Pens v Leafs

I hope all of you had a wonderful holiday. My fabulous husband got me Sid's 2010 Winter Olympics jersey! :D It's gorgeous! I did my best to get a shot of all those little graphics in the maple leaf, but since it's kind of shiny, the flash kept reflecting back. So I took a picture on low speed with no flash and then used Photoshop to brighten it a little bit. It didn't turn out as good as I had hoped. It has a slightly eerie glow, but at least you can see the detail (which was the point in the first place):


Speaking of the 2010 Olympics... Congratulations go out to Geno and Gonch! Both made the cut for the Russian Olympic team! I have to say it will be strange to be rooting against them. ;) Tonight the Pens host the Leafs before taking off for back-to-back road games.

GO PENS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Seasons Greetings from TSCS

Best. Holiday commercial. EVER.


Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, and Happy Holidays to all of you. You've helped make a very tough year (for me personally) a little easier to get through. Thank you with all sincerity. May you and yours have a safe and joyous holiday. :)

Nollaig Shona Daoibh!!!

Pens v Devils

WOOOOOO!!! I'm going back to work tomorrow! :) I really miss my coworkers. Being sick for a week makes you feel like you've been isolated for months. I only left the house once this week to go a mile and a half to the doctor! I'm WICKEDLY behind on my Christmas preparations, but honestly, I'm just grateful I'm going to be well enough to see my Gram on Christmas day. :) :) :) :) :)

The Devils are in town. The victor of this game (our Boys, of course) will occupy the top spot in both the Atlantic Division and the Eastern Conference. Eaton is out due to the injury he sustained midway through the Sabres match; Skoula is in. Brodeur broke another record recently, which almost makes me want to respect him... But then I remember that whole sister-in-law incident, and it reminds me why I don't. (He and Tiger Woods - and probably about 100,000 other pro athletes - should start a d-bag cheaters club. Oy.)

I think I'm going to wrap presents while I watch the game. There's snow outside, my kitchen smells like a bakery, there are gifts for under the tree, and there's a great hockey match on the TV. I just LOVE this time of year!

GO PENS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pens v Sabres

The Pens simply MUST win this one for me: I have a bet with my Sabre-loving former boss (who will henceforth be known as Johnny Sabre). We've actually got individual bets for each time the Pens and Sabres meet this season. The loser has to wear the winner's jersey on the following dress down Friday. We haven't finalized what will occur when the regular season meetings are complete, but I don't have to worry about that because the Pens are going to win them all just for me! ;)

Just a random FYI: Penicillin is not the miracle drug I thought it was going to be. Oh sure, I know its discovery changed the course of humankind for the better, but MAN! It is not working fast enough for me. I still feel like mud. Luckily, the Red Baron seems to recognize that I'm not well because he's been EXTREMELY mellow this week. I do have be careful, though - if I give him any indication that I'm feeling even slightly better, he stops whatever he is doing to charge me. Let me tell you, there is nothing in this world more terrifying or more adorable than an Irish Setter puppy running at you full on! :)

I've got another week of treatment to go, but I'm hoping to be a little better and get back into the swing of things in time for the New Jersey game. Until then,

GO PENS!!!!!!!!!!!

One Downside

I love my job. After a year there, I still love it as much as I did that first month. But I realized that there is one major downside to working at a school: I have been sick more times this year than I had been throughout the previous 5 maybe even 10 years put together. I'm really sick again (I'm hoping to get a morning doctor's appointment after failing to beat this on my own), and I just wanted to let you all know so you didn't think I was bailing on TSCS.

Since I'm posting this from my bed with my Droid I can't format the text, but as always...

GO PENS!!!!!!!!!!

Pens v Canadiens

There are TONS of good stories and videos on the Pens' website right now. Actually, if that's not a regular stop in your daily web travels, you're seriously missing out.

Another piece of the Penguins puzzle is back - Gogo is in tonight's lineup. That means all of our D-men are healthy again [*KNOCKS ON WOOD*] leaving only forward Kuni as the last injured Penguin yet to return.

From Stanley Cup winners to Santa's helpers - this team is amazing. :)

Siddo and Rupp are dominating the team right now; both are playing out of their minds. Tank seems to be struggling a little bit - he's been playing really well and seems to be doing everything right but that goal just keeps eluding him. At this point, it's likely now more of a mental wall that's blocking him, so look for his points total to blow up once he finally breaks it.

Even though we ultimately lost to the Canes on Monday, the way the Boys were able to mount an almost-comeback demonstrates that there really isn't a problem to worry about. Obviously, in an 82 game season we're not going to win them all. That said, I want this particular losing streak to end at 2.

GO PENS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pens v Canes

Three words:


SIDDO IS BACK!!!!!!!


Enough said.

GO PENS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!