So, I got a call last night to fill in as a sub goalie for one of the other teams in my league. And although the NHL SuperSkills Competition was on, I decided to go out and play. Because, hey, it's always better to play hockey than watch it, right? But, as with anything, there are 2 sides. In this case there were 3.
The Good: I'm proud to say that I finally won my first game of the season. And I beat the best team in the league, to boot!
The Bad: My team is going to be pissed! I mean, I haven't been able to get them a win all year and here I go out and sub for another team and hand the number one team only their second loss of the season.
The Ugly: I paid for it. I got crashed into in my net by an overzealous attacker and got my bell rung pretty good when he collided with me. And did some damage to my shoulder. Now, it's certainly not a career-ending injury, but it is my glove-side arm and that creates some, uhh, issues. It really hurts this morning, but having been injured before (I am a boy, after all), I think it will heal just fine in due time. The question is, will that "due time" be before Friday. When, oddly enough, my team plays against the team I just played for last night.
I feel as though I owe them my most spectacular game yet. I'll keep you posted...
24 January 2007
07 January 2007
Minneapolis by day II
The IDS building - the tallest building between Chicago and Seattle. The building you see reflected in this first shot is the Wells Fargo building, the second tallest building in Minneapolis.
The IDS in all its glory.
The IDS in the foreground with the steps of the Campbell Mithun building in the background.
The Wells Fargo building as seen from the IDS.
The IDS in all its glory.
The IDS in the foreground with the steps of the Campbell Mithun building in the background.
The Wells Fargo building as seen from the IDS.
Minneapolis by day III
This is the City Hall clock tower. Also housed there is the city jail. Well, one of them, anyway.
The famous Gold Medal Flour building. While it's not in use any more as a mill, it is now home to the Mill City Museum and a bunch of condos. It sits adjacent to the new Guthrie Theater complex.
The aforementioned new Guthrie Theater. Inside are 3 theaters (the main theater, a thrust stage whose seating steps you can see the outside of in this photo, a proscenium stage, and the Dowling Studio, a small arena theater space), 2 restaurants, a scene shop and costume shop. The picture you can see on the outside of the building is one of several actual photos from famous Guthrie productions of the past they they actually imprinted into the exterior material of the building itself. At night the light it with blue lights that make the images jump right off the building. It's a beautiful building inside and out.
From inside the Guthrie, here's what the view of downtown Minneapolis looks like. Is this a great town, or what?
Another famous landmark, this is the old Federal Reserve Bank building. It is one of the last remaining suspension buildings left in the country. It's built on the same concept as it's more well-known cousin, the suspension bridge. That big U shape you see actually holds the interior of the building up.
The famous Gold Medal Flour building. While it's not in use any more as a mill, it is now home to the Mill City Museum and a bunch of condos. It sits adjacent to the new Guthrie Theater complex.
The aforementioned new Guthrie Theater. Inside are 3 theaters (the main theater, a thrust stage whose seating steps you can see the outside of in this photo, a proscenium stage, and the Dowling Studio, a small arena theater space), 2 restaurants, a scene shop and costume shop. The picture you can see on the outside of the building is one of several actual photos from famous Guthrie productions of the past they they actually imprinted into the exterior material of the building itself. At night the light it with blue lights that make the images jump right off the building. It's a beautiful building inside and out.
From inside the Guthrie, here's what the view of downtown Minneapolis looks like. Is this a great town, or what?
Another famous landmark, this is the old Federal Reserve Bank building. It is one of the last remaining suspension buildings left in the country. It's built on the same concept as it's more well-known cousin, the suspension bridge. That big U shape you see actually holds the interior of the building up.
Minneapolis by day IV
Now, this is how a library is supposed to be done. Completed in may of 2006, this is now the 4th largest municipal library in the country. Coming soon to the roof of the south wing (on the left in this photo) will be a new planetarium to replace the old one they tore down to build this new library.
What boggles my mind about this place is that all the books and reference materials and computers and so forth that are available to the public are all housed on the right side of the building. The entire left side is offices, meeting and conference rooms, and extra space for future growth.
The next 3 photos are all different angles of the main foyer and it's cool angled roof. It's all very grand in scale and design.
What boggles my mind about this place is that all the books and reference materials and computers and so forth that are available to the public are all housed on the right side of the building. The entire left side is offices, meeting and conference rooms, and extra space for future growth.
The next 3 photos are all different angles of the main foyer and it's cool angled roof. It's all very grand in scale and design.
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