This isn’t Pittsburgh.

I’m up to 3 Go Pens on this trip.

Good morning from London Heathrow. Flying is amazing.

I’m not actually going to quote the post, but people talking about how no one is going to Pens games after a game sold out is wild. Like, my dude… things cycle. They’ve been winning so people are starting to buy tickets. There aren’t that many non resale tickets for Sunday’s game either.

I never take for granted that I get to watch this guy in person. So lucky lucky. So blessed. One of the greats.

random update about the Twisted Wishes books: I was about to re-release the e-books when I noticed that some of the formatting for texts was FUBARed, soooo I'm stepping though each book and fixing that. But also am packing for a trip so... maybe next week? Depending on how my internet access is.

Got home from a hockey game (that I was playing in) to good news. We lost the game, but it was close. I played D for the first time and... actually did some good things. So all in all a good night.

Trying to decide if I should put the Twisted Wishes books in KU for 90 days. They’ve been wide for years. I’d take them wide after. They’ll also be in paperback.

Also, I have no idea why, but I have "It Must Have Been Love" by Roxette stuck in my head today. Like bad enough that I've been singing it nonstop.

Best costume tonight was the toddler who was dressed up as McDonalds fries. His parents were the Hamburglar and Early Bird.

Halloween has begun in my neighborhood.

I'm beginning to think that everyone's models for the NHL this year may have underestimated the Pens. We'll see.

Hockey: STOP THE COUNT

That's a trip???

There you go, Kindel.

Hockey: I guess technically a shootout is 1 on 0, but that looks so funny.

I downloaded the Canucks app, and the teams are playing at the same time, so I keep getting goal notifications.

Ah, I see it's Pens vs. Garrett Rank tonight. Guy hates Pittsburgh.

It has been a day.

Going to tell my kids this is Jaromír Jágr.

Me: Oh, I am passing through the UK to go to Sweden. I probably need an ETA. *applies* "We are processing your application. It should take 1-3 business days, but may be faster." A LITERAL MINUTE LATER: Approved.

There are plenty of folks online who 1) consider themselves progressive, and 2) say we have to sacrifice trans rights in order to win elections. They're full of shit. They say this not as strategy, but because they're transphobic assholes. I will not be countenancing denials.

Hockey: Let's see if the Canucks can make Mark Messier sad. Because fuck him.

You know what, I'll take the point from that WTF game. And F the refs.

What is going ON?

This game is WTF.

Death, Taxes, and Sid scoring in Philly.

Huh. Wonder how they finished…

Hockey: well that escalated quickly.

It arrived!!!!!!! I found it on my porch this afternoon!!!

One thing I do have to say about Rex is that he has really calmed down recently. He squalked last night about getting his bum cleaned up, but let me do it. He's let me trim his nails at times. Starting to actually be the gentle giant Maine Coons are known for.

Why is it that the cat always gets poop pants when I'm about to sleep? Last night I had to get up and shave Rex's pantaloons because he STANK. ugh.

Hockey: That was fun, and we got a point. Beats last year.

Pens play better with the kids. I get why they’re sitting. But yeah.

The package saga continues! It's just watercolor paint from Beam Paints, but still. Got mail today, no package. Went to the post office. They now have my name and phone number. Consensus seems to be that it's... somewhere local. They need to talk to the carrier.

Still no package. :( But I also got no mail today. Maybe it will come tomorrow. If not, I'll go back to the post office on Monday.

I’m now at the post office trying to figure out what happened with my package.

I use em-dashes and the Oxford comma because I have two degrees (a BA and an MFA) in creative writing, have been writing professionally since 1989, and learned to properly use English. AI knows em-dashes and Oxford commas because it was trained on my and others' stolen works.

Soooo... are the Penguins good? 😏

SIDNEEEEEEEEY CAH-ROZ-BEEEEEEE

BEN!!!!!!!!

rickyyyyy

That’s 122 times Sid has scored the first goal of a game. Fifth-best all-time.

Tomorrow, maybe! LOL. Apparently, it went to the "wrong" post office. (the satellite for my ZIP, except I'm actually serviced by the main office for the ZIP that's literally half way up my street.)

It's arriving today! Finally! I ordered it on Sept 19th. Thankfully, it's just watercolor paint.

I usually don't post political stuff on here, but my god, MAGAs equating Obama renovating a tennis court into a dual purpose tennis/basketball court to knocking down an entire wing of the White House is madness. And they call liberals sheep.

Really tired of MAGAs who screech about lib lies while guzzling from the teat of right wing propaganda like they're getting paid to be in a porno. Moan a little harder for daddy while you suck, MAGAs.

Hockey post: What if the Penguins aren't as awful as "everyone" seems to think they are?

Arty party on 5th Ave.

Per Pens, Letang also just the 10th defenseman in NHL history to record 600 assists with 1 team.