Hockey Game!
Oct. 5th, 2010 07:27 amThis weekend, after yet another depressing week of nothing happening, I decided at the last minute to take up Dusk's offer of hockey tickets to a pre-season Washington Capitals game. As y'all know, I'm really not a sports fan of any sort, but I've never been to a pro sport event (excluding NASCAR races, which are considerably less engaging than watching grass grow to a 10-year-old girl), and I've never watched hockey at all. Plus, I needed to get out of this town and be social for awhile :-)
So, I arrived at Dusk's house that morning, and we took the Metro to the Verizon Center in downtown DC (I was pleased to discover that my Smart Trip card, which hadn't been used since Obama's inauguration, still had $12 on it :-P ). I'd been to the Verizon Center before for concerts, so it wasn't really a new experience in that regard, but it was a bit trippy to see a brightly-lit ice rink instead of a stage and seating in the middle of the arena.
The game started at 12:30, against the Nashville Predators (why do so many hot-weather states have hockey teams?), and to my surprise, it was genuinely enjoyable to watch. Unlike all the other sports I've watched, it was simple enough for my hippy-girly brain to comprehend, yet also very entertaining and engaging to watch. Not sure I'd go so far as to call myself a hockey fan just yet, but I could probably get into this. Although, there were some weird moments when my usually-repressed testosterone-driven urges took me full force, and I found myself thinking things like "Kick his ass!" when players were being overly aggressive. Kinda trippy, I generally don't think things like that :-)
Somewhere around 4pm, the game ended unexpectedly, since I thought all sports had 4 quarters/periods; apparently, hockey has 3, and I was the only one who didn't know this, so while everyone else was dissapointedly leaving, I was optimistic that the Capitals would pick up some points in the last quarter. But, there was no last quarter, so the Capitals lost 0-3. Oh well, it was still a fun, new experience. Plus, most of the furs I like to visit in DC were there, so it was great so see everyone again!
After the game, we went to a nearby restaurant, where I had my first actual meal of the day, and tried to figure out what was happening on the TV while everyone else in the group cheered for a football game (a sport I don't think I'll ever quite understand or enjoy). Apparently, the Redskins were doing well, but that's about all I could pick out.
We parted ways at the Metro station, and I spent the rest of the evening at Dusk's house before heading home. Overall, a pleasant trip :-)
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Little else has been happening, my home life is dull and meaningless. However, I may have some good news soon, and while I don't want to jinx myself, my financial crisis could soon be under control. I'll know more later today.
So, I arrived at Dusk's house that morning, and we took the Metro to the Verizon Center in downtown DC (I was pleased to discover that my Smart Trip card, which hadn't been used since Obama's inauguration, still had $12 on it :-P ). I'd been to the Verizon Center before for concerts, so it wasn't really a new experience in that regard, but it was a bit trippy to see a brightly-lit ice rink instead of a stage and seating in the middle of the arena.
The game started at 12:30, against the Nashville Predators (why do so many hot-weather states have hockey teams?), and to my surprise, it was genuinely enjoyable to watch. Unlike all the other sports I've watched, it was simple enough for my hippy-girly brain to comprehend, yet also very entertaining and engaging to watch. Not sure I'd go so far as to call myself a hockey fan just yet, but I could probably get into this. Although, there were some weird moments when my usually-repressed testosterone-driven urges took me full force, and I found myself thinking things like "Kick his ass!" when players were being overly aggressive. Kinda trippy, I generally don't think things like that :-)
Somewhere around 4pm, the game ended unexpectedly, since I thought all sports had 4 quarters/periods; apparently, hockey has 3, and I was the only one who didn't know this, so while everyone else was dissapointedly leaving, I was optimistic that the Capitals would pick up some points in the last quarter. But, there was no last quarter, so the Capitals lost 0-3. Oh well, it was still a fun, new experience. Plus, most of the furs I like to visit in DC were there, so it was great so see everyone again!
After the game, we went to a nearby restaurant, where I had my first actual meal of the day, and tried to figure out what was happening on the TV while everyone else in the group cheered for a football game (a sport I don't think I'll ever quite understand or enjoy). Apparently, the Redskins were doing well, but that's about all I could pick out.
We parted ways at the Metro station, and I spent the rest of the evening at Dusk's house before heading home. Overall, a pleasant trip :-)
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Little else has been happening, my home life is dull and meaningless. However, I may have some good news soon, and while I don't want to jinx myself, my financial crisis could soon be under control. I'll know more later today.