NFL Playoffs

Aahhhh…..Sundays…..

I am guilty. Guilty of being a twelve-year old (almost thirteen) sports nerd. And yes, a girl can be obsessed with sports. I am living, breathing proof.

Sundays are football days. Normally, I don’t HAVE to watch a game unless it’s my favorite team, which is the Saints. (And no, I don’t like the Saints because they won the Super Bowl last year. I liked the Saints all of 2009.) The only exceptions are if there is a really good game being played….or….the playoffs. This is the first year I’ve really been involved in being a majorly epic sports fan. I mean, I was a fan before, but not huge.

I don’t know how many of you people do this, but I do. Before the playoffs every year, once we know who’s playing in them, my family makes picks. Picks are where you choose what two teams are going to be in the Super Bowl and who’s going to win.

My picks: Steelers vs. Packers.

Packers will win.

The Packers are in the Super Bowl. YES! Just what I needed. And….the Steelers are playing the deciding game right now against the New York Jets.

*sighs*

Boy, do I love sports.

I believe that the Packers deserve a Super Bowl win. Aaron Rodgers, number twelve, is the Packers quarterback. He is….on fire! At the time he is the epic quarterback! Although he didn’t play the best game today against the Bears, he has what it takes to bring his team to glory.

My temptation has finally taken hold. I have made a sports post. I am sorry for the boring words being typed by my fingers, but once I start I have to keep going.

The Washington Capitals.

The used to be best team in the NHL.

Some of the best players in the league play on the team.

Alex Ovechkin.

Nicklas Backstrom.

Mike Green.

Alexander Semin.

Four great players.

All of them are having a bad year.

After all the complete and utter failing the CAPS have done throughout the season, they finally pull of a win streak! Two games. I know it’s not much, but it’s better than a loss streak, right? And we’re like…9th in the league, which isn’t all that bad.

Tomorrow, they play an extremely tough game against the New York Rangers. The Rangers have great stats so far this year and have beat us pretty bad this season. A win we need and a loss they need.

In the last game, against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Alex Ovechkin, who in my opinion has been playing absolutely awful this season, scored a hat trick. It took long enough for him to finally step up his game, but he did and it brought us a win.

Alexander Semin, number 28, played well at the start of the season, but has been injured recently and hasn’t played. His contract ends this year. Unfortunately, I don’t think that the Caps will have him sign for a longer contract. Also, I think that Bruce Boudreau, the coach MAY be fired. He really hasn’t helped the team much and I couldn’t care less, because I never really liked him.

Wow, that felt good to talk about sports. I could talk more and more and more about sports, but my bed calls.

I’m actually thinking about starting another blog, which would be a Capitals blog and only a Capitals blog, but I’m not sure if I want to do that or not.

Over and Out.

Angela

(Well….I typed this post out last night, but my internet shut off, so I couldn’t post it then…:( So, I posted it today instead. ;) )

The Mime Fell of the Cliff.

Today was a day involving school. Not just my own, but Lucas’. Lucas is going to a roller rink with some friends today, so I was helping him with his school, so he could have it done so he could go.

I helped him with his math and spelling.

For his spelling, I read him one of the words on the word list for the day, then come up with a creative sentence to show how to use the word, then he writes it.

After the first few words, he so very kindly told me that I didn’t come up with very good sentences…so after that I was trying to be funny with my sentences. I came to the word “mime.” So I said….

The mime fell off of the cliff, because he thought there was a wall in front of him and there really wasn’t.

Yeah, stupid sentence, but he thought it was hysterical. :D I was proud of myself.

That’s about the highlight of my day, right there.

Oh! The Caps have FINALLY been winning again! I’m so happy. Maybe they can bring their stats up now. :)

Angela

Weirdness and Boredness....and....ness?

This is so strange.

I normally use Windows Live Writer to make my blogposts, which is handy, but can get a little bit annoying at times. Now I am at work with my dad, because....I'm going to a hockey game tonight!!! YAY! But, it is not type to rave about that yet, I'm still on the posting thing. Okay, back on track...I did not bring my laptop, due to I don't want to lug it around in a giant backpack and if I brought it I'd be on it constantly, without giving myself time to do more worthy things, like....school, which I did. (Thank goodness I didn't bring my laptop.)

