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hockey is so much fun. especially because i’m just playing pickup games (“shinny”) and there’s no win/loss factor, it’s just making sweet saves and watching wicked plays. the assortment of people that show up is awesome, too – a decent dad and his kid that’s an incredible skater, an old scary-looking guy that’s actually really nice and has a great shot, a pudgy guy who has a 50mph wrist shot, just a crazy assortment. i just looked up slapshot speed records on wikipedia and it made me want to go play hockey RIGHT NOW

i enjoy how weekday mornings seem to get pretty good players. outdoor hockey is sweet in its own right, and it’s free at the dufferin grove rink. i’ve seen pickup games at mccormick, and it looked kind of lame…these guys were on average not lame at all.

the best part was that i got there at 9:30, played until noon, and walked home (a five minute walk!). took a shower, ate lunch, and biked to school for my 1:00 class…three hours of hockey before a day of school, that’s a perfect start. unfortunately when i got out of class at 6, my bike lock was frozen shut so i had to take the subway home. hopefully it will melt in the sun tomorrow afternoon.

going outside tonight after working out and seeing steam coming off of my body was AWESOME. maybe the coolest thing i’ve seen in a while!

i haven’t stayed up all night all week. this is excellent for me and kind of surprising! things are going great.