Appliances, Video Games & Porn...

I had to head down to Renton, WA. yesterday to pick up my hockey gloves. While I was down in the area & had some time to waste, I decided to go to Fry's. I don't know how many Fry's stores there are in the country, but I know there is only one in this area. It's not a trip I make many times, nor would I just to go to a store... or would I?? We've done it for Ikea. Granted we don't go every other day, like I do Best Buy. But I think a trip down to Fry's every now & then is a good thing. I wouldn't get my Rewards Zone points, but I would get a better selection at some lower prices. Now what does all this got to do with the title of my post?? Well what do you think Fry's sells?? Electronics, appliances, CD's, video games, DVD's & PORN!! I know... AWESOME!!
Well it depends. First off, it is kind of weird to be in the middle of the store, in the normal DVD section, looking at porn. They've got the DVD's covered with a black plastic like they have on magazine shelves. But you can easily browse through the titles, which are out of order & usually not the best movies. Though there is the occasional top shelf find. Prices are good. Better than you would find in some of the adult stores in the area. I paid $20 for a movie a friend bought for $60. I won't post the name just because I would have to put a link to it & I'm currently on break at work. Maybe in a future post... So here I am, standing in the middle of the store holding my potential purchases. I had to hide them in between "Neverending Story" & " Men Who Stare At Goats " on Blu-Ray. I would have to say it was a successful shopping trip, even though I have yet to watch my purchases. All I know is that I'm going to need to take more trips down to Fry's. Maybe do a once - every two weeks. Also glad I had a guy checkout... not that I would be embarrassed or anything... But I was buying "The Neverending Story"... I mean c'mon... Til next time...

Tips Season Over... Glove Found!!

Last night the Tips ended their season with a disappointing 2-1 loss. They had many chances to finish Kelowna off, yet they found a way to lose those games. Last night was a different story. For a game 7, they came out flat & ended that way. It sucked that a crappy toss at the net ended in the game winning goal after it fluttered in. It was so bad that they had to check to see if it was high sticked in because it was a dazed duck flying through the air until it hit the back of the net. I would bitch more about it, but I'm looking at the bright side. No more games taking up what little time I have & I get refunded some money. I know its not a very nice thing for a FAN to say, but I don't like dwelling on what should've been.
GOOD NEWS!! I got a email back from the people at Castle Ice yesterday... Someone ( BIG THANK YOU!! Whoever you are!! ) turned my gloves in. So apparently I did leave them on the bench. So today I have to head down there to pick them up. Such a drive for hockey gloves, but those gloves are MINE & they are awesome. I would've ordered another pair & I'm still thinking about it as a back up. But instead I'll order some jerseys. Hehe... My obsession. I ordered my son two jerseys for his birthday. A Ottawa Senators & Colorado Avalanche jerseys. He's going to be so happy when he opens it... in a little over a month from now. I figured I'd get a head start. Well break time is about over so... Til next time...

It's OVER!!

Winter hockey is finally over for me. We lost yesterday in a lackluster of a playoff game. The brightside of the whole thing is... we don't have to play tonight at 11:05 p.m. in Kent!! Ahh the simple pleasures.
This weekend was ok. We ended up staying at home on Friday night, instead of attending game #5 of the Tips vs. Rockets. Which the Tips won 4-0. We tried to get rid of the tickets. Made calls & eventually found someone willing to take them. But when it was time for them to get the tickets, no one showed. That pissed me off. If I would've known they weren't coming for the tickets, I would've used them. Oh well...
Saturday - Watched a movie with the wife & my sister. My parents went to Wenatchee to visit family & we stayed back. Why?? Not to sure. But we ended up watching " I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell ". Which is the book I just finished. I have mixed feelings about the book & hope to write about it here soon, just need more than a morning break to do so. At least the movie entertained me. Then I met up with some of my baseball team for a little afternoon practice.
Sunday - Much of nothing. Picked up the kids from my parents, had a hockey game. Pretty simple day.
Today... Woke up to workout. Post workout, wife crawled back in bed giggling because she is on Spring Break. Yep, she rubbed it in... Oh well... I guess I shall get back to work, since she doesn't have to. Til next time...

Oh... Game #7 tonight!! Tips couldn't close it out in Kelowna in game 6. GO TIPS!!

