| This Sporting Life |
[Oct. 5th, 2008|05:18 pm] |
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I was lucky enough to score some tickets from a co-worker to the first BU Terriers game of the season, an exhibition game against New Brunswick. I've never been to a hockey game before. Let me be even more general - I've been to a total of one minor league baseball game and three cricket games in my lifetime. I played field hockey in high school, but my family and social circle were not exactly big sports fans when I was growing up.
I've wanted to go to a hockey game for ages, but the cost of Bruins tickets, plus not knowing that much about the sport, has kind of inhibited me from actually getting it organized. So it was really lovely of my co-worker to remember that I wanted to see a game when she couldn't get to the first game she had season tickets for. I think I really will have to get Bruins tickets some time though. Because that was a blast. I loved the game!
BU beat New Brunswick 4-1, which makes it sound like a bit of a rout. Well, it was. The first period BU scored three goals. New Brunswick was playing this gorgeous elegant passing game up and down the ice, and smacking into a brick wall of defense any time they got near BU's goal. And their defense was loose and fluid and completely lacking in keeping BU from shooting on goal. Gah. I mean, of course we were there to support BU but I have a thing for the underdog!
But in the second and third periods New Brunswick really picked their game up and played some awesome, exciting hockey. During the last two minutes, BU was down to four players on the ice because of a penalty, and New Brunswick took their goalie out and played six offensive players. The downside of this was they still didn't managed to score off Boston, and as soon as Boston's fifth player hit the ice again, BU scored. No goalie was a bit of a problem there for New Brunswick. Still, exciting!
And there was no fighting, which was actually nice. It was just a good, clean, game. I definitely want to see more! |
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| LOLStockmarket |
[Sep. 30th, 2008|08:54 am] |
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| Timing |
[Sep. 26th, 2008|06:56 pm] |
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After being off work a third of Tuesday, all of Wednesday, and half of Thursday with vague symptoms of chills and fatigue, I finally bust out in a full-blown array of 'flu symptoms just in time for the weekend. Yay. |
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| New glasses |
[Aug. 17th, 2008|06:52 pm] |
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It was probably past time to get my prescription sorted. They're the photo-reactive sort because I was so tired of juggling every time I needed to put my sunglasses on.
( Fancy! ) |
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| Relax |
[Jul. 13th, 2008|02:23 pm] |
Some kind of respiratory distress (allergies or a cold, I have no idea... I was betting on allergies but I could be wrong) knocked me on my ass at the tail end of this week. As in, I dragged myself to work hardly getting a decent amount of breath in on Friday. I went because stress levels have been nuts and I had a lot that was supposed to be wrapped up by the end of Friday. Also because I don't think too well sans oxygen. Anyway, I powered through and left at 2pm, dozed on the effects of antihistamines on the subway back to Somerville, slept as soon as I got home, breaking only for dinner, slept through most of Saturday with an interlude of going to the movies and sitting in airconditioned comfort, and have spent all of today on the couch. I did get up to tidy for about thirty seconds, after which I had to sit down again to catch my breath.
The net result of all this forced relaxation is that about twenty minutes ago, my brain said, "hmmm, it's a lovely lazy Sunday afternoon. Ooh, Disney's Magical Kingdom will be on soon!"
Yup. Thanks brain. You're a solid two decades late with that information, I don't have a TV, and I don't think Walt is sitting around introducing the latest installment of Herbie the Love Bug, or another one with pets finding their way home or whatever. But ring the bell and I'll drool, and apparently get me relaxed enough on a Sunday and all I want to do is curl up and watch the fireworks over the Disney castle. Now where's my fluffy pink dressing gown with the fairies on it? |
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| Important Milestones in Aviation History as Seen on the T |
[Jul. 3rd, 2008|10:42 pm] |
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| Velvety |
[May. 21st, 2008|11:17 pm] |
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Hilarity ensued today when during our annual three-day departmental meeting thingy, the big boss quoted Carl Sandburg writing about Abraham Lincoln.
“Not often in the story of mankind does a man arrive on earth who is both steel and velvet, who is as hard as rock and soft as drifting fog, who holds in his heart and mind the paradox of terrible storm and peace unspeakable and perfect.”
The big boss went on to say that she thought some of us needed to be more velvety. I was already supressing hysterics up the back at what sounded like a dime store romance novel description. "Abe was steel and yet also velvet. He was hard as a rock as he pressed his throbbing..." well, you get the idea. Then when she said velvety, all was lost. I can only hope she thought I was burying my head in my hands to conceal my weeping for Lincoln who was cut down in the prime of his steely, velvety life.
