The Flames got eliminated last night. Don’t get me wrong, I love the Flames but it just didn’t seem like they had it together. I’m glad they made it as far as they did but I was really hoping they’d go even further. I was so bummed throughout the whole game because after the first few minutes, I just had a feeling the Sharks were going to win. I guess there’s always next year, huh?

I haven’t done much of anything today. I’ve not been feeling myself. I’m not sick or anything, I just feel sort of crappy I guess. I slept really good last night though, so that’s a good thing considering the lack of sleep I got last week. I think I’m going to call it an early night tonight. I want to take a walk early in the morning, maybe around sunrise. I think I’ll bring my camera along too. It’s been a long time since I’ve taken any sunrise photos.

Right now though, I’m freezing. So I’m going to put on some warmer pajamas, cuddle up with my husband and watch some TV.

Just finished watching the game - Calgary Flames vs San Jose Sharks. Flames won 2-0. Heck yes they did! This game was a must win. If San Jose had won, Calgary would’ve been eliminated. The Flames still have a chance, so I hope they’ll keep it together and play like they did tonight. That was one heck of a game. I couldn’t move away from the couch, well, except during intermissions.

That game took a lot out of me, you’d think I was a part of the team or something. I worked up quite the appetite but I really shouldn’t eat so late at night. I think I’ll just have an apple or something. I know if I dive into the chocolate pie I made yesterday, I’ll regret it. I swear, if I keep eating as much sweets as i do, I’m really going to have to invest in some diet pills. What I seriously wouldn’t do for better self control, you know?

So, did any of you catch Oprah’s Big Give finale? I did and I’m so happy that Steve won. He was my favorite and had been since day 1. I hope they’ll do another season someday. It was pretty inspirational and while I feel like I do “give” I’m nowhere near the giver those folks were by any means, it still makes me want to strive and give more.

Off topic, not that I’m really on one topic specifically; I think I’m getting a sore throat. Oh my. It’s felt rather raw all day, and scratchy to boot. I thought I was coming down with a cold earlier in the week and went ahead and started taking something for that. Either it was a false alarm then or what I took didn’t do a lick of good. Either way, I don’t want to be sick dernit.

I love me some Calgary Flames, as I’m sure you’ve already figured out. In a recent entry I wrote about all the red jerseys you could see in the stands, during games 3 and 4. It seriously blew my mind. I don’t recall EVER seeing any sporting event (in person or on television), where the fans showed up in jerseys/shirts to support their team. Seriously, just look at this, you don’t have to watch the whole thing.. I’m sure you can see what I’m talking about with just the first few seconds or so.

That’s just insane to me, you don’t even need a magnifier to see that. Sometimes I really miss living in Calgary. Only during hockey season though. Tehe.

I’ll be glued to the television for a few hours tonight. I hope no one is expecting me to be around much, until intermission anyway. I wonder if the Sharks’ fans will be booing their own team again tonight? Such a shame.

So, the Calgary Flames are out of the playoffs. Yep, the Redwings won game 6 here in Calgary last night in double overtime (which was sudden death overtime). The game was pretty intense! I was really hoping we’d pull through with the win.. at least one more win but it just wasn’t meant to be! There’s always next year though!

It’s finally clearing up outside. I can barely see the mountains, so I’m hoping within a couple of hours it will be cleared up enough that I can walk over to the park and take some shots of them and hoping to take some of the city skyline at sunset and possibly at night! We shall see!

I bought the reseller. I originally went with a different reseller provider but realized I read the description incorrectly and there wasn’t as much space with it as I’d thought. So I went with Resellerzoom! I’ve read some great reviews on them, so I’m hoping things work out nicely! I purchased the domain for the group photography blog, it’s a domain me and Stacey had before called “photographygirls”(dot com). That is why it’s for “girls/women” only! Get it?! lol

I will also be moving this domain to that account, to give Nicole her space back.. I cannot thank you enough for hosting me the last couple of months. I haven’t had a single bit of downtime, to my knowledge! I couldn’t have asked for a better host! :]

I really need to figure out some ideas for 365 days. I’ve got a few brewing right now.. but it’s going to take some warmer weather to do them.. haha! If you have a flickr account, add me! herbrokentoy via flickr.

I’m going to scat now! Just wanted to give a quick update!

Edit; How neat! My 365 days photo for today - day 5 made it into “Explore” on flickr!!! I went to make my little “poster” thingie and noticed I had 3 other photos that made it into Explore and I didn’t even know it! haha!

I have the most horrible kink in my neck right now! It’s so bad, you can literally feel the knot and see the swelling! I’m also coming down with a bit of a cold, which is probably from going from warmer temperatures to much colder ones with rain and snow showers!

I didn’t sleep well at all last night! I was so stuffy and congested and for some reason, having some crazy dreams! The first dream was weird! It was like in real time, like I was in bed with Jo beside me and the cats sleeping between us. At some point, I tossed and turned so much that I was upside down on the bed. Like, my head at Jo’s feet! I kept getting short of breath during the dream and waking up to find my head, locked between Jo’s legs. LOL! How crazy! It happened several times throughout the dream before my mom appeared and rescued me from the mean grip of Jo’s legs! I did wake up once gasping for breath! It’s amazing how dreams have that kind of effect on a person! I know I’ve woken up from emotional dreams in the past, where I’d been crying and my eyes were filled with tears! Weird!

Tonight is game 4 between the Calgary Flames and the Detroit Red Wings! I hope the Flames play like they did Tuesday night! Like I said, it was an awesome game! I hope we come out with another win!

