Happy St. Patty's Day everyone! (I know I'm a couple hours late but most of you are probably still out enjoying the night.
Today I am writing about two possible relocation of sports teams that will directly affect Vancouver. First there are currently two teams (NBA New Orleans Hornets, NHL Phoenix Coyotes) that are currently being run by their respective leagues because their previous owners were losing so much money. In both cases the leagues have been trying to find local buyers so they can keep the teams in their cities. The longer nothing happens the more likely one or both of the teams will be relocated to another city.
Now where would these two teams end up? For the Phoenix Coyotes the front runner seems to be Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. They already have a NHL ready stadium and a fan base they will support the team. One of the main reasons the Jets left town before was because of the lousy Canadian dollar, which is now around par with the US dollar. If this comes to fruition then there will be a chain reaction with other minor league teams. The AHL Manitoba Moose (Vancouver Canucks farm team), which play in Winnipeg would then move to Abbotsford, BC while the Abbotsford Heat (Calgary Flames farm team) would then move to Chilliwack. Then the WHL Chilliwack Bruins would move to Victoria, BC. I hope this all happens because not only would there be another Canadian team in the NHL, but the Canucks farm team would only be about an hour outside of Vancouver. This should lead to more fans checking out the farm team, plus it would be easier to call players up. Also there will likely be a rivalry between the two AHL teams because of the small distance between each other.
The other relocation that I am really hoping happens is the relocation of the New Orleans Hornets, why you ask am I hoping they relocate? Its because one of the possible relocation city is none other than back here in Vancouver. I hear the groin you and many others just let out, a lot of people seem to not care as much about this as me. BC has produced some of the best Canadian basketball players and I believe there is a big enough market that it can succeed this time. What you ask is different this time? Well two main factors for optimism is the relocation of the Seattle Sonics, the closest team to the area now is all the way in Portland, Oregon. Plus what I think is the biggest factor are owners (the Aquilini's) who are going to keep the team here because they are invested in the city and won't just pack up and leave like Michael Heisley did after just one year. The Aquilini's seem to understand that money needs to be spent if you are going to build a winner like they have done with the Canucks. They would spent to bring in the managers, coaches and players needed to give Vancouver fans hope, which they never had with the Grizzlies. Also this would be a relocation team with actual talent, not an expansion team which are destined to suck for the first couple years. They have 3 great players in Chris Paul, David West, and Emeka Okafor, though Chris Paul may be gone in a year or two. Its a young team where everyone is 30 years of age or younger. I'm hoping this happens so we can enjoy basketball again in Vancouver with the Grizzlies and resurrect the yearly Naismith Cup with the Toronto Raptors.
Good night and sweet dreams.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Careers
Hello my precious world, I am here to cuddle your weak minds by talking to you again about the different careers I am currently contemplating.
So since the last time I posted about possible career choices I have done a lot of thinking and researching. I have come up with some new ideas, modified others, while cutting some out completely. Over the next couple weeks I will be attending some info sessions and after those I hope to cut down my list to a couple of options and go from there. So without further ado here is the new updated list with categories.
Main Contenders
Stagecraft (behind the scenes of movies and theater)
BSc in Kinesiology - possibly leading towards a masters in physical therapy
Electrician
Railway Conductor
Possible Contenders
Plumbing
Fashion Designer/Marketer
Marketing for video games and film
Motion Capture Technician
Personal Training (side job)
Radiation Therapist
Framer
Unlikely Contenders
Business Degree
Embalmer
Firefighting (cause of knee)
Army (see above reason)
Here is the current list. I have 2 info sessions to attend this upcoming week and a few at the start in april.
I hope by the second week of april to have my options cut down to a couple so I can then do pro's and con's of all that are left. Then its just hope, pray and look for signs of what direction I should take. Well I was planning on writing more but I have too much homework sitting beside me. I will hopefully be posting more, I will try my best.
Good night world, and please send prayers out to everyone affected by the earthquake in Japan.
So since the last time I posted about possible career choices I have done a lot of thinking and researching. I have come up with some new ideas, modified others, while cutting some out completely. Over the next couple weeks I will be attending some info sessions and after those I hope to cut down my list to a couple of options and go from there. So without further ado here is the new updated list with categories.
Main Contenders
Stagecraft (behind the scenes of movies and theater)
BSc in Kinesiology - possibly leading towards a masters in physical therapy
Electrician
Railway Conductor
Possible Contenders
Plumbing
Fashion Designer/Marketer
Marketing for video games and film
Motion Capture Technician
Personal Training (side job)
Radiation Therapist
Framer
Unlikely Contenders
Business Degree
Embalmer
Firefighting (cause of knee)
Army (see above reason)
Here is the current list. I have 2 info sessions to attend this upcoming week and a few at the start in april.
I hope by the second week of april to have my options cut down to a couple so I can then do pro's and con's of all that are left. Then its just hope, pray and look for signs of what direction I should take. Well I was planning on writing more but I have too much homework sitting beside me. I will hopefully be posting more, I will try my best.
Good night world, and please send prayers out to everyone affected by the earthquake in Japan.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
The island of sticks and rocks/Plus 3 reinforcements
Howdy Dowdy,
How is everyone enjoying the weather lately? I was lucky this past weekend, always seeming to be one step ahead of the storm in Vancouver. Last thursday was my last midterm for this semester so I figured what a better time to get away for a couple days. It just so happens to also have been the weekend when one of my best friends was visiting from Newfoundland.
