This holiday season, beginning with our epic trip to Detroit, now feels like I've experienced the biggest, longest, most uncut (?) hangover of my entire life. I feel like I haven't been caught up on reading--or writing, for that matter--in light years, and just the "hockey" category of my Google Reader feeds has been sitting at 1000+ unread items for a dangerously uncomfortable period of time.
Despite my absence from reality and despite the fact that anybody still reading this blog has probably already heard of--and is actually more aware of--the following two items, we wanted to write a little bit about each because they are totally and completely kickass, and they deserve as much praise and attention as possible.
1. Herm to Hockeytown.
The Chief and the 19 at Abel to Yzerman have created this amazing, larger-than-life apparatus, which has not only raised enough money to get
Guilherme from Red Wings Brasil to Hockeytown to see his first in-person Wings game ever, but in the meantime, it's raised enough cash to donate the surplus to the Children's Hospital of Michigan. Truly incredible. According to A2Y's latest post, over $2K has already been donated, including funds given by non-Wings-related readers. Interested in reading more? Shuffle on over to A2Y (or follow Herm to Hockeytown on Twitter @H2Hockeytown) for more info or to learn how to donate.
2. The Obstructed View. I mentioned this after the first episode had been put out there; since then, TOV has released two new podcasts. If you haven't had a chance to check it out, please do so now. IMMEDIATELY. Wait, what's that? You're too busy working? Snack on it for lunch. Oh, you have a doctor's appointment? Well, TOV has been proven to prevent cancer in 99.9% of laboratory tests. I hear a phone ringing...oh, you say it's your husband on the phone, and it's an emergency? Get a divorce.
That's how awesome these podcasts are. You will be willing to alter your life's trajectory just to listen to them asap. Don't be afraid. Just close your eyes and go with it.
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See... I can't let my Reader get like that. It gives me agita. That's why I was reading them via Blackberry while everyone else was opening presents.
ReplyDeleteOne day, somewhere around Christmas, the total was somewhere in the 600-range and I almost had an aneurysm.
I HATE it. I'm far too neurotic and weird to be ok with it, hence the "dangerously uncomfortable". If only everyone knew how dangerous it is...
ReplyDeleteThat's what living in an area without high-speed internet at home will do for you when you take a shitload of vacation time around the holidays. Sigh.
everyday at work i'm checking reader on my blackberry. It stresses me out when shit is out of control.
ReplyDeleteThe scrappy octopus IS epic