So, I purchased my reseller along with a photography blog domain, as Stacey mentioned I should! It’ll be for girls (or should I say women lol) only, which is mostly due to the name I purchased! If you’re interested in joining, let me know here or by emailing me at herbrokentoy [at] shaw.ca! I’m thinking of having no more than 7 people join for now, so besides me and Stacey, there’s 5 slots open!

I need to find a “working” plugin for flickr. The couple that I’ve tried just aren’t working, it’s driving me nuts! Guess I’ll keep looking and keep trying!

Go Flames, Go!!!!!!

Flames won game 3, 3 - 2!!! Man, talk about a good game! That first period was awesome! Heck, the whole game was just one huge adrenaline rush!!! My absolute favorite player, Jarome Iginla scored his first playoff goal! I felt like I was watching the team of 2004! When the Flames scored the first goal of the game, some of our neighbors were on their balconies cheering and you could hear people honking their horns! Finally!!!!!! I hope this has set the momentum for Thursday’s game, game 4! Yay, yay! I cannot wipe this smile off of my face!!

So, as mentioned, I had been thinking of doing the PPP thing. My blog was approved but now I’m having second thoughts, at least for this blog. I’m considering doing it from my livejournal, possibly (if that’s allowed?). I don’t know. I don’t really want to break SS.com from being a personal space and I feel like if I do the PPP thing, I’ll lose that personal blog feeling. I think that’s why I’m so frustrated today! I’ve noticed a lot of webmasters/webmistresses are, to me, losing sight of their personal blogs because they’re so crowded with PPP entries and I’ve noticed a huge lack in their personal interactions with other bloggers and those who comment on their sites. I don’t want to lose that, even though comments are becoming few and far between these days (which could be from my lack of updating because of my move or because they’re too involved in making money from their blogs, they no longer have time for the interactions). We’ll see how I feel in a few days.

I’m going to be purchasing a reseller account, hopefully tomorrow, and will begin my side project (blogging about my life here in Calgary). As per Stacey, I’m going to also attempt a group photography blog. As this is set up, I’ll get with anyone who may be interested in participating. I’m thinking of doing weekly themes, to keep it fresh and challenging!

There was something else I was going to blog about but I’ve lost my train of thought, I’m getting sleepy for some reason. That’s weird, considering I went to bed around 10:30pm (Mountain time) and woke up at 11am. Man, did I ever feel lazy this morning! All I wanted to do was laze around in bed all day! That didn’t happen though, since we had some errands to run and shopping to do!

It looks like we’re in for more snow over the next couple of days! Ick. I love to look at it and it, for the most part, doesn’t bother me but it’s a pest to drive in! Thankfully, the grocery shopping has been done for the next couple of weeks, errands have been run and really, we shouldn’t need to be “out and about” during the snowy/rainy weather!

I really need to get some pictures of the apartment and post them! I don’t have any yet but I do have a photo, courtesy of my 365 days photo for today! You can see my lovely floors!

I think that’s about it for now!

Edit 3; *sniff sniff* Well crap..!! Guess we’ll look for some wins when they bring it home to the Saddle Dome (catch my rhyme?) for Tuesday’s game!
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Edit 2; Yay, Calgary scored.. we’re on the board and the Flames seem to be playing better now!!!!!! I hope it continues like that!
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Edit; Intermission. The first period is over and we’re down 2 - 0. Bah! Penalties, penalties! I hope they can get it pulled together and come out with the win.
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In just under an hour, the Calgary Flames and Detroit Redwings game will get underway!! It’s game two! The Redwings won game one, 4 - 1, but today, the win is ours! *crossing fingers & eyes*

I’ve never enjoyed a single sport as much as I do hockey and never loved a team (other than the Georgia Southern Eagles football team) as much as I do the Calgary Flames. I may not have been born and raised in Calgary, Canada period.. but I’m just as much a fan as any other!

I love watching Jarome Iginla on the ice, he’s been the captain since 2003 I believe! Their goalie, Kiprusoff is amazing. You should see some of the saves he’s made and makes!

When I was a bit younger and still in high school, I remember my dad flipping to a hockey game and all I could think was “What a silly sport.. Men chasing a little black thing on skates!!”.. My, my how my opinion has changed! I get a rush watching them, like I’m one of the team. Silly, I know but haven’t most die-hard fans of any sport felt like that? I may be female, but I also enjoy the aggressiveness of the sport.. like when the brawls break out! lol

Jo joined this thing at work, where he pays $1 a paycheck, and he gets chances to win all kinds of things.. including FLAMES tickets! He told his boss that if he didn’t sign up for this and I found out, he’d never hear the end of it! He’s right and he’d probably be in the doghouse (or storage room I should say)! I am hoping that they do this with some playoff tickets and Jo’s able to score them for us. I’d love to see any game live but especially a playoff game!

I bet 17th Ave is hopping right about now. A part of me wishes I could partake in this “The Red Mile” thing or check out the new “Flames Central”.. but the more sane part of my brain says “Are you nuts??!!”.. I can only imagine the crowd! I’m sure most are out to support their love for the team but some people just can’t help but cause trouble! They had some problems with vandalism and such in the past on “The Red Mile” and have decided to enforce a “bad behavior law” (or clause? something, anyway). Spitting is even considered bad behavior, which even if it were not.. how gross! lol Hopefully with the increased law enforcement, things won’t get out of hand!

With that.. all I have to say is Iggy Iggy Iggy.. Oi Oi Oi! ;]

I’m going to grab some snacks and a drink and relax a bit before the game! I skipped breakfast so I could snack, since I’m bad about snacking during movies/tv shows/hockey games!

I can’t believe I’ve blogged three days in a row! Go me! :]