Yesterday...

I had my afternoon all planned. Watching the Huskies at 4:27 p.m. then switching to the Sounders F.C. at 6 p.m. It worked out great. U.W. was losing the basketball game so it did allow me to watch the pre-game for the Sounders. I took a lot of crap because I posted on Facebook that I would rather watch the soccer game at home, then to be in the pouring rain. I don't mind the rain, it was just everything that would come with me going to the game that adds up to make my experience at home much more pleasurable. First there is buying the tickets. We have to decided if its just going to be the wife & I or are we bringing the kids. It's a huge decision because it determines where we sit & how much are we willing to pay. Then there is getting down there. How early should we go, should we eat before heading down, head down early then eat, or eat at the stadium ( EXPENSIVE!! )?? Then there is parking, where & how much are we spending, how far do we have to walk ( Especially if the kids are with us )?? Dealing with the rain, people around you, bathroom breaks & waiting in line... All those things to take into consideration. Then of course there is leaving the stadium. Win or lose, we are dealing with sitting in traffic, crazy fans leaving the stadium, people walking in front of your car & not paying attention... I'm getting frustrated just writing all these things down. So in the end... watching it in the comfort of my own home, on HD, with my fridge 5 short steps away & bathroom 2 steps... I was happy. I even let my son play some games & I watched the game upstairs on HD, laying in a nice warm comfortable bed. I'll take that over the "EXPERIENCE" anyday. Don't get me wrong, I want to have the Sounder F.C. EXPERIENCE... the whole shebang. The march to the stadium & all that jazz... just not on a rainy Seattle weekday afternoon. I will someday & maybe I'll change my tune. But until then, I think I like my argument.

LOST: Black/Gray RBK 9K Gloves...

That's what I posted up on all the telephone poles in my area. Of course it had a picture of the gloves under the caption, a $30 reward if found. Actually I didn't, but I felt like it.
After the game Tuesday night, I couldn't find my gloves. Its weird because of several things. #1. Because of the H1N1 scare, the G.S.H.L. made it a point to have us wear our gloves during the traditional post game handshake/fist bump. So all season long, I had my gloves on after the game. Except this one... after the final stop, I threw my gloves behind the bench with the sticks & went out for the celebration. I picked up my stick, don't remember if the gloves were picked up, but I assumed it was. I also grabbed the puck bag since it was by me & I could carry extra things. ( Do you think it was because my hands weren't full with my gloves still behind the bench?? )
#2 The small locker room made it very crowded so our gear was all over the place. Though I tried to keep things together, I was pretty spread out in between two other teammates.
#3 A teammate & I have pretty much the same gloves, with very little noticeable differences. So he could've packed it up into his bag along with his gloves by accident. Since he was seated directly to my left.
#4 The teammate directly to my right, packed up his gear & forgot his gloves by my stuff. I saw them, told him about it & he picked his gloves up & put them in his bag. Had I noticed that my gloves were missing then, I would've had him check his bag. Instead I let him go... Now that I think back... If he thought he had already packed up his gloves, he probably packed up mine & then I pointed out that he left his gloves, which he then slid into his bag without seeing if my gloves were in there.
So with all that being said. I did track down the guy that had the similar gloves & he checked his bag, albeit half-assed ( In my opinion ) since he was already in his vehicle & his bag was in the back in the dark. "NOPE!! Sorry!!" - "O.k., well thanks for checking..."
I then texted the other guy... nothing in return... yet. I sent out a team email... nothing in return... yet. Then this morning I emailed the rink in hopes that some good Samaritan turned them in. Nothing on that... yet. In the mean time I was able to find my old gloves & I'm going to be using them on Sunday. Even though the desire to order a new pair & have them shipped to me QUICKLY was also a option. But I'll just buy those gloves later since season is just about over. I loved those gloves & will be getting the same pair. RBK 9Ks!! Well that was my dilemma for the past day... How much a pair of hockey gloves cause me soo much grief!! Til next time...

Next...

