growing up with the weakerthans

last night two fifths of nervoustime, gsp and myself went to see the weakerthans play their last four albums at the burton cummings theatre in winnipeg. scott oake wasn't there but sally was and that was good. the albums were played backwards and commentary and tears reminded me of things i've learned and loved about the last 13 years, sidewalks, north kildonan, frozen lakes. if nothing else the 49 songs essentially provide 49 ways to love winnipeg. and i think of my favorite winnipeg citizens, both past and present and an interesting part was in 'wellington's wednesday' they took it a little further with the new order lyric "oh it's the last time". but it wasn't. the weakerthans are going on even though not ever thing else has gone on in the last 13 years. what i can say about that is the three hours of emotion reminded me that you can be as wide eyed as the rest at 30 as you can at 20 or 25 or 33. and somewhere love and justice does shine cause it was shining through the whole place last night. and i can't escape nostalgia and that isn't a bad thing. who we are and where we've lived and what we've lived for and the songs we've sang along the way are all the small parts of the days we've spent together and will continue to spend with others we might not even have met yet. and i did hang diplomas on my bathroom wall and i'm happy the total came to three. and who knows what will happen and maybe there will be more. if i can take what i know now about open hearts and risk and love all of my past reviews can be 8.4's or 9.2's using pitchfork's system and thanks for the wishes that did dishes and for the flowers and that book.

and most of all i believe i will find another album to love like i loved fallow and i wish the same for everyone.

love like winnipeg,

kendra

Game 1 - October 7, 2010

Game 1: excitment abounds.

In attendance: GSP, Sherri Sugar, V-Dog, B-Town and Kenny G.

We're in the midst of game 1 between Toronto and Montreal, with Montreal leading 2-1. We attempted to hack into the nervoustime account, but couldn't without Kenny G's password. All is well now, we're eating a delicious cornucopia of samosas, fig goat cheese puffs, mozza poppers, nan w/ hummus and veggies (for Zumba's sake).

Spotted Earlier: PJ Stock on Battle of the Blades.

Graham: "We should be blogging about THAT!"

8:08pm Just Spotted: SCOTT OAKE. He's looking paler than ever. A little off his a-game tonight.

8:12- toronto scores! maccarthur get the goal. talk of weakerthans and sold out shows.

8:14- montreal scores! halprin scores...1st goal! gsp "another off season pick up!"

3 to 2 for leafs 15 mins left. collective "awwww" from becca and gsp

8:20-talk of how great our facebook fans are.

8:31- talk of montreal tying it up so we can see a shoot out!

8:33- leafs on penalty

8:37- nervoustime as a groups decides to go to see FuBar 2 when it comes on Novemeber 5th.

8:38- great save cary price!

canadians running out of time! puck is still loose!

leafs win it! good last push from montreal! gsp would have liked it montreal won! sherri thinks this means it is going to be a great season!

the story of how kendra and gsp met. heartwarming story. "those were the days..."

9:00 pie time! room agrees that there is waaay too much elliot freidman.

9:14- mts box re boots. becca is FURIOUS!

9:17 - 3 minutes it took for fucking mts to reboot. but we're back!

cake is out - beet cake and it's delicious.

piarvi (paajarvi) appears to be the one to watch this year, in hockey and kendra's spelling

fight. jones and stephan meyer

noted 'atb financial' on the ice - shoutout to atb employee and nervoustime dad theo

idea for a drinking game: drink every time the phrase 'battle of alberta' is mentioned

"interesting" sherri on the cake

"the pie is really good though"

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

"that was in before the post went off" vanessa. penner. vanessa calls for a penalty shot while enjoying ice cream.

