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*sigh* [07 Feb 2002|12:04am] How is it not the weekend yet? 2 comments|post comment

[23 Jan 2002|02:52am] So, you think you know me? 4 comments|post comment

Oh yeah, I almost forgot... [21 Jan 2002|11:38pm] I just need to thank Marty Willson-Piper for the new picture I'm using, because I stole it from his website. ;) 1 comment|post comment

Crossing my fingers... [07 Jan 2002|12:59am] [ mood | anxious ] DENVER (AP) -- Peter Forsberg will meet with Colorado Avalanche officials this week to discuss whether he'll return to the team this season. ``We'll know more about his status when he is in town later this week,'' team spokesman Jean Martineau said Monday night. Forsberg, a six-time All-Star, ruptured his spleen during the playoffs last season. He missed the last two rounds of the Avalanche's run to the Stanley Cup championship. In September, Forsberg announced he would take an indefinite leave because he needed a break. He said he would return if he felt healthy and motivated. Forsberg's agent, Don Baizley, said last month that Forsberg was skating, trying to determine if he is healthy enough to play. He has fully recovered from spleen surgery, but also was trying to strengthen two surgically repaired ankles. The 28-year-old Forsberg was named to the Swedish Olympic team last month. He has said he'll participate in the Feb. 8-24 Winter Games only if he is also well enough to play for the Avalanche. 1 comment|post comment

[03 Jan 2002|09:43pm] I really want to see this movie! 1 comment|post comment

Who didn't see this coming a million miles away? [01 Jan 2002|10:36pm] [ mood | shocked--ha ha ] [ music | The Church - Oxydental ] EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) -- Eric Lindros, sidelined by the seventh concussion of his NHL career, was placed on injured reserve by the New York Rangers on Wednesday after being examined by a neurologist. Lindros, who has sat out two games after being hurt in San Jose last Friday night, will miss games in Edmonton and Colorado and be eligible to return to the lineup Saturday in Pittsburgh. seven fucking concussions!! The guy needs to give it up while he's still capable of feeding and dressing himself! 4 comments|post comment

[29 Dec 2001|11:03pm] [ mood | crappy ] I hate being sick. 1 comment|post comment

[26 Dec 2001|12:15am] Can someone please make Creed go away!?! 4 comments|post comment

I almost forgot... [25 Dec 2001|11:54pm] [ mood | pleased ] One of the other very cool things I got is a panoramic view inside the Pepsi Center when my boys won the Cup. Ray Bourque is down on the ice holding up the Cup, and his picture is on the jumbotron. It's such an awesome picture. It made me kind of teary eyed when I first looked at it. If I look really hard, I still can't see myself in my nosebleed seat! ;P I can see my section, but that's about it. I'm getting it framed, because eventually it will go in the "hockey room" I'm going to have when I someday get a house. My uncle sent me some Todd Helton rookie cards that I didn't have, so I was all excited about that too. post comment

[25 Dec 2001|11:27pm] [ mood | happy ] [ music | Concrete Blonde - Jenny I Read ] I got lots of new cds for Christmas, and I'm very happy. A Jeff Buckley bootleg, a Barenaked Ladies bootleg, a Posies boxset, new Church singles, and a bunch of others. Those will keep me content for about a week, and then I'll probably want more. ;) My parents gave me money, and I'm thinking about using it to get a new Avs jersey, because mine (I've had it since the first season they were here) is completely falling apart. It's time to retire it. I just can't decide which player's name/number to get. I hate to spend $200+ on a new jersey, only to have the player get traded a week later. I have decided that from now on, every time the Barenaked Ladies come here to play, I'm going. I don't care what I have to do; I'm going! Two concerts and a national anthem are not enough. post comment

[19 Dec 2001|12:03am] [ mood | bouncy ] So I quit whining, sucked it up and got another ticket to the Avs game. Got to hear BNL sing the anthem, and it was really cool. And the Avs won, so it was a good night. And now I'm at home, watching Slap Shot even though I should be in bed. Tomorrow night, I'm going to see BNL in concert, which is always so much fun. It's like a comedy show. I'm skipping all the openers though, because I don't like any of them. And I took Friday off, so yay!!! post comment

I have such good luck, I swear.... [17 Dec 2001|01:32am] [ mood | annoyed ] So, I decided before this hockey season even started that I wasn't going to the game Dec. 19 against the Mighty Ducks, and I sold my ticket. I just found out that the Barenaked Ladies are singing the national anthem at the game. Now I'm wishing I would've chosen to go to that game. It's too late now. Damn!!!!!!!! post comment

