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bunchofgrapes) wrote2010-02-07 08:37 pm
bunchofgrapes) wrote2010-02-07 08:37 pm
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Super Sunday
Today was a great day and it has nothing to do with the Super Bowl.
I live in a townhouse that does not have garage parking. That means when we get a big snow storm, we have to dig ourselves out of the snow as well as the snow the snow plow piles up in front of the cars. One of the things I love about a big storm is the way it brings out all the neighbors. We never seem to talk during the Spring, Summer or Fall but bring on a big storm and we're out there, telling stories about past storms and talking about Caps hockey (we were out until noon then several of us took a break to watch the game) and the Super Bowl as we help to shovel out each other's car. Today there were 8 of us out there digging out 6 cars. The wife of one of the shovelers brought out hot chocolate and we piled snow into massive 6ft mounds until just before the sun went down. Then we joked about how we won't be able to move tomorrow. It really was fun--except for the part where I tweaked my left wrist.
Caps and Penguins was the NHL game of the week on NBC. Penguins are always on NBC because NBC has a hard-on for Sindey Crosby. Penguins had to take a bus from Newark to get here because of the snow and didn't arrive until 2am. The Caps didn't have to travel but they had to dig themselves out of the snow to get to the Verizon Center. The Caps have won 13 games in a row and were looking to make it 14. The longer the streak goes, the odds for them to lose are greater but the one game I wanted them to win was this one. Caps fans hate the Penguins. The Penguins were the better team through the 1st period, jumping off to a 2-0 lead. But my team doesn't quit. As a matter of fact, they seem to make it a habit of spotting the opposing team one or two goes. The Caps got one back on an Ovechkin rocket that broke the goal camera. But the Penguins scored again. And again. Suddenly it was 4-2 Penguins and going into the 3rd period, they had a 5 on 3 advantage. It wasn't looking good. And then it happened. The Caps killed the penalty and kept the Penguins scoreless and the crowd got behind the Caps. Suddenly, Jose Theodore was on fire and Ovechkin has the first Caps' hat trick of the season. They tied the game, sent it into OT and Knuble knocked in a pass from Ovechkin to win the game. After the game, Ovechkin said the crowd was pushing them on. I believe it. Caps fans really are amazing (and so freaking loud) but this Caps team...they are unbelievable right now. This win was better than anything the Super Bowl has to offer.
And finally, today there has been an explosion of Brass fic. First it was Spottedhorse with her new Jim/Catherine h/c fic, Crazy, then![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
marcasite posted her ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
help_haiti fic, Only Just a Minute, written for tos_lover, and then Sorsha711 posted a new fic, Bad Habits and an update to By Design. I don't recall ever having this much Brass to read all at once. Seriously, is this heaven?
I live in a townhouse that does not have garage parking. That means when we get a big snow storm, we have to dig ourselves out of the snow as well as the snow the snow plow piles up in front of the cars. One of the things I love about a big storm is the way it brings out all the neighbors. We never seem to talk during the Spring, Summer or Fall but bring on a big storm and we're out there, telling stories about past storms and talking about Caps hockey (we were out until noon then several of us took a break to watch the game) and the Super Bowl as we help to shovel out each other's car. Today there were 8 of us out there digging out 6 cars. The wife of one of the shovelers brought out hot chocolate and we piled snow into massive 6ft mounds until just before the sun went down. Then we joked about how we won't be able to move tomorrow. It really was fun--except for the part where I tweaked my left wrist.
Caps and Penguins was the NHL game of the week on NBC. Penguins are always on NBC because NBC has a hard-on for Sindey Crosby. Penguins had to take a bus from Newark to get here because of the snow and didn't arrive until 2am. The Caps didn't have to travel but they had to dig themselves out of the snow to get to the Verizon Center. The Caps have won 13 games in a row and were looking to make it 14. The longer the streak goes, the odds for them to lose are greater but the one game I wanted them to win was this one. Caps fans hate the Penguins. The Penguins were the better team through the 1st period, jumping off to a 2-0 lead. But my team doesn't quit. As a matter of fact, they seem to make it a habit of spotting the opposing team one or two goes. The Caps got one back on an Ovechkin rocket that broke the goal camera. But the Penguins scored again. And again. Suddenly it was 4-2 Penguins and going into the 3rd period, they had a 5 on 3 advantage. It wasn't looking good. And then it happened. The Caps killed the penalty and kept the Penguins scoreless and the crowd got behind the Caps. Suddenly, Jose Theodore was on fire and Ovechkin has the first Caps' hat trick of the season. They tied the game, sent it into OT and Knuble knocked in a pass from Ovechkin to win the game. After the game, Ovechkin said the crowd was pushing them on. I believe it. Caps fans really are amazing (and so freaking loud) but this Caps team...they are unbelievable right now. This win was better than anything the Super Bowl has to offer.
And finally, today there has been an explosion of Brass fic. First it was Spottedhorse with her new Jim/Catherine h/c fic, Crazy, then
marcasite posted her help_haiti fic, Only Just a Minute, written for tos_lover, and then Sorsha711 posted a new fic, Bad Habits and an update to By Design. I don't recall ever having this much Brass to read all at once. Seriously, is this heaven?