I think about us, our first hug, our first kiss, our first fuck. I think about the taste of your lips, not on your face but between your hips, the way you’d moan when I’d suck on your clit, the way your toes would curl when you try and resist

I hear your voice in my head, feel your hands massage my legs, and your hands playfully stroking making me beg, I give into you let me in we’ve crossed the lines of benefits for friends, tantilizing tantric takes a toll and we collapse on the bed like ragedy ann dolls

I play in your hair and run my fingers thru it, I kiss your solar plexis and put my tongue to it, licking your emotions like a bomb hoping I pop your cherry and you begging me let’s get it on, our positions vary

No two people could love more, you’ve become the air I breathe and the purpose I live for, you taught me to live for, the moment so open you got me, I said love was for fools but not me.

I should’ve known better, now my undying love for you forces me by your side forever,as your guide, your shelter, your king and your protector.

“Der, die, das Fremde ist Gegenstand des Museums. Selbst das, was uns gestern noch qua Handhabung vertraut war, ist als museales, als musealisiertes Objekt ferngerückt. Es ist zum “Semiophor” geworden. [...] Es sind Dinge, die lebensweltlich nicht mehr gebraucht werden, dennoch aber eine wichtige Funktion erfüllen, nämlich die der Vermittlung des Unsichtbaren mit dem Sichtbaren.”

Korff, Gottfried: Fremde (der,die,das) und das Museum (1997), in: Gottfried Korff: Museumsdinge. Deponieren – Exponieren, Köln/Weimar/Wien 2007, S.146-154, hier S.146.

Weitere inhaltliche Verweise auf Hall & Pomian

There is only one thing that would have stopped Sally Ride from joining us for our 2009 Hall Of Fame Gala – a call from the White House asking her to come to Washington DC. Sadly (for us) – that is what happened. But before she left town, Dr. Ride was kind enough to send us the following video message:

The biographical information below was compiled by Alan Renga, Assistant Archivist, for the 2009 International Hall of Fame Gala. For more information on the Museum’s Library and Archives, click here.

Sally Ride Hall of Fame Portrait

She is the first American Woman in space.  She is a world renowned physicist. She is dedicated to interesting young women in science, technology, engineering, and math. She is Sally Ride.

Born in 1951 in Los Angeles, California, Sally graduated High School in Westlake, where she was a Nationally Ranked Tennis player. She attended Swarthmore College and then transferred to Stanford University where she eventually received a doctorate degree in Physics in 1978.

While a doctorate candidate, Ride was one over 8000 people to answer an advertisement seeking applicants for the space program and was accepted! After joining NASA, Ride underwent an extensive training period that included parachute jumping, water survival, gravity and weightlessness training, radio communications and navigation. For the second and third Space Shuttle flights, Sally served as the ground-based Capsule Communicator between On June 18, 1983, she became the first American woman in space as a crew member on Space Shuttle Challenger for STS-7.

During the mission, the STS-7 crew deployed satellites for Canada and Indonesia and conducted the first formation flying of the orbiter with a free-flying satellite, along with many other important tasks. The mission lasted over 6 days before landing on a lakebed runway at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on June 24, 1983.

Dr. Ride took to space for a second time in 1984 on STS 41-G, which launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on October 5, 1984. After the tragic Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, Dr. Ride served as a member of the Presidential Commission investigating the accident. She later served on the accident investigation board for the space shuttle Columbia tragedy, the only person to serve on both boards. Upon completion of the Challenger investigation she was assigned to NASA Headquarters as Special Assistant to the Administrator for long range and strategic planning.

In 1989, Dr. Ride joined the faculty at UCSD as a Professor of Physics and Director of the University of California’s California Space Institute. Because of her passion for motivating girls and young women to pursue careers in science, math and technology in 2001 Sally, founded her own company, Sally Ride Science, which creates entertaining and informative science programs and publications for upper elementary and middle school children. In addition, she has written numerous science books for children.

Dr. Ride has been a member of many prestigious organizations including the President’s Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology and the National Research Council’s Space Studies Board, and has served on the Boards of the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment, the Carnegie Institution of Washington, and the NCAA Foundation.

Dr. Ride has received numerous honors and awards. She has been inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame and the Astronaut Hall and has twice been awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal.

For her incredible courage for being the first American Woman in space and her desire to instill in young women a love for the sciences, the San Diego Air & Space Museum takes great pleasure in inducting Doctor Sally Ride into its International Aerospace Hall of Fame.

I was probably 12.5 years old when I heard Franz Ferdinand for the first time. I think it was early 2005, they just released their debut album. I was exploring music by that time, and this was the first thing that really got me, and it got me good. Since that moment, Franz has been my favourite band for about 2.5 years. But then I discovered Ben Folds, and I got more into ‘listening’ music, like Fleet Foxes and Andrew Bird. Anyhow, I still have a small weak spot in my heart for them.

I’ve seen Franz Ferdinand earlier this year. They played at the Paradiso in May, it’s a smaller venue than the HMH. To be honest, I wasn’t really impressed that day. Was it because I went to the best gig in my life a few days earlier(Andrew Bird)? Was it because I was stressed because I had some important tests at school? Were it the 11-year olds with moms and dads that annoyed me? I don’t know, because it was a pretty good set, but I wasn’t impressed, so I decided to give Franz Ferdinand another chance.

But good, let’s move on to the show at the HMH. The night kicks off with the Cribs. They’re probably support act because Kapranos is good friends with the brothers Jarman, he produced their third album. I’ve always had a bit of a weak spot for the Cribs. Maybe because I met Ross Jarman last year at a festival. He’s a really nice, sweet, friendly, cute/handsome chap. Musically, they’re not really my cup of tea (anymore) but I definitely do respect their music. Anyway, most songs they played were from their last album. I don’t know what it is, but I feel like I don’t connect that much with that album. Still they’re a good band and they did give a good performance, though I don’t really understand what Johnny Marr is still doing there.

Franz Ferdinand kicked of their show with ‘This Fire’, a good choice, a good song. Immediately, half the crowd (maybe even 2/3) became a jumping mess. I don’t know, I don’t really like that. But you know that’s going to happen when you go to a band like Franz Ferdinand. At the moment I felt like that this could really become a pretty good evening and a pretty good show.

But no, it didn’t turn out to go that way. The first half of the set was just pumping songs into the venue. And they didn’t sound different than the album tracks to me. I mean, I could just put on the album on my iPod if I wanted to hear that. And after 30 minutes I was rather disappointed, again. Come on Franz! You folks have such great stuff, you can get more out of that.
Luckily the second half of the show was much better. 40′ was the start of the better half. I don’t know what it was that made it better. Musical variation, more guitar noise? It seemed at least more spontaneous.

