We love these playoffs, we really do. Honest. Cross our hearts and hope to become Rangers fans die. We’ll be happy when any one of the four teams still playing wins the Cup, even the Vegas Tranny Bride Flyers (if you can call what they’ve been doing the last two games “still playing”). That said… there’s just nothing to say. The playoffs as they stand right now are perfectly cromulent and we’re perfectly content with them. However, contentment doesn’t put blog posts on the table. Happiness does, though, and so we’re setting our Playoff Goggles to “Time Machine” mode and are turning our sights to the season past. It took us an entire hour-long pizza lunch to find five things we really truly enjoyed about this season but find five things we did. Today we present Day 2 of our five day mini-series, “NHL 07-08 Regular Season: Through a Lens Playoff Goggle-ly”.
Day 2: Malkin
As Devils fans we inherently dislike all superstars. It’s in our genetic code along with liking soul-killing defense, Doc Emrick, and forwards who are too small for any other team. Since the lockout there has been an influx of much-heralded new superstars into the NHL, and we’ve been very obediently and predictably REFUSING every one of them. However, each season back has seen us ever so slowly relenting on just one new superstar — in 2006 it was Eric Staal, and in 2007 it was Sid. 2008 should have been Ovechkin’s year, but it seems we only have so much capacity for agreeing with overhype, all of which we spent on Sid. We were beginning to think that this year was going to be the season we returned to our old bitter, hateful selves. It was with great (dare we say it, pleasant?) surprise, then, that we discovered sometime in the dog days of midwinter that we no longer hated a certain Russian wearing 71 with the Penguins.
There are a lot of reasons we shouldn’t like Evgeni Malkin. He’s not hott, for starters. When he succeeds, he draws hype away from our favorite breathlessly overpraised savior-of-the-NHL, Sid. His own hype seems to center around one and only one story — he doesn’t speak English. (Seriously, so what?) But worst of all, he’s a bona fide Marty killer. We’ve hated plenty of hockey players for a lot less than that. For some reason, though, we found ourselves focusing on the reasons we should like Malkin. Like that he wasn’t a guy who’s name rhymed with “Bly Blonklin” during Ty Conklin’s Reign of Overhype Terror. Nor does his name rhyme with “Blyan Blalone”, “Bletr Blykora”, or “Blary Bloberts”. We’ve loved plenty of hockey players for a lot less than that. No, wait — we’re trying to be positive here. We decided we liked Malkin — just liked, mind you. No Sid levels of love for Geno — because he’s a pretty damn kick-ass hockey player who gets praised for the elements of his game that we personally appreciate. There is no outlandish exuberance from the media about shit like fighting, or running-around-out-of-position hitting, or idiotic and showboaty shot-blocking, or me-first antics, or proscriptions from the TV people about how anyone who is a hockey fan should like the guy. It’s just jaw-dropping talent. Pure and simple. In a season that has left us grasping at straws when trying to think of things we liked, we’ll take that.
Whee, Malkin!
P.S.: Defense driving? BLOWS.
Defense driving?
…or proscriptions from the TV people about how anyone who is a hockey fan should like the guy.
That’s the worst.
Or, that anybody who’s a hockey fan does like the guy.
Defense driving?
Okay, I forgot a vowel and a consonent. My brain’s fried. :D
Defensive driving – it sucks.
Ahhh Malkin! My foreign playoffs boyfriend. I love, love, love that I’m not being hit over the head with hype about this guy.
Or, that anybody who’s a hockey fan does like the guy.
Ew, that is SO annoying. I’m like, “Speak for yourself!” It’s almost as bad as the sanctimonious Rangers fans bristling that we’d all love Avery if he was on our teams.
Caitlin, did you get in trouble with the traffic cops? :P
Caitlin, did you get in trouble with the traffic cops? :P
More like, it’s my word against the cops so it’s better to take the defensive driving and get it over with (citation was for running a red light).
Sigh.
I’m so sorry! What a drag!
Between Patty’s laptop, Cat’s teeth, and your traffic cops, Caitlin, I’m glad I don’t live in Dallas right now! There’s something in the water there, I think!
There’s something in the water there, I think!
Me too! Plus defensive driving in Texas is mandated to be at least 6 hours long, so I signed up for a course that was legally as cheap as it gets and legally as short as it gets (hey, it’ll still clear the ticket).
But I hate having to answer questions like, “Which of the following is detrimental to your driving performance?
Marijuana?
Alcohol?
Cocaine?
All of the above?”
Marijuana?
Alcohol?
Cocaine?
All of the above?”
So which one is it?
You know, I’m going to go with cocaine, because I drive drunk and stoned all the time with absolutely no problems.
(Not really, thank God. I mean, about the drunk/stoned part.)
You think it’s cocaine? Really? Fuck. I guess I’m probably breaking the law during my commute every day, aren’t I? :P
I guess I’m probably breaking the law during my commute every day, aren’t I? :
Yeah, it’s probably advisable to stop smoking meth out of lightbulbs while you’re driving, too. :p
Look, if this is a world where I can’t drive while smoking meth out of a lightbulb, then I just don’t want to live in it anymore.
Schnookie, damn the man! Save the Empire!
Okay, wrong movie.
The Marijuana party told me smoking pot improves your driving. It’s why I voted for them!
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And on that note, I think I’m going to do something really radical and go to bed a bit earlier tonight. G’night, all!
I, too, am going to log off now. Good night, everyone! Here’s hoping for a valiant effort from the Stars tomorrow!
Night, Ookies!
Good morning everyone! It’s outrageously beautiful here today! OUTRAGEOUSLY, I tells ya! I plan to spend all day staring out my window.
Schnookie, how is it that every time you have a beautiful day mine is soggy and rainy and vice versa? It’s funny how that always works out!
What the hell? Caitlin, this is getting spooky! :P
Good morning! It is quite lovely today, isn’t it? The birds are singing, the sun is shining, the garlic is growing taller than the house…
The birds are singing, the sun is shining, the garlic is growing taller than the house…
We’re not going to hear on the nightly news that you had to flee IPB Manor with your lives because of killer garlic, right?
We’re not going to hear on the nightly news that you had to flee IPB Manor with your lives because of killer garlic, right?
Oh my god, you’re SO right, Amy! THAT’S what I was forgetting to do yesterday — eradicate the killer garlic! :P
THAT’S what I was forgetting to do yesterday — eradicate the killer garlic!
Wait, wasn’t it the mint?
Speaking of gardening, -Ookies, I’m very excited. We have three jalapenos that have budded out and the bell peppers are starting to make bell peppers! One of the teensy little sprouts on the pepper plant looks like a dollhouse version of a bell pepper. It’s so exciting!
You’re having a pepper explosion there in Dallas! That’s probably what caused the power outage yesterday that was so awful for Patty — those crazy jalapenos and bell peppers just busting out. I’m so excited for you, Caitlin! (I recently read that bell peppers are among the ten “dirtiest” vegetables in the grocery store, in that they are grown with the most pesticides and chemicals. So I’m now totally jealous of home-grown ones, because we stupidly decided not to do any of our own, despite the fact that we eat tons of them.)