I didn't think I'd be completed with my school so fast, so I didn't bring anything else to do except for my quiz material (which I have to catch up on...), my script for the Master's Troupe (the drama group I'm in,) and my sketch pad. Oh! and snacks, my iPod and my camera. I took a bunch of pictures that I'm itching to post, but since I am not on my laptop, I can't post them....

Guess what? Now I can talk about hockey!!!!!! Yay for me! :p

I am going to a game tonight. Washington Capitals vs. Vancouver Canucks. It's going to be a really really good game, that we NEED to win!!!!!! Although I think we're going to lose. Vancouver is the top team in the league, which means it will be a really tough game. And we're not doing very good this season, so...we really need to win this game to bring our stats up.

Now I don't know what to say, but I'll attempt to tell you more about my day....or something....

Dad has some pretty sweet employees. (Sweet meaning awesome.) One guy, no names are going to be mentioned, makes the funniest faces. Not on purpose, he just has pretty....well....(what's the word?) OH! expressive facial expression. That sounds about right. Another guy, he's just funny. (I believe I'm using the word funny to much...)

During lunch, which today was a ham and cheese croissant sandwich thingy and chicken noodle soup, we ALWAYS watch Sportscenter. Always. That's all there is to it. Today we talked a lot about football. (the Superbwol/playoffs mostly.) For those of you who don't know, every Friday on the Sportscenter they show: Not Top 10. Sort of like the Top 10 plays of the week; but opposite. They were hilarious. The only word that can describe them.

Wow, I had more to say about today than I thought I would. No matter how boring this day has been, I actually made it sound quite interesting. :D

I drew more pictures today!!!! YAY!!!!!! But....I can't post pictures of those pictures that I drew from looking at pictures....HAHAHA!!!! That sounded so funny.

Oh! I know what I can talk about!!!!!!!!!!

Last night, my family went to this skating rink (roller) for a birthday party for a friend of ours. It was so much fun. I only fell once and the cause of that was my brother attacking me. Okay....not attacking me, but skating really fast at me. He didn't "mean" to knock me over. He actually ended up falling with me. It was funny.

I don't remember if I ever posted about this or not, but I might as well....

On Wednesday night, dad, Lucas, Zechariah and I went to see TRON!!!! In 3D!!!!! It was so cool. I really enjoyed it, although it could have been done a little bit better. I guess I was just expecting more out of it. Although the music is AWESOME!!!!

With two minutes left of the movie, the projector shut off. :o All we could hear was the sound. At first I thought it was just one of those things where it gets to the end and the screen blacks out, then you hear the main role say the last line....then the movie ends. But that didn't happen. The people kept on talking....and talking....and we couldn't see anything. Then this worker walked in and told us that the projector had overheated and they'd rewind it a little bit for us, so we could watch it. :D It was funny. A highlight that I'll always remember.

Now I really am out of things to say. Which is kind of funny. I was on a roll there. Like a ROLLer coaster. Haha. That wasn't funny at all.

Before I go on rambling about some dumb junk I think I'm going to wrap up this post with my name.

Angela

(wrapped up.)

Oh! btw, the Vancouver Canucks: Canuck is a slang word for a Canadian just so you know. :p

PUMA!!!!!

Puma.

One of my favorite brands. Ever.

This year for Christmas, I received a pair of Puma tennis shoes. Awesome Puma tennis shoes. White and green. And did I mention? AWESOME!!!!!

Today, I slid them so I could walk outside and collect our daily mail. As I stepped outside and leapt off of our porch and bounded over the mulch and bushes, running across the yard to the mailbox, a thought crossed my mind. I felt like I could advertise these shoes! I felt….

Like I could climb any mountain.

Like I could run across any desert.

Like I could jump over any chasm.

Like I could do millions of jumping jacks.

Like I could wade through a stream.

I wished that I could be on a commercial and have one of those labels under me that says “Not a paid actor. A real customer.”

Now that I have shared my mind with you, I realized that you have no idea what they look like, except that they are white and green and awesome and Puma. Therefore, I am taking the liberty to post awesome pictures that I took, myself, may I mention.

