....my flag is at half mast today - a single tear runs down my cheek...
WE LOST....ugh.
The puck came to Nicklas Lidstrom with two seconds left. No pressure. Make the shot, we go to overtime. He didn't make it.
The Pittsburgh Penguins, on the strength of two goals from Maxine Talbot, stunned the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 to win the Stanley Cup at Joe Louis Arena.
Star-divide
Make no mistake: the Penguins deserved to win this game. Their effort was incredible, making brilliant plays, and with Evgeni Malkin's Conn Smythe performance, there is no doubt that the right team skated away with the Cup.
Talbot spent the first period constantly skating past Red Wings defensemen, which set an ominous tone. In the second, he capitalized: after a sloppy play behind the net by Stewart, Talbot swiped the puck away to Malkin, who put the puck back to Talbot.
Osgood didn't stand a chance.
Talbot did it again nine minutes later: after Stuart tried to make something out of nothing in a pinch in the Wings end, it set up a two-on-one. Talbot skated in and beat Osgood wide, putting the puck up in the top right corner. The crowd was deflated.
Jonathan Ericsson's goal in the third gave the Red Wings a chance, but despite the wild finish, the Wings couldn't convert.
So now we reach the end. Banners will be raised next fall, but not the one banner that mattered.
But there are much larger issues coming out of this:
* The non-effort in the first two periods of Games 6 and 7.
* The lack of goals from Lidstrom, Tomas Holmstrom, and Pavel Datsuyk: three leaders of this team.
* The shocking turnovers from a lot of players, including Chris Osgood.
* The boneheaded plays from Brad Stuart that set up both Pens goals.
* And, most of all: Marian Hossa's disappearing act.
No one escapes blame here. It is a bitter ending to a glorious season. One that should leave a bad taste in everyone's mouth.
Don't worry tho guys - I STILL LOVE YOU.
GO WINGS *sniff* GO.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Sunday, June 07, 2009
Red Wings Move Within A Win Of NHL Title!
Even on a wobbly foot, Pavel Datsyuk made the Detroit Red Wings their old dominant selves again.
Datsyuk set up two goals, threw a big early hit on Evgeni Malkin and ended the night plus-2 as the Red Wings used three power play goals to rout the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-0 on Saturday night.
"This guy's one of the best players in the world, offensive and defensively," said Detroit coach Mike Babcock of Datsyuk. " We've been able to have some success, but it's much harder without him.
"I've been impressed that our guys found a way. We bought time so he could come back."
The Red Wings lead the best-of-seven series 3-2 and can clinch their 12th Stanley Cup and repeat as NHL champions with a win in Game 6 on Tuesday night in Pittsburgh.
Detroit beat the Penguins in six games in last year's final.
As the teams took to the ice, the crowd of 20,066 chanted Datsyuk's name, and he responded by giving new legs his previously tired-looking team.
Datsyuk, a Hart Trophy candidate as the league's most valuable player, missed the last seven games with a suspected broken foot and was clearly not at top speed, but despite taking a slash on his tender foot from Max Talbot late in the second frame, put in a respectable 17:38 of ice time.
"I felt good," said Datsyuk. "When I play more, I feel better."
Datsyuk wouldn't say exactly how much better he felt, however.
"I don't have a percentage. How much I have, I try to play with this."
Dan Cleary scored in the first period, Valtteri Filppula got one early in the second. Then came power-play goals from Niklas Kronwall, Brian Rafalski and Henrik Zetterberg to chase Pittsburgh starter Marc-Andre Fleury after only 21 shots at the 15:40 mark of the second period. Mathieu Garon played the remainder of the game in goal for the Penguins.
"We realized the situation, how important this game was, and we played like it," said Cleary. "We played desperate and hard, we buried our chances, we didn't give them any life."
Chris Osgood made 22 saves - few of them on dangerous chances - for his second shutout of the playoffs.
After a pair of losses in Pittsburgh to even the series at 2-2, the Red Wings controlled Game 5.
And now they have two full days off to get over the fatigue that even Babcock admits was evident as the opening four games of the series were played over a six-game span.
A early sign that things were turning in Detroit's favour came as they held Pittsburgh's hitherto swarming power play without a shot or anything close to a scoring chance after Kronwall was sent off for tripping.
And as soon as they got the man advantage, a power play unit with only one goal in the first four games sprang to life.
"When you don't play well at all, you have nothing to do but improve, and we have to," said Pens star Sidney Crosby, who was made a non-factor in the game by the checking of Zetterberg. "The situation's pretty clear for us."
The rest of the game was dream night for the Detroit faithful, as a party atmosphere reigned in the seats and derisive chants were hurled at Fleury and frustrated Penguins stars Crosby and Malkin.
Datsyuk set up two goals, threw a big early hit on Evgeni Malkin and ended the night plus-2 as the Red Wings used three power play goals to rout the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-0 on Saturday night.
"This guy's one of the best players in the world, offensive and defensively," said Detroit coach Mike Babcock of Datsyuk. " We've been able to have some success, but it's much harder without him.
"I've been impressed that our guys found a way. We bought time so he could come back."
The Red Wings lead the best-of-seven series 3-2 and can clinch their 12th Stanley Cup and repeat as NHL champions with a win in Game 6 on Tuesday night in Pittsburgh.
Detroit beat the Penguins in six games in last year's final.
As the teams took to the ice, the crowd of 20,066 chanted Datsyuk's name, and he responded by giving new legs his previously tired-looking team.
Datsyuk, a Hart Trophy candidate as the league's most valuable player, missed the last seven games with a suspected broken foot and was clearly not at top speed, but despite taking a slash on his tender foot from Max Talbot late in the second frame, put in a respectable 17:38 of ice time.
"I felt good," said Datsyuk. "When I play more, I feel better."
Datsyuk wouldn't say exactly how much better he felt, however.
"I don't have a percentage. How much I have, I try to play with this."
Dan Cleary scored in the first period, Valtteri Filppula got one early in the second. Then came power-play goals from Niklas Kronwall, Brian Rafalski and Henrik Zetterberg to chase Pittsburgh starter Marc-Andre Fleury after only 21 shots at the 15:40 mark of the second period. Mathieu Garon played the remainder of the game in goal for the Penguins.
"We realized the situation, how important this game was, and we played like it," said Cleary. "We played desperate and hard, we buried our chances, we didn't give them any life."
Chris Osgood made 22 saves - few of them on dangerous chances - for his second shutout of the playoffs.
After a pair of losses in Pittsburgh to even the series at 2-2, the Red Wings controlled Game 5.
And now they have two full days off to get over the fatigue that even Babcock admits was evident as the opening four games of the series were played over a six-game span.
A early sign that things were turning in Detroit's favour came as they held Pittsburgh's hitherto swarming power play without a shot or anything close to a scoring chance after Kronwall was sent off for tripping.
