I’m also one of those people who knows where everything is deep within my clutter piles.
That’s how I am. I have multiple neat piles, but I can tell exactly what’s in each pile.
I can’t even imagine being all OCD and control freaky like you, Caitlin! :D
I didn’t used to be that way. I promise! Then I had a boss that trained it in to me and put the fear of God into me about losing/misplacing documents. And now I can’t shake it. I’m not perfect, by any means, but there are sometimes I literally have to stop working on a task to clean my desk because I cannot think with papers all over my desk where I can’t find anything.
I should really just learn to let go, because it would probably decrease my stress level. :D
The bosses are constantly badgering us to “keep our desks neat!” I’m like, “How can I not?! I can’t even fit a full piece of paper on my desk, let alone a stack of clutter!”
Heh! I’m sorry you have so little desk space! That’s odd that they’re all like, “Keep your desk neat!” when you’re like, “I have room for this Post-It note…and…that’s it.”
At least you get a quiet space, right? :D
Ack! Not to change the subject, but I’m late to the game and have only just seen the news that Blersus wants to add a “puck tracker” to their feeds next year, although they claim it’s just for replays. I guess I shouldn’t freak out too much about an insidious glow puck, since they never show replays on Blersus…
I guess I shouldn’t freak out too much about an insidious glow puck
Wait, I don’t get this. They want to add a “puck tracker” but not make it a glow puck?
I still don’t really get why they need a puck tracker. Honestly, the thing is black, on a white surface. How much more contrast do you want?
Yeah, the “Oh, it’s not a glow puck — it’s a Puck Tracker!” angle seems very suspect to me.
I figure there’s NO WAY they can get a glow puck back on TV. There’s no just way. The backlash would be so strong, right? Right? Please tell me I’m right.
Well, if they do go in for “puck tracking”, there’s no way it never gets used on live action, because they wouldn’t be able to justify the expense of developing it if they’re only using it for the one replay they show per game. It’s like the rail cam. They wanted to show the damn thing off, but since they don’t show replays, the only way to work it in was to work it in during live action.
The backlash would be so strong, right? Right? Please tell me I’m right.
Of course you’re right.
I still don’t really get why they need a puck tracker. Honestly, the thing is black, on a white surface. How much more contrast do you want?
A lot more, apparently.
Why do networks feel the need to fix what’s not broken?
Rail Cam! Notice how that hasn’t really been a problem! Maybe the puck tracker would be used for the All Star Game and then never again!
Why do networks feel the need to fix what’s not broken?
It really is baffling, isn’t it? I don’t understand at all where the thought process of “I know what we’re missing — GLOWING PUCKS!” is coming from.
WOO HOO!! Pookie’s got the day off today, so I’m going to meet her for lunch! See y’all in about an hour!
Woo! Have fun, Schnookie!
I don’t understand at all where the thought process of “I know what we’re missing — GLOWING PUCKS!” is coming from.
LSD?
LSD?
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Judging from the way Blersus broadcasts are already handled, this could be a distinct possibility.
What a tasty lunch! Aaaaaand — I’m back! Did y’all miss me tons? Aw, that’s okay. You might be saying “no” but I know you mean “yes”. :P
I missed you, Schnookie! There was lots of wailing and hair-pulling, no worries.
Judging from the way Blersus broadcasts are already handled, this could be a distinct possibility.
Normally I would has said “pot?”, but because this is Blersus, I had to make a special exception.
Did y’all miss me tons?
I deed, I deed, I deed miss a Ookie!
Hee hee! Thanks, guys! :D
Caitlin, I can’t remember — are you going to the game tonight?
Caitlin, I can’t remember — are you going to the game tonight?
No, sadly – I’m not. We struggled (and I mean really struggled) to get tickets, but no dice.
However, this is a good thing, as I think I’m starting to get sick (again! what is WRONG with me?) and I’d really rather prefer to watch from the comfort of my own bed.
I think there are many, many times when it’s better to watch the game in the comfort of one’s own home, in PJ’s with an endless supply of medicinal Diet Cokes! (I hope you feel better soon!)
Hey, did you all see Martle highlighted Heather’s awesome post about Henrik Tallinder? Go Heather!
Heh. Too bad the tag is for stalking. But still! WOOO Heather!
I hope you feel better soon!
I think I picked something up from all the time I’ve spent at hospitals recently. Best place to get sick is a hospital, so it wouldn’t surprise me. I just seem to be getting ill more than usual, what with the two bouts of bronchitis/flu I had earlier this year. Huh.
did you all see Martle highlighted Heather’s awesome post about Henrik Tallinder? Go Heather!
No way! Go Heather! Woooo! (Aww, Dr. Mirtle.)
(Aww, Dr. Mirtle.)
I rescind my “awww”, Dr. Mirtle! I rescind it! That’s not very nice, Dr. Mirtle. Alert the authorities, hmph.
Too bad the tag is for stalking.
Yeah, that was totally uncalled for, but what can you say? Martle’s just jealous that he can’t write that kind of stuff himself.
Martle just wanted to up his own blog’s Google authority when you search for Hank, and figured he’d just let Heather do all the heavy lifting for him.
I assume Martle was joking around with the stalking tag, right? Because, I mean, one would have to be totally stupid not to read that post and see how tongue-in-cheek it is, and Martle doesn’t seem totally stupid.
Martle’s just jealous that he can’t write that kind of stuff himself.
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Martle’s all sad that he’s got super cool shirts from the Pensblog, but no one Picnicking photos of him with his name repetitively. I’m sure he feels all hollow inside at the very thought of it.
(By the way, Heather’s Picnicked photos are always so adorable. I love them. :D)
I would hope that Martle got the joke, but the way he presented the post certainly didn’t help to convey it, as demonstrated by the comments a couple of people have left.
the way he presented the post certainly didn’t help to convey it, as demonstrated by the comments a couple of people have left.
Yeah, I definitely agree with that.
Did I tell y’all I bought Matty? It still has to be approved, but yay!
Martle doesn’t seem totally stupid.
Stupid no, humorless yes. Also, totally out of touch with how true fans approach the game. And never-in-touch with how fans blog about the game.
Did I tell y’all I bought Matty?
No you did not! YAY, alix! Can you tell us your super-secret description line thingy?
Stupid no, humorless yes. Also, totally out of touch with how true fans approach the game. And never-in-touch with how fans blog about the game.
He seems to get the Pensblog, but I thought Heather’s post was pretty difficult to misunderstand. It makes me feel bad that she’s potentially being looked down upon because of how an MSM blogger portrays her either intentionally or unintentionally (does this sound familiar…hmm).
Hah — it was all for laughs. I can’t help it if my audience is full of morons…
He seems to get the Pensblog
Are you serious? Did you see his introduction to their playoff Q&A? He was like, “I have no clue why people would want to read that blog…”
It makes me feel bad that she’s potentially being looked down upon because of how an MSM blogger portrays her either intentionally or unintentionally (does this sound familiar…hmm).