I'm awake!! Barely... It's been a rough morning, but not as bad as I expected. We won our game last night, of course given the situation, it went to OT. Never fails, whenever we want to get the game over with so we can go home early, OVERTIME!! It didn't just go to OT, but to a shoot-out. We should've won in regulation, but a crappy bouncing puck found its way into the net. Took my game winning goal away from me. Oh well. I had a nice assist on our first goal. Happened during our first shift of the game I do believe. Recieved a nice pass from Tim on the left wing cross ice off the boards, which led me to a one on one with a defender to the goalies left. Gary then streaked down the middle & yelled for the pass... to which after making sure it was G, & that I could thread that pass to him, I centered it. Gary then one-timed it & the goalie had no chance. Katz 1 Icemen 0. We built up the lead to 2-0 before giving up 2 quick goals & it was tied at 2. Mid 3rd period, I was able to make up for missing a similar centering pass a few seconds earlier, by taking another centering pass from Tim & lift it into the net over a sprawling goalie. 3-2 Katz. Then, while we were on the powerplay, we gave up that crappy shorthanded goal tying it up once again. OT, then a shoot-out. Jeff was our first skater & he buried a nice quick shot. The next 3 skaters missed on both ends. The Icemen scored tying it at 1 goal a piece. Then Brie had her moment & the goalie was picking up his jock after her juke & score. Our goalie then shut the door on the last shooter & we had knocked the #1 seeded team out of the playoffs. Our next game... on Sunday. Live to play another game!!
Now its time to get back to work. I did wake up early today & enjoyed some time in the garage/gym with the wife. I feel good, but tired. We'll see what the rest of the day brings!! Till next time...

Busy Day...

Since no one is reading this... I haven't figured out something good to write about. There is something that has been on my mind, but I'll save that for a day that I have more time. But for now, I shall just run through some of the things I'm doing today.
First, I woke up 30 mins before I was supposed to. My alarm goes off at 4 a.m. & at 3:30 a.m I was up downing Jack3d & my pre-work out pills. It's supposed to take 30 mins to kick in anyways. I tried to nap during that extra time, but my body wasn't having it.
It was back & biceps today. I did something different with the biceps. I went with a lighter weight this time, adding more reps. I didn't want to do it at first since I am following a 12 week plan. ( I'm on week 10, so why make changes now?? ) But I wasn't getting the "pump" that I used to get, even though I was curling heavier weight. It worked. My biceps had a nice pump & it made me want to flex in the mirror.
Now for my afternoon plans... I'm at work now, so once I'm done with that, I have to pick up my son & meet up with the rest of the family for dinner. Where?? Don't know yet. Then we have baseball practice for the boy, but half way through, I've got to leave for my playoff hockey game. We play at Castle Ice in Renton at 8:10 p.m. Which is considered early!! Which means I should be home by 11 p.m. & hopefully in bed by midnight, so I can get up at 4 a.m. tomorrow to do it all over again. UGH!! That made me tired just typing it. Well breaktime is over... Back to work... Til next time...

Weekend Update...

Tips had a great weekend, which usually means I had a great weekend. We got to watch a OT thriller in game #1 of the WHL playoffs. Tips won that one in OT. Then the next day they pulled off a great 5-2 win. 2-0 going to Kelowna in the best of 7 series.
I practiced some baseball on Saturday & Sunday. It was nice out, so that helped. A little windy, but it gave us some practice reading the fly balls. I got a few bruises from unexpected hops on crappy dirt fields. Other than that... the weekend was nice. I know, pretty boring, but I didn't do anything exciting. Do you want me to lie?? I'll try to think of something to bitch about next post. Til then...

Weekend Upon Us...

The weekend is finally here. Tonight & tomorrow night will be spent watching some playoff hockey. The Tips have made it into the playoffs for the 7th straight year. They are opening their "hopefully" long playoff run against the Kelowna Rockets. So thats on the calendar.
I'm hoping to get a baseball practice in. I have a couple of guys on the team trying to organize something on Saturday, but if that doesn't work out... the team is trying to schedule something for Sunday. Either way, I need to get some work in. Plus I need to pay my dues!!
Other than that... I'm going to try to make the other parts of my weekend, uneventful. REST!!
I do believe the Katz won our playoff game last night, which I missed... ( 11:05 p.m. game in Kent!! Morning comes toooooo fast for that one. ) I haven't check the schedule yet, but rumor has us playing on Tuesday. So have a fun weekend... & til next time...

