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Current Entries Saturday, May 10, 2008 -- Late Morning I finally have my pictures up. I hope that you'll enjoy them. :-) I've been abit on the slow side in posting in the last week because it was finals week at CMU, and because I have had a killer headache for four days. It's probably stress, and I hope that it goes away soon! Friday, May 9, 2008 -- Late Evening The Eastern Conference Finals returned to Pittsburgh when the Pens met up with the Philadelphia Flyers this evening. There were tons of fans outside Mellon Arena to watch the game for free on the giant screen while those of us inside dressed in white for "Whiteout night." The game was a nerve-wracking one. The Pens took the early lead, but then the Flyers tied and then took the lead. However, the Pens came back to tie and then take the lead themselves. Evgeni Malkin played like a man possessed, and he scored two of the Pens four goals. His second was a short handed goal that put the nail in the Flyers' coffin. The Pens take a one game lead in the series, and the team celebrated with fireworks after the game. It was quite a night. The final score was Pens 4 - Flyers 2. I should have my pictures posted tomorrow morning. The only annoying part was the "Statue of Liberty" guy. He's this tall goober who sits two rows ahead of me. For some reason, he thinks that because he bought a ticket, he can stand to watch the game, even when no one is standing in front of him. It was really annoying because the guys sitting in the row behind me couldn't see any of the play in the Flyers end during the first period because of this guy. So I asked him during the second intermission if he would do me a favor and try to limit the standing when there wasn't anyone standing in front of him. The guy became quite a jerk and said that if I wanted to see the game, I should stay at home and watch it on Versus. Hmm, obviously the guy doesn't have all his brain cells functioning because that's why I bought a rather expensive ticket to the game. Through the next two periods, he kept on commenting on how people couldn't see, how they should watch on Versus, and randomly standing up. Granted he did sit more when the play was in our end, but he was acting like a really a$$hole. The woman and man right behind the guy were also acting jerkish--I guess because they like the loser--and would stand too. I thought that was stupid because the woman is shorter than me, and if she's in the row immediately behind him, she isn't seeing any of the game. I guess some people are stupid and want to pay money without actually watching the game. Anyway, here's a photo of the jerk who makes my Hall of Shame. Sunday, May 4, 2008 -- Late Evening What a day and game! I went to game five of the Pens and Rangers series. Everyone in PIttsburgh hoped that the Pens would seal the deal, and win today. When the first period went by, and there was no score, I was getting nervous. The Pens came back in the second period to score two goals, and things were looking up. At the second intermission, people were starting to plan the next series against the Philadelphia Flyers. Well, the Rangers came back to tie things up in less that 90 seconds at the start of the third. The game went into overtime, and everyone was nervous. But then Marian Hossa showed why he was a good deal when he scored his second goal of the game, winning the game in OT with a final score of 3-2. The Pens are now moving on to the Eastern Conference Finals against the Flyers. There was so much excitement in the stands and outside the arena. You would have thought that the Pens won the Stanley Cup! Check out my pictures of the game, and my video of the end of series handshake. Saturday, May 3, 2008 -- Early Evening Today was the 134th running of the Kentucky Derby. The favorite for the race was Big Brown. He's a horse who has been lightly raced, three races in total, and is undefeated. Even though Big Brown was the favorite, there were several who thought that his changes were slim because Big Brown was in the outside, number 20, post position. Few horses have won from that position because they either wind up at the back of the pack or they have to go around the whole pack, increasing the distance they have have to run. The race wasn't the fastest run race, and that worked in the favor of Big Brown. He ran on the outside for most of the race, never falling lower than fifth place. Big Brown made his move as they came around the final bend, and galloped easily to win the race by 5 lengths in 2:01.82. The filly, Eight Belles, finished second, and Denis of Cork finished third. The race ended in tragedy, however, when Eight Belles collapsed shortly after the finish. She had broken both of her front ankles and was immediately euthanized on the track. It was really sad because the film crew briefly showed the horse lying on the track. This is the second injury on the track in the past week. Chelokee broke a front leg on Friday in the Alysheba Stakes at Churchill Downs. Back to good news. Big Brown barely broke a sweat in his win, and I'm starting to get a good vibe about a Triple Crown win this year. We will have to see. Thursday, May 1, 2008 -- Evening It was game four between the Pens and the New York Rangers. The Rangers had a do or die attitude, and they definitely came out to play. They took the early lead, and Henrik Lundqvist did a good job of keeping the Pens' pucks out of the Rangers' net. He even held off a penalty shot by Evgeni Malkin. Granted, Malkin came at the net at a snail's pace. I think my grandmother could have stopped that puck. Marc-Andre Fleury did a great job and managed to keep the Pens in the game. However, the Pens couldn't seem to get anything into the net and kept on taking really bad penalties. The Pens were shutout, and will be back in town on Sunday to play in game five. Final score was 3-0 in favor of the Rangers. Tuesday, April 29, 2008 -- Late Evening The Pens played the New York Rangers in the third game of the series. There was alot of talk about how the Pens have lost every game in the regular season at Madison Square Garden when playing the Rangers. However, the Pens came out fighting at the start of the game. Marian Hossa scored the first goal. Georges Laraque got his first goal of the playoffs. Evgeni Malkin scored two goals and had an assist. The Pens had an early 3-1 lead, which they lost, and then came back to win the game with a final score of 5-3. Marc-Andre Fleury also did a great job stopping 36 of 39 shots. What a game, and now the Pens lead the series 3-0. Evgeni Malkin was named one of the three finalists for the Hart Trophy today. The Hart goes to the most valuable player in the NHL. Alexander Ovechkin and Jarone Iginla were also nominated for the award. Sunday, April 27, 2008 -- Evening What a game! Today was the second game for the Pens and the New York Rangers. I went to today's game, and the experience was so overwhelming. The crowd was so excited and cheering throughout the game. It was a slow moving game with the first period going by without a goal by either team. The Pens got the first score with a goal from Jordan Staal. The Pens were playing well, and they held onto the lead into the third period, when it looked as if the Rangers scored with only a few minutes left in the game. However, the play was called off because Marc-Andre Fleury had trapped the puck, and the ref had blown the whistle. The Rangers pulled Henrik Lundqvist, who was doing a stellar job in goal and got the third star of the game, and pushed hard for the tie during a power play in the last two minutes of the game. However, the Pens sealed the deal when Adam Hall got an empty net goal. The Pens took a two game advantage with the 2-0 win today. Fleury got a shutout for the second time in this year's playoffs. I did take a few pictures at the game, but it was difficult to get many with one hand. My left hand was still in the sling, and will hopefully be out of the sling tomorrow. The live finale of Big Brother was on tonight. The jury members were really rough on Adam and Ryan. Shelia was especially psycho, and she seemed to think that it was all Adam's fault that she didn't make the final two. Shelia said that Adam threw the final competition and that he should have won it and taken her to the final. Because he didn't, Shelia thinks that Adam is a jerk. For some reason, Shelia thought that she played a strong game even though the only way she won a competition was through Natalie throwing the competition. The votes: Matty for Adam, Natalie for Adam, Joshuah for Ryan, Sharon for Adam, Shelia for Adam, and at that point, Adam was crowned the winner of Big Brother 9. Now it was time for America's favorite juror. Second place went to Shelia, and James got the first prize of $25,000. What a let down. Chatty Natty was my favorite in the show. I'm glad that Adam won because I really couldn't stand Ryan's girlfriend, Jen. |