Also ‘Outsiders’ was pretty nice. The band grouped around a drum kit and smashed it in pieces (well, not literally), good stuff, good variation, that’s what I want to see(you can see it on the picture . Sadly enough, only those two songs for the encore did really draw my attention and made my feel a bit of my ‘old’ love for the band.

After the encore, the band was capable of following that good line. ‘The Dark of the Matinee’ and ‘Darts of Pleasure’ were performed slightly different from the album version, also ‘Turn It On’ was performed nicely. The band ended their set with ‘Lucid Dreams’, that ended in a massive electro beat song. Great stuff, but I’ve seen that before in Paradiso (in may).

I was pretty happy that I managed to keep a good view, even with all those jumping and dancing people. It’s absolutely clear that Alex Kapranos is the leading man in the group. Nipping his wine, crazy little jumps, waving his arms. He’s one of the most charismatic people I’ve ever seen. He plays the crowd with ease (but that could also be experience).

Something that really bugged me was the level of the sound. It was way too loud. My right ear still hurts (yes I visit the doctor), and still I have an annoying beep/buzz in my ear. I hope it’s over tomorrow coz it’s freaking annoying! I don’t think that was supposed to happen. Also the sound changed, with that I mean that it didn’t sound like it should sound. Not good! And it didn’t benefit anyone, so why so much volume?! I really should get earplugs!

My conclusion is that Franz Ferdinand is a pretty good live band, if you want to jump around and dance. And that are the crowds they attract. And that’s just not my cup of tea, but that’s just me. I do understand if people love their shows. But if you want to be musically challenged and get inspiration, they’re not the right band, at least, not for me. They show that they’re capable of giving me that feeling in the second half of their show. But no hate to Franz, the only person to blame here is me (and probably my change of music taste). They are definitely a very good live band!

Overall, it was good show, but no tears and weird feelings in my body this time, well the only weird feeling is an injured ear. And that ’s not a nice feeling! It’s never a good sign if you’re wondering what time it is during a show(in other words: how long will it last?), right?! I’ll probably won’t go to another Franz Ferdinand show, but I’ll definitely check them out on a festival. With earplugs!

More pictures can be found here

Setlist (again, I might miss a few songs):
This Fire
Live Alone
Walk Away
Tell Her Tonight
Can’t Stop Feeling
Bite Hard
Do You Want To
Michael
No You Girls
The Scottish Song
Ulysses
40′
Outsiders
Encore
Dark of the Matinee
Darts of Pleasure
Turn it On
Lucid Dreams

[7.2/10] (but if you love this type of shows, probably higher)

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With the first month of the NHL season in the books, it is a good time to put a fun little exercise like a mock draft together.

Much will change when it comes to the teams slotted in these positions and there will be a few prospects that also rise or fall before it all is written in stone. This mock draft takes current standings into account but also we tweak the order somewhat as to where we think NHL teams will finish the year based on the first month plus of action.

Some of the surprises early on in the NHL season include the struggles of the mighty Detroit Red Wings, Anaheim Ducks and Montreal Canadiens as well as the surprisingly solid starts of the Colorado Avalanche, L.A. Kings and the Phoenix Coyotes who many thought might wrap it up and take refuge in the NHL’s basement until this whole ownership/coaching change and bankruptcy storm passes.

In the below mock, we have San Jose vs. Detroit in the Western Conference finals, Pittsburgh vs. Washington in the Eastern Finals and Pittsburgh eventually winning the Cup over San Jose in the Stanley Cup Finals.

Hey, it could happen. But give Future Considerations half of your Vegas winnings when you book it.

BOSTON Bruins (via Toronto Maple Leafs *)

1st Overall Selection: C/LW Taylor Hall – Windsor (OHL)

Organizational Summary: Boston has a NHL roster full of young talent at the forward positions and a potential starting goalie in the making behind Tim Thomas on the depth chart. In the farm system, they have some able bodied future NHLers on the way at centre and on defense.
They need to add a high-end offensive prospect or two on the wing as they are thin on both sides. Additional defensive depth would be a wise investment. Overall, a couple puck moving defenders as well as a goal scoring winger or two would be nice additions to the organization’s development system.

Pick Summary: The Bruins just might have made one of the best NHL trades since they were fleeced for big Joe Thornton by the San Jose Sharks in 2005. Sure, Phil Kessel will help the Toronto Maple Leafs both in the now and down the road but with Toronto’s next two potential lottery picks and a second rounder this year, Boston has the ability to retool their cupboard for the future while still going for a run at the cup. The B’s use the top pick on the high-end skill of Taylor Hall which helps replace the departed Kessel’s goal scoring. The addition of Hall to the Bruins organization alone makes this a pretty even deal.

CAROLINA Hurricanes

2nd Overall Selection: C Tyler Seguin – Plymouth (OHL)

Organizational Summary: The Carolina Hurricanes have some decent forward prospects moving through the ranks in Brandon Sutter, Zach Boychuk and Drayson Bowman. They have a good mix of talent developing in net as well. On the backend they need help. With the exception of Jamie McBain they have a lot of hit or miss types and nothing immediately on the way. The overall depth at all skating positions needs an upgrade and they do not have much in the way of potential high-end contributors up front. In net, a high-end prospect would help solidify the unit.

Pick Summary: The Hurricanes snap up the impressive Tyler Seguin with this pick, a prospect with ties to the organization. Carolina Hurricanes owner Peter Karmanos also owns the OHL’s Plymouth Whalers franchise and there is a history of continuety between both teams. Seguin offers Carolina a top end prospect that they can build around for the future.

FLORIDA Panthers

3rd Overall Selection: D Cam Fowler – Windsor (OHL)

Organizational Summary: The Florida Panthers have a balanced system with some high-end prospects at every position. Goaltending has one of the most highly regarded tenders coming through in big Swede Jacob Markstrom while on defense they have a solid puck moving threat in Dmitri Kulikov who is already playing meaningful minutes in the NHL as a rookie. The Panthers are lacking a true top end forward prospect who can lead the Panthers offensive attack night in and night out. On the backend they could use a couple puck moving rearguards to fill out the system.

Pick Summary: The Panthers are in the midst of a semi-retool as they currently have some nice young NHL talent and also are infusing some prospects into the roster. Fowler adds one more impressive building block to the future roster they are building from the goal out.