It sounds ALL TOO familiar. And I’m just pissed at Martle now as I was with Greg before.
Stupid no, humorless yes. Also, totally out of touch with how true fans approach the game. And never-in-touch with how fans blog about the game.
You think so? I’ve never thought of him as humorless or out of touch, to be honest . . . I mean if I recall correctly he did start Battle of California as a prank and defend those terribly unprofession bloggers who have the temerity to wear their team colors in the press box when that subject came up. I mean, I don’t like that he didn’t post about Heather’s post in a way that was more humorous, no, but I think accusations of not understanding how fans approach and blog about the game are unfounded.
Are you serious? Did you see his introduction to their playoff Q&A? He was like, “I have no clue why people would want to read that blog…”
Woah OKAY, I missed that! Never mind on the Pensblog!
It sounds ALL TOO familiar. And I’m just pissed at Martle now as I was with Greg before.
It does sound oddly familiar, doesn’t it? Where’s Wyshynski when you need him, huh? I mean that in a good, “Wyshynski has a sense of humor” kind of way.
I can’t help it if my audience is full of morons…
Forgive me, but I consider myself not a moron, and it was hard to pick out any inflection of humor in that post. If I’m mistaken, I’m glad to be corrected, but it seemed like you didn’t get what Heather was trying to do there.
No you did not! YAY, alix! Can you tell us your super-secret description line thingy?
Hee. Well I started with, “A playground for Hot Swedes and rhinos.” But then I thought I might get labelled a *cough* puckbunny, so now it reads, “A playground for talented and underrated Swedish defencemen.”
Eek, “unprofessional,” not “unprofession.” Some professional blogger I’d make with my inability to spell.
So this is what it feels like to be invisible.
Next stop, the bank…
I think accusations of not understanding how fans approach and blog about the game are unfounded.
I agree, Meg. That was kind of a wild swing there, Pookie. :D
Well I started with, “A playground for Hot Swedes and rhinos.” But then I thought I might get labelled a *cough* puckbunny, so now it reads, “A playground for talented and underrated Swedish defencemen.”
Heh! That is so nifty! If I had sponsored Russian’s, it would’ve read, “Have alligator, will travel”. :D
So this is what it feels like to be invisible.
Good Doctor, please refer to the bottom of Comment 242. Thanks! :D
Oh, and I would also say that I assume saying, “alert the authorities,” was meant to be fairly wry and jokey.
I forgot BoC started with a prank. That’s pretty fantastic.
So this is what it feels like to be invisible.
Next stop, the bank…
HA!
// Martle cries
If I had sponsored Russian’s, it would’ve read, “Have alligator, will travel”. :D
HEE! That’s fantastic! Is Russian still available?
I think accusations of not understanding how fans approach and blog about the game are unfounded.
I agree, Meg. That was kind of a wild swing there, Pookie. :D
I know, I know. This is what I get for having a day off and nothing to do with my time.
Dr. Mirtle, I sincerely apologize for criticizing your blog, which I think is an essential, daily read for MSM blogs. You’ve done so much for MSM blogging, but I think fan blogging is a very, very different beast. However, fan blogs are lowest on the totem pole. A mention in a MSM blog can make or break a fan blog. By tagging that link to Heather B’s quality fan blog with “stalking” you clearly lead your “audience of morons” away from the clever joke that was at the heart of what Heather was writing and to the very easy and very damning for a female hockey fan “puck fuck” conclusion.
HEE! That’s fantastic! Is Russian still available?
Yes, but he’s $40 and I’m stingy!
It’s all good. I had to invent the ’stalking’ tag for that post, which is good, no?
If people click the link, they get what it’s all about. I thought it was hilarious.
I think Heather should be immeasurably proud of her Hank post, and all it’s accomplished: she’s now ahead of TWC when you google “Henrik Tallinder”, she got a “stalking” tag invented for her by Dr. Mirtle, and she got called a “puck fuck” in Dr. Mirtle’s comments. Well played, Heather.
Awwww Dr. Mirtle! Do you want some Sprite and colouring books?
Bu yes, sigh. The puck fuck/puck bunny tag is the worst for female fans.
Yes, but he’s $40 and I’m stingy!
Hee. So was Matty, and I was resisting at first, but he wouldn’t leave me alone until I sponsored him. :D
It’s all good.
Good, because I feel terrible!
This whole “anyone can read the stupid shit you type without thinking” thing kinda sucks. I should probably stop typing without thinking! :D
I should probably stop typing without thinking! :D
Man, if I did that I’d never type anything.
If people click the link, they get what it’s all about. I thought it was hilarious.
My apologies for misunderstanding, then… I feel kinda dumb, now.
I should probably stop typing without thinking!
Me too. We should start a club, Pookie!
Hee. So was Matty, and I was resisting at first, but he wouldn’t leave me alone until I sponsored him. :D
I know eventually I’ll cave. Besides, all the other Dallas bloggers know that while I like them all, bad things would happen if they sponsored Russian (back off, bitches, back off!).
Yeah, me neither, Meg. Me neither.
Dude, if we started thinking before typing, we wouldn’t have a blog, Pookie.
Hm, good point, Schnookie! (Of course, if we didn’t have a blog, I wouldn’t have gotten myself into such trouble today! I wouldn’t be sitting here feeling rotten when I should be enjoying a day off! :P)
I wouldn’t be sitting here feeling rotten when I should be enjoying a day off!
Don’t feel rotten! Have a paddleball game! And this chair! What else can I get you? Perhaps a hearty Brett Hull/Arby’s joke?
(Aww, Pookie, it’s not awful. You’re okay by me…I’ll airmail ya some jalapenos.)
OK, changing the subject, how about a glowing puck, eh? How awesome would that be?!
Perhaps a hearty Brett Hull/Arby’s joke?
Those are like the Sprite and coloring books of hockey jokes!
OK, changing the subject, how about a glowing puck, eh? How awesome would that be?!
Not as awesome as Alexei frickin’ Yashin coming back to play in the NHL! You know it!
Those are like the Sprite and coloring books of hockey jokes!
In that case, Hullie gave an interview where the reporter asked him what his guilty pleasure was. Hull asked something along the lines of “Can I say tequila?” I call shenanigans, Brett! We all know the truth.
Seriously, I expect the man to be a walking Arby’s zombie at this point, complete with Arby’s sauce stains, wrappers jutting out of his pocket and a tie that’s seen more artificial cheese sauce in one day than some lunch ladies have seen in a lifetime.
By tagging that link to Heather B’s quality fan blog with “stalking” you clearly lead your “audience of morons” away from the clever joke that was at the heart of what Heather was writing and to the very easy and very damning for a female hockey fan “puck fuck” conclusion.
