Friday, September 5, 2014
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
13 thoughts from the summer, for teemu
hi from arlington. we are eating griled cheese and ready to give you our recap of the summer and highlights of things to come:
1) salt - rebecca just recently made a bread our friend pam (@pamzig) had posted on instagram. i have also planned to make the bread. becca said to lessen the salt, i wanted to cut out the salt entirely but ness said 'if there are only four ingredients, use the salt, people always want to cut out salt so if you do stop eating cheetos
2) grilled cheese night - we are eating multiple variations of this delicious treat tonight.
3) taking photos of food - we still approve this lifestyle choice in fact, becca is taking photos of our sandwiches right now.
4) mayoral elections: becca: 'we could all say who we are potentially voting for if we are comfortable with that. vanesssa "not informed" kendra "jwl" becca 'right now, i'm in between judy washa liotard and roubert oulette" yes, i agree,
5) who was that guy who wanted to fucking shake up city hall?
6) can we just say how atrouciously tacky it was how gord steeves kaiboshed judy's campaign office? did you see it?
7) who is doing gord steeves' public image campaign is becoming as mysterious as who is buzz or bomber or who is goldie's sister
8) hockey, 'i like having my own offseason' says rebecca 'i am unimpressed we didn't make any bold moves. it hasn't been on my mind....'
9) and...'i wish kane was gone'
10) (kendra notes) it's important for people that i date to be on the same page as this kane thing.
11) rebecca: JOKINEN WAS TRADED ON A FINNISH HOLIDAY
12) discussion of trip to anaheim for teemu's retirement. early jan, we have an inn on an all inclusive.
13) suddenly vanessa is talking about bad religon whows in spain, wishing they would come here
we love you xoxoxo see you in the fall
love kennyg,
1) salt - rebecca just recently made a bread our friend pam (@pamzig) had posted on instagram. i have also planned to make the bread. becca said to lessen the salt, i wanted to cut out the salt entirely but ness said 'if there are only four ingredients, use the salt, people always want to cut out salt so if you do stop eating cheetos
2) grilled cheese night - we are eating multiple variations of this delicious treat tonight.
3) taking photos of food - we still approve this lifestyle choice in fact, becca is taking photos of our sandwiches right now.
4) mayoral elections: becca: 'we could all say who we are potentially voting for if we are comfortable with that. vanesssa "not informed" kendra "jwl" becca 'right now, i'm in between judy washa liotard and roubert oulette" yes, i agree,
5) who was that guy who wanted to fucking shake up city hall?
6) can we just say how atrouciously tacky it was how gord steeves kaiboshed judy's campaign office? did you see it?
7) who is doing gord steeves' public image campaign is becoming as mysterious as who is buzz or bomber or who is goldie's sister
8) hockey, 'i like having my own offseason' says rebecca 'i am unimpressed we didn't make any bold moves. it hasn't been on my mind....'
9) and...'i wish kane was gone'
10) (kendra notes) it's important for people that i date to be on the same page as this kane thing.
11) rebecca: JOKINEN WAS TRADED ON A FINNISH HOLIDAY
12) discussion of trip to anaheim for teemu's retirement. early jan, we have an inn on an all inclusive.
13) suddenly vanessa is talking about bad religon whows in spain, wishing they would come here
we love you xoxoxo see you in the fall
love kennyg,
Friday, June 13, 2014
stanley cup final, game five
hey from ruby 1-0 kings, rangers on the power play, justin williams with the goal. vanessa painting her nails, wedding tomorrow. we are all cheering for new york, megan' 'l.a.'s the worst'.
greg notes rumours that we may get richards. nothing much on the power play. we are turning on a light. the rangers are trying 'why are they so afraid to backhand'
saw a commercial for tammy, i wonder where the guy is from.....he is the midwife from mindy project. oh yeah, we have had this discussion about who 67 is for the rangers, right...also i can't seem to find the question mark key on this laptop, apologies to any puncuation enthusiasts who happen to read this blog.
rangers pushing through and helping lundqvist out but not scoring, three mins left in the period.
greg says he was out of his crease and there shouldn't have been a penalty and one of my fave rangers, benoit pouliout in the box.
la power play. i still thought gaborik was a ranger. muzzin always sounds like a nickname. drew doughty on the way to the box which is my favorite place to see him. greg 'coaches don't like that. you have a power play and get a penalty'.
'if you told me 20 years ago the stanley cup was going to los angeles i wouldn't have believed it. they don't play hockey in california'
ramgers power play now, only 1-18 in the series and it looks like the period is done.
movie commercial comes on, shoutout to the globe cinema. it's been so great to see movies over the years. vanessa is not getting nail polish on the rug.
we missed coaches corner. greg 'it wasn't that good.' we also ordered pizza. megan switched to water. so responsible.
i always forget how refreshing salsa is.
apparently megan and karla's new place is where the girl who's wedding becca and ness are going to tomorrow used to live, full circle.
'every time they say kevin kline i think of a fish called wanda'
confidence, the word of the day for lundqvist. 'i think lundqvist is a very confident guy'.
maybe staal and mike richards grew up together.
still think thunder bay should join manitoba and apparently jonathan toews is back in town. oh 67 is pouliot.
im not a fan of late hits. 'that was a defensive breakdown'
greg had a mcdonalds milkshake today 'i don't know how that came about'.
they actually have a poster of drew doughty at my mcdonalds on henderson i have gotten coffee there a couple times this week. it's cheap cheap coffee and quite good. 'if you pounded on the glass like that in winnipeg you would be out'
ten mins left in this period and still 1-0 who is going to score next, megan, ness and i all think st. louis, greg agrees. but then says for the kings if someone scores is doughty. vanesssa doesn't believe you can pick two, greg starts talking about don cherry, vanessa 'your first choice was st. louis, if it was a game show, your first choice would be your final answer.'. megan 'that's good life advice' \hockey love analogy\; your first choice.
there was a chance. pizza is here!
first time i have heard someone mention rick nash this game.
