dtstratovarius (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} dtstratovarius) wrote,@ 2009-07-03 19:48:00 |
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Single....YET AGAIN! And other thoughts....
Hey all,
Well, as it stands, I’m single yet again, since Amanda has “changed” over these past two months since her divorce finalized. Pretty much, she’s “not ready” for a relationship and pretty much is too busy being the single gal, hanging out with her new friends and that, to deal or dedicate any time to her boyfriend, as “my friendship meant more to her than a relationship.” Needless to say, that didn’t sit well with me, as I openly wondered to her, “WTF was the first six months of our relationship then? A waste of time?” I just love how with the last few relationships I’ve had, that everything goes wonderfully, then out of left field…whammo! I should’ve thought something was up after the first email breakup, until we talked, then seeing her recoil when I tried to give her a goodnight kiss last Wednesday, after I had to be her venting board, since everyone else was seemingly crapping on her week.
Random Thoughts:
-Okay, Cartoon Network with two live-action reality shows (Brain Rush & Build Destroy Destroy or whatever it’s called). WTF is wrong with that?
HOCKEY
-Really glad the Blues picked up a super solid backup goaltender in former Oiler/Penguin/Red Wing Ty Conklin. Conklin was a huge reason the last few years that each of those teams made the Stanley Cup finals the last three seasons, especially Detroit’s run this past season, when Chris Osgood went down. I would’ve preferred former New Jersey goalie Scott Clemmensen (a younger goalie), but considering how some of New Jersey’s non-Brodeur goalies they’ve developed haven’t really done well outside NJ’s system…I’m glad we got Conklin.
-Well, speaking of the Blues, they had to open up some salary cap space for Conklin, and some roster space in general since it’s getting a tad bit tight, so veteran Jay McKee was waived and had the last season of his original 4-year deal bought out (a nice cap relief of $2.67 million). Also, other than currently injured Eric Brewer, another piece of the ill-fated Chris Pronger trade (the other being former prospect/constantly injured d-man Doug Lynch last offseason) was let go, as defensemen Jeff Woywitka wasn’t given a qualifying offer, making him an unrestricted free agent.
-With those moves, the Blues made more progress by resigning pending UFA’s RW/LW Brad Winchester and D Mike Weaver. Winchester’s a definite plus signing, as he was a find last season giving us a nice-sized utility forward with lots of grit who could possibly give us 15-20 goals next season, as his surprise giving us 10+ goals this season was great. Weaver was another depth signing last offseason, who turned into one of our most reliable defensemen, as a sixth/seventh d-man, as anytime an injury hit, Weaver was there filling in admirably and reliably. Only thing left on the Blues shopping list might be another offensive defensemen, but as it stands right now….here’s our d-depth chart:
Erik Johnson/Eric Brewer (if recovered); Carlo Colacoivo/Roman Polak, Mike Weaver/Alex Pietrangelo or Tyson Strachan.
-After this, and looking at things, we have FIVE lines (three scoring/one shutdown:two way/one aggravating one)…these are LW-C-RW
1) Kariya/McDonald/Boyes; 2) Perron/Berglund/Oshie; 3) Tkachuk/Backes/Winchester (this line positioning could change to Winchester/Tkachuk/Backes too); 4) Crombeen/McClement/Steen; 5) King/Statsny/Janssen
WRESTLING:
-Nice to see the WWE give some kids call-ups, as I read a bit on next week’s tapings, and it sounds like Yoshi Tatsu (Naomufi Yamamoto) and Shelton Benjamin had a pretty good 11 minute match for next week’s ECW. They finally brought back Ezekiel Jackson for a jobber squash (don’t know if he’ll be a face or heel, though they NEED him to be a face). Sounds like Tyler Reks/Zack Ryder could be a feud, as they have a rematch taped for next week’s Superstars. Could be a nice East Coast vs. West Coast feud. :) Also sounds like Tommy Dreamer and Abraham Washington have an interesting verbal joust next week on ECW. Right now, I’m very intrigued by Sheamus (O’Shaunessy), as he looked impressive against top NWA World Title contender, Oliver John (speaking of which, I’m amazed WWE doesn’t give him another look/developmental deal, he has the look and from what I’ve heard the charisma to really be a nice signing). That bicycle kick Sheamus hit was nasty (plus John sold like a money professional, especially on that Rock Bottom into a backbreaker, which I’m assuming is his “Fiery Red Hand” finisher in FCW).