Amen.
Woops. I didn’t realize the subject had been changed.
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Not as awesome as Alexei frickin’ Yashin coming back to play in the NHL! You know it!
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(Thanks for making me feel better, Caitlin!)
Woops. I didn’t realize the subject had been changed.
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Thanks for backing me up, Patty! I appreciate it. (And thanks to Meg for not backing me up when I was talking crazy talk! :D)
Woops. I didn’t realize the subject had been changed.
Sheesh, Patty. We’re trying to move AWAY from the sensitive topic, and here you are, just barging in and asking, “What’s with that 500-pound gorilla here in the room?” :P
(Thanks for making me feel better, Caitlin!)
Noooo problem, Pookie!
Woops. I didn’t realize the subject had been changed.
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BANNED!
“What’s with that 500-pound gorilla here in the room?
Just because I was doing the blogging comment equivalent of throwing my feces at the wall doesn’t mean you should call me a gorilla, thank you very much! :PPPPPPPPP
Just because I was doing the blogging comment equivalent of throwing my feces at the wall doesn’t mean you should call me a gorilla, thank you very much!
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That’s right. You’re the 500-pound manatee in a bell jar. :P
You’re the 500-pound manatee in a bell jar.
MUCH better! I’m a 500-pound manatee perched on a delicate sprig of dogwood under a glass bell jar.
“What’s with that 500-pound gorilla here in the room?” :P
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Patty (entering room): Doodlee dooooo… Whoa! What do we have here?
So sorry. Please don’t ban me.
I’m a 500-pound manatee perched on a delicate sprig of dogwood under a glass bell jar.
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Patty (entering room): Doodlee dooooo… Whoa! What do we have here?
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And really, I could never ban you Patty. I mean, at the very least, who would fix our typos for us? :P
I mean, at the very least, who would fix our typos for us?
And be the grammar police? I mean, I certainly can’t speak for anyone else but my English language skills can’t survive on their own, Patty.
Is that really all I contribute? I’m gurt.
I MEAN HURT! :P
I certainly can’t speak for anyone else but my English language skills can’t survive on their own, Patty.
It’s true. It’s a whole lot of manatee feces-hurling when Patty’s not around. :P
Is that really all I contribute? I’m gurt.
I MEAN HURT! :P
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When one is gurt, the road to recovery can be very plong.
When one is gurt, the road to recovery can be very plong.
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When one is gurt, the road to recovery can be very plong.
It’s true. It can be hard to uo in the morning when you’re gurt. But eventually, it’s all cook again.
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(Ow! My eyes!)
We’re just trying to keep you on your toes, Patty!
Oh, -Ookies. I meant to tell you – the post on IPB Living jogged my memory – but my needlepoint project is turning out to be an atrocious mess. Depressing, really.
I discovered I’ve picked a project that has eight different hard to distinguish shades of orange, is lengthy and complex and I can barely read directions. Fun! So I might try stamped cross-stitch again, just to get back into the swing of needlecrafts before I start trying to fix my needlepoint project.
Hey, good day everyone!
Just wanted to point out that Crunchy updated his blog and it has a grammatical error. He says ‘their’ when the mean ‘there’. I’d better tell him.
Going way back, hello Dr. Mirtle!
Just wanted to point out that Crunchy updated his blog and it has a grammatical error. He says ‘their’ when the mean ‘there’. I’d better tell him.
I think you better had.
Hey Erin! That’s TERRIBLE about Crunchy! If you need any help fixing his grammar, Patty is the MASTER of gently-worded “your grammar sucks” emails. :D
Caitlin, what a drag about your project! I’m so sorry it’s turned out to be such a disaster. I have to very selectively pick and choose what kinds of stitching projects I’m going to work on, because I have a very narrow definition of what kind of needlecraft is fun. So I know how you feel now.
I think you better had.
This just makes me think of, “What is it, Lieutenant Sebastian?”
“It’s just the rebels, sir. They’re here.”
I’d better tell him.
I think you ought to e-mail him and tell him what’s up! :D
Ack!! Don’t tell Crunchy about my typo ladden comments!!
Oh lord. I just can’t win. Laden! laden! not ladden!!
This just makes me think of, “What is it, Lieutenant Sebastian?”
“It’s just the rebels, sir. They’re here.”
That was EXACTLY what I was going for.
(”My God man! Do they want tea?”)
(Sorry for the in joke, everyone)
Caitlin, my advice is put that needlepoint down and start something new! I just started “MFB By The Sea” (a companion piece to MFB) and it has these little one-stitch stars scattered all over the square I’m working on. There’s no way they’re going to turn out well and they’re going to be a bitch to stitch. I’m like, “I’ve only worked on this for like 10 hours now, I can totally put it down and start something new, right?” :D (I am really sorry that your project isn’t working out!)
That was EXACTLY what I was going for.
YAY! I’m so glad someone other than me likes Izzard. The last time he came through town I desperately tried to find someone to go with me and no one would bite. :(
Caitlin, what a drag about your project! I’m so sorry it’s turned out to be such a disaster.
Eh, part of it is my own damn fault and part of it is the project itself. Frustrating, but true.
God, I had forgotten how horrid some stamped cross-stitch patterns were…until now.
Okay, I know I’m way behind but…
she’s now ahead of TWC when you google “Henrik Tallinder”, she got a “stalking” tag invented for her by Dr. Mirtle, and she got called a “puck fuck” in Dr. Mirtle’s comments. Well played, Heather.
Hat trick! Throw those hats, people! :-D
And dude, the guy who called me a “puck fuck” is a Toronto fan. I’m not sure you can expect better :P
The last time he came through town I desperately tried to find someone to go with me and no one would bite. :(
Boooo, people. Booooo! I wish he’d come to Holland some time. Because I’m totally too lazy to go see him in London :P
Hat trick! Throw those hats, people! :-D
*throws hat* (I don’t actually have a hat to throw, other than the stinky sweaty one I wear for running. Overshare, but you know, you might not want that one)
And dude, the guy who called me a “puck fuck” is a Toronto fan. I’m not sure you can expect better :P
He’s just jealous.
OK, I’m going to bed. I don’t have class till 10 tomorrow morning which means I can sleep late, so I’ll see y’all for the Stars game :)
And dude, the guy who called me a “puck fuck” is a Toronto fan. I’m not sure you can expect better :P
That’s a good point. Might not be Martle’s fault there. :D
Caitlin, my advice is put that needlepoint down and start something new!
I think that’s what I’m going to do – I’m just going to stop on the way home and pick something easy up, because that’s how I roll. (I’m decidedly picky, though, and I hate how horrendous some designs are. It makes me feel like an awfully judgmental person, especially when I see sweet old ladies picking up the designs I loathe.)