AS WE WERE GETTING PIZZA THE RANGERS SCORED.
la power play to end the second. none of us believed it was a penalty. 'look at what they didn't call.' the pizza was great and the rangers scored again! shorthanded!!! now greg can go to sleep happy. boyle
i kind of think all the rangers look the same, 'its amazing what a beard will do for you' 'i got to watch the 24/7 on them so i feel much closer to the rangers'
second over 2-1 rangers.
greg asked who is going to win this game, megan 'definitely new york. la can't win, they are too horrible'. ness points out that alain vignault deserves to win a stanley cup and i am again apologizing for the spelling.
greg is staying up for the game but 'not for the overtime' - hopefully there is no overtime.
'these guys are getting as whiny as soccer players. did you see that guy from mexico. he acted like he was dying but when you see the replay that wasn't the case.'
there is such a thing as ethics. but if you bite down hard you can draw blood and it's three extra minutes. i think that happens. people do anything to win\\
desparation. like right now. you are at home and you have a chance to win 'that's why la is the worst. they dont deserve to win'
we are all excited for seven am sleep ins tomorrow. that kings rush was crazy
penalty coming. oh no gaborick scored and the game is tied. ness 'don't celebrate too much'. i hate him. from the minnesota northstars when he played for them against vancouver i have hated him ever since. so much that i won't even wikipedia search the correct spelling of his last name although i know he is slovakian and a guy i met in bratislava really loves him and i don't condone that.
but seriously? greg wants to be in the penalty box with the players. megan tells the story of how their friend alex non hockey fan didn't even know the penalty box was real and was surprised to see it for the first time.
greg - where is robert de niro.
it should have been anaheim so we could be wondering where snoop dogg is, edit\; snoop lion.
where are the la kings fans who watched any games during the regular season. 'also true'
haglien has great hair tho. 'skating in desparation'
i am just glad i am not an la kings fan.
'i bet that couple in the crowd didn't watch hockey four years ago'
megan 'me and karla didn't either....'
megan and karla got into hockey together in 2011, megan 'i was unemployed. it was something karla really wanted to do.' i , karla's sister have been watching hockey with her since the early 90s. she was born in 85. i remember watching late night hockey night in canada when we lived in new brunswick, it was the best way to be allowed to stay up late.
we all want to go to sleep. please no overtime. when regular time is over we turn it off and wait until tomorrow, asks greg, 'lets have a pact'
four minutes left. discussion of a chemical in bread and yoga mats. 'it lasts forever' this is a perfect time for a st louis goal tho. right.
three mins left. next game is monday. fathers day is off. happy fathers day to nervoustime dads greg winkworth and jp smith peloquin! we love you two!!!!! and clancy mcdonald, kings fan yet loved by us all. 'clancy has many redeeming qualities his taste in hockey teams is not one of them' and that was almost a goal.....vanessa 'i really want the rangers to score instead of the kings'.
the thing with overtime is it could be a minute or three hours. we will leave this up to you fans to figure it out. love, nervoustme.....xoxo
greg notes rumours that we may get richards. nothing much on the power play. we are turning on a light. the rangers are trying 'why are they so afraid to backhand'
saw a commercial for tammy, i wonder where the guy is from.....he is the midwife from mindy project. oh yeah, we have had this discussion about who 67 is for the rangers, right...also i can't seem to find the question mark key on this laptop, apologies to any puncuation enthusiasts who happen to read this blog.
rangers pushing through and helping lundqvist out but not scoring, three mins left in the period.
greg says he was out of his crease and there shouldn't have been a penalty and one of my fave rangers, benoit pouliout in the box.
la power play. i still thought gaborik was a ranger. muzzin always sounds like a nickname. drew doughty on the way to the box which is my favorite place to see him. greg 'coaches don't like that. you have a power play and get a penalty'.
'if you told me 20 years ago the stanley cup was going to los angeles i wouldn't have believed it. they don't play hockey in california'
ramgers power play now, only 1-18 in the series and it looks like the period is done.
movie commercial comes on, shoutout to the globe cinema. it's been so great to see movies over the years. vanessa is not getting nail polish on the rug.
we missed coaches corner. greg 'it wasn't that good.' we also ordered pizza. megan switched to water. so responsible.
i always forget how refreshing salsa is.
apparently megan and karla's new place is where the girl who's wedding becca and ness are going to tomorrow used to live, full circle.
'every time they say kevin kline i think of a fish called wanda'
confidence, the word of the day for lundqvist. 'i think lundqvist is a very confident guy'.
maybe staal and mike richards grew up together.
still think thunder bay should join manitoba and apparently jonathan toews is back in town. oh 67 is pouliot.
im not a fan of late hits. 'that was a defensive breakdown'
greg had a mcdonalds milkshake today 'i don't know how that came about'.
they actually have a poster of drew doughty at my mcdonalds on henderson i have gotten coffee there a couple times this week. it's cheap cheap coffee and quite good. 'if you pounded on the glass like that in winnipeg you would be out'
ten mins left in this period and still 1-0 who is going to score next, megan, ness and i all think st. louis, greg agrees. but then says for the kings if someone scores is doughty. vanesssa doesn't believe you can pick two, greg starts talking about don cherry, vanessa 'your first choice was st. louis, if it was a game show, your first choice would be your final answer.'. megan 'that's good life advice' \hockey love analogy\; your first choice.
there was a chance. pizza is here!
first time i have heard someone mention rick nash this game.
