I looked around, I stood alone, I knew what I had to say...

I AM EXCITE :D

The red shoes, they were out of in my size FOREVER so when I saw they finally had them in size 9 I jumped on it. The sneakers are because I need new ones. I don't really wear sneakers that often so I don't care that they're not like A+ quality sneakers, but I'm pretty sure I destroyed my other pair in Costa Rica, plus I've had them for like 7 years or something. I really like the colors in the striped tank top. The other shirt I can do so much with, I have like 90373097125 tank tops I can wear under it along with various cute necklaces I can complete an outfit with. Yay! And they had a 25% off code so that was super helpful. Plus I used my CC which I always make payments towards even if it is going to take me forever to pay off haha. I figured I would clarify that since my previous post is all I CAN'T AFFORD SHIT WAHHH.

Dear body:

I like to leave for work around 8am. Making me have to poop at 7:55am is really, really not nice of you. Doing it 2 days in a row is just inexcusable.

Sincerely,
Traci

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I'm gonna go be late for work now.

I just broke my toilet. Like literlally phhysically broke. The actual tank part is broken. What the fuck apparenrly I am really strong and I was putting weight on my scale while I wason my toilet and now my toilet is grade A certifled 100%b roken.

Other than my brief mentions of the Lightning lately, I don't think you guys have any idea that I've been into hockey since I was in middle school.

( This story is so embarrassing that it has to go behind a cut, lol. )

GOD THAT IS SO EMBARRASSING I MEAN OF ALL PEOPLE EW.

Anyway, the 1996 playoffs is when the Red Wings/Avalanche rivalry really came to fruition and the moment Slava Kozlov did whatever he did to Adam Foote's face, I was officially on Colorado's side, not to mention in love with Adam Foote. I really enjoyed watching Colorado win the cup that year. (And pissing off Detroit fans by making a Yahoo screen name of "no3peat4u" in 1999, which I still have lol. I got booted from so many game tables by Detroit fans for the next couple years, haha.)

EDIT 4/3/12: I am aware that "whatever Slava Kozlov did to Adam Foote's face" was largely in retaliation for what Claude Lemieux did to Kris Draper's face. But that didn't occur to me at the time, and also I missed the original incident. Had I not been a doofy boy-crazy 12 year old, things may have turned out much differently, but this is what happened so deal. =P /edit

I grew up in CT, so who do I get to root for? Well there's really a few choices... I actually liked all three of the NYC area teams (Rangers, Islanders, Devils) which probably makes me a lame sports fan, but of course the "home team" was the Hartford Whalers. I don't know how into them I was, but I was really excited at 13 when I got to go to a Whalers vs. Avalanche game. The Avs won, which made me happy; but it was a shutout, which made me sad because I wanted to hear the horn go off and everyone cheer and all that good stuff. The very next day, Whalers owner Peter Karmanos announced that the Whalers team would be moving to North Carolina. I freakin' criiiiied, lol. (Sometime around the end of 1997 I went to a Rangers vs. Avalanche game, I don't remember who won, but the Rangers scored some goals and MSG is a hell of an arena to be in when the home team scores a goal!)

Once I got to college, and especially after the lockout, I stopped really paying attention to hockey. Although I did go to a couple of Lightning games with frankieshrader in 2009 and those were lots of fun! Except when Toronto won that one time. SO MANY SNOWBIRDS AT THAT GAME. And didn't we blow a lead too? I think we blew the lead and then they won in a shootout. So lame. But this year, I don't know what happened to get me back into things, I think just seeing so many of my friends getting into it made it easier, but dealing with all the depression I've been going through lately, having something to BE INTO really helped. So I'm really grateful for the 2011 playoffs, even if the Lightning don't end up winning (and if they do, I'll probably be in Costa Rica during the winning game anyway lol) at least I finally got back into hockey, and I hope to continue to follow it once the next season starts :)

P.S. God help me if Marty Brodeur ever retires... he's amazing!

EDIT AGAIN 4/3/12: Since this is now in my userinfo, I figure I should mention that the 2011 playoffs also made me a very mild Sharks fan. I don't pay much attention to them but they have a lot of good players and I was pulling for them in the playoffs last year. I also developed a bit of a crush on Jamie McGinn thanks to his mad acrobatic skillz here, but he's no longer a Shark, haha.

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For those of you who have me as a Facebook friend... you know you love my conversation with my mom about Tupperware. Look, containers are srs bzns, ok?

Anyway because I am a showoff, here is the food I made that was discussed in said Facebook conversation:



Rice topped w/collard greens.

The collard greens are cooked w/white beans, diced onions, and bacon... mixed with EVOO, lemon juice, a lot more salt than I should have used because I forgot bacon is salty, a crapload of garlic, and cayenne pepper.

Nom :D