I think our garlic plants were somehow crossed with mint. We planted three kinds, and one of them is literally waist-high now. The stalk is almost as thick around as my wrist. They’re GINORMOUS. (The stalk ends up being the woody part that you find at the center of a head of garlic, to give a bit of perspective on the enormousness I’m imagining is growing underground right now on those plants.)
Wait, wasn’t it the mint?
I guess it has company :D
And yay, stuff is growing!
Also, guess who just got a permit to plant whatever she damn well pleases in her garden. Me! Woooooooo!
That’s awesome news, Mags! Yay for gardening! :D
So I’m now totally jealous of home-grown ones, because we stupidly decided not to do any of our own, despite the fact that we eat tons of them.
I’m jealous of your garlic and potatoes and various other things so we’re even. :p
With the exception of the onions, all we bought were the Bonnie’s plants that come in the peat pots, and the selection I could find was very, very limited. (Unless of course, you like hot peppers – then they had 8,000 varieties). So while I like some of the things growing, not all of them are my personal favorites, and it makes me wish we had enough room for more stuff. :p
And yay, Mags, on your permit!
Amy, I’m now terrified of our killer garlic! It’s eying me funny as I type this…
Way to go, Mags!
Caitlin, next year, if you find you want to garden again, then you can branch out into the stuff you want to grow! You can always try growing some stuff you want from seed or something, or make room for a potato bin/tire doohickey. Also, it’s so much fun to see stuff grow whether you eat it or not! One of my favorite crops to have in the garden are carrots because I love the way the tops look, but I hate eating them.
You can always try growing some stuff you want from seed or something, or make room for a potato bin/tire doohickey.
I think we’ll do the potato/tire idea and I know we are planning on planting beans and stuff from seed. We’ll see!
I wish there was some sort of fruit – like berries or something – that we could grow without worrying about vines/plants eating our house. We’re already fending off the mint; I can’t deal with one more plant joining the “Kill the Humans” cause. :D
Thanks, you guys :)
I wish there was some sort of fruit – like berries or something – that we could grow without worrying about vines/plants eating our house.
I know your climate is different and more likely to result in Kill the Humans, but my mom has great success growing red- and blackcurrants. They make yummy jam. (mmmmm, homemade jam, mmmmm)
Yeah, fruits are very “Kill the Humans”-y, aren’t they? We’ve got some raspberry canes that have turned into a full-on bramble. Blueberries are nice, contained little bushes. And you can always do potted dwarf citrus trees. We’ve managed a lifetime harvest of about four Meyer lemons in the five years we’ve had lemon trees, but we don’t have ours in anything even remotely resembling the warm environment they like. You should try that!
So Mags, what are you thinking about growing in your little garden?
So Mags, what are you thinking about growing in your little garden?
That’s kind of the issue at the moment. I walked into the gardening center this morning with a piece of paper that said “pretty” and “veggies” and I was overwhelmed. I think I need to think this through a little more.
I walked into the gardening center this morning with a piece of paper that said “pretty” and “veggies” and I was overwhelmed.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Gardening centers are brutal that way, aren’t they? :D (We do all our garden shopping by catalog, which is its own, different brand of overwhelming. When we ended up at a garden center a few weeks ago, I was like, “How do you choose? HOW???”)
Ooh, potted citrus trees are a GREAT idea!
We’ve got some raspberry canes that have turned into a full-on bramble. Blueberries are nice, contained little bushes. And you can always do potted dwarf citrus trees.
Ooh! That’s a very nice idea, Schnookie! Thank you! ::runs to Google dwarf citrus trees and blueberries::
That’s kind of the issue at the moment.
If you’re space conscious at the moment, there are tomatoes you can grow upside down! Your gardening center should have the upside down tomato bags, where the roots are at the top and the tomatoes are at the bottom that are easily hung and easily watered. That might save you room in your pots.
Those upside-down tomatoes look so cook! Oh, and I’m on a total radish high right now, since our inaugural harvest of the year this past weekend, so I feel compelled to point out that radishes are a really good container plant, if you’re looking for something peppery to garnish your salads with, Mags. :D
We do all our garden shopping by catalog, which is its own, different brand of overwhelming.
My mom does that with her roses. I can’t even look at her catalogs without crying a little. Too many!
“How do you choose? HOW???”
Exactly! My mom (I’m talking a lot about my mom today. Hmm) has this awesome cottage-type garden, which looks like a real mess, but is actually really structured. All the plants complement each other. So whenever I go with her I get to pick out whatever I think is pretty and she puts them in the right place. But I don’t have her here, so I can’t pick random pretty things and have her take care of where to put them. Boo.
there are tomatoes you can grow upside down!
For real? I must find those!
And radishes, mmmmm. They’re yummy.
For real? I must find those!
Your local gardening center should have them, as I understand!
Also, if I remember correctly, pole beans do really well in pots as well. I don’t know how you feel about green beans and things like that, but those might be a good option?
pole beans do really well in pots as well.
I thought about those. I reckon those are a legitimate option.
I have oooodles of balcony space and a whole lot of garden below to play with, so I could really just go and plant whatever and see what happens. But I’m a worrier, so that will never work out.
I know this doesn’t help at all, but the best success we’ve had as gardeners was when we didn’t know what we were doing and just threw shit in the ground to see what would grow. It’s hard, though, to tell yourself that you don’t care what comes of everything, and that you’re just experimenting and learning. I say that a lot, but I don’t really believe it.
But I’m a worrier, so that will never work out.
If you’re at your garden center, (or if you have a gardening mom) you might see what grows best in your climate and then plot out a little diagram of what you want and where, if that helps. That’s what I did.
Schnookie, how much space did y’all give the garlic?
If you’re at your garden center, (or if you have a gardening mom) you might see what grows best in your climate and then plot out a little diagram of what you want and where, if that helps.
That makes a lot more sense than what I did… Me not so smrt.
Caitlin, we’re garlic fiends. There are times when we think we could just fill our entire garden with just garlic. I literally can’t have enough of it. So we’ve got a full 4×8 bed of just garlic. It doesn’t take a ton of space, though (except the maneating variety we seem to have planted this year), so you can just toss it in wherever you’ve got a hole. It’s a surprisingly diverse crop, too — you get the scapes (the little green shoots) that come up in the Spring that need to be cut off and are TOTALLY delicious, and if you don’t want to wait for a head of garlic to grow, we’ve just learned you can harvest the whole thing when it’s young and treat it like a scallion, almost. Green garlic! Who even knew? I’m making pasta with some tonight, and I’m totally excited to see how it goes. Next year we’re going to plant the garlic twice as thick, and pull up half the crop early, thinning space to grow full heads of it, and getting a wave of green garlic in the Spring.