And as soon as they got the man advantage, a power play unit with only one goal in the first four games sprang to life.
"When you don't play well at all, you have nothing to do but improve, and we have to," said Pens star Sidney Crosby, who was made a non-factor in the game by the checking of Zetterberg. "The situation's pretty clear for us."
The rest of the game was dream night for the Detroit faithful, as a party atmosphere reigned in the seats and derisive chants were hurled at Fleury and frustrated Penguins stars Crosby and Malkin.
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Red Wings on brink of Stanley Cup finals after whipping Blackhawks 6-1 in Game 4
The Detroit Red Wings' depth of talent and resiliency were never more on display than today in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals against a desperate opponent in a hostile environment.
Missing their league MVP candidate forward, Pavel Datsyuk, was damaging enough. But the Red Wings also played without their perennial Norris Trophy-winning defense man, Nicklas Lidstrom.
It didn't faze them one bit, however, as they played with the poise and polish of a Stanley Cup champion.
Marian Hossa had two goals and one assist and Valtteri Filppula, filling in for Datsyuk on that line, picked up a goal and two assists as the Red Wings pounded the Chicago Blackhawks 6-1 at the United Center to move to within one game of returning to the Cup finals.
The Red Wings lead the series 3-1 and can wrap it up Wednesday in Game 5 at Joe Louis Arena.
Detroit did not miss either of its injured stars. Datsyuk sat out the second straight game with a bruised foot sustained in Game 2. Lidstrom was scratched before the game due to a lower-body injury. suffered in Game 3.
It was the first playoff game Lidstrom, a six-timer Norris winner as the NHL's top defenseman, has missed in his 17-year career. He had appeared in 228 straight, dating back to 1992. He is listed as day-to-day.
The Red Wings scored three power-play goals and once while shorthanded. They led 3-0 less than two minutes into the second period and were up 5-1 after two periods.
Henrik Zetterberg also scored two goals and Johan Franzen tallied his team-leading 10th goal of the playoffs. Brian Rafalski had three assists and Niklas Kronwall contributed a pair of assists.
Goaltender Chris Osgood stopped 18-of-19 shots through 40 minutes and was replaced by Ty Conklin at the start of the third period. Osgood, who hurt his knee in Game 4 against Columbus during the first round, was taken out for precautionary reasons, the club said. No. 3 goalie Jimmy Howard quickly dressed to serve as the backup.
Cristobal Huet made his first start of the playoffs for Chicago, replacing the injured Nikolai Khabibulin. Huet allowed four goals on 17 shots and was replaced by Corey Crawford at 4:05 of the second period with his team trailing 4-1. Huet returned at the start of the third period.
Blackhawks leading scorer Martin Havlat, knocked out of Game 3 in the first period after a hit by Kronwall, returned to the lineup but took a hard hit from Brad Stuart early in the second period and left the game.
Chicago might have started to gain some momentum when Jonathan Toews scored a power-play goal at 3:53 of the second period to cut Detroit's lead to 3-1.
But Hossa answered 12 seconds later by streaking down the right wing and firing a harmless-looking wrist shot past Huet.
The Blackhawks lost their composure and began taking bad penalties. Zetterberg made them pay at 7:42 of the second period by scoring on a two-man advantage to make it 5-1.
Chicago had a good chance to strike first against Detroit's struggling penalty-killing units, but Hossa scored shorthanded at 8:41 of the first period, converting a pass from Filppula during a two-on-one.
Franzen made it 2-0 with 20.7 seconds to play in the first period, rushing into the zone and firing a shot between the legs of defenseman Brian Campbell that caught the far top corner of the net.
Filppula made it 3-0 at 1:13 of the second period, on the power play, banging in the rebound of a shot by Hossa.
Zetterberg closed out the scoring with a power-play goal at 12:47 of the third.
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Good luck figuring out these Stanley Cup playoffs...
The NHL conference semifinals proved one thing yet again. Just when you think you have everything figured out, you do not know squat.
The team that looked like they were poised for their first Stanley Cup Final appearance since 1994, Vancouver, was ousted in six games by the young but feisty Chicago Blackhawks.
When it looked like young Washington goaltender Simeon Varlamov was going to lead the Capitals deep into the playoffs, the Penguins chased him early in the second period of their 6-2 Game 7 victory.
When the Red Wings and Hurricanes seemed sure to close out their series in six and five games respectively, the Ducks and Bruins fought back to force seventh games.
In total, 27 games were played in the second round and the vast majority of them were nail-biters.
Before looking ahead to the conference finals, let us take a look at the top performers in the playoffs so far.
° Best team (so far) — Detroit. Vancouver may be out of the running, but the balance of power remains in the Western Conference. As expected, the Ducks took them to the brink, but the Ducks were much better than their No. 8 seed suggested.
Just because they are very good does not mean that they are perfect. Pavel Datsyuk has just one goal and four assists. But this team has more than enough going for it to bring the cup back to Hockeytown for the 12th time.
° Conn Smythe Trophy winner (so far) — Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh. How can one argue with 12 goals and nine assists? He had a memorable hat trick in a memorable Game 2 against the Capitals and scored the first goal in the Penguins’ Game 7 blowout in that same series.
But what makes Crosby even more valuable is his ability to work with linemate Evgeni Malkin. The Russian has six goals and 13 assists of his own and together they make the Penguins a dangerous team.
° Best series (so far) — Anaheim vs. Detroit. True, the Penguins-Capitals series was great as a showcase of the league’s two biggest stars. But this was a showcase of two great teams.
Watching it was like watching a heavyweight fight. Anaheim’s physicality was matched by Detroit’s precision and skill. When it looked like the Ducks were pressed to their limit, their best player Ryan Getzlaf led them back to a seventh game.
In the end, the winner of the series was the old sports axiom — who wanted it more. Dan Cleary wanted to score just a little more than Jonas Hiller wanted to keep the puck out of his net.
Speaking of the Red Wings, let us begin by looking at the battle between two of the original six.
° No. 4 Chicago vs. No. 2 Detroit. If you read this newspaper in January, you know I have a little personal experience with this matchup. Unfortunately, none of the games are slated for the friendly confines at Wrigley Field.
Fortunately, it will be a showcase of two legendary clubs stacked with talent. Detroit will be led by Johan Franzen, who seems to always be at the right place at the right time. All he has done is score eight goals and add seven assists.
Franzen is far from Detroit’s only weapon. Center Henrik Zetterberg has six goals and eight assists, defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom has three goals and eight assists and Cleary has nine points, a plus-minus of 10 and the series-winning goal against the Ducks.
Chicago has plenty to offer as well, specifically four players with 10 or more playoff points. Martin Havlat leads them in points (13) and assists (8) and Patrick Kane leads them with eight goals to go with his four assists.
