I Think This Is Some Sort of Alternate Universe.
November 6, 2009 at 3:08 pm | In Alex Ovechkin, Buffalo Sabres, Huh?, Philadelphia Flyers, Washington Capitals | 2 CommentsTonight the Caps and Sabres are both playing. This is nothing unusual. The unusual part is that I want to bake all the Sabres cookies and I want to rip all the Caps’ head off (except Lars and I suppose Alex, for obvious reasons).
Right now the Sabres are pretty awesome and the Capitals make me want to gouge my eyes out. What is this? It’s so weird. It’s almost always the other way around. Is there some happy medium where both of my teams are good? Do the Caps play solid defense in this place? Is it merely a fantasy in my head?
Um, don’t answer that last one.
I hope the Sabres game tonight is fun with lots of Sabres goals and a Sabre win. Philly is a good team, but I have faith in Buffalo. I can’t believe I just said that.
My only hope for the Caps is that they get their shit together. Alex deserves better when he gets back, yo.
P.S. I’m happy for all the success Kopitar is having out in LA, but dude, slow down. The convenient thing about Malkin getting hurt was that my Russian could win the scoring championship. I want Kopi to do well and I like LA, but if he beats Alex I might cry.
Jersey Day
September 22, 2009 at 2:51 pm | In Buffalo Sabres, Huh?, Players, Randomness, Washington Capitals, Winning Is Totally Awesome | Leave a CommentOrchard Park’s Homecoming is this weekend, which means this week is Spirit Week. A day that’s always included in Spirit Week is “Wear Your Favorite Jersey Day.” That day was today. I saw way too many Kane jerseys and t-shirts, but props to the girl who wore the Iginla shirt.
When I walked into orchestra sporting my Ovechkin jersey, my friend Christian (who doesn’t follow hockey but listens to me ramble about it) asks me, “Is that the boyfriend or the one you’re cheating on the boyfriend with?” Haha, Christian. You’re funny.
I had previously thought one of my friend’s boyfriends couldn’t talk, but he and I actually had a lovely conversation about how much we dislike Crosby after we saw a girl in a Crosby jersey walking by.
And those are my Jersey Day stories.
The Sabres played the Capitals last night, and since the Hockey Gods are apparently punishing me for some heinous crime I don’t recall committing, I was unable to watch or listen to the game. Anne was kind enough to text me updates, however, so I learned of Staffy and PK’s goals and Goosie’s penalties. (Dear Sasha, Stop hitting crossbars. With Love, Frostee) I’m bummed the Caps lost, but I’m happy that the Sabres were able to win two straight games. How’s THAT for accountability!!
I’m also bummed when I remember that it’s the preseason and doesn’t count and might not even be a decent indicator of what this team will do this year.
So yeah. I fully anticipate watching the game tomorrow night. It’ll be fun.
Oh, by the way, I have MORE PROOF. Watch this at the 8:06 mark. Actually, you can and should watch the whole thing, but the proof occurs after the aforementioned time. Two things:
1.) Dude, he’s got a video camera and he’s taping Alex. That’s beyond adorable. Like, I can’t even begin to describe how much I love that.
2.) He is wearing his shirt. For real. I’m not making this up.
It’s kind of scary how finding as many instances of Papa O wearing the same shirt as I can has become a hobby of mine. But it’s fun. He’s hilarious.
Further Proof.
September 21, 2009 at 3:00 pm | In Huh?, Randomness | 2 CommentsRemember a few weeks back when I discussed how it appears as though Papa Ovechkin only has one shirt?
Well, I was right.
Michael Green Is Keeping It Classy.
September 7, 2009 at 9:08 am | In Huh?, Mike Green | 8 CommentsRemember a few days ago when I expressed my concern that our little Michael was becoming a bit of a poser?
Yeah, well, he’s definitely a poser. Good heavens. Michael, you’re disgusting. Look at all that excess. Look at all those Playboys. Look at all that crazy stuff going on on your bathroom walls. What even IS that??
Hey, dude, I get it. Really, I do. All of a sudden you’re a hotshot hockey player making a boatload of money and living in one of the best cities in the world. I understand. But please, Michael. Can we keep it a tiny bit tasteful?
And, um, I’m looking forward to seeing your new tattoo. But if you show any signs of that groin injury, I will never even speak of you again.
First Day Of School
September 3, 2009 at 6:29 pm | In Huh? | Leave a CommentThis morning I sat in homeroom for two hours because my “Welcome Back to School/Don’t Do Drugs!!” assembly isn’t until tomorrow. The only problem is, they hadn’t hooked up the cable in our room yet so we couldn’t watch the Today Show.
Also, while the part of the school that houses my homeroom is still undergoing construction, they had already finished our room so we didn’t get the Saran Wrap windows. I took it as a personal insult.
I’m Home!!