That makes a lot more sense than what I did… Me not so smrt.
I had someone prodding me to do what I did, so I wasn’t smrt myself, but you know. It’s tricksy, because I accounted for how much space I needed between plants in a bed that wasn’t very large.
Schnookie, that’s so cool! Maybe next year I can throw some garlic in the ground. :D
Garlic is awesome to plant, because it goes in like a bulb, in the Fall. And then you get something growing right away in the Spring! You’d probably have it growing year round for you in your neck of the woods.
Okay, this is kind of depressing. I finally got around to my daily rounds of hockey newspaper reading… and there’s just nothing interesting going on. Where did it all go wrong this season?
Where did it all go wrong this season?
I have no idea, but I’m currently working on a way to blame the Rangers.
Where did it all go wrong this season?
I don’t know but it just feels so dead in hockey right now. I’m really not sure why.
I’m just hoping the Wings dispatch the Stars quickly and relatively painlessly tonight.
And as I type “the Rangers” it starts to rain. Fuck them and this popsicle stand.
I blame it on the unbalanced schedule. But I blame everything on the schedule — natural disasters, economic turmoil, political upheaval…
I blame it on the unbalanced schedule. But I blame everything on the schedule — natural disasters, economic turmoil, political upheaval…
That makes sense.
But then, Lou is sort of responsible for the unbalanced schedule, and I kind of don’t want to blame Lou…
I figure since I’m one of the lucky few who doesn’t hate Lou for the way he runs his hockey team, the price I pay is having to hate more than anything else in hockey his stupid scheduling plans. It’s a good thing I love him unconditionally, or Lou would have a lot of ground to cover to make up for what his hare-brained scheme did to the NHL. :P
I cannot get over how boring the hockey news is these days. It’s not like the teams that are left are bereft of interesting stories, either. I just doesn’t make any sense.
It really is impossible to fathom. How is it that so many of the playoff series have been so uncompetitive? What a total drag.
Since it’s a slow news day, does this mean we get to bust out the party games? :D
I won’t be able to watch the game tonight because I have to finish up my defensive driving. I’m not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing.
Party games! WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! :D
Hm. I think it might be better to be at defensive driving class? I mean, not that I don’t have the UTMOST faith that the Stars can pull this thing off… :P
I think it might be better to be at defensive driving class?
Well, the corny videos do kind of make me laugh. I don’t know. :D Luckily, I get to take mine via the internet, but I can’t have the game on. Too distracting, you know.
I cannot get over how boring the hockey news is these days.
Exhibit A: the Buffalo News wrote an entire article about Portland, Maine and how great of a town it is, as Portland is the leading candidate to be the Sabres new farm team.
Dude, you’re taking defensive driving over the INTERNET? That’s awesome! I feel like being able to wear my pajamas makes any onerous task much less painful. (I would also totally have the game on at the same time, but I’m good at ignoring hockey on the TV…)
Exhibit A: the Buffalo News wrote an entire article about Portland, Maine and how great of a town it is, as Portland is the leading candidate to be the Sabres new farm team.
Ouch. That’s just dreadful. I am beginning to suspect this is going to be a much, much plonger summer than I was originally anticipating.
Dude, you’re taking defensive driving over the INTERNET? That’s awesome!
Yup! It’s very nice because I signed up, started taking the class the very first night – and they’re sending the certificate overnight FedEx to me (I did have to pay extra for the overnight).
It just takes a really long time. At least 6 hours, to be exact, but I got the first hour and a half knocked out last night, but that means I have four and a half hours left to go…
I am beginning to suspect this is going to be a much, much plonger summer than I was originally anticipating.
Yes, indeed. Amy, Buffalo’s moving their farm team? Dallas and Iowa (our farm team) have terminated their agreement, so Dallas is shopping for a new area/team and Iowa will be affiliated with some other NHL team next season. They’re withholding any news until after the Memorial Cup & Stanley Cup finals, though. Boo!
Buffalo’s moving their farm team?
Most likely. There’s been a lot of bad blood between Sabres management and Rochester management, all over how Rochester was managed. There were tales of the Amerks having to run to the drug store to buy their own cups/jocks and gatorade, since the cupboards for each were bare.
Portland has been the leading candidate for awhile now, and the Sabres would have them all to themselves, as during the last years of their affiliation with Rochester, they shared the Amerks with the Panthers.
There’s been a lot of bad blood between Sabres management and Rochester management, all over how Rochester was managed.
Steve Donner is such a sleaze. And I feel like when you can say that while simultaneously being a fan of an organization that Larry Quinn is involved in there’s a definite problem.
WOOO! Guess who is finally employed?
All of your gardens sound lovely. I will get around to planting mine one of these days. But it will probably just be product to hand out at the Marijuana Party meetings. :D
This is shaping up to be the plongest off season evah! I figured the Canucks firing the GM would add some crazy excitement, but so far no dice. It doesn’t even sound like there’s going to be mass fitings. Hmph.
There were tales of the Amerks having to run to the drug store to buy their own cups/jocks and gatorade, since the cupboards for each were bare.
I just have an image of guys running into a drug store, panicked. “Do you have any jock straps? IT IS AN EMERGENCY!”
That being said…how WRONG is that? That is so terrible I don’t even know where to start with it. Poor minor league hockey players!
WOOO! Guess who is finally employed?
WOOOOOOOOOOOO! Tell us all about it, alix!
WOOOOOOOOOOOO! Tell us all about it, alix!
I got a job collating flyers that go into newspapers at a warehouse. The pay is average, and it’s kind of repetitive, but I can wear sweatpants if I want, and there’s no annoying customers or whatever bugging me. Plus my mum will stop calling me a lazy, good for nothing university student. :D
WOOO! Guess who is finally employed?
WOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Give us the skinny, alix!
Congratulations, alix! I think a job that lets you wear sweatpants is a great job, just on principle. Those kinds of quality-of-life perks make up for lousy pay. (Okay, not ENTIRELY, but a little bit. :D)
I think a job that lets you wear sweatpants is a great job, just on principle.
Concurred! My sister gets to wear whatever she wants to work and I’m very envious.
there’s no annoying customers
A serious, definite perk…
Congratulations, alix! I think a job that lets you wear sweatpants is a great job, just on principle. Those kinds of quality-of-life perks make up for lousy pay. (Okay, not ENTIRELY, but a little bit. :D)
Thanks, Schnookie! Hee! I agree.
there’s no annoying customers
A serious, definite perk…
I know, eh? This is a nice change from a bakery job I had last summer where people were bitching at me all day.
What does your sister do, Caitlin, if you don’t mind me asking?
alix, my younger sister works for a company where they assign job orders and such to independent contractors for work on homes, she fills out the paperwork and sends it in to the ordering company and gets the contractor paid. :D
Nice. I bet the contractors love her.
Oh by the way, I saw the most darling Sid interview last night! It just filled me with love for Sid again.