This is the top of my shoe. My laces are very clean, then again, my whole shoe is very clean. I have made a pact not to play outside with them on. :D (That won’t last very long.)

This is the side of my shoe. ;) The pattern is totally cool.

This is my tongue. *rolls eyes* Not the one I use to speak, but the tongue of my shoe. I was trying out my macro. Also, I really felt like advertising the Puma part.

I really like this picture. You don’t really see a lot of the shoe, but what you do see shows you that it is, one; an skate/tennis shoe, two; it’s white with green coloring.

This is the side/back. In the background you can see Lucas’ New Balance tennis shoes and my awesome Adidas flip-flops (which I also got for Christmas.)

*sighs*

While I’m talking about Puma, I might as well post this other picture I took of my Puma bag. (It’s awesome.)

The picture is only of the zipper tabs or whatever those thingies that pull the zipper are called.

Well, the second period of the Caps vs. Lightning game has started and I’m being distracted, so my mind is not fully into this post anymore.

And….this is a really big game. The winner will be first in the South-East Division. (Not for the rest of the season, but until another beats out their records.)

Over and Out.

Angela

Thank Goodness I’m Not Bored

I am very proud to say that this is the first day I have lasted without being bored (for now at least.)

This day has been filled with excitement and long lasting memories. Okay…that’s going a little bit far. I woke up and did my devotions. Then, I decided I should probably shower, but before I did so, I thought it would be very smart to eat breakfast. I walked down our 13 steps (yes, I count my steps) and ate two pieces of toast topped with butter and cinnamon sugar, accompanied by a glass of chocolate milk. Then I showered. It felt good and refreshed me. I came downstairs and reluctantly did my first Math lesson of 2011. It was a stupid lesson, but then again that’s what I think about all Math lessons. Then…I read a book that I have to read by next Monday. It is quite confusing and the plot is a little silly…:p I practiced my piano for a little while then ate lunch: Ramen Noodles with a cup of water. :D Now, I sit at my laptop typing. (After checking up on my e-mail and Caps players tweets. :D)

So, I figured that I could make the most of today and type up a blog post….a tedious, boring blog post for my very few followers to read. ;)

My poor younger brother, Lucas has come down with the same sickness I had this week. Also, my poor father has gotten it. I just hope with all my heart that Zechariah won’t get it, because we have our church retreat this weekend, and since it is Zechariah’s senior year, this will be his last retreat, so I really don’t want him to miss it.

This is the first time today that I have been bored, maybe I shouldn’t have decided to blog….I think I’m going to go into the garage and fool around with my hockey stick, tennis ball and recycle bin. (I use the hockey stick to hit the ball into the recycle bin.) It isn’t the biggest recycle bin though, so I can’t really do any cool shots on it. And the garage doesn’t have a lot of space except for the small strip Lucas and I cleared out so we could pass and shoot. Once it gets warmer outside and Lucas feels better, we can play street hockey. I so desperately want to play ice hockey, but it’s expensive and too far away. I’ll have to stick with inline hockey if my parents will ever let me sign up for it. Liberty, which is the college I plan to go to, has a girls’ hockey team, so I want to play on that team when I go there, but it’s ice hockey and at the time I don’t even know how to skate.

Over and Out.

Angela

5 short…why?!!!

This is my very first official post of the new year 2011.

Just so you know, today is 1.1.11.

I wanted to have my 150th post today, but this will be my 146th…I don’t know how I didn’t do it, I was almost positive that I would, but too bad…

Last night, I was at a New Year’s party at a friend’s house. We played outside all night!!!!!!!!!!! Well, until around 11, then we decided we should probably go inside. So, we played inside until 11:45. We had a devotional and then watched the ball drop, accompanied by young children blowing horns at the drop.

It was a fun party. Once everyone left, (I spent the night) we watched Inception, which is a great movie, just so y’all know. Anyway, no matter that it’s a new year and I have so many things I could say, I don’t feel like typing it.