Kris Versteeg and Jonathan Toews have added 10 points with four others (Brian Campbell, Patrick Sharp, Brent Seabrook and Dave Bolland) trailing behind with nine.
The Red Wings’ Chris Osgood has had to stand on his head at times, but has a goals-against average of 2.06 and save percentage of .921, making him the No. 2 netminder in the postseason. The Blackhawks’ Nikolai Khabibulin has not been shabby, giving up 2.76 goals per game and posting a save percentage of .896.
Both teams are strong on the power play. Chicago ranks first in the postseason, converting 29.4 percent of their chances. Detroit is second, turning 26.4 percent of their opportunities into goals.
The Blackhawks are a young, talented team certain to make waves in the future. But the Red Wings won four of the teams’ six matchups during the regular season because of their experience. That sounds about right for the postseason as well. Red Wings in six.
Now let us go back east for a series between two teams that did not figure to be where they are in January.
° No. 6 Carolina vs. No. 4 Pittsburgh. This matchup may not be as anticipated as the Penguins-Capitals series was, but it has the potential to be just as good.
The aforementioned Crosby and Malkin lead a Penguins team that has found itself after Dan Bylsma took over as head coach.
Defenseman Sergei Gonchar has eight assists to go with a pair of goals, right wing Bill Guerin has five goals and four assists and defenseman Kris Letang has three goals and six assists.
Eric Staal has found the net nine times for the Hurricanes in the postseason and has four assists to go with them. Once waived by Tampa Bay, Jussi Jokinen has found a new lease on life in Raleigh, notching six goals and four assists on the postseason. Ray Whitney and Chad LaRose have added nine points each.
Both goaltenders have Stanley Cup Final experience, Marc-Andre Fleury, who got to the final last year, has a goals-against average of 2.72 and a save percentage of .901. Cam Ward, who won the Cup in 2006, is in line for a Conn Smythe repeat with a 2.22 goals-against average of and a .927 save percentage.
The Penguins have the stronger power play, converting 19.4 percent of their chances to just 10.4 percent by the Hurricanes. But Carolina has the stronger penalty kill, keeping opponents out of the net 90.7 percent of the time to 81.6 percent by the Penguins.
The Hurricanes have overachieved to get this far and Ward has been spectacular. But unless they can find an answer for Crosby and Malkin, they will be watching the Stanley Cup Final on television. Penguins in six.
...BUT IN THE END - THE WINGS WILL TAKE ER' AGAIN...!
GO WINGS GO!!
The team that looked like they were poised for their first Stanley Cup Final appearance since 1994, Vancouver, was ousted in six games by the young but feisty Chicago Blackhawks.
When it looked like young Washington goaltender Simeon Varlamov was going to lead the Capitals deep into the playoffs, the Penguins chased him early in the second period of their 6-2 Game 7 victory.
When the Red Wings and Hurricanes seemed sure to close out their series in six and five games respectively, the Ducks and Bruins fought back to force seventh games.
In total, 27 games were played in the second round and the vast majority of them were nail-biters.
Before looking ahead to the conference finals, let us take a look at the top performers in the playoffs so far.
° Best team (so far) — Detroit. Vancouver may be out of the running, but the balance of power remains in the Western Conference. As expected, the Ducks took them to the brink, but the Ducks were much better than their No. 8 seed suggested.
Just because they are very good does not mean that they are perfect. Pavel Datsyuk has just one goal and four assists. But this team has more than enough going for it to bring the cup back to Hockeytown for the 12th time.
° Conn Smythe Trophy winner (so far) — Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh. How can one argue with 12 goals and nine assists? He had a memorable hat trick in a memorable Game 2 against the Capitals and scored the first goal in the Penguins’ Game 7 blowout in that same series.
But what makes Crosby even more valuable is his ability to work with linemate Evgeni Malkin. The Russian has six goals and 13 assists of his own and together they make the Penguins a dangerous team.
° Best series (so far) — Anaheim vs. Detroit. True, the Penguins-Capitals series was great as a showcase of the league’s two biggest stars. But this was a showcase of two great teams.
Watching it was like watching a heavyweight fight. Anaheim’s physicality was matched by Detroit’s precision and skill. When it looked like the Ducks were pressed to their limit, their best player Ryan Getzlaf led them back to a seventh game.
In the end, the winner of the series was the old sports axiom — who wanted it more. Dan Cleary wanted to score just a little more than Jonas Hiller wanted to keep the puck out of his net.
Speaking of the Red Wings, let us begin by looking at the battle between two of the original six.
° No. 4 Chicago vs. No. 2 Detroit. If you read this newspaper in January, you know I have a little personal experience with this matchup. Unfortunately, none of the games are slated for the friendly confines at Wrigley Field.
Fortunately, it will be a showcase of two legendary clubs stacked with talent. Detroit will be led by Johan Franzen, who seems to always be at the right place at the right time. All he has done is score eight goals and add seven assists.
Franzen is far from Detroit’s only weapon. Center Henrik Zetterberg has six goals and eight assists, defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom has three goals and eight assists and Cleary has nine points, a plus-minus of 10 and the series-winning goal against the Ducks.
Chicago has plenty to offer as well, specifically four players with 10 or more playoff points. Martin Havlat leads them in points (13) and assists (8) and Patrick Kane leads them with eight goals to go with his four assists.
Kris Versteeg and Jonathan Toews have added 10 points with four others (Brian Campbell, Patrick Sharp, Brent Seabrook and Dave Bolland) trailing behind with nine.
The Red Wings’ Chris Osgood has had to stand on his head at times, but has a goals-against average of 2.06 and save percentage of .921, making him the No. 2 netminder in the postseason. The Blackhawks’ Nikolai Khabibulin has not been shabby, giving up 2.76 goals per game and posting a save percentage of .896.
Both teams are strong on the power play. Chicago ranks first in the postseason, converting 29.4 percent of their chances. Detroit is second, turning 26.4 percent of their opportunities into goals.
The Blackhawks are a young, talented team certain to make waves in the future. But the Red Wings won four of the teams’ six matchups during the regular season because of their experience. That sounds about right for the postseason as well. Red Wings in six.
Now let us go back east for a series between two teams that did not figure to be where they are in January.
° No. 6 Carolina vs. No. 4 Pittsburgh. This matchup may not be as anticipated as the Penguins-Capitals series was, but it has the potential to be just as good.
The aforementioned Crosby and Malkin lead a Penguins team that has found itself after Dan Bylsma took over as head coach.
Defenseman Sergei Gonchar has eight assists to go with a pair of goals, right wing Bill Guerin has five goals and four assists and defenseman Kris Letang has three goals and six assists.