AS WE WERE GETTING PIZZA THE RANGERS SCORED.
la power play to end the second. none of us believed it was a penalty. 'look at what they didn't call.' the pizza was great and the rangers scored again! shorthanded!!! now greg can go to sleep happy. boyle
i kind of think all the rangers look the same, 'its amazing what a beard will do for you' 'i got to watch the 24/7 on them so i feel much closer to the rangers'
second over 2-1 rangers.
greg asked who is going to win this game, megan 'definitely new york. la can't win, they are too horrible'. ness points out that alain vignault deserves to win a stanley cup and i am again apologizing for the spelling.
greg is staying up for the game but 'not for the overtime' - hopefully there is no overtime.
'these guys are getting as whiny as soccer players. did you see that guy from mexico. he acted like he was dying but when you see the replay that wasn't the case.'
there is such a thing as ethics. but if you bite down hard you can draw blood and it's three extra minutes. i think that happens. people do anything to win\\
desparation. like right now. you are at home and you have a chance to win 'that's why la is the worst. they dont deserve to win'
we are all excited for seven am sleep ins tomorrow. that kings rush was crazy
penalty coming. oh no gaborick scored and the game is tied. ness 'don't celebrate too much'. i hate him. from the minnesota northstars when he played for them against vancouver i have hated him ever since. so much that i won't even wikipedia search the correct spelling of his last name although i know he is slovakian and a guy i met in bratislava really loves him and i don't condone that.
but seriously? greg wants to be in the penalty box with the players. megan tells the story of how their friend alex non hockey fan didn't even know the penalty box was real and was surprised to see it for the first time.
greg - where is robert de niro.
it should have been anaheim so we could be wondering where snoop dogg is, edit\; snoop lion.
where are the la kings fans who watched any games during the regular season. 'also true'
haglien has great hair tho. 'skating in desparation'
i am just glad i am not an la kings fan.
'i bet that couple in the crowd didn't watch hockey four years ago'
megan 'me and karla didn't either....'
megan and karla got into hockey together in 2011, megan 'i was unemployed. it was something karla really wanted to do.' i , karla's sister have been watching hockey with her since the early 90s. she was born in 85. i remember watching late night hockey night in canada when we lived in new brunswick, it was the best way to be allowed to stay up late.
we all want to go to sleep. please no overtime. when regular time is over we turn it off and wait until tomorrow, asks greg, 'lets have a pact'
four minutes left. discussion of a chemical in bread and yoga mats. 'it lasts forever' this is a perfect time for a st louis goal tho. right.
three mins left. next game is monday. fathers day is off. happy fathers day to nervoustime dads greg winkworth and jp smith peloquin! we love you two!!!!! and clancy mcdonald, kings fan yet loved by us all. 'clancy has many redeeming qualities his taste in hockey teams is not one of them' and that was almost a goal.....vanessa 'i really want the rangers to score instead of the kings'.
the thing with overtime is it could be a minute or three hours. we will leave this up to you fans to figure it out. love, nervoustme.....xoxo
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
kendra's hope for the rangers....
hey, it's kenny go blogging solo and i watched the first two periods with anna, megan and killa cam drinking moscato (three cheers to megan and thanks to deluca's for being open until eight). we all agreed to cheer for the rangers which was different from game two where megan's dad surprisingly cheered for the kings. there are kings fans in any family, i guess. i personally feel the kings deserve very little other than a trip to the beach, i even bought a bright blue blazer today as a shoutout to the san jose sharks (love you guys).
but good quotes from the night,
anna, on dustin brown:
what an asshole face
cam, on the coaches corner theme song:
'is this america's funniest home videos'
nancy, returning from home depot:
'is the game still on?'
really, i don't believe a stanley cup should be won without the whole nervoustime crew together and that lundqvist is a better goalie.
i watched game one and had a roomate at the time who came home after overtime and his hello entrace was 'fuck the kings!" which made me realize he was a great room-mate"
i guess i feel martin st. louis deserves both a stanley cup and for generations to follow to name their children after him.
i haven't really watched any hockey at all these playoffs as i have been away but i am cheering against the kings as they beat chicago and who wouldn't want a 3-0 deficit comeback in a final. and i think the rangers can do it.
AND THEY WIN THE DREAM IS STILL ALIVE.
but good quotes from the night,
anna, on dustin brown:
what an asshole face
cam, on the coaches corner theme song:
'is this america's funniest home videos'
nancy, returning from home depot:
'is the game still on?'
really, i don't believe a stanley cup should be won without the whole nervoustime crew together and that lundqvist is a better goalie.
i watched game one and had a roomate at the time who came home after overtime and his hello entrace was 'fuck the kings!" which made me realize he was a great room-mate"
i guess i feel martin st. louis deserves both a stanley cup and for generations to follow to name their children after him.
i haven't really watched any hockey at all these playoffs as i have been away but i am cheering against the kings as they beat chicago and who wouldn't want a 3-0 deficit comeback in a final. and i think the rangers can do it.
AND THEY WIN THE DREAM IS STILL ALIVE.
Friday, May 30, 2014
Game 6 - Chicago @ LA live from Ste Anne's MB: Campfire Edition
Rebecca reporting live from JenFest 2014. Watching the game with Reuben and Vanessa outside.