I’m decidedly picky, though, and I hate how horrendous some designs are.
Yeah, that’s definitely a problem! I hope you find something awesome to work on!
So Ron Wilson was finally fired, eh? I hope somewhere on vacation andrew feels like a weight’s been lifted from him!
HAHAHAA at Ron Wilson. Yeah, you totally weren’t gonna get fired, were you, Ron?
My schadenfreude at Wilson is tempered by extreme sense of dismay at having to watch WEC Wrekcage or whatever the hell this crap is before the game comes on.
I wish there was some kind of pre-game show so I don’t have to see that gross MMA stuff. Even for one minute.
Jinx, Caitlin! :D
Hey, Patty! Great minds think alike, huh?
We were watching the pregame stuff on NHL Network! Nyah nyah! :PPPPP
That’s AWESOME about Wilson.
AND GO STARS! WOOOOOOOOO!!!!! I have a great feeling about tonight. Because you weren’t able to get tickets, Caitlin, it’s gonna be the BEST GAME EVAH!
Because you weren’t able to get tickets, Caitlin, it’s gonna be the BEST GAME EVAH!
Heh! Yeah, I do tend to jinx them when I show up for playoff games, huh?
This game had BETTER be awesome!
You could have made your own Blersus pregame show by looking in a mirror and shouting at yourself that Ribeiro’s a jerk.
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I was reminded earlier today that the local Red Wings fans call themselves the Red Army, but we call them the U-Haul Army. Heh.
I always forget about NHL Network that close to games! Remind me at the end to go there.
And I wonder if Ron Wilson was in a mtg with management and wrote the GM and President’s name on the board and said they were letting everybody else down. :D
And I wonder if Ron Wilson was in a mtg with management and wrote the GM and President’s name on the board and said they were letting everybody else down.
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I bet Wilson’s still sitting there thinking, “I have more wins than anyone else! I’m not being fired!”
This seems like a totally different series, watching these two teams play in front of a full house.
Overheard at stately IPB Manor
Schnookie: Hey, Boomer, guess what Blersus is thinking about brining back?
Boomer: The glow puck?
Schnookie: Uh… yeah.
Boomer: [very aggrieved sigh]
Screw the glow puck!
I’m going to somehow figure out how to get Canadian broadcasts. Maybe MOVE to Canada! So there!
I hope that last shot didn’t hurt Osgood’s owie.
Patty, our friends in Central NJ have a Canadian satellite dish. I don’t know how they got it, but I can certain ask them if you’d like.
All I see when I see Datsuyk is a candy corn on ice skates.
All I see when I see Datsuyk is a candy corn on ice skates.
Seriously! (Hm. The shift key on the right side of my keyboard doesn’t work very well anymore. If I’m consistently replacing my exclamation points with 1’s, you all know why.)
BOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BOOOOOOOOOO!! Candy corn head!
There’s a lot of hockey left to be played, there’s a lot of hockey left to be played, there’s a lot of hockey left to be played…
It’s my new zen mantra.
So Wilson got fired, eh? Karma’s a bitch.
Katebits, can you believe this insanity going on on the 190?
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOO GROSSMAN! I think that’s his first goal all year! Bless his heart!
Is the standoff still going on?
Was that a dude wearing a Guerin mooterus???
OH, BOOOOOOO!
Yes, that dude was wearing a Guerin mooterus, Schnookie. I’m sorry for your eyes. :/
What’s going on Amy?
Katebits, turn on any of the local news stations
BRITNEY IS SUPPOSED TO BE ON I MET YOUR MOTHER. THIS IS NOT COOL, RANDOM MAN FROM FLORIDA, NOT COOL!
or “HOW I Met Your Mother”
holy shit! Ive been totally oblivious to this!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
Amy, that’s CRAZY about the 190! What the hell happened? The thing I found online was a bit vague.
BRITNEY IS SUPPOSED TO BE ON I MET YOUR MOTHER. THIS IS NOT COOL, RANDOM MAN FROM FLORIDA, NOT COOL!
My mother’s upset about Dancing With the Stars.
Some guy was pulled over because someone had seen him punching his female passenger, and he pulled a gun, basically that’s about the whole story. He’s been sitting on the 190 for almost 3 hours.
Well, right now it’s just a dude with a gun to his head, but I think it was all hostagey earlier.
What the hell happened?
Random man from Florida was driving in a truck with his female passenger and starting wailing away on his female passenger. Another motorist saw it and called the cops. When the cops pulled him over, the guy pulled a gun on the cops. The standoff then ensued.
Yeah, it was, but the passenger has been cleared away for about an hour and a half.
Wowza. That’s MADNESS. I try to make sure when I’m punching my passengers while I’m armed that there aren’t any police in the vicinity. I also only drive a very short, lightly-policed stretch of roadway. Actually, that’s a lie. My 2.5 mile commute is heavily policed, so I have to be very discreet about my in-car, armed domestic disputes. I hate losing huge chunks of my day to armed standoffs.
Okay, not to laugh at this tragic situation, but have the local stations been showing this same shot for three hours?
My mother claims Dallas is doing well because “the big padded guy pushed it away! He pushed it away! See, Caitie, it’ll be okay!”
I don’t think a clearing of the puck means what my mother thinks it means. :p
And Buffalo residents, that is some crazy shit!
The guy’s been talking on his cell phone for over an hour.
I have crazy mental images of local news anchors hanging from trees to get the perfect angle of this dude.
Holy shit! They shot him!
Hey just got yanked out of the truck. SWAT team yanked him out and he appears to have been shot.
Have I mentioned recently how much I loathe the Red Wings? (Sorry, Steph.)
Wait, maybe they didn’t shoot him, apparently it was tear gas.
If life is at all like the Nora Roberts books I read, surely some foxy hostage negotiator chick will save the day, making the super foxy handyman who just might be in love with her after she talked his suicidal brother out of holding up the bank admit his true feelings.
Holy shit! They blew tear gas at him!
Okay, back to the hockey game. Sheesh. Stupid dude on the 190.
Oh! Sorry! I wrote my comment before I saw the dude was shot! Jebus. I’m just going to stop commenting at all today!
Thank the lord that’s over. HOCKEY TIME.
Pookie, I think life is indubitably very much like a Nora Roberts book.
Heh. They used something called a “flash bang” on him. It’s a big flash, and a loud bang.
Joke away, Pookie. The dude was NOT shot, he was flash banged….which I hear is far less traumatic. :P
DUDE!! MY LAPTOP WON’T POWER UP!!!
Excellent name “flash bang” who’s the Rhodes Scholar that came up with that. It’s like calling hockey “Shoot Puck”
The Devils have been trying to use a “flash bang” to wow opponents all season but the got theirs at the same store GOB Bluth shops at.
They used something called a “flash bang” on him. It’s a big flash, and a loud bang.