Eric Staal has found the net nine times for the Hurricanes in the postseason and has four assists to go with them. Once waived by Tampa Bay, Jussi Jokinen has found a new lease on life in Raleigh, notching six goals and four assists on the postseason. Ray Whitney and Chad LaRose have added nine points each.
Both goaltenders have Stanley Cup Final experience, Marc-Andre Fleury, who got to the final last year, has a goals-against average of 2.72 and a save percentage of .901. Cam Ward, who won the Cup in 2006, is in line for a Conn Smythe repeat with a 2.22 goals-against average of and a .927 save percentage.
The Penguins have the stronger power play, converting 19.4 percent of their chances to just 10.4 percent by the Hurricanes. But Carolina has the stronger penalty kill, keeping opponents out of the net 90.7 percent of the time to 81.6 percent by the Penguins.
The Hurricanes have overachieved to get this far and Ward has been spectacular. But unless they can find an answer for Crosby and Malkin, they will be watching the Stanley Cup Final on television. Penguins in six.
...BUT IN THE END - THE WINGS WILL TAKE ER' AGAIN...!
GO WINGS GO!!
Saturday, November 22, 2008
..who the HELL is 'THEY'...
wait, so - who the hell is THEY?
so here is something i wonder...why do people always want to give you advice by saying....'you know what THEY say?'........who the f*$@ is 'THEY'?
who gets to be in this group who hands out information like that you shouldn't swim for 30 minutes after you eat. i feel like saying...'listen 'THEY', don't tell me how to live my life.'
wait, how does one get to be a part of this 'THEY'? do you have to try out? is it a special club? do I have to apply? can I get a student loan for this...or maybe i too can just start my own fascist regime of sorts where I can just start handing out random information under the guise of 'THEY'.
yeah - that's it!!! like, 'you know what 'THEY' say, you should give me a dollar everytime i give you advice' or 'you know what 'THEY' say, honking too much can mess up your car' 'you know what 'THEY' say, picking your nose can give you nose herpes'...really, anything - no matter how random could be used...
so here is something i wonder...why do people always want to give you advice by saying....'you know what THEY say?'........who the f*$@ is 'THEY'?
who gets to be in this group who hands out information like that you shouldn't swim for 30 minutes after you eat. i feel like saying...'listen 'THEY', don't tell me how to live my life.'
wait, how does one get to be a part of this 'THEY'? do you have to try out? is it a special club? do I have to apply? can I get a student loan for this...or maybe i too can just start my own fascist regime of sorts where I can just start handing out random information under the guise of 'THEY'.
yeah - that's it!!! like, 'you know what 'THEY' say, you should give me a dollar everytime i give you advice' or 'you know what 'THEY' say, honking too much can mess up your car' 'you know what 'THEY' say, picking your nose can give you nose herpes'...really, anything - no matter how random could be used...
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
...the winner is....OBAMA!!
Who among us is not at a loss for words? Tears pour out. Tears of joy. Tears of relief. A stunning, whopping landslide of hope in a time of deep despair.
In a nation that was founded on genocide and then built on the backs of slaves, it was an unexpected moment, shocking in its simplicity: Barack Obama, a good man, a black man, said he would bring change to Washington, and the majority of the country liked that idea. The racists were present throughout the campaign and in the voting booth. But they are no longer the majority, and we will see their flame of hate fizzle out in our lifetime.
There was another important "first" last night. Never before in our history has an avowed anti-war candidate been elected president during a time of war. I hope President-elect Obama remembers that as he considers expanding the war in Afghanistan. The faith we now have will be lost if he forgets the main issue on which he beat his fellow Dems in the primaries and then a great war hero in the general election: The people of America are tired of war. Sick and tired. And their voice was loud and clear yesterday.
It's been an inexcusable 44 years since a Democrat running for president has received even just 51% of the vote. That's because most Americans haven't really liked the Democrats. They see them as rarely having the guts to get the job done or stand up for the working people they say they support. Well, here's their chance. It has been handed to them, via the voting public, in the form of a man who is not a party hack, not a set-for-life Beltway bureaucrat. Will he now become one of them, or will he force them to be more like him? We pray for the latter.
But today we celebrate this triumph of decency over personal attack, of peace over war, of intelligence over a belief that Adam and Eve rode around on dinosaurs just 6,000 years ago. What will it be like to have a smart president? Science, banished for eight years, will return. Imagine supporting our country's greatest minds as they seek to cure illness, discover new forms of energy, and work to save the planet. I know, pinch me.
We may, just possibly, also see a time of refreshing openness, enlightenment and creativity. The arts and the artists will not be seen as the enemy. Perhaps art will be explored in order to discover the greater truths. When FDR was ushered in with his landslide in 1932, what followed was Frank Capra and Preston Sturgis, Woody Guthrie and John Steinbeck, Dorothea Lange and Orson Welles. All week long I have been inundated with media asking me, "gee, Mike, what will you do now that Bush is gone?" Are they kidding? What will it be like to work and create in an environment that nurtures and supports film and the arts, science and invention, and the freedom to be whatever you want to be? Watch a thousand flowers bloom! We've entered a new era, and if I could sum up our collective first thought of this new era, it is this: Anything Is Possible.
An African American has been elected President of the United States! Anything is possible! We can wrestle our economy out of the hands of the reckless rich and return it to the people. Anything is possible! Every citizen can be guaranteed health care. Anything is possible! We can stop melting the polar ice caps. Anything is possible! Those who have committed war crimes will be brought to justice. Anything is possible.
We really don't have much time. There is big work to do. But this is the week for all of us to revel in this great moment. Be humble about it. Do not treat the Republicans in your life the way they have treated you the past eight years. Show them the grace and goodness that Barack Obama exuded throughout the campaign. Though called every name in the book, he refused to lower himself to the gutter and sling the mud back. Can we follow his example? I know, it will be hard.
It's been a long road, and huge damage has been done to this great country, not to mention to many of you who have lost your jobs, gone bankrupt from medical bills, or suffered through a loved one being shipped off to Iraq. We will now work to repair this damage, and it won't be easy.
But what a way to start! Barack Hussein Obama, the 44th President of the United States. Wow. Seriously, wow.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Michal Chronicles....Europe - Episode II
Hello again! Well, I know that I've talked to quite a bit of you through facebook and such... Things are still fantastic across the pond! I'm having a blast! I left Italy 3 days ago and am now in Spain. I've posted pictures on facebook and for those of you that aren't cool - and not on the ol' FB...I'll send you some when I get a moment. As you may know I tried to 'run with the bulls'. I chickened out. After 45 people died and I thought maybe a block was too far to run as those bulls are f'n fast!! Plus, I had my camera, I'm on my period and you know what they say about animals and chicks on their periods - oh - and I also had the baby...maybe that wasn't a winning combination. HAHA!