MINNESOTA Wild

4th Overall Selection: LW Kirill Kabanov – Moncton (QMJHL)

Organizational Summary: The Minnesota Wild have a couple real solid defensive prospects in Tyler Cuma, Nick Leddy and Marco Scandella that should be NHL fixtures on their blue line for years to come. They also have some depth in character type wingers coming. Forward depth and top end scoring forwards are needed as their development pool is the thinnest in this area. Goaltending development, despite having solid depth, also needs a shot in the arm with a true blue chipper added to the mix. Minnesota has a hard time finding players in the mid to later rounds of the NHL draft which has led to a shallow prospect pool. It is imperative to nab players in the first couple rounds because of this organizational weakness.

Pick Summary: A highly skilled forward prospect is just what Minnesota is after with this pick and they have him in Kabanov. They also like Connolly and Granlund with this pick but go with the flashy Russian with game breaking abilities in the end.

NEW YORK Islanders

5th Overall Selection: D Brandon Gormley – Moncton (QMJHL)

Organizational Summary: The forward crew of the New York Islanders has good depth and a couple solid citizens with top line potential such as Cory Trivino and Kirill Petrov. On the backend they have some solid prospects in Aaron Ness, Calvin De Haan, Mark Katic and Travis Hamonic with good depth overall at the position. In net they have some nice potential as well. After years of bottom feeding and getting the lottery picks at the draft because of it, the organization has many solid prospects coming up through their development system. They would like a blue-chip goaltender to develop along with Mikko Koskinen as the Rick DiPietro injury/long term contract situation is unsettling. They need to continue adding prospects to the development system that have the ability to one day play meaningful minutes in the top six forward spots and in the top four on the backend.

Pick Summary: The Islander look at Brett Connolly and John McFarland with this pick but ultimately decide that they need to add a skilled and potential top defender in Brandon Gormley to compliment their highly skilled forwards Tavares, Bailey and Okposo taken in the last four drafts.

NASHVILLE Predators

6th Overall Selection: LW Brett Connolly – Prince George (WHL)

Organizational Summary: The Nashville Predators have another well balanced prospect pool from years of finishing at the low end of the standings and drafting high come June. They have some solid future contributors either on their way or making their contributions in the NHL already. Defensive depth is there main strength and has been for years also they have some young keepers in the crease with potential. At forward, they have some nice talent ready to break through in the near future. While they have depth up front they lack that one high-end talent that can be a first line contributor. They could use a goal scoring forward or two as well as a playmaker who can feed the puck to the finishers.

Pick Summary: The Predators looked at John McFarland or Vladimir Tarasenko at this spot but both of those prospects have too many unanswered questions despite their high skill levels. Selecting Brett Connolly adds a goal scoring forward to the prospect pool that they were sorely lacking.

PHOENIX Coyotes

7th Overall Selection: C/W John McFarland – Sudbury (OHL)

Organizational Summary: The Coyotes strong start this season is a direct result of a couple years of performing well at the draft table. They have built up a strong development system and packed it full of depth at each position. Many of their recent picks are playing a prominent role with the big club or are in-line for the chance to do so after some AHL seasoning. They need a blue-chip net minder to develop as the have depth but no real top end talent, with the possible exclusion of Mike Lee, at the most crucial position. Although they have some depth at the forward position, a couple top end offensive prospects, especially on the wing, would be great to have.

Pick Summary: The Coyotes have a potential building block type player drop into their laps with McFarland. He has the character, grit and skating to make a solid addition to a roster that already boasts a bunch of young NHL talent.

ATLANTA Thrashers

8th Overall Selection: D Erik Gudbranson – Kingston (OHL)

Organizational Summary: The Atlanta Thrashers have more depth in their prospect pool than they have had in years. They have a good balance as they have forwards who have character and a couple who are skilled, a solid young top four NHL defender in Zach Bogosian and one of the top young goalies in Ondrej Pavelec, both of whom are playing considerable roles in the NHL this season. A couple puck moving defenders would help the organizations forward immensely. They need some help on the backend as they lack any potential top four defenders in the making. Some more goaltending depth and a blue chip offensive forward would be a nice luxury as well.

Summary: Atlanta goes with the best available player and one who fits a need in the two-way rearguard Erik Gudbranson much to the disappointment of Montreal who also like the big defender. He adds another solid building block on the backend with NHL Sophomore Bogosian.

TAMPA BAY Lightning

9th Overall Selection: RW Vladimir Tarasenko – Sibir (KHL)

Organizational Summary: The Tampa Bay Lightning system has been able to add some nice talent the past couple drafts such as Steven Stamkos, Victor Hedman, Richard Panik, Dana Tyrell, Dustin Tokarski and Carter Ashton after some thin years. They are solid depth wise at the forward position and have a few promising goaltender prospects as well. Depth on the backend of potential top four defenders is almost none existent even after drafting Hedman last summer. They could use another stud, potential top four rearguard, and a goal scoring winger which would go along way to stabilizing this franchise for the future.

Pick Summary: Although a defender would look like the most logical fit here for the Lightning, they are enamored with the skills of Vladimir Tarasenko and think that he can contribute offensively to the big club as early as next season.

ST. LOUIS Blues

10th Overall Selection: G Jack Campbell – US NDTP U18 (USHL)

Organizational Summary: The St. Louis Blues, after strong drafting and a couple down years depth, have quality prospects and are strong in every area. They have a handful of young NHLers already who are tearing it up and with the likes of Alex Pietrangelo, Ian Cole, Lars Eller and Brett Sonne, the future looks brighter still. The blues truly do not have an organizational weakness that needs to be addressed, although a couple more scoring wingers would be nice, but instead will take the best player available.

Pick Summary: With this pick the Blues take their possible future in net with this selection as Campbell is a draft riser who many think is rated too low by the majority of scouting community. More than a couple NHL scouts think very highly of the Michigan native.

EDMONTON Oilers

11th Overall Selection: D Mark Pysyk – Edmonton (WHL)

Organizational Summary: The Edmonton Oilers has a few high-end prospects throughout such as Jordan Eberle, Magnus Paajarvi, Toni Rajala, Riley Nash, Jeff Petry and Theo Peckham, who has seen some NHL action already. The young NHL roster also helps as none of these guys needs to be rushed. They lack overall depth on defense as well as that high-end puck moving defender as a potential future top four contributor. A top end goaltending prospect would be a nice addition as well as more depth.

Pick Summary: Edmonton takes the Sherwood Park native and his impressive defensive game to fill a need in the organizations prospect pool. They look at other options with this pick but are sold on the ultra safe upside of Mark Pysyk.

