Stick-time/pick-up

Brian and I are hockey fiends. We're also going to get in shape if we keep this up. We went to stick time last night which eventually turned into a pick-up four-on-four game with the guys that were there. We had our marathon eighty minute scrimmage on Sunday night until midnight and now we played another long game on Monday. And of course in between these events Brian ran 2.25 miles and I rode my bike for eighteen.

80 Minute Scrimmage

Annihilator vs. District 5

Last night we had a scrimmage against what used to be the other half of our team, which meant that our team was considerably smaller than normal. Playing eighty minutes of non-stop, no-icing hockey is one of the most tiring things I can think of. As a point of reference, we usually play three periods of fifteen minutes with a minute break in between each period. We also usually play with three lines of offense as opposed to the two (Me, Brian, Jon and Joey, Jon, Ethan) we will be having this season.

Some thoughts on the night:

Playing against people we know is great for the fact that we can mix it up a lot more and not have to worry about people taking it personally. (Except of course for those guys on the other team that actually were upset with Brian's Sean Avery impersonation throughout the night.)

I scored a goal off a perfect pass from Jon Ellis between Peter Humphreys' legs.

Brian fought Alex Humphreys in a gloves-dropped match-up at center ice.

Ethan was held scoreless though he did have a couple near misses and probably an assist or two.

District 5 brought in a ringer who actually plays for Cal State Long Beach. This didn't turn out to be as bad as expected because he decided not to score twenty goals but instead just tried to set up his teammates whenever possible.

Penalty shots are pretty fun. I'm not sure how I actually looked when I was taking mine, but I got it past the goalie and hit the crossbar.

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But seriously, let's do this.

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In Political News

I mailed in my voter registration today. From now on I officially belong to the No Party, at least that is what I wrote on the registration. Good-bye Republicans hello fellow No's (on a side note: what is the plural of No? nos? noes? noahs? no-ads?)

As a member of the No Party, I thought I would thank all those who made this possible.

George Bush, I don't hate you as much as everyone else, I actually think you're an okay guy. You made some bad decisions, and Iraq kind of screws you, but I wanted to thank you for teaching me what Neo-Conservative means, and why I don't want to be one, and why Republicans have become them.

John McCain, I also have you to thank. While you aren't George Bush, your neo-conservative rhetoric scares me and I won't support it. Thank you for being so clear in your views, it made my decision much easier.

Barack Obama, thank you for being so vague and self-righteous. Your speeches make me feel like I am watching an episode of Heroes, and you are Peter Petrelli out to save the world...only your super power is giving convincing speeches and smoking cigarettes (your lungs know what you did to them).

Joe Biden, thank you for joining John McCain in being the overly judgmental, condescending grandfathers I never had, but always dreamed of. You two make me feel so inadequate in so many ways; especially the ways you tell me about in your sentences starting with "look." Thank you for repeating yourself so often and so clearly...next time you should spell the words you are saying, I bet that will make it even more effective.

Sarah Palin, you hold a special place in my heart. I hope you become the next president so everyone will get really, really angry. I mean really angry, they will be pissed. Thank you for being the next great hope of the Republican voting base. It showed me that I don't want to be part of the Republican voting base.

If you want to know what the No Party stands for...well, nothing, we stand for nothing. That is all.