Congratulations, alix! That sounds like a fabulous non-annoying customer, sweat-pants-allowed kind of job to fund going to shows with Button! Awesome!
I bet the contractors love her.
When they get their checks, I’m sure they do!
Alix, this job is funding shows for Button? Aww! I’m sure Button is a pretty horse. :D
Thanks, Pookie!
Oh by the way, I saw the most darling Sid interview last night!
Aw man, I’m jealous! We never get to see darling Sid interviews anymore. We just get ones where Christine Simpson is standing a bit too close and the HD camera is standing even closer (to Sid’s “facial hair”). It’s a bad scene. Come on, NHL! More darling Sid!
Alix, this job is funding shows for Button? Aww! I’m sure Button is a pretty horse. :D
It is indeed, Caitlin. And probably helping out a bit with school next year. I think he is, but I might be biased. Although he was on CNTM, so he must be doing something right. :D
Although he was on CNTM, so he must be doing something right.
CNTM? (Pardon my ignorance.)
That sounds horrible, Pookie! This was on CBC, and the dude actually asked him interesting questions. Sid was wearing a suit and a nice tie, and he was working it! it didn’t look promy at all. He said he’s a history buff, especially WWII, and they showed footage of baby Sid studying at Shattuck St. Mary’s.
alix, I totally misread your comment and thought that the second half of it was going back to the Sid interview. I was like, “Oh, so Sid was on some Canadian channel called CNTM.” My mind immediately decided that was some Canadian MTV type deal. Then I was like, “No wait! CNTM is Canada’s Next Top Model. HOLY SHIT! Sid was on CNTM?!?! OH, she means the horse. Right. I’m an idiot.”
And that’s my story.
(Two summers ago we saw a preview for ANTM’s “What’s on Next Week” and it said, “Fabio appears on ANTM” but because we were still in 2006 FIFA World Cup mode Schnookie thought they meant Fabio Cannavaro for a second or two before realizing they really meant Fabio the Cover Model. Hee hee!)
Oh sorry, Caitlin! CNTM is Canada’s Next Top Model. It was a very poor imitation of America’s Next Top Model and only lasted 2 seasons.
HA HA HA! That was a lovely story, Pookie!
But it will probably just be product to hand out at the Marijuana Party meetings. :D
I suggest you move to Holland :D
Sid was wearing a suit and a nice tie, and he was working it!
I watched that this afternoon! He was indeed working it :) (which lead me to dig up my Pens jersey from it’s banishment to the bottom of my sports drawer. I’m sure he’s very glad)
CNTM is Canada’s Next Top Model.
Okay, I should’ve been able to figure that out, duh.
we were still in 2006 FIFA World Cup mode Schnookie thought they meant Fabio Cannavaro for a second or two before realizing they really meant Fabio the Cover Model.
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What a letdown!
Oh, when they started airing those shaving commercials with Tiger Woods, that…other dude and Thierry Henry I practically went into apoplectic spasms of rage. My brother in law is almost King of Fifa on PS2 and relishes beating me on a regular basis. Usually it’s Thierry Henry or David Trezeguet that he’s controlling at forward, so I’ve come to associate those two with soul-crushing defeat and despair.
A friend was asking, “Who’s that dude?” in reference to the commerical.
Me: “LE DIABLE!”
And that’s my “how Thierry Henry RUINED MY LIFE” story.
(Man, it really IS a slow news day.)
And that’s my “how Thierry Henry RUINED MY LIFE” story.
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: That’s a great story, Caitlin! :D (And yeah, the letdown from Fabio Cannavaro to Fabio Fabio is a HUGE one. That was the WORST ANTM EVER! :P)
I suggest you move to Holland :D
I really should. Ha. And I can hang out with real life, 3-D Mags.:D
And that’s my “how Thierry Henry RUINED MY LIFE” story.
That’s so awful! I’m sorry. Makes for a good story though.
And I can hang out with real life, 3-D Mags.:D
You could. Might miss me though, I’m not very big :)
And that’s my “how Thierry Henry RUINED MY LIFE” story.
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I realize I should be happy enough with the Olympics this summer but right now I’m like, “Hockey’s boring, it feels like summer, where’s my World Cup, dammit!”
Oh, when they started airing those shaving commercials with Tiger Woods, that…other dude
Isn’t “other dude” Roger Federer?
That was the WORST ANTM EVER! :P
I bet! That’s horrible. Fabio-Fabio freaks me out hardcore. There is something distinctly not natural about him.
That’s so awful! I’m sorry. Makes for a good story though.
Heh! It’s one of the reasons I was down with Zidane, because he NEVER scored on my team.
Isn’t “other dude” Roger Federer?
Yes. Yes he is. I was trying to overlook Caitlin’s oversight on that one. :PPPP
I’m like, “Hockey’s boring, it feels like summer, where’s my World Cup, dammit!”
I KNOW, RIGHT? Brother-in-law is way into soccer, so World Cup is a great time for us.
Isn’t “other dude” Roger Federer?
I’m not sure. I was too blinded by rage to notice (that and the only tennis stars I could correctly identify are Agassi and Sampras…and I don’t think they play anymore. Do they?)
Isn’t “other dude” Roger Federer?
Si.
It’s one of the reasons I was down with Zidane, because he NEVER scored on my team.
Oh, poor, poor Zizou.
I think that’s sort of similar to my sister and me. She refuses to play NHL ’0anything with me because I always kick her ass. Well really, she refuses to play most games with me. The thing with being depressed is, at least it was for me, you spend a lot of time indoors, on your own. I played a lot of video games.
the only tennis stars I could correctly identify are Agassi and Sampras…and I don’t think they play anymore. Do they?
No, they do not. Well sometimes for exhibition games. I liked when Sampras beat Feddy. I’m such a bad Feddy fan.
This being French Open season, I try — for the greater good of everyone — to pretend Roger Federer doesn’t exist. So for the next few weeks “Some Other Dude” is fine by me. :D
Hee. Guess what I’m finally watching today?
Hee. Guess what I’m finally watching today?
…I have no idea?
So for the next few weeks “Some Other Dude” is fine by me.
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In other fascinating news, I had one of those Sonic Java Chillers today and it was fantastic. Yes, I know you’re all curious about my eating habits. Yum!
…I have no idea?
YoungBlood! I got off work early and had some time to kill.
We don’t have Sonic in BC or Saskatchewan. So I’ve never tried it. But we always get their ads.
In other fascinating news, I had one of those Sonic Java Chillers today and it was fantastic.
I’m not happy with Sonic. We get Sonic commercials all the time up here and the closest one is in Southern PA. Its a complete waste of Sonic’s money to advertise to me.
alix, Amy, I’m sorry! That’s no good. Stupid Sonic! I’m lucky – it seems like we have one on every corner here. :(
I have to say, I love the Sonic commercials. We don’t have Sonics here (although I was stunned to drive past a Checkers Drive-Thru the other day) but the commercials make me laugh when they really shouldn’t.
