how things change.
Right now, our dear and beloved friend Eric (who is visiting in a week, but hasn’t updated his blog since two visits ago, and one visit to SD for us) is watching the Ducks go at the ‘Nucks in Anaheim.
That’s right. Eric — he of this entry — is at the hockey game, leaving jubilant voicemails for me about the Canucks being in the lead.
Since he’s a Canucks fan.
I think my work is complete here.
December 13th, 2007 at 10:08 am
just like i always tell people, if you just give it a chance, you will love hockey… almost as much as i do.
my sharks are playing your nuckleheads tonight, meg!
December 13th, 2007 at 10:33 am
Your work is not complete yet. To embrace one team is an initial step - but, true fandom grows as you develop a list of teams you hate (”hate” as it used in application to sports teams and franchises which are most strongly disliked) - with good reasons for the animosity which you must spread at every opportunity - for example, any good list in hockey should include the Montreal Canadiens, the Philadelphia Flyers, The Edmonton Oilers, and especially the Ottawa Senators, and, of course, the Anaheim Flighty Ducks.Feel free to add to this list.
December 13th, 2007 at 10:43 am
Your work isn’t done quite yet. You have to figure out how to make it possible to follow the damn sport in this godforsaken hockeyless town!
One two three go!
(But the game? Was FUN. Me and Snoop, chillin’.)
December 13th, 2007 at 10:48 am
Having embarked on this most important task of educating Eric in true hockey fandom reasons must be provided for the above list = you hate some teams because of where they are located (Montreal and Ottawa); you hate some teams because of their management team (Anaheim); you hate some teams because of their style of play (Philadelphia) and you hate some teams because they always beat your team (Edmonton - although compassion dictates that Edmonton now be more pitied than hated).
December 14th, 2007 at 10:42 am
hey, sorry about that blood-letting last night…. we didn’t mean to do it, but we had to break the losing at home curse.