Anyhoo, I was at the Royal Palace in Madrid, Spain and got some great photo's. I can see myself living in a Palace. Hee Hee.... They were very protective of what I shot, so I can only publish a few...which I have...but I'll have some great stories to share. The mojito's are good here but I think Cuba is #1 in that department. Last night I was enjoying the 'VIRGEN DEL CARMEN' Festival here in Malaga. A little history about that below:
'...It's a hot, muggy eight o'clock in mid-July in the overgrown fishing village of Rincon de la Victoria. Crowds are gathered in the tree-lined plaza in front of the church, with its typical whitewashed façade. Others line the pavement on both sides of the street, or squeeze onto their balconies. If you peer through the open door, you can just make out the white and gold-robed priest presiding over a special mass for the town's patron, the Virgen del Carmen.
At last the bells ring out, long and loud, and the traffic police blow their whistles to redirect the traffic away from the main thoroughfare. The steady stream of residents and holidaymakers turns into a river, as they pour in from their houses, from the beach and from the cafes. A brass band strikes up the national anthem, and seconds later, the velvet-robed virgin appears on a throne decked in white carnations, borne by a dozen or so barefoot men in blue and white sailor suits. Everybody cheers and claps
Then, the equivalent of a boat's coxman, gives the first of the ceremony's many rallying cries: "Viva la Virgen!" And the eager congregation, respond, "Viva!" This is repeated three times. Now, the leader moves on to everyone's favourite chorus: "Y cómo es?" And what's she like? The crowd shouts back, "Guapa, guapa y guapa" - pretty, pretty and pretty, and the cheering and clapping start again.
Led by the priest, the sailors solemnly lift the throne onto their shoulders and make their way across the main road, with the crowds either rushing on ahead or following slowly behind. To get to the beach, they must pass through the narrow streets of the fishermen's quarter, where every cottage - whether traditional whitewashed or modern red-brick - hangs large Virgen del Carmen posters from its balconies, and where most have decorative "virgin" tiles set in the walls.
When the entourage finally step out into the fading sunlight, the cheering and clapping resume, this time rippling along the packed promenade, where elderly men and women in their Sunday best rub shoulders with bikini-clad holidaymakers and excited children. They are all word perfect when a Carmen enthusiast dressed in mourning black starts off the "Viva la Virgen" chorus. And most of them know what's coming next, when the sailors go into their display of physical prowess and devotion.
First, they lift up the throne on one hand, sweat pouring down their faces, then, incredibly, they get down on their knees and shuffle along a few painful metres. More "vivas" and "guapas" and applause.
At last they turn onto the beach and take the "Reina de los Mares" (Queen of the Seas) down to the shore. In some kind of ritual baptism they push her in and let the waves wash over the throne. Then they pull her out and set about mounting the throne onto a specially-prepared boat, decked with red and white carnations.
The waves are strong and they struggle with the launch, cheered on by scores of youngsters who are already in the choppy water up to their waists. Then she's in, rockets start firing off, and the little fishing boats lead their queen on her voyage round the bay, accompanied by some of the stronger swimmers.
As the regal party fades into the horizon, and the remaining light fades, the crowds disperse. Some wander down to the virgin's shrine at the western end of the beach, but most set about the serious business of finding a table on this, one of the busiest nights of the summer. An hour or so later, when coffees are being lingered over, the traffic stops again and the bedraggled tired out sailors make their way back to the church. Feeble cries of "viva" and "guapa" still ring out, but the excitement is just about over for another year...'
I'm here in Malaga for 1 more day then we're off to Huelva, Spain. It's very hot here and THANK GAWD our hotel is on the beach! Number of reasons - the ocean for swimming and the beach for banana hammock city!! AWESOME. Well chicas es chicos...gotta jet but I'll be back for Episode III very soon....maybe with some tales of debauchery and nudeness...we'll see. :p xoxo
Anyhoo, I was at the Royal Palace in Madrid, Spain and got some great photo's. I can see myself living in a Palace. Hee Hee.... They were very protective of what I shot, so I can only publish a few...which I have...but I'll have some great stories to share. The mojito's are good here but I think Cuba is #1 in that department. Last night I was enjoying the 'VIRGEN DEL CARMEN' Festival here in Malaga. A little history about that below:
'...It's a hot, muggy eight o'clock in mid-July in the overgrown fishing village of Rincon de la Victoria. Crowds are gathered in the tree-lined plaza in front of the church, with its typical whitewashed façade. Others line the pavement on both sides of the street, or squeeze onto their balconies. If you peer through the open door, you can just make out the white and gold-robed priest presiding over a special mass for the town's patron, the Virgen del Carmen.
At last the bells ring out, long and loud, and the traffic police blow their whistles to redirect the traffic away from the main thoroughfare. The steady stream of residents and holidaymakers turns into a river, as they pour in from their houses, from the beach and from the cafes. A brass band strikes up the national anthem, and seconds later, the velvet-robed virgin appears on a throne decked in white carnations, borne by a dozen or so barefoot men in blue and white sailor suits. Everybody cheers and claps
Then, the equivalent of a boat's coxman, gives the first of the ceremony's many rallying cries: "Viva la Virgen!" And the eager congregation, respond, "Viva!" This is repeated three times. Now, the leader moves on to everyone's favourite chorus: "Y cómo es?" And what's she like? The crowd shouts back, "Guapa, guapa y guapa" - pretty, pretty and pretty, and the cheering and clapping start again.
Led by the priest, the sailors solemnly lift the throne onto their shoulders and make their way across the main road, with the crowds either rushing on ahead or following slowly behind. To get to the beach, they must pass through the narrow streets of the fishermen's quarter, where every cottage - whether traditional whitewashed or modern red-brick - hangs large Virgen del Carmen posters from its balconies, and where most have decorative "virgin" tiles set in the walls.
When the entourage finally step out into the fading sunlight, the cheering and clapping resume, this time rippling along the packed promenade, where elderly men and women in their Sunday best rub shoulders with bikini-clad holidaymakers and excited children. They are all word perfect when a Carmen enthusiast dressed in mourning black starts off the "Viva la Virgen" chorus. And most of them know what's coming next, when the sailors go into their display of physical prowess and devotion.
First, they lift up the throne on one hand, sweat pouring down their faces, then, incredibly, they get down on their knees and shuffle along a few painful metres. More "vivas" and "guapas" and applause.
At last they turn onto the beach and take the "Reina de los Mares" (Queen of the Seas) down to the shore. In some kind of ritual baptism they push her in and let the waves wash over the throne. Then they pull her out and set about mounting the throne onto a specially-prepared boat, decked with red and white carnations.
The waves are strong and they struggle with the launch, cheered on by scores of youngsters who are already in the choppy water up to their waists. Then she's in, rockets start firing off, and the little fishing boats lead their queen on her voyage round the bay, accompanied by some of the stronger swimmers.
