My first original video....

Speilberg and Lucas better watch out!!!

The Perfect Game ???

October 14, 2006... My 37th birthday and we're at the Air Canada Centre to watch the Leafs and the Flames. I had some high expectations tonight as this was my first pick in the season ticket draft.

The night started off great with Julianne buying me a medium Rickards pale before we headed up to our seats. This was my first game of the 2006 season that i've attended so its always fun to catch up with our neighbours.

The Leafs jumped out to a two goal lead in the first period. A two goal lead in the ACC is party time, the beer flows faster, and all the old time ticket holders are all in their happy place.

The first intermission was quite unusual. We stay to watch the timbits play. The blue team's goalie stoned the most talented forward on the ice for about 20 shots over the 5 minutes they play for. I then traversed down from row 18 of the ACC down to the mens room lineup... did my business, got a new medium sized beer and returned to my seat with almost 5 minutes left in the intermission. It was already proving to be an unusual night.

The second period played out like a Hollywood script. The leafs not only lost their lead, but fell behind in the game to enter the final period. In the 3rd, Raycroft somehow crosses the net to steal away an open net goal and Mats Sundin takes the puck down the ice to score and the game is tied. With only seconds to go, a very questionable penalty is called against Darcy Tucker of the home team. Entering overtime, the Leafs are short handed.

With the Leafs in full defense mode, Sundin takes the puck into the Calgary zone and unloads a long shot that beat Kipper. It's a hockey pool dream goal... short handed, overtime, game winner for the Hat-trick which goes down as Mats' 500ths career goal!!!

Happy Birthday to Me !!!

House Progress

So it seems like we've nailed down the upgrades and as you can see, the place is really progressing. You can't see from the photos but the finished stairs are sitting in the main floor waiting to be installed.

When I forget about how much everything costs, i'm really excited because I think the place will be beautiful. Julianne and I have really been good about choosing what we want now, and what can wait. I'm honestly a little surprised that we haven't butted heads over any thing. (okay, a 2nd closet in the master suite took some convincing, but seriously, she's getting the walk-in to herself)

Oh yeah... so rants... hmm, I should have tons of material to rattle off about the whole new home thing..... and I have had my momments, but right now, i just can't wait to move it and plant some new roots. I'll recap some of the crap on a future post.

How do i convince my wife we need one of these?

To hell with the M5... this is what I should replace the M3 with !!!

1 down.... 81 to go

10 minutes in and I picked up Patrick Eaves in the hockey pool. But what about the leafs? Looked okay for the first 10 minutes but after that it was painfull. McCabe looks ready for the golf course, and the young guys look like kittens scrambling with the charmine.

Sure it's only the 1st game, but i saw no cohession, no chemistry, just a few solo efforts to swat the puck towards the net. The most irritating thing wasn't the game being lost, but the fact that no one even breathed on Chris Neil late in the third once the game was lost and he was still throwing the body around.

I'm not holding my breath for game #2....

I have nothing to rant about...

...except that everywhere I go now, I am surrounded by young women being back at school full time. Best thing is I don't look any older than they do, even though my birthday is around the corner......hahaha even

Hockey Season Starts Tomorrow !!!

Too bad we won't see anything like this for a long long time.

test photo 4 Danny

shot from his D80....

okay... one more

I just can't help myself.

Photo Phun

So tonight, Dan and I geeked out with the camera stuff. Fortunately, the dorky stuff didn't frighten our lovely model.

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September means the PVR is in full effect..

So hear is a list of what's chewing up space on the PVR now that the new fall season is upon us....

CSI (orginal LV edition) ... that model is wicked!!!
Amazing Race... feeling a little diluted this time around. Not feeling it.
Survivor... again, suckered in with the race thing.. too bad it ended so soon.
Hockey a Peoples History (recorded every sunday.. difficult to catch up on though)
Dancing with the stars (yeah cheesey, but thumbs up for an HD broadcast)
Ugly Betty not a bad start, bonus clips of Salma Hayek keeps this show in good standing.
Heroes .. awsome opening episode, lots going on in the background... definately the "new show" of the season for me.
Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares : great show... so good that it doesnt matter that it's on fuzzy standard definition.

upcoming:
Batchelor : Rome... yeah.. will watch with the wife. Should have some promising venues.
24 : will be watching weekly
Restraunt makeover : can't wait for the Jerimiah Bullfrog's episode... what happened to my Jerk Burger !!!

feather in any Toronto Maple Leaf broadcast in HD, i think i'll need some more storage space on the PVR.