August 16, 2009 at 1:41 pm | In Huh?, Randomness | 2 CommentsSince we got in late last night and I’m tired, I’ll tell a quick story. (I realized I tweeted about this when it happened, but whatever, I can’t come up with anything else to say at the present.)
I wear my Capitals hat to the beach when we’re in South Carolina, since it’s pink (Don’t judge me! 10% of the proceeds went to breast cancer research. And it’s cute.) and matches my bathing suit. I was walking back to our place to shower and, to my great surprise, the guy ahead of me at the outdoor shower was wearing a Caps hat of his own! Now, it wasn’t like he was some young, attractive, shirtless beach-goer, but as he seemed to share my love of the DC team, I said to him, “Hey, nice hat!”
He looked up from his de-sanding and after a moment of confusion, realized I was referring to the Washington Capitals hat he was wearing. Seeing my own Caps hat, he replied, “You too!”
Then he straightened up, handed me the hose, and said, “But I’m not really a Capitals fan. I’m a Rangers fan; I just like the hat.”
I vomited a little bit in my mouth.
Patrick Kane, Mike Grier, Joe Biden
August 11, 2009 at 11:11 am | In Buffalo Sabres, Close Encounters, Happy!!, Huh?, Mike Grier, Patrick Kane | Leave a CommentI tried posting right after darling Kaner’s arrest, but between the poor internet connection down here and my phone’s WordPress app deciding to crap out, it didn’t work. Just a warning, a brief post in which I comment on how proud I am of Kaner for making TMZ might show up here at some point this week.
So, three quick things:
1.) Um, Patrick Kane got ARRESTED?!?! Whoa. Totally did not see that coming. I mean, I’ve heard he’s a total ego head, but still. Way to make us proud, Patty. You definitely are Buffalo’s Favorite Son.
I’m sure there’s more to this story than what we’re hearing, but I also think that this doesn’t make Kaner look too good. Hasn’t he always been marketed as a stand up guy and the cute little Buffalo Boy who just loves hockey?
2.) Um, Mike Grier SIGNED WITH THE SABRES?!?! Whoa. Totally did not see that coming. He’ll definitely fill that leadership role the Sabres so desperately need, but still. Wow. I freaked out in my aunt’s kitchen when I got my Sabres text yesterday. The general feel seems to be “OMGAH MIKE GRIER?!?!”, so at least I’m not alone in being completely blown away/perplexed by this deal.
And with that, Darcy has made his Big Move of the summer and can now kick back.
3.) I wasn’t sure if I should mention it here or on Facebook or Twitter or anything like that (in case it would compromise national security or something), but it came to our attention shortly before we left that Joe Biden and his family were going to be vacationing on Kiawah this week as well. We had made a lot of jokes about running into him and relaxing on the beach with him and other things of that nature. We also all said we hoped we’d see him.
Well, two days ago my parents woke up at the crack of dawn to take a bike ride on the beach before the tide came in. When they got back, they informed us that in one of the houses down on the less-habitated streets of the island, there were two secret service agents posted at the end of the boardwalk, complete with dark sunglasses, earpieces, and guns in their pockets. There was also a Coast Guard ship in the water right in front of the house. After establishing that that was where Joe was staying, they decided to get up again the next morning and bike by. Instead of seeing the secret service guys guarding his house, they saw him. He said hello to them and everything.
I was quite jealous, so yesterday afternoon I decided to bike over to the street we had determined he was staying on. I’ve been over that way before, and it’s a serious bike ride. I did, however, see a big black Suburban in a driveway.
I still wanted to see Joe, as did my aunt and my cousin, so this morning we woke up early and took off down the beach to see if he was out walking again. Yesterday my parents had to bike down pretty far to see him, but today, after only biking for about twenty minutes, we saw the convoy.
I won’t go into details, because again, I don’t want to compromise national security or anything like that, but I will say that one secret service agent said good morning to me, one chatted me and my cousin up, and Joe Biden, Vice President of the United States of America, flashed us his white smile and said, “Good morning!”
It’s totally lame, but at the same time, totally exciting. He was four feet away from me.
(And he was shirtless, something my aunt found rather amusing.)
So that’s my exciting celebrity encounter for the week. Much cooler than when I saw BJ Novak in Boston.
The Problem With A Delicious Seafood Buffet…
August 8, 2009 at 9:25 am | In Huh? | Leave a Comment…is that you’re likely to eat the equivalent of three meals and regret it the next morning.
But those mussels and mac’n'cheese were so good!
Oh… My… Goodness
July 23, 2009 at 11:33 am | In Alex Ovechkin, Happy!!, Huh? | 5 CommentsSo, if you’ve spent any amount of time around this blog, you know that I have a bit of a thing for Alexander Ovechkin. Over the past few weeks days I’ve been trying to talk more about the Sabres and less about him and the rest of the Captials. I always feel a bit guilty when I talk about my Capitals loves on my Sabres blog, but today I’m making an exception.