Its a complete waste of Sonic’s money to advertise to me.
Well, at least they’re advertising on the right continent. Unlike Ford, who tried to sell me a truck that isn’t available in Europe. Hee.
We have CHECKERS? We have RAPCAT????
We don’t have a Checkers, per se. Toms River does, though. It’s at an intersection I can never figure out because the lanes merge in funny ways and I only drive on it like three times a year. The last time I went down that way I was white-knuckling the lane merge and then nearly drove right off the road when I saw Home Of Rapcat, right there in Good Ol’ Jersey!
Yeah, the Sonic commercials are delightfully bad.
I’m going down to Seattle to shop this weekend. Maybe they’ll have Sonic there. Heh.
Man. I could go for a nap right now. I had to be at work at 8 am. And I haven’t had to get up that early in weeks.
I’m going down to Seattle to shop this weekend.
Ooooh, if you drive by Everett, think of me, will ya? Happiest place on earth.
We have CHECKERS? We have RAPCAT????
You’re one step ahead of me; I have no idea what Checkers and Rapcat are. :/ Sorry!
I’m guessing this is one of those White Castle type things, where you can only go to a restaraunt in a certain geographic region. :D
Okay, nevermind – I just looked up this Rapcat fellow on Wikipedia.
What. The. Fuck.
Ooooh, if you drive by Everett, think of me, will ya? Happiest place on earth.
Will do!
Checkers is a drive-in that is advertised heavily on the hockey games from Florida, and seems to hinge its reputation on the gimmick of having TWO drive-in windows per restaurant. I figure it is pretty regional. Anyway, they had an HILARIOUS commercial last year featuring a puppet of a cat called RapCat. And RapCat was just this ridiculously awful kitty rapper. It was so sublime and ridiculous and just perfectly executed. Man, but I loved the RapCat commercials.
What. The. Fuck.
I think what you mean is, “Holy flirking schnitt, but that’s the most HILARIOUSLY PERFECT thing I’ve EVER SEEN!”
I just looked up this Rapcat fellow on Wikipedia.
What. The. Fuck.
Seriously!
I think what you mean is, “Holy flirking schnitt, but that’s the most HILARIOUSLY PERFECT thing I’ve EVER SEEN!”
The commercials may be different, but Rapcat’s Wikipedia entry is decidedly…”what the fuck”. Heh!
It was so sublime and ridiculous and just perfectly executed.
I will seriously take your word for it, given that I’ve never seen a Rapcat commercial!
Well, I’m with Alix, time for a nap. Hopefully, this time I’ll actually wake up for the game. I’ve missed spending game-time with you guys.
/nostalgia ;)
Anybody know anything about Scott Mellanby? The Canucks just hired him as a consultant/hockey operations person.
Sleep tight, Mags!
Anybody know anything about Scott Mellanby?
Former Thrashers Captain. That’s all I got.
Thanks, Mags. I also heard he killed a rat with his hockey stick in the dressing room when he played for Florida.
Ooooh, if you drive by Everett, think of me, will ya? Happiest place on earth.
I saw a guy wearing an Everett Silvertips shirt at the grocery store last night. Its not something you see everyday around here.
I also heard he killed a rat with his hockey stick in the dressing room when he played for Florida.
That he did. Which then led the Florida fans to throw fake rats on the ice.
Which then led the Florida fans to throw fake rats on the ice.
HA! That’s pretty fantastic.
Ah yes, Mellanby and the rat thing. Good times, good times. He was a player I was surprised to see still around after the lockout. Since then, he really impressed me with his pitch while on HNIC for how to increase offense (switch the ends the teams play on, so the long change is in the first and third periods, and the short one in the second). That’s all I got, other than a vague memory of him having come back from an arm injury sustained in a bar brawl (I might be making that up) and his father or uncle or grandfather or someone being a founding producer of HNIC. I might also be making that up. I’m no Mellanby expert!
HA! That’s pretty fantastic.
No, actually, it wasn’t. It got to such a ridiculous point that the league had to install the rule that the home team can be charged a delay of game penalty if fans persist in throwing shit on the ice.
No, actually, it wasn’t. It got to such a ridiculous point that the league had to install the rule that the home team can be charged a delay of game penalty if fans persist in throwing shit on the ice.
Ahhh. I figured it happened just the one time. Yeah, that’s not cook at all.
Well, we’ll see. He sounds like he’s probably a pretty smart dude.
The only good thing about the rat thing after it got out of control was Patrick Roy saying he let in a goal because he didn’t want the fans to be sad carrying their little plastic rats home with them.
Okay, that was pretty hilarious of Roy. :D
I am in SUCH a better mood now that I’m home!
I’m just skimming, but we had a Checkers for a while in Dallas. I’m pretty sure it’s gone now, though. It was over at Lover’s and Greenville, or something along there and Greenville. It was also a freakishly complicated corner and I was not surprised that it didn’t last.
And I love the Sonic commercials. I’ll have to try one of their Chillers. I have 2 Sonics near my house, and 2 near the office.
I’ll have to try one of their Chillers. I have 2 Sonics near my house, and 2 near the office.
The caramel ones are the best!!!
The only good thing about the rat thing after it got out of control was Patrick Roy saying he let in a goal because he didn’t want the fans to be sad carrying their little plastic rats home with them.
If this is true…wow. Just, wow, Patrick Roy!
I am in SUCH a better mood now that I’m home!
I will be better in approximately 21 minutes. Which is the time I leave work. Grr.
I adore Sonic commercials. They’re so funny!
And what is it with Checkers and the complicated corners? You’d think that would be killer for drive-thrus.
Youngblood is a masterpiece! Hee hee.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it, alix! I’ve never seen it, actually…
I don’t think I’ve ever really listened to a Mike Babcock interview before that didn’t involve him just rasping the word “greasy” over and over again. He really sounds incredibly dippy, doesn’t he?
Is he still using that “greasy” crap?! Dude, it’s 2008! Not 2003!
No, he wasn’t saying “greasy”. That’s the thing. When you take “greasy” away from him, he’s just dippy.
Yeah. Hard to believe he’s a coach of the year nom, eh?
I just can’t stand Babcock. He’s so creepy.
Want. Stars. To. Win. I still have tons of painkillers, but I don’t want to have to use them, you know?
Guy Carbonneau looks like he’s ready to hang out on the beach. How strange! Seeing him like this is sort of like when you were a kid and ran into your teacher outside of school. I’m all weirded out now!
Ooh. Guy. Hello, Guy.
I think this series has lost a lot of its followers around here. It’s so quiet! :D
I know, right?! I thought I was a thread-killer, but it turns out that it’s just the Stars.
Guy is so cute in his civilian skivvies.
Yeah, Cat, it wasn’t you. It was just Guy. I think we were all overwhelmed by his adorable skivvies. :D (And, um, we’re underwhelmed by this series so far. Sorry, Stars, but them’s the facts.)