As the regal party fades into the horizon, and the remaining light fades, the crowds disperse. Some wander down to the virgin's shrine at the western end of the beach, but most set about the serious business of finding a table on this, one of the busiest nights of the summer. An hour or so later, when coffees are being lingered over, the traffic stops again and the bedraggled tired out sailors make their way back to the church. Feeble cries of "viva" and "guapa" still ring out, but the excitement is just about over for another year...'
I'm here in Malaga for 1 more day then we're off to Huelva, Spain. It's very hot here and THANK GAWD our hotel is on the beach! Number of reasons - the ocean for swimming and the beach for banana hammock city!! AWESOME. Well chicas es chicos...gotta jet but I'll be back for Episode III very soon....maybe with some tales of debauchery and nudeness...we'll see. :p xoxo
Friday, July 11, 2008
Michal Chronicles....Europe - Episode I
Let's start off by saying, 'I'd like to say I wish I were back in Canada...but I can't...i LOVE it here!! The weather is fantastic, the men are *drool* - the food is delicious, and the booze seems to be flowing from every direction - there goes my 'going clean' streak! Pic's to come once I download them to my puter... Everyone is awesome from the crew to the band. The tour bus is soooo cool as you'll see in the pic's...and I've marked my territory by throwing up in it 4 times my first day in it! My flight from London from Toronto was awesome. My 'pod' in executive class was next to Dustin Hoffman. He spent the entire flight starring at me. Finally his assistant came over to me when he was in the bathroom and said I hope he's not creeping you out as he thinks he knows you from somewhere.... I was like, 'he's not creepy - he just has good taste...'! Bah hahahaha!!! Anyway, then Dustin as he likes to be called...apologized for gazing at me and then we talked about film for a bit and what I did - blah blah blah - then I introduced him to the 'mile high club'....He won't forget me anymore...
LOL! It was cool. The hotels we've been staying in have been pretty sweet. The only think that sucks balls is that when I'm in my room late at night the only thing on TV are shows in the language of the country we're in...there are only some many german shiza videos I can watch...sheesh! I can't even streamline or download here as I'm international - fer f's sake! I've enjoyed parts of England, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and now I'm in Italy...Buongiorno mi amore!! The drive from Stuttgard Germany to Udine Italy was AMAZING! The mountains on each side of the bus were breathtaking... and right behind those were the Swiss Alps - the biggest snow capped mountains you'll ever see! There are no words to describe the things I saw... The smells here in Italy are absolutely incredible...Wine, Flowers and Food...mmmmm and the freaking men - WOAH!! Man, I've never been hit on so much in my life - I'm not complaining but I'm starting to run out of excuses on why I wont kiss them... LOL! I'm going to go out for dinner and drinks with some of the guys from the crew and the band....Other than that all is well with me. I'm not throwing up anymore on the bus thanks to these amazing patch things I stick behind my ear - Tomorrow we have concert here in Udine, Italy...then off to Brescia for 2 days and then Milan...wooooo After Milan we fly to Madrid, Spain - where yes, I've psyched myself out to run with the bulls - a couple of blocks at least! Note to self: don't wear my red bandana or red shorts... Well dudes, I hope everyone is having a fantastic summer thus far and Episode II of the Michal Chronicles will soon follow with pic's!
LOL! It was cool. The hotels we've been staying in have been pretty sweet. The only think that sucks balls is that when I'm in my room late at night the only thing on TV are shows in the language of the country we're in...there are only some many german shiza videos I can watch...sheesh! I can't even streamline or download here as I'm international - fer f's sake! I've enjoyed parts of England, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and now I'm in Italy...Buongiorno mi amore!! The drive from Stuttgard Germany to Udine Italy was AMAZING! The mountains on each side of the bus were breathtaking... and right behind those were the Swiss Alps - the biggest snow capped mountains you'll ever see! There are no words to describe the things I saw... The smells here in Italy are absolutely incredible...Wine, Flowers and Food...mmmmm and the freaking men - WOAH!! Man, I've never been hit on so much in my life - I'm not complaining but I'm starting to run out of excuses on why I wont kiss them... LOL! I'm going to go out for dinner and drinks with some of the guys from the crew and the band....Other than that all is well with me. I'm not throwing up anymore on the bus thanks to these amazing patch things I stick behind my ear - Tomorrow we have concert here in Udine, Italy...then off to Brescia for 2 days and then Milan...wooooo After Milan we fly to Madrid, Spain - where yes, I've psyched myself out to run with the bulls - a couple of blocks at least! Note to self: don't wear my red bandana or red shorts... Well dudes, I hope everyone is having a fantastic summer thus far and Episode II of the Michal Chronicles will soon follow with pic's!
Sunday, August 19, 2007
...what's new... hummmmm
well, not much has been going on - i mean, nothing to write home about...
with 'facebook' so popular and almost everyone i know on it - there's been no need to blog! with status updates, albums fer pics and instant messaging... i've lost touch with my poor blog. so, i'm back from the bar - a bit tipsy, wait - who's kidding who - i'm tanked... i'm wide awake, everyone has gone home and it's me with my puter and the faint sounds of some twisted sister, i wanna rock, playin' in the background... i find i get alot done when i'm drunk...writing, cleaning, emailin' etc etc... it could be all in my head - but i highly doubt it. anyhoo... not workin' on a show, just finished one in ottawa... back in TO where film is dead. huhhhhhhhhhhh. well, that's it...my glass is empty and screamin' fer a refill...! until next time, take care of you and each other... :p
with 'facebook' so popular and almost everyone i know on it - there's been no need to blog! with status updates, albums fer pics and instant messaging... i've lost touch with my poor blog. so, i'm back from the bar - a bit tipsy, wait - who's kidding who - i'm tanked... i'm wide awake, everyone has gone home and it's me with my puter and the faint sounds of some twisted sister, i wanna rock, playin' in the background... i find i get alot done when i'm drunk...writing, cleaning, emailin' etc etc... it could be all in my head - but i highly doubt it. anyhoo... not workin' on a show, just finished one in ottawa... back in TO where film is dead. huhhhhhhhhhhh. well, that's it...my glass is empty and screamin' fer a refill...! until next time, take care of you and each other... :p
Friday, June 08, 2007
paris sucks, wait...that was tooo easy... BAH HAHA!
okay - does this make anyone else as sick as it does me?! fer f's sake!
geez girl! get some balls... it shouldn't be hard - i do know you like them...! there's prolly some guard in there that will keep you safe as he gives it to ya! all jokes aside - here is a girl that should be a role model - but gets caught, not once, but twice drinking and driving - plus driving while her license was suspended... gets sentenced to jail and can't even finish 3 freakin' days! i mean, if i had 3 square meals, and hour of 'yard time', a free bed to sleep in, rent free i might add...and an excuse to slack off...sign me up!! plus, if i act mean enough i could have my own bitch! i can't believe that the girl got outta of jail! her 2.5 days have turned into 5 days served...what kind of treatment is this? wtf!?! what does this show society? it's disgusting! she's disgusting - and i hope she gets sent back to jail and that for her leaving early - when she returns, the judge makes it so she now has to serve the 54 days... enough with the poor baby bullshit - she's a big girl... suck it up paris - you'll be back out whoopin' it up, showin' yer beaver with yer pals and prolly back in the car doing rails off the dash and pounding back the redbull & vodka you have stashed in the console.... wait, do you know what console means? it the bump between the driver seat and the seat beside you... when you lift the top of that bump you can put things in it... neat huh?!
anyway, i came across this from a friend on the inside... HIYA BIG BETTY!!!
