Flippy - I Rant, You Read
Monday, November 21, 2005
early evening
Hey, Person in Montreal - Tie Domi Is Not Gay
I seem to be getting a lot searches for this lately. I am gay. Tie is not. He’s married and has a whole slew of kids. I know that Google gets all confused when you ask it certain questions, but let me assure you that Tie isn’t gay. Got that? Tie Domi is not gay.
Anderson Cooper, on the other hand - gay.
Oh, and while I’m here - Mariana Bichette’s fifteen minutes of fame are up. Stop searching for her. Granted, I probably have one of the few pictures of her on the internet, but hey, you people could’ve stood in front of your tvs with a camera too.
Glad I could help. G’night.
Wednesday, November 02, 2005
early afternoon
Unlike Barry Bonds, I’m Steroid-Free!
So, I finished off my oral steroids and was feeling pretty good. So good that I made a little trip to the grocery store (a couple of weeks ago I couldn’t handle it) and Starbucks and the pool supply store. Then, I sat at my desk for way too long reading and feeling all proud of myself for not being in pain. Well, the pain is returning. Not with a vengeance or anything, but it’s on its way back. My leg feels a little weaker too. Bah, whatever, cut me open and fix me now. Okay, not quite now because we have to go to the Wranglers game on the 25th - in the paper today, they said the Stanley Cup would be there. I owe Leigh-Ann from the time a couple of years ago when I read that the Cup would be downtown...and I didn’t tell her about it. Hey, I didn’t know she’d want to go see it. So, I’m making amends and making sure that she sees it this time. Anytime after the 25th though, I’m ready for surgery. The 28th seems like a lovely day for an operation. I shall let my doctors know. I’ve done a ton of research, so I know exactly what kind of surgery I want, how long it should take and how quickly I can get home afterwards. We’ll also use Designated Drivers to get me home from the hospital. That way, I can drive myself there and they’ll drive me home in my own car. No muss, no fuss, no bothering other people for a ride. It’s a great idea for drunks out partying, but it’s also an excellent idea for out-patient surgeries.
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
early afternoon
A Brief Respite From Jobs and/or Injuries
Or maybe not so brief. We’re making a foray out to The Orleans Arena for the ECHL Las Vegas Wranglers opening night game. We thought we might not be able to go because of my various problems, but we’re leaving early, we’re taking meds with us...and we’re looking forward to the in-person hockey atmosphere. Our seats aren’t as good as they usually are, so we’ll see what it’s like in the cheap seats. If it’s good, it’s cheap seats for the rest of the season, not that we see that many games anyway. Oh, and by cheap seats, we mean CHEAP by any stardard - practically free by NHL standards.
It’ll be nice to go out and if I end up in pain, well, at least I’m seeing two different surgeons tomorrow.
Whoo hooo, the Wranglers finally win one when we’re in attendance. They lost every single game that we went to last year. Of course, they sucked last year, so that might’ve been part of the problem too. They were great the year before, their first year.
Monday, October 10, 2005
early evening
Scoring Machines - Encyclopedia Browns & Tie Domi
Aw, who woulda thunk it? Tie Domi, two goals in three games - would’ve been three, if not for a great stop by Hasek. Looked like he was on his back and stopped it with his feet. Plus, so far an undefeated season for the Encyclopedia Browns of the IFFL (Intl Fantasy Football League), after an especially tense Monday Night Football game. It took me until the fourth quarter to eek that one out. Brutal, after an overtime Leafs game. Speaking of overtime, shootouts, and Leafs - gah! Blech! Ghastly! Geez, at least let Tie try one because clearly no one else is having any success. Anyway, back to me. 5-0 (we’ll not mention the other league where my team has the horrid-for-fantasy-value Peyton Manning at the helm)...the other team names are blocked out so as not to hurt their feelings. Plus, I don’t want you to see I’m beating Paris Hilton, Jessica Simpson, Anna Nicole Smith, Richard Simmons and George Bush. You might mock my coaching skills.
Speaking of the Browns (oh, you’ve already forgotten about my football team, haven’t you?), check out Helly and her incredible foofiness. She actually gave herself a manicure in an attempt to match our rustic furniture. Of course, now we’ll never find her in the house, she blends so well. Oops, I forgot to mention that she needs a layer of construction/desert dust across her nails to more accurately match. Then again, I showed her a picture of the furniture when it was brand new, so she didn’t have the muted dust layer to go by.
I owe a bunch of emails, but I’m having trouble sitting at my desk with this stupid sciatic pain. My left leg is half numb, half burning in pain. Yes, Mom & Dad, I finally made a doctor’s appointment for Wednesday. Even I can’t stand my whining anymore. Nothing helps the pain - not ice, not pills, not stretching. Nothin’.
Tomorrow, Leigh-Ann and I are getting haircuts and highlights. Actually, Leigh-Ann is getting highlights, I’m thinking of getting my hair colored Leafs blue.
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
evening
Ptooey - The Leafs Lost
Not only did they lose, but in a shootout. While, yes, I enjoy watching shootouts, I only enjoy them when my team wins. Ick, Ottawa. At least Krusty has cut his hair, although it is harder to hate him when I can’t find him on the ice with his mop of hair flopping around. Also, Mats hit by a puck in the first period. Not a good thing. I hope he’s okay. It sounded like it was only a cut, so I hope that’s true. Man, and high-sticking a ref in the mouth...yikes! The guy looked like he was in shock, just standing there with blood pouring out of his mouth.
My fantasy team, on the other hand, didn’t do too badly. The stats aren’t working properly yet in the Yahoo league, but in reading the stories I could figure out that Jeremy Roenick scored twice, Jason Arnott once, plus Arnott had three assists. And Tie didn’t even come close to my highest penalty minutes - the winner, Adam Foote, with six minutes in the box. That was even nothing in our league when someone had Brendan Shanahan with NINETEEN minutes. Sheesh. We should’ve watched that game.
Man, I was just looking at the hockey picture gallery and NHL Center Ice made us miss Stompin’ Tom
(AP PHOTO/CP, Frank Gunn)