And, um, we’re underwhelmed by this series so far.
I hear that.
Good news coming out of the day, though? I can chew! I had a grilled cheese sandwich earlier. Had to take tiny bites and be incredibly careful of how I chewed, but I can eat things other than macaroni and cheese and mashed potatoes!
I just giggled uncontrollably at Russian’s playoff beard.
Congratulations on the chewing! What fantastic news! (I think my diet is 90% mashed potatoes and mac & cheese…)
Dude, what the hell? How hard is it to call “playing with a broken stick”?
Good evening, IPB. We are Kid-less tonight at Myra Manor. She is on the annual 5th grade trip to a camp in East Texas. Hubbie is busy on a project and I am finally settling in to listen to the game. I hope you are feeling better, Cat. Where are our other Stars’ fans tonight?
Dude, what the hell? How hard is it to call “playing with a broken stick”?
For real, though.
Okay, I can stop seeing commercials for “The Love Guru” at any time now.
Hi Myra! How nice for you to have a quiet evening to enjoy the game! I have no idea where everyone is. Okay, that’s a lie. Caitlin’s defensive driving and Patty’s computerless. See? I DO know where everyone is!
I hope MiniMyra is having fun on her trip! I remember going on a 4th grade camping trip…It was fun, if I recall correctly. I’ve had a lot to drink since then.
I guess we can add “playing with a broken stick” to interference, offsides, playing the puck with a high stick, diving, putting your stick down first as the visitor in a faceoff, etc. to the list of rules that don’t apply to the Red Wings.
I just want that whiney ballerina diver Osgood to get lit up like a christmas tree for one game! Is that too much to ask for?
Awww. I didn’t get to see Guy in his adorable skivvies. Bummer!
I dislike the Wings, I do. But Lidstrom is mighty tasty with a playoffs beard.
Cat, glad you can eat again! Although mashed potatoes are one of my favorite things in the whole wide world. I guess even those can get old after a while though.
I love Russian with a play-off beard. Don’t worry, Caitlin, I’m not moving in on your territory! He looks very Russianee with it.
We have started calling Turco, Moses, around here because he is looking so Biblical. He is our only hope to get to the Promised Land at this point, isn’t he?
Mashed potatoes are wonderful, yes, but I get tired of them. I might eat some here in a bit, though.
Russian’s playoff beard made me giggle for five straight minutes, and I don’t even know why. I just started giggling and couldn’t stop. And then they said something about handcuffs and Niskanen, and I may or may not have made a dirty joke about it, and that means my friend and I pretty much spent half of the first period laughing.
I just giggled uncontrollably at Russian’s playoff beard.
I think his beard looks hot. But I’m a poor judge, because I generally don’t like playoff beards.
…It was fun, if I recall correctly. I’ve had a lot to drink since then.
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Myra, I agree with you about mashed potatoes, and actually kind of doubt they can get old. When I had my gum grafts about 18 months ago, I remember being pretty stoked that I got to eat mashed potatoes morning, noon and night.
And Patty, come on. OF COURSE Red Wings are allowed to play with broken sticks!
Don’t try to kid us, Cat, you’ve already taken plenty of painkillers, haven’t you?! :P
He is our only hope to get to the Promised Land at this point, isn’t he?
He DOES look like Moses! Especially when he’s gesturing with his goalie stick, or leaning on it when he gets a drink.
Surprisingly I’m living on Advil right now…I have hyped myself up with lots of ice cream, though. I just broke out the key lime pie, too. It might be the sugar that’s got me insane.
Cat’s all hopped up! :P
Awww. I didn’t get to see Guy in his adorable skivvies. Bummer!
Um, having been raised by parents from the WWII era, I think you mean “civies”. “Skivvies” are underwear. Unless Guy was in his underwear, in which case, I would be really bummed I missed it! :P
And I don’t think Niskanen would know what to do with handcuffs except blush. :) I just love that kid!
I was about to make a joke about Nisky and fur handcuffs, but he reminds me so much of my 12-year-old nephew, I chickened out.
Ummm. Key Lime Pie.
And I don’t think Niskanen would know what to do with handcuffs except blush.
I think you’re probably right.
Hey, Stars? Here’s an idea. Score some goals.
Am I the only one totally bugged by the pronunciation of “Robidas”? I’m used to “Robidas”, not “Rob-eeeeeeeee-das”.
Myra, I knew the civie/skivvy thing, but Guy’s shirt seemed so informal and strangely “running into your first-grade teacher in the grocery store” that “skivvy” seemed appropriate! :D
Hey, Stars? Here’s an idea. Score some goals.
I was looking at the stats and they are ahead on shots and winning face-offs. That was good. Not scoring on 3 power plays. Not so good.
And I don’t think Niskanen would know what to do with handcuffs except blush.
I think you’re probably right.
I bet he is very teachable though, Cat. :P
(Did I just say that?!?)
I kind of knew I was misusing skivvies, but I was too lazy to investigate. Heh.
…that “skivvy” seemed appropriate!
Or perhaps, a Freudian Slip? Hmmm.
I bet he is very teachable though, Cat. :P
(Did I just say that?!?)
Hey, if he needs a teacher…I’m just sayin’.
So my oral surgeon called me the evening I got my surgery done (I had my extraction at 9am, he called around 8pm). He just called me again to make sure I’m healing okay! I definitely have the coolest dentists ever.
Well, I’m sure he was wearing skivvies….but he was also wearing a bunch of other stuff.
He definitely had an air of “skivvy-liciousness”! Whether it was civies or actual skivvies, it was practically indecent! :P
Cat, are you sure your surgeon isn’t stalking you?
I feel that your oral surgeon might be in love with you, Cat! Is he cute?
Jinx, Schnookie.
Hee! Well, he’s no Matt Niskanen, but he’s cute for a dentist. Also, he’s a hockey player. We had a ten-minute long discussion about hockey while he was prepping me for the IV sedation and whatnot.
I don’t care if you didn’t see goaltender interference if the call went my way, Announcer Man.
Taking a quick break from defensive driving to say I’m thoroughly bummed about missing Russian’s playoff beard. :(
How are they looking? Forks in backs and all?
Jinx, Schnookie.
Hee hee!
And I hate to say this, but that’s a bullshit call to wave that goal off. I love Eddie saying that Babcock wants an explanation, when you know the explanation is, “Uh, we blew it in Game 1.”
Um, that was not a good call.
Caitlin, I’m DVR-ing, so if you want to come over sometime and ogle Russian’s playoff beard, you’re more than welcome!!
The Stars are looking pretty good, actually. Very fierce.
They’re looking spunky, Caitlin, and they just got an obscene break in their favor. Although I’d feel better for their chances if they could have put a goal or two on the board when they were getting the better of the play in the first period.
And I hate to say this, but that’s a bullshit call to wave that goal off. I love Eddie saying that Babcock wants an explanation, when you know the explanation is, “Uh, we blew it in Game 1.”