OH! The Bridgestone Winter Classic is tonight at 8 and I’m really really excited. I was going to be going, but dad shares the tickets with some other guys at work, and one of the other guys wanted to go. I’m kind of disappointed, because it would be cool to have the experience of going, but I guess you can see better on the tv anyway, and sitting outside for a while isn’t my favorite thing in the world. I will be watching it though, don’t get me wrong.Capitals vs. Penguins. It'll be a great game.

Well, now I have nothing else to say. I could bore you with more hockey junk or football junk, but that would just be “junk” wouldn’t it….

I am watching Florida/Penn State football right now…

Over and Out.

Angela

Ripping at the Seams

I don’t know what’s happening. My favorite hockey team, the best in their division is being torn to shreds. They have a losing streak of 6 games, counting tonight’s loss to the New York Rangers.

I’m really sad….they need to live up to their reputation, which is not happening at the time….I am quite disappointed with their performance the last few games. They can play better than this….

Over and Out.

Angela

What would you be?

If I were a scent, I’d be the smell of brownies, fresh from the oven

If I were a pair of shoes, I'd be a pair of Converse All-Stars

If I were the weather, I would be a cold, winter day (with snow)  

If I were a facial expression, I'd be a grin.

If I were a car, I'd be a hunter Red Shelby Cobra, with white stripes down the front.

If I were a time of day, I’d be midnight.

If were a month, I’d be December.

If I were a place, I’d be a hockey rink.

If I were a liquid, I’d be hot chocolate, with marshmallows.

If I were a taste, I’d be dark chocolate.

If I were a sea animal, I’d be a dolphin.

If I were a food, I’d be steak, with mashed potatoes.

If I were a color, I'd be black.

If I were a musical instrument, I would be an electric guitar, amp and all.

If I were a flower, I’d be a white rose. (I wouldn’t ever be a flower…:p)

If I were a song, I’d be ‘Monster’ by Skillet.

If I were a planet, I’d be Pluto. The outcast and the one who loves the cold.

If I were an object, I would be a soccer ball.

If I were a fruit, I'd be a strawberry.

If I were a sound, I’d be “Lets go CAPS!” (cheering at the hockey rink)

If I were a day of the week, I’d be Sunday.

Thank you Lily for the wonderful tag! :D

I tag everyone….yeah…I don’t really have any followers so…yeah…whoever feels like doing this go ahead…and if you do comment!

Over and Out.

Angela

CAPS game!!!!

Washington Capitals

Vs.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Captains: Alex Ovechkin #8 Washington – Vincent Lecavailer #4 Tampa Bay

Goals Scored:

Teddy Purcell #16 Tampa Bay

Tom Poti #3 Washington Capitals

Mike Knuble #22 Washington Capitals

Ryan Malone #6 Tampa Bay

Alexander Semin #28 Washington Capitals

Alexander Semin #28 Washington Capitals

Steven Stamkos #91 Tampa Bay

Alex Ovechkin #8 Washington Capitals

Alexander Semin #28 Washington Capitals

In order of goals scored and how many scored.

Stars of the game:

3 stars- Steven Stamkos

2 stars- Nicklas Backstrom – 4 assists

1 star- Alexander Semin- 3 goals (hat trick)

Final Score- 6-3 Washington

Throughout the night, the Washington Capitals supported the Troops with videos, pictures and prizes. One of the ways was with the COURAGE CAPS. You can buy Courage hats, t-shirts, and other merchandise to support the troops.

Over and Out.

Angela

CAPS game

Washington Capitals VS. Toronto Maple Leafs

Team Captains:

Washington: Alex Ovechkin Maple Leafs: Dion Phaneuf

Final Score: Capitals: 5 Maple Leafs: 4

Goals scored by the Capitals:

Tomas Fleischmann- 1 Jason Chimera- 1 Alexander Semin- 2 Mike Green- 1

I can’t remember who scored all the Maple Leafs goals, so I won’t put that.

