The savior:



While Luongo’s ‘official’ shutout streak stands at 193:59, it’s actually been 195:34 since a puck has entered the Canuck net with Luongo in goal (the discrepancy comes from the time he’s spent on the bench for an extra attacker late in the St. Louis game and during delayed penalties in subsequent games).

A ghoul pool variation:

The jury is expected to be free tonight to begin deliberations on the fate of Robert William Pickton. I want to know how long they'll be out - and what the verdict returned will be. I'm going with next Tues. Guilty. Thoughts???

2007 Geminis Puppets Skit

"Rusty and Jerome, the two puppets from beloved CBC children's TV show The Friendly Giant, have been returned to the family of late star Bob Homme after a ruckus over their appearance in a satirical skit last month."

Dear god - get a sense of humor people.

Apparently the objected to the line 'All they do is drink and smoke and have sex.'

"Any media use of the puppets must be approved by the family, Homme said, adding that he felt the skit was "misrepresenting the puppets. They seemed like aliens to me with their different voices. It occurred to me that this is not anything we would have approved of, as far as the script goes."

Only in Canada eh?

Roberto Luongo (aka God, Him, His Holiness) can capture a new Canuck record tonight. He could pass Ken (Spider) Lockett - the backup goalie to Gary Smith in that rare divisional championship season in '74-'75 who posted two consecutive shutouts and a string of 184:20 to seemingly cement his spot in the gallery of Canucks heroes.

I suspect that he'll get it done. In other goaltender news, he won't have to face the fantastic Pascal Leclaire tonight as he's still down with an injury. But catch this quote re. the BlueJacket's latest practice:

OLD-TIME HOCKEY: With Leclaire unable to practise and Popperle not yet in Vancouver, it was up to Blue Jackets goalie coach Clint Malarchuk to put on Leclaire's pads and serve as the second goalie in practice. "First time in 12 years I've put the gear on," said the 45-year-old Malarchuk, who was looking a little flushed as he walked into the dressing room. "I feel great now, but talk to me tomorrow. "I've actually played in two alumni games where I went in for a period. But I mean that's just a bunch of old farts getting together. This is work." Leclaire had a concern, but it wasn't about Malarchuk's well-being.

"You didn't piss in my gear, did you?" Leclaire asked.

Canucks by 2.

Classic

This scene is so very Mr. Bean...

Luongo's shutout streak now sits at 182 min 37 sec. I predict he'll go another 25 min.

In other mid week ramblings:

1. Bookland rules. Over the years, I suspect I've bought 70% of my new books there. Went in this morning to pick up the Clapton autobiography and found that they are selling books and mags at the Yankee price. God bless them and the lovely old Irish lady who always makes smile. Think I might have a crush on her - she's about 70 I think!

2. Kamloops radio blows. There was a wreck on the bridge this morning. I was listening to the 'Mighty NL.' Traffic was backed up like I've never seen. Had to go downtown via the highway after some Bond like maneuvers and was subsequently late for my appointment. NL didn't mention it, but the 'Morning Mayor' had me contemplating homicide yet again as he rambled on about nothing, while ignoring the worst traffic jam I've ever seen in Kamloops.

3. Kamloops theater's blow. 'No Country for Old Men' still ain't here. Enough said.

4. Promogran rules. This wonderful product is the final step of my 'hell-hole' treatment. Looks like I'll be completely covered by Fri. or this weekend. Shameless product placement: Promogran consists of a sterile, freeze dried matrix composed of collagen and oxidised regenerated cellulose (ORC), formed into a sheet approximately 3 mm thick cut into hexagonal pieces.

5. The Mood. Sounds as though Port Moody is gonna get rocked next Fri. My lady and I are hoping to crash the Doc's joint and Mr. Brown sounds like he's gonna get some serious jig on in the burbs.

http://communities.canada.com/theprovince/blogs/kurtenblog/archive/2007/11/27/the-kb-talks-2010-olympic-mascots-vancouver-s-furry-friends.aspx

Courtesy of JFu

I suspect that this will garner some debate:



Vancouver's Olympic organizing committee has announced three creatures to represent the 2010 Games as the official mascots.


VANOC describes "Sumi" as "an animal spirit who lives in the mountains of British Columbia."

"He wears the hat of the orca whale, flies with the wings of the mighty thunderbird and runs on the strong furry legs of the black bear," according to the VANOC press release.

"Quatchi" is a "young sasquatch who comes from the mysterious forests of Canada."

