The ice is thin, come on in...
Here's the game plan for today...
After a few more hours trying to achieve our 96-episode goal on 24, Katie and I will be driving into Naperville where she will drop me off at my parents' house so I can spend some time hooking up their TiVo and she will be going to a baby shower for our friends Graham and Kristy.
Afterwards is when the fun begins.
I will be taking Katie to her first-ever hockey game. She's never been to one whereas I've been to dozens. I love hockey even though I don't really keep up as much with the Chicago Blackhawks as I once did, but the game is still so much fun to watch because it's so fast paced.
She's been wanting to go for some time now, but finding time is difficult and the NHL lockout last season didn't make it much easier.
Yeah, we could've seen the Chicago Wolves play since they're not NHL and were not affected by the lockout, but, again, time was an issue. And so was money. There are so many other things that we could spend that money on than hockey.
But these tickets are free. And so is the parking. How can you say no to that?
You can't.
You just go. And you enjoy. And you root for fights and blood on the ice.
Bwahahahahahahahaha!!!
Episodes Elapsed: 31 (now in season 2) |
Have you seriously almost watched 96 hours of 24 in under a month?
That's disturbing..haha!
That's why I stay away from that show. I don't want to get hooked.
Have fun at the hockey game!
Posted by: Johnny C. | Sunday, 08 January 2006 at 12:28 PM
The last time I watched hockey was in 1995! But I can remember what fun it was! Hope you enjoy!
Posted by: kilax | Sunday, 08 January 2006 at 01:24 PM
Wow, no hockey games -- really? I am shocked only because I grew up in Detroit and they kill you for less there. :)
Posted by: sandra | Sunday, 08 January 2006 at 09:04 PM
Johnny, not quite, but we'll be there soon. Just logged another eight episodes today (I'm home sick and Katie didn't start work until 3 p.m.). You've gotta watch. Just give it a shot. Yes, you'll be hooked and addicted... but in a good way.
Kilax, hockey is fun... when you win. We got trounced. When we left, it was 5-0 in favor of the Predators. As we were walking out the front door (halfway through the third period), we heard the buzzer sound and the cheers indicating that we got our one and only goal. Painful. Oh, and we're on a ten-game losing streak right now.
Sandra, I think if it were a town in which our hockey team was actually decent, such as Detroit, then she might've been lynched at an early age. But she does have a deep-rooted love for the Cubs and the Bears. So, most of Chicago forgives her.
But the Hawks suck. No question about it. We've sucked for years. The most recent Stanley Cup banner at the United Center was from 1964. That's just sad. Not as sad as the Cubbie's drought, but still and all the same.
Posted by: Kevin | Monday, 09 January 2006 at 02:58 PM