Wes Walz, the Stars, and other stuff

This picture is seriously old school. It was taken by my friend Mollie and I at the last Skills Competition in 2003.

School is still eating my soul, so I apologize for the infrequent posting. I have four days coming up to catch up on life outside what's due immediately, so I'll try to finish up a few things I've been kicking around. Gaborik, Burns, Koivu, and whatever else I think of by this coming Sunday will all be posted, and I think Baby Hockey Jesus might show His face as well.

Wes Walz Day is on Friday for those of you who didn't know. The Wild have offered that you can write him a note that will be presented to him, and my bro and I agree that it would be bomb if it was really long and awesome. The link to write some warm and fuzzy things for Walzy is here I re-wrote mine like 10 times because I didn't want it to be lame.

If anyone goes to the game, I'd love to see pictures, so please email/Facebook/text me any pictures, comments, or whatnot that you have from the game, I want to know EVERYTHING. Walzy is a BAMF, and he's sorely missed in my world, I dunno about you guys.

The Stars are coming to town tomorrow (well today, actually), and I expect great things. We have a long history of kicking the Stars around when they come to the X, and they haven't exactly been spectacular this season. Sorry, Cat! Minnesota natives Mark Parrish and Matt Niskanen will be there as well as Toby Petersen who is also technically from MN. Petersen sucked a whole lot for the Oilers, so I don't really care about him. I miss Grumpy, so I'm looking forward to this game which starts 10 minutes after I get to start my Thanksgiving break! (Thank you major that has a lot of lab required classes...) The game is on Channel 5, so all of you can tune in!

In other news:

-Shep got his first goal of the season Monday against the Caps.

-My fantasy hockey teams are both rocking their respective tacos.

-Hedgehogs are pretty awesome pets, I kind of wish I had one.

-I have a new pet frog who requires a name, any suggestions are welcome.

-I hope my family saves me the giant turkey to color in from the Strib tomorrow. It's awesome stress relief during finals.

-Norm Coleman is winning the Senate race with 231 votes. That's why it's important to go and vote, folks!

-Looking at past Oh You Turkey winners, these kids go all out. I was always lucky if I even finished coloring the turkey at all. (yes, I really am 20, don't judge me)

Happy Thanksgiving to all my Americans out there, and happy 4th Thursday of November to everyone else!

Happy Valentine's Day

Ok, so the picture won't stay here, and this picture is the whole reason for my wanting to make this post...

Here's a link: http://www.detroithockey.net/multimedia/337.php

I've heard people claim that Shanny did not see this happen, but looking at his face, there is NO WAY he didn't see that.

Earl Sleek has written a poem in honor of Valentine's Day. It's enough to melt any female fan's heart I tell ya.
http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2008/02/14/pucktoons-a-hockey-love-poem/

Don't forget, we play the Canucks tonight, and they are a bunch of cheating, best player chopping, douchebags. Maybe now I will have shattered their self confidence and they'll be too busy crying in the corner to win the game. I will never, ever again make the mistake of saying something nice about the other team on game day. Alix over at the Humming Giraffe, and Rinslet at Canucks Fangirl will be covering the opposition's point of view.

Some of my HLOG sisters have ventured into the world of Pod Casting. Finny at Girl With a Puck, Ckim (not a HLOGger, but close enough) at A Queen Among Kings, and McPhizzle at Musings of a Radical Redhead have all been involved in Podcasting, and I'm liking the results thus far. They all have links up on their blogs, so you should check them out!

Oh It's THEM Again...

Captain Grumpy had another rough night. No wonder he's grumpy.

Well, the Red Wings killed us once again. The score was much closer than it should have been, Backstrom made 47 saves. He was pretty good last night, but the rest of the team disappeared. I'm not even sure how the Wild managed to get one goal in the 4-1 loss. I was texting with Steph, and she was kind enough not to gloat, even though the Wild deserved it they played so poorly. The Wild just let them make passes uninterrupted, and hesitated before shooting. The Awesome Dude who sits next to me, his buddy, and I were making bets as to how many shots the Red Wings would get. The final shot total was 51-19. I doubt I need to tell you who that was in favor of. I'm really, really glad we only play them four times a year. They are by far the best team in the NHL right now.

Next up: the hated Stars on the 26th in Dallas at 7:30PM CST.

A Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.