SWAT believes in simplicity.
Patty, I’m so sorry! In my experience, when I have computer problems I ask Patty what to do. Oh wait…
The Devils have been trying to use a “flash bang” to wow opponents all season but the got theirs at the same store GOB Bluth shops at.
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Yeah, but where did the lighter fluid come from?
AAaaaaaaaaaaaargh! I hate the Red Wings so much! Even Lidstrom is starting to get the stink back on him, just by association.
I’ve heard about “flash bangs”! Actually, I learned about them in romance novels. Suzanne Brockmanns, to be exactly. So life, as it turns out, is less like Nora Roberts than Suzanne Brockmann. Which means the female hostage is going to end up in a wonderful relationship with an impossibly sensitive ex-Navy SEAL who spends all his time talking with his SEAL buddies about how deeply he loves and respects her intelligence and strength, and how he’s afraid of making the first move because he respects and cherishes her friendship and emotional health so much.
I was gonna ask YOU, Pookie!
Patty, does that mean you are in the office on a desktop or something? You don’t have computer AND television? THAT SUCKS!
The Devils have been trying to use a “flash bang” to wow opponents all season but the got theirs at the same store GOB Bluth shops at.
Yeah, but where did the lighter fluid come from?
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I was gonna ask YOU, Pookie!
My solutions to every computer problem is to wait 20 minutes and then re-assess the situation. When it’s still broken I ask you what to do. So far it’s worked pretty well.
Patty, this is a NIGHTMARE! What the hell? How can your laptop be DOING this to you?
It’s like calling hockey “Shoot Puck”
With a side game of “Stop Puck.”
And I just figured out that Brenden Morrow is married to Guy Carbonneau’s daughter. I didn’t realize that Carbonneau had a daughter old enough to marry a hockey player!
I think the Stars look MUCH better! If only we could flash bang Mr. Candy Corn. Oh and I am FULLY behind the Stars now, no question. Grossman is adorable.
Yeah, Kate, now I’m back in my office, MILES from the nearest big-screen HD TV.
Dudes, they’re taking FOREVER to approve my Matty ownership. *Whines* What if he’s checking it right now? He’ll never know we’re soul mates. :D (Who’s the stalker now, eh? hehehe)
Was that a dude wearing a Guerin mooterus???
It was a very dark time.
It’s like calling hockey “Shoot Puck”
With a side game of “Stop Puck.”
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Amy, you didn’t know that Morrow’s wife was Carbonneau’s daughter? You’re living proof that they need to beat these stories over the head forever, because there’s always SOMEONE out there going, “Wait, the Staals are brothers?” :P (Morrow was dating Carbonneau’s daughter when he and Guy were linemates. And Anne-Marie was 17. This prompted Morgan to crack us up with the suggestion that then-rookie Scott Gomez was going to try to date Scott Stevens’s daughter.)
What if he’s checking it right now? He’ll never know we’re soul mates. :D (Who’s the stalker now, eh? hehehe)
Do we need to start calling you “puck fuck”, too? Or “Lil’ Puck Fuck”? :P
Patty, can you move your desktop into your den? Heh.
This prompted Morgan to crack us up with the suggestion that then-rookie Scott Gomez was going to try to date Scott Stevens’s daughter.)
Gomer, put down the daughter, NOW. (If that was Dano that ordered Gomer to pick up the duck, I apologize)
I’m pretty sure Kaleta is dating Gooses’ daugther.
Patty, can you move your desktop into your den? Heh.
Do it! Television alone is no way to live!
I was thinking about Morrow and Anne-Marie today and wondered how it went when they met. I pictured Anne-Marie saying, “I want a hockey player, Daddy.”
Guy: Well, there’s a bunch of ‘em down at work. Let’s go take a look.
Anne-Marie (surveying the locker room): How about that one?
Guy: No.
Anne-Marie: That one?
Guy: No.
Anne-Marie: How about that one?
Guy: Look, rookies or second-year only.
Anne-Marie: Ooh, how about that Brenden guy? He’s cute.
Guy: Okay.
Do we need to start calling you “puck fuck”, too? Or “Lil’ Puck Fuck”? :P
Lil’ Puck Fuck is quite charming. It sounds like I should have a comic written about me or something :P
I’m pretty sure Kaleta is dating Gooses’ daugther.
Nah. Goose is pretty protective of his little chick.
Gomer, put down the daughter, NOW.
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Kaleta totally loves nubile young tin cans with feathers. So how can he not be dating Goose’s daughter?
Kaleta totally loves nubile young tin cans with feathers. So how can he not be dating Goose’s daughter?
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Nah. Goose is pretty protective of his little chick.
Awwwwwwwww.
Guy: Well, there’s a bunch of ‘em down at work. Let’s go take a look.
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I’m sure that’s exactly how it played out!
Guy: Well, there’s a bunch of ‘em down at work. Let’s go take a look.
What a nice Dad!
WOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Guy: Well, there’s a bunch of ‘em down at work. Let’s go take a look.
Sounds like they’re shopping for a new car and not a boyfriend.
So I totally had a breakdown in the kitchen while making dinner (I WANT TO BE ABLE TO CHEW, DAMN IT!), but then Brad Richards scored a goal for me and I cheered up.
Cat, Road Spikes loves you! (I’m so sorry about the chewing. You’ll be able to chew again in no time, and then you’ll look back at this and laugh and laugh… Is that helping?)
Hee, thanks Schnookie. I’m mostly just like, in pain and annoyed. I’ll get over it soon enough.
Ugh, the music that plays when the opposing team scores haunts me in my sleep.
OK, I love Doc more than anything, but even I’m tiring of the Catalog of Moms a la the Iliad.
Okay, Doc, enough with the Mother’s Day crap. Seriously. I love you unconditionally, but enough’s enough.
I am beginning to feel from the announcing here that Doc and Eddie don’t care about this game anymore.
Dear Stars,
You will not score if you choose not to ever shoot. STOP OVER-PASSING THE PUCK.
Thank you.
Hugs,
Schnookie
Dear Stars,
What Schnookie said.
Love,
Cat
Dear TSN,
There are other players on the ice besides Candy Corn and Zetterberg. I don’t really care how much they weigh. Kindly start talking about other people. Thanks!
Hugs and Kisses
alix
-Ookies, to distract myself from this hot mess we call “Stars hockey”, may I pepper you with annoying questions about needlework? :D
Boy. I hate having no computer in the den! How’s a person s’posed to live that way?
I have to say, that I totally didn’t notice the Red Wings were also cheating at faceoffs! Now I can’t NOT notice it.
It’s not just the big rules they have immunity to, it’s all the little ones, too. Like knocking a puck down with a high stick, offsides, stuff like that.
It’s not just the big rules they have immunity to, it’s all the little ones, too. Like knocking a puck down with a high stick, offsides, stuff like that.
