Blackstock Banter: July 2006

I saw this on another blog and thought it would make a neat post...

I have lived through 101 of these 157 things.
1. Put numbers in the boxes instead of x's (example: 1, 2, 3, 4, ...)
2. Repost as "I have lived through ___ of these 157 things."

[1] I have read a lot of books.
[] I have been on some sort of varsity team.
[] I have run more than 2 miles without stopping.
[2] I have been to Canada.
[3] I have been to Europe.
[4] I have watched cartoons for hours.
[5] I have tripped UP the stairs.
[6] I have fallen down an entire flight of stairs.
[7] I have been snowboarding/skiing.
[8] I have played ping pong.
[9] I swam in the ocean.
[] I have been on a whale watch.
[10] I have seen fireworks.
[11] I have seen a shooting star
[12] I have seen a meteor shower.
[] I have almost drowned.
[13] I have been so embarrassed I wanted to disappear.
[14] I have listened to one CD over and over and over again.
[15] I have had stitches.
[] I have had frostbite.
[] I have licked a frozen pole and got stuck there.
[16] I have stayed up 'til 2 doing homework/projects.
[17] I currently have a job.
[18] I have been ice skating.
[19] I have been roller blading.
[20] I have fallen flat on my face.
[21] I have tripped over my own two feet.
[] I have been in a fist fight.
[22] I have watched the Power Rangers.
[] I attend Church regularly.
[23] I have played truth or dare.
[24] I have already had my 16th birthday.
[25] I have already had my 17th birthday.
[26] I've called someone stupid.
[27] I've been in a verbal argument.
[28] I've cried in school.
[] I've played basketball on a team.
[] I've played baseball on a team.
[] I've played football on a team.
[29] I've played soccer on a team.
[] I've done cheerleading on a team.
[] I've played softball on a team.
[30] I've played volleyball on a team.
[] I've played tennis on a team.
[31] I've been on a track or cross country team.
[32] I've been swimming more than 20 times in my life.
[] I've bungee jumped.
[33] I've climbed a rock wall.
[] I've lost more than $20.
[34] I've called myself an idiot.
[35] I've called someone else an idiot.
[36] I've cried myself to sleep.
[37] I've had (or have) pets.
[38] I've owned a Spice Girls CD.
[] I've owned a Britney Spears CD.
[] I've owned an N*Sync CD.
[] I've owned a Backstreet Boys CD.
[39] I've mooned someone.
[] I have sworn at someone of authority before.
[40] I've been in the newspaper.
[41] I've been on TV.
[42] I've been to Hawaii.
[43] I've eaten sushi.
[44] I've been on the other side of a waterfall.
[45] I've watched all of the Lord of the Rings movies.
[46] I've watched all the Harry Potter movies.
[] I've watched all of the Rocky movies.
[47] I've watched the 3 stooges.
[48] I've watched "Newlyweds" Nick & Jessica.
[49] I've watched Looney Tunes.
[] I've been stuffed into a locker/I have stuffed others into lockers.
[] I've been called a geek.
[50] I've studied hard for a test and got a bad grade.
[51] I've not studied at all for a test and aced it.
[52] I've hugged my mom within the past 24 hrs.
[53] I've hugged my dad within the past 24 hours.
[54] I've met a celebrity/music artist.
[55] I've written poetry.
[ ] I've been arrested.
[56] I've been attracted to someone much older than me.
[57] I've been tickled till I've cried.
[58] I've tickled someone else until they cried.
[59] I've had/have siblings.
[60] I've been to a rock concert.
[61] I've listened to classical music and enjoyed it.
[62] I've been in a play.
[63] I've been picked last in gym class.
[64] I've been picked first in gym class.
[65] I've been picked in that middle-range in gym class.
[66] I've cried in front of my friends.
[67] I've read a book longer than 1,000 pages.
[] I've played Halo 2.
[68] I've freaked out over a sports game.
[] I've been to Alaska.
[] I've been to China.
[] I've been to Spain.
[] I've been to Japan.
[] I've had a fight with someone on AIM.
[69] I've had a fight with someone face-to-face.
[] I've had serious conversations on any IM.
[70] I've forgiven someone who has done something wrong to me.
[71] I've been forgiven.
[72] I've screamed at a scary movie.
[73] I've cried at a chick flick.
[74] I've watched a lot of action movies.
[] I've screamed at the top of my lungs.
[] I've been to a rap concert.
[] I've been to a hip hop concert.
[75] I've lived in more than 2 houses.
[76] I've driven on the highway/been on the highway.
[77] I've driven more than 40 miles in a day/been in a car that went more than 40 miles in a day.
[78] I've been in a car accident.
[] I've done drugs.
[79] I've been homesick.
[80] I've thrown up.
[81] I've puked on someone.
[82] I've been horseback riding.
[] I've filled out more than 10 myspace/LJ surveys.
[] I've spoken my mind in public.
[83] I've proved someone wrong.
[84] I've been proven wrong by someone.
[] I've broken a leg.
[] I've broken an arm/fingers.
[85] I've fallen off a swing.
[] I've swung on a swing for more than 30 minutes straight.
[86] I've watched Winnie the Pooh movies.
[] I've forgotten my backpack when I've gone to school.
[] I've lost my backpack.
[] I've come close to dying.
[] I've seen someone die.
[87] I've known someone who has died.
[88] I've wanted to be an actor/actress at some point.
[] I've done modeling.
[] I've forgotten to brush my teeth some mornings.
[89] I've taken something/someone for granted.
[90] I've realized how good my life is.
[91] I've counted my blessings.
[92] I've made fun of a classmate.
[93] I've been asked out by someone and I said no.
[94] I've slapped someone in the face.
[95] I've been skateboarding.
[96] I've been back stabbed by someone I thought was a friend.
[97] I've lied to someone to their face.
[98] I've told a little white lie.
[99] I've taken a day off from school just so I don't go insane.
[] I've fainted.
[] I've had an argument with someone about whether cheerleading is a sport or not.
[100] I've pushed someone into a pool.
[101] I've been pushed into a pool.

When the Canucks lost that oh so important game to San Jose last season, ending their playoff hopes, the talks began. They began amongst Canucks management (of that I am sure), and they began amongst my circle of Canuck crazy friends. In fact, we began talking before the season was over: if the Canucks didn't make the playoffs, Cloutier would be traded, and the team dismantled.

How right we were.

It all started a few weeks ago. Was it a major PR play by Nonis to announce just a day before the NHL draft took place in Vancouver, that Bertuzzi was going to Florida in exchange for Luongo? Maybe.

In that first week we said goodbye to Bert, Allen and Auld, and hello to Luongo, Krajicek and a 6th round draft pick. And then Jovo was traded to Phoenix and Ruutu to Pittsburgh. In came Willie Mitchell, who took a pay cut so he could play in Vancouver, the team he grew up watching and admiring. Then the Twins re-signed (thank god!), but the current rumour is that Carter won't re-sign. So we are left with a gaping hole in the blue line (but, supposedly have a superstar goalie between the pipes), and our first and second lines have been partially dismantled.

Whose left (at least for now): Naslund, Morrison, Cooke, Linden, Park, Salo, Ohlund, some of the farm team guys (like Burrows), and a couple of guys we picked up at the end of last season.

It is going to be a very different Canuck team and a very different season, and I for one, cannot wait.

And here's hoping Luongo doesn't fall into the goalie death trap vortex that appears to exist beneath the city of Vancouver.

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