Hee, it’s totally true. I would love it if that were actually the explanation.
I can’t remember what happened in game one.
Holmstrom scored a goal in G1 that should have been waved off for the reasons that one just did. Even though that one just now shouldn’t have been waved off. Oh, VS is showing it now! :D
Hey, as my granddad used to say, if you walk like a duck and act like a duck, you’re gonna get mistaken for a duck. :P
They’re looking spunky, Caitlin, and they just got an obscene break in their favor.
Huzzah! Perhaps I’ve been jinxing them, guys! I’m staying firmly away from the television.
Caitlin, I’m DVR-ing, so if you want to come over sometime and ogle Russian’s playoff beard, you’re more than welcome!!
Ooh, my ovaries thank you very much.
Oh, that’s right. I forgot about all that goalie interference controversy.
You guys, a few weeks ago I made the terrible mistake of purchasing boxed Stovetop stuffing, which I had never done before, and now it’s all I want to eat.
Katebits, there used to be a time when we would eat just bowls of Stovetop stuffing for dinner. I haven’t had it years, but back in the day? I LOVED THAT STUFF.
I had never had it before and NOW IT’S ALL I THINK ABOUT! :D It’s terrible. I am a grown woman eating instant stuffing for dinner!
I am a grown woman eating instant stuffing for dinner!
Do you want to know what’s terrible? When I was first in college our power went out in our dorm and I was starving. The cafeteria closed down, none of us had any money and all we had was microwavable stuff in the room.
So I ate ramen noodles – dry, no water, no heating up. Crunchy and tasteless, yum. To my credit, I was shaking like a leaf from hunger, so I can safely say I’ve eaten worse. :D
My mother use to make something called “oriental salad” (we were so very pc in Minnesota in the early 80s :P) that involved crunched up dry ramen noodles.
Oh what I would give for a Nik Hagman shorthanded goal right now.
My mother use to make something called “oriental salad”
We make that, but we brown the noodles along with almonds in butter first. Got to make it as bad for you as possible.
So I ate ramen noodles – dry, no water, no heating up. Crunchy and tasteless, yum.
…I used to eat that as a snack. Crushed up the ramen noodles, put the seasoning in the bag, shook it up. What? I was a kid. Kids eat mud, for goodness’ sake.
DRY RAMEN NOODLES? Wow. That’s worse than the midwestern foodstuffs we make fun of Boomer for liking when she was a kid. (Hint: lots of mayonnaise and frozen whipped cream.)
AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Baby Loui!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hee. That sounds crazier than jello salad.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Hee! They’re playing “Louie, Louie” in the arena! That’s too cute.
What? What? WHO WAS IT!
Loui, from Robi and Lundy!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
(Um, mayonnaise sandwiches.)
WOOOOO! YAY! My favorite Swede and my playoffs boyfriend! Okay, back to reading about hydroplaning. :p
I didn’t notice they were playing Louie, Louie! That’s cool!
On that NY Times thing where they have different bloggers talk about the series, the Red Wings guy had to admit that the AAC has cool stoppage music.
Of course, compared to the Joe, that’s not really saying that much.
Caitlin, don’t take hydroplaning lightly!
Hydroplaning – serious business.
You know, you can tell how old this stuff is by the fact that the video people recommend “buying a car with anti-lock brakes!” Then they launch into a lecture about how ABS works. Sigh.
I love JeffK’s music choices, btw, 99% of the time. He needs to ease up off the Guitar Hero songs, though.
I love JeffK’s music choices, btw, 99% of the time. He needs to ease up off the Guitar Hero songs, though.
God, for real. Whenever I go to a game or watch a home game on TV, I always find myself moving my fingers along to Guitar Hero songs.
Caitlin, are you doing the defensive driving through defensivedriving.com? Last time I did that one, they had a Bill Nye video!
I was raised on the White Trash Trifecta:
Miracle Whip
Velveeta
White Bread
Oh and don’t forget to fry everything in Crisco Shortening.
Any wonder why both my parents had bypass surgery.
Cat, I’m doing it through getdefensive.com!
Myra, my grandmother used to fix from scratch for Sunday lunch the following: fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, Texas toast, fried okra, peach cobbler or a cake, macaroni and cheese, green beans, pork chops and rolls.
Many people in my family have heart disease. No coincidence there, eh?
Dang it.
Caitlin, apparently our grandmothers went to the same cooking school, so to speak. : )
Dude, I go into the kitchen for a few minutes and all hell breaks loose. What’s with all this scoring? :P
And Caitlin, I think your grandmother and I would get along really well. :D
WOOOOOOO!! I don’t even care that I’m feeling all icky! WOOOO!!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think your grandmother and I would get along really well. :D
This is the grandmother that made the 12-egg butter pecan cake with cream cheese frosting. I think the closest one to her actual recipe is the recipe The Joy of Cooking has.
Aww, good job, Stars!
Hey! I clearly need to be in the kitchen more — I come back again and the Stars have scored again!
LET’s GO, DAL-LAS!
Dear Schnookie,
Got back to the kitchen.
Love,
Myra’s Hubbie
Hey! I clearly need to be in the kitchen more — I come back again and the Stars have scored again!
Go! Go go go! Just grab some juice from the fridge or something, whatever reason, as long as you’re in the kitchen long enough for them to score!
Hey, IPB! Sorry that I have been absent, but I decided to blow up the master bathroom and start from scratch. I figure that since it is the room that I will be spending the first 30-45 minutes of everyday in that I should go all out and do it right. Hanging the new drywall by myself really kicked my ass.
Hey Frisby! It’s good to hear from you again! That’s hugely impressive that you overhauled the master bathroom yourself! When you’re done with everything there, want to come redo my bathroom? I need all the drywall in there replaced. :D
Other than kicking your ass with the drywall, how’s the house doing?
(And Stars fans, I’d love to help you out, but my dinner’s ready now and I’m inhaling it. I can’t go back in the kitchen — too busy eating.)
Ooh, how’s it going, Frisby? I can’t wait until I own a home and can blow up my master bathroom to make it exactly to my liking. My bathroom right now is too small…But then again, I also have cages in there. Stupid critters.
Schnookie, go chow down on some dry Ramen noodles, okay? :D
Frisby, ooh! You’re redoing the entire bathroom!? How cool!
Hey Frisby, I was just going to ask if homeownership was keeping you busy. But, dude, hanging drywall by yourself. You’ve got a bad case of it.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
I saw that one! :D
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MORROWNATOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey, Frisby! Congratulations on surviving the drywall adventure!
Well when you decide to blow it up, there’s no telling what you will find. When I ripped out the old vanity I noticed that there is a layer of linoleum, then a layer of ceramic tile, then another layer of linoleum on top of that, WTF? Also, when I removed the mirror I found some ugly wallpaper that apparently was painted over.