Velvety became the watchword of the day (along with moist, just because.) |
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| "Coke?" "No, I'm on a diet, do you have any Fresca?" |
[Apr. 17th, 2008|11:14 pm] |
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I had an exhausting day at work... and then a long evening making pretty shinies with my beading group after work... came home tired, hungry and cranky and found that Netflix delivered the deliciously debauched Tales of the City, which I haven't watched since it aired in '94.
It's so much fun. I'd forgotten just how many great lines there are in it. I know it does get dark and sad in places, but San Francisco, 1976, is just what I needed tonight. The casual drug use and nudity were apparently a bit too much for some people when it aired, but like most of the movies and shows I really enjoy, it has that base of sweet human kindness that counts for a lot more than what people wear or put up their noses. I'm still tired, but I'm not nearly as cranky.
( Oh, and pictures of the pretty shiny I made at beading tonight. ) |
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| Spring Has Sprung |
[Apr. 10th, 2008|07:45 am] |
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I put on a sundress type object for the first time since winter this morning. J came into the room and saw me.
"You look good." he said. "Like a milkmaid."
I gaped and cracked up laughing. He clarified.
"I meant you look sort of fresh. Like a fresh milkmaid."
Milkmaids beat shepherdess, right? |
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| Australians Convert Rubbish To Biofuel |
[Apr. 5th, 2008|11:37 am] |
Most biofuels use food crops to convert to ethanol. Australian scientists have created a biofuel from forest and garden waste using a soon to be patented process..
The rest of the article... |
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| Sotto Voce! |
[Mar. 6th, 2008|08:31 pm] |
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| Winter Sports continue |
[Feb. 24th, 2008|02:10 pm] |
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So today I went cross country skiing again, but in much better conditions, and also in sunlight. D, my fitness partner, drove out to a local state park, and we spent about two hours on the tracks out there. I didn't fall over. I did go down a few small hills and practice slowing down and stopping on them, which was good!
I also went to the clearance sale at REI yesterday and bought my own skis. Incredible. I never thought I'd own skis. They were on pretty deep discount or I probably still wouldn't. We're going to try to get in as much skiing as possible before the end of this winter, but the point of buying them at this time of year is more for next winter. It will save money and be nicer in the long run than having to use rentals. I just have a hard time picturing myself as a person who owns skis. But then, I had a hard time picturing myself as a person who held down a corporate 9-5 job, and I've been doing that just fine, so I should probably get used to life being nothing like I expected. |
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| Winter sports |
[Feb. 19th, 2008|09:11 pm] |
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I'm one step closer to my dream of becoming an olympic biathlete. I've never shot a rifle but I'm sure I'd be great at it. Tonight I cross-country skied for the first time. I've never skied at all before and I'm still not interested in downhill, but I've always wanted to try cross-country. The trails were pretty darn icy, so it was rough, but I only fell once and I had a heck of a good time. Now I just need to learn how to snowplough to stop on a hill. And how to shoot a rifle. Because seriously, biathlon is the James Bond of Olympic events. I mean, I know it is literally, having appeared in For Your Eyes Only, but figuratively speaking - ski a bit, shoot a target, ski a bit... how badass is that? All it needs is some jumping from helicopters to make it perfect. |
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| Hyperbole |
[Feb. 2nd, 2008|04:19 pm] |
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The Worst Building in the History of Mankind?
I actually don't find the building ugly, but the context makes it pretty useless. Mostly, I really loved the second video linked to in the article. (And as an apple user, one moment in particular amused me.) |
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| Porridge!!! |
[Jan. 21st, 2008|01:40 am] |
J is actually experimenting with all kinds of whole grain hot breakfast cereals in the rice cooker. I liked a six grain porridge best so far. Of course I'm pretty sure that adding brown sugar doesn't make it as healthy! But yum. Anyway, interesting article.
A daily bowl of oatmeal can help you get your cholesterol count down.
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| Silk from bees and ants |
[Jan. 10th, 2008|01:52 am] |
New Australian research could lead to novel strong and lightweight fibres from insect silk
This is kind of cool. Of course, in the whole no-sheepy world of not working with animal protein fibers except silk, I'm always interested in novel developments. I can't imagine that bee or other insect fibers will be coming to retail yarn any time soon - but who knows, what with the milk and corn protein yarns. I am not using the corn based fibers because it's one of those cash-crops replacing food crops issues. Blah, complex. Bamboo may have the same issue but I really want to try it and it has a pretty good reputation. Plus with the whole allegedly antiseptic qualities. Interesting.
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