Doughty just scored 2 minutes ago to tie up the game 2-2. And less than 2 minutes later Martinez scores to bring it up to 3-2 LA.
Reuben declares the game over, upset, and walks away.
I am cheering for LA. My hair is down.
The rest of the crew are sitting fireside which would be the smarter option because the skeeters are horrible tonight. And they are LOVING this computer screen right now.
We ate some great meat and salads. Jen Funk is already tipsy. We've sent selfies to non-strangers. It's all okay.
10pm. The sunset was incredible tonight. Sandhill cranes whooping in the background. Shots of bourbon. Everyone is happy.
Eric and Lois walk by. Eric just cut his hair for the first time in 10 years (he looks fantastic). Lois just had to let Sue's baby go. Grandma's love babies: fact.
Smoko ate a whole chicken breast "that must have fallen off the table", according to J Funk.
"This portapotty is just like the one at work except now I have to share with other people", Vanessa. But Oduya just assists the goal to Duncan Keith and we have a tie game once again.
"They ate it up and spit it out", Bob Cole. Long live Bob Cole. 7 minutes left in the 3rd. Big thanks to Reuben for BBQing all our chicken. What a mensch.
"It's dammmmmmmmmp out", Eric. "My beer's all sweaty".
I've made some poor emotional decisions lately. All in the name of love. "Soulmate of the moment".
Shout out to Kendra and Allan in Barcelona. Hoping for a blog view from Spain tonight.
Branden Saad on fire again tonight. Patrick Kane "aka Teen Wolf" scores 4-3 with 3 minutes left to go. "I wonder if Kendra is watching this", Vanessa. Where is Reuben?!
The wind is light, 3km/hr (southeast if I had to guess). There's a crescent moon rising.
Sorry to all the Montreal fans out there but c'mon Marty St Louis is worth cheering for.
Oh Jen Funk is here! "Where are my ladies at?!" Lois and Reuben come to check out all the commotion. Smoko, too. "I don't know how she got that chicken".
Empty net! Chicago wins! We are going to GAME SEVEN! "What a match of Titans". "Well, I guess I'm rooting for the Rangers", Nesse. Good game, great hockey. "Very good sports", Eric.
"Try and finish it off", Duncan Keith. Hockey/love analogy. Easier said than done.
Now live-blogging from the campfire.
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Carl, Stan, Kevin (he's new), Kyle (has the hot tub), Smoko, Lois (Baby-snatcher), Jen, Vanessa. "I'd like to retract my last statement", someone says from across the fire.
"You guys are so sexy talking about cars right now", J Funk. "We're not talking about cars, we're talking about helicopters".
"I bought a helicopter this winter that's as big as this firepit. I screwed around with it in the living room and it ripped up everything. Now it's broken and I can't make it work any good no more", Kyle.
We're promoting our blog shamelessly right now.
Darcy and Reuben are mysteriously absent. "It's DARK", J Funk. "They're making me nervous now. What are they doing". NERVOUSTIME!
We were just treated to half price fire works. It was incredible. "Pretty good side of the highway bus fireworks". "Compared to Steinbach?" "I thought they were at least as good as gas station fireworks".
"My life is like a Hollywood tv special."
Nervoustime Darcy. He won't pass the lighter.
Happy Jen Fest everybody. Love, Nervoustime.
Doughty just scored 2 minutes ago to tie up the game 2-2. And less than 2 minutes later Martinez scores to bring it up to 3-2 LA.
Reuben declares the game over, upset, and walks away.
I am cheering for LA. My hair is down.
The rest of the crew are sitting fireside which would be the smarter option because the skeeters are horrible tonight. And they are LOVING this computer screen right now.
We ate some great meat and salads. Jen Funk is already tipsy. We've sent selfies to non-strangers. It's all okay.
10pm. The sunset was incredible tonight. Sandhill cranes whooping in the background. Shots of bourbon. Everyone is happy.
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| My digs for the weekend: Vanogan. |
Smoko ate a whole chicken breast "that must have fallen off the table", according to J Funk.
"This portapotty is just like the one at work except now I have to share with other people", Vanessa. But Oduya just assists the goal to Duncan Keith and we have a tie game once again.
"They ate it up and spit it out", Bob Cole. Long live Bob Cole. 7 minutes left in the 3rd. Big thanks to Reuben for BBQing all our chicken. What a mensch.
"It's dammmmmmmmmp out", Eric. "My beer's all sweaty".
I've made some poor emotional decisions lately. All in the name of love. "Soulmate of the moment".
Shout out to Kendra and Allan in Barcelona. Hoping for a blog view from Spain tonight.
Branden Saad on fire again tonight. Patrick Kane "aka Teen Wolf" scores 4-3 with 3 minutes left to go. "I wonder if Kendra is watching this", Vanessa. Where is Reuben?!
The wind is light, 3km/hr (southeast if I had to guess). There's a crescent moon rising.
Sorry to all the Montreal fans out there but c'mon Marty St Louis is worth cheering for.
Oh Jen Funk is here! "Where are my ladies at?!" Lois and Reuben come to check out all the commotion. Smoko, too. "I don't know how she got that chicken".
Empty net! Chicago wins! We are going to GAME SEVEN! "What a match of Titans". "Well, I guess I'm rooting for the Rangers", Nesse. Good game, great hockey. "Very good sports", Eric.
"Try and finish it off", Duncan Keith. Hockey/love analogy. Easier said than done.
Now live-blogging from the campfire.