-I might have to start DVR’ing Smackdown now, as RAW was getting pretty bland (though with Jack Swagger & Evan Bourne on RAW, it might get more interesting). Right now, Smackdown has a TON of talent, plus I’m definitely curious to see this Cryme Tyme vs. Hart Dynasty feud.
-Ring of Honor is still the best wrestling on TV, and if you want to see some good, yet hilarious wrestling, check out some of the CHIKARA clips on YouTube (especially the FATALITY! Skit with the Super Smash Brothers, the Chuck Taylor kills Soldier Ant with a grenade and the other Taylor grenade bits, AND the priceless “Princess Peach is a…!” featuring St. Louis’ own Delirious arguing video games with Player Uno, before making a enemy for life by calling Princess Peach a name.
VIDEO GAMES:
-During my boredom today, I thought about a few of the Xbox 360 games I’ve beaten over the past year, and then thought back to the early days of video games, trying to remember if I beat the same amount of games or less. I think I’ve been doing a hell of a lot better lately (though games lately have unlimited continues and that). I just remember during the Atari 2600 days, I don’t really remember beating any games (other than maybe the craptastic “ET” and maybe Raiders of the Lost Ark. During the NES days there were a handful, but most of those were aided by some sort of cheat code. Ditto the SNES/Genesis days. Now, with the sheer lack thereof of cheat codes….you have to work hard to beat the games of the current generation (and hell, even the last generation PS2/Xbox/GameCube).
Anyway, more later,
Matt
Hey all,
Well, as it stands, I’m single yet again, since Amanda has “changed” over these past two months since her divorce finalized. Pretty much, she’s “not ready” for a relationship and pretty much is too busy being the single gal, hanging out with her new friends and that, to deal or dedicate any time to her boyfriend, as “my friendship meant more to her than a relationship.” Needless to say, that didn’t sit well with me, as I openly wondered to her, “WTF was the first six months of our relationship then? A waste of time?” I just love how with the last few relationships I’ve had, that everything goes wonderfully, then out of left field…whammo! I should’ve thought something was up after the first email breakup, until we talked, then seeing her recoil when I tried to give her a goodnight kiss last Wednesday, after I had to be her venting board, since everyone else was seemingly crapping on her week.
Random Thoughts:
-Okay, Cartoon Network with two live-action reality shows (Brain Rush & Build Destroy Destroy or whatever it’s called). WTF is wrong with that?
HOCKEY
-Really glad the Blues picked up a super solid backup goaltender in former Oiler/Penguin/Red Wing Ty Conklin. Conklin was a huge reason the last few years that each of those teams made the Stanley Cup finals the last three seasons, especially Detroit’s run this past season, when Chris Osgood went down. I would’ve preferred former New Jersey goalie Scott Clemmensen (a younger goalie), but considering how some of New Jersey’s non-Brodeur goalies they’ve developed haven’t really done well outside NJ’s system…I’m glad we got Conklin.
-Well, speaking of the Blues, they had to open up some salary cap space for Conklin, and some roster space in general since it’s getting a tad bit tight, so veteran Jay McKee was waived and had the last season of his original 4-year deal bought out (a nice cap relief of $2.67 million). Also, other than currently injured Eric Brewer, another piece of the ill-fated Chris Pronger trade (the other being former prospect/constantly injured d-man Doug Lynch last offseason) was let go, as defensemen Jeff Woywitka wasn’t given a qualifying offer, making him an unrestricted free agent.