Paris Hilton's Diary....
Dear, dear, dear Diary:
All I wanted to do was hug my Mom and they drug me out of the courtroom. I just wanted to hug my Mom before I was drug out of the courtroom. They are really, really, awful. The mean, hateful judge would not even listen to me. What kind of church does he go to where they applauded him for what he did to me. I mean they clapped. That is soooooooooooo mean.
My lawyer is filing a Writ of Mandate this very minute to overturn the mean Judge’s Order. Now the Judge is ordering me to serve 45 days but the Sheriff said I will serve the original 23 days with eighteen left.
My lawyer says there are two hearings coming up on this and I could get out earlier. My lawyer says the minute the appeal is filed I can get out on bail. They are doing that now.
Sheriff Baca clearly said again that the time typically served is three days and I served three days. He also said that I was sentenced longer because I was a celebrity. He refused to send a Sheriff’s car to pick me up at first so we called my driver and then he gave in and sent a car.
I just said, “It is NOT RIGHT,” and it’s NOT. I just did what they said to do. Now I have to stay longer. This Judge is out of control. The Judge just took everything out on me.
Richard Hutton — my attorney — is all over this. This was NOT OUR AGREEMENT!
I am in the medical unit downtown at the twin towers … I am not alone. That’s better. I am getting my medication.
Eighteen days OR LESS. Pray for me. I miss my family soooooooooooo much.
My lawyer said that the Sheriff can just let me go. The problem was that he put be in an ankle bracelet. If he releases me again without an ankle bracelet the Judge cannot do anything.
Sheriff Barca said clearly: “The only thing I can detect as special treatment is the amount of her sentence is the amount of her sentence.” He said this is a low level crime and under our standard release system she would be released after serving ten percent of her time. It is standard policy that women in the county jail for crimes such as mine are released after serving ten percent of their time. Sheriff Barca made it clear I am being discriminated against because of my celebrity.
He does not have to release me under house arrest, he can just release me if he wants. But we are pretty sure I will get bail on Monday pursuant to my appeal.
My publicist keeps on saying think of all the money I will make CHA CHING, CHA CHING, CHA CHING.
I do not need money. I need to be at home. I have more money than I can ever spend. I just want to be home but at least I am not in isolation again. Thank you dear Lord. That was not fair to me. Isolation is an extra punishment and if I were not Paris Hilton … I would not even be in jail … That’s what Sheriff Baca said, that what virtually the entire LA Criminal Bar says, even mean old MSNBC is admitting that now.
Please send letters. I will be stronger tomorrow. It is just hard being put in, taken out, and put back in. Really, hard.
All my love,
XXOOOXXXOOO
Paris H!
Sunday, May 06, 2007
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
Saturday, April 28, 2007
'...why can't we all just get along...'
violence breeds violence. repression breeds retaliation and only the cleansing of our whole society can remove the sickness from our souls. when you teach to hate your brothers and sisters...when you teach that you are a lessor man and/or woman because of color, beliefs, and/or the policies that they wish to pursue...when you teach that those who differ from you, or threaten your freedom, your job, home or family - then you also learn to confront others not as fellow beings but as enemies. to be met not with cooperation but with conquest...to be subject gated and to be mastered. we learn at the last to look at our brothers and sisters as aliens. alien men and women with whom we share a city but not a community...bound to us in a common dwelling but not in a common effort. we learn to share only a common fear, only a common desire to retreat from each other. only a common impulse to meet disagreement with force.
our lives are short. the work to be done is to great to let this spirit flourish any longer in this world of ours. we cannot banish it with a program or resolution but we can perhaps, remember if only for a time, that those who live with us are our brothers and sisters. they too share the same short moment of life, that they seek as do we...nothing but the chance to live out their lives in purpose and in happiness...winning the satisfaction and fulfillment that they can. surly this bond of common fate, and surly this bond of common goals can begin to teach us something. surly we can learn at the least...to look around at those of us - our fellow men and women - and surly we can begin to work a little harder to bind up the wounds among us and become in our hearts...brothers and sisters once again.
'...we excuse those who are willing to build their own lives in the shattered dreams of other human beings...' robert kennedy
our lives are short. the work to be done is to great to let this spirit flourish any longer in this world of ours. we cannot banish it with a program or resolution but we can perhaps, remember if only for a time, that those who live with us are our brothers and sisters. they too share the same short moment of life, that they seek as do we...nothing but the chance to live out their lives in purpose and in happiness...winning the satisfaction and fulfillment that they can. surly this bond of common fate, and surly this bond of common goals can begin to teach us something. surly we can learn at the least...to look around at those of us - our fellow men and women - and surly we can begin to work a little harder to bind up the wounds among us and become in our hearts...brothers and sisters once again.
'...we excuse those who are willing to build their own lives in the shattered dreams of other human beings...' robert kennedy
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
real time....the movie
so, 'that's a wrap!' on the feature 'REAL TIME'. this movie stars RANDY QUAID & JAY BARUCHEL. had a blast! we all had a blast!
Thursday, March 22, 2007
10 reasons to date a hockey player...
Top 10 Reasons To Date A Hockey Player
1. They always wear protection
2. They have great hands
3. They are used to scoring
4. They have great stamina
5. They find the opening and get it in
6. They never miss the target
7. They know how to use their wood
8. They have long sticks
9. They know when to play rough
10. Because baseball players only know how to hit balls
Monday, March 05, 2007
woo HOOOOOOOO!!!!
so, get this.... i've got season tickets to TORONTO ROCK LACROSSE. anyhoo... i was coming out of the washroom - on my way to get yet another beer...mmmmmmm beer... well, this chick comes over to me and my friend DAWN (pictured here w/ me) 
anyway, asks me if i wanted to be the last shooter on PROLINE'S SHOOT FOR CASH! i was like, 'uh yeah!' so, she escourts DAWN and I to the field for half-time... i came in 3rd place.... i was the only chick and didn't get boo'd - so i think i made out well... they gave me a knapsack full of stuff - for 3rd. didn't look in it until MARC 
asked me if i knew what i got. UH - WOW! 
yup... IPOD NANO! cooooooool!!!!
