One thing you learn quickly when you play or score keep men's recreational hockey is that a perfectly sane, nice man off the ice can turn into a raging lunatic in a matter of seconds when you put a stick in his hand. I don't know if it is the combination of the smell of the ice and the smell of the unwashed uniforms(laundry anyone?) but something makes them go stupid. And well, a lot of stupid has been floating around the rink as of late. Why just last night I had three fights, a scrum, something that looked like two men dry humping and grown men swinging there sticks at any body part they could find. Maybe it is because I am a woman and I don't have enough testosterone to truly understand. I mean, I go out and play. Many times(this Monday in fact) I get pushed down, hit, butt ended(when someone shoves their stick in your belly or other areas) etc... but do I feel the need to two handed slash them? Drop my gloves and fight? Thank you, no. Do I tell them to go fuck themselves(or worse)? … [Read more...]
Red Wings Lost(has nothing to do with the post but it just makes me so happy)…
Life, not on target….
Much sadness around the house of Pea. My Sabres are out. I shouldn't be too surprised. I did after all bet against them to win it all in our hockey pool. I have Ottawa and Anaheim in the finals. Which now all I need is for Anaheim to make it to the finals and I win the pot. No one else in our pool had that match up. That would definitely cheer me up :) By default(being Canadian and all) I must now cheer for the Senators to win(sorry Ivonne). This is a quick post since I'm not much of a writer(in general) and less so when I'm somber. I made this cheesecake a while back and just never got around to putting it up because I hated the lighting that day for the photos. But no baking has been done lately and I have to put up something. Key Lime Raspberry Bullseye Cheesecake Crust: Key lime cookie dough(recipe to follow) Filling: 2 lbs cream cheese 2 cups sugar 3 TBSP flour 4 eggs 1 egg yolk 3 TBSP key lime juice ½ cup pureed raspberries 1. Line a 10 inch spring … [Read more...]
The Secret Lives of Bees….
Spring has sprung. That has become more than apparent to me as I drag the dog out for a jaunt. I would love to say walk, however my dog does not walk. She gets all excited when you say the word walk. Her little tail gets going so fast you swear that at any moment it will detach itself and take flight. The problem comes when she gets the leash on, goes outside, and then realizes that walk means she has to move herself. She will walk only as far as she wants. When she is done walking, she simply sits down. Unfortunately she seems to do this in the middle of our walk, and I alas, am stuck carrying her back the rest of the way. Anyway, out on our jaunt, the flowers are in full bloom, happily spreading their pedals to greet the sun as it shines down upon them. Oh the pretty flowers. The pretty flowers that bring the bees. The evil, evil bees. Oh sure bees pollinate and make the world go round(blah, blah, blah), but bees are evil. They like to fly close enough to scare me but then not do … [Read more...]
Not even this cake can help the Sabres….
To say that the mood around our home is somber is to put it mildly. The old phrase “if momma ain't happy, ain't nobody happy” is living proof around here. My Sabres have pretty much laid a giant crap egg and the Ottawa Senators are at this point about 98.3419% sure to win the Eastern Conference finals. They only have 1 more game to win...and well, we would have to win 4. Odds are not in our favor and after how we played tonight(our wonderful goalie aside) we deserve to lose. At least last year they lost, but they had their dignity...I'm not sure where they put it this year, but it's so not there. Needless to say there was much tequila and chocolate to try and make it better...but of course it did not work. This cake did come close to helping though. Peanut studded caramel goodness....but it still doesn't win my favorite player a Stanley Cup :( Caramel-Peanut Topped Brownie Cake For the cake: 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking soda ¼ tsp salt 1 stick(8 … [Read more...]
