TopShelf's Journal: Goodbye, 38....

Dropped another 2 pounds this week, and actually wore some 36-inch jeans to work today, which I haven't worn in at least 3 years. w00t!

On the hockey front, it turned out that we had to forfeit last week's 6-3 victory due to the use of unapproved subs, which includes striking my 2 goals from the stats sheet (grrrr...). Last night we went up against a decent team, but instead of having 10 skaters (enough for 5 on the ice, and a replacement for each on the bench), we only had 8, and 1 left halfway through the game to puke his guts out in the locker room.

He says it was a stomach virus, but I think he just watched our play too closely. We got smoked 9-1 (I got the assist on our only goal, a feed to a guy in the corner who shot from a steep angle and caught the 5-hole), although I played pretty well. I usually play wing or D, but with the lack of skaters I played a lot of center, which meant taking faceoffs, which I rarely do. On one shift, I must have won 6 straight draws in the offensive zone, generating shot after shot and keeping the play in their end, which was nice (for a minute or so). In the end, however, we just couldn't keep up with the opposition, and we took too many penalties to boot. After a particularly cheap tripping call that I received, I got an extra 2 minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct, merely for informing the ref that he surely must have left his glasses at home.

Ah, well - it's still a fun bunch to play with, and there is a personal goal to play for. We'll have an All-Star game at the end of the season (just before Xmas), and if I play well over the next few weeks I could earn a spot from our team. The kicker is that the game is played at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in downtown Nashville, after a Predators NHL game. That would be a nice treat....

Progress So Far
9/8/06: 209
9/15/06: 204.5
9/22/06: 206
9/29/06: 201
10/6/06: 197
10/13/06: 195
10/20/06: 194
10/27/06: 193
11/3/06: 193
11/10/06: 191

Interesting

[rk]

I'm getting ready to say goodbye to 38, too, but a different 38. Birthdate: November 12, 1967.

I've been instructed by my Mom that once I turn 39 that I must remain 39. She's okay with being in her sixties, but she is far too young to have a 40-year-old son. :-)

Re:

[Some Woman]

That's what I first thought this journal entry was about. :^)

doh

[ak3ldama]

i'm up to about 195. (still wearing 34 jeans though - i'm 6'1")

Losing weight

[Short Circuit]

I swear, I left four inches somewhere. I really need to find a nickel-free solution to holding my pants up!