I hate them. Stupid Red Wings.
Boy. I hate having no computer in the den! How’s a person s’posed to live that way?
I am so sorry! I don’t think I could live without wireless at this point!
may I pepper you with annoying questions about needlework?
Pepper away! Did you find something good at the store today?
Oooh! Please do ask about needlework, so I can defer to Pookie’s greater expertise!
And Patty, I TOLD YOU to move the desktop! :P
alix, I’m so sorry TSN is being so dopey. If it’s any help, we had to listen to Doc list the names of the mothers of every person involved in this game, from the players, to the coaches, to the training staffs, to the broadcast team, to the cameramen, to the beer vendors…
-Ookies, I found nothing. Seriously, nothing. It was a barren wasteland of needlework. SO DEPRESSING.
All that aside, I’m reviewing the post you guys did on IPB Living about needlework – I’m looking to do cross-stitch and I’m wondering if you can recommend something for a beginner. I look at the very pretty counted cross stitch samplers, etc., but I’m seriously concerned they’re too advanced for me, especially considering I’ve never done counted cross stitch before.
I just wanted to see if you had any recommendations for an insufferable bore like myself, who does nothing but ask you aimless questions all day about gardening and needlework. :p
Ooh, they approved my sponsorships on hockey-reference. Yay!
Caitlin, there’s nothing I love more than talking about gardening and needlework, except for talking about hockey, so you’re not a bore at all! Like I said, though, I have to defer to Pookie. Alls I do is the Victorian cross stitch. She and Boomer are putting their heads together now. :D
Cat, who are you sponsoring?
alix, I’m so sorry TSN is being so dopey. If it’s any help, we had to listen to Doc list the names of the mothers of every person involved in this game, from the players, to the coaches, to the training staffs, to the broadcast team, to the cameramen, to the beer vendors…
Thanks, Schnookie. Usually I find TSN is good about talking pretty evenly about each team, and they have interesting colour stories, but tonight I guess they’ve fallen under the Wings voodoo magic.
And I’m so sorry. That sounds mindnumbingly boring! Mums are great and all, but I don’t think I have to hear about them at great length during my hockey broadcast.
Caitlin, I’ve given up on cross-stitching. I tried to do the really pretty one that I bought to make for you, and then I screwed it up so badly that I gave up.
Schnookie, I’m sponsoring Matt Niskanen and Mike Smith. Of course.
She and Boomer are putting their heads together now. :D
A pre-emptive, hearty thanks to Pookie and Boomer. Bless you all at IPB Manor. :D
Hey, did y’all know that Candy Corn and Zetterberg are Selke finalists? And they can burn you at both ends of the ice?
Oh gosh, I’m so sorry Stars fans. Ick.
Caitlin, I’ve given up on cross-stitching. I tried to do the really pretty one that I bought to make for you, and then I screwed it up so badly that I gave up.
:( I’m sorry! Well, it’s the thought that counts!
SPEAKING OF GIVING UP, STARS, I HAVE GUITAR HERO AND KATAMARI WAITING…you bitches.
Have I mentioned lately that I hate the Red Wings? Because I do.
I’m sponsoring Matt Niskanen and Mike Smith. Of course.
Those are excellent choices!
Hey, did y’all know that Candy Corn and Zetterberg are Selke finalists? And they can burn you at both ends of the ice?
Why no, I had NO idea! :P
And Stars fans, I am SO sorry. This BLOWS.
I fear for the Red Wings, mainly because I fear for Niklas Hagman’s mental stability.
Let’s not get Hagman, Ribeiro and Zubov out at the same time. Mass killings might happen.
SPEAKING OF GIVING UP, STARS, I HAVE GUITAR HERO AND KATAMARI WAITING…you bitches.
Yeah, I’ve got an intense game of The Sims waiting for me, and I’m very much looking forward to possibly creating a Zetterberg Sim and then locking him in a room with no doors or windows until he dies.
I’m very much looking forward to possibly creating a Zetterberg Sim and then locking him in a room with no doors or windows until he dies.
Is it wrong that I want to create a Chelios Sim now, throw him in the pool and remove all the ladders so he can’t leave?
Or make him cook repeatedly until he sets himself on fire? Then again, I could make him a roaring drunk. Lesson #1 of playing the Sims: Do not put a mini-bar in every room of your house. Your Sims will drink – a lot. And your Sims will automatically head to the mini-bar every time they enter a room.
WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THIS TEAM?
Have you guys given up already? Oh, fine! Fine, I see how it is! You want to drive me so easily into the arms of Malkin, do you, Russian? You want me to forsake you, Robi, for the siren’s call that is Sergei Gonchar? And for God’s sakes, Marty, I’ve got Fleury on speed dial. Don’t make do anything drastic.
You. Bitches.
Caitlin, great question! I have a couple of suggestions.
First of all, the things to look for would be alphabets or big blocks of color. That makes for easier counting, I think. Counting gets easier the more you do it, so I’d say don’t stress it. You’re going to make counting errors; every one does. I made a fairly big one on the piece I just finished and it was just big blocks of color.
Second of all, I’d stitch on Aida cloth with cotton floss to start with. (I have scraps of linen and extra silk that I’d be happy to mail you if you want to goof around with it to give it a try; that offer always stands.)
Thirdly, I’d check out Scarlet Letter.
LINK
The samplers are labeled “Beginner”, “Intermediate” and “Advanced”. I would steer clear of anything that says it includes “cross over one”. That won’t work on Aida. But the charts from that site include really clear instructions. Again, anything with alphabets or writing are good for practicing counted thread. You can order just the chart from them and then ask a store (I’m fairly confident our source in AZ would mail order the supplies) to supply the Aida and floss.
Fourthly, Carriage House Samplings (LINK) is another great source for samplers with big blocks of color. If you scroll down about 1/4 of the way on that page, we all agree here that “The Quaker House Sampler” is lovely and totally appropriate for a beginner.
Fifthly, I cut my teeth on The Prairie Schooler (LINK) but I know they might be too cutesy/country for some people.
I’d say, if you’re interested, peruse these sites. Feel free to email me links to the ones you like, and I’ll weigh in on how easy or hard they might be. Also, I love talking about stitching and would be very happy to be your email stitching tutor!
I’m very much looking forward to possibly creating a Zetterberg Sim and then locking him in a room with no doors or windows until he dies.
I had no idea Sims could be so tragic! Do they really go after the mini-bar? That’s intense!
Lesson #1 of playing the Sims: Do not put a mini-bar in every room of your house. Your Sims will drink – a lot. And your Sims will automatically head to the mini-bar every time they enter a room.
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And I am SO, SO, SO, SO, SO, SO sorry the Stars are driving you into the waiting arms of the Pens, Caitlin. I’m not sure that’s going to be that much of an improvement.