She was here with a friend so the three of us decided to go down to Seattle to do some shopping and see Biffy Clyro at the Crocodile, a place where Pearl Jam and Nirvana got their starts. Saturday morning started with me picking up the two hungover cackling hens from our friend Brittni's place, she was happen to get rid of them for a night, and we started our journey to the USA. After crossing the border in pretty good time we hit Bellis Fair and the Seattle Premium Outlet Mall, all the while just staying ahead of the snow. One thing that I have grown to love in the last few years and this trip just reinforced it is my new found love of wearing colourful clothes and shoes. I bought three items on the trip, green pair of Converse, bright pink v-neck shirt from Abercrombie and a blue plaid button down shirt also from Abercrombie. They matched well with my red Converse that I was wearing and my bright orange sweats that were in my bag.
After reaching and relaxing at the hotel we went out for some food downtown at a place called Dope Burger, and boy was that burger so good. I got the double Dope Burger with a chocolate shake and I was so full after. There was also a weird adult cartoon playing on the projector screen that had a lot of covered nudity.
Next was the concert where the main band was Biffy Clyro from Britain with Moving Mountains and Phantoms as the opening act. Both opening acts were pretty good but Biffy was really good. They had a lot of energy to their show and a nice acoustic set in the middle to slow it down a bit. Both the girls ended up getting drunk and louder as the night went on, which was not surprising considering they are Newfies. Their favourite things to yell out were "We're in the States!" "We are from Kanada" "We are from the island of sticks and rocks." They weren't helping the Canadian stereotype much. I on the other hand stayed my usually relaxed and subdued self as I stayed perfectly sober the entire night. This just reinforced my belief that I do have the will power to not drink, even being with two hot Newfie's in an international city, watching a concert I didn't crack.
The last reinforcement, which was partly a revelation is that I am finally starting to get a grasp of what the type of girl I am looking for in life. Being with my friends and strangers in Seattle seemed to open my eyes to what the future may hold for me and while it may have helped me sort some things through, I think it may also be part of the weird feelings in my stomach yesterday. Or that could have just been indigestion from the junk food from the weekend. I also wouldn't be surprised if the girls one day moved to Seattle cause they both love musicians so much and they seem to be in abundant down there.
The next morning started with me feeling good and the girls feeling like sick, one of the advantages of being sober. The drive home was a direct one as we all were tired and wanted to relax after the fun weekend. I had a great time and I will have memories from it for a long time.
I guess that will be all I write today. I have a lot of topics that I would like to blog about but I don't want to bombard and use up all your free time, plus I have some homework to do before I go to my night class. Hopefully I can write tomorrow about many more things that I have observed in my short time on this planet.
Have a good day and "HULK SMASH!"
How is everyone enjoying the weather lately? I was lucky this past weekend, always seeming to be one step ahead of the storm in Vancouver. Last thursday was my last midterm for this semester so I figured what a better time to get away for a couple days. It just so happens to also have been the weekend when one of my best friends was visiting from Newfoundland.
She was here with a friend so the three of us decided to go down to Seattle to do some shopping and see Biffy Clyro at the Crocodile, a place where Pearl Jam and Nirvana got their starts. Saturday morning started with me picking up the two hungover cackling hens from our friend Brittni's place, she was happen to get rid of them for a night, and we started our journey to the USA. After crossing the border in pretty good time we hit Bellis Fair and the Seattle Premium Outlet Mall, all the while just staying ahead of the snow. One thing that I have grown to love in the last few years and this trip just reinforced it is my new found love of wearing colourful clothes and shoes. I bought three items on the trip, green pair of Converse, bright pink v-neck shirt from Abercrombie and a blue plaid button down shirt also from Abercrombie. They matched well with my red Converse that I was wearing and my bright orange sweats that were in my bag.
After reaching and relaxing at the hotel we went out for some food downtown at a place called Dope Burger, and boy was that burger so good. I got the double Dope Burger with a chocolate shake and I was so full after. There was also a weird adult cartoon playing on the projector screen that had a lot of covered nudity.
Next was the concert where the main band was Biffy Clyro from Britain with Moving Mountains and Phantoms as the opening act. Both opening acts were pretty good but Biffy was really good. They had a lot of energy to their show and a nice acoustic set in the middle to slow it down a bit. Both the girls ended up getting drunk and louder as the night went on, which was not surprising considering they are Newfies. Their favourite things to yell out were "We're in the States!" "We are from Kanada" "We are from the island of sticks and rocks." They weren't helping the Canadian stereotype much. I on the other hand stayed my usually relaxed and subdued self as I stayed perfectly sober the entire night. This just reinforced my belief that I do have the will power to not drink, even being with two hot Newfie's in an international city, watching a concert I didn't crack.
The last reinforcement, which was partly a revelation is that I am finally starting to get a grasp of what the type of girl I am looking for in life. Being with my friends and strangers in Seattle seemed to open my eyes to what the future may hold for me and while it may have helped me sort some things through, I think it may also be part of the weird feelings in my stomach yesterday. Or that could have just been indigestion from the junk food from the weekend. I also wouldn't be surprised if the girls one day moved to Seattle cause they both love musicians so much and they seem to be in abundant down there.
The next morning started with me feeling good and the girls feeling like sick, one of the advantages of being sober. The drive home was a direct one as we all were tired and wanted to relax after the fun weekend. I had a great time and I will have memories from it for a long time.
I guess that will be all I write today. I have a lot of topics that I would like to blog about but I don't want to bombard and use up all your free time, plus I have some homework to do before I go to my night class. Hopefully I can write tomorrow about many more things that I have observed in my short time on this planet.
Have a good day and "HULK SMASH!"
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