MONTREAL Canadiens

12th Overall Selection: D Derek Forbort – US NDTP U18 (USHL)

Organizational Summary: The Montreal Canadiens’ main strength is in the forward ranks but they have some nice talent developing in the system at all skating positions. They have a few character types and some nice potential top six talents in Max Pacioretty and Louis Leblanc. They have a couple young NHL goalies in Carey Price and Jaroslav Halak but nothing else with much NHL potential coming through the system. The trade with the Rangers where they gave up promising defenseman prospect Ryan McDonagh really hurt the depth of high-end defenders.

Pick Summary: The Canadiens snap up the big bodied defender who has good wheels and can play both ways who helps bolster the prospect pool from the backend. This pick follows the trend in Montreal of picking NCAA bound prospects in the first round and letting them develop at their own pace.

COLUMBUS Blue Jackets

13th Overall Selection: C Quinton Howden – Moose Jaw (WHL)

Organizational Summary: Like many of the top NHL teams this season, the Columbus Blue Jackets also have some high-end NHL talent that are just starting to find their way at the NHL level. Steve Mason, Jakub Voracek, and Derick Brassard have all made a big difference to the on-ice product in Columbus, while the Nikita Filatov experiment is put on hold. With all this graduation it means that the talent pool has seen depletion and needs to be built back up. They still have good depth but need to add some highly skilled offensive prospects to all three forward positions and a blue-chipped in net.

Pick Summary: A few of the Jackets scouting personnel are high on Quinton Howden and think that he will become a skilled power forward at the NHL level. They are tempted by both Evgeni Kuznetsov and Alex Burmistrov’s skill but have had bad experiences with Russians lately and go with a safer bet in their minds.

OTTAWA Senators

14th Overall Selection: RW Alex Burmistrov – Barrie (OHL)

Organizational Summary: The Ottawa Senators have some nice draft picks on the backend such as Erik Karlsson, Patrick Wiercioch and Jared Cowen in recent drafts and the forward talent has decent depth as well. Some top end talent at the forward position is required as they currently have an abundance of future muckers and grinders waiting in the wings. A goal scoring winger or two would be a nice addition to the farm system. Goaltending depth is an area that could also use a boost despite young NHL net minders such as Pascal Leclaire and Brian Elliot.

Pick Summary: The Senators needed an infusion of skilled forward talent and get just that with Alex Burmistrov. They look at Stanislav Galiev, Evgeni Kuznetsov and Jaden Schwartz with this selection but ultimately decide that Burmistrov is their guy.

LOS ANGELES Kings

15th Overall Selection: C Jaden Schwartz – Tri-City (USHL)

Organizational Summary: With one of the top NHL talent pools, the Los Angeles Kings have very good depth and multiple high-end prospects at almost every position. They have skill up front, see Andrei Loktionov, Oscar Moller and Brayden Schenn; they have a stable of up and coming top four defenders, see Thomas Hickey, Slava Voinov and Colten Teubert; and they have a top goaltending prospect in Jonathan Bernier. All this prospect depth and a young NHL roster already full of skill that is just starting to come into its potential. A blue chipper in the net would be nice since Bernier has not taken the top spot over and some doubt he will ever do so. Some more offensive talent on the wings, especially on the left side, would be a nice addition. More depth throughout is what LA will likely be after as they take the best player available.

Pick Summary: The Kings, who have a good stable of prospects, add a skilled and speedy forward who could eventually slide into any role needed whether it is a checking or scoring role. They could have added a goaltender here but like what Jaden Schwartz has to offer too much to pass him up.

ANAHEIM Ducks

16th Overall Selection: C Mikael Granlund – HIFK (Finland)

Organizational Summary: With a young nucleus of forwards already in the NHL, the Anaheim Ducks also have a deep stable of defenders on their way with Luca Sbisa, Jake Gardiner and Mark Mitera looking like future impact players. The Ducks have a few forward prospects with offensive potential in the likes of Kyle Palmieri, Holland and even Matt Beleskey as the majority of depth is character type forwards. The lack of top six potential offensive forward prospects is an area that needs addressing and although they did well last June to start to remedy this, more needs to be done. A blue chip goalie prospect is also lacking.

Pick Summary: The Ducks throw off everyone with this pick of the highly skilled and pint-sized Mikael Granlund. They need to add future scorers to their prospect pool and with the success the franchise has had with the other Finnish flash, Teemu Selanne, they go back too the well. With Brian Burke gone to Toronto so too are a lot of his drafting philosophies like the importance of size and physicality. Now more so the Ducks focus on skating, skill and ones character.

VANCOUVER Canucks

17th Overall Selection: D Jon Merrill – US NDTP U18 (USHL)

Organizational Summary: The Vancouver Canucks have some fine top end talent at the forward position. They have Cody Hodgson, Michael Grabner and Jordan Schroeder as potential to six forwards and a solid goaltending prospect in Cory Schneider. On the backend the top prospects is Yann Sauve who is no sure bet to be a top four NHL defender one day. They need to add depth overall and some high-end prospects on the backend.

Pick Summary: The Canucks are able grab a prospect that they have in their top ten on their draft board in the big mobile rearguard and one who fills an organizational need as well.

COLORADO Avalanche

18th Overall Selection: G Calvin Pickard – Seattle (WHL)

Organizational Summary: The Colorado Avalanche have produced a multitude of young NHLers the last couple season and have almost entirely re-built their roster from the ground up. They have solid depth and some nice high-end prospects coming on the backend like Kevin Shattenkirk, Colby Cohen, Stefan Elliot and Cameron Gaunce. They need to add depth to their forward ranks and a pure goal scorer would look nice playing along side Matt Duchene but the organizations main weakness is lack of a sure fire high-end goaltending prospect.

Pick Summary: The Avalanche look at some of the talent at the forward position left on the board but ultimately decide that they need to take a future puck stopper. Pickard gives them a solid goalie prospect that uses his frame and quick reflexes to play an effective game.

DALLAS Stars

19th Overall Selection: D Jarred Tinordi – US NDTP U18 (USHL)

Organizational Summary: The Dallas Stars have spent the past couple drafts trying to build up the depth that they once had and have had limited success in doing so as they have some fine talent coming up at the forward position. The Stars could use a couple mobile puck moving defenders to add to the development pool as well as depth at the defense position. They also need to add a goaltender of the future as Tyler Beskorowany and Richard Bachman have made doubters out of some.

Pick Summary: Ex-NHL player Mark Tinordi’s son Jarred is the pick here as he bring so much more than just his impressive size, skating ability and solid defensive play. He has some decent offensive upside along with outstanding character and leadership qualities that will likely lead to him being an NHL captain in the future.