I had no idea Sims could be so tragic! Do they really go after the mini-bar? That’s intense!
Pookie, you have to train them to go after the minibar, but yes, they will do it. One of my Sims became a raging alcoholic, to the point where his wife wouldn’t be in the same room with him anymore.
And Pookie, let me look over those and shoot you an e-mail. You, Boomer & Schnookie are an absolute blessing – thank you so much!
After spending a perfectly lovely evening celebrating the Kid’s b-day at Benihana’s, we had to come home and start listening to the game. What were we thinking.
Looking at the stats, I am very happy to see Grossman scoring a goal! Yeah for my little d-man scoring a goal!!!
What happened to Morrow? Is he ok?!?
Did The Kid have a good 11th? (Other than this game, of course.)
What happened to Morrow? Is he ok?!?
He feel on his arm so that it bent backwards. OUCH. But he’s back now, no worries!
You’re very welcome, Caitlin!
I’m so glad the Kid’s b-day at Benihana’s was lovely, Myra! That’s fantastic! And, um, you really haven’t missed anything here. :(
I am SO intrigued by these alcoholic Sims. The only Sims I’ve played recently was the Castaway version, which was woefully short of alcoholism and other social ills.
I’m glad the Kid’s birthday was perfectly lovely – it’s probably better you were there rather than watching this game. :(
I am SO intrigued by these alcoholic Sims. The only Sims I’ve played recently was the Castaway version, which was woefully short of alcoholism and other social ills.
Schnookie, there’s one house in the Sims (the Goth house) where ghosts lurk around and scare the bejeezus out of the Sims. And there’s all kinds of funny stuff – if you put a telescope in the backyard, and the Sims look through it often enough, they get abducted by aliens. :D
I think I could probably lose my entire life to the Sims. Hm. My birthday is fast approaching… And I’m going to need something to fill my afternoons during Summer Fridays… Pookie.
CAITLIN, STEP AWAY FROM THE PENGUINS!
MOVE AWAY FROM THE PENGUINS!!!
MiniMyra says thank you for all the Happy Birthday wishes. She has been sufficiently spoiled by Auntie & Uncle.
Stupid Candy Corn.
Christ.
I am unable to describe how much loathing I have exactly for this team.
Soooo… Sims players here… If you were theoretically looking to get a Sims game for some theoretical person for some theoretical birthday, what would you recommend?
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Just for that I’m swearing off candy corn this year. I’m only going to eat the candy-corn-esque pumpkins.
I’m really kind of upset that I’m on painkillers right now…Because there is a whole mess of alcohol sitting in my kitchen that I feel an urge to drink. Instead, I will just take another painkiller, since it’s been about 4 hours.
MiniMyra says thank you for all the Happy Birthday wishes. She has been sufficiently spoiled by Auntie & Uncle.
Awww! That’s wonderful! There’s nothing better than birthdays! I’m so glad she had a good one!! :D
I’m never eating candy corn again! It will turn to ash in my mouth!
I’ll glad MiniMyra had a great birthday.
Soooo… Sims players here… If you were theoretically looking to get a Sims game for some theoretical person for some theoretical birthday, what would you recommend?
The basic Sims 2…Some expansions are fun. Nightlife gets you cars. Pets gets you, well, pets. I like Open for Business a lot, but I don’t know anyone else who does.
I’m never eating candy corn again! It will turn to ash in my mouth!
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What an interesting Sims conversation. I’ll just pretend I didn’t hear any of it. :P
Thanks, Cat! Schnookie loved Sim Tower which I think most people found really dull. And I swear she didn’t talk to me or Boomer for the entire duration of her immersion in Sims Castaway. I think anything Simmish will pass those *grits teeth* Summer Fridays */bitter* nicely! :D
I am so sorry Stars fans. So, so sorry.
CAITLIN, STEP AWAY FROM THE PENGUINS!
MOVE AWAY FROM THE PENGUINS!!!
But…but….THEY HAVE MALKIN!
Ugh, okay, time to look at samplers to distract myself.
More painkillers, coming right up.
Freakin Wings. So, so sorry Stars fans.
SHOOT A MONKEY!!!!!!!!!
Ok, what were you saying about the Penguins? Let’s see, I hear that Sid kid is pretty good and that Russian, Malkin.
Oh. Well. I still love my Stars. I’m a hopeless Romantic. Are they really playing Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing” in the AAC? Ouch.
Eeee! I wish the draft would hurry up and get here! I’m kind of in love with some of the Canucks potential picks.
I’m spent.
Poor, poor Stars fans. That was just terrible. I’m a million times sorry for your plight.
Awwwwww. Paddle ball games for all of you. I’m going to go buy some candy corn and stomp on it.
I think they should go back to seven d-men. They’re never going to put Zubie back in the press box, and they probably shouldn’t, but we need Fistric AND Nisky AND Grossman. Not just 2 of them.
I also hate the Red Wings with the burning fire of a billion fiery burning suns.
I’m going to go buy some candy corn and stomp on it.
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I’m going to go buy some candy corn and stomp on it.
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You know? I might just do that, too!
Then I’m going to have my dog drool all over it.
I’m going to drop a big bag of candy corn into my disgusting bug-riddled compost bin!
I’m going to go buy some candy corn and stomp on it.
alix, you always know the right thing to say!
I’m going to get my bag of candy corn really sick, and then I’m going to withhold Sprite and coloring books.
I’m going to drop a big bag of candy corn into my disgusting bug-riddled compost bin!
I’m going to get my bag of candy corn really sick, and then I’m going to withhold Sprite and coloring books.
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I’m going to let Sean Avery eat my candy corn.
I’m going to buy a big bag of candy corn and I’m going to force it to watch a marathon of VS intermission shows.
I’m going to let Sean Avery eat my candy corn.
Oh man, I’m not sure I can top that one!
Chris Connor get to play? I see him listed on the stats? I bet Jen was happy with that. Connor and Winchester both in the game.
Oh, Cat, I’m so glad you got to sponsor Nisky and Smitty. They are such sweet boys! :) And your mouth is going to be all better before you know it. Hang in there!
Did I mention that my hubbie looks like a blue-eyed Pavel Datsuyk? So I can’t join in on the candy corn hate. :P
I’m going to let Sean Avery eat my candy corn.
DAY-UM! I don’t think anyone can top that!
Y’all are cracking me up!
I’m going to buy a bag of candy corn and make it be a Red Wing.
Wait. Um…
I’m going to make my candy corn read Bucci columns and listen to Pierre McGuire on a loop saying “He’s a MONSTER!”
Did I mention that my hubbie looks like a blue-eyed Pavel Datsuyk?
I doubt he’s nearly as reprehensible.
Sorry Myra’s hubbie! I’m sure you’re delightful.
alix, you’re getting close to the edge there! I’m not sure if even candy corn deserves some of that!
