On the brink of Fandemonium

Well, as much as I hate to admit it, I nearly became a hockey fan.

I mean, I was actually ENJOYING watching a hockey game. On tv.

When the Sens were playing Buffalo in the semi-finals, I got into it. I knew the players' names, I sat on the edge of the couch with my eyes glued to the set, and every time the round rubber scoring device (the "puck") came near Emery (the "goalie"), I would yell out his name, as if to warn him that it was coming. "Emery, here it comes!", I would say.

But in the end, Emery just couldn't handle the pressure, and the Sabres won. Well, I tells ya, I was deeply saddened by this occurance. I was decked out in Sens gear (the goods we purchased in January when we went to Ottawa to see the Sens vs the Leafs, primarily the foam helmet), and when Buffalo hammered that final nail into the Sens' coffin, my jaw hit the floor.

"Well," I said to myself, "that's it. No more hockey."

I mean I literally said that. Out loud.

I was juuuuuuust about on board with this whole hockey craze, and then the Sens went and blew it, and I didn't want to have any part of the hype any more. That's what I get for developing some semblance of interest in my husband's favourite past-time.

But then, the Edmonton vs Carolina series starts heating up, and now it's not just a battle of team against team. It's nation vs nation. As much as I didn't want to watch it, I couldn't help it.

Mind you, I wasn't AS involved with the "Oilers" as I was with my Sennys. (Doesn't that McDonald's spokesperson play for Edmonton?!) But just the other night, Dono and I found ourselves watching this game, when Carolina was up 2-1 in the series over Edmonton. With less than 30 minutes to go, and with signs littering the crowd that read "Hockey is Canada's Game", I found myself in familiar territory - I would be glued to the set for the remainder of the game and root for Canada.

Like a phoenix rising up from the ashes, I would again rise up from my distaste for this sport and become a cheering fan (not to the likes of Gropey McJazz-Hands, mind you!). I was on the brink of fandemonium!.......

....only to see the Oilers lose. Aaaaaaaand now I'm done with hockey forever!

(until that Todd Bertuzzi guy plays again!) teehee! (What??? He's a "talented" player!)

Currently playing: Max Webster - Let Go The Line