"beets are good for detoxifying your liver" sherri

"this pie is really good" gsp

"the pastry is perfect. it comes from years of making pastry" s-town

"i've never had a beet cake before" graham

vanessa on the phone

"the kids aren't backing down" flames penalty.....oilers power play......."takes like cofffee" YAY'''

oilers goal

discussion of the lsat

the oilers are on fire, another penalty coming to calgary

brendan morrison "i didn't know he was a flame"

graham discussion of biking to vita

"i think we should bring canning and pickling back" sherri

"it is back" rebecca

fight

paajarvi "he looks very swedish"

fourth power play for the oilers

'saucer pass' 'it's like hockey never even stopped' vanessa 'the shortest off-season of any game' sherri

"still cheering for pittsburgh' sherri

penner number 27 'lucky number' rebecca 'should have got a penalty shot' vanessa 'easy to spell' kendra

shout out to those in three bands

calgary 'on their heels for the most part' 'too much waiting calgary' 'giaradano i do like that name'

battle of alberta sign spotted. beer snake remembered.

end of the fist. edm 1 edmonton out shooting the flames. scott oake talks to rookies after the break. kendra: "is anyone going to bed?" becca: "you...and maybe vanessa."

talks of scott oake and the rookie...." got a few texts telling me to settle down."

face off 2010 discussion on the movie "face off" with john travolta. becca "i liked that movie."

discussion on scientology and celebrity gossip about the travoltas .

coast to coast with kelly hrudey!

they seemed displaced tonight. becca "scoot oake is anger and looks whiter if possible" vanessa "look at his canines...they are sharp!"

discussion on "jizz" for ten minutes kendra "what's that?" oh wait discussion on the past tense of "jizz"is "juzz" everyone agrees, no one should online date a guy who's user name is "juzz".

the new tv is fantastic! good picture! battle of the blades on sunday...who's in?

do you think that coaches have "lucky" ties that they wear when they want to win? sherri: " when i in jr high i played on a basketball team and i had lucky underwear." becca "that can be your opening line when you meet snoop dog."

10:32 first fight of the season! a doozey!! :"down he goes in the bear hug."

10:36 fight! maintaining the sutter tradition. Ryan Jones for holding: "I like his coif", Sherri

10:40 sherri: "where's the dictaphone?!"

10:48 rebecca: "open stickies!" voice command system failure.

11:15 everyone has left, i've gone to the bathroom, tidied up and edmonton is up 3-0.

11:15 edmonton scores again! 2 nd of the night for Eberle! "everyone in the province of saskatchewan do a high five for Jordan Eberle" 4-0.

and that's how it will end. 4-0 edmonton. i'm liking the oilers this season. i forgot how much i love khabibulin. "A new era in Edmonton starts tonight!"

game six!!!!!

all together.

anthem.

rebecca can't see so she's put on her prescription sunglasses.

sherr's changing her ring.

first cory heart reference of the night. vanessa to rebecca "are you wearing your sunglasses at night?"

first period begins.

15:13 it's heating up. hartnell looks like a hot hot moses.

13:44 discussion on dating and alcohol. they do go well together. i'll drink to love anyday!

12:49 3 buses away = long distance relationship

12:11 "tremendous energy in this game!"

11:12 chicago power play

9:01 "Oh Leighton"

7:32 sherri accuses the blog of being biased so far this game.

6:49 neil young is a princess.

6:30 philly power play! sopel's in the box.

chicago power play coming up.

rebecca starts discussing the road, the movie.

"is it kind of like that clive owen one where they can't have babies?"

"no, it's like walking though a forest fire

CHICAGO Goal

a few high fives. rebecca and kendra refuse

shout out to debbie! momma k!!!!

shout out to my mom then too jackie!!!!

rebecca and vaness's mom: love you too!!!

all of our moms have birthday's coming up

graham's mom: bday sept 4th.

the philadelphia role is out!!!!

sherri and me have already been golfing

philadelphia goal!!!!!! kendra and rebecca start off with a warm hug and follow it up with a fantastic high five.

rebecca eats raw fish "if i'm going to do this, you're going to blog it?"