"You guys are so sexy talking about cars right now", J Funk. "We're not talking about cars, we're talking about helicopters".
"I bought a helicopter this winter that's as big as this firepit. I screwed around with it in the living room and it ripped up everything. Now it's broken and I can't make it work any good no more", Kyle.
We're promoting our blog shamelessly right now.
Darcy and Reuben are mysteriously absent. "It's DARK", J Funk. "They're making me nervous now. What are they doing". NERVOUSTIME!
We were just treated to half price fire works. It was incredible. "Pretty good side of the highway bus fireworks". "Compared to Steinbach?" "I thought they were at least as good as gas station fireworks".
"My life is like a Hollywood tv special."
Nervoustime Darcy. He won't pass the lighter.
Happy Jen Fest everybody. Love, Nervoustime.
Saturday, May 10, 2014
Montreal @ Boston on a Saturday night: "As it should be"
Pregame shot of Lucic practicing his 'angry faces'.
Rene is singing the anthem."My favourite", Vanessa.
Scrappy right from the puck drop. This series is sitting at 2-2.
Something about the most famous burrito in the history of burritos (Fraser reference?)
Brad Marchand flings a stray Canadien's helmet down the ice. Which is a classic Marchand move. "Montreal wishes they could fling Marchand's helmet down the ice...but with Marchand's head in it" - announcer. WHAT. THE. FUCK? What kind of thing is that to say?!
Vanessa declares that whoever wins this game will win the series.
Carl Soderberg gets Boston on the score board. 1:0.
Shout out to Kendra in Serbia (from where we've coincidentally had 2 blog views this week)!
Rask has been run over. Net's off, fans booing, whistles blowing, MAYHEM. Powerplay Montreal.
Just got back from Ste Anne's where we helped J Funk plant 4 kinds of beets, 2 kinds of peas and some parsnips. Vegetables are like snowflakes. I am apparently not too shabby at hoeing. I have a sunburn. #GingerProblems
"Too hot to handle" puck-handling/love analogy.
Boston arena is playing The Darkness "I Believe in a thing called love" which just makes me love Boston even more. 2 min left in the 1st.
Montreal players are sharing their sticks now. Y'know I've really come to appreciate the camaraderie between the Canadien players. These guys really like each other and you can tell on and off the ice.
But there is very little love between these two teams tonight. Plekanec wants to fight Miller. That results in a penalty. End of the 1st.
It's a circus outside on Arlington this evening. Everyone is outside soaking up the sunshine. You'd think we'd all been cooped up for 8 months waiting for spring to arrive...oh wait. That's exactly what has happened. EVERYBODY IS SO HAPPY because of this weather. Snare Drum Steve is welllll into his 12th beverage of the night, Adrian is washing his bike, Jay is having a man-huddle with his buddies in the outdoor living room, people are BBQing all over the place, guy with guitars, reggae music is being played in 50% of the vehicles driving by. Anyway, it just goes to show that Winnipeg is at its best when we can wear shorts.
Start of a new period and the start of a new season.
Reilly Smith with the 2nd goal of the night! 2:0 Boston.
There are more penalties being handed out this game than the first 4 games of the series combined.
Plakenec just can't keep his hands to himself and he's back in the box. Puts his feet up, he's getting comfortable. And IGINLA scores! 3:0 Boston.
Announcers talking about how the Smith mom would text both Reilly (Boston) and Braden (Detroit) good luck messages before their games. Just like our mom doesn't pick sides when Vanessa and I are rooting for different teams.
The Little Ball of Hate gets a penalty (questionable). And the game has shifted. Montreal is back. Plakenec scores. 3:1 Boston.
End of the 2nd and I'm leaving the premises to buy a paper. One of my favourite parts of the week is when I ritualistically complete the weekend crosswords (starting with the easy, moving onto New York Times, finishing with soduko, ALWAYS in pen).
Back to the game, it's even more beautiful outside, my sunburn is intensifying as the temperature cools, Price looks ready for business.
Chara and his long stick. Swinging that sucker around.
GOAL! "It's that Fraser kid again!" 4:1 Boston. The crowd is going wild "We want the cup". Well doesn't everybody, really?
2 minutes left and Subban scores, ricochet off the post and hey, you never know right? (I know). 4:2 Boston. Montreal pulls Price with 1:30 left to go. Thornton squirts his water bottle from the bench at PK as he skates by, that's some nasty high-school-level shit, Thornton! "All the antics of the game".
It's sealed. Boston leads 3-2 in the series.
Love, Nervoustime
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| "Does this face make me look mean? Tell me the truth." |
Scrappy right from the puck drop. This series is sitting at 2-2.
Something about the most famous burrito in the history of burritos (Fraser reference?)
Brad Marchand flings a stray Canadien's helmet down the ice. Which is a classic Marchand move. "Montreal wishes they could fling Marchand's helmet down the ice...but with Marchand's head in it" - announcer. WHAT. THE. FUCK? What kind of thing is that to say?!
Vanessa declares that whoever wins this game will win the series.
Carl Soderberg gets Boston on the score board. 1:0.
Shout out to Kendra in Serbia (from where we've coincidentally had 2 blog views this week)!
Rask has been run over. Net's off, fans booing, whistles blowing, MAYHEM. Powerplay Montreal.
Just got back from Ste Anne's where we helped J Funk plant 4 kinds of beets, 2 kinds of peas and some parsnips. Vegetables are like snowflakes. I am apparently not too shabby at hoeing. I have a sunburn. #GingerProblems
"Too hot to handle" puck-handling/love analogy.