BUFFALO Sabres

20th Overall Selection: C Nick Bjugstad – Blaine HS (USHS)

Organizational Summary: The Buffalo Sabres have made a concerned effort to get bigger and they have added a couple very sizable and physical imposing prospects to the organization in six-foot-seven defender Tyler Myers and power forward Zack Kassian. They have some skill at the forward position and a potential suitor to back-up Miller in net with Jonas Enroth. They need to add depth to all positions but mostly on the wings where they are very thin. Goaltending is another area that needs help with just the Swede Enroth having good NHL potential. A big skilled centre to offset the pint sized prospects such as Nathan Gerbe, Tyler Ennis and Paul Byron would be a real treat to have.

Pick Summary: Keeping up with the latest Buffalo trend of drafting big, skilled prospects in the first round (see Kassian and Myers); the Sabres go with the enormous and raw but talented Minnesota high school product Nick Bjugstad.

NEW YORK Rangers

21st Overall Selection: RW Emerson Etem – Medicine Hat (WHL)

Organizational Summary: The New York Rangers have some high-end guys making a run at spots in New York like Michael Del Zotto, Matt Gilroy, Artem Anisimov and Evgeni Gratchev and also some others who are bidding their development time like Ryan McDonagh and Chris Kreider. Overall depth needs to continue to be upgraded as does the search for a potential goalie of the future. For years the Rangers have had loads of home grown character guys moving through the system and not much else.

Pick Summary: The Rangers add a prospect that they see as a potential 30-40 goal man at the NHL level once he fills out and finishes his development in Emerson Etem.

ANAHEIM Ducks (via Philadelphia Flyers **)

22nd Overall Selection: RW Teemu Pulkkinen – Jokerit (Finland)

Pick Summary: The enigma gets scooped up by the Anaheim Ducks in an attempt to hit a home run with this acquired pick. They know he is highly skilled but questions regarding his maturity and willingness to conform to a system still remain. A plus is his chemistry he has shown with their first pick in this draft, countryman Mikael Granlund. The Ducks add more skilled talent, specifically on the wing, to their forward crop with this pick which was specifically the team’s agenda before they entered the draft.

BOSTON Bruins

23rd Overall Selection: D Brock Beukeboom – Sault St. Marie (OHL)

Pick Summary: After taking future NHL scorer Taylor Hall with Toronto’s selection, 2nd overall, the Bruins can address another organizational need in taking a defenseman. They select Brock Beukeboom based on his ability to play a solid two-way game and his pedigree.

PHOENIX Coyotes (via Calgary Flames***)

24th Overall Selection: RW Jeff Skinner – Kitchener (OHL)

Pick Summary: The Phoenix Coyotes are wavering between goalies Maxime Clermont, Louis Domingue and scoring winger Jeff Skinner but decide that Skinner just has too much upside to pass up at this spot and hope to pluck a goalie later in the draft. Skinner fills an organizational need for a fast skilled goal scoring winger.

CHICAGO Blackhawk’s

25th Overall Selection: G Louis Domingue – Moncton (QMJHL)

Organizational Summary: The pipeline of talent keeps bubbling over for the Chicago Black Hawks with a young NHL squad and more contributions at forward and defense yet to come. In net they have Anttii Niemi and Corey Crawford battling for action although goaltending prospect Unice seems to have fallen off. They have no glaring needs in the organization but could use some extra depth on defense and a true top end goaltending prospect in the pipe. Chicago will continue to draft who they see as the best player available, especially considering that because of their on ice success they will be picking later and later each year.

Pick Summary: Chicago loves that a goaltender that they wanted is available when it is their turn up at the podium. Louis Domingue gives the Hawks a prospect that has a good chance of developing into the team’s starter down the line and fills a need in the organization.

NEW JERSEY Devils

26th Overall Selection: G Maxime Clermont – Gatineau (QMJHL)

Organizational Summary: The New Jersey Devils have a few nice prospects at the skating positions that look like they will be real solid NHL citizens once they get there as well as solid depth at all skating positions. This group has a solid mix of two-way contributors. They need to stockpile goaltender prospects as they are extremely weak in this department and they lack that blue chip prospect at most every position.

Pick Summary:  New Jersey thought they would have a choice here between two Quebec league goaltenders in Maxime Clermont and Moncton’s Louis Domingue but after the Hawks pick they decide they need to take a top goalie prospect here and go with Clermont. They realize it is time to look for the successor to the throne and a prospect to try and fill the enormous shoes of Martin Brodeur for the future of the Devils organization.

DETROIT Red Wings

27th Overall Selection: D Kevin Lind – Chicago (USHL)

Organizational Summary: The Detroit Red Wings draft well and have depth at all positions but the main area of strength is in the crease where they have Jimmy Howard, who is getting a good taste of the NHL as Osgood’s backup this season, Thomas McCollum and Daniel Larsson, sharing time in the AHL with Grand Rapids, and previous Notre Dame standout Jordan Pearce developing in the ECHL with Toledo that all look like solid future NHL goaltenders. They also have a few skilled prospects that could develop into top six forwards down the line. After a couple defensive prospects with high upsides such as Jakub Kindl and Brandon Smith in the system, they do not have many sure bets at this position and will likely want to draft more at this position after last years draft haul of forward prospects.

Pick Summary: The Wings draft mantra is to draft smart defenders early and skilled forwards in the mid-to-late rounds. They grab a solid two-way defender with this pick and one that not only doesn’t need to be rushed as he is going the College Hockey route but also one with impressive size which they lack much of in their prospect pool.

WASHINGTON Capitals

28th Overall Selection: C Evgeni Kuznetsov – Traktor (KHL)

Organizational Summary: Goaltending is very solid for the Washington Capitals and is likely to be so for years with Semyon Varlamov already in Washington and more coming up the pipeline, see Michal Neuvirth. They have a few potential impact prospects at the defensive position such as John Carlson, Dmitri Orlov and Karl Alzner. They need depth through out the skating positions as graduation has depleted the high-end talent considerable. They need to continue to add skilled forwards as the Salary Cap will undoubtedly hit their NHL roster sooner rather than later and they will be looking to supplement with cheaper youth.

Pick Summary: Washington has no problem going back to the deep Russian well as they have more incentives than the average NHL team to lour them and keep them in North America, like the chance to play with the world’s top Russian Hockey Player, Alex Ovechkin. Kuznetsov give the Caps a skilled forward in the system that will be a cheap addition once cap trouble starts rearing its head.

