what?!

very quickly: the nhl network has been taunting me because i didn't have access to it and yet it was always broadcasting amazing games. i just assumed it was similar in price to nhl center ice ($160). today i decided to call and see how much it is, just for fun, and it's only 3 dollars a month!! i just got a whole crapload of games for cheeeeeeap. YES!

!!!

i voted. it took a long time because the line was ridiculously long but i was excited to get this over with. i'm so over this election season. let's just DO THIS!!!

i want this dog!

omg, fuck OFF!!! >:O

just read that governor palin will be dropping the puck in friday's game in st. louis.

wasn't pulling this stunt just ONCE enough? did she not get enough booing? HER FACE NEEDS TO JUST GO AWAY!

oh, and what makes this worse it that friday's game in st. louis is against... the kings!!! >:O

first the flyers and now this?!?! just leave my teams alone you cunt!!!!!

i love these men today

1.

i've always loved jon stewart, but lately the daily show has been funnier than ever! i know we have sarah palin's genius to thank for a lot of it because you just can't make up a character like her. everything she says is wonderfully hilarious. but whatever. thank you, jon stewart, for making me laugh hard every night. tonight's episode was especially good.

2.

drew doughty!!! kings' first draft pick in june (second overall), and many were disappointed that the kings missed out on getting first overall and thus missed out on stamkos. to that i say: whatever. i love love LOVE this kid! it's funny that i'm five years his senior and can totally call him a kid. but anyhow, i fucking love him. we're only 5 (!!!!!) games into the season and he already looks good out there. most draft picks don't go straight into playing in the nhl, much less playing 25 minutes in a game! and how about his goal tonight?! beeeeeeautiful! he looked really good handling the puck and i'm excited about what is clearly a bright future as an offensive defenseman. i mean, he's way more exciting to watch offensively than like, kopitar tonight! he's got me more excited than jack johnson and he comes with a lot less hype. if i love him this much after only 5 games, i can only imagine what i'll be feeling oh, i dunno, 40 games from now. keep it up drew!

(right now, i don't love: kopitar. what happened to you? now that you're signed up to make like, 7 million a year you decide it's time to be invisible on the ice? i expect more from you, young man!

also, labarbera. i won't jump on the lgk bandwagon and call you 'lolbarbera,' mostly because it sounds stupid, but 3 goals on 6 shots? is that a joke? yes, two of the goals were made possible by some really ugly turnovers, but that's what the goalie is for. to bail out the team when they make a mistake. this team has been heavily made-over since last season. the penalty kill is astounding (perfect on the season! whodathunkit?!) and the shots against is waaaaaay down and you guys are looking out for one another. it looks like a real team. but the one thing that hasn't changed from last season is the spurts of goals allowed by the one and only labarbera. it makes me cringe because i know once one goes in, in the next few minutes there will be a few more. i can't WAIT for bernier or quick to mature and get the hell out of minors and give this team the goaltending they need to have a fighting chance. then they'd win games like tonight's. the kings RULED tonight and still lost thanks in large part to the goaltending.)

3. trent reznor



just remembered the nin remix site. rediscovered that he has downward spiral and year zero (and perfect drug and deep) up without vocals. BEST KARAOKE CD EVER!!! it's so cool to hear everything without the singing, especially downward spiral stuff. i can't wait until i take care of my computer situation so i can put all the tracks on my ipod and listen to it all very closely. but for now, i have nin karaoke for the car.


ok, and this concludes this segment. thank you.


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oh yeah! they started this weird new segment during intermission that shows you what the players do during their workouts. i dunno how much any of us really care, but anything with frolov running around in short shorts is ok with me. he gets to be on this post because i love him... even if i don't really have a particular reason to love him today...

robert smith, anyone?

dear manson and twiggy,

you are 39 and 37. you are getting old. this is not looking good anymore. it's time to start phasing it out and looking like respectable middle-aged men. you don't want to end up like this:

ZEUUUUUUUS!!!

ok, so, when the kings signed michal handzus two seasons ago, i went crazy with excitement because homeboy RULED with the flyers.

but last season, his first season with the kings, he was recovering from an injury and was playing dreadfully. and he was pulling in $4 mil so that was a whole lot of cap space for almost no results. i was sad.

this season he looks like his old self and it's awesome! in tonight's game, he scored 56 seconds in and then scored the winner in overtime. and, in between, spent the time ruling all. glad to see he's back, glad to see la fans are embracing him and i'm starting to hear the zeeeeeeeuuuuuuuus rumble when he's got the puck.


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anyone see W? is it any good?

things

1. gale harold is in critical condition after a motorcycle accident! NO WAY! brian kinney better NOT die!!!!! i'll be so pissed off.

