The Red Army suffered a 2-1 loss tonight against the Grizzlies, despite a third period comeback. We were missing a few key players, and that might have made the difference.

I can't believe the weekend is over already, but it was a good one. Besides hitting the usual bars at night heres some things that happened:

• I spent too much money (again) at the iTunes music store.
• We took in the first "Secret" at the Seattle Film Festival. It was really good, but ultimately not a very uplifting film. After the show, me, Matt and Ben walked basically in silence all the way from the Egyptian theatre to Broadway grill for breakfast. I wish I could say more about this great movie, but I did sign an oath of secrecy.
• Speaking of Broadway Grill, I got a free breakfast there the previous day (Sat) because I was sitting at the counter and the manager thought I was neglected. I didn't notice. In general, we recommend that place for breakfast, but not for dinner.
• Today I was really late meeting Mira for climbing at Vertical World because my Flexcar wasn't returned by the previous person in time for my reservation! Recall that rather than buying a car I enrolled in the "Flexcar" car sharing program. The program works using an internet reservation system. You must bring back the car by the time you say you will, or else the person who has the time slot right after you will be really inconvenienced. After waiting 20 minutes for the car to arrive, I called the toll-free number and they arranged for a cab. The person who didn't return the car on time will be paying for my $25 cab ride to Ballard. However, it doesn't really make up for it -- that missed hour of climbing is worth way more to me than the money.

Jenn will be here next weekend for a little visit AND in America we get that Monday (Memorial Day?) off! Here's a picture of us from that last visit.

After six weeks on the waiting list, Amazon.com finally shipped my iPod mini on Friday and it arrived today. It's blue. It's the same size as my cell phone. I need more pockets. Pretend for a sec. that I'm Jamalio and know something about music, then give this song a listen. KEXP plays it all the time.

Oh, and today I got a St. Jerome's fundraising call! Can you believe it? I'm not even graduated yet, and plus, how did they even get my number here ??? Are they tracking people down with Google? I told the guy that I was at work and it wasn't a good time.

Tonight we won our first game of the season. No thanks to me really, but hey! I think it's good to play with a team that's better than you because, like anything, that's how you improve. However, I think for hockey I'd also like to have a team where I was near the top of the ranks. That way I'd spend more time with the puck and have a chance to get some more practice shooting (and scoring, hopefully).

Why is it cheaper to buy a CD used on half.com and ship it all the way across the country than it is to download it from iTunes? Apple has really taken digital music a long way but at $10/album, it isn't quite there yet for me.

It's a sad day because hockey camp is over. Yesterday and today each section had their final lesson which in both cases was a 60 minute game. I feel like I've improved in some areas like basic skating and stick handling but my shot still sucks and I have to keep my head up more when I get the puck. Hopefully there'll be another camp soon. Fortunately league play starts on Sunday or Monday. The Greater Seattle Hockey league has 8 divisions, where div. 1 is the highest level of play. I've joined the "Red Army" team which will be in div. 6 or possibly 5. Unfortunately there's only about one game per week. What will I do with myself without daily hockey?