Injured Players:

Dion Phaneuf, Tuesday night received a laceration from a skate and had to have surgery on Wednesday

Semyon Varlamov, I don’t quite know how he is injured and I’m not exactly sure if he is but I am almost positive

Stars awarded in the game:

3 Stars: (to a Toronto player that I can’t remember)

2 Stars: Jason Chimera #25

1 Stars: (1 stars is the best) Alexander Semin #28

The Washington Capitals won the game against the Maple Leafs, after a five minute overtime headed into shoot-outs. The first shot was taken by Nicklas Backstrom, number 19, in the shootouts. He missed. The other team took a shot, but it was saved by Michal Neuvirth, number 30. The second shot was taken by Alex Ovechkin, number 8. He scored. The opponents second shot was deflected again by Neuvirth. If the Caps scored their third shot it is an automatic win on their part. Alexander Semin shoots and SCORES!!!!!!! Scraping another win for the Capitals, Semin is chosen as the star player of the game.

It was a great game to watch and it was a lot of fun. After each game I go to I will be posting something like this. Next time I’ll post pictures, but I accidentally left my memory card in my laptop, so I couldn’t take any pictures.

Over and Out.

Angela

CAPS game, work

So tonight I’m going to a CAPS game (WOOHOO!!!!) but I have to be with dad at work all day….(WOOHOO!) I love his office! All the workers are EXTREMELY nice. :D So I did some of my school, surfed the web (that term is strange…surf the web is not even possible) ate some snack, played with my yoyo, but I had some candy left over from Halloween and decided that I would eat some. (I officially made a scientific discovery. You do not crave sugar until you eat some kind of sugar first. I was not craving sugar then I ate a pack of Smarties and then craved sugar.) So I opened a pack of MNM’s!!!! YAY!!!!! I was really bored so I decided I’d take some pictures of my MNMS and starbursts so I thought I’d post a few.

YEs I was bored…yes I had fun…yes they taste good…hope you enjoyed!

Day 23

So when I started this 30 days thing, I couldn’t keep up and I just wanted to stop, I was sick of it. But now I never want it to stop and I’m definitely not sick of it. I wish it was like a 365 days thing….(there are 365 days in a year right? Just kidding…no really…right?)

Anyway, here it is.

Day 23 - I'll write about some of my intense cravings.

Well, there you go. This is what I am to write about. Um…so what does it mean by intense? Does that mean…I HAVE to have it? Or does that mean I want it? Whatever. Here are some of my most recent and at the time cravings.

1. Chinese food. I must say, even when I do fulfill this craving, I don’t even care, I just want more and more and more. I could eat Chinese food nonstop. When I start I can’t stop and I never get full….no idea why though.
2. I’m craving dark chocolate. But then again….I’m always craving dark chocolate. (Hey! Maybe that’s what it means by intense!)
3. Cherry Dr. Pepper. One of my favorite things in the Whole Wide World! I love it…..*sighs dreamily*

Is it possible to crave to do something? Because I’m really craving playing four square or….Ping Pong! I’ll be playing that tomorrow morning….

Yeah…that’s about all I have to say about cravings. Sorry I couldn’t tell you more, but there’s not much to tell. You’d agree if you had to tell about cravings.

Anyway, I’m leaving in an hour or so to head off to a Washington Capitals game. (Gotta love it.) I can’t wait! I get to see Nick Backstrom play…and Mike Green…and Alex Ovechkin…and….yeah, I don’t want to bore you by me running through the whole roster…

Oh yeah, and if anyone that means YOU! have ANY ideas at all for another thing to say about in an upcoming blogpost, do tell, because I’m running out of ideas, and that’s not the best idea ever…

OVER AND OUT.

Day 19

Day 19- My nicknames I have and why I have them
Honestly, I can't think of any of my nicknames, which is quite unfortunate. I'm sorry as I keep not posting a lot of info on me. Yesterday I was rushing to post. But I will tell you about last night if you wish.

Last night was crazy awesome! As season ticket holders to the Washington Capitals Hockey Team, we received two tickets to go to Six Flags for an exclusive autograph signing. When my dad and I first got there, we headed to the Gotham Arena so that we could get in line to get Mike Green's autograph. (He's my alltime favorite hockey player.) After he signed my jersey, we headed straight over to the line to get Nick Backstrom's autograph, my second favorite hockey player. It was so cool! Yeah, it might not sound that interesting, but it was.

How do other blogs have so many followers?

Over and Out.
Angela