2. kings!!! i know it's only three games in, but i'm already liking what i'm seeing a lot more than anything i saw last season. a perfect penalty kill so far!? are you telling me terry murray did in one month what marc crawford couldn't do in two years as coach!? the goals against avg. is down, barbs is looking better (but slightly manorexic), and teammates are standing up for one another! the way denis gauthier went after getzlaf for his hit on barbs was something i haven't seen in years from the kings. it was awesome. they have a long way to go and this season is going to be mostly about developing the young guys, i know this, but right now, win or lose, they're playing hard and the games are entertaining. i'm optimistic about the (near) future. and seeing looooots more BROWNIESMASH moments!

3. noelle and i did some pretty mischievous stuff last night in protest of pro prop. 8 people. stay tuned to see if we get caught...

oooooh wow

that one. the one on the right. wow. and i bought the cd without even knowing what the band looked like.

"commie faggots"

scary.

temper, temper

i'm so fucking happy to have hockey back.



i was surprised to see kopitar have an outburst like that. either he has a crazy hard swing or that glass was ready to break. glad the goalie behind it wasn't injured!

BOO!!!

i hadn't seen footage but the story on espn described it as a "little bit of booing."

it sounds like a lot of booing to me! they just turned up the music to try and drown it out. she sucks.



but, i have to say, i really like her coat.

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saw nick and norah's infinite playlist.

1. it made me feel old
2. i'm kind of in love with the actress who plays norah. she is beautiful!


i liked it, though.

oh, and apparently palin faced quite a bit of booing at the flyers game. GOOD!

k bye.

OMG, EW!

sarah palin is doing the ceremonial puck drop for the season opener for the flyers. >:(

you know...

i can't wait until election day. i'll probably be really disappointed, but i just can't wait for this to be done.

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also can't wait for december. got my floor tickets for sacramento. it's going to be an insanely cold day of waiting. it's going to suck if i don't wind up in the front.

big update

hello! i've returned from las vegas and have finally gotten around to organizing all my pictures and videos from my recent trips. and now i will share. and i'm in a really good mood because i saw the first game of the season today and hockey is back! yes!

now i'll provide only a brief rundown on vegas:
*saw the beatles love show twice. it is so unbelievably cool. noelle was really reluctant to go because she hated the beatles but she left the show a total convert and now wants all the albums. i've been trying to convince her for years that she was missing out.

*lance burton: i thought i'd be a lot more impressed. so many of the magic tricks were so hard to see so it felt like you were being tricked. it didn't feel amazing. save for this trick where he ripped up a piece of paper and then moved his hand and a bird flew out of it. WHAT?!

*crazy horse: my least favorite show we saw. plus our table had a creeper at it. and we were in the front row. too close.

*thunder from down under: oommmggg it was SO FUN!!! these guys... they were such a hoot. they were totally waxed. it was so strange seeing all this manflesh with no hair on it. it was kind of nice, actually. all that hair obscures what's underneath. i dunno. they ran through the audience and danced on the tables and encouraged the ladies to touch them. it's such a different vibe than a sexy woman show. those are silent and the guys sit back it's all very like, dirty. this was completely different. these women were screaming and grabbing things like there was no tomorrow and it seemed like everyone was having such a good time. i'd totally go again.

*zumanity: they changed it from the last time i saw it. it's a good show. i mean, i reckon all cirque du soleil shows are great.

*tournament of kings: probably the nerdiest thing i've ever been to. i hear it's like medieval times. despite the nerdiness of the whole event, it was so fun. i got really into the battle scenes. and then these random guys wearing just tights came out and stood around to carry off wounded knights. it was very gay. i appreciated it.

overall, vegas was fun as always. and since neither katie nor i had internet access when trent tickets went on sale, jeremy was kind enough to get some for us. it was just funny getting the tickets when i was in the casino where the show will be taking place. got to take a peek at the venue in which he'll be playing. ok that's all i will say about that.

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creepy tree from bellagio conservatory:


filmed this in nj. i thought tr playing the marimba/xylophone/vibraphone/whatever that thing is was cute. the ghosts set was charming. (it's shaky in the beginning but it gets steadier a little bit into it. and would you listen to all the assholes talking?! just because it's a slower part of the set does NOT mean it's time to have discussions. that nj crowd was so full of assholes. worst crowd ever!!!!!!!!!!!)



this was actually last night when we had the power outage that lasted like, 14 hours. dad decided to entertain us with his singing.




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and some photos:

angry painting from moma invites you to visit my flickr to view all recent photos:



go here: http://flickr.com/photos/31199731@N08/sets/72157607785497113/with/2917398649/


ok that is all.