"Miga" is described as "a young sea bear who lives in the ocean with her family pod, beyond Vancouver Island, near Tofino, British Columbia.

What the fuck is a 'young sea bear?' I think he's an attempt lure Japanese tourists here - doesn't he look an awful lot like all those Asian characters that were so popular on handbags and the like a while back? And why is he winking? Man oh man - the ink on 'Quatchi's' arm is very West Coast chic though! Welcome Sumi, Quatchi and Miga - you freaky conceptual artist's nightmare. Looks as though they saved some dollars however - really, what could the grade 4 class who came up with this crap have charged?


Hello Kitty, Goodbye dignity

This is some Messed up Shit:



AN INDONESIAN known as "Tree Man" - because of incredibly long warts on his hands and feet that resemble tree roots - is still baffling many experts about the cause of his condition.

After cutting his knee as a teenager, 35-year-old Dede now has “warty roots” coming out of his arms and legs in what was believed to be a life-threatening condition.



Makes you realize just how lucky we are to have our health eh?

Go see it - Denzel is amazing as usual. Pacing was good - didn't feel like it was 2.5 hrs. long! Very horrific and brutal at times. The insight into the destruction heroin wreaks in peoples lives was spooky. If ya don't like needles - prepare to cringe, this film holds little back. Geo - you'll like it, guaranteed! My Goddess and I are going to see The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford this week hopefully - another long one that I'm looking forward to. On another note - it's one that never made it to the big theater up the hill, gotta watch it in the (how the fuck is this place still open!?) Paramount. Kamloops - Ughh...you almost need a nerve block to ease the pain of watching a film in those horrific seats! How spoiled we become, huh?

Having posted re. the film - it's now time to mention the book. I enjoyed it very much and recommend it. He compares McCandles ill fated walk into the bush to others who took similar risks, and fared equally poorly. His insights into the young man's family life and upbringing are insightful and lend understanding to what possibly led him to take such risks. A section in the middle of the book describing the author's attempt at a seeming unattainable peak (also in Alaska) as a young man drew interesting comparisons to how two completely different people can risk all for entirely unalike reasons. A lovely and harrowing read.

Crazy

Ok Geo - how does this work?

Snazzy Nazzy. There is a reason his jersey hangs framed and signed above my mantle. God I love that fella.

Boogaard Going Through Glass

Hopefully the Cro-Magnon man that is Derek Boogard misses his hits again tonight. I suspect this game will not be as exciting as the press is reporting. That said, I hope it's a gong show. Sanford gets the start and I find myself predicting the Canucks by two. They will be beat (arriving in Minny @ 4am), that said - it could go crazy in the first; setting a nasty note for the rest of the game. Looking forward to it, although I wish the twits @ PPV ahd the god damned games (and I hope he does Damn them) were in HD. Hockey without HD is kinda like Ron without sarcasm. Sad. Love ya Mr Brown! Stop reading this and get writing you bus driving maniac!

I haven't seen this get a lot of press yet, but after his goal and assist performance last night, Markus Naslund has quietly - does he do it any other way? - moved to within nine points of Trevor Linden's franchise scoring record.

Sometime in the near future, I'm sure we'll start debating about who the better Canucks captain was. Last season, Naslund passed Linden as the Canucks' goal scoring leader. Earlier this season, Linden passed Stan Smyl as the Canucks' assist leader; Naslund is now also within 24 assists of Trevor's mark. Both have so far served as Canucks captain for seven seasons each.

It's really amazing how a lot of their career numbers are similar; however, there is one glaring difference. Trevor has appeared in 124 playoff games (all but six with Vancouver) and has 99 postseason points (all but four assists in a Canucks uniform). Markus has only played in 45 postseason games and has 33 points in them (all with Vancouver). In his time as captain, Trevor led the Canucks to six playoff series wins. Markus has so far led the Canucks to only two, though a long playoff run this season can bump that number up pretty quick.

And in what could be the final year for two of the best players to ever lace up for this team, a long playoff run is kinda what we're all hoping for.

Leg update: The hole is filling in nicely - another week or so; and hopefully these updates won't include flesh! This probably doesn't look much different to the masses - but the lower half (ie: where I used to see bone) is completely filled in, and it;s growing up nicely. And you all though my skinny leg couldn't get skinnier - HA!

Dad's BD Party @ Y&K Sushi - Scots eating sushi - madness!

Canuck Place - Roberto Luongo

Very cute.