Boston arena is playing The Darkness "I Believe in a thing called love" which just makes me love Boston even more. 2 min left in the 1st.
Montreal players are sharing their sticks now. Y'know I've really come to appreciate the camaraderie between the Canadien players. These guys really like each other and you can tell on and off the ice.
But there is very little love between these two teams tonight. Plekanec wants to fight Miller. That results in a penalty. End of the 1st.
It's a circus outside on Arlington this evening. Everyone is outside soaking up the sunshine. You'd think we'd all been cooped up for 8 months waiting for spring to arrive...oh wait. That's exactly what has happened. EVERYBODY IS SO HAPPY because of this weather. Snare Drum Steve is welllll into his 12th beverage of the night, Adrian is washing his bike, Jay is having a man-huddle with his buddies in the outdoor living room, people are BBQing all over the place, guy with guitars, reggae music is being played in 50% of the vehicles driving by. Anyway, it just goes to show that Winnipeg is at its best when we can wear shorts.
Start of a new period and the start of a new season.
Reilly Smith with the 2nd goal of the night! 2:0 Boston.
There are more penalties being handed out this game than the first 4 games of the series combined.
Plakenec just can't keep his hands to himself and he's back in the box. Puts his feet up, he's getting comfortable. And IGINLA scores! 3:0 Boston.
Announcers talking about how the Smith mom would text both Reilly (Boston) and Braden (Detroit) good luck messages before their games. Just like our mom doesn't pick sides when Vanessa and I are rooting for different teams.
The Little Ball of Hate gets a penalty (questionable). And the game has shifted. Montreal is back. Plakenec scores. 3:1 Boston.
End of the 2nd and I'm leaving the premises to buy a paper. One of my favourite parts of the week is when I ritualistically complete the weekend crosswords (starting with the easy, moving onto New York Times, finishing with soduko, ALWAYS in pen).
Back to the game, it's even more beautiful outside, my sunburn is intensifying as the temperature cools, Price looks ready for business.
Chara and his long stick. Swinging that sucker around.
GOAL! "It's that Fraser kid again!" 4:1 Boston. The crowd is going wild "We want the cup". Well doesn't everybody, really?
2 minutes left and Subban scores, ricochet off the post and hey, you never know right? (I know). 4:2 Boston. Montreal pulls Price with 1:30 left to go. Thornton squirts his water bottle from the bench at PK as he skates by, that's some nasty high-school-level shit, Thornton! "All the antics of the game".
It's sealed. Boston leads 3-2 in the series.
Love, Nervoustime
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
nervoustime actually - game sevens.
hi and happy national best friend day from arlington. becca and kg here from arlington. ness is at a well deserved time away at the lake with eric and we most def miss them both. currently watching the last five minutes of new york philly and moving on to the wild avs game. philly down by one. we are all cheering for them. if you remember ness picked giroux as her first pick in our fantasy league. currently drinking an earth themed wine that i found in the top 20 under 20 section at deluca's. it has a bit of a bite but is delicious. becca doesn't actually have a feeling either way on this game and apparently talbot is in net.
'jay thinks it's going to be a colorado boston stanley cup' - shoutout to jay and just so you know we are smoking inside because it's raining.
we'd like to give our support to the LA clippers. 'sterling is a racist and deserves to be publicly humiliated.' also pk subban. anyways.
there was a hockey musical on cbc sunday night, 'i was in the kitchen and thought i heard a song about hockey. i came in and there were two teams dancing on their skates. i taped it.'
two minutes left. time out. lundqvist is playing. we are wondering if he was put in after the one goal? now one min left and philly is taking their timeout. forty secs.
icing against the rangers and 12 seconds left. icing again. 2.7 seconds left. well, what could the hawks do with that kind of time?
the face off is at center ice tho. 'first hybrid icing of the playoffs' and we aren't sure what hybrid icing means, refs don't agree? rangers win.
next game, please.
COLORADO SCORED but here comes a wild penalty. also: we are bringing out snacks. so far so good, like the penalty was killed. i feel i need to give a shoutout to this guy jamie i had a crush on in grade nine who was a huge nordiques fan. the truth is i don't even remember his last name, but thanks j - i hope you are well and watching this game, although it's new brunswick time so hopefully also you don't have to work as early as becca and i do in the morning.
and this is your early warning that we may not finish blogging this game.
isn't it nice tho to wake up to a score you like. and if it is a score you don't like, at least you have a full day ahead of you, ready for many great opportunities.
next week i am travelling to europe. any readers in the balkan area please get in touch. i will be wanting to watch hockey at anytime. stoked also to visit king's landing. i am considering tho not going to either kosovo or albania. any suggestions are welcomed.
i'm surprised that people like minnesota. rebecca is surprised i bought seven dollar crackers. and koivu scored! we have him on our reg team but none of us picked him in the playoffs.
lol they call that guy 'el nino'. i would try to spell his name but you know who i mean right?
our snacks are delicious. pinapple, pickles, cheese, crackers and spanikopita coming up!