You’re doing an architectural dig in your house, Frisby!
Late, but WOOOOOO!
Frisby, when we put new flooring in our kitchen, we found three layers of linoleum total. Insane.
That’s so cool, Frisby! I love finding ugly wallpapers during remodels. Were any of the three floors nice(ish)?
We found some wild wallpaper when our kitchen got pulled out. I suspect when you come and redo my bathroom for me, all you’ll find is mold, though. Wait, what’s that? You’re not doing my bathroom for me?
Pardon me, an archaeological dig. Architectural? WTF? I’m an idiot.
Well, Schnookie, it depends on how much you are willing to pay. :P
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
I know they’re still technically “done” but I’m never watching another Dallas/Detroit game ever again.
To be on the safe side and all that.
YAY!!!!
Stats are still against them, but it’s nice they finally won one.
YEAH!!!!!!!!!!
NO SWEEPING ALLOWED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ive me a few minutes and I will upload pics.
WOOOOOOOO!!! Go Stars!
I bet there were Red Wings fans in the building with brooms! Heh heh heh. :P
Those are my boys, there.
Congrats, Stars fans!
I’m SO happy!!
Hey Frisby! You’re really jumping right in! I guess you decided not to do it my way and just stare at it and hate if for a couple of years (or 6) before you do something about it. Good job!
And WOO STARS!!!
And what a game. Very nice game!
You know, if they’re only going to win one game in the series, this is the way to do it. Lull us all into dejection, then BAM. Make us remember why we love ‘em!
Lull us all into dejection, then BAM. Make us remember why we love ‘em!
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Lull us all into dejection, then BAM. Make us remember why we love ‘em!
HEE! I hope your high doesn’t get a kick in the nuts like mine did. The Canucks lost 5 in a row, and then kicked the Lames asses 6-2, and then lost to Edmonton in the most horrible fashion. But ENJOY! The Stars are actually good at hockey, so I’m sure it will work out better for you.
Thanks alix! I think.
Ok, here it is, Ugly wallpaper.
Hee. Yeah. That wasn’t a very ringing endorsement. Sorry, Patty. But why not the Stars coming back from 3-0? They’re spunky! They’re probably feeling your love from here and will be inspired to come back.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! That is some SERIOUSLY ugly wallpaper, Frisby! I can’t believe you didn’t want to keep it!
Wait, you took that wallpaper down?!? :D
That is stunning Frisby! I’m surprised you didn’t want to leave it up plonger. :P
Hehe, I just knew you girls would love it. ;)
Frisby, moire taffeta wallpaper with fan border. I can’t imagine why you wouldn’t keep it. You could go with a whole “Madame” theme. :P
And here I am after I ripped the old drywall down and removing the four layers of caulk.
Taffeta, Sweetheart.
Mmm Taffeta, Darling.
No, the dress! It’s taffeta! It wrinkles so easily. :P
Love the border along the bottom, Frisby!
That wasn’t a very ringing endorsement. Sorry, Patty.
Oh, that’s okay. I knew what you meant. :D
Frisby, you had the power of a Devils shirt while doing all that work! No wonder you won out in the end! :D (The most housey work I’ve done personally is painting, so I’m TOTALLY impressed at what you’ve done.)
Are you enjoying it, Frisby? It’s the kind of thing you can get addicted to if you like it. And it’s a good kind of addicted.
(And ewww. Babcock is yucky.)
(Tippett is adorable.)
Oh, that’s okay. I knew what you meant. :D
Phew. And just because the Canucks stomped on my heart like it was evil candy corn, the Stars might not do the same. I just wanted to warn you.
This is what the bathroom looks like as of right now.
Well, I’m outta here! Frisby, have fun blowing up your house!
GO STARS!!!
Despite waking up this morning with sore shoulders/arms/legs, yeah, I am enjoying it. I mean, it’s my house, I’m taking pride in improving it and making it my own.
The bathroom’s really coming along, although I’m sad it’s so much less brothely. :P
I mean, it’s my house, I’m taking pride in improving it and making it my own.
Word. *Fist bump* Isn’t that the best feeling?
That’s so awesome, Frisby! Yay homeownership! WOO!
Well hopefully it will feel much better when the room is finished. So far, everything is taking me twice as long as I expected. At least tomorrow I can start taping and mudding. And hopefully by this weekend I can start painting.
So far, everything is taking me twice as long as I expected.
Yeah, that’s kind of par for the course. :D
I’m so excited for you, though! That’s just so much FUN!
Oh, and while it’s still technically May 14th in New Jersey, Happy Birthday to me!
Even Uncle Sam gave me a present, a $600 economic stimulus check.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, FRISBY!!!! WOO HOOOO!!!!!
Awww! Our government loves you so much! Did you do anything awesome for the big day, or get any great presents?
So far, everything is taking me twice as long as I expected.
My dad has remodeled probably twenty houses in his lifetime and he always says, when you’re trying to estimate how long it will take, start with what you think it will take, then double it, then go up one unit of time. So, if you think a project will take you a week, you should plan for it to take 2 months.
And Happy Birthday! Nice drywall hanging there!
Patty, your father sounds like a very wise man!
(Are you watching the game again now? :P)
Happy Birthday, Frisby!
Patty, that sounds like really sage advice from your dad. I thought the kitchen would take 18 months so I guess we’ll get that last corrected drawer front in 36 years!
No… I am watching On the Fly over and over and over, though.
Did I do anything awesome? Do you mean besides taking the day off to work on my bathroom? :P
I thought the kitchen would take 18 months so I guess we’ll get that last corrected drawer front in 36 years!
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Oh, and you guys, we just watched the season finale of ANTM. I am reeling. My world will never be the same again.
I thought the kitchen would take 18 months so I guess we’ll get that last corrected drawer front in 36 years!
You laugh, but don’t be surprised! :P
Do you mean besides taking the day off to work on my bathroom? :P
That counts as awesome! :D
Oh, I’m not laughing.
(OK, I totally am. I actually noticed the drawer front for the first time yesterday and was like, “Oh, hey, I guess that’s that drawer Boomer and Schnookie have been talking about all this time. Yeah, I guess it would be nice if it matched everything else.”)
What happened on ANTM?
Ookies did you watch ANTM yet?
The obvious winner didn’t win. The obviously REALLY awful choice won. It was just mind-blowingly ridonk.
alix, how crazy was that ANTM?! Nutso, I tell you! Nutso!
Alas, I’m going to have to save my ANTM discussion until tomorrow as I’m fading fast here. Good night, everyone!
YES! What the heck? Anya was so much more high fashion. And I know it’s “cool” that not a totally skinny bitch won, but come on! Anya’s pictures were waaaay better.
Night, Pookie!
I’m about to shut things down here, too, but I’ve got to say that considering how the judges HATED Whitney, that was just the strangest, most obvious case of Talk Show Tyra winning out over ANTM Tyra. Which, I mean, duh. But still. BOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Good night!
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