"it is good"

"the cream cheese one was too much for me" kendra

"the salmon is too smoky" sherri

interview with dave 'the hammer' schultz

kendra exclaims "my last name is schulz!"

we're now discussing the jets

go jets go!!!!

"that interview with gary bettman and ron mclean made me so angry"

now 2-2 with 7 mins left in the second. nervoustime totally. jonathan toews blackhawks christmas photo just shown to the crowd.

discussion of 'the optional helmet'

'you had to sign a waiver'

"i have a strange feeling that this game is going into overtime" kendra

oh no another chicago goal

3-2 chicago and it's the end of the 3rd period. nervoustime!

"everybody in the cfl smokes pot". it has been decided nervoustime will attend a bomber game together in the 2010-2011 season. consulting the bomber website...saturday july 24 edmonton at winnipeg it is.

stan bowman (GM) looks nervous and is massaging his face with his palms.

3rd period commences.

the group reminisces about the hockey season spent together, sharing favourite moments and highlights. you can feel the love. love you guys.

15:30 kendra declares that chicago will likely win. rebecca is shocked and dismayed. "there's plenty of time left in this game!"

12:48 the conversation returns to Scott Oake's son Darcy Oake. it is unclear whether Scott's tweet is slagging his own son after watching the video link.

9:34 it's gotta happen for philly soon.

7:18 kendra changes her tune and is now confident philly will win.

"there are 28 canadians playing in the game tonight" inspirational statistic.

3:59 HARTNELL SCORES!!! 3-3 WE HAVE A TIE GAME!!!

rebecca smoking, sherri praying "wishing for a hockey dream"

"im stating to get a little bit nervous" sherri

"it looks like they're all cheering for toyota" vanessa

"ladd looking a lot like sharp" vanessa

47 seconds left...........

leighton save

hossa" he played for detroit last year and pittsurgh the year before. he always goes for the team he thinks will win."

OVERTIME

let's crack the wine

"i love don cherry in overtime more than i love don cherry after first period" rebecca

the room makes fun of Elliott Friedman. it's too easy.

18:10 in OT "this is good hockey" graham smith-peloquin

"i can't believe the biggest asshole in the NHL, Patrick Kane, wins it. i hate that guy" - kendra. "that's so weird" - graham. absolute shock.

so chicago wins the cup. what-evs.

see you next season!!! stay tuned for a potential NHL awards blog - june 23rd! and the bomber games (if they ever televise any of 'em) xoxo

game seven

monteal and pittsburgh - nervoustime. third period 4-2 montreal.

montreal kills penalty, 17 mins left in regulation. graham has montreal jersey, all others going for pens. we ate jumbalya. celebating halak's bday which is tomorow.

'the hockey gods love kindness' ron mclean

canadians coach looks like my dentist - kendra

no goal.

the old clock is back

malkin's parents spotted the other day

just saw them!!!!!!!

100 day flossing challenge - rebecca's starts today, kendra's is tomorrow

so close

pittsburgh coming on strong

penalty

canadians

rebecca and graham no longer sitting beside each other

commercial for cialis 'my dad told me to take up the mandolin' - rebecca

graham had a rebeccas dad alert on wolsely

still 1-0 philidelphia

'come on boston' - graham

back to the real game

the towel is out

halak robbed malkin

'it's like he's possessed by patrick roy' vanessa

'come on pittsburgh we need this right now' sherri

12 mins

'i thought everybody liked the montreal canadians. i'm surprised' graham

too many men on the ice

pittsburgh

31 in these playoffs

'somebody has a montreal canadian's hand puppet'

'i'm making a teppo numminen hand puppet' - rebecca

'do they have any statues of him (teppo NUMMINEN) in finland' graham

'i hope they start strategizing right now' - sherri

oh no

montreal goal

smells like campfire

gionta

they moved the bike rack

3:30 min left in the 3rd. pittsburgh powerplay.

3:00 min left and this isn't looking good for pittsburgh.