Jamie McGinn scores and Colorado is up 2:1 i remembered the guys last name who i had a crush on, it was brown. jamie brown, hope you are enjoying this lead.
so mackinnon and landeskog have been absent from the scoring sheet, i think and there is one min left in the first.
becca announces there has been goaltender interferrance in every game she has seen in these playoffs and encourages me to go to costco to buy crackers. pam texts that she is going to europe in september and we have switched to the sharks kings game. becca is going for la. she has quick as a goalie on her fantasy team 'that is notwithstanding'. i am going for the sharks. i was actually in this arena for a sharks game. 'a third of the fans are wearing black, a third are wearing teal and a third are wearing white.'
the tsn mid game coverage is overstating everything we feel. they just called if the kings beat the sharks 'the greatest collapse in the history of the nhl.' we disagree. other possible greatest collapeses: the jets leaving, the first lockout, the second lockout, teppo numminen being fired as assistant coach of the buffalo sabres. understand? this series, doubtful.
for the second time tonight i have reminded becca to check the oven.
my fave san jose shark is tommy wingels.
they are saying parise wrong and i will stay awake for this power play only i think. for minnesota.
dany heatly scored which earlier i was talking about him as the example of an ex you never want to see again 'i think those are the kind of guys that end up on the minnesota wild.' tie game!
i am going to sleep. thanks to rebecca for being the best best friend ever and blogging for the rest of the night, i love you!!!!!!
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Awww! The feeling is mutual, Kendra. I love you, too! Wishing I was going with you to Serbia to that magical bridge but we'll have to wait until our EPIC TRIP TO CENTRAL AMERICA THIS FALL to travel together (cc Vanessa Winkworth).
The truth is, the reason I love hockey so much is because I get to watch it with all my favourite people. And the snacks.
But as per usual, I'm left blogging the late-night shift while everyone else has gone to bed. There are snacks left, so might as well.
Watching the LA game and Matt Irwin scores making it 1:0 Sharks.
Back to the Wild/Avs. The TV announcer is finally pronouncing Parise's name correctly. End of the 2nd. Still tied 2-2. Apparently LA has tied it up now! Switching channels.
Just for the record: the $5 crackers were better than the $7 dollar crackers (but the $7 crackers have sentimental value).
San Jose power play. Jonathan Quick is simply unbelievable. Holy shit. Dude definitely does some hardcore yoga. Doing splits left, right and center. Some kind of "questionnable goal" but there's no way that was a goal. Trust me guys.
So many game sevens. I'm tingly all over. Nervoustime! Skirmish on the ice.
WHO THE HELL CARES ABOUT BASKETBALL RIGHT NOW?!
San Jose with another power play. It's a test of Quick now. HOLY JESUS this is fucking frenetic. Should I wake up Kendra?
It's about 400 degrees in my apartment right now.
Kopitar scores! It's 2:1 LA. End of the 2nd.
Neil Young is in the crowd (not wearing teal). Keep on rockin in America, Neil.
I'm going to visit a foster kitten on Saturday, so chances are high that I will have a new pet this weekend. Already thinking about places to stash kitty litter. Even though it's been 8 or 9 years since my cat died, I still think of Precious every time I open up a can of tuna.
And back to the Avs game and score is now 4-3 Colorado. 6 min left in the 3rd. "Bedlam here is Colorado".
3 min left in the 3rd. Minnesota scores! Spurgeon. Tie game 4-4. Anything seems possible.
"What a remarkable night!" and the announcer is slowly morphing in Ron Burgundy. 1 min left before OT. Nobody likes you, Minnesota.
I've been distracted by a shared link to an old episode of Peewee's Playhouse. No wonder my generation is so confused. Look at the stuff we grew up on. Can you say acid trip?
Back to the LA/SJ game and now it's 3-1 LA. I'll find out who scored. Toffoli scored. Mike Richards gets sent to the box. (Yet another) SJ power play.
So much for getting a good night's sleep tonight. I am otherwise ready for bed (washed, brushed, pjs).
I judge a team by their font.
Back to the OT Col/Min game. JustasIchangedthechannel PING! El Nino! Holy Fuckity Fuck. Minnesota takes the win. FANS ARE CRYING. The Wild are advancing. Colorado fans everywhere are crushed. This is a big upset. Definitely not a "collapse of the NHL". Players are shaking hands and smiling. It's okay everybody! Another game down. Sleep is nigh.
Back to San Jose. And whoa big surprise (not) it's another SJ power play. Doughty stopping so many pucks reminiscent of Mark Stuart (MartStuart4Life).
This is probably the coolest invention I've seen in a very long time. You can DOODLE IN THE AIR (and my birthday is coming up just sayin): http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2014/04/lix-the-worlds-smallest-3d-printing-pen-lets-you-draw-in-the-air/
LA scores again and this game is sealed. I'm going to bed. Love you all, Reb xo
'jay thinks it's going to be a colorado boston stanley cup' - shoutout to jay and just so you know we are smoking inside because it's raining.
we'd like to give our support to the LA clippers. 'sterling is a racist and deserves to be publicly humiliated.' also pk subban. anyways.
there was a hockey musical on cbc sunday night, 'i was in the kitchen and thought i heard a song about hockey. i came in and there were two teams dancing on their skates. i taped it.'
two minutes left. time out. lundqvist is playing. we are wondering if he was put in after the one goal? now one min left and philly is taking their timeout. forty secs.
icing against the rangers and 12 seconds left. icing again. 2.7 seconds left. well, what could the hawks do with that kind of time?
the face off is at center ice tho. 'first hybrid icing of the playoffs' and we aren't sure what hybrid icing means, refs don't agree? rangers win.
next game, please.