I doubt he’s nearly as reprehensible.
No, Myra’s hubbie, having met him briefly before, is a nice, quiet sort of man who looks respectable and decent, not like a minion of SATAN.
I’m going to make my candy corn attend a Don Cherry fashion show.
And I’m done, I swear. Heh.
alix, that is BRUTAL!
And I’m quite positive Myra’s hubbie is a perfectly cromulent guy, all Datsyukiness aside. :P
No, Myra’s hubbie, having met him briefly before, is a nice, quiet sort of man who looks respectable and decent, not like a minion of SATAN.
Just goes to show what you know, Caitlin! :P No, he is a sweet adorable man and very handsome if I do say so. It’s just when I look at Pavel I see a brown-eyed Hubbie. I just can’t hate him.
I’m going to make my candy corn attend a Don Cherry fashion show.
Even though I have only recently seen Don Cherry for the first time, I think I’m safe in saying that might be too far, Alix. I don’t think anyone’s retina’s could handle that.
Schnookie just lost her Sims 2 birthday present by hitting me with two red shells in MarioKart so I went from 1st to 8th right before the finish line. Not prezzies for her! Except maybe a bag of non-MyraHubbie evil candy corn.
But I HATE candy corn! :(
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Is it wrong that I feel a little empty and dead inside, because I do? I mean, really, does this fourth game matter? The way the Stars are playing, it feels like they’re walking around with forks in their backs.
I feel like a bad fan for feeling that way, but I don’t see any other end to this mess.
There’s very little chance that they can overcome this situation, Caitlin. But I don’t think you’re a bad fan for thinking it.
I feel most sorry for the boys and the coaches. They’re trying hard and they’re determined and they have done so much to get this far. I feel sorry that it’s going to have to end like this. I hope the next game, win or lose, that the crowd gives them a big ovation.
Caitlin, that empty, dead inside feeling is how you know you’re wheaty. It sucks, but it’s true.
I feel like a bad fan for feeling that way, but I don’t see any other end to this mess.
I don’t think it makes you any less of a fan to recognize your team’s limitations. I felt that way about the Devils in the first round, and I refuse to let anyone make me think I’m not a wheaty Devils fan. You don’t have to let go of all reason just because you’re a serious fan, nor do you have to like your team any less when you’re recognizing that they’re done.
And on top of all this, my stupid laptop is dead! What could be wrong with it? The disk won’t start! I may take it to the office and see if any of my programmer pals can tell what’s wrong.
Patty, I am so sorry you’re having such an awful night!
Your laptop being dead is just adding insult to injury! NOT COOK, Patty’s laptop. Not cook at all.
Caitlin, that empty, dead inside feeling is how you know you’re wheaty.
So I can now, with finality, say, “I’m wheaty, bitches”? Or is that reserved for alix only? ;)
Thanks for the kind words, guys. On the upside, I think I found a sampler! I want to give it another looksie in the morning and sleep on it, but I think this shall work quite nicely (and I will e-mail y’all accordingly before I make any decisions because I’ve got several I’ve got my eye on). Heh.
You are soooooo wheaty, bitches, Caitlin! :D
I can’t wait to see the samplers you’re eyeing!
I feel most sorry for the boys and the coaches. They’re trying hard and they’re determined and they have done so much to get this far. I feel sorry that it’s going to have to end like this. I hope the next game, win or lose, that the crowd gives them a big ovation.
I couldn’t have said it better. Considering how March went, I consider the whole playoff run to be gravy.
(Is it too early to say, I can’t wait to see what this group can do next year? Is that like bad Hockey Karma?)
Also, this new Fabian dude is a cutie patootie. Is there some kind of requirement that you have to have a least a certain degree of hotness to be a Dallas Star or is that just my fan goggles?
Myra, I’m convinced they have to take a cute test. They try to pass it off as looking for “character” but I think we can all see it’s hotness they’re really looking for.
I can’t wait to see the samplers you’re eyeing!
Oh, while I’m thinking of it – I’ll try and shoot y’all the pics of the garden tonight. They’re not great, but it was the best I could do this evening. :p
And the sampler I’m eyeing is very plain, very simple, very beginner-y, but looks about right for me. We’ll see. I can tell I’m going to be devoting a lot of time to it, so I’d best be choosy, eh?
GARDEN PICTURES! WOOOOOOO!!!! (I am SUCH a garden nerd these days. I don’t know what’s come over me. I never used to be a gardener! :P)
And being choosy about a project is key — there’s nothing worse than sinking money into the materials, then sinking a lot of time into it before thinking, “I don’t really like this.”
The Stars are a pretty cute team (Robi aside; sorry) so I think there must be tests! The Devils are finally turning a corner on cuteness after toiling in years of uglitude.
Oooh, garden pictures! Woo-hoo! And yes, being “choosy” is the #1 requirement!
They were saying on the Ticket post game that Brad Richards has been playing hurt. Have ya’ll seen anything about that? Poor Spike has had a rough go since coming here and seems to so want to do well. I worry about the little feller.
-Ookies, the garden pics are trying to get on their way, my computer’s just taking a little while.
The Stars are a pretty cute team (Robi aside; sorry) so I think there must be tests!
It’s okay. I think Robi’s broken nose is like a devious distraction and then when you’re not looking, he hits your ovaries with his hardcore nature yet sweet disposition. At least that’s how it happened for me.
We are blessed to have a very cute, very nice team, I guess. I don’t know. There’s really only one I ever spend much time gawking at. :p
Woo-hoo, garden pictures! (I haven’t gotten them yet.)
Gmail hates these pictures!
It’s okay. I think Robi’s broken nose is like a devious distraction and then when you’re not looking, he hits your ovaries with his hardcore nature yet sweet disposition. At least that’s how it happened for me.
I happen to think Robi is adorable as well. And I agree, I definitely think it is more because of the way he plays and his personality. Before you know it, BAM, you think he is adorable.
The Kid, at the moment, refuses to look at any pictures of Robi-bear (as she calls him). She finds it too painful.
Caitlin, I’m going to give Gmail a few hours to accept those pictures, and I’ll look at them at work tomorrow! It’s definitely time for bed, so good night everyone. Stay wheaty!
The Kid, at the moment, refuses to look at any pictures of Robi-bear (as she calls him). She finds it too painful.
Poor kid! Pass along my condolences! Poor Robi. Poor Russian. Poor Otter. Poor everyone.
And -Ookies, you should totally be getting those pictures now.
Well, I’d better call it a night, too. Nightie, Night, IPB.
See, all I needed to say was I’m going to bed for the pictures to come through! Hee hee! The plants look AWESOME!
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I got the pictures, Caitlin! :D
G’night, Myra!
OK, now that I’ve pommerdoodled for pepper plants, I’m really going to bed! Good night!
Good night everybody.