SAN JOSE Sharks

29th Overall Selection: RW Nino Niederreiter – Portland (WHL)

Organizational Summary: The goalies of the San Jose Sharks are strong with depth and in high-end talent as at least two of Thomas Greiss, Tyson Sexsmith, Alex Stalock and Harri Sateri look like they will make an NHL impression. They have some nice serviceable forwards coming as well in the likes of the intelligent Logan Couture and hard working Jamie McGinn. Defensive depth once considered strength has taken a beating over the past couple seasons because of trades and graduations therefore; they need to add a high-end prospect or two to the bunch. Also, a high-end offensive winger or two would help solidify the forward group.

Pick Summary: The Sharks look at Ottawa 67’s forward Tyler Toffoli and Saint John import Stanislav Galiev with this pick but like the Swiss ‘Can’t Miss’ Nino Niederreiter’s all-round game and size too much and don’t think he will be around to select later in the draft.

PITTSBURGH Penguins

30th Overall Selection: RW Stanislav Galiev – Saint John (QMJHL)

Organizational Summary: The defending Stanley Cup Champions have a few high-end prospects coming through the system such as Eric Tangradi and Alex Goligoski. They also have some of the best young talent in the NHL. They need to add high-end prospects at the forward position and in net. A pure goal scoring winger to eventually play in their top six is needed.

Pick Summary: The Penguins like Peterborough’s Ryan Spooner a lot but can’t ignore the slide of the highly skilled Stanislav Galiev and see that his skill is a solid fit as a potential future fixture on the wing with Crosby down the line.

* Trade between Boston and Toronto. Boston received a 2010 and 2011 first round picks and a 2010 second round pick for scoring forward Phil Kessel.
** Trade between Anaheim and Philadelphia. Anaheim received 2009 and 2010 first round picks and a conditional 2010 pick along with defender Luca Sbisa and Joffrey Lupul for defender Chris Pronger and Ryan Dingle.
*** Trade between Phoenix and Calgary. Phoenix received 2010 first round pick, forward Matthew Lombardi and prospect Brandon Prust for forward Olli Jokinen and a 2009 third round.

Check back regularly as FC’s resident draft guru Dan Stewart blogs about the 2010 NHL Entry Draft and its prospects each Saturday and intermittently on Wednesdays. Also, be sure to subscribe and order the Future Considerations 2010 NHL Draft Guide that is sure to be the most comprehensive and informative guide on the market.

You may or may not have heard, but the World Junior Championships are coming to Saskatoon and Regina in the very near future. Time to amp up coverage of hockey’s best annual tournament. Better yet, time to speculate who will represent Team Canada. There are the locks like Colten Teubert and Jordan Eberle, the questions about Cody Hodgson’s health (though if he only has one leg, he’s still going), and the likelihood of both Taylor Hall and Tyler Seguin making the squad. But where does it go from there? (The Hockey News)

What’s more interesting? The fact 2010 NHL Entry Draft eligible Freddie Hamilton has a 98.3 average in school right now, or that he hasn’t blossomed until the Niagra IceDogs brought in his little brother Doug to play with him? (Hockey’s Future)

Want to hear Edmonton Oilers prospect and 2010 NHL Entry Draft eligible Mark Pysyk on the radio? The radio? The radio? The WHL did. Oh yeah. Hockey Canada’s director of scouting Al Murray was there, as was Matt Calvert of the Brandon Wheat Kings, who scored a bunch of points this week. (WHL)

Team WHL for the Subway Super Series shapes up quite nicely, starting with Calvin Pickard and Martin Jones in net. Colten Teubert and Brandon McMillan will wear the C’s. (WHL)

By Eleonor Picciotto

According to Michele Lamont, Professor of Sociology at Harvard University, wondering “How do we define and attain the Good Society?” is the basic normative question college students should ask.

The Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies hosted a talk last Friday afternoon on the “Measures of our Success” to over 100 attendees.

Via a videoconference call from Paris, Jean-Paul Fitoussi, President of the Observatoire Francais des conjonctures economiques, explained how today, nations and societies look to their Gross Domestic Products, social networking and happiness ratings as determinants of success.

Fitoussi said the measures of the societies are imperfect and only partially reflect reality. “The measure of our future is the most important factor,” he said. “Health, education, security, economy and social relations determine people’s capacities of freedom.” Those factors determine the sustainability of life.

He claims that Sophists would have said, “ We want to make out GDP the measure of everything: performance, well-being and quality of life,” and says that measures of performance must be viewed with cautions.

“ I applaude people who don’t think hapiness is not measurable at all,” said Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen. He adds that sustainable objectives and measures of freedom are necessary determinants for mortality, mobidity, literacy and communication.

Sen emphazises the importance of how societies have functioned in the past. “ We have to ask ourselves: What would it be like in the future?” Sen asked. “Once we recognize we are in a crisis, give us a focus on the policies we should follow.”

As Fitoussi mentioned earlier “there is in France a debate about the debate on the question of national identity, whether if its is a positive or negative concept.” On the same line, Lamont addressed the fundamental issue of what is the true definition of a successful society.

“Individual resilience is the wear and tear of everyday lives,” said Lamont. Public policies, social inclusion as well as democratic participation, cultural membership, intergroup relation, collective action based social network, identity and hierarchy and the emphasis on capability shape the emotional and physiological responses to condition the sustainability of our societies.

Marleen de Smedt, fellow at the Weatherhead Center for International affairs at Harvard,  agreed with the panel’s conclusion that “as much attention should be given to social connectedness and social relations as to the effect of the economy on the well-being and success of a society.”

In reference to ethnic boundaries, Lamont asked why does the 38% rate of HIV in Botsuana, considered as the best government in african state is higher than the 8% rate of HIV in Uganda, considered as the most corrupted african governemnt.

The answer to the difference depends on  “How governements have been able to modify their population in the collective sense of who they are together” says Lamont.

“ Wealthier is Healthier,” Peter Hall, member of the Krupp Foundation and professor of European Studies said. “ The multiple dimensions of social relation includes the social resources of a society.”

Miguel Glatzer, a full-time lecturer at Umass Dartmouth, said he was amazed “how important social network and connected relations are to wel-being, independent of income and traditional definition of health care.”

The social network, the social status a person enjoys, the social hierarchy and the symbolic representation that define the purposes of a community of who belongs where are the key dimensions of life’s social relations and social ressources vary on which people draw to cope with the challenges of daily life.

He said the success of societies does not depend on how well they accumulate social ressources, but on how well ressources are distributed.“ Governments should think equally hard of the unattended effects of policy on a structure of social relation instead of focusing on the markets,” Hall said, “Just as we think about the conservation of natural ressources, we should think about the conservation of social ressources.”