COLORADO SCORED but here comes a wild penalty. also: we are bringing out snacks. so far so good, like the penalty was killed. i feel i need to give a shoutout to this guy jamie i had a crush on in grade nine who was a huge nordiques fan. the truth is i don't even remember his last name, but thanks j - i hope you are well and watching this game, although it's new brunswick time so hopefully also you don't have to work as early as becca and i do in the morning.
and this is your early warning that we may not finish blogging this game.
isn't it nice tho to wake up to a score you like. and if it is a score you don't like, at least you have a full day ahead of you, ready for many great opportunities.
next week i am travelling to europe. any readers in the balkan area please get in touch. i will be wanting to watch hockey at anytime. stoked also to visit king's landing. i am considering tho not going to either kosovo or albania. any suggestions are welcomed.
i'm surprised that people like minnesota. rebecca is surprised i bought seven dollar crackers. and koivu scored! we have him on our reg team but none of us picked him in the playoffs.
lol they call that guy 'el nino'. i would try to spell his name but you know who i mean right?
our snacks are delicious. pinapple, pickles, cheese, crackers and spanikopita coming up!
Jamie McGinn scores and Colorado is up 2:1 i remembered the guys last name who i had a crush on, it was brown. jamie brown, hope you are enjoying this lead.
so mackinnon and landeskog have been absent from the scoring sheet, i think and there is one min left in the first.
becca announces there has been goaltender interferrance in every game she has seen in these playoffs and encourages me to go to costco to buy crackers. pam texts that she is going to europe in september and we have switched to the sharks kings game. becca is going for la. she has quick as a goalie on her fantasy team 'that is notwithstanding'. i am going for the sharks. i was actually in this arena for a sharks game. 'a third of the fans are wearing black, a third are wearing teal and a third are wearing white.'
the tsn mid game coverage is overstating everything we feel. they just called if the kings beat the sharks 'the greatest collapse in the history of the nhl.' we disagree. other possible greatest collapeses: the jets leaving, the first lockout, the second lockout, teppo numminen being fired as assistant coach of the buffalo sabres. understand? this series, doubtful.
for the second time tonight i have reminded becca to check the oven.
my fave san jose shark is tommy wingels.
they are saying parise wrong and i will stay awake for this power play only i think. for minnesota.
dany heatly scored which earlier i was talking about him as the example of an ex you never want to see again 'i think those are the kind of guys that end up on the minnesota wild.' tie game!
i am going to sleep. thanks to rebecca for being the best best friend ever and blogging for the rest of the night, i love you!!!!!!
--------
Awww! The feeling is mutual, Kendra. I love you, too! Wishing I was going with you to Serbia to that magical bridge but we'll have to wait until our EPIC TRIP TO CENTRAL AMERICA THIS FALL to travel together (cc Vanessa Winkworth).
The truth is, the reason I love hockey so much is because I get to watch it with all my favourite people. And the snacks.
But as per usual, I'm left blogging the late-night shift while everyone else has gone to bed. There are snacks left, so might as well.
Watching the LA game and Matt Irwin scores making it 1:0 Sharks.
Back to the Wild/Avs. The TV announcer is finally pronouncing Parise's name correctly. End of the 2nd. Still tied 2-2. Apparently LA has tied it up now! Switching channels.
Just for the record: the $5 crackers were better than the $7 dollar crackers (but the $7 crackers have sentimental value).
San Jose power play. Jonathan Quick is simply unbelievable. Holy shit. Dude definitely does some hardcore yoga. Doing splits left, right and center. Some kind of "questionnable goal" but there's no way that was a goal. Trust me guys.
So many game sevens. I'm tingly all over. Nervoustime! Skirmish on the ice.
WHO THE HELL CARES ABOUT BASKETBALL RIGHT NOW?!
San Jose with another power play. It's a test of Quick now. HOLY JESUS this is fucking frenetic. Should I wake up Kendra?
It's about 400 degrees in my apartment right now.
Kopitar scores! It's 2:1 LA. End of the 2nd.
Neil Young is in the crowd (not wearing teal). Keep on rockin in America, Neil.
I'm going to visit a foster kitten on Saturday, so chances are high that I will have a new pet this weekend. Already thinking about places to stash kitty litter. Even though it's been 8 or 9 years since my cat died, I still think of Precious every time I open up a can of tuna.
And back to the Avs game and score is now 4-3 Colorado. 6 min left in the 3rd. "Bedlam here is Colorado".
3 min left in the 3rd. Minnesota scores! Spurgeon. Tie game 4-4. Anything seems possible.
"What a remarkable night!" and the announcer is slowly morphing in Ron Burgundy. 1 min left before OT. Nobody likes you, Minnesota.
I've been distracted by a shared link to an old episode of Peewee's Playhouse. No wonder my generation is so confused. Look at the stuff we grew up on. Can you say acid trip?
Back to the LA/SJ game and now it's 3-1 LA. I'll find out who scored. Toffoli scored. Mike Richards gets sent to the box. (Yet another) SJ power play.
So much for getting a good night's sleep tonight. I am otherwise ready for bed (washed, brushed, pjs).
I judge a team by their font.
Back to the OT Col/Min game. JustasIchangedthechannel PING! El Nino! Holy Fuckity Fuck. Minnesota takes the win. FANS ARE CRYING. The Wild are advancing. Colorado fans everywhere are crushed. This is a big upset. Definitely not a "collapse of the NHL". Players are shaking hands and smiling. It's okay everybody! Another game down. Sleep is nigh.
Back to San Jose. And whoa big surprise (not) it's another SJ power play. Doughty stopping so many pucks reminiscent of Mark Stuart (MartStuart4Life).
This is probably the coolest invention I've seen in a very long time. You can DOODLE IN THE AIR (and my birthday is coming up just sayin): http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2014/04/lix-the-worlds-smallest-3d-printing-pen-lets-you-draw-in-the-air/
LA scores again and this game is sealed. I'm going to bed. Love you all, Reb xo
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