Like Father, Like Daughter - St. Pattys Day Pic...

March Madness Begins...

Today is the first day of the NCAA basketball tournament known as March Madness. 64 teams competing to find out who is the best PERIOD!! Its a great time to be a sports fan. People fill out brackets to win or lose money, in my case, lose. Which is why I didn't fill one out this year. I was lazy, had other things goin on & just didn't feel like doing it. Does that take away from my tourney experience?? Maybe, but I haven't noticed it being any different yet.
Next subject...
My sons baseball practice the other day... Well now, I don't know if I have the time to really touch on this subject, but I'll try.
I'm a competitive person, I love sports. I play & I watch. So for my son to be playing sports, its interesting to me. My dad wanted me to succeed & like any dad, I want my son to do the same. But he is only 4, ( 5 on May, 1st ). That being said, I know it is important for him to have fun playing, so that he WANTS to play. I don't want to be his coach. I'm too impatient for that, but at the same time I need to remember that, just sit back & let his coach do what he is doing. Which I am... I don't want to be one of those dads. But he is taking on a difficult task of teaching a bunch of little kids, who 95% of them, have never played baseball... how to play. My personal opinion on the first day of practice is this. He was trying to fit a lot of information into what little time he had. I could see my son trying to process all that was being said to him & trying to make it work. My son needs a little more one on one time, thats where I come in... at home. But overall, he had a blast, with exception to his first bloody nose, which came when a volunteer coach decided to lob hard baseballs way up in the air to a bunch of kids who can't even squeeze their baseball gloves. Good call!! Why not use whiffle balls or tennis balls, or even throwing them under hand?? Regardless, he took a ball to his face & nose started bleeding. But being the trooper that he is... got back on the horse & was out there trying it again. So, now that I know what he needs to work on, we'll do it at home, at our pace, with more one on one interaction. I think thats all I have to vent about for now... Til next time...

Happy St.Pattys Day!!

With Dropkick Murphys & Flogging Molly sharing air time here at work, I'm ready to celebrate St. Patricks Day. No drinking, or partyin after, just wearing green & being Irish. My daughter & I might have gone a little wild this March 17th. We are both wearing some pretty fun outfits. I can't describe hers, since I didn't get to see her finished product this morning before leaving. But I'm wearing a green kilt, with a Dropkick Murphy shirt, shamrock boxers & beads, w/ a plaid green hat. I've gotten a lot of fun compliments. I'm thinking that Brianna ( my daughter ) & I will have to take a pic this afternoon so I can post it on Facebook. Til next time...

Quick...

This is going to be a quick post, because I spent most of my break watching the new Mariners commercials. Funny stuff. Speaking of baseball. My sons first day of practice is today. I have his bag in the back of my car ready to go. I'm a little nervous, I'm wondering how he'll feel, but I don't know if a 4 year old would be able to explain that to me. We've practiced hitting & some fielding, but its going to be about him having fun. No pressure, I want him to enjoy the sport, because if he doesn't then he wont want to play. It's tough for me because as a dad, you want to see your kids be good, especially since I'm a sports guy. But at the same time, I want him to be happy & if it means NOT playing sports, then so be it. This is a subject that I could spend a little more time on, but I wont. I'll update on how the practice went tomorrow, unless there is something else that pops into my mind that needs sharing. Til then...

4 Hours of Sleep...

Playoff hockey last night... Didn't go so well. We lost by 1, & I didn't help our comeback. My first penatly of the season came with a few minutes left in the game, so we couldn't pull our goalie. Now like everyone that gets penalized, I was not guilty. But I can understand from where the ref was on the play, he didn't have a good view of the play. He just saw the guy go down ( he lost a edge ) & I put my hand on him ( to steady myself since he was pulling me down ) so I got called for a holding penalty. Either way, it was a hard fought game & we just didn't make the plays.
Only thing about those late night hockey games... I don't get home til the morning. Midnight to be exact. I pulled into my drive way at midnight, threw my bag into the garage ( usually I unpack it & spray it down, but I needed to get to bed ASAP!! ) & took a quick shower before retiring for the night/morning. My 4 hours of sleep flew past & my alarm was yelling at me to "Get my ass up!!", its a personalized alarm on my phone. I got my ass up & exercised.
My wife & I haven't really told many people about our exercising. But we have been for the past few months & been seeing some progress. I don't like telling anyone because the moment you tell them you've been working out, you've got to show progress. I don't see it much, but that doesn't mean it hasn't been happening. I just figured the end result will show & then they can ask me about it. I don't have a desired weight to get down to, but I do want some muscles to show. I just want to be healthy & have it help me in my life & sports. Well thats all I'll write about it now... I might get into it a little more later. Til next time...

