Brain Enema of a Savage Mind

In an effort to learn something new - I like to try and pick up one new skill a year - I think I’m going to attempt to learn Ruby on Rails.  Why?  Couldn’t tell you, but what the heck, all the cool kids seem to be doing it!

Ithaca is home to the wackiest weather.  Last week we had rain, ice, snow, sun, fog, and all sorts of other fun.  One day in fact we had thunder while it was snowing which was quite surreal.  Tomorrow the temperature is supposed to jump up in to the mid-60’s which of course will mean lots of wind, and yes, thunderstorms.  Of course then it will drop another 20 degrees the next day.  Wacky weather.

I’m back to trying to post regularly in the attempt that my brain will actually generate some mildly interesting content.  Certainly this isn’t it, but I am trying.  I figure if I keep posting, even if its just snippets of nothing much in particular it might help to get things going.  Or I could just keep chatting about the weather.

Well it’s the double 3 today.  Yup, one of those repititive kind of brithday numbers, 33.

Nothing special is planned, just a relaxing day at home.  A couple of friends are likely coming over so we can eat copious amounts of bacon, enjoy a beer or two, and watch ‘I Am Legend’ (which I have to go purchase later as a birthday present for myself).

Well last night Niagara lost to Michigan in the opening round of the men’s college hockey tournament.  Was I surprised by this?  No, not really.  Was I surprised by the score?  Again, not really.  Niagara played a great first period, not allowing Michigan to get their offense going.  In the second they had some shaky moments, but played pretty solid, but Michigan did climb ahead with a 2 goal lead.  In the third period Michigans skill and conditioning came in to play and they just dominated every aspect of the game.  I’m proud of how they did everything they could to keep themesleves in the game.  They hit hard, and they didn’t want to give up.  It was a pretty good showing for going up against the team that nearly everyone has picked to win the whole thing (personally I’ve got North Dakota to win the championship this year).  With an uncertain future for their conference next season it should be interested to see what happens.

Later today it’ll be nice to see people from my adult league hockey team.  We’re having a little get together to drink beer, barbeque, and just relax.  It would have been nice for a little warmer weather (ie, not a blanket of wet heavy snow on the ground), but it should still be a good day anyway.

It’s pretty fitting that the post that has remained the most recent here for so long was about bacon.  After all, there are few things out there that don’t become even more succulent with the application of bacon.

This snow on the ground is alarming.  Not the bad kind of alarming, just a general dreamy type.  However our road is clear which means the roads can’t be bad since this one is one of the absolute last in the county to get plowed.  Feel the love.

Niagara plays Michigan tonight in the first round of the NCAA Men’s hockey tournament.  I really hope the boys can keep it a close game and not get slaughtered.  Sure, there’s some cosmically small chance they will pull off the upset, and damn do I hope it happens, but more realistcally I just want them to keep it competitive.

I suppose I should head to work.