Our father who art in Vancouver Hockey be thy name Thy will be done The Gold will be won On ice As well as in thy stands Give us this day Our hockey sticks And forgive us our penalties As we forgive those Who cross-check against us And lead us not into elimination But deliver [...]

For some reason as a child the Olympics never struck a chord with me. The athletes seemed untouchable, as if they were blessed with enormous talent that mere others could never attempt to match. The Olympics were the domain of extraordinary individuals, those prone to athletics and high achievement. I think, for the first time, [...]

In the third paragraph of my last post, I said with complete confidence that Russia would take the gold medal and thrash Canada in the quarter-finals. Written off for dead, they instead came out and played one of the best hockey games I’ve ever had the profound experience of witnessing, in terms of utter domination [...]

When you’re doing something demanding, but not really getting an opportunity to flex your muscles and show what you can do, and there is nothing you can do about it, you’re bound to go through some hard patches. Eventually, you realize that this four-walled world of yours is just a temporary thing. Chances will abound [...]

Finally, I have received a bit of good news that may add a little excitement to my work-and-school existence. The final exam for MAT235 is as early as it can possibly be: 9-12am on Wednesday, April 7th. Which is much, much better than Friday, April 23rd (the last day of exams), that’s for damn sure. [...]

Walking out off my MAT235 test last week, I thought to myself, “dude, there is no way on Earth that you answered 30% of that test correctly beyond a shadow of doubt.” And technically, after looking at my mark, I didn’t. However, this is a course filled with Life Science students, Chemistry students… in other [...]

I spoiled my excitement for tomorrow night. Yep, I read the review of the Blue Rodeo show last (Tuesday) night, and apparently it was a great show. Tomorrow should be good. I never read reviews or check setlists of previous shows of a band on the same tour. I love not knowing what the next [...]