The factors of GDP, happiness, social connectedness and dermining carateristics were emphasized respectively by Fitoussi, Sen, Hall and Lamont, for her to conclude that,

“ The secret of successful governements result in the choices we all make.”

Philippe J. Bernard, an utopist, President of the NGO Prospective 2100, was satisfied by the “debate that was not governmental but sociologic and economic in general.”

Martha Ferede, a Harvard Graduate, said she enjoyed the discussion after having listenned to the arguments of all participants, “”the traditional ways of measuring good societies don’t always work, but you can do something about it.” She then compared the quality of the two-hours panel to a “Chef’s top selection.”

“The Measure of Our Success: How Do We Attain the Good Society?”

Center of European Studies at Harvard University

co-written by Peter Hall and Michele Lamont

Vintermörker, kallare tider och regn gör inte underverk för hallen och utrymmet där. Visserligen stuvas saker som skateboardar, sparkcyklar och hjälmar undan men hjälmarna byts snart ut mot andra hjälmar, kläderna blir fler och tjockare, mössor och vantar får snart trängas med skridskor… Blött och grus och lera…

Vi har gjort så gott vi kan med vår långsmala hall, men hur man än trixar så snubblar man hur som helst när man ska in och ut. Är det inte skor så är det skolväskor eller nåt annat. Man kan vinna en ny hall hos Residence just nu. Jag önskar att de menade det bokstavligt. Att vår trånga hall kunde bytas ut mot en ny större. Men så väl är det väl inte. Ny färg på väggarna är förvisso trevligt och förvaringen kan säkert förbättras några snäpp. Men faktum kvarstår ändå. Det är för trångt. Och så har vi kanske för mycket saker?

Sitter bra gör vi i alla fall, på den snygga väggfasta stolen från Edblad & Co. Det finns en del annat snyggt därifrån som jag gärna skulle komplettera med. Skohornet, kroklisten och någon av de andra krokarna de har. Kanske man i alla fall skulle sätta upp åtminstone skohornet på julklappslistan?

Yeah, I don’t know who they are. But everything with Andrew Bird is fine to me So this is straight copied from pitchfork.

The Preservation Hall is a 48-year-old French Quarter mainstay known for its deep New Orleans jazz legacy. In honor of the venue and its music outreach program, an impressive group of artists recorded tracks with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band for a benefit album called Preservation (what an original title!), due February 16 via RED.

Performers on the record include Tom Waits (who does a version of the Mardi Gras song “Tootie Ma Is a Big Fine Thing”), Andrew Bird, Jim James of My Morning Jacket, Pete Seeger, Dr. John, Steve Earle, Blind Boys of Alabama, Merle Haggard, Richie Havens, Jason Isbell, and more.

http://www.evermotion.org/tutorials/show/7897/making-of-hall

ROLLING STONES frontman MICK JAGGER made a surprise appearance on stage with U2 on Friday (30Oct09) during the second night of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concerts in New York City.

The first show on Thursday night (29Oct09) saw acts including Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, Jeff Beck, Sting and James Taylor take to the stage at Madison Square Garden.

Friday’s (30Oct09) show opened with Jerry Lee Lewis singing Great Balls of Fire, and went on to host a number of big name collaborations including Jeff Beck with Sting and U2 with the Black Eyed Peas.
The night built up to a climatic finale with Jagger, Fergie and Will.i.am all joining U2 to sing Rolling Stones hit Gimme Shelter, as Jagger entertained the crowd with his trademark dance moves.

Jagger stayed on stage to help U2 perform Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of, before the Irish rockers closed the show with their hit Beautiful Day.

Earlier in the night, heavy metal rockers Metallica took the stage with Lou Reed for two songs, before Ozzy Osbourne joined them to belt out Iron Man and Paranoid.

Aretha Franklin also performed a number of her hits, teaming up with Annie Lennox to sing Chain of Fools.

NEW YORK — YouTube’s webcast of a U2 concert was watched by nearly 10 million people, the video site’s largest streaming event ever.

The Google-owned site said that the concert was watched around the world. It was shown live from the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Sunday.

Chris Maxcy, head of music partnerships at YouTube, called the event “a big win” for the site.

The full 2 1/2-hour concert is available on YouTube. The rebroadcast video has been watched by more than 1.1 million viewers.

Hope you caught U2 360° live from the Rosebowl, Pasadena on YouTube tonight.

And now we can reveal that U2 360° is coming back to North America in 2010.

The tour will touch down next summer in Anaheim; Denver; Oakland; Seattle; Edmonton; East Lansing; Miami; Philadelphia and Montreal. U2 360° will also return for one night only in Toronto and Chicago before finishing the North American leg in New York at the New Meadowlands Stadium. On U2 360° the band currently play 22 live tracks, the first time fans have heard tracks from No Line On the Horizon, one of the best selling albums globally this year..

You can find the complete list of North American cities, venues and dates on our Tour Page.. Tickets for the performances in Oakland, Edmonton, and Toronto will go on sale Monday November 2 with additional North American on sales taking place over the following few weeks in November. (Tickets are also about to go on sale for 2010 European dates in Athens, Greece and Istanbul, Turkey.

As always SUBSCRIBERS TO U2.COM are able to buy tickets ahead of the general public in special presales – the first of these open this week. As well as the chance to buy up to four tickets in the presale, U2.com subscribers will be sent a limited edition U2 remix album and gain unique online benefits with access to the dedicated U2.com subscription site. All the details on the U2.com subscription here.

Just a quick shot of Newcastle’s City Hall. Another grand old building in Newcastle.

When I was in Newcastle recently, this was the place you had to go to visit the men’s, as the one in Civic Park was closed. Just a small community notice

I salute you from afar David Hall! I especially thank God for placing the bell in your hands so that many could ring the bell and learn about what real freedom is indeed! Thank you for placing the bell between the Ten Commandments right where it should be.

To be free from the bondage of sin and death; what liberty is that?

Almost incomprehensible to our human minds, but our spirits soar with the knowledge of His rescue and Life in our midst. May you know Him and His resurrection power and His Life everlasting!

The Cost of War: The Texas Toll

Proclaim Liberty – Ring the Bell for more information and to contact David Hall

At the time of this post over 46,000 people have viewed this video. Countless more have actually seen and rung the bell as David Hall and his family have made an effort to honor our fallen heroes whenever he could be there with the Liberty Bell. Please thank him in person or online and help him in this important calling where your paths cross with his.

I mourn with David at the recent loss of his mother, Vivian Hall, a lady who knew and loved the Lord and her family well. Vivian raised them to walk in His footsteps and do great things and touch many in His service. I celebrate with David the blessing of her life and treasure moments with the entire Hall family through the years.