(the babies after i won....) yes dave, jody & marc - an IPOD NANO! MINE MINE MINE! na na na na na
anyway, asks me if i wanted to be the last shooter on PROLINE'S SHOOT FOR CASH! i was like, 'uh yeah!' so, she escourts DAWN and I to the field for half-time... i came in 3rd place.... i was the only chick and didn't get boo'd - so i think i made out well... they gave me a knapsack full of stuff - for 3rd. didn't look in it until MARC 
asked me if i knew what i got. UH - WOW! 
yup... IPOD NANO! cooooooool!!!!
(the babies after i won....) yes dave, jody & marc - an IPOD NANO! MINE MINE MINE! na na na na na
Saturday, March 03, 2007
...let's go red wings...!!!
my team (best team EVER!) RED WINGS wanted to add toughness and depth up front, and have accomplished both goals just before the NHL's trading deadline. detroit acquired TODD BERTUZZI from florida on tuesday - along with forward KYLE CALDER in a three-team trade. WOOOOOO! now an ever COOLER team! HASEK is also back for another year! ALRIGHT! can we say 'welcome back STANLEY!' although BERTUZZI hasn't played since he had lower back surgery in november -- after being sidelined for more than two weeks by a herniated disc...he sealed a goal and six assists in seven games after being acquired last summer. THE RED WINGS, WILL - not HOPE, have BERTUZZI in the lineup by the end of march...says ME...and well, i'm always right! :) i'm assured when BERTUZZI says, (quote) "i've been feeling a lot better." "i've been doing some work off the ice and i've been skating the past two weeks."
BERTUZZI is a huge, talented man that adds the dimensions of size and skill that DETROIT needs on one of the top two lines. FYI - THE WINGS are among the NHL's top teams this season...
...LET'S GO RED WINGS!! (clap clap clap clap clap)
Monday, February 26, 2007
in dinky's mind today
the dink here with a much belated addition to my blog...
where the F- have you been!?�, scream my (not literally) hundreds of
readers...well, i'll tell you. there have been some big changes in the dink's life since the start of 2007 and i've been busy as a beaver... ha-ha, i said 'beaver'
[note: i know full well that that phrase makes no sense whatsoever...beavers are not busy unless their dams are continually knocked down and destroyed by pesky neighborhood kids and/or storms]
anyhoo, there's been a question that's been eating away at me like a flesh eating bacteria or possibly a wolverine...
'WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE CAST OF BATTLESTAR GALACTICA CRASH LANDED ON THE LOST ISLAND???!!!'
well, first of all...they would have lasers. adama would quickly secure the hatch for his crew. the survivors of the oceanic flight 815 would be herded up like little children and inspected like cattle. could these people actually be cylons!� starbuck would be thinking to herself... then she would think, that one who calls himself sawyer is pretty hot. i wonder what he would look like swimming in just his jeans� [i know i'm often thinking that myself - along with wondering what it would feel like as he swims through MY jeans]
then, starbuck would take sawyer on a reconnoiter of the island where they would visit the swimming hole and start necking. then, kate & apollo would stumble upon them and then they would all be getting it on when a huge crashing would come through the jungle and one of those huge unseen monsters would tower above them (the monsters that disappeared after episode 8 of season 1) and they would be screaming...
AHHHHH!!!! cut to commercial... (and in 3...2...1)
meanwhile back at the hatch, adama would want to imprison the 'LOST cast' in the old cave with the creek in it, but president roslin would want to reason with them and have both casts mate in order to create more surviving humans...'cut to' the cylons would have contacted 'the others' and they would form an alliance to destroy all the good humans and especially that annoying french woman who lives on the other side of the island...starbuck would shoot the unseen monster - then sawyer would say something witty and sexy, like 'nice shot, blondie...where'd you learn to shoot a laser like that - from watching princess Leia...?' the she'd reply...'put a sock in it sawyer - but then, the attraction would be way too much for them and they'd begin to start making out again...
cut to commercial...product placement - then, next week on...
where the F- have you been!?�, scream my (not literally) hundreds of
readers...well, i'll tell you. there have been some big changes in the dink's life since the start of 2007 and i've been busy as a beaver... ha-ha, i said 'beaver'
[note: i know full well that that phrase makes no sense whatsoever...beavers are not busy unless their dams are continually knocked down and destroyed by pesky neighborhood kids and/or storms]
anyhoo, there's been a question that's been eating away at me like a flesh eating bacteria or possibly a wolverine...
'WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE CAST OF BATTLESTAR GALACTICA CRASH LANDED ON THE LOST ISLAND???!!!'
well, first of all...they would have lasers. adama would quickly secure the hatch for his crew. the survivors of the oceanic flight 815 would be herded up like little children and inspected like cattle. could these people actually be cylons!� starbuck would be thinking to herself... then she would think, that one who calls himself sawyer is pretty hot. i wonder what he would look like swimming in just his jeans� [i know i'm often thinking that myself - along with wondering what it would feel like as he swims through MY jeans]
then, starbuck would take sawyer on a reconnoiter of the island where they would visit the swimming hole and start necking. then, kate & apollo would stumble upon them and then they would all be getting it on when a huge crashing would come through the jungle and one of those huge unseen monsters would tower above them (the monsters that disappeared after episode 8 of season 1) and they would be screaming...
AHHHHH!!!! cut to commercial... (and in 3...2...1)
meanwhile back at the hatch, adama would want to imprison the 'LOST cast' in the old cave with the creek in it, but president roslin would want to reason with them and have both casts mate in order to create more surviving humans...'cut to' the cylons would have contacted 'the others' and they would form an alliance to destroy all the good humans and especially that annoying french woman who lives on the other side of the island...starbuck would shoot the unseen monster - then sawyer would say something witty and sexy, like 'nice shot, blondie...where'd you learn to shoot a laser like that - from watching princess Leia...?' the she'd reply...'put a sock in it sawyer - but then, the attraction would be way too much for them and they'd begin to start making out again...
cut to commercial...product placement - then, next week on...
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
another low budget - but i'll take er'!
well...after i got the unemployed life down to a science - i received a call from a production called 'REAL TIME'. it's a feature starring RANDY QUAID. i love him! anyhoo... i've started prep and am VERY HAPPY to have some work. it'll take me to the end of march, which is nice...unfortunately, it's ULTRA LOW BUDGET!!!! but meh, it's work! :) so - as usual, i will post pic's and try to blog as often as i can. i hope y'all are doing well! sure hope to see some of you soon! not all of you....just some of you.... HAHAHAHA - just jokin'! pints? i love pints...makes me stand the sight of some of you a lil' longer - ZINGGGGGG!
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