Let's get rid of all our good players--that will solve everything [15 Dec 2001|03:44am] [ mood | angry ] SEATTLE (TICKER) -- The Seattle Mariners, looking for more offensive production at third base, on Saturday acquired two-time All-Star Jeff Cirillo from the Colorado Rockies. The Mariners paid a relatively small price to acquire Cirillo, sending righthanded reliever Jose Paniagua and pitching prospects Dennis Stark and Brian Fuentes to Colorado. Cirillo, 32, has been among the top third baseman in the National League and is coming off a campaign in which he batted .312 with 17 homers and 83 RBI while playing at hitter-friendly Coors Field. "We are very pleased to finalize this deal, cementing Jeff as our third baseman for the next several seasons," Seattle general manager Pat Gillick said. "One of our priorities this offseason was to fill our need at third. Jeff was our top choice for that need." Also solid with the glove, Cirillo is an instant upgrade over David Bell, who played a majority of games at third base for Seattle last season. Bell, a free agent, batted .260 with 15 homers and 64 RBI in 135 games. "Jeff is a really nice addition to our ballclub," Mariners manager Lou Piniella said. "His bat fits really well in our lineup and his stroke is a nice fit for Safeco (Field). Jeff is an excellent defensive player and he'll be a good fit in our clubhouse." Even with Bell's production, the Mariners posted a 116-45 record, tying the 1906 Chicago Cubs for the most wins in major league history. Seattle lost in five games to the the New York Yankees in the American League Championship Series. Cirillo, who lives in nearby Redmond, Washington, is in the middle of a four-year, $29 million contract that he signed with Colorado midway through the 2000 season. An eight-year veteran, Cirillo spent the first six years of his career with the Milwaukee Brewers before being acquired in the 2000 offseason by Colorado. He is a lifetime .311 hitter with 94 homers and 570 RBI in 1,084 games, and was an All Star in 1997 and 2000. Last season, Cirillo led all major league third baseman with a .982 fielding percentage, committing just seven errors in 393 total chances. He will have a streak of 85 consecutive errorless games entering 2002, 14 games shy of the major league record at third base. 1 comment|post comment

[14 Dec 2001|06:12pm] Whoa there! I'm LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM, the guitarist/vocalist of Fleetwood Mac! I'm very humble when I speak of myself, and I'm creative when I have a chance to be. I add my own unique style to everything I do, giving it that distinct edge of class and style. I'm very romantic, but unfortunately, the spectre of Stevie will disable many relationships I will have. I jam with my guitar on songs like "Big Love," "Landslide," "I'm So Afraid," and pretty much every other song. Which member of Fleetwood Mac are you? post comment

Woe is me [08 Dec 2001|10:31pm] [ mood | aggravated ] [ music | Jeff Buckley - Grace ] I'm sure this will probably seem silly to most people, but I went through my Christmas decorations yesterday, and it made me think about this. It has been my goal for the past two years or so to get a Christmas ornament of every NHL team. Nothing fancy, just a glass ball with the team's logo on it. So far, I have had virtually no success. I've got a Colorado Avalanche ornament (which is probably obvious), and a Chicago Blackhawks ornament. That's it. I know I could probably get on nhl.com and order them all, but I think it's more fun to get them from the city (or at least the state/province) that the team plays in. One reason I haven't gotten many is because of the fact that live out here in the good ol' midwest, where the states are so spread out. That, and the fact that I never seem to go to any states where an NHL team is located. So, I've begged friends of mine that do go to NHL cities to look for me. A friend of mine went to Boston a couple months ago, went to a Bruins team store, and they didn't have any damn ornaments there! It's a team store; they're supposed to have that stuff!!!!! Last year, a friend went to the Molson Centre a few weeks before Christmas to get one for me, and they didn't have any Canadiens ornaments. What the hell?!? I know they exist for every team, why is it proving so damn hard to find any? This frustrates me to no end. Part of the reason I decided to start collecting these is because I thought they'd be fairly easy to come by. Maybe I just don't know enough people in or near NHL cities. Why does my entire family have to live in either Iowa, Nebraska, or South Dakota??? 7 comments|post comment

FAIRY TALE FOR WOMEN OF THE 21st CENTURY [06 Dec 2001|12:55am] [ mood | amused ] [ music | The Police - Invisible Sun ] Once upon a time, in a land far away, a beautiful, independent, self-assured princess happened upon a frog as she sat, contemplating ecological issues on the shores of an unpolluted pond in a verdant meadow near her castle. The frog hopped into the princess's lap and said: Elegant Lady, I was once a handsome prince, until an evil witch cast a spell upon me. One kiss from you, however, and I will turn back into the dapper young prince that I am. And then, my sweet, we can marry and set up housekeeping in your castle, with my mother, where you can prepare my meals, clean my clothes, bear my children, and forever feel grateful and happy doing so. That night, as the princess dined sumptuously on a repast of lightly sauteed frog legs seasoned in a white wine and onion cream sauce, she chuckled and thought to herself: I don't fucking think so. 2 comments|post comment

In lieu of an actual post.... [06 Dec 2001|12:35am] 2 comments|post comment

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[30 Nov 2001|02:53pm] [ mood | enthralled ] [ music | Jeffrey Gaines - In Your Eyes ] Have I ever mentioned that Jeffrey Gaines's cover of In Your Eyes is fucking amazing? I haven't? Okay then. Jeffrey Gaines's cover of In Your Eyes is fucking amazing. Now you know. 4 comments|post comment

[30 Nov 2001|12:29am] [ mood | sad ] I know this has been covered a million times already, but I'm really sad that George Harrison passed away. It's so horrible to come to the realization that the world has lost a true musical genius. There will never be another band like the Beatles. Ever. It seems that too many people now are afraid to cross "musical barriers" and listen to things outside of their usual genre of choice. And that's too bad for them. They'll never know what they're missing. 1 comment|post comment

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