Weekends...

For anyone out there reading this... the one, maybe two people that have stumbled upon this page & actually decided to read. I don't really get on the computer at home. So I don't post on weekends. Whether its on Facebook or here, or anywhere for that matter. The weekends are my time to just do nothing. But every once in a great while I'm able to waste a few minutes on the computer over the weekend, this being one of those moments. I figured since I didn't warn my loyal followers ( all none of you ) on Friday, I would now... No posts on the weekends. I like to waste my work time to do these things... just kidding, I do it during break. Well hope you all have had a great weekend so far. I am playing in the Black Katz first playoff game of the winter tonight, at 10:30 p.m. in Everett. So it will be a late night for me. Got to witness two great Silvertips games, they have a chance to win the U.S. Division tonight, as well as secure the #1 seed in the Western Conference. Home ice advantage for the whole playoffs until championship, when they make it that far. That's been my weekend so far... Will try to update tomorrow!! If I'm not asleep during break. Til next time...

Phil Collins & Texts From Last Night...

First off, I wanted to offer my congrats to Phil Collins for making the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. I'm a big fan. Phil's work is amazing. Playing several instruments & writing songs, but I'm really impressed because he can drum & sing at the same time. I can't walk & chew gum so I really look up to that kind of talent. "Take Me Home" is one of my fave Phil Collins songs of all time. It brings back a lot of memories for me. We lived in Hawaii at the time, but visited Washington State frequently. My uncle was stationed at Fort Lewis, so we came & hung out with the relatives. "Take Me Home" was my theme then. I knew we were eventually going to move to WA. So when it was time to head back on the plane "home" to Kauai, the song would make me sad, because WA in my mind was my home. Cheesy, I know, but I was 8 at the time. So that brings back those feelings. OK, enough of that crap... on to funnier things...
Texts From Last Night !! The book... Fricken hilarious. I saw it a week back, didn't even know it was a website. Thanks friends for letting me know!! Flipped through it & died laughing. I didn't feel the need to pick up the book, didn't think it was worth it to remember a few texts. But then, when I was trying to explain some of them to my friends, I couldn't remember them or I kept saying them wrong. Because of that, I broke down & went looking for the book. I went back to Barnes & Nobles to look for it. Couldn't find it. I went back a few days later, still couldn't find it... "But it was right HERE!!". On my way to the check out, there it was on a special table. I have it now... HILARIOUS!! You can flip to any page & find a text that will have you rolling on the floor. My favorite one is... from area code (519) Southwest Ontario, Canada - " and then she said I drew a line on her forehead with my cum & whispered " Simba". I couldn't stop laughing after that one. The whole text is made by the fact that he was getting his information from the girl he did this to. There is more... but you're just going to have to click on the link... www.textsfromlastnight.com . Til next time...

Rainy Day...

Tis another rainy day here in Washington. Actually it hasn't rained like this in a few weeks. They were projecting snow, so I guess it's good it's raining. I don't care either way. Just meant people had to try to remember how to drive this morning. Traffic sucked, accident causing backups. I took back roads & still managed to sneak into work under the wire.
The rain does create a nice foggy look that makes me want to take the camera out & take some Pacific Northwest pics.
Well breaktime is almost over & I spent most of it eating German Potato Salad with Brats. Mmm... Plus today is really lame, ain't nothing to write about. My mind has been blank for most of the day & I expect it to stay the same all day long. Til next time...

The Ninja!!