'fuck' - rebecca

the crowd has already started to leave the bell centre in montreal to start a riot in the street.

"who would have dreamed it would have unfolded like this"

game done.

xo

my favorite canucks elimination stories by kendra

1) cousins deli, 2002? they were playing minnesota. they were ahead 3-1. we were watching on a little black and white tv. they blew the lead. they lost. we all shook our heads everytime we heard the word gaborik for the rest of the summer

2) river avenue, 2004. i had an exam the next day. they were playing calgary. nasland scored with a few seconds to go to tie it and take it to overtime. i was in the porch looking in and calgary scored right into the overtime and it was devestating.

3) arlington street, 2009, sherri comments that the canucks always choke.

4) preston avenue, 2010. waiting for next year. xo

cinco de mayo: 2010

first game: boston v. philedelphia

2-1 boston, discussion of chara's longer stick. kendra thrilled at the gifts from the us - including cherry pepsi. rebecca and vanessa wearing nervoustime shirts. first power play of the game coming up, discussion "when can they put a lien on your vehicle?" kendra informs all that she knows nothing about that.

flashback to last year when we also blogged on this day, at the time 20 of the 23 blackhawks were single. who knows how many are now? last year was also gsps anniversary of attending nt, he isn't here tonight sadly.

just also realized that last year vancouver was also playing chicago and graham was going for chicago.

sherri's crying about lost. "i didn't realize they were going to start killing characters."

boston goal

boston win

vancouver game!

opening quote: "if you face danger, sing to it" - ron mclean

bob mckenzie discussion "reminds me of a guy who lived down the street from us"

first game on home ice, applause "not bad going home with a one game split"

rebecca gets out towel

sheri "how long are you going to do this for?"

rebecca until the crowd does

cheers

"i love it when they come out so fast"

sherri "there are so many reasons to like both of these teams, it's a win win situation right?"

vanessa: "no. go canucks."

rebecca still waving towel "four minutes later"

star spankled banner, not the best signer

"his voice reminds me of christmas"

"this is the best version of the star spankled banner i've ever seen"

DONNELY!!!

cute guy spotted in the crowd during the anthem

different numbers on the clock

retro

"maybe it's a picture of the one in the arena"

"double shifting the sedin line when he can"

toooooo many single men on the ice.....chicago!

lots of shooting "a real sense of urgency on this vancouver power play"

rebecca thinks she's related to malkin

the sedins come on

vancouver penalty now demetra hooking

four on four

they scored

chicago

"real scrambling play"

not impressed

"third round centre on a first round shift"

crazy power play

Antti Niemi is my HERO........ Even though I'm only 11!!!!!!! My screen saver on my iPod Touch is him!!!! I know I'm akward!!!!!! :) - found on a dating blog

vanessa leaves

we're all leaving after this period. good night

xoxo go canucks! sheri, ness, rebecca kendra

playoffs!

montreal v. washington, game seven, third period

present: vanessa, sherri, rebecca, kendra. graham is at his parents. texted 'aaaaaaaaa' earlier to let us know of the 1-0 montreal lead. the game isn't on cbc so we had to wait for rebecca to get home from the gym.

ready to go:

washington scores....NO GOAL!!!! ovechkin knocked the skate of the halak!!

16 minutes left in the period.

CAKE!!! HAPPY 40th BIRTHDAY LIDSTROM!!

since when did hockey games have cheerleaders?? "ice girls" is what ness say they are...the clean the ice, and only the "lame" americain teams have them.

13 minutes left in the period....montreal nursing their lead!

becca is making some tuna...yum!

review....room agrees that it is a non goal. yes, not a goal! boudraur is like a cartoon character.

montreal scores!!

washington scores! 2 minutes left!! 2 to 1! juicy rebounds galore!

penalty! montreal! ooooohhh...calls of overtime come from all parts of the room...and ruby street.

MONTREAL WINS!!! great game 7!!

xo