There’s a fabulous blog I enjoy checking every few days to see what Alex is up to. It’s a great place to keep up on his schedule and see what shenanigans he’s getting in to. It’s also a place I can always go if I hear Alex gave an interview or something like that and I want to see the video.
Today, however, I came across a picture in which Alex strikes a pose very similar to that of one Mr. Robert Pattinson. He actually does look quite a bit like him in said picture. Now, I’m definitely not a fan of Rob (I find him to be an insufferable douchebag, and even back in his Harry Potter days I didn’t think he was that great of an actor, but that’s just my opinion) but after seeing this picture I wanted to make sure that I wasn’t just making it up when I said it was pretty much the exact same pose as Alex is striking in his photograph. After spending 25 minutes going through page after page of Google image search results, I finally just stole a similar picture from Flickr. (If this is your picture, thanks for letting me use it! If you’d like me to take it down, just let me know.)
Observe:
Now, techincally Rob is smiling in this picture and he’s wearing a jean vest. That’s because I couldn’t find the one of him in the leather jacket with the brooding face. If you happen to have it and want to email it to me so I can provide the proper comparison, you’ll be my best friend.
And I would just like to point out that while most teenaged girls would relish the chance to spend half an hour looking at pictures of Rob, it kind of made me want to claw my eyes out.
Now, compare it with this. I’m assuming it’s the cover of a magazine, but I don’t speak Russian (yet) so I can’t confirm that.
(I tried making it bigger, but it was kind of scary in the huger version so I just kept it this size.)
So…yeah. I guess this is what Alex does when he’s not busy, you know, being a hockey player. Where do we begin with this photograph? Perhaps the look on his face would be a good place to start. Dear Readers, I have watched a lot of Capitals games and I’ve seen him make a lot of faces, but none of them seem to quite match this intensity. Wow. I’m impressed.
Then there’s the hair. It’s a bit difficult to make out since the background is black and his hair is dark, but it looks like he has that messy “I just got out of bed”/”I don’t wash/style my hair” look everyone has come to associate with Rob. (As opposed to the “I just got out of bed”/”I don’t cut/comb my hair” look we generally associate with Alexander.) Oddly enough, this hair works on him. It works really well. If he started styling his hair like this more often, I wouldn’t be totally against it.
Then there’s the jacket. The only reason I put any time or effort into searching for that certain picture of Rob was because I knew in it he had the exact same look, and I knew he was posing the exact same way with a leather jacket. (Don’t judge me!! I took out a subscription to Us Weekly for one of my brother’s fundraisers and they have pictures of him in it all the time.) I’ve personally always been a fan of grabbing your jacket in that manner if you’re taking a sexy picture, and Aelx definitely pulled it off in this one.
Then there’s the huge crucifix and his “8″ necklace, but I’m not going to say anything about those. Other than that they were selling necklaces like his “8″ one and I was all set to order it and then I found out it was somewhere in the neighborhood of a hundred dollars. Sorry, Alexander. I’m not spending that much.
All in all, however, I consider this picture to be a Win. A sexy win, but a win nonetheless.
And before you get your knickers in a twist worrying that Alex is trying to become a sex symbol, fear not! He’s still a total goofball, deep down.
Doofus.
(I can’t believe I actually just spent an hour writing a post about a picture and Rob Pattinson, but I did. Make of that what you will.)
(I swear, I’m not a puck bunny. I know what a zamboni is.)
One More!
June 16, 2009 at 3:20 pm | In Alex Ovechkin, Huh?, This Irks Me, Tim Connolly | 2 CommentsI have one exam left tomorrow afternoon, then I’m free for two and a half months! Wooo!!!!!
I just took two exams in a steamy high school and therefore have nothing of any value or interest to say. Other than, yesterday my neighbor told me he read an email that said that Alexander recently dropped $18,000 at a strip joint (which you already heard, if you follow me on Twitter). This concerns me for several reasons:
1. $18,000 is almost a third of some people’s yearly income; in other words, a hell of a lot of money.
2. If Tim Connolly wants to go out and catch every STD in the book and then invent a few, that’s fine, because he’s Timmy and that’s just what he does. Alex buys tickets for underprivileged children and spends his birthday running hockey clinics and visiting elementary schools. I don’t much like the idea of him going out and catching some icky disease.
3. If I find out that he’s going to strip clubs and he’s BRINGING LARS I might have to kill myself. LARS IS TOO INNOCENT FOR THAT.
Where does one even get emails like that? No one emails me about things like that. I hope for his sake he was making that up.
I wonder if Tim Connolly ever spent that much at a strip club. I plan on pondering this for the rest of the day instead of doing anything productive. I’m so done with school.
I can’t believe I just wrote a whole post about this.
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