Now I'm one that loves infomercials. I don't stay up late enough anymore to see them, but when I do, I'm fascinated by the products. I was a sucker for the Magic Bullet . My mom bought it for me. It SUCKED!! I broke it shortly after. It did what it said it did, just not very well. Then I burned the rubber under the blades because I had something in the bullet that it couldn't chop up.
There I was late one night watching infomercials & the Ninja came on. The pitch person had convinced me that this was the machine to have. It was better than those Margaritaville Machines & cheaper... At least that's what they said. I ended up turning off the TV, thinking of writing down the name of the machine I had just seen. But I figured I had been burned by infomercials before & this was too good to be true.
Christmas came & I found myself buying a Ninja. I was trying to come up with a few more gift ideas for the wife & I thought this would fill both of our desires. My desire to buy something that crushes things & her desire for a nice blended margarita.
Let me tell you this right now... I LOVE MY NINJA!! We've been using it for protein shakes, milk shakes, margaritas, & other things. I just blended up some bread, cheese & sage for a breading. I just threw all those things in & a couple of pushes... BAM!! It was done. AMAZING!! I know, I sound like one of those infomercial guys, but I was amazed at how simple & quick this thing is. It has these 4 sharp blades ( like the swords the ninjas use ) to slice & dice whatever you put in there. Now it ain't going to chop up a hockey puck, I don't think... probably wont try unless the machine is on its last breath. But it will take care of most of your food needs. I just wanted to share my happiness of my ( or as my wife would say HER, maybe OUR ) Ninja. I think I'm going to get a second one to keep at work. UGH!! Break time is over.... Til next time...

Happy Birthday to my Sis...

My sister is 29 today. She wouldn't want me saying that, but my mom advertised it over Facebook today. That is the problem with FB, parents are on it. But if you think about it, I'm a parent too. I don't mind my parents being on it, because they are as twisted as I am. Where do you think I get it from?? But since I haven't really given anyone that is reading this, a taste of what I'm like, you don't really know. I probably wont give much of a taste until later.
Back on to the subject. My sister is a day older. Though we didn't get along during our childhood, siblings get along?? We've grown & have developed a great relationship.
When my mom was pregnant with my sister, she wanted to name her Kristy Ann. But me, being only 4 at the time, couldn't say Kristy. It came out Krislee... So my mom named her that. She broke away from the traditional Chris Lee & replaced the C with a K, minus the H & pushed the name together. Because of me, my sister has her name. Thank god she likes it. I would've hated to be blamed for a name my sister didn't like. I guess that is much better than what my dad wanted to name me. First off, I was supposed to be a Nicole, because my mom thought she was having a girl. Then when they found out I had a penis, my dad wanted to name me Lydell, after pro football player Lydell Mitchell , who played for the Rams, my dads favorite team at the time. My mom had nooooo desire to name me Lydell ( THANKS MOM!! ) I'm definitely NOT a Lydell. So my dad picked another football player... I would have to ask him who, but I do know Troy was his first name. So Troy it was...
So thats a little history of my life... Til next time...

Early Birthday...

My sisters birthday is tomorrow. I've already shelled out some $$ for her birthday. First we took both of our daughters to Xanadu the Musical. Then Saturday night, we went & saw Alice In Wonderland 3-D.
Now I was a huge Alice In Wonderland fan. I loved the animation, the story & what guy doesn't like a blonde with blue eyes?? So I was curious on what Tim Burton would do to this film.
We did the 7 p.m. show at the local theater, line started at 5 p.m. It's been a while since I've had to stand in line. Everyone rushed in trying to get the best seat in the house. We had some pretty good seats, I was even thinking of selling mine for some extra $$. The movie was great. It was basically Through the Looking Glass , with some changes. But it was entertaining. Now I wouldn't do the 3-D again. I felt that they didn't use the 3-D gimmick as well as other movies, but I guess for some that would be ok. But if I'm paying a extra $5 a person, I should get a little more WOW factor from it. When we did exit the movie there was yet another line waiting to get in. I won't give away any of the fun parts of the movie, just in case there is someone out there that is reading this & has yet seen the movie. Go see it. Its entertaining. I'll probably get it on Blu-Ray. Well break time is over, need to get back to work... Til next time...

Let's Try This Again...

I had a blog a while back & found it hard to keep adding to it. So I eventually deleted it. Now here I am doing it all over again. Why?? Because I felt there were moments that I just needed to tell someone something, so why not just write it in a blog. It might not get read by anyone, but it is off my chest. So here I am, trying it again.
I'll write again when I have a few minutes... Til then...