Blessings,
Sandie

For an assignment in my specialized journalism class I am writing an article on the reduction of alcohol violations at Marist College over the past five years. As a source, I naturally thought who better to interview for a story about security than Marist Security themselves. So with a pad of a few questions in hand, I headed over to the security office to see if there was anyone I could talk to there.

After speaking with a receptionist, a gentlemen came out of his office and said that he would be happy to sit down and do the interview. Being a journalism student, I naturally asked for his name and title upon meeting him. However, instead of actually saying his name he gave me his card, which I put under my notes and did not glance at until our interview was over.

All of my questions were answered and I thought that I had some pretty good quotes to use for my story. However, as I left Donnelly Hall en route to the gym, the business card fell out of my pocket. As I picked it up off the ground, I realized who I had just interviewed. It just so happens that it was John Gildard, the man behind the emails that every Marist student receives on the happenings of the students safety and security. Wow, I’d say that’s a pretty good source.

The Carolina Hurricanes are currently the NHL’s worst team, meaning they would get the first pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft if all continues with the status quo. The big question on Guy Flamings mind? Would they take Taylor Hall of the Windsor Spitfires or Plymouth Whaler Tyler Seguin? Keep in mind Hurricanes owner just happens to own the Plymouth Franchise and have drafted seven Whalers this decade. (Coming Down The Pipe).

It’s a day of questions. Bob McKenzie asks: Taylor or Tyler? 71 per cent say Hall. (TSN)

2010 NHL Entry Draft eligible goaltender Calvin Pickard – younger brother of Nashville Predators netminding prospect Chet – has been named CHL Goaltender of the Week after recording three victories – two of which were shutouts – and posting a a goals against of 0.67 with a .974 save percentage. (WHL)

Who can’t Ryan Kennedy of The Hockey News wait to see playing in the NHL some day? How about Charlie Coyle and Kirill Petrov, among others. (The Hockey News)

How happy is Los Angeles Kings prospect Vyacheslav Voynov about not being in the NHL? Not to happy. (Hockey’s Future)

If you haven’t had your fix of Nikita Filatov information for the day, Chris Botta has set up an auction for the Russian prospect now departed for Moscow. His argument – sell high. While Filatov is still a highly regarded talent, the return on the 18-year-old isn’t much better than that of Gilbert Brule a few seasons ago. In other words, the market wasn’t there. (NHL Fanhouse)

It came to my attention today while doing some lite viewing of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, from which I steal much of my material, that the latest round of toys were recently inducted into The Toy Hall Of Fame.

Yes, you are never to big to have this much fun with a…

Oh Branch, be mine forever. Source: National Toy Hall of Fame

…branch!  “What?  Tinker Toys, oh Teddy, yea Teddy you want to play?  No!!!  Fuck you!  I’m going outside with my branch that I can hit things with and…poke my sister in the eye with…and hit some more stuff with!”  So tragic is the lineup in the National Toy Hall of Fame that they have actually…

Homeless shelter aka kids toy. Source: National Toy Hall of Fame

…stolen homeless people’s cardboard shelters!!  Where was the city of New York on this?!?  No wonder homelessness skyrocketed in the 1980’s, no one had a place to stay?!!  After I examined the lineup even further I realized the kids weren’t kids at all!!

Pictured above: The oldes toys in the world. Source: National Toy Hall of Fame

Scrabble?  What kid plays Scrabble?  Yea, hmmmm, let me see yesterday I played with a cardboard box, the day before that I was waving a stick around the back yard, but today, oh today I am going to play a game of English language mastery and complex strategy that most adults lose the ability to complete after they have two glasses of wine.  And look to the right of the scrabble board.  Yea, those aren’t roller skates my friend.  Those are wheels you strap onto your shoes!!  When were those even made 1920?  Is it really that big of a mental leap to just go ahead and build the shoe right on into to the wheels there?

When are we going to get something awesome inducted like He-man figures or Thundercats or Voltron?  Dear National Toy Hall of Fame…do it…do it.

in many ways my company is very much like hall life. we have inter CPA games – both sports and recreation games (vs interhall games). we have welcome parties (vs Jash) which was incidentally also held at zoook. there’s CNY dinner, and there’s the company DnD is coming up in dec 5th too. i didnt realise dec is so packed until the dates hit me. which is email i was supposed to forward the newly turned adult adult =X K*dinner and dance will be held on 5th dec at suntec convention hall. means mel is gg to slaughter me. yikes.

coming back. this friday is another drinking event. minus the drinking part it is also oddly similar to hall events! sports/recreation club appreciation nite. for all the sportsmen etc to celebrate our championship title! yes, we are overall champion this year!! last time we gotten gold was like 1998 or something. so its a HUGE thing this year. gg to be at Helipad. free flow drinks (wats new? *shrugs) and medals! okay we only gotten like 3rd placing out of 4 teams. but still. got medals ok =p heh kay la. enuff “catching up” on blogging for now.

good nitey ppl =)

its not that stagnant can. its just been.. 17-11=6 days onlyyy lo. which is less than a week =p

just realised, there are really quite a few november babies around. almost everyday on facebook got new ppl to wish one haha. oddly, november is like the happiest month (minus the CNY month where there’s angbao!), but somehow, the days seem to be passing by so quickly! its already more than half gone =(

oh oh my weekend had been pretty interesting.

met 2 weird-accent girls for dinner (the cabfare from office to vivo is just $8 btw) and once again, i’m very sorry for being late for dinner appointments again =x randomly, i think hugs are quite magical (i cant find other words to describe haha), whether it is with close ones or not too close ones, i find its just a really nice feeling. awkward. but nice. haha. but no this does not mean each of u are coming to hug me just so randomly. it is still awkward haha.

sat was healthy day for me! went to play floorball for the first time. its really fun! altho, my shoe gave way, and i kinda niu-ed my big toe =.= i e-braked during the game and all my small toes went crashing into the front of my shoe.. so u can imagine how its like =(

supposed to go swimming after a yummy lunch of everything at old airport rd hawker (its nice to go in a big group, ie more than 2 ppl, and order a bit of everything so everyone can share!). but the pair of roomie didnt update their schedule properly (actually its just the bdae ger no longer had dinner plans and didnt tell anyone!) so we all put aside our plans to attempt to catch her before she leaves for the dinner date. which also explains why this bdae ger aint getting anymore presents after a Canelé cake + cabfare from raffles city =pPp

i still miss hall. and sch. i mean the fun part of coz, not the mugging part haha. but the 3 years had been terribly fun. minus some down parts but overall it had been (almost) the best part of my schooling life!