Death Cab for Cutie Lyric of the Week

From "Crooked Teeth"

I'm a war, of head versus heart,
And it's always this way.
My head is weak, my heart always speaks,
Before I know what it will say.

And you can't find nothing at all,
If there was nothing there all along.
No you can't find nothing at all,
If there was nothing there all along.

Yeah for spring!

Why I love this time of year (late April/early May):

~Fun field work: NO DEER FLYS, comfortable temperatures, not too much crazy work yet
~Hockey hockey hockey: Playoffs on TV every night, Griffins and Red Wings playoffs games to go to
~Great weather: no snow, not super hot or humid either
~It stays light until almost 9
~Did I mention playoff hockey????

This is why I love hockey!!!!

Game 1 of the playoffs, Jiri Hudler gets hit in the face, takes 18 stitches, and comes back to not only finish the game, but score the game winning goal in triple overtime! GOOOOOOOOOOO GRIFFINS!!!!!!!!! The Griffins were behind 4-2 going into the 3rd period, but came back to win it 6-5 in 3 OT. Also the Wings won 3-2 in 2 OT! Woohoo! The playoffs are here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Doe, a deer!

This is what I saw out my back window a few days ago:

Three little deer decided to make my backyard their salad bar!

Arrrr!

My pirate name is:

Captain Anne Bonney

Even though there's no legal rank on a pirate ship, everyone recognizes you're the one in charge. You can be a little bit unpredictable, but a pirate's life is far from full of certainties, so that fits in pretty well. Arr!

Get your own pirate name from fidius.org.

Hot new band

Everyone go see "A Thousand Plateaus" at the Intersection (front room) in Grand Rapids on April 24.

http://www.myspace.com/thousandplateaus

Disclaimer: This post may or may not be motivated by nepotism. ;-)

Death Cab for Cutie Lyric of the Week

From "Your heart is an empty room"

The flames and smoke
climbed out of every window
and disappeared
with everything that you held dear
and you shed not a single tear
for the things that you didn't need
'cause you knew you were finally free

And all you see
is where else you could be
when you're at home
out on the street
are so many possibilities
to not be alone

NHL rules!

Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images

Although I’m pretty sure none of the four people who actually read my blog care about the NHL, I care about and so I post these interesting links that I discovered today while I was procrastinating doing real work:

First, a great interview with my favorite player (and Griffins alumni) Nik Kronwall.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/columns/story?columnist=amber_david&id=2404391

Next, an article that I thought was hilarious because of the title for the link on ESPN.com: “Ovechkin reaches 100 points, earns pie”
Ovechekin, the probable rookie of the year for this season, is one of my top five favorite NHL players, but I’ll let you read the article to find out about the pie
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=260410001

And finally, a column by John Buccigross, my favorite NHL columnist, (who actually replied to an email I sent him once, calling me “Lindsey love,”!), written during the NCAA basketball final four, about him not caring at all about basketball and feeling like an outcast at March Madness time, and why hockey is better. :-)
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/columns/story?columnist=buccigross_john&id=2387250

Death Cab for Cutie Lyric of the Week

From "Marching Bands of Manhattan"

Sorrow drips into your heart
Through a pinhole
Just like a faucet that leaks
And there is comfort in the sound
But while you debate half empty
Or half full
It slowly rises
Your love is gonna drown

Woohoo!

Put July 27, 2007 on your calendars: THE SIMPSONS MOVIE!!!

You can see a very brief trailer (preview): here

My new favorite quote

"Speaking of Plato, he would have been a Red Wings fan." ~John Buccigross, ESPN.com