-With those moves, the Blues made more progress by resigning pending UFA’s RW/LW Brad Winchester and D Mike Weaver. Winchester’s a definite plus signing, as he was a find last season giving us a nice-sized utility forward with lots of grit who could possibly give us 15-20 goals next season, as his surprise giving us 10+ goals this season was great. Weaver was another depth signing last offseason, who turned into one of our most reliable defensemen, as a sixth/seventh d-man, as anytime an injury hit, Weaver was there filling in admirably and reliably. Only thing left on the Blues shopping list might be another offensive defensemen, but as it stands right now….here’s our d-depth chart:
Erik Johnson/Eric Brewer (if recovered); Carlo Colacoivo/Roman Polak, Mike Weaver/Alex Pietrangelo or Tyson Strachan.
-After this, and looking at things, we have FIVE lines (three scoring/one shutdown:two way/one aggravating one)…these are LW-C-RW
1) Kariya/McDonald/Boyes; 2) Perron/Berglund/Oshie; 3) Tkachuk/Backes/Winchester (this line positioning could change to Winchester/Tkachuk/Backes too); 4) Crombeen/McClement/Steen; 5) King/Statsny/Janssen
WRESTLING:
-Nice to see the WWE give some kids call-ups, as I read a bit on next week’s tapings, and it sounds like Yoshi Tatsu (Naomufi Yamamoto) and Shelton Benjamin had a pretty good 11 minute match for next week’s ECW. They finally brought back Ezekiel Jackson for a jobber squash (don’t know if he’ll be a face or heel, though they NEED him to be a face). Sounds like Tyler Reks/Zack Ryder could be a feud, as they have a rematch taped for next week’s Superstars. Could be a nice East Coast vs. West Coast feud. :) Also sounds like Tommy Dreamer and Abraham Washington have an interesting verbal joust next week on ECW. Right now, I’m very intrigued by Sheamus (O’Shaunessy), as he looked impressive against top NWA World Title contender, Oliver John (speaking of which, I’m amazed WWE doesn’t give him another look/developmental deal, he has the look and from what I’ve heard the charisma to really be a nice signing). That bicycle kick Sheamus hit was nasty (plus John sold like a money professional, especially on that Rock Bottom into a backbreaker, which I’m assuming is his “Fiery Red Hand” finisher in FCW).
-I might have to start DVR’ing Smackdown now, as RAW was getting pretty bland (though with Jack Swagger & Evan Bourne on RAW, it might get more interesting). Right now, Smackdown has a TON of talent, plus I’m definitely curious to see this Cryme Tyme vs. Hart Dynasty feud.
-Ring of Honor is still the best wrestling on TV, and if you want to see some good, yet hilarious wrestling, check out some of the CHIKARA clips on YouTube (especially the FATALITY! Skit with the Super Smash Brothers, the Chuck Taylor kills Soldier Ant with a grenade and the other Taylor grenade bits, AND the priceless “Princess Peach is a…!” featuring St. Louis’ own Delirious arguing video games with Player Uno, before making a enemy for life by calling Princess Peach a name.
VIDEO GAMES:
-During my boredom today, I thought about a few of the Xbox 360 games I’ve beaten over the past year, and then thought back to the early days of video games, trying to remember if I beat the same amount of games or less. I think I’ve been doing a hell of a lot better lately (though games lately have unlimited continues and that). I just remember during the Atari 2600 days, I don’t really remember beating any games (other than maybe the craptastic “ET” and maybe Raiders of the Lost Ark. During the NES days there were a handful, but most of those were aided by some sort of cheat code. Ditto the SNES/Genesis days. Now, with the sheer lack thereof of cheat codes….you have to work hard to beat the games of the current generation (and hell, even the last generation PS2/Xbox/GameCube).
Anyway, more later,
Matt
