Archive for January, 2006

Witness To History

Monday, January 23rd, 2006

Not much to say, but this was a fantastic experience. See you on February 5th!

2006 NFC Championship
More gameday photos and some pics of Nick’s first haircut .

Optimism

Sunday, January 15th, 2006

There was a brief moment during the game yesterday where I started pondering what I’d do with the money if the Hawks lost and the NFC championship tickets were refunded.

Luckily that passed quickly. I’m not sure if it was the momentum of the game or hypothermia setting in.

Good things about the Seahawks’ game yesterday

1) the obvious win
2) losing my voice seems to be a temporary condition
3) I developed a kinship with the bleacher creatures in the top row of section 318
4) to my knowledge I did not come in contact with bodily fluids from neighboring fans
5) my translucent, high-visibility-yellow cycling poncho kept me more dry than wet

neener, neener – I got my seahawks playoff tix!

Monday, January 9th, 2006

From the News Tribune:

Team communications director Dave Pearson said the 3,000 or so tickets available to the general public were gone in 10 minutes.

Those of you who really want to be in Qwest Field for the game now will have to shell out big bucks to folks peddling their ducats online, where the average price for a seat is north of $200.

Thanks to Jeff, for letting me purchase a pair of seats through his season ticket allocation. I’ll happily sit in the end-zone bleachers while inches of rain pour down the back of my shirt. …and yes, I plan to attend both games, which means we can expect a post-season W this Saturday.

Huffy Sledge Hammer

Friday, January 6th, 2006

Napoleon Dynamite: What kind of bike do you have?
Pedro: It’s a sledgehammer.
Napoleon Dynamite: Dang! You got shocks, pegs… lucky! You ever take it off any sweet jumps?

This morning on the train I saw one in the bike rack. None of my cycling buddies knew who the owner was, and once we arrived in Seattle, no one claimed it by the time the train car had emptied. My guess is the owner realized what a